Highlights:• Accomplished engineering professional with work experience of 9 years in the design and development of Automotive products. • Collaborated, supervised, planned, and managed project goals and deliverables with multidisciplinary teams for over 10+ mechanical design projects with a scope of over $0.5 million. • Managed and supervised design teams with 3+ members during various phases of projects. • Managed, designed, and supported automotive design projects from concept to full production.design, and DFEMA. Familiar with DFA/DFM, FMEA, PPAP, and APQP processes. JLPT N4 certified Japanese proficiency.

Skills:Project Management, Process improvement, Product design, CAD, Operations management, Supplier Quality, Process optimization, Inventory management, CATIA, Minitab, FMEA, Lean Six Sigma

Goal:Aspiring for managerial roles in Operation, supply chain, and Project management with a Masters degree(anticipated Dec 2023) focused on management, process optimization in areas of operations, supply chain logistics, and technical product design. Having nine years of professional experience, I am actively seeking full-time jobs starting 2024.

Membership:• Student member: American Society of Engineering Management • Student member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Mechanical Engineer 02/2019 - 01/2022
Kurashiki Kako, Kurashiki, Okayama Japan
Industry: Automotive manufacturing
• Managed a three-member team and coordinated with cross-functional teams to execute two design projects in parallel for Ford T6 Cabin mountings. • Planned and supervised design and testing activities to reduce design validation time by 20%. • Engineered design optimization tasks and increased operational profit by 10%. • Coordinated with the leadership team to promote continuous improvement to increase the turn-around time by 20%. • Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, resolve issues and communicate with clients saving 40% of person-hours.
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Assistant manager 09/2018 - 01/2019
CREAT-Uno Minda, Pune, Maharashtra India
Industry: Automotive manufacturing
• Executed supplier negotiations on part quality improvement and reduced quality issues by 8%. • Implemented compliance checks and design optimization to reduce re-modeling tasks by 30%. • Led benchmarking activities and created a reference database for optimized CAD modeling. • Trained multi-member freshman team in CAD tools and component design methodology.
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Senior Design Engineer 03/2016 - 08/2018
Renault Nissan technology and Business Centre, Chennai, Tamilnadu India
Industry: Automotive
• Executed VAVE activities analyzing cost reduction feasibilities; saved 5% of BIW costs. • Negotiated with suppliers on potential cost reduction to reduce manufacturing costs by 10 %. • Designed master sections and BIW components in NX, considering the best design practices.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada 06/2009 - 04/2012
, , India
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering with skills in mechanical drawing, GD&T, Machine design

Premkarun Chundru Resume