Dhuvagar Naharethnam

Program Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in New Product Development and Manufacturing Engineering.
Proven track record in process improvement and lean methodologies.
Strong leadership skills in managing cross-functional teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Manufacturing Engineering expert with a focus on New Product Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

New Product DevelopmentProcess ImprovementManufacturing EngineeringProduction System Development

Other Skills

Process planningMonitoring production processPreparation of SOP’sBOM & RoutingPrototype analysisProduction Part Approval ProcessFMEALean MethodologiesAgile MethodologiesManagementMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelLeadershipManufacturing

Experience

13 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Apple

Program Manager

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

Faurecia

Program Manufacturing Leader

Sep 2018 – Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra

Nelson global products

Junior Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

Sep 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs · Chennai Area, India

Vishay precision group, inc. (vpg)

New Product Development Engineer

Sep 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs · Chennai Area, India

New Product Development, transferring of new product to Mass Production by guiding production team & coordinating with all support team.
Process planning, upgrading/ Modifying the existing process/product to improve yield & reduce cost.
Monitoring production process, identifying deviations /defects & taking corrective action along with CFT team.
Preparation of SOP’s, process sheets for new products & existing products.
To create & maintain MFG masters like, BOM & Routing.

New Product DevelopmentProcess planningMonitoring production processPreparation of SOP’sBOM & RoutingProcess Improvement

Faurecia

Manufacturing Engineer

Sep 2012 – Sep 2014 · 2 yrs · Chennai Area, India

Product interface (manufacturability)
Prototype:
check know-how availability in plant according to requirements and
analyse industrial and technical tasks during prototype build (involving operators from production plant) as part of the MVP (Manufacturing Validation Plan)
Implement all changes related to production system and/or related to the product (as of Engineering Change Management).
Production System Development
Study, develop in detail, validate, release and set-up the complete Production System of the program using group standard lean Capex methodologies: process flow charts, work combination Table, PFA (Process Functional Analysis), layout (SWC), equipment and tool definition and interfaces, material and information flow diagram in accordance with the Group standards and program objectives.
Participate in the achievement of Process, Equipment and Facility FMEA.
Coordinate installation and launch of all production equipment and tooling
Production launch:
Support the Production Part Approval Process (including Run @ Rate: Production Trial, Mass Production Trial and Extended Mass Production Trial).
Support the production launch in the plant.
Support the Production Ramp-up