Venkat Atmaram Balakuntala
About
Venkat Atmaram Balakuntala is from Fremont, CA. Venkat Atmaram works in the following industries: "Research", "Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering", and "Automotive". Venkat Atmaram is currently Global Supply Manager at Tesla, located in Palo Alto, California. In Venkat Atmaram's previous role as a Global Supply Manager at Tesla, Venkat Atmaram worked in Palo Alto until Jul 2018. Prior to joining Tesla, Venkat Atmaram was a Intern at Tesla and held the position of Intern at United States. Prior to that, Venkat Atmaram was a Senior Officer at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, based in Bengaluru Area, India from Sep 2013 to Jul 2015. Venkat Atmaram started working as Project Assistant at Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru Area, India in Aug 2013. From Jan 2013 to May 2013, Venkat Atmaram was Project Intern at Bosch India, based in Electronic City post, Bangalore. Prior to that, Venkat Atmaram was a Industrial Training at L&T Komatsu Ltd, based in Bangalore from Jan 2012 to Feb 2012.
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Venkat Atmaram Balakuntala's current jobs
Tesla Berlin: Lead for BIW Localization - 2020-21 Tesla Shanghai: Battery structures, Hot Stamping, Localization - 2019-20 Sheet Metal Stampings and Assembly- Body In White, closures, interiors, Battery structures Plastics - Exteriors
Venkat Atmaram Balakuntala's past jobs
Propulsion System (Motor-Gear Box) expertise in Gears, Forgings, Bearings, Commodity Raw Materials
Global Supply Management, Propulsion Systems
Role: Buyer & Production Preparation Engineer for Engine and Transimission. Responsibilities: Supplier Development - Continuous Improvement/Kaizen: - Assess supplier production systems and business process - Standardize process through lean formats - SOP, SWC, Yamazumi, Capacity Planning, Demand smoothing - Validate standardization and identify deviation from standard process - Develop counter measure through Kaizen activity to improve performance - Evaluate post improvement status and standardize new process Strategic sourcing - Supplier Mapping, Strategic Souring, Activity Based Costing, - Cost reduction through Supply chain optimization, Design optimization (VA-VE), Waste (muda) elimination in process, lean implementation at suppliers, lean training to suppliers - Business development through enhanced localisation Supplier Evaluation, Supplier Systems Improvement - Robust skills in Supplier evaluation for Business process, Production and Manufacturing systems, Engineering capabilities - Supplier Improvement through Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) initiations, Toyota way, Toyota Production System - Initiate continuous cost reduction activities at suppliers through process, inventory and resource optimization - Excellent experience in Crisis Management, handling supplier line stop issues, inventory shortage, developing strategies to meet project milestones - Risk Management - foresee crisis, estimate risks, leverage cross functional expertise to develop plans to avoid risks Cost planning - Budget planning - Commodity price forecasting, Benchmarking affiliates and competitors - Annual price settlement, nrgotiation, part price management - Profitability estimation, developing cost reduction KPI and initiate cost reduction ideas
Project Assistant at Aerospace division Project: Evaluation of 3D Failure Theories of Composite laminates 1. Compilation and classification of 2D & 3D failure theories for pre study 2. Modelling and analysis of 2D Failure theories. 3. Paper publication on Failure mode analysis of composites and compilation study of popular theories.
Intern at Gasoline Division. Project: To reduce the lead time and, space this project of integration of PC-210 line into PC-200 was taken up and exclusive floor layout plan was designed. Responsiblities > Work study > Time study > Process improvement > Standardization > Design and development of semi Automatic machine (See below for detailed description of project)
Project: Layout change to develop optimize motion between stations at PC 200 Fabrication line - Time study, motion study - Kaizen - Layout modification - Ergonomic approach to layout modification.