Contact

+919790085900 (Home)
SEVUGARAJAN
sevuga.k@gmail.com
KARUPPAIAH, BE,MS.
www.linkedin.com/in/sevugarajan-
Head - Technical at Metz lab Pvt.Ltd.
karuppaiah-be-ms-09985b20
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
(LinkedIn)

Top Skills Summary

Team Management Objective:
Resource Allocation A challenging career, which will provides an opportunity for
Project Management developing innovative applications using evolving technologies and
an exposure to learn new skills.
Languages
Tamil (Native or Bilingual) Synopsis:
English (Professional Working)  Strong International education background in Materials science &
Metallurgy
Publications  ~ 20 years of industry experience with reputed organisations in the
Investigation on the thermoelectric field of Forging, Casting, Material Testing, Heat treatment, Surface
properties of nanostructured
Cr1−xTixSi2 coating, Process and Quality Control.
 Proven tracked record in Supplier-Product development and
Technology development with Supplier, Labs & International labs.

Experience
Metz lab Pvt.Ltd.
Head of Technical Services
January 2014 - Present (10 years 2 months)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Set up a materials testing laboratory

Manage the operations

Greaves Cotton Limited

Senior Manager - Metallurgy
November 2012 - February 2013 (4 months)
Ranipet

Metallurgical testing
Vendor development
Warranty analysis

Université de Rennes 1
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Student
September 2011 - September 2012 (1 year 1 month)
Masters in Material science. Working in Thermoelectric matertial

University of Turin
student
October 2010 - August 2011 (11 months)
Did Masters in Material science

Renault Nissan Technology Business Centre India Pvt. Ltd.

Assistant Manager
January 2008 - August 2010 (2 years 8 months)
JOB Description:
To participate in the choice of local suppliers and products through a materials
standpoint.
To establish a database of potential local integrations in terms of quality, cost,
lead time.
To enforce the choice and validation processes for all Renault India issues for
the power train metal parts.
To organize testing for validation or expertise purpose with Renault’s suppliers,
sub-contracting testing laboratories and other DIMat units, in coordination with
the “Testing and Validation coordinator”.
To support and recommend action plans to local and plant engineering when
material problems are detected.
To conduct audits to ensure forging and casting suppliers performance
according to Renault’s requirements.
To participate in the parts development in compliance with the “ANPQP”

Rane Engine Valves

Senior Engineer
August 2006 - January 2008 (1 year 6 months)
 To improve in-house and supplier quality
 To control metallurgical process both in-house and subcontract
 To develop new casting supplier
 Failure analysis

 Sintered valve guide and cold forged tappet development

 Material selection for new product development
 Chill depth variation reduction in chilled cast iron
 Wear resistance evaluation of valve guide.

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IP Rings
Metallurgist
June 2003 - August 2006 (3 years 3 months)
 Development of newer surface coatings
 Raw material inspection of steel and cast iron
 New vendor development for heat treatment & Vendor quality audit.
 Preparing the standard for raw materials
 Metallurgical inspection of Differential shaft gear, bevel pinion and
synchrocone
 Customer complaints & failure analysis
 Heat treatment like spheroidized annealing, carburizing, hardening and
tempering, induction hardening etc,.
 Hot forging, cold forming and casting processes
 Magnetic particle inspection of OCF components

 HVOF, PVD, Ceramic and DLC Coating of Piston rings and evaluation for
enhanced performance.
 Orbital cold forming of gears and synchrocones.
 Study on feasibility of Nitriding for Cast Iron parts and reduction of cycle time
for steel components.
 Establishment of heat treatment cycles for Gear & Pinions.

Education
Université de Rennes I
MS, Material science · (2011 - 2012)

Università degli Studi di Torino

Master's Degree, Materials Sciences and Engineering · (2010 - 2012)

PSG College of Technology

Bachelor's degree, Metallurgical Engineering · (August 1999 - May 2003)

PSG College of Technology

Bachelor's of Engineering degree, Metallurgical Engineering · (1999 - 2003)

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