Jaco Hugo is a qualified mechanical design engineer with experience in the design and development of vehicle subsystems in the Defense and Automotive Sector. Over the years he has specialised in both Ballistic Protection and Power Pack development, taking designs from the concept phase, testing, optimisation, production and finally product support to the end-user. He worked on various projects with the biggest being part of a team that developed a 4x4 and 6x6 vehicle for a UAE Customer. During this project he acted as the design engineer of the modular power pack, working with a multidisciplinary design team as well as reputable suppliers like Caterpillar Defence UK, ZF Transmissions and Gallay Ltd. On this same project, he was responsible for the ballistic protection certification where he developed and tested protection solutions and managed the certification process.Mr Hugo is highly motivated, thrives on new challenges and believes in continuously improving himself.His professional skills include:• Problem-solving• Self-motivated/disciplined• Research and development• Design• Teamwork• Verbal and written communicationSelected Achievements:• Successfully completed project milestones on the N35 4x4 and 6x6 (Jais) vehicle development project for NIMR Automotive as both the lead ballistic protection and power pack design engineer.• Improved products by developing new generation ballistic louvres, optimising cost, airflow, protection and manufacturability.• Developed a procedure to effectively do a Vulnerability Analysis according to the requirements set out in the AEP-55 for light armoured vehicles.• Participated in business engagements with countries across the globe (e.g. South Africa, Canada, UK, Germany, UAE, Pakistan, France, Austria) and with companies like NIMR Automotive, Caterpillar Defence, Cummins, Steyr Motors, ZF, Allison, Tencate, AxleTech and others.