Ravi Sunkavalli
Director, Quality Engineering @Cohesity
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Quality Engineering @Cohesity
San Jose, CA, US
Directed all quality engineering functions supporting product lifecycle, supply chain, & field operations- Defined & implemented enterprise-wide quality & reliability strategies for server & storage product lines- Led strategic projects to enhance QMS efficiency, reduce risk, improve compliance with ISO9001 standards- Developed product yield & field reliability data to trend, analyze and provide recommendations to business- Orchestrated field data analysis & reliability reviews, leading to a 30% increase in product uptime- Deployed & optimized FA, RCCA & CAPA systems across global teams, achieving faster issue resolution- Provided consultation to the design, manufacturing and commodities teams in the selection, sourcing, qualification and application of components and suppliers used in Cohesity’s equipment- Partnered with engineering & NPI teams to integrate design for reliability (DfR), FMEA, & quality checkpoints- Championed a company-wide shift toward proactive quality culture by embedding quality metrics into business reviews & initiating continuous improvement programs.
EDUCATION
University of New Haven
Master of Science (MS), Industrial Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Mechanical Engineering
San José State University
Master of Science (M.S.), Industrial and Systems Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT RAVI SUNKAVALLI
Strategic and results-driven Director with 10+ years of global leadership experience in quality engineering, operational excellence, and supplier management across hardware, storage, and high-tech manufacturing.Proven expertise in building global quality teams, launching new manufacturing facilities, transforming QMS systems to meet ISO 9001 standards, and embedding proactive, data-driven quality curves. Skilled at managing NPI, supplier audits, RCCA/CAPA systems, and real-time field quality analytics.Known for leading enterprise-wide change initiatives, reducing field failures rates by 30%, improving supplier compliance by 17% and achieving >95% factory yield at launch. Passionate about scalable quality solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and business-aligned KPIs.Currently leading quality engineering at Cohesity; formerly at Nimble Storage (HPE) and Celestica.Expertise:Quality Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Reliability, Auditing, Statistical Problem Solving, Hardware Engineering, Product/Process Improvements, Design of Experiments, PPAP/ APQP, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Statistical Process control (SPC), System Simulations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Research, ERP Systems, Project Management.Technical Skills:MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Visio, Navision), EPICOR, SAP, Auto CAD, Promodel, Minitab, Arena Simulation, Arena PLM, Asana, Salesforce, JIRA, Confluence, C, C++, SQL, Tableau, Power BI & understanding on BigData.
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