Premkarun Chundru
Research Assitant at Pennsylvania State University
Engineering Management at Pennsylvania State University
United States
Hi, I'm Premkarun Chundru!
Research Assitant at Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Student in Master of Engineering Management with nine years of professional experience. I am actively seeking opportunities in the supply chain, operations management, project management, and supplier quality. With a demonstrated history of working for Automotive OEM and TIER1 companies, I managed and contributed to multiple multidisciplinary team projects. Supervised and executed the design and development activities of automotive products. Well-versed in Project Management activities, Product Design, CAD, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance, Plastics & Sheet metal design, and DFEMA. Familiar with DFA/DFM, FMEA, PPAP, and APQP processes. JLPT N4 certified Japanese proficiency.
Experience
Pennsylvania State University
Research Assitant
March 2023 - Present
• Conducted extensive literature reviews and coordinated with the professor to define the research scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Assisted data collection and analyzed various parameters to develop simulation models.
• Prepared dashboards to summarize the results using data visualization tools.
Kurashiki Kako Co. Ltd
Mechanical Engineer
February 2019 - January 2022
• Managed a three-member team and coordinated with cross-functional teams to execute two design projects in parallel for Ford T6 Cabin mountings.
• Planned and supervised design and testing activities to reduce design validation time by 20%.
• Engineered design optimization tasks and increased operational profit by 10%.
• Coordinated with the leadership team to promote continuous improvement to increase the turn-around time by 20%.
• Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, resolve issues and communicate with clients saving 40% of person-hours.
CREATE Uno Minda
Assitant Manager
September 2018 - January 2019
• Executed supplier negotiations on part quality improvement and reduced quality issues by 8%.
• Implemented compliance checks and design optimization to reduce re-modeling tasks by 30%.
• Led benchmarking activities and created a reference database for optimized CAD modeling.
• Trained multi-member freshman team in CAD tools and component design methodology.
Renault Nissan Technology and Business Center India
Senior Design Engineer
March 2016 - August 2018
• Executed VAVE activities analyzing cost reduction feasibilities; saved 5% of BIW costs.
• Negotiated with suppliers on potential cost reduction to reduce manufacturing costs by 10 %.
• Designed master sections and BIW components in NX, considering the best design practices.
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Projects
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Languages
English
Skills
Team Management
ERP
Inventory Management
Supplier Management
Design For Manufacturing (DFM)
3D CAD
Manufacturing Drawings
Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Process Control
Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification
Product Development