S.

PRAKASH KUMAR
A multi-faceted professional accustomed with proven skills; targeting senior level opportunities in New
Product Development / Production Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering with an organization
of high repute

Location Preference: Chennai / TADA / Coimbatore

Email: [email protected], [email protected] Phone: +91-9941596371

Profile Summary
 Proposed an illustrated career of nearly 20 years with extensive experience
Key Impact Areas
in developing new products & managing greenfield projects in
conformance to pre-defined technical specifications and requirements of the ~ New Product Development
clients
 Gained expertise by manging NPD and Production Engineering of Push Rod,
HP & Chassis Pipe & other Valve Train related parts, Water Cooler, Water ~ Green Field Projects
Pump, Oil Pump, Fuel Pump, Dust Shield along with Engine Management
System VTC & IG Coil, Gear Manufacturing, Production, Tool Room,
Planning, Automation, Engineering & Execution, SAP, ISO, IATF & EMS ~ Business Excellence
Management
 Gained expertise by leading numerous projects such as Honda KOPA
Project, KOEL K12 Project, Scania Project, TKM Project and Ford Project ~ Audits & Compliance
for prestigious clients such as Honda,Hyundai,Cummins,Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. and many more
 Played a major role in implementing SPC, SMED, POKA –YOKE, 8D, KAIZEN, ~ Vendor Management
TPM, FIFO, and KANBAN. Visual Control, SOPs, Kaizen for enhancing the
process quality
 Experienced in managing the costing of greenfield projects, components, ~ Resource Optimization
development of products, jigs & fixtures, identification & development of
new suppliers, capacity analysis, outsourcing of sub-assemblies or quality
system implementation
~ Process Improvements
 Highly skilled in managing end-to-end activities of new product
development starting from initials including costing, manufacturing,
design review & improvements, line setup, layout setup, quality
assurance, customer/ production approvals till assessments of customer ~ Quality Management System
feedback and suggest areas of improvement
 Wealth of expertise entails managing operations involving resource
planning, in-process inspection, team building, design & development ~ New Process Establishments
and co-ordination with internal departments; conducted process audits
& product quality audits as well as controlling different line assembly &
testing processes

Education
2009 MBA in Human Resource Management from Periyar University, Salem; secured 69.5%
2004 BE in Mechanical Engg. from Park college of Engineering and technology, Coimbatore; secured 81.29%
1995 Diploma in Mechanical Engg. from Nanjiah Lingammal Polytechnic, Coimbatore; secured 80%

Training Undertaken (overseas)

2014 Japan Global Monozukuri Trained Skilled Personnel- Trained at Japan
2015 Trained in Japan for NPD at HIAMS Atsugi Japan and Machinery Manufacturers around Japan (4 Months)
2015 Trained at Muratec Machinery, Japan for Turning Centre, Kira Corporation, Japan for Machining Centre,
Koyo, Japan for Grinding Machines, UTEC & OGUMA and Hiams –Koki, Japan for Assembly Machines
Organizational Experience
February 2018 – February 2019: Usui Susira International Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvallur & Chennai as Manager – NPD & PED

Successfully managed new product development activities & managed multiple projects such as Push Rod, HP & Chassis Pipe &
other Valve Train related parts ( Valve Spring Retainer, Valve Bridge, Nozzle Clamp, Piston Cooling Nozzle, Tappets, Leak of Pipe,
Water Cooler, Dust Shield, MT Spacer, EBS Bracket and many more (FMS, State-of-the-art Production Facility)

Key Result Areas:

 Spearheading end-to-end New Product Development and Production Engineering activities inclusive of achieving defined
KPAs or targets, developing workforce for new product launches and many more
 Supervising in-house Production & Planning for the Machine shop, Assembly & Packing for Product Development
 Assisting in end-to-end strategy & planning for new product development; planning day-to-day strategies, budgets,
production schedules, along with resource allocation for optimum output
 Managing:
o Variety of activities such as planning, coordinating & initiating new product development activities of new projects
o Entire gamut of manufacturing processes for various jigs & fixtures with components
 Formulating RFQs for machinery requirement to ensure on time and successful completion of NPD, Process Plan, Layout
Plan, Design, purchase and commissioning, process capability & so on
 Undertaking product development & establishment for mass production; ensuring cost reduction by implementing new
techniques and working on productivity improvement
 Ensuring adherence to the quality systems and standards for promoting activities along with maintaining requisite
documents to meet ISO, EMS, TS 16949, IATF 16949:2016 requirements
 Conducting manufacturing capability analysis for all the machinery; performing gap analysis identifying gaps and
implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for continuous improvement
 Developing suppliers, guiding them in manufacturing of products & coordinating with various departments for ensuring
accomplishment of daily production targets
 Administering overall procurement Activities and subcontract operations
 Establishing audit plans; conducting process and product audit internally or at vendor premises
 Implementing process improvement initiatives, identifying bottlenecks and setting up new processes or procedures to
increase the production

