Vasu Vallabh

Experience

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  Siemans Telecoms

  Jan 1983 - Dec 1990

  My responsibilities included: Planning for the implementation of new products on the production line, including technical support. Programming of test equipment and faulty finding of electro mechanical telecommunication system.Achievements and awards included: Project co-ordinator for the implementation of SABS 0516 standards. Selected as the first non-white employee to attend Technician training instead of artisan.Courses completed: Siemens Quality concepts. Effective Communication skills. Show less

  • Test planning technician

    Jan 1988 - Dec 1990

  • Technician trainee

    Jan 1983 - Dec 1987
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  Robert Bosch Automotive

  Feb 1990 - Mar 1999

  Senior Technician Electro Mechanical

  My responsibilities included: Six months secondment training at Robert Bosch in Germany on Products and Production test equipmentfor manufacturing automotive products such as fuel injection systems, anti-lock braking (ABS) controlunits, starter motors and alternator. Planning production equipment layout to suit product flow. Negotiating, purchasing and costing, including compiling and improving work procedures. Commissioning, releasing and adapting test programs of ATE equipment. Implementing work orders for new products from product engineers to relevant equipment. Sourcing for local suppliers of test jigs and test equipment. Maintaining production flow through the test areas and providing, including training of operators for use of equipment. Technical support for the production and maintaining high quality standards. Scheduling calibration for test equipment maintenance and fault finding on test equipment.Achievements and awards included: Team leader for continuous improvement workshop aim down time reduction of production line from40% to 5% achieved. Team leader for Zero Failure projects. Project leader for Y2K compliance for manufacturing equipment.Courses completed: Practical automotive products –fuel injection, ABS, starter motors and alternator. Bosch quality concepts. Organizational interface workshop. Kepner-Tregoe faulty finding analysis. Static process control. Continuous improvement. ISO 9000. Methods time management. Automated test equipment Software and maintenance. German language. Show less

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  Denel Dynamics

  Apr 1999 - Feb 2021

  Technical Specialist

  My responsibilities include: Production engineering and technical support on various products of Denel Dynamics, consisting ofmissiles and optical sighting systems. Current and previous portfolio involved a mix of general contracts, management, industrialisation,production and development support and project management. Influence the design, development and industrialization of any product in Denel Dynamics to be testable,reliable, affordable, maintainable, and producible and establish a manufacturing base line (MBL). Plan, organise, control, and execute manufacturing and project work and requirements. Monitor and evaluate variations associated with project scope and cost changes. Prepare documentation, drawings and recommendation for project implementation and execution. Optimised production of missiles and associated hardware for various programmes and provide progressreports to project management on the various levels of industrialisation.Projects include: P2/Desert Sting Guided Mortar Missile. Sabela - respirator for COVID-19 requirements. Hoefyster Sight sub-systems. A Darter seeker assembly. Field calibration test equipment (PGLT) for the Ingwe Missile. AV8 for Denel Land Systems. Sub-compact Guidance Optronics Unit (SCGOU) and Ingwe Missile. AV8 Missile Launch Tester (MLT). IIR Seeker Head for the Umbani Guided Missile. Danube (Eurocopter) - Compact Guidance Optronics Unit (CGOU) and Launcher. Umkhonto Missile sub-systems: SQ 2000, SANPC, and SANPC 7. Raptor/ Berth sub-systems. Ingwe Missile systems. Project Element manager (April 1999 - November 2002)Achievements and awards include: Appointed as safety representative for the Denel workshop. Mentorship of subordinates in the production engineering department. Achiever of the year award Supply Chain (Team Effort). Chairman of the safety committee for supply chain. Appointed as SHE chairman for the production facility. Show less

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  HENSOLDT South Africa

  Mar 2021 - now

  Chief Production Engineer

  Product industrialisation and support