Mukund Curam Sundaram

Mechanical Quality Engineer @Apple

Mac - Worked with cross-functional teams to evaluate Design, Drawings (GD & T) & Quality yields during the concept phase - Developed measurement strategies/fixtures, Go/NoGo gages and analyzed measurement capacity with suppliers - Developed manufacturing/assembly fixtures for improved dimensional yields - Responsible for cosmetic quality inspection tools, setting standards and control strategies - Evaluated Gage R&R for all the fixtures and coordinated with vendors for improvements - Compiled and evaluated data using statistical quality tools to understand process capabilities and determine appropriate limits and variables for process and part specifications - Worked on problem root cause analysis and improvement validations - Worked with multiple tier suppliers to ensure appropriate correlation between outgoing and incoming quality amongst suppliers - Developed reliability tests, test frequencies and evaluated data for part approval - Responsible for traceability strategies, incoming, outgoing & in-process quality control at suppliers - Served as project manager for all quality engineering functions at suppliers during prototype, validation and mass production builds