R Ananth Asirvadam
Forestville,NSW
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure senior level engineering position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Process Engineer Telecoms
Prysmian Cables & Systems
07.2022 - Current
- Responsible for sustaining existing processes, development of new processes and establish control for existing processes
- Review and change existing manufacturing systems by improving production efficiency, reducing material cost, and introducing simplified production methodologies
- Perform New Product Development/Introduction activities and qualify new Telecom cables
- Perform change management and introduce new processes, process settings and production instructions
- Using Lean Six Sigma Methodologies and Minitab tools to conduct new process improvement trials, Design of Experiments (DOE) for new product and to improve in process quality issues
- Evaluating new or alternate cost-effective raw materials for production qualifications
- Perform equipment upgrades or/and introduce new process methodologies to improve productivity and efficiency of cable manufacturing
- Actively involved in Quality review meeting and investigate non-conformance products
- Review and making expert decisions with Production, Logistic and Quality team or any production issues and product acceptances
- Accomplishments: -
- Successful completions of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt using Minitab and DMAIC methodologies and reducing more than 40% of Sheathing Lump/ Neck-down COPQ for Line 400-6
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility
Process Engineer Telecoms
Prysmian Cables & Systems
06.2017 - 07.2022
- Responsible for evaluating existing processes and configuring manufacturing systems of Telecom cables to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within production process
- Monitoring process daily to ensure that it remains stable, ensuring that process is meeting quality and productivity targets as specified by management
- Product and process improvements by doing trials with alternate materials, evaluating new process parameters and equipment upgrades or/and changes
- Perform technical feasibility studies for new design cables, new customer orders and new product developments through CAPEX and upgrade projects
- Optimize and improve current manufacturing processes by developing thorough documentations, process control and quality improvement initiatives
Technical Shift Manager
Prysmian Cables & Systems
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Supervise production staffs, manage productivity, product process flow and technical support in 24hour Telecom cable manufacturing facility
- Manage and authorise average 30 shift personnel on any assigned shift
- Liaise with logistics, planning, maintenance, and QA department to maintain non-disruptive operation by reviewing production orders, line allocations and prioritise job during quality issues and major equipment breakdown
- Provide counselling for any employee conflicts, behavioural issues or human errors resulting product nonconformity or scrap
- Provide regular production status report to management staffs detailing production output, equipment status, nonconformance product updates and manning status
- Participate in cost, capacity, efficiency, and yield improvement initiatives
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems
- Plan workflows manage multiple priorities and meet daily production targets while consistently reducing downtime.
Process Technologist
Prysmian Cables & Systems
09.2011 - 08.2014
- Provide technical support and identify solutions to technical issues on all aspects of cable manufacturing processes
- Recommend improvements to existing processes to reduce cost while maintaining optimal product quality
- Lead process improvement projects and teams to reduce cost of quality and develop robust manufacturing processes
- Interface with operators, team leaders and production staff to analyse gaps in process capability
- Develop process control documentation to provide operational instructions to shop floor to ensure RFT (Right First Time)
- Prepare cost benefit analysis for capital improvement projects required to achieve quality, capability, or capacity improvements
- Competently utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC and related process improvement techniques to ensure most cost-effective manufacturing process
- Interpret and develop reports including standard operating procedures
- Accomplishments: -
- Completed Cert IV in Continuous Manufacturing Program
- Completed Value Steam Mapping Project and implemented changes through Lean
- Manufacturing, SMED and 5S activities
- Established and managed trial projects to deploy updated processes.
- Conducted statistical studies to analyse or compare production costs for sustainable and non-sustainable designs.
