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Maintained food safety and quality compliance through daily HACCP checks, SOPs and audit-ready records, passing all internal and external audits Investigated product-quality issues and recurring deviations using root cause analysis, then updated procedures and training Trained and supervised 10+ staff on SOP compliance and quality-control procedures Cut food waste by 25% through stock control and KPI monitoring in Excel; achieved a Top 5 operational ranking (March 2025) and Best Manager recognition (2025)

Prepared and updated 100+ engineering drawings, ensuring the correct revisions reached the shop floor under change control Identified 30+ assembly and fitment discrepancies against drawings, cutting rework and delays Ran 5 Why, Fishbone and 8D investigations on 10+ recurring defects; tracked 25+ corrective actions to closure Contributed to roughly 15% better operational efficiency through engineering coordination and follow-up

University motorsport team that designed, built and raced a single-seater Formula-style car in SUPRA SAEINDIA, a national engineering competition. - Led procurement for the team: sourced components and raw materials, compared supplier quotes, negotiated prices and managed deliveries within a fixed budget to meet build deadlines. - Designed, manufactured and tested the steering system, including [e.g. rack-and-pinion selection, steering geometry and CAD modelling in CATIA. - Worked with design, manufacturing

Inspected 150+ mechanical components per shift, verifying dimensions, GD&T, tolerances and engineering drawings with precision measuring instruments Identified defects and non-conformities, maintaining 98%+ inspection accuracy and raising 40+ NCRs to support containment, rework and material disposition Analysed rejection trends with Pareto analysis and SPC to support root cause investigations, and implemented 15+ corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to reduce repeat defects Supported 4+ ISO 9001 interna

Short placement in manufacturing layout design. Produced 5+ 2D engineering layout drawings in AutoCAD for a Royal Enfield crankshaft manufacturing plant, covering machine placement, material flow, workstation arrangement and production-floor requirements Developed a small-tractor assembly-line layout for VE Commercial Vehicles, achieving a planned complete assembly time of 7 to 8 minutes Applied technical drawing interpretation and manufacturing-layout planning to support efficient production workflows.

NFQ Level 9 postgraduate degree focused on supply chain, inventory management and operational quality. Project: Supply Chain Quality Improvement Project. Compared quality-control procedures and inventory management practices across 5 quick-service restaurant chains (McDonald's, Subway, KFC, Burger

Degree in mechanical engineering covering mechanical design, manufacturing and technical drawing. Final-Year Project (Best Project Award): Designed and built a prototype electromagnetic suspension system that replaced the conventional spring-damper with electromagnets, covering load calculations,

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering covering manufacturing processes, workshop technology, machine drawing, strength of materials and quality control, which gave me my first hands-on experience of engineering and the shop floor. Final-year project: Electromagnetic Suspension System. Designed and bui