PRABHU SUKUMARAN KANTHA
Quality Assurance Engineer
Manama
Summary
Reliable Quality Engineer with abilities in blueprint interpretation, operations monitoring and quality control inspections. Outstanding communication, active listening and organizational talents. Physically fit and adaptable with the capability to work in various work environments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Quality Assurance Engineer
Bahrain Precast Concrete
Manama
02.2018 - Current
- Responsible for ensuring that the Quality Controller is executing his duties and responsibilities in accordance with the requirement of the project specification.
- Responsible for raising Non conformity and root cause analysis of the problems.
- Carry out internal audit.
- Propose change in unsatisfactory procedures.
- Responsible for ensuring tool box briefing is carried out daily.
- Review and approval of Quality System procedures and forms relevant for the department.
- Liaison with external auditors on matters relating to the Quality Management system.
- Responsible for conducting training to quality and production staffs.
- Ensuring that all equipment is calibrated and in good working condition all the time.
- Preparing monthly non conformity report in accordance with the procedure.
- Coordinated with quality control staff to complete inspections.
- Supported quality team members during corrective action updates.
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory compliance during managed projects.
- Led problem-solving activities to quickly identify and permanently resolve quality and productivity issues.
- Facilitated process improvements to successfully decrease errors.
- Partnered with senior management to analyze issues and find appropriate solutions.
- Recommended revisions to internal controls and operational and management policies and procedures.
- Responsible for preparing monthly quality report to management and conduct quality meetings.
Quality Cum Production Engineer
Index Precast Trading W.L.L
Kuwait City
05.2015 - 12.2017
- Ensure all products is produced to company and industry standards.
- In charge for daily production of precast elements.
- Coordinated for successful completion of each project by obtaining the technical and architectural specifications required for each project from concerned project
- Identified product condition by collecting fresh concrete samples during production process and conducted physical concrete testing
- Conducted pre pour/post-pour inspection to ensure product matched engineering standards
- Led ISO recertification effort in my company for quality department
- Preparing the Quality manuals, MS, ITPs, Quality procedures
- Preparation of all documents related to inspections & attend inspections with the client for all activities & ensure that it is as per latest approved drawings and get approval.
- Communicate with Consultants/Client in matters pertaining to site inspections, and Quality checks for all the materials receipt inspections and review all material certification and testing materials.
- Presented clear, organized data in graphs, charts, tables and written reports.
- Liaised between production and quality assurance departments to streamline processes and increase daily productivity.
- Discarded and rejected products, materials and equipment not conforming with specifications.
- Maintained high standard of workmanship by using only approved data, materials, tools and test equipment.
- Identified and helped resolve production problems, increasing output while reducing errors.
- Monitored production operations for compliance with specifications and promptly reported defects.
- Identified and helped resolve non-conforming product issues.
- Supervised production workers to identify areas in need of improvement for high-quality production.
- Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and other quality issues.
Assistant Quality Engineer
Shapoorji Pallonji co & LTD
Bangalore
10.2013 - 04.2015
- Responsible for quality assurance & quality control at the project site and report to the QA/QC Manager in the issues related to non conformance & deficiencies in the quality management process at the site
- Assist the QA/QC Manager in overall quality control of the site, provide advises & suggestion to improve quality control at construction site & assist project manager to achieve the target with respect to quality issues & ISO 9001:2008
- Assist the QA/QC Manager in preparation of all related quality documents such as ITPs & Method Statements.
- Conduct quality awareness meetings & inductions to foreman and construction labour
- To prepare all documents related to inspection & attend all inspection for different individual activities of the site & ensure that it is as per latest approved drawings
- Full supervision of concreting activity, Internal inspection for all activities on the site
- Carry out all inspection with main contractor & client and get the approval
- Coordination with project engineer regarding the progress of works at site.
- Checking delivered materials on site & making sure that it is matching with project specification.
- Ensuring close out of client NCR’s related all civil construction activities
- Co – ordination with client for on-site inspection activities.
- Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
- Collaborated with production staff to establish and meet quality standards.
- Followed standard operating procedures for inspections and tests.
- Updated quality control records and reports.
- Provided feedback to production team regarding product quality.
Education
Bachelor - Civil Engineering
Anna university
Chennai 08.2009 - 01.2013
Skills
Customer Relationship Managementundefined
Accomplishments
- MAJOR PROJECTS
- At Index Precast Company, Kuwait
- Title: Al Zour refinery, Kuwait
- Client: Tecnicas Reunidas
- Description: The project consisted of the construction of beams and columns for pipe rack
- Project consisted of 8000 elements of beams and columns
- Project is worth 10 million Kuwait dinar
- All elements are precast
- Title: Koc Fence project, Kuwait
- Client: KOC
- Description: The project consisted of 1430 pieces of fences for koc
- Successfully finished project Within 6 months with minor defects
- Title: Substation project, Kuwait
- Client: Petrofac
- Description: This project consisted of 60 T-beams and 30 slabs
- Successfully finished before contract period
- Title: Manhole for municipality, Kuwait
- Client: L&T
- Description: This project consisted of 300 man holes
- Successfully finished before contract period
- Title: Trench project, Kuwait
- Client: CCC
- Description: This project consisted of 400 trench pieces
- Successfully finished before contract period
Timeline
Quality Assurance Engineer
Bahrain Precast Concrete
02.2018 - Current
Quality Cum Production Engineer
Index Precast Trading W.L.L
05.2015 - 12.2017
Assistant Quality Engineer
Shapoorji Pallonji co & LTD
10.2013 - 04.2015
Bachelor - Civil Engineering
Anna university
08.2009 - 01.2013
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