Production Process Engineer
Rakon Limited New Zealand
12.2006 - 09.2011
- To maintain good quality, yield and output with robust processes for production of RSX-3, RSX-5, RSX-8, RSX-10, RSX-11 Quartz crystals and Thermistors
- To perform engineering qualifications on crystal testing equipment by performing
- To perform GR&R studies and correlation between reference test setups and new test setups
- To review and perform calibrations on existing test systems and monitor test stability and accuracy periodically
- To review and amend FMEA, Process Control Plans and process documents to suit changes applied to process needs
- To perform projects and improvement activities to simplify production methods and improve job performances and yield of crystal products
- Accomplishments: -
- Setup new production line in RCC Chengdu, China
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Process Engineer
On Semiconductor Seremban
10.2003 - 08.2006
- To perform process characterizations and optimizations using statistical tools such as i.e JMP, DOE, and SPC on copper wire bonding processes
- To maintain good quality, yield and output with robust processes for production of ICTO220 3 leads/ 5Leads, ICD2PAK 3 leads/5 Leads & ICDPAK packages
- To perform engineering built to develop and qualify new devices and create new process methodologies prior to mass production ((New Product Development-NPI)
- To review and amend FMEA, Control plans, Design rules & process documents to suit the change in process methods, product developments and to meet yearly documents reviews for audits from both internal and external customers as per ISOTS16949: 2002 quality standards
- Involved in improvement projects using Six Sigma DMAIC approaches and monitor trends and work in small group activities to reduce scrap and yield losses
- Accomplishments: -
- Successful completions of Six Sigma Green Belt using DMAIC methodology for project titled “IC TO220 3LD – Broken Stitch/Post Wire improvements for CUB 45 wire bonders” in Dec 2005
- Monitored and optimized production processes to increase throughput and improve quality.
Production Engineer
Memory Tech Optical Storage Manufacturer
08.2001 - 10.2003
- Manage a group of technicians and production supervisors of CD-R & DVD-R production floor and provide process controls, production standards and quality requirements to meet daily targets and qualify levels
- To continuously study, analyze and perform upgrading in CD-R process methods on speed, quality, and yield improvement projects
- Prepare weekly raw material usage and forecast reports for production buffer and inventory stock controls for smooth production line management
- Prepare and update weekly/monthly production indices reports, i.e., line output, quality, usage, cost (scrap level) to higher management
Process Engineer
Philips Semiconductor Seremban Sdn Bhd
09.1996 - 08.2001
- Front End process engineer for the wafer sawing, die & wire bonding processes of SMD (Surface Mount Device) miniature products e.g (SOT23, SC70, SC88, SC90) with eutectic bonding technologies
- To supervise and manage a group of technicians and operators by providing and maintaining good process methods for semiconductor products to meet daily output, yield, and quality requirements
- Support manufacturing and QA in lot dispositions, customer complaint reports and evaluations
- To perform process mapping and yield improvements projects to create robust processes
- To create and train workstation procedures for operators, technicians and supervisors
- Accomplishments: -
- Successfully resolved Sony complaints and regaining customer’s confidence in Philips products in Sept 1998
- Completing the wafer map project and reduce overall yield by 0.5% in March 2000
- For converting the SC88 Line to rotated die orientation to provide 15% extra output
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Engineering (Electrical/Electronic, Power Electronics
UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN
TREFOREST, PONTYPRIDD, WALES07.1996
Skills
- SMED
- Root Cause Analysis
- New Process Implementation
- 5S Methodology
- Continuous Improvements
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Lean Manufacturing Processes
- Training and Development
- SAP Systems
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Manufacturing Processes and Concepts
- Understanding of ISO Standards
Certification
Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt by Prysmian Group – September 2022
Languages
English
Full Professional
Malay
Full Professional
Tamil
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Process Engineer Telecoms
Prysmian Cables & Systems
07.2022 - Current
Process Engineer Telecoms
Prysmian Cables & Systems
06.2017 - 07.2022
Technical Shift Manager
Prysmian Cables & Systems
08.2014 - 06.2017
Process Technologist
Prysmian Cables & Systems
09.2011 - 08.2014
Production Process Engineer
Rakon Limited New Zealand
12.2006 - 09.2011
Process Engineer
On Semiconductor Seremban
10.2003 - 08.2006
Production Engineer
Memory Tech Optical Storage Manufacturer
08.2001 - 10.2003
Process Engineer
Philips Semiconductor Seremban Sdn Bhd
09.1996 - 08.2001
Bachelor's Degree - Engineering (Electrical/Electronic, Power Electronics
UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN
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