KUMARESON DARMALINGAM

A Challenging position in Project Management/ R & D/ Process / Equipment Maintenance in Manufacturing where my overall management and technical background, along with my leadership and decision makings capabilities, will be combined to render the most benefit to the company.

Senior Manager with diverse experience in Project Management, New Process/ Technology Development and Continues Improvement Manufacturing Engineering and Operation. Active engagement with new customer/product line for new business opportunity and setting up pilot line and mass production capability Personnel Strength: Leadership, good technical knowledge, excellent communication with cross function departments, fast leaner. Cost saving, multi-tasking, good mentor in coaching and bring up the subordinates to next level. Able to drive, supplier and internal team to meet the company goal/ objective. Manage multiple team such as, process development, equipment engineering, manufacturing engineering .test and also the project management team in the factory. Able to convenience and clam down customer during crisis or issue. Able to be the voice of customer in the organization.

• Effective Managerial and Leadership Course
• ISO 26262 Functional Product Safety (Automotive)
• DMAIC
• Design For Manufacturing (DFMEA)

• Leadership
• Good technical knowledge
• Excellent communication with cross function departments
• Fast learner
• Cost saving
• Multi-tasking
• Good mentor in coaching and bring up the subordinates to next level.

• The DOC management team recognized my leadership and give me the opportunity to run the entire engineering organization in Zhuhai China after 3 months with the company.
• Successfully manage the entire engineering team and has aggressively bring the speed of the execution.
• STAR AWARD by Vista Point in 03/2012 and 07/2011 for outstanding performance.
• Received Special Appreciation from ASEM for the outstanding performance for Year 2015 till 2020.
• Co-Inventor of Low-Profile Camera Module Packaging (United States Patent Application 13/403,610 Filed 02/23/12).
• Published journal on the New Product Development Failure.

• Able to drive cross functional team to meet business KPI.
• Able to manage and deliver project using Functional Organization Structure.
• Key focal point for technical issue with customer and represent the company technical competency to customer.
• Overall and Green colored Brain personnel which give advantage by nature to lead the R & D and Chaotic Situation.
• Able to coach and bring up successor and grow individual to next level within organization and cross functional team.

• Ag Coated Au Wire Process Qualification. Target by 03/2025.
• Embarking into Smart Manufacturing thru Process Simplification.
• Successfully manage to maintain >98% OTD and Cycle time for NPI Build.
• Maintain the OTD for MP >98% and Overall Yield, Automated Process to eliminate Human Dependent Engineers and Technician Cook Book and Firewall Establishment.
• Gain customer trust to be the 1st or Preferred OSAT for NPI and R & D Device development.
• Zero Qual failure related to Assembly process for (Achieved thru structured Process Characterization).
• Manage to increase the number of customers of image sensor business unit.
• Demonstrated good technical capabilities and successfully manage to get additional customer to consider for product site transfer to and engagement on R&D devices.
• Successfully build up and process engineering team within 6 months including hiring and on job training with combination of fresh and experienced engineers.
• Identify new material and 2nd source direct material Qualification for Automotive industry for MP as low cost solution for both customer and current organization also as risk mitigation of 1st source supplier.
• Start to Lead the Business unit in term of Process, Equipment, Test and NPI starting 06/2017.
• Played and significant role in expanding the no of customer for Image Sensor Business Unit.
• Successfully developed and coach successor for Yield and NPI.
• Establish Process Roadmap based on Product Roadmap.

• Age: 50
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Marital Status: Married
• Religion: Hindu

• Earned "[Award Name]" Award for [Reason].Low-Profile Camera Module Packaging

(United States Patent Application 13/403,610 Filed February 23, 2012)

Published journal on the New Product Development Failure

https://apiar.org.au/journal-paper/new-product-development-failure-in-osm-malaysia/