Aditya Velapurkar
Pune
Summary
Dynamic quality engineering professional with a proven track record at ETEC India, excelling in supplier development and continuous improvement. Skilled in root cause analysis and project management, I have enhanced product reliability and elevated KPIs through effective collaboration and innovative problem-solving. Passionate about driving quality excellence in product development, with the support of advanced tools like data analytics and visualizations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
ETEC India
Pune
06.2018 - Current
- Led quality engineering for Crop Care & Specialty Harvesting platforms, enhancing product reliability.
- Supported new product development and production at multiple John Deere locations through PFMEA, CP, and capability analysis.
- Identified and improved product and process CTQs to elevate KPIs for purchased and in-house components.
- Facilitated supplier development for casting and metal fab suppliers across North America and India.
- Developed system, design, and process FMEAs to mitigate risks during product development phases.
- Managed quality planning deliverables for over 550 mobile hydraulics parts in Sugar Harvester platform projects.
- Collaborated with design, manufacturing, and R&D teams to achieve significant PPM improvements.
- Provided onsite build support to troubleshoot issues and implement corrective actions.
Engineer- Supplier Development
Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Pune
12.2014 - 06.2018
- Ensured PPAP verification and approval of supplier documents with the help of APQP guidelines.
- Verified process documentation including PFD, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and CP.
- Tracked supplier performance by monitoring OTD and DPPM metrics.
- Collaborated with suppliers to enhance documentation knowledge per AIAG guidelines.
- Communicated with regional commodity managers to gather data for supplier development initiatives.
- Served as Transition SPOC for Supplier Development team during project transitions from global Eaton sites to India.
- Implemented program management techniques for smooth and effective project transitions.
- Executed transitions using Pro Launch and Lean methodologies, ensuring proper documentation and gate reviews.
Supplier Quality Engineer
Eaton Fluid Pvt. Ltd
Pune
09.2012 - 09.2014
- Supported development of new parts for Eaton Hydraulics plant, including pumps, valves, and cylinders.
- Collaborated with suppliers to transition parts from concept to regular production.
- Ensured verification and approval of suppliers' PPAP documentation.
- Reviewed process documents such as 8D, PFD, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and CP.
- Assisted suppliers in developing manufacturing processes for parts and fixtures.
- Implemented quality improvements at supplier facilities to enhance part integrity.
- Audited supplier processes and verified PPAP documentation for Q.A. approval.
- Managed relationships with casting, machining, extrusion, spring, and plating suppliers.
Education
PGDBM - Operations Management
University of Pune
Pune07-2015
BE - Mechanical
University of Pune
Pune06-2012
Skills
- Quality engineering
- Supplier development
- Root cause analysis
- Product development
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Continuous improvement
- Data analytics
- Power Platform expertise
Accomplishments
- Successfully executed a CI of $0.25 Millions for hose commodity by standardizing hoses for Sugarcane harvesters
- Rewarded for the work done as supplier quality engineer (Supplier Development) in a Steering cylinder resourcing project among the ASIA PACIFIC projects of SCM
- Best Practices Identification and Implementation of projects like Smart Quality Hold release system, Data driven PFMEA with the help of Python programming
Timeline
ETEC India
06.2018 - Current
Engineer- Supplier Development
Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd
12.2014 - 06.2018
Supplier Quality Engineer
Eaton Fluid Pvt. Ltd
09.2012 - 09.2014
PGDBM - Operations Management
University of Pune
BE - Mechanical
University of Pune
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