Yahya Balshram

Palm oil refinery (PACOIL) - end-to-end plant exposure: boilers & utilities, effluent treatment plant (ETP), refinery stations and washing plant; engineering projects in the Industrial Engineering rotation. Other PIL Group rotations: - FMCG: market analysis, HS-code classification; closing presentation to VP and Directors. - Packed Oil: sales operations, Incoterms (FOB, CFR, CIF), logistics to global markets.

Supported infrastructure installation and commissioning projects, technical documentation, troubleshooting, and cross-functional coordination with project teams and clients through planning, deployment and testing phases. Exposure to IT infrastructure, network security and firewall configuration.

Part-time, alongside full-time employment. Expected completion: Feb 2027. Coursework includes production planning & scheduling, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, quality management and supply chain management.

Final Year Project: Real-time traffic sign recognition for smart vehicles using a CNN (YOLOv8), Python and OpenCV - Gold Award at the MVCIIC25 International Innovation Competition. Academic Officer (YSU, volunteer, 2023-2025). Hydraulics Technology training (Bosch Rexroth).