K. V. RAVICHANDRAN has over 20 years of experience in tool room operations such as mould maintenance, process improvement, and quality management. He is currently a Senior Engineer at LITEON MOBILE INDIA PVT.LTD, where he oversees tooling maintenance and repair activities. The document provides details of his career history and responsibilities in various roles related to tool room operations and mould development.

1. K. V. RAVICHANDRAN
E–Mail: venuravi68@gmail.com, sruthiravi2000@yahoo.co.in; Mobile No.: 00919962088262
Seeking challenging assignments in, Tool Room, New Mould Development / Vendor development
Customer relations
SNAPSHOT
Career spans over 20+ years of experience in Mould Making/ Mould maintenance, Process Improvement/ Value-
Engineering. Presently associated with LITEON MOBILE INDIA PVT.LTD SRIPERUMBUDUR, Chennai as
SENIOR ENGINEER TOOLING, Directly reporting to Operations Head
A keen planner with expertise in overseeing entire tooling maintenance & repair activities ensuring optimum
utilisation of resources. Abilities in managing operations as per the set parameters & standards as well as
experience of developing procedures for operational excellence.
Possess a clear understanding of the industry, technology trends with the distinction of instituting quality control
techniques to achieve product excellence at the lowest overall cost. Competent in developing and implementing
major engineering methodologies from original concept to enhance productivity.
Skilled in conceptualising and evaluating ideas, making them tangible through a more systematic approach; A
skilled communicator capable of interacting and influencing people-cutting across hierarchical levels in an
organisation with ease. Ability to thrive in high stress environments.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Mould Maintenance and Repair
 Planning, preventive & predictive maintenance of the Moulds to increase reliability & availability.
 Implementing cost saving/ energy saving techniques/Kaizens and modifications the system to achieve substantial
reduction in O&M expenditures and work within the budget.
 Designing fixtures for the assembly line and de-gating tools for parts de-gating.
 Carrying out the laser welding of moulds in critical areas and repairing the welded areas with accuracy.
 Handling designing and fabrication of trimming dies for the cast parts; assembling, fitting & matching new molds.
 Executing new mold try shot and trouble-shooting the same during production.
 Preparing machining fixtures, special purpose machines and pneumatic tools.
 Identifying areas of bottlenecks /breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipments through application of
trouble shooting tools like root cause analysis and achieve KPI
 Attaining quotations and approval for outsourcing and new vendor development.
 Monitoring tool life and giving input in tool modifications for increase tool life time.
Process Improvement/ Value-engineering
 Ensuring the proper use of all the available resources to bring in maximum output.
 Identifying areas of improvement and recommending process modifications to enhance operational efficiencies of
machine/ equipment and achieving higher productivities.
 Ascertaining control procedures to monitor the output; validating performance of those manufacturing processes
that may be causing variability in the characteristics of in-process material and the product.
 Ensuring process validation by establishing documented evidence & confirming that a specific process consistently
produces products meeting specifications & quality characteristics.
Quality Management
 Ensuring compliance with QA Measures to monitor consistency and quality of services provided to specialised
equipments and Instruments.
 Recommending equipment purchases & standardisation based upon history and experience.
 Design and fabricating gauges, inspection fixtures, functional gauges for quality control department.
 Facilitating inputs in conceptualisation of project upgradation, finalisation of drawings/ documents.
CAREER CONTOUR
From May 2009 to 2013 March Flex tools Precision Engineering (P) Ltd. Chennai 89 as Head – Tool room
Flex tools is a precision plastic injection mould making company based from Singapore
Roles and Responsibilities
Leading a group of tool makers in making Plastics injection moulds from the design stage to the T0 trial, and
corrections
Attending design reviews and giving suggestions and improvement plans for easy mould manufacturing
Conducting daily meeting and reviews and solving problems facing during mould making
Preparing ISO related documents for the manufacturing process related to mould making

