Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Recent Graduate who is mad about sports, current affairs,music,reading, travelling and looking to find his feet in the graduate job market.

Work History

• Suzuki India
• Voluntary Engineering Placement
• July 2007 to August 2007

• Completed a 6 week Voluntary placement at SUZUKI INDIA where I worked in the Production Kysan and Control department doing my project which involved:-
  •Studied the 0SHA (Occupation Health and Safety Act) rules and regulations with major emphasis on LOTO (Log Out – Lag Out) where I had to find points where it could be implemented, estimate the costs and time involved in the project and then convince the company officers by giving presentation. I was responsible for the whole project and was the link between the company and suppliers.
  •Gained Knowledge of the pressing and blanking line with special emphasis on each part of the machines involved and their working. Also learnt about assembly lines and vehicle inspection.

• Biotech Motorsports
• Head Of Communications
• September 2007 to June 2008

• Head of Communications and 2nd Mechanic in Biotech Motorsports where I am part of a five member team.
  •A clean and green racing team that runs a car on bio-ethanol (E-85). This project is supported by the university.
  •We have bought and adapted a kit car to run on bio-fuel aiming to race it in the 750 MC LoCost Championships. We have won many individual and team laurels in the first few years.
  •My main roles in the company are as an engineer helping my colleagues in maintaining the car, looking after international publicity and awareness and finding sponsors for our company.

• General Motors
• Manufacturing Engineer
• July 2008 to July 2009

• •Work on Built in Quality and make GA error proof and help other areas of the plant for the quality audit. I received a chance to show I can manage big scale projects and lead a big team of experienced workers.
  •Undertake problem solving assignments that focus on safety, quality and up-time improvements. Here I learned and got a chance to solve various line side and show my flexibility in problem solving in general.
  •Validating and testing of manufacturing processes and product management of the introduction of new features across all areas within GA. I learned the importance of attention to detail and executing tasks with expected outcomes at the first attempt, thereby saving the company a lot of time and money.
  •Resolution of production problems and implementing quality and efficiency using the throughput improvement process (TIP). This taught me an important lesson that continuous improvement is vital no matter where you work and for whom.

• Cab Automotive
• Manufacturing Consultant
• April 2010 to May 2010

• Four week placement where I solved issues with available space and implementation of a new line to manufacture head rests. Lean Manufacturing and time study were the major areas looked into.

Education

• Coventry University
• BEng (Hons), Automotive Engineering
• 2006 - 2010

• Passed with a 1st class hons. and in the top 1% of the batch.