Significant Accomplishments:
 Successfully implemented QMS at organizational level to reduce the rejection level and to ensure zero defective products
 Played a major role in developing:
o Piston Cooling Nozzle for KOPA Project - Honda (HMSI, Greater Noida) & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
o Brake Pipe, Fuel Pipe & Chasis Pipe for 2TG Project – Honda Cars India Ltd Greater Noida
o Engine Parts for KOEL K12 Project - Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd., Pune
o Push Rod for Scania Project
o HP Pipe for DV5 & DV8 Engines of TKM Project and Ford Project

July 2014 – November 2017: Hitachi Automotive System India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Deputy Manager - Manufacturing
Engineering Department - Production Engineering Division – Green Field Product Development

Successfully managed new product development activities & managed New Green Field Projects in Engine Management System-
Valve Timing Control (VTC), Ignition System Equipment- Ignition Coil for National & International Customers like Nissan, Ford,
Renault (Automobiles)

Significant Accomplishments:
 Showcased skills in developing initial set up and establishing process of Projects in Engine Management System-
Variable Timing Control (VTC), Ignition System Equipment- Ignition Coil & Solenoid Valve
 Acted as Ford Certified – Ford Capacity Planner and ANPQP Trained at Renault Nissan, Chennai

January 2010 – July 2014: Bonfiglioli Transmissions Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Assistant Manager – Production Process

Engaged in managing Gear Box Manufacturing for Wind Mill and Automobiles

Significant Accomplishments:
 Showcased capabilities in designing, developing and upgrading Jigs and Fixtures for further improvements in Product
quality and for achieving cycle time reduction
 Worked on concept of Lean Management; steered initiatives in translating the pinion shaft (Gear Grinding Fixture)in
Gear Grinding Cell
 Successfully managed the initial set up and process establishment of India’s First Arthur Klink 120T Broaching
Machine for Ring Gear Broaching at BTPL
 Significant experience in reducing the manufacturing cost for Paint shop Masking

February 2006 –January 2010: TVS Sundram Fasteners Ltd. - Autolec Division, (An ISO 14001 & ISO/TS 16949, TPM
Certified), Gummidpundi, Chennai as Senior Engineer - Manufacturing Engineering

Successfully managed new product development activities and developed Water Pump, Oil Pump, Fuel Pump for Domestic and
International Automobiles Customers

Significant Accomplishments:
 Major contribution in planning and developing new line of machining, assembly, testing and packing
 PFMEA- PPAP Completion and PSW sign-off with Customer Representative
 Successfully completed projects for TATA Motors Water Pump, Tata Nano Water & Oil Pump Integrated Project and
Customer Representative for Ford, Tata Motors, Maruthi, GM, M&M, Same, Tafe, John Deere, Caterpillar, Ashok
Leyland, Ivecco, Greaves Cotton, Kubuto, Suzuki., Developed Front Cover Machining at Supplier end in Chennai for
M&M Project

November 2004 – January 2006: Elemac Precision Engineering, Melaka, Malaysia as Tool and Die Maker

February 1998 – October 2000: Alantac Engineering, Kampung Ubi, Singapore as Precision Machanist

May 1995 – February 1998: SMI Coimbatore as Engineer CNC Programming & Operations

Certifications
NABET : TQMI Certified QMS Internal Auditor ISO 9001: 2008
FTQM : Certified EMS Internal Auditor ISO 14001: 2008
BSI : Certified ISO/TS 16949:2009 Internal Auditor
Ford : Certified Ford Capacity Planner
BSI : Certified IATF16949:2016 Internal Auditor

Knowledge Purview – Machines Handled

CNC Machining Centres:
 Makino – Fanuc Professional Jr. OM Series / Makino FX 650 -16M Series / A55 & V55
 Kitamura Fanuc 16 i MB Series, Fanuc with Fanuc 6M, Lakshmi Morei Seiki – Fanuc 10M
 Deckle Maho 103v Siemens 4 axis 810 D / 840D / Evolution Heidenhain 5 Axis
 VTC 800 HMT with Sinumeric 3100 Control, Kira KP30a
 LC 16 HMT with Hinumeric 2100, Doosan 2SP3 with Fanuc OT Series

IT Skills
Tools: AutoCAD 2017, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Personal Details
Date of Birth: 20th July 1977
Languages: English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and Japanese
Address: 52, VijayaLakshmi Avenue, Poonamalle, 600056 - Chennai