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Bratislava, Sk

Bratislava, Slovakia

• Design of custom machining fixtures for carbon-fiber components• Design of single purpose machines related to manufacturing of carbon-fiber components incorporating electronics, pneumatics and control system conforming to CE regulations• Working across multi-cultural and cross-disciplinary teams to meet agreed targets

London, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for a complete redesign of 12 major brazing fixtures on the assembly line used for serial production that improved GD&T and quality conformance, allowed further processing of parts downstream and improved ergonomics• Responsible for management of 3D printing in-house for Manufacturing Engineering department • Responsible for design of prototype fixtures and subsequent support in integration and validation including CMM measurement analysis, PFMEA documentation FMEA, documentation and process validation• Providing guidance and training in technical matters to junior-level employees including design advice, drawing conformance to BS 8888 and process training• Researching and on-boarding of new manufacturing suppliers for Tooling and Equipment department• Responsible for review of relevant design drawings and their conformance to manufacturing capabilities of Jigs and Fixtures

London, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for design, development and assembly of brazing, checking and assembly fixtures for continuous improvement as well as new product integration• Designing fixtures with understanding of health & safety and ergonomic requirements while providing solutions fulfilling lean principles such as Poka-Yoke and 5S• Daily use of Solidworks to develop 3D models, assemblies and 2D drawings with understanding and application of Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) • Considering various manufacturing technologies in design of jigs and fixtures such as CNC, 3D-printing, waterjet cut or wire EDM to lower the cost of parts and utilize each manufacturing method to its fullest potential• Hands on experience and regular use of manual lathe and milling machine, grinding wheel, pillar drill, fly press, gauges, hand tools and others to assemble or alter jigs and fixtures and manufacture non-critical components for these• Regular communication with inter-disciplinary teams to co-operate on design, integration and alteration of jigs and fixtures on the production line

London, England, United Kingdom

• Developed a tool that decreased the time of cross-validation of data from several days to minutes• Responsible for development of data analysis tool and its subsequent use to expose high risk and high severity infrastructure assets• Responsible for assessment of bridge-pantograph clearances of more than 100 bridges as part of the Scotland electrification plan set out for the next 20 years• Reviewing track quality data from inspection train to expose areas of poor geometry/track condition• Developed a tool that calculates how the geometry of track has to be altered to improve its condition based on measured survey data implementing mixed linear integer programming and GUROBI solver

Geneva, Switzerland

• Responsible for the development of control environment in SIEMENS which was used to develop an upgraded RICH 1 column containing photo-multipliers detecting the Cherenkov effect• Responsible for reading, archiving and analyzing temperature, pressure and humidity data which were used for calibration of cooling and environment control in RICH 1 column• I was responsible for justifying the chosen sensor configuration, installation, calibration and connection of sensors within front-end and back-end electronics• Presentation of my final work in front of the LHCb collaboration• Winner of Moritz Karbach prize awarded for outstanding performance during my internship

Bratislava, Slovakia

• Creating and completing parts of assembly documentation for Sub-Surface Integration department focused on atmospheric milling head assembly using CATIA and CATIA Composer• Structural analysis of vertically hanging, 3 km long power conductor to verify that the stresses within the material won’t exceed the safety limits• Teamwork and communication skills improved while working in collaboration with different departments to ensure the documentation was accurate, easy to understand and contained all the safety precautions• Weekly meetings with line manager and final presentation in front of the company owners improved my presentation and communication skills

London, United Kingdom

Part-time waiter in 4* hotel located in South Kensington• Key skills required: responsibility, work under pressure, problem solving, team work, professional presentation

Slovak Republic

Part-time vehicle engineer with specialisation in cylinder head refurbishmentSkills achieved:• Petrol injector testing and cleaning via ultrasonic cleaner• Using manual and power tools on daily basis• I am able to operate diagnostic tools (KTS, DEC, VAG, DELPHI, GALLETTO)• Soldering, basic ECU modifications, basic chiptuning, DPF/FAP change (HW + SW)

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Mechanical Engineering, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Teaching assistant for Design and Professional Skills module, mentor in Mechanical Engineering hub• Using CATIA.

Exchange Year In Usa, Louisiana, Gpa 4.0

Activities and Societies: • Robotics club : team supervisor, in charge of design, machinery, ...• Studied mathematics, physics, computer.

School-Leaving Examination - Maturita Examination (Equivalent To A Levels), Mathematics, Physics

Activities and Societies: Floorball team, open days staffSlovak Language and Literature (A*) English Language and Literature (A*) Maths.