G.

RAGHAVAN
Plot no: 79/80, Link street, Kannamal nagar,
Chromepet, Chennai-600 044
Tamil nadu, India.
Mobile: +91 98405 58379
Mailto: g.raghav90@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Graduated Engineering in the field of Mechanical & with a cumulative experience of 8+ years, of which over
6+ years in Quality control inclined to production & customer support and 2 years in sales & marketing as
application engineer for automotive & other manufacturing industries.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Driven by a strong desire to pursue a challenging career in Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, I
am constantly striving to establish myself as a professional driving improvement and heading initiatives to
improve productivity, efficiency, responsiveness and reduce variation thereby streamlining operations
leading to transformational and sustainable bottom line results

KEY SKILLS

 Good knowledge on new product quality and development process.

 Good Knowledge on Panel joint check Activities in Nissan way.
 Fixture and Gauge validation for all stamping and welded parts.
 Proficient in controlling Gap & Flush of Moving parts and Trim Parts Fitment confirmation.
 Hands on experience in Automotive weld shops - Body In White (BIW), Under frame / Chassis welding.
 Hands-on Experience in welding fixtures - Clamping plan, sequence, jig validation & prove out.
 Proficient in controlling Body Quality (Geometry, Welding, Appearance, Fit & Finish)
 Resolve Vehicle Quality Concern (Fit/Finish, Dynamic, Shower) through QC Story Approach
 Control Body GEOMETRY in both Renault & Nissan way Measurement System
 Resolving NAR complaints in CBU conditions.
 Welding (Spot Welding, MIG Welding) knowledge.
 BIW/Closures dimensional integrity knowledge.
 Market concern analyst for body shop. Key person for body shop.
 Conversant with engineering and manufacturing of sheet metal parts, Dies, fixtures etc.
 Trained in core QC tools like SPC, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA & implementing 3C-5S activities.
 PJC activity (Panel Joint check)-Dimensional improvement activity

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

CNC programming Poke-Yoke

GD&T, APQP, PPAP, SPC& MSA. RSW, Welding (MIG)
CORE SKILLS DFMEA & PFMEA Kaizen
(Key subjects) 8D, STANDARDIZATION & BIW, Fit & finish, Dynamic track concerns.
MSRD (Nissan) & GEOM(Renault) PJC & Docking activities.
Advance Quality- BIW & Chassis Knowledge on various CNC machine tools & tool holders
ORGANIZATIONAL Influencing, leading& delegating abilities Ability to achieve the targets on time.
Ability to initiate/manage CFT& multi-disciplinary projects. Excellence communication skills & negotiating skills.
SKILLS Critical thinking, decision making& problem solving skills. Efficient under pressure, always meet deadlines.

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JOB EXPERIENCES (CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

RENAULT NISSAN AUTOMOTIVE INDIA (P) LTD, ORAGADAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.
ENGINEER – VEHICLE ENGINEERING- QUALITY (BIW & TRIMS) From 06-03-17 to till date
Roles & responsibilities:
 Will be responsible for ensuring achievement of New Project Quality deliverables for Nissan & Datsun
projects on BIW & Trim verticals.
 Conduct the Initial Product development programs and produce the defect free parts during new
product launch. Conduct the Project reviews with our Design department
 Monitoring the project progress from initial stage to serial life buy-off.
 Good knowledge on new product quality and development process actively monitor dimensional
accuracy of BIW through various measurement systems (CMM, Check fixtures, etc.)
 Analyze and breakdown dimensional data to identify source of problem (Sub assembly, Tooling, Supplier
part, etc.)
 Perform inspection and hands on adjustments to geo fixtures to improve and sustain quality of product
and equipment.
 Take initiative in identifying improvement opportunities and develop/implement improvement plans.
 Provide day to day production support on quality concerns. Develop and implement short/long term
countermeasure to quality problem while maintaining operation efficiency.
 Analyze, develop, process, and implement Engineering Change Orders.
 Implementing 4M changes & parts localization for cost saving& management for dual source.
 Leading Plant QRQE for Design & Engineering related Chronic Concerns.
 Facilitate corrective action & root cause analysis using problem solving & continuous improvement
techniques.
 Trace check activity for Closures & Body Dimensional improvement activity.
 Localization activity for cost saving & management for dual source.
 Perform inspection & hands on adjustment to geo fixtures to improve & sustain product & equipment’s.
 Good knowledge on CMM inspection and correct the Parts as per car Co-ordinates

HWASHIN AUTOMOTIVE INDIA (P) LTD., IRUNGATTUKOTTAI, SRIPERUMBADUR, INDIA.

ENGINEER – QUALITY CONTROL. From 03-06-13 to 03-03-2017
Roles & responsibilities:
 Responsible for the quality of parts shipped by the suppliers to any HAI &HMI functions.
 Receiving and analyzing the drawings of the components to be develop in supplier end
 Clarifying the functions and requirements of the component with Customers.
 Deciding the Significant characters with Customer and CFT members.
 Assisting with engineering team to prepare PPAP during new projects.
 Preparing SPC, Process Flow, Control plan, Workstation instructions.
 By doing Vendor up gradation exercise and improving their quality and delivery performance.
 Doing vendor System audit , Special process audit & Product audit
 Reviewing supplier PPAP before sign off.
 Raising NCR in case of non-conformance observed in the receipt or in line.
 Preparing and reviewing Supplier G8D. Monitoring supplier rejection & PPM.
 Follow-Up immediate containment action to ensure continuous run of production in case of supplier
quality issues on parts.
 Preparing supplier quality rating & Supplier Performance report and getting action plan from peak
rejection contributing supplier.

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MOTHERSON TECHNO TOOLS LTD, NOIDA SECTOR 82, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA.
APPLICATION ENGINEER- SALES & MARKETING. From 06-06-2011 to 01-05-2013
Roles & responsibilities:
 Provide technical metalworking product and application support to all Motherson & sumitomo end
users, distribution and our company sales teams.
 Stay knowledgeable on all Motherson & sumitomo metalworking product.
 Maintain the current competitive spreadsheets and databases used for crossing product.
 Provide world class technical and application product support to our customers via phone, fax,
email, online chat and in person.
 Primarily responsible for supporting daily requests for technical and applications assistance.
 Entering requests in Case Management to develop better data for improving the customer
experience.
 Assist with large cross requests, tooling packages and project teams to identify solutions to
customer's applications.

COMPETENCIES

Competencies Technical / functional Industry Knowledge

Functional excellence Strong engineering fundamentals & Quality control Techniques. Problem solving methodology
Customer focus Resolution of market related complaints. Through 8 Box Analysis
Excellence communication skills & negotiating
Drive for results to Striving to improve performance to higher Levels
skills.

PERSONAL DOSSIER

DATE OF BIRTH 04-04-1990

Mother tongue TAMIL

Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING

Skill set Listening Reading Spoken Spoken WRITING
interaction production
ENGLISH Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user
HINDI Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user

Levels: Basic user, Independent user, Proficient user

EDUCATION

PGDM (Marketing ) B.E, Mechanical

Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA) Sathyabama University
GPA: 5.8 / 9.0 | 2014-2017 Percentage: 70 | 2007-2011

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.

Place: Chennai, TN, India

Date: G.RAGHAVAN

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