Ashokkumar Vedachalam

Profile Summary

Obtain a responsible position in an organization of repute opportunity to contribute substantially to its profitability and development by utilizing Professional, Technical, Analytical, and Skills & Experience.
1) Tooling Engineer with nearly eight years of experience in Design, Process Planning, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing in the Tool Room and Mold Maintenance ~ Automobile / Automotive Industries & Plastic Injection Manufacturer Industry. Strengths / troubleshooting of all types of plastics and sheet metals and conversant with Design for manufacturing (DFM) ~ LEGO Toys / Set Box Manufacturer and Automobile parts.
2) Casting Engineer with over nine years of experience in Quality Assurance, Production Engineering & New Product models in the Die Casting (Electronic) Manufacturing Industry. Inspired to learn, develop, and succeed in Computer ~ Hard Disk Drive Manufacturer and Electronic parts.
3) Ability to lead as a team (or) Ability to execute assigned tasks individually.

4) Lead as a team for the Project work without any delays / no customer complaints.

Core Competencies

Quality Assurance Supervisor (First Article / Engineering)

✓ Identify areas of obstruction / quality failures, advising on computer system & process changes for qualitative improvement and corrective action for customer needs.

✓ Ensuring high quality of all components made and making improvement for achieving better quality particular in area of production department and die casting.

Production Engineer (Manufacturing Casting)

✓ Establishing Quality standards / 3Q6S of project execution as per customer specifications.

✓ Listing down the resource needs for projects, after considering machine control and key parameter set.
 

Key Functional Areas: Quality Assurance Supervisor (FA / Engineering)

o Quarterly Business Reviews (Q.B.R.) were created, as well as performance history reports for the customer every four months.

o Creation of each process flow chart follows the stage line. Standardize each Work Instruction (W.I.) according to the Product from beginning to conclusion. 

o Review engineering reports and encourage the adoption of suitable problem-solving methods for practical root cause analysis and corrective action.

o Making a Failure mode and effect analysis (F.M.E.A.) per Product-wise to decrease product failure. Assessing process capabilities and working with suppliers to improve crucial aspects through supplier studies. 

o Preparing documentation relating to Quality, including Process flow charts, Control plans, PPAP, APQP, and others ISO / TS16949, for new products.

Production Engineer (Manufacturing Casting)

o Check Die-casting machine conditions, solve problems, and improved working area quality issues.

o Check everyday operations in Die-casting machine and change system parameter settings for new set-up molds - Mass production& FA new mold trails / new projects.

o Expertise in high pressure Die-casting machine & working under Production casting department.

o Handle different tonnage machines such as Toyo machine (125-350Tons), Toshiba machine (350-650Tons), and Buhler (340-660Tons) for Die Cast production.

o Responsible for New product introduction (NPI) & Design of experiments (DOE) for business growth.

o Reduce downtime and minimize dimensional errors by providing better project quality control.

o High rejection control of casting defects and achieved project daily target for productivity 100%.

2022​Diploma Level (Foreign), Ministry of Higher Education Commission (Formerly MOE), Thailand.  

2021​Associate of Science in Business Administration, University of the People, California.  

2019​Vocational Diploma in Computer Hardware Servicing, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai.              

2013​Master in System Engineering Networking, Apollo Computer Education Ltd, Arcot.                        

2012 ​PG Diploma in Computer Application, Computer Software Research Institute, Dharmapuri.

2009​Master Cert. in Computer Aided Tool Engineering, CentralInstitute of Tool Design, Hyderabad.

2005​Tool & Die Making, Nettur Technical Training FoundationCentre, Vellore.

2001​S.S.L.C., Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Ranipet.