OBJECTIVE
An Experienced Quality Engineer is seeking a challenging position to contribute organizational success in the field of Quality Engineering.

SUMMARY
• More than five years of experience in the field of Quality Engineering.
• Certified in Six Sigma Green Belt & Root Cause Analysis
• Good Team player, excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Highly involved in process improvement, cost reduction & problem solving projects.
• Facilitated several trainings related to Quality tools to operators and other technical people.
• Sound knowledge in CAPA, VSM, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma.
• Excellent knowledge in DOE, gage R & R, Capability studies and FMEA.
• Experienced in implementing SPC tool in various organization
• Various supervisory experiences.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at same time with excellent time management skill.
• Other computer skills: Mini Tab, Access, MAPICS, WINQSB, Mechanical Desktop, MATLAB, Maple, COSMOS, Visual Basic, C++, SQL, Microsoft Office, Adobe PhotoShop, Windows / Vista, WorkSpace, Jack.

TRAINING
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• ASQ: Root Cause Analysis
• Lean Implementation
• Value Stream Mapping

• 5S & Visual Management

• “Maintenance Strategy & Non-Destructive Testing”
• Advanced Access Database
• “Preventive maintenance on Airframe & Engine side of DHC6-300 Aircrafts”
• “2D and 3D with Auto CAD”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Engineer: Polar Tank Trailer LLC, Holdingford, MN Oct 2005 to Current

Responsibilities:

- Develop, recommend & implement overall quality system of the organization and also maintain quality manual to meet the Polar’s quality goal.

- Plan & perform SPC in all three different plants and take necessary action, utilizing MiniTab as SPC software.

- Perform RCA, review CAR, take Corrective / Preventive Action & also implement / maintain Control Plans throughout the plants by using problem solving techniques.

- Perform internal audit / supplier audit and maintain supplier score card. Interact with suppliers to meet the customer quality expectation & warranty issues. Recommend Quality Inspectors to take necessary step with non-conformance material and conduct MRB meeting.

- Develop Quality, Cellular Manufacturing & Benchmarking Road Maps for Polar Tank, and also implement Quality Function Deployment.

- Responsible for all warranty claims & customer complaints, maintain centrally located warranty database, day to day interaction with customers to resolve warranty issues, perform RCA and develop Action Plan to eliminate the reoccurrence of the problems in future. Conduct bi-weekly warranty conference and issue monthly warranty report. Also responsible for submitting quarterly report to federal government (NHTSA) related to warranty & federal recalls.

- Create KPI’s and issue monthly KPI reports of all three plants and recommend / take necessary action if needed.

- Highly involved in six sigma, continuous improvement & lean manufacturing projects.

Quality Engineer Intern: Talon Innovation, Sauk Rapids, MN Jan 2005 to May 2005

Responsibilities:

- Planning, implementing and coordinating activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards supporting all functions of the company.

- Involved on engineering, document control, production, repair, supply chain, and customers.

- Worked closely with production to analyze and define methods and process improvement to achieve the highest quality and defect free products.

- Involved in, product-testing, design of experiment preparing drawings & sample test plan and measuring sample of very precise and tight tolerance products.

- Responsible for implementing Statistical Process Control, preparing control charts to an existing manufacturing process to reduce scrap rate.

- Worked on Process Capability studies for new product to meet the customers’ quality standards.

- Prepared technical report and directly reported to Quality Control Manager (Vice President)

Quality Control Tech: Teleplan Wireless, Chanhassen, MN Nov. 2003 to August 2004

Responsibilities:

- Tested & analyzed various models of Samsung & Motorola cell phones to meet the quality standard.

- Provide technical support on repairing & installing cell phone software.

- Supervised & trained new employee (assistant tech.) & intern for product testing, trouble shooting and repairing Samsung V205, E105, and S105 cell phones

Graduate Assistant: St. Cloud State University, St. cloud, MN Sept. 2002 to Dec 2004

Responsibilities:

- Assisted professors to conduct classes & exams.

- Taught Statistics, Calculus, College algebra & other mathematics courses in tutor lab and graded exam papers

- Assisted professors on research and class related work in Mechanical Engineering Department.

Quality Engineer: Integrated Development Consultant, Nepal May 2001 to July 2002

Responsibilities:

- Involved in process improvements to increase the quality of the products & lean manufacturing to eliminate waste.

- Perform FMEA & Risk Analysis

- Coordinated & provided key people training on SPC tool, Gage R&R, TQM.

- Provided consulting services for a wide variety of clients including analyzing & redesigning existing plant layout & process to increase the production.

Engineering Intern: S-Tech Consultancy Service, Nepal May 1999 to Aug 1999

Responsibilities:

- Prepared Engineering drawings using Auto Cad for the projects handled by the Consultancy.

- Maintained database of the company using Microsoft Access.

MEMBERSHIP

• American Society for Quality, MN
• Member of NSA, St. Cloud State University, MN
• President of RESS, Institute of Engineering
• Member of Engineering Council



EDUCATION
• Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering 2004
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, USA

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 2001
Institute of Engineering, Nepal