Phaniendra Somraj has held leadership roles across multiple industries, including Medical Devices, Aerospace, Micro-Irrigation, Automotive, and Consulting Services. With global experience managing teams in the US, Italy, Romania, China, and Australia, he is skilled in Lean Six Sigma principles and has successfully completed Black Belt projects. He authored the book "Scientific & Simple Problem Solving Framework (SSPSF)" for enterprise problem-solving.

Phaniendra has extensive expertise in ISO 13485, QSR regulations, CAPA programs, internal auditing, continuous improvement (Kaizen), IQ/OQ/PQ validations, 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 9001, ISO 14644, ISO 14971, customer incident investigations, root cause analysis, and value stream mapping.

Education:

MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | ME in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, University of South Australia, Adelaide | Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering,  JNTU, India.

Certifications:

ISO 13485 2016 Lead Auditor | Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma | Certified Scrum Master | CMMI 2.0 Associate | Quality Process Analyst | Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner | Tableau 10.0

His research  "Design of a Bistable Compliant Locking Mechanism for New generation Mirror Actuator" from Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Research, University of South Australia, South Australia was published in 2005 ASME Florida conference

Authored a Book: Continuously Improve to Continuously Innovate: Journey to Innovate through Lean principles and Scientific & Simple Problem Solving Framework (SSPSF)

Speaker, Lean Six Sigma World Conference 2021, Florida, USA