Chakradhar Edukulla: in Southfield, MI

Cost saves, Quality & Production issues Current Project: Ford Escape Projects Worked: Ford F-150, Lincoln MKC, Lincoln Aviator & Ford Explorer Major Projects Delivered: Warranty issue on Escape Glovebox draining battery Warranty issue on MKC Defroster Grill rattle Cost save for Escape Console Top finish panel from painted to MIC which is more than $1.25M savings, and resolving launch issues Resolved Launch issues for Escape Center finish panel Delivered new Design for F-150 Glovebox Cost save for Escape changing IP PVC skin material, which is about $200K savings Cost save for Escape changing from embedded MCM to Panel mount, which is more than $2M savings Cost save for Escape removing KV Antenna/PEPs module, which is more than $600K savings Job Duties and Responsibilities: Design & develop cost save ideas from concept phase through the release Resolve Quality issues by making appropriate design changes based on verbatim Root cause Production issues by making proper investigation of the issues Mockup parts as Design representative to understand potential issues before implementation Coordinate with program management team to keep up with the program timings Regular meetings with Supplier program manager to get quotes for potential changes on a part Develop BOM for take rate complexity Checking with finance team to ensure the quotes from supplier is accurate Working with Tooling Engineers to ensure the changes would not have any Tooling issues Attend review meetings with Moldflow team to ensure appropriate Tooling changes would not affect mold block and the part Coordinating with Materials group to avoid any material related concerns Work with Plant Labor team, Plant Vehicle team to make them understand the change if that would affect assembly process or not Work with Studio on Design related concerns Developing CAD with CAD team to reflect the Design changes Coordinate with Dimensional Team on 2D Drawings & if any gage changes are required Supplier Plant visit to understand the manufacturing process & assembly process Working & developing a plan with supplier to ensure the parts are made as Designed Establishing Test plans as required for PV/DV Testing Ensure the release structure is structured right for all buildable combinations Follow through the PPAP process Work with Plant Assembly people for a smooth transition of changes Handling & help MY launches

Projects Worked: Jeep Wrangler & Ram 1500 Job Duties and Responsibilities: Develops and maintains list of critical product and process characteristics for Body Shop and Stamping Plants Performs data analysis to identify special and common cause problems Work with cross-functional team to recommend and evaluate corrective action Creating eCims from QAF build issues and part validation and Root cause analysis Works with chassis engineering and vehicle dynamics to perform tolerance analysis studies Design on drafting style using UG NX 9 drawings of Frames Working on critical points for Corner Model Tracking & Maintaining CN system for the Chassis Dimensional Engineer