Senior Director, Hardware Engineering

• Responsible for the P&L of the PCB Hardware related Business Unit. Ensure that the delivery of bare boards & Assembled PCB's happen on time on a monthly basis
• Responsible for the performance of the SCM team and bring in new systems to improve the working methodologies etc
• Developing and Managing Vendors in the PCB & PCBA area in the Far East


January 2017 - May 2018 Consultancy Services
Enabling OEM's to get their design off the ground and assisting them in shaping up their Operations department such that they can setup the right processes to productise their designs.

Responsible for the entire product line production right from the proto build to volume manufacturing. Have a team of 6 people working for me in the various capacities of Supply Chain Management, Customer QA & Logistics
* SemIndia is the first company in India to have managed the production of over 400K of Type 1 ADSL modems and I was entirely responsible for setting up the expectations with the sub contractor (Flextronics - Bangalore/Sriperumbadur)
* Co-ordinated the entire setting up of the manufacturing flow along with the management of Flextronics to be able to produce over 10,000 modems per day.
* Co-ordinated daily quality and production meetings at Flextronics with the top management level. Implemented CAP and worked with the Flextronics teams to improve the yiled. The overall first pass yield was over 95% with the final yield after rework was 99.97%
* Co-ordinated the BSNL QA at the Flextronics facility

Vice President, Operations

Responsible for the overall outsourced manufacturing operations of the company, including NPI, purchasing, assembly, logistics, planning and the supply chain. Specific tasks were to develop the supply chain, establish close relation between engineering, marketing, sales, support, purchase quality, document control, manufacturing engineering, logistics and the outsourced supply chain. Initiate and develop additional suppliers for additional product platforms as determined using qualified suppliers.

? Implemented continuous process improvements. Improving effectiveness, reducing complexity, increasing agility and reducing cost >30%. Utilized JIT/Demand Flow/Lean Supply chain techniques resulting in a reduction in processing time of 85% and inventory of 25% with an increase in fulfillment accuracy.
? Implemented PC based MRP system to improve the procurement of material and tied a relation with finance for AP and Customer Order Maintenance for sales.
? Reengineered the supply chain, conducting supplier reviews and selections. Established additional supply chain relationships with top tier & qualified suppliers and improved product acceptance.
? Launched additional product line through a newly expanded supply chain utilizing Arena and lean manufacturing processes.
? Created planning & forecasting models to support 50%(+) quarter growth while increasing the product platforms
? Established scoring system to monitor the supply chain for delivery/price & quality
? Negotiated cost reduction for class A items and reduced cost by 35%

OPERATIONS (Consultant)

Responsible for reducing COGS on flagship product by 15% (target of 20%)

? Negotiated a 40% decrease in cost of assembly with CM
? Identified alternate component vendors - thus creating negotiation pressure on primary vendor
? Established processes and procedures for shipment of product directly from EMS vendor to customers
? Responsible for transitioning the product from NPI to volume builds
? Involved with the procurement of components, vendor selection and associated quality management

Operations Manager

? Managed a crew of 220(+) operators with 2 supervisors
? Increased throughput by 35% in the SMT assembly line
? Increased the first pass yield from 92% to 97% and reduced the rate of RMAs from 4.2% to 0.3%
? Reduced the amount of rework by co-ordinating efforts of process engineering and operators

Production Manager

? Established SPC programs at various levels of the manufacturing operations
? Involved in establishing the quality standards for various customers
? Developed operator training programs on IPC workmanship standards
? Managed and directed a staff of over 10 individuals in the Quality Department

Quality Manager

Responsible for setting up of the Quality Department
? Established processes and procedures for various functions of a quality department
? Increased the efficiency of inspection processes of the IQC department
? Developed inspection requirements for the system integration and in-process inspection at the PCB Assembly level
? Established a supply chain management service
? Supported customer quality and defined reports submitted to the customer

Sr. Quality Engineer

Responsible for setting up an Electro Mechanical Assembly line
? Increased the area output by 30%
? Increased the first pass yield from 75% to a 95%
? Setup a JIT system within the facility and outside where house
? Established processes for the upgrades of systems for out of warranty product

Manufacturing Engineer

Developed bar coding system to track the boards through the entire manufacturing process
? Implemented a paperless tracking system through the entire manufacturing floor
? Ergonomically designed and optimized the flow of material through the entire manufacturing floor
? Was made the team leader to increase the quality of PEC assembled
? Was awarded the employee of the year for automating the tracking of PCB flows through the entire factory floor

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Mahesh Draksharapu: Senior Director, Hardware Engineering in Cumming, GA

Mahesh Draksharapu

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SemIndia Systems

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