Chekkikkattil Baburajan
E-Mail: / à Contact: +918042061048, +918123228043(India)
~ Seeking Senior Level Assignments ~
With over 22 years of rich experience in:
- Strategic Planning - Machining technology - Tool Room Operations
- Design Engineering - Project Management - Vendor Development
- Quality Assurance - Maintenance/Engineering - Team Management
Currently associated with Bangkok Seimistu Machining Technology Co. Ltd., Thailand as Factory Manager. Adept at managing engineering operations involving Marketing, design & development, developing detailed drawing for fabrication, co-ordination with internal departments and tool room operations. A keen planner & implementer with expertise in managing entire project / production operations with key focus on top line & bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources.
Expertise in managing technically advanced cost-efficient, state of the art production systems and processes; undertaking root cause analysis of problems and developing effective counter measures taking quality initiatives. Skilled at handling tasks and projects simultaneously in challenging environments with excellent relationship management skills. Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical & negotiation skills.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
Since May’ 10 with Bangkok Seimistu Machining Technology Co. Ltd., Thailand as Factory Manager
Mar’ 03 – Apr’ 10 (7Yrs) with Premier Molds Technology Co., Ltd., Thailand as CNC & Machining Manager and Factory Manager
May’ 94 – Mar’ 03(9yrs) with MMI Precision (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand as Tool Room Manager
Key Deliverables across Tenure:
Strategic Management / Factory Operations:
q Formulating strategic plans to enhance operations and meeting organisational objectives.
q Handling workforce for effective operations and training on the desired skills.
q Optimizing man and machine utilization to achieve pre set production target.
Design Engineering
q Developing the conceptual design of new products/toolings entailing drawings & specification study, quotation enquiry study & finalization, vendor selection & finalization, schedule for development, first sample approval and final part approval.
q Analysing and producing the technical requirements and specifications & recommending design modifications based on client requirements.
q Preparing ECR and coordinating for the selection of suitable materials for various components to meet design reliability and quality goals; designing the product to meet customer requirement & translating the design model using various tools.
Tool Room Operations
q Estimating new tooling requirements and costs; coordinating tool design and manufacturing activities in relation to the revision of product design and make use of reverse engineering; performing new tooling trials.
q Manufacturing Die casting moulds, Injection moulds jigs, fixtures & press tools, as per the design specifications; undertaking trial/ inspection of moulds tools jigs & fixtures, identifying defects & making relevant modifications.
Man Management
q Directing and leading the technical personnel. Imparting continuous on the job training to the workforce for accomplishing greater operational effectiveness / efficiency.
q Working on talent pool and succession planning of the management cadre and workforce, appraising their KRA based performance and providing feedback on the same.
Noteworthy Credits:
º Spearheaded end to end set up of the tool room in MMI Precision with CNC milling M/C’s, CNC EDM, wire cut, Super DNC, CMM and 3R system work holding, etc. to achieve the accuracy in microns.
º Holds the distinction of developing the organisation (MMI Precision) from importing tools to exporting stage.
º Stellar role in bringing about substantial improvement of productivity and quality through extensive training and classification of staff members.
º Streamlined the part machining process by implementing proper process planning and machine utilization in Bangkok Seimitsu
º Saved an average of 5 million Bhatt / month by making moulds and tools in house in MMI Precision.
º Exceeded production target by maintaining the dies and keeping the spares to minimize the m/c down time and thereby increase in productivity.
º Developed over mould with modular concept.
Some of Projects Overview:
º 4 cavity injection mould with 3 bottom halves and one top to run on indexing type moulding machines, with modular concept.
º 4 cavity die casting moulds for the computer disc drive base for various sizes and models.
º 16 cavity computer actuator arm die casting moulds for various sizes and models.
º Trimming dies for aluminium castings.
º 18 stage progressive die for connector
PAST EMPLOYMENTS
º Aug ’93 – May ’94 ~ GB Precision & Engineering SDN BHD, Malaysia ~ Tool & Die Designer
º Jan ’92 – Aug ’93 ~ Robert Bosch, Malaysia (SDN BHD) ~ Tool & Die Maker
º Aug’ 90 – Dec’ 91 ~ BPL India Ltd., Bangalore, India ~ Tool & Die Maker
º Sep’ 89 – Aug’ 90 ~ GEDEE Tools (P) Ltd., Coimbatore, India ~ Tool Engineer Trainee
º Aug’ 88 – Aug’ 89 ~ NTTF Tool Room, Bangalore, India ~ Tool Maker
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
1988 Engineering Diploma in Tool & Die Making from NTTF Tellicherry, Kerala. Acquired 1st rank in practical among all the NTTF centres across India.
1984 Pre-Degree Course from Nirmalagiri College, Kerala, India.
CERTIFICATIONS
2000 Course in Unigraphics - Modeling & Manufacturing from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
1990 Course in AutoCAD from CIT Campus, Coimbatore, India.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
º On the job training on CNC Programming & Machining for 1 month by Deckal Singapore, arranged by Robert Bosch, Malaysia.
º Installation & operational training on Wire Cut & CNC EDM from Charmilles and Sodick, Thailand. CNC machines by Yeong chin (Taiwan) and Morie SEIKE (5 Axis).
º CNC Programming & High Speed Machining conducted by Makino, Thailand.
º In-house training on Power Shape and Power Mill by Delcam, Thailand.
º Stayed for a month in China and visited few factories in Taiwan for a transfer technology program for Footwear Mould Manufacturing.
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth : 3rd May’ 1966
Linguistic Abilities : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada & Thai
Residential Address : J-1608, Brigade Gateway, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore – 560055