PERSONAL PROFILE

An enthusiastic mechanical engineering graduate with 2 years of experience in professional and small business sectors. An excellent presenter with experience of successful project management aspires to fuse academic knowledge with rigorous practical experience by contributing constructively in a professional environment while enhancing managerial and interpersonal skills.

SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

TECHNICAL SKILLS

▪ In depth knowledge and understanding of Lean Manufacturing including tool & techniques and Enterprise Resource Planning systems. Identified compatibility issues in fast moving environment and proposed solution to enable ERP push meet Lean pull.

▪ Exposure to working of Honda's assembly plant, vehicle auditing and testing unit.

▪ Fully competent with mechanical design and analysis. Extensively used AutoCAD, Solidedge, Ansys and Cosmos to design and analyse mechanical component at Descon Ltd.

LEADERSHIP

▪ Successful experience of leading teams during industrial and academic projects including planning, team selection, management and coordination throughout project lifecycle.

▪ Led a project team at Descon Engg. Ltd to redesign and analyse the heat recovery duct for client. The structural and fluid flow analysis saved £30,000 for the company.

PROBLEM SOLVING

▪ A strong aptitude of using initiative especially in areas of time management and to meet deadlines. Developed manufacturing strategy and structure of company during case study, the presented solution improved the responsiveness of company and accredited as third best practical solution.

▪ Redesigned the shop floor layout and production flow at OBH Technologies, which helped in achievement of approximately 20% reduction in production lead-time.

TEAMWORKING

▪ Operated as a reliable team player in solving technical issues and case studies. Planned the manufacturing and role allocation tasks during project management exercise and helped in achievement of profit margin of £20,000.

▪ Worked with colleagues at OBH Technologies and proposed improved loom and winder design for textile industry. New design increased productivity by approximately 10%.

▪ Actively contributed in development of new product introduction (NPI) process for Parbridge Ltd. to achieve maximum profits.

INITIATIVE

▪ Researched modern practices in Lean Manufacturing and Enterprise Resource Planning systems.

▪ Identified factors in lean and ERP system compatibility that can be structured to produce best practise for fast and slow moving environment.

▪ Take part in Nestlé International forum to solve issues in production and supply chain.

COMMUNICATION

▪ An assertive approach has been developed through group exercises and enhanced through delivery of presentations at the university.

▪ Strong business and negotiation skills developed through telesales environment.

LANGUAGES

▪ ENGLISH, - Proficient

▪ URDU, PUNJABI - Native

▪ HINDI - Basic

EDUCATION

MASTERS IN ENGINEERING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SEP 2005 - SEP 2006

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UNITED KINGDOM

Aggregate 63.50% (Excluding Dissertation)

In this specialised qualification, developed analytical, team working and leadership skills by covering modules including Logistics and Operations, New Product Introduction, Supply Chain, Project Planning Management and Control, Finance, Marketing, Production Management and Quality Control.

BACHELORS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING JAN 2001 - JAN 2005

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Overall aggregate 77.25% 1 ^st Class Distinction

HSE (PRE-ENGINEEERING) SEP 1998 - JULY 2000

GOVT. ISLAMIA COLLEGE CIVIL LINES LAHORE, PAKISTAN

SSE (SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE) MAR 1996 - JULY 1998

L.D.A MODEL HIGH SCHOOL LAHORE, PAKISTAN

ADDITIONAL COURSES

Project Management, The Art of Networking and Improving Communication.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT TEAM LEADER MAR 2004 - SEP 2004

DESCON ENGG. PVT. LTD.

▪ Assigned planning, scheduling and role allocation task for client's project in Pakistan.

▪ Examined reasons of failure of heat recovery unit at elevated temperatures and pressures.

▪ Assisted in Structural and Fluid flow analysis using Ansys & Cosmos to validate design stability.

▪ Gained hands on experience on MS Project and invaluable exposure to the dynamics of a professional organisation by working on a real project.

PROJECT ENGINEER JAN 2003 - DEC 2003

OBH TECHNOLOGIES

▪ As project engineer improved the loom and winder design to increase productivity. Redesigned the shop floor layout and production flow to achieve reduction in production lead-time.

▪ Dealt with suppliers and subcontractors on issues of production and quality control.

▪ Attended workshop on KAIZEN basics including the implementation of two-bin Kanban System.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE JUNE 2006 - AUG 2006

THE PARBRIDGE LTD., UK

▪ Worked as effective team player to achieve sales targets.

▪ Participated in developing new product introduction process to achieve maximum profit.

▪ Planned the sales campaign by understanding customer's requirements to introduce products.

COLLABORATIVE & ACADEMIC PROJECTS

▪ Packages Limited, Pakistan: A technical study on "Efficiency improvement of steam power plant" and calculation of payback period.

▪ U E T Lahore, Pakistan: Feasibility report in "Installation of Steam and Gas turbine Power plant at Lahore campus".

▪ Unilever, Nestlé Ltd, Pakistan: A research project on "Investigation of compatibility issues in ERP system and Lean Manufacturing concentrating at production planning and control".

▪ Production Management: Feasibility report on "Selection of Plant location by addressing Supply Chain issues".

▪ Pakistan Railways: Technical report on "Study of manufacturing processes at Lahore facility".

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (Full Member) March 2002

Engineering Council Pakistan, (EC) March 2005