Keerthi Poonja

Experience

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  Cyient

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Design Engineer

  1. Creation of installation, assembly and part drawings for manufacturing using CATIA V4, V5. 2. Creation of 3D models and associated part drawings using CATIA V5. 3. Drawing creation according to SNCF and DIN standardsAwards Received :1. Awarded Associate of the Month for early delivery of drawings with high quality.2. Part of a team, which bagged “Team of the month” award two times in one year.

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  Anand Industries

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2013

  Production Management Intern

  Actively involved in Operations, Production Planning and Quality Management

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  Anand Industries and SM Electronic Technologies

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  Lean Management Consultant

  1. Introduction to Lean Management and Lean Tools2. 5S Implementation Workshop3. Value Stream Mapping Workshop4. WIP Limit Method TrainingThis short-term Lean Management workshop was conducted under the guidance of Mr. Johannes Fischer, Director Production System at PAS & Lean Management Lecturer at GPE, TU-Berlin. The major results of the workshops held were: streamlined processes, improved communication within the organization and its suppliers, reduced cycle times and better control on processes. Show less

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  Bosch Security and Safety Systems

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

  Key Activities:- Coordination of 8D problem solving teams as Quality Responsible (QR). - Analyzing and evaluating 8D reports prepared within Bosch and by suppliers.- Root Cause Analysis using 5 Why and Ishkawa analysis- Participation in risk analysis as QR- Optimization and implementation of 8D reporting.- Conducted training on Product Blocking methodology for Business Unit-Fire.- Creation of new Main Article Groups for Business Unit Fire in SAP for improved analysis of Warranty Return Rates (WRR) and automation of External Defect Costs (EDC) calculation.- Analyzing existing product families for potential quality improvements (design and manufacturing).- Presentation of “Quality Management at Bosch Security Systems”.- Prioritizing potential actions and prepare implementation steps for Business Unit Fire worldwide. Reviewing and reporting the effectiveness of implemented actions. Show less

  • Master Thesis Student

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Quality Management Intern

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Nippon Seiki (Europe) B.V.

  Aug 2016 - now

  Nippon Seiki ambassador for all quality aspects. Together with my team of Quality Account Managers and Quality Engineers, we aim to build and maintain long lasting relationships with our esteemed customers, focused on developing and delivering reliable and modern driver information systems (HUD and other infotainment systems), continuous quality improvements and prevention of quality costs. We provide quality support through the lifetime of each project, from quotation stage until end of production, in close cooperation with the customers (first point of contact for all Quality related topics), suppliers and all involved departments within Nippon Seiki Group. Show less - Product: Head up display- Leading all quality relevant topics during development and qualification of new products and manufacturing processes (RFI, RFQ, APQP, IMDS, FMEA, PPAP, etc.)- Understand customer specific requirements for quality and support all activities to deliver according to these requirements and share information with relevant departments in NS Group- Responsible to lead and drive complaint process with related manufacturing plants and departments- Support customer visits and audits (process approval)- Support change management process- Promote continuous improvement and prevention of quality costs- Monitor, analyze and reporting of customer satisfaction, product and process quality, response time and cost of quality- Focus on supplier development (key component suppliers)- IATF 16949:2016 Lead Auditor for 1st and 2nd Party. - VDA 6.3 Process Auditor- Process Owner: creating and maintaining IATF compliant process; monitor and report process KPI's to management- continuous improvement project leader for purchasing and supplier development process Show less - Product: Head up display - First point of contact for customer complaints- Analysing lineside and warranty returns, defining containment actions and coordinating problem solving teams in cooperation with NS Group manufacturing plants- Drive and document all corrective and preventive actions- Deliver completed 8D reports to the customer on time- Communicating customer requirements for quality to relevant NS departments- Identify and drive potential continuous improvements of quality performance and reduce quality costs- Control and updating of QMS documents Show less

  • Manager Advanced Quality Planning

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Quality Account Manager

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2022

  • Quality Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2017