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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ACHIEVEMENTS:o Spearhead factories CAPEX projects and upgrades from conceptual design up to completion and verification/justification.o Effectively communicated with internal & external stakeholders that driven towards KPI achievements.o Reduce product holding/storage cost by 8%, through the economies of scale of 3 factories.o Modified existing machineries to produce 2 additional different products, as pioneer in the industry.o Reduced production wastages from 2% to 1.5% for 3 operating factories through the economies of scale.o Streamline production processes to reduce direct labour cost by 15%.o Developed panel erection machine to enhance product handling safety at site.o Doubled product quality with minor adjustment on the machine.

Selangor, Malaysia

ACHIEVEMENTS:o Handled turn key projects (cold water system, compressed air system) from preliminary conceptual design up to the handover stage.o Successfully designed and commissioned various vision inspection systems (process QC check) for clients like British American Tobacco (BAT), Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Mamee Malaysia.o Completed awarded multi-million Ringgit heat tracing project for Cargill Fats & Oils (Malaysia) ahead of schedule with 10% cost saving.o Completed awarded steel mill (Masteel) shutdown works with 20%-35% margin and ahead of schedule.o Designed & commissioned the installation of fire detection system using dual zone detection (smoke & heat detectors), and suppression systems like sprinkler as well as inert gas.

Selangor, Malaysia

ACHIEVEMENTS:o Design, build and mass production of slurry handling systems (desander machine & mixer machine) for SEA & China market.o Built machines for world market with local parts content.o Communicated with German counterpart to comply with EU safety standards for machine testing.o Streamline production process and reduce production lead time from 4 weeks to 3 weeks.o Modified and localized assembly parts from Germany up to 90%, without compromising quality.o Increase stock take accuracy from 70% to 98%.o Recycled / modified underutilized or obsolete parts to recover 5% wastages.

Selangor, Malaysia

ACHIEVEMENTS:o Design & fabricate new painting line and successfully commissioned in Shanghai, Chinao Leading the design team to complete the spray painting booth for automotive assembly manufacturer like Toyotao Design, build, install, testing & commissioning rubber gloves and balloon production lines

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering