This document is a resume for Karamjit Sekhon that summarizes his experience and qualifications. He has over 15 years of experience in quality engineering, reliability engineering, and electronics manufacturing. Some of his key responsibilities have included managing quality assurance departments, implementing quality systems, conducting supplier audits and qualifications, and leading corrective action processes. He has worked in various industries including electronics, computers, and data storage.
2. manufacturing,
Quality Engineering
and Reliability
Engineering.
• Extensive Experience of
Test Engineering, FCC,
EMI/RFI, ESD Testing, UL,
CSA, ANSI and other
safety and regulatory
agency approvals.
• Excellent Experience of
Evaluation and
Sustaining Engineering
with emphasis on product
Quality improvement and
cost reduction.
• Sound Experience of
managing and working in a
Quality Engineering and
environmental test lab for
Product Development and
design verification testing
(DVT).
• Strong knowledge of Modern
Quality Systems ISO 9001,
AS9100, ISO 13485, TS16949
and IPC -610D soldering
standard.
• Vast Working Experience of
Manufacturing Processes
related to PCB, PCBA,
Injection Molding, Die Casting
and Sheet-Metal Fabrication in
a high volume environment.
• Practical Experience in writing
and implementing Quality Plans,
Quality Specification,
Workmanship Standards,
Inspection Instructions, and
Quality Procedures in the ISO
format.
• Solid Understanding of
Process optimization,
Calibration Control, Process
Auditing and implementation
of SPC and corrective action
plans to achieve six sigma
process capabilities.
• Experience with AS9102
First Article Inspection &
Reporting and quality
tools such as SPC, PPAP,
AQAP, DOE, FMEA and
PFMEA.
• Performed the Supplier Quality
Assessments, Supplier
Selection, Evaluation and
Qualification, Supplier Rating
and Supplier Certification for
Dock-to-Stock.
• Ability to lead effective
Corrective Action using
advanced problem
3. solving methods and
statistical analysis.
• Established the product
critical dimensions & critical
specification and validated
the Supplier certificate of
analysis & certificate of
conformance.
• Ability to set up product
incoming inspection and
material review management
(MRB, SRB and disposition of
defective product).
• Relevant Experience with
product failure mode analysis,
root cause analysis and
recommending corrective action
for resolution.
• Standardization of
inspection and testing
methods at incoming
inspection and at
overseas Supplier's final
product testing.
• Strong Knowledge of
commercial software
applications. Proficient in the
use of Microsoft Office
Applications.
• Knowledge of Mil-standards,
GD&T, Gage R&R, TQM, DOE,
QFD and JIT principles.
• Result oriented, Team Player,
excellent written and verbal
communications and effective
people management skills.
Core Qualifications
• Cross-functional team management • Budgets & Cost Control
• Consistently meet goals • Administration
• Employee scheduling • Departmental operations Management.
• Background in Electronic Manufacturing • Product Development
and computers • Product Analysis
• Quality Management • Workflow Planning
• Time and resource Optimization • Operational Improvements
• Cost Reduction • Process Improvement
Professional Experience
4. PRESIDENT / CEO
January 2001 to April 2015
SEKHON BROS. INC – NORTH HILLS, CA
• Planned and directed all functions of the Company – Enforced strong leadership skills to ensure
efficient/effective utilization of corporate resources.
• Deployed resources to achieve financial forecast and business objectives.
• Increased the business revenue from 100K to 2M per month and expanded the operation from 1
facility to 3 facilities within 5 years.
• Analyzed market trends and statistics to determine potential of growth – monitored sales performance
regularly.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
October 1997 to December 2000
NBASE COMMUNICATIONS INC – CHATSWORTH, CA
• Authored and documented the Quality System Manual for the Company which established
product specifications and standards necessary to meet customer requirements.
• Established the Receiving Inspection Procedures, in-process inspection procedures and final
product inspection and workmanship standards.
• Implemented the quality improvement plan that resulted in all time low suppliers PPM of 16 and first
ever “0” PPM from customers.
• Successfully implemented defect data collection and corrective action system which improved the
quality by 35%.
• Supervised the work of 15 staff members that include the Quality Engineers and QA Technicians and
provided the leadership across the department by setting the high quality work standards and targeted
performance goals.
SR. QUALITY ENGINEER
June 1994 to September 1997
PACKARD BELL NEC – SACRAMENTO, CA
• Developed and documented the Workmanship Standard for PCB's, PCBA's, Computers and
computer peripherals.
• Participated in team effort to document the quality assurance procedures to meet the
requirements of ISO 9000 and achieved the certification to ISO 9001.
• Reduced the internal scrap by 15% using the 80/20 rule and Pareto's saving company $200,000 per
month.
• Drafted and implemented the material process flow at the new facility from incoming through
finished goods with quality control points and timeliness.
• Performed the supplier surveys, process audits and established the Supplier Quality
Management System for Domestic and Far East Asian suppliers.
• Supported and coordinated the acquisition of Zenith Data System (ZDS) and NEC Personal
Computer Division and integrated the Supplier Quality Management of 3 companies into one.
• Integrated the Quality Assurance System for incoming, in process and outgoing for 3 companies into
one with a distinction among commercial, retail and Government contracts.
PRINCIPAL QUALITY ENGINEER
March 1991 to February 1994
WANGTEK INC – SIMI-VALLEY, CA
• Served as a technical interface between customers, suppliers, manufacturing and other inter-
company departments on all PCBA's, electromechanical devices, ASICS, Semi-custom I.C.'s, DAT
Mechanics, Heads and Media, and External Tape Drive Enclosures.
• Coordinated the development of new DAT products by interfacing with R&D and Far East Asian
5. contract manufacturer.
• Participated in the Design Reviews, Concurrent Engineering activities and conducted MRB
meetings for dispositions of the rejected material.
• Increased the productivity of a major manufacturing product line by 12% for an annual saving of
$295,000.
• Participated in achieving ISO 9000 certification for the company.
• Reduced cost by 30% by introducing the new heads and drive motors from new sources and
improved the quality by 20%.
SR. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
July 1989 to March 1991
ARCHIVE CORPORATION – COSTA MESA, CA
• Rectified the audible noise problem with tape drives by re-designing the drive motor and
achieved a cost reduction of 25%.
• Tested the Tape Drive Systems for FCC, TUV, EMI, RFI and ESD and acquired the safety and
regulatory agencies approvals within 3 months.
• Drafted the engineering specification for universal input power supply. Evaluated and qualified 3 new
Suppliers for power supply from Far East Asia and achieved a cost reduction of 33%.
• Provided electrical sustaining engineering support and mentoring to Far East Asian
manufacturing Engineers.
TEST ENGINEER
June 1987 to July 1989
WANGTEK INC – SIMI-VALLEY, CA
• Coordinated between R&D and Manufacturing to solve the production problems and assisted
R&D to enhance the design for cost reduction and manufacturability.
• Interfaced with Marketing in respect of individual customer requirements and written ECO's to
accommodate customer requirements.
• Managed cost reduction effort by reducing the cycle time, defects reduction at automated and
manual assembly process and reduced rework cost by 15%.
• Assisted new product introductions from R&D to manufacturing.
QUALITY ENGINEER
March 1984 to June 1987
WANGTEK INC – SIMI-VALLEY, CA
• Selected the tests, AQL levels and acceptance criteria for outgoing products according to
customer requirements.
• Reduced the assembly plant reject rate from 12% to 0.2% over 6 month period.
• Interfaced with suppliers to resolve process, workmanship and test correlation problems.
• Performed the failure and trend analysis on units repaired by RMA. Interfaced with suppliers to
resolve process, workmanship and test correlation problems.
QUALITY ENGINEER
October 1983 to March 1984
RANA SYSTEMS INC – CHATSWORTH, CA
• Reviewed tests, procedures, sampling plans and acceptance criteria for incoming material and
6. for outgoing product.
• Performed failure mode analysis of units failed in final AQL audit to find out the root cause and took
corrective actions to rectify the process and achieved an acceptance rate of 99.9%.
Education
Punjab University 1981
Chandigarh, Punjab, ( INDIA )
Electrical Engineering
B. Sc
Punjab University 1977
Chandigarh, Punjab, ( INDIA )
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
B. Sc
Affiliations
ASQ, SMTA, IEEE.
Keywords
• Quality Management
• BS in Electrical Engineering
• Total Quality Management
• Quality Control
• Electronic Manufacturing
• Schedule Development
• Product Development
• Quality Engineering
• Project/Program Management
• Interpersonal skills
• Technical Writing Skills.
7. for outgoing product.
• Performed failure mode analysis of units failed in final AQL audit to find out the root cause and took
corrective actions to rectify the process and achieved an acceptance rate of 99.9%.
Education
Punjab University 1981
Chandigarh, Punjab, ( INDIA )
Electrical Engineering
B. Sc
Punjab University 1977
Chandigarh, Punjab, ( INDIA )
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
B. Sc
Affiliations
ASQ, SMTA, IEEE.
Keywords
• Quality Management
• BS in Electrical Engineering
• Total Quality Management
• Quality Control
• Electronic Manufacturing
• Schedule Development
• Product Development
• Quality Engineering
• Project/Program Management
• Interpersonal skills
• Technical Writing Skills.
