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Development of new automated, integrated CAE Techniques for Vehicle Body Engineering using DS Simulia and CATIA V6 within 3DExperience. Also mentored and trained engineering apprentices.

Product Development Engineering Graduate Program (Multiple roles)Vehicle Launch: Land Rover Discovery (L462) launch. Conducted independent quality audits and analysis for vehicle door casings, participated in late program design changes and associated supplier meetings.JLR Research, Warwick University: Led, designed and ran research project on cooled vehicle steering wheels. Conducted thorough patent search, constructed full-scale instrumented cooled steering wheel prototype and… Show more Product Development Engineering Graduate Program (Multiple roles)Vehicle Launch: Land Rover Discovery (L462) launch. Conducted independent quality audits and analysis for vehicle door casings, participated in late program design changes and associated supplier meetings.JLR Research, Warwick University: Led, designed and ran research project on cooled vehicle steering wheels. Conducted thorough patent search, constructed full-scale instrumented cooled steering wheel prototype and gathering data using research subjects.Vehicle Aerodynamics: Conducted full scale wind tunnel and CFD analysis to analyse a variety of problems and develop solutions, including assessing the cause-effect of vehicle transit protection bag failures, electric vehicle tow endurance and brake cooling.Teardown: Complete disassembly, analysis and research of a competitor vehicle.Manufacturing: Jaguar XE/XF, Castle Bromwich Assembly UK.Perceived Quality: Designed and carried out research project to improve JLR vehicle interior quality standards. Body Engineering CAD AVA: Helped develop efficient, robust CAD methods using CATIA V5 and V6. Show less

Civil Engineering Consultancy Summer PlacementHelped tender for government civil engineering projectsAs part of a team, carried out preliminary design work for a water treatment plant in Ranau, Sabah

Civil Engineering Contractor Summer PlacementConducted work-site inspections for various rural road construction projects.Learnt concrete sample lab test methods.Learnt various improvised construction methods for difficult climate and terrain conditions.Created project management portal using an intranet-based forum system.