Srinivas Katwe

• Managed a team of 6 people to improve plant operations, product quality, machine tooling, and process engineering. • Directed strategic developmental plans to ensure manpower, sales, operations and quality KPI’s are achieved. • Implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) capabilities for quality improvement leading to zero-defect policy, develop and maintain compliance with ISO 9001 standards. • Full accountability in preparing the engineering budget and optimizing inventory levels for the profitable operation of the company. • Supporting the factory and the purchasing team with the identification, selection of vendors in the supply chain and supplier development. • Strong collaboration with Sales, Material Procurement and Production, logistic/shipping team members to achieve both strategic and tactical objectives that are critical to meeting the monthly business goals. • Involved in supporting PPAP package reviews and approvals, development and improvement of ISO 9001 QMS.

• Lead Production and Quality Engineering to establish and implement ISO 9001: 2015 QMS. • Supporting PPAP package reviews and approvals. Review and audit include: Control Plans, Capability Studies, Gage design, Gage R&R, and PFMEA. • Investigation and analysis of supplier quality issues with focus on issue resolution (SCAR) using 8D principle • Establish and drive KPI's to achieve performance metrics.

•Create CAD drawings using AutoCAD based on customer requirements for tanks, liners and athletic products. •Assist on Ad-hoc projects for operations, create and issue RFQ’s in response to customer quote requests. •Draft, review and update SOP’s, WI’s and associated documents to ensure quality certification requirements are met. •Facilitate and assure maintenance of Process Flows (PF) and PFMEA documents by conducting internal ISO audits. •Troubleshoot manufacturing and quality issues by conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using 8D’s, evaluate risks to track required KPI’s and ensure quality management system (QMS) requirements for ISO 9001: 2015 are met. •Interface with suppliers across the US for product pricing, availability and create BOM to meet production requirements. •Ensure work environment complies with OSHA safety standards and maintain inspection reports.

•Optimized supply chain activities using Just-in-time (JIT) and Just-in-sequence (JIS) methodologies and ensured modules are available for production. •Worked on claims management using SAP and maintained a database of these claims using Excel. •Improved packing to optimize empty space in shipments, verified and checked stocks of engines and axles.

•Re-designed, manufactured and supplied Rotary Vane Feeder to optimize and reduce the discharge rate from 1000 kg/hr to a range of 150-300 kg/hr as per customer’s requirements. •Supported the manufacturing process by interfacing with R&D team to achieve the desired discharge rate by carrying out product test runs. •Supported manufacturing process on CNC lathes and VMC’s to support GD&T definition. • Improved the manufacturing process by reducing the set-up time and material handling time by 3% using Lean concepts. • Lead and achieved Cost Reduction in direct labor and material costs by 4% by simplifying BOM’s, manufacturing process by implementing 5S and Kaizen, selecting alternative materials, redesigning components, etc. • Developed weekly production plan based on customer orders and created BOM’s for raw material procurement.