Manu Gulajkar
Product Development & Quality professional with 25+ years of experience
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Product Development & Quality professional with 25+ years of experience in Automotive Lighting, General Lighting, home appliances including washing machines, air coolers, and fans. Strong expertise in NPD, testing, reliability, value engineering, BIS/BEE compliance, and supplier development.
Experience
General Manager at Creative Hitech Pvt Limited (2025-01 – Present)
- Lead Quality Department to ensure adherence to quality standards and objectives.
- Drive COPQ reduction, process standardization, Six Sigma & Lean methodologies.
- Conduct process, product, and system audits, PFMEA, and defect prevention tests.
- Ensure zero-defect delivery, manage calibration & test labs, and provide technical training.
- Oversee supplier quality improvement, incoming material inspection, and QMS implementation.
- Handle customer complaints (8D methodology), defect analysis, and corrective actions.
- Represent QA in daily MRM meetings, FMEA reviews, and internal audits.
- Supplier quality (SQ) for electronics, plastics, rubber, wire harness.
- Conducted supplier training on quality systems and problem-solving techniques.
- Lead field return analysis.
Quality Manager at Neolite ZKW Lighting Pvt. Ltd. (2011-01 – 2025-01)
Function- SMT, Molding, Assembly, Surface Treatment, Supplier & Customer Quality, Quality Engineering R&D, Laboratory and Testing
- Lead Quality Department to ensure adherence to quality standards and objectives.
- Drive COPQ reduction, process standardization, Six Sigma & Lean methodologies.
- Conduct process, product, and system audits, PFMEA, and defect prevention tests.
- Ensure zero-defect delivery, manage calibration & test labs, and provide technical training.
- Oversee supplier quality improvement, incoming material inspection, and QMS implementation.
- Handle customer complaints (8D methodology), defect analysis, and corrective actions.
- Represent QA in daily MRM meetings, FMEA reviews, and internal audits.
- Supplier quality (SQ) for electronics, plastics, rubber, sheet metal, casting, wire harness.
- Lead APQP, PPAP, DFMEA/PFMEA, Control Plan development, and IMDS compliance.
- Conducted supplier training on quality systems and problem-solving techniques.
- Lead warranty analysis.
- Managed testing of automotive lights & LED lamps as per AIS012, AIS057, TS75255.
- Conducted water shower, SST, high voltage, chemical, and environmental tests.
Assistant Manager – Quality Assurance, and North zone warranty Head at Halonix Limited (2008-01 – 2011-01)
- Managed incoming material inspection, in-process quality, and PCB/LED luminaire validation.
- Conducted EMI/EMC, LM-79, LM-80 testing ensuring compliance with EN-60598.
- Led supplier quality control and defect reduction initiatives.
- Warranty analysis of field failure
Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance at Metzeler Automotive Profile Pvt. Ltd. (2007-01 – 2008-01)
- Managed sealing system quality for automotive applications.
Quality Engineer at Phoenix Lamps Limited (2000-01 – 2007-01)
- Oversaw CFL lamp manufacturing quality control and assurance.
Education
Diploma in Electronics Engineering (2000)
