Santosh Kumar Karra

Experience

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  Bharat Earth Movers Limited - India

  Apr 2000 - Jun 2000

  Summer Trainee

  Trainee Gear Shop

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  Steelbird Hi-Tech India Ltd.

  Sept 2001 - Aug 2002

  Production Engineer
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  VCustomer

  Sept 2002 - Dec 2003

  Process Engineer

  Change management team member, operations engineer, ISO 2001:2004,

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  Shivam Autotech

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2005

  Process Engineer

  PFMEA,5Why analysis, Gear Failure analysis, Raw material analysis, metelurigical analysis of alloy steel,8D , Ishikawa, Process turtles.

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  Universiti Sains Malaysia

  Feb 2005 - Sept 2006

  MBA (operations & Quality management) (full time) Universiti Sains Malaysia (top 25 in Asia)

  MBA (Operations and Quality)CGPA 3/4

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  Gates Corporation

  Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

  Asst. Manager QA/QC

  Warrenty analysis, 8D , FMEA, Testing of raw material, final quality, inprocess audits, ISO 2001:2004,

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  Samsung Electronics Malaysia

  Mar 2007 - Jul 2007

  Assistant Manager Quality , Dock Audits & Vendor Audits

  Pre-Dispatch Inspection Head.Dock audits, Corrective and preventive actions.Projects :Simulation of road conditions to know the packing reliability to newly designed packaging.

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  General Motors

  Jul 2007 - Apr 2008

  Dy. Manager Quality Engineering & Warranty (Green field Experience)

  Warrenty analysis of worn out parts, Analyzing problems using Shenin techniques to identify the critical independent variables contribution to the problem.Green Field Experience

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  CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2012

  Complete black belt projects assigned by apex six sigma committee, Mentor and represent green belt projects in quarterly review by Managing director & apex committee, cost saving matrix for the division, approval of critical to quality suppliers and supplier evaluations and boarding. Procurement,supplier evaluation of High voltage instrument transformers, switch-gear, Vacuum interrupters and contactors.

  • Dy. Manager Six Sigma and Business Excellence

    Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Dy. Manager Purchase & Material management

    Jun 2008 - May 2011
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  STL - Sterlite Technologies Limited

  Nov 2012 - now

  leads pre-sales / Technical sales for (OF), builds and maintains technical engagement with prospective and existing customers while positioning Sterlite Products . Be the primary technical interface between customer and internal teams including PLM, R&D, etc. Supports sales efforts in the region from technical perspective. Presents Sterlite Products and Solutions with customers in the form of white papers, application notes, product demonstrations, latest standards, codes, regulations, and best practices in the field. Represent Sterlite products and solutions through participation and presentations in technical conferences, trade shows, publications, seminars, and symposiums.Builds trusted relationships with customers’ senior engineering staff, and guides / supports them in developing application programs using Sterlite Products . Assists and supports technical people working on new and existing applications. Develop test programs to run applications. Show less

  • Product Line Manager -Optical Fiber cable

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Manager (Application Engineering ) -Optical Fiber

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Manager Optical Fiber Equipment Procurement & Commissioning (Green Field)

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Manufacturing Manager (Optical glass Preform Manufacturing -Core glass Germanium Doped.

    Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Head Quality & Business excellence (Pan India)

    Nov 2012 - Feb 2017