Vijay G

Plan, organize, direct and conduct industrialization related activities within the supply chain team respective components (Powertrain, Core Technologies or Vehicle), including risk identification, quality control, cost reduction, and capacity improvements. Develop, Manage, Audit, Improve and Correct supplier planning and execution of manufacturing techniques and quality control processes from the advanced development phase to mass production qualification • Provide leadership for New Product Introduction at Suppliers • Lead supplier improvements in scalability, cost, and quality. • Facilitate communication and clarification of technical requirements between Suppliers and Tesla Purchasing, Quality, and Design teams. • Accountable for supplier audits to ensure their ability to meet part performance, delivery, and reliability expectations. • Collaborate with Tesla Design, Quality, and Manufacturing to determine the ideal performance specifications and supplier metrics. • Accountable for leading, tracking and improving supplier manufacturing process development and launch readiness for new products and design changes. • Guide suppliers in developing exceptionally robust processes and procedures to promote efficient and seamless production of high quality products. • Validate supplier corrective actions involving design and/or process changes to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented for similar potential concerns across manufacturing lines and/or suppliers. • Provide input on new or alternative materials for improved design, manufacturability, or cost reduction. Lead Product Excellence group on problem found during the week and problem follow up. • Participated on the build objective definition; modified assembly method to accommodate FMVSS requirements. • Work on Identifying new Supplier base, qualify/approve and improve supplier capability. • Lead product slow builds to understand stack up of assembled components and generate management reports.

• Build quality models for new products. Use models to predict product reliability performance and drive design improvements and evaluate and improve product quality and reliability performance using techniques such as APQP, FMEA, HALT, RDT and ORT. Established continuous improvement programs, focusing on customer requirements • Defined quality goals for all manufacturing processes for Soft Tool Metal Fabrication, Metal Fabrication, Laser cutting, Punching, Forming, Assembly and Integration • Responsible for Process Engineering/Quality Processes for Soft Tool Metal Fabrication, Welding, Metal Fabrication, Laser cutting, Punching, Forming, Assembly and Integration. • Responsible for ISO-9001 & ISO- 14001 Certifications • Used Lean concepts such as leveling workload, “pull” systems, visual controls and continuous flow to optimize the NPI- Processing Department. Processing finish time was improved by 45%, while overtime was reduced by 25% resulting in an annual savings of $130,000. • Defined training programs for the QA Engineering area in order to detect, solve and prevent problems on the production processes • Interfaced with customers on technical/quality issues and improvement initiatives. • Led TPM initiative – established programs & implemented improvement process and activities • Lean Manufacturing - Lead Kaizen events, delivered continuous improvement projects, leading & teaching self-directed work teams. • Strong problem solving abilities, focused on root cause analysis utilizing DMAIC process.

Head of Industrial & MFG Engineering,Lean Manufacturing and Exports  Optimize the Whole Order Delivery Process. Support and sustain business increase through overall process improvement. Reduce Time to Market by applying Lean Manufacturing Techniques and Theory Of Constraints  Global Footprint Implementation -Instrumentally executed activities towards making existing factory a Global Hub ; Successfully completed and executed Manufacturing Footprint Rationalization / Technology Transfer  Capital Asset Management. Spearheading the Operational Excellence Initiatives – implementing Lean Manufacturing Strategies, Tactics and Leading and Managing the Change along with complete modernization of the factory

Lean manufacturing specialist, also working on improving Global sourcing process improvement.