Akmal Syed Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Waterloo, Canada

• Led a 60-person multi-disciplinary team that designs, builds and competes with a formula-style racecar from scratch every year at a series of Formula SAE competitions
• Executed team goals by maintaining Gantt charts worth ~60,000 human-hours, lining up alternative critical paths at earliest tangible signs of delays
• Embraced inevitable last-minute pivots, often assembling and motivating an emergency team or getting on the production floor myself to manufacture/improvise parts before a deadline
• Orchestrated the move from sheet-metal body panels to carbon-fiber. Created rigorous manufacturing standards from scratch, resulting in a structurally sound, 20% lighter and flawlessly smooth-surfaced aerodynamics.
• Brought the team from 87th place at FSAE Michigan 2016 to 19th in 2018, grew the team from <10 members to >60, and increased alumni and sponsor contributions by 200%

Waterloo, Canada

• Determined the distribution of multiple annual budgets worth ~$150,000
• Led the sponsorship campaign, acquiring $75,000 in new sponsorships and donations myself
• Designed all car paint schemes, printed media and social media released by the team from 2015 to 2016
• Oversaw team's re-branding for its 30th year, designing a new logo and brand guidelines

Cambridge, Canada

• Wrote a VB and Python script that compiled information from Gantt charts, ERP software and shipping logs to automatically output detailed KPIs for current projects
• Built several internal tools to automatically update project managers' personal Gantt charts andinventory lists

Cambridge/Woodstock, ON

• Designed, contracted and facilitated installation/modifications of Toe, Headlamp, Panoramic View Monitor and Lane Change Assist Stations for Lexus RX series 2016
• Designed and tested several iterations of vehicle alignment methods at Toe station for 2015 Rav 4, implementing methods to ensure vehicle centering within 0.3 degrees
• Responsible for several last minute design changes under pressure due to unexpected delays in timeline
• Coordinated and facilitated large numbers of construction jobs simultaneously on the Vehicle Performance lines in Cambridge and Woodstock plants