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Varun N Kalkur

Varun N Kalkur

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager @ Maruti Suzuki India Limited - Warranty, Digitalization, Cybersecurity & Telematics | Field Quality Assurance

  • Education

    • National Institute of Technology Karnataka

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Mechanical Engineering 8.15 GPA

      Activities and Societies: NCC cadet in 2 KAR NCC unit at NITK, Captain of VEGA - NITK RC car racing team, Member of swami Vivekananda study circle.

  • Experience

    • Auto CNC Machining Ltd

      Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
      Trainee

      Industrial training in CNC machine sub-manufacturing unit. Gained insights on various manufacturing processes such as drilling, milling, boring, tapping, water jet machining. Also acquired knowledge about working of CNC machines, various G codes and M codes, tool selection and quality control tools.

    • KIOCL Limited

      Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
      Trainee

      Industrial internship at iron pelletization plant. Acquired knowledge about iron ore slurry preparation, screening, vacuum disc filtering, green balling, induration and various other quality testing methods.

    • FLOWWELL PUMPS & METERS

      Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
      Trainee

      Gained insight about manufacturing of glandless transformer oil pumps, marine sea water pumps and self-priming mono-block pumps. Observed advanced motor testing methods like helium leak test, NPSH test and hydro-static test.

    • Geodesic Techniques

      May 2015 - Jul 2015
      Intern

      Project 1: Design of solar panel cleaning robot • About 30% loss in electrical output from solar panels can be prevented by cleaning the dust accumulated over panels• A compact and low cost automated solar panel cleaning robot prototype was prepared by our team. Identifying loads and selection of suitable structure was a challengeProject 2: Wind load analysis of solar panel array• Assessing structural stability of solar panel array at different wind speeds.• Identified critical load points and magnitude of wind force at different array angles. Show less

    • Maruti Suzuki India Limited

      Jul 2016 - now

      Field Quality Assurance -Warranty, Digitalization, Cybersecurity & Telematics Field Quality Assurance - HVAC & Electrical parts Field Quality Assurance – Vehicle Fires Areas of work: In-house Process Quality• Identified & tabulated casting defects in gravity die cast process of transmission case• Identified possible causes & charted Pareto graph of sealer miss in underbody sealer application process

      • Team Lead Manager

        Apr 2023 - now

      • Deputy Manager

        Oct 2019 - Sept 2023

      • Assistant Manager

        Feb 2017 - Sept 2019

      • Graduate Engineering Trainee

        Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)

      Indian Statistical Institute(SQC & OR)
      May 2021

    • Battery State-of-Charge (SOC) Estimation

      Coursera
      May 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Battery State-of-Health (SOH) Estimation

      Coursera
      May 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Equivalent Circuit Cell Model Simulation (with Honors)

      Coursera
      Apr 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Introduction to battery-management systems (with Honors)

      Coursera
      Mar 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Python for data science

      WorldQuant University
      Mar 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      Star Performer Maruti Suzuki India Limited Jun 2022 Recognized as “Star performer of the year” for data analysis & dashboard development of telematics use cases such as brake pedal wear, display flickering issue in infotainment and airbag cases. Initiating KPI / algorithm building for 26 telematics use cases.
    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      Finalist - ACES 2020 Maruti Suzuki India Limited Aug 2021 ACES award a.k.a Best employee award is the highest award at Maruti Suzuki and is given for employees with best performance and unique contribution. I was the one among the 50 finalists (among 18000 employees) in year 2020 and was shortlisted for my valuable contribution in rootcause analysis of vehicle fires.
    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      Star Performer Maruti Suzuki India Limited Jun 2021 Received star performer for 15% Y-O-Y reduction of warranty cost / claims by rootcause analysis & countermeasure implementation for market defects in HVAC parts (condenser, cooling coil, pipes & hoses). Also for demonstrating excellent team working skills during in-depth data analysis of Oring cut issues & implementing design changes in control unit knob slippage issue reported in high-volume models
    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      Fast, Flexible and First mover Maruti Suzuki India Limited Oct 2020 Received quarterly award “Fast Flexible & First mover” for solving compressor oil seepage issue in span of one week for a newly launched vehicle
    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      Star performer Maruti Suzuki India Limited Jun 2019 Solved a unique engine bay fire problem by rightly identifying causal part & mechanism of fire within span of 3 months
    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      Rootcause analysis of vehicle fires Maruti Suzuki India Limited Mar 2018 Skilled in quick handling of critical customer complaints as vehicle fires have direct implication on brand image. Investigated over 490 fire cases & successfully identified rootcause in 95% of the cases.
    • Awarded to Varun N Kalkur
      MHRD scholar MHRD Jun 2012 MHRD scholar for scoring distinction in class 12th.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Corporal

      Issued by National Cadet Corps on Jul 2013
      National Cadet CorpsAssociated with Varun N Kalkur