2. Key Highlights
Developed highly precision plastics moulds and achieved the customer approved part within T2
Developed Horn pad and body cover moulds for Leyland and Daimler with sprung core mechanism
Successfully achieved customer part approval in T1 for a double cavity 12 slider mould with a target time of
6weeks
Apr ’07 to May 2009 Jabil Green Point India (P) Ltd. Sriperumpudur, Chennai as Engineer –Tool Room
Jabil is a leading EMS company and is the World no 3 company next to Flextronics.
Roles and Responsibilities
 Spearheading 12 tool makers in tool maintenance and repair of plastic injection moulds for cell phone panels.
 Carrying out the daily meeting with team members for improvements and building team spirit.
 Directing the 5s activities in the team.
 Implementing the MPMS and training the technicians on the implementation of the software (Mold Production
Management System).
 Functioning as a team member of Nokia Workcell; attending daily work cell meeting giving corrective & preventive
action plans to production related problems and reducing the mold down time.
Key Highlights
 Functioned as core member of Project Development Team for new tool development with the tool maker in China.
 Took charge of daily activities in the tooling department.
 Played a vital role in carrying out tool modifications for incrementing insert life & quick change over.
 Acquired strong exposure in Hot Runner Molds and servicing of Manifold Assembly (Husky).
 Contributed in improving methods for mold maintenance faster and reducing downtime.
 Adeptly trained the technicians on various machine operations, calibrated machines and tools.
 Imparted Laser welding Training to technicians & initiated in-house repairing of moulds rather than outsourcing.
 Distinction of being promoted as an Engineer Tool Room from Assistant engineer in a span of 1 year.
 Nominated as Nokia Work Cell Member to attend work cell meeting and give CA and PA to production issues.
 Instrumental in planning & erection of tool room machines in initial set-up of the company
 Carried out in-house mould repairs within the resources available.
 Successfully developed the year code punch machining internally using recycled carbide cutters & reducing cost of
buying around 30%.
Apr ‘01 to Sep ‘06 PDCI SDN BHD, Melaka, Malaysia as Senior Supervisor-Tool Room
Jul ‘97 to Jul ’99 PDCI SDN BHD, Melaka, Malaysia as Tool and Die maker.
A leading manufacturer of Aluminium Pressure Die- Cast component in Malaysia. A Subsidiary of Pioneer
Industries Pvt. Ltd., Singapore established in 1972.
Roles and Responsibilities
 Spearheading a group of tool makers and technicians in the daily activities.
 Fabricating of pressure Die Casting Molds for aluminium components of given design and specification.
 Handling the Design and Process FMEA before new tool manufacturing.
 Overseeing the preventive maintenance and repairing of die casting molds and related trimming dies.
 Imparting technical support to the production department for sorting out daily problems to improve part quality
and meeting the production target.
Key Highlights
 Preparation of the ISO Standard Document SOP and carried out the tool life monitoring.
 Instrumental in handling operations/ maintenance of the operating machines like Lathe, Milling, Drilling and EDM.
 Developed electrodes for EDM with high accuracy
 Played a vital in carrying out die back plate modification to fit machines of a similar capacity.
 Instrumental in carrying out modification of mechanical sliders for easy change of inserts while breakage.
 Led the execution of various improvement plans to increase tool life such as stress relieving, various coatings and
heat treatments methods in timely intervals.
 Adeptly developed the tool repairs in-house using internal resources (previously all repairs were completed in
Singapore); started making new trimming tool for the cast parts internally.
 Merit of bring promoted as a Senior Supervisor Tool Room directly reporting to Operations Manager.
Aug ‘99 to Mar ’01 Real Time Controls (P) Ltd., Chennai as Senior Supervisor –Tool room
A medium scale industry involved in manufacturing of stabilizers, UPS and Anti-Virus software’s, special purpose
machines for condom testing and packing.

3. Roles and Responsibilities
 Overseeing the fabrication of:
o Plastic injection moulds and hand moulds.
o Blanking tools and bending tools.
 Handling the manufacturing of special purpose machines for electronic condom testing as per the design given.
Key Highlights
 Successfully directed repair and maintenance functions in the operating machines such as universal milling, Lathe
and EDM.
 Directed the tool makers and technicians in the daily activities.
Jun ‘93 to Feb ‘96 Arpudaraj Industries, Chennai as Tool and Die Maker
A Medium Scale Industry involved in the Production and Supply of Automobile switch Components for TVS-Lucas and
Honda. The Tool Room is equipped with all Conventional Machines and Power press Up to 15 Ton Capacity.
Nature of Work.
Roles and Responsibilities
 Handling fabrication press tools like Blank Tool, Compound Tools, Machining Fixture and Combination Tools.
 Carrying out the designing types of press tools from part drawing or sample part.
Key Highlights
 Instrumental in carrying out the troubleshooting of press tools during production.
 Carried out the activities for the production of the pressed components.
 Established the Dies on Power Press and Fly Press; operated Machines Operations for Lathe, Surface Grinding and
Power Press.
Previous Assignments
May ‘91 to Jun ’93 Gayatri Plasto shears (P) Ltd. Pondichery as Tool and Die Maker
May ‘89 to Apr ‘91 Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Chennai – 89 as Act Apprentice–NAC
(National Apprenticeship Certificate)
IT FORTE
Software Knowledge : Auto cad 2007, Pro-Engineer wildfire 2.0
Operating System : Windows XP, Microsoft Office
TRAININGS COMPLETED
 Design and Fabrication of trimming dies for the forged parts
 Design and Making of Machining fixtures for the of the cast aluminium parts
 Functional and checking gauges design and fabrication.
 Conventional EDM machine operation
 One Month training in mould making practice process in Jabil Green Point, Penang, Malaysia
 Special Training in Laser welding practice (Alpha Laser-German machine)
 Special Polishing Training by Professional from Taiwan
ACADEMIA
1986-1988 NTC (National Trade Certificate) – Trade, Tool and Die Making from Central Training Institute,
Chennai
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - IGNOU, 2012 with distinction (Vertically Integrated Engineering Programme)
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth : 25th
October 1968
Address : No.3/82, Selvaganapathy Nagar, Kovur, Chennai
600128, Tamilnadu