Aleksei Kantuganov

Experience

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  АВТОВАЗ

  Dec 2006 - Jun 2013

  Responsible for aluminium Raw parts production start-up.Achievements:- Production of 6 raw parts were started-up;- Procurement of Die casting machine (1650 ton). Responsible for tender, contract and ; manage acceptance`s at supplier and customer plants; managing installation and production start-up.- Die casting molds purchasing and production start-up, including: supplier selection, RFQ and Technical offers development\approval; molds design and manufacturing steps agreement; manage production start-up.In 2012 Project "HR16DEg2 engine's industrialization at AVTOVAZ plant" was started. I was nominated as "Cylinder head casting line industrialization leader". Show less

  • Process engineer

    Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Technician

    Dec 2006 - Aug 2011
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  Renault

  Jun 2013 - May 2014

  PFI Cylinder head casting line (Casting expert).

  Location - France, Paris. Renault technical center (CTR).Project team coordination (12 engineers);Equipment procurement: tenders, contracts, preliminary acceptance etc.Coordination of the civil works (re-construction of the existing building at AVTOVAZ); Time plan; Risk assessment; Reporting; Renault engineering training's etc.

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  АВТОВАЗ

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Project leader

  Project team coordination (6 engineers);Equipment delivery, installation and final acceptance;Civil works (re-construction of the existing building); Cylinder head raw part production start-up.

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  IKEA Industry Novgorod

  May 2015 - Nov 2017

  Responsible for:- New Products development and implementation. Leading product validation process. Over 40 Articles are implemented and equipment upgraded.- Product and Process engineers coordination. New employees coaching.- Managing ERP system.Other duties:- Change management with existing products. - Technical support of line organization.- Manuals and specifications creation for Product Engineering department: responsibilities, work manuals, training material etc. Show less

  • Senior Product Engineer

    Apr 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Product Engineer

    May 2015 - Apr 2017
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  IKEA Industry Lietuva

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2019

  Project leader

  Brownfield project - extension of the existing furniture factory. 2017-2019.Responsible for the machinery scope of the project: - To define the production process of the furniture elements (particleboard/MDF) and necessary equipment, what need to buy or possible to use from existing factory. - Equipment procurement, full process including:• defining the equipment technical demands and creating RFQ (request for quotation);• Negotiations with suppliers;• Contracts preparation and managing the execution on all steps, including final technical design approval, payments, delivery, installation and start-up.Trainings from IKEA:- Project Management. Different approaches of agile and waterfall projects: theoretical background, structure and deliverables. Examples and practical tasks on each project steps.- Negotiation skills. Preparation and performing; ways of bidding etc.- Team development. Presentation skills, organizing and planning, time management, effective meetings, interactions and communication styles etc.- Team Dynamics. Emotional intelligence, communication skills, team work, understanding needs of speaking partner, impersonal and others topics. Show less

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  ООО "МайтиТех" (Mightybuildings)

  Nov 2019 - Feb 2020

  Automated manufacturing systems desiger

  www.mightybuildings.comMighty Buildings is a VC-backed stealth startup, working on a disruption of the construction industry with 3D printing tech, robotics and composite materials. Responsibility: - Design the factory layout.- Capacity and factory eficiency calculation.- Support on ERP integration (BOM and Warehousing operations).

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  Leroy Merlin

  Mar 2020 - Nov 2021

  Project Quality Manager

  Responsible for industrialization of new products and suppliers for Leroy Merlin projects in furniture industry.Main activities is to secure QCD, ensure that quality routines and the operational processes are aligned with Leroy Merlin requirements. Development of the documentation and routines for the process and product control such as: defects library, equipment capacity & efficiency, control plan, final inspection, risks management, project management, LEAN tools etc.

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  Hoff

  Dec 2021 - Jan 2023

  Division Quality Manager

  As Quality Manager I was leading a team of 18 specialists to secure the product quality on the market and continuous implementation of the new products. As a team leader I was responsible for the team development and to improve their professional\personal skills.The team was splited on two groups to manage: 1. Product quality management. Products update base on customers feedback, manufacturers audit, market analyse etc. Development of the suppliers: deep analyse of the weaknesses and problems, manufacturing process improvement on site etc. Main achivement – customers quality comlains decreased on 20%.2. Product development. New products design based on market design & technical comparison of the competitors’ products. Complete check-up of the products before sales start, quality documentation creation and development. Main achievement – development and startup of the new kitchen cabinets, update of the packaging standard. Show less

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  MOBI

  Mar 2023 - Dec 2023

  Quality & LEAN Director

  Quality & LEAN Director for group of 3 companies: furniture, upholstered and metal&plastic accessories.Main responsibilities:- to built a unify quality management for all companies;- to grow lean culture;- define the wastes on all steps and create a system to prevent them;- decrease internal and external level of defects up to 50%;- manage and develop quality department on all sites (50 specialist, for internal and external quality control).

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  ООО "Стул Груп"

  Mar 2024 - now

  Factory manager

  Project consist from two main parts: - modernization of the building and energy resources (10k m2).- define the manufacturing process, equipment procurement and start-up.