Nikhil Gawade

1. Performed gap analysis of documented information within the area of quality management system of commercial specialty tires division of a Continental 2. Identified and suggested essential documents to include in quality management system considering business processes as well as ISO 9001 & IATF 16949 requirements 3. Achieved awareness of centralized quality management system within the department

1. Performed statistical analysis of customer complaints as the basis for product improvements and discussed the results monthly with R&D, Customer service and Product development teams 2. Planned, ordered quality test for the plants located in Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic, South Africa and analyze test results to achieve conformity of serial production 3. Contributed to root cause analysis of quality issues using A3 and 8D methods

1. Planned, created, and managed the entire quality planning strategy. 2. Estimated, planned, and coordinated product inspection, quality check activities, and Maintained quality documentation such as six sigma, 8D report, APQP, PPAP process, FMEA. 3. Identified quality assurance process bottleneck and suggested actions for continuous improvement program (CIP).

1. Planned organized and controlled scope of the site work 2. Responsible for measuring, evaluating and optimizing the site progress 3. Responsible for Monitoring and reporting of work progress 4. Responsible for onsite resolution of client issues and customized need

1. Quality Management 2. Project Engineering Management 3. Automotive Management 4. Global Supply Chain Management

1. Metrology and Quality control 2. Industrial engineering 3. CAD/CAM Automation 4. Robotics 5. Reliability engineering