Thomas Lai Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Babcock NZ (Navy) - Seconded by Caliber Design (Long Term Project)Jun 2022–Now• Streamlined the process of drawings publishing from 5 entries/month to 50 entries/month. The backlog of drawings reduced from 600 to 200 in 1.5 years.• Helping CSI Management Team to gain reputation by building positive relationships with other departments. This helps to speed up the approval process of the drawings.• Persistence through a situation of unclear instructions, lack of information and different requirements from multiple stakeholders to complete as-built drawings.APD NZ - Seconded by Caliber Design (Short Term Project)Apr 2022 – Jun 2022• Led 8 projects involving chemical tanks, plastic pump housing, IBC Bund, platforms, and PVC Dosing Quill, generating over 200K NZD revenue within one month. • Resolved format incompatibility issues between Laser Cutting Machine and SolidWorks.

Auckland, New Zealand

Designed and maintained the BOM for guards doors, exit conveyor, discharge conveyor and electrical cabinetsCreated assembly drawings and instructions for workshop for complex sub-assemblies such as vacuum, pneumatic and lubrication systemsLiaised with international and local suppliers with procurement of equipment, machined parts and base framesProblem-solving for assemblies with bead-blasted sheet metal, gaskets designing and electrical isolator boxResponsible for project management for Moda Trim Collect (unit for extracting bag trim from meat plants)Commissioning and assembly of various equipment with contractors and floor managerTroubleshoot and produced register documents during the commissioning of the vacuum packaging machinesLiaised with MODA USA with various parts requests from customers and assisted with parts manualsAssisted procurement department with ERP systemSkills learned: Surface modelling, Gaskets Designing, Designing for Machined Components, Assembly Drawings, Sheet Metal Design, Solidworks Design (Advanced), BOM production, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Lean Engineering, Project Management

Auckland, New Zealand

Involved in Ultra Micro Gas Turbine Project with Associate Professor Rajnish Sharma and Roger Huang- utilised ANSYS CFX to run CFD analysis on the flow behaviours- designed a new wall using Design Modeler and CREO Parametric- used Matlab in verifying the results

Auckland, New Zealand

Supervised and guided the team leaders in their respective job rolesOrganised daily meeting to report to the VenerablesCommunicated with the leader of Young Adult Division from Australia and Christchurch (arrival, departures, number of participants)Planned the detailed timetable Made general announcements to the participantsDeal with emergency situations

Otahuhu

Labouring coordination and managementAssisted in the construction of clarifier, clean well, splitter boxAssembled various pipeworkAnalysed technical drawings and instructed the workers on constructionPrepared the Inspection Testing Plan and Commissioning documentsProvided Health and Safety Induction for contractorsExecuted Risk Assessment for various tasksAnalysed P&ID diagram for the water treatment plantProduced fastener schedule for all pipes’ connectionData surveying such as getting Reference Length (using Hilti PR-30 Rotating Laser) and plants’ dimensionCommunicated with heavy machinery rental company – renting Forklift, Telehandler

Auckland, New Zealand

Assembled 12-metre glass fins for SkyCity. Job roles include utilising plastic H-packers to ensure the flatness of glass fins.Constructed 80 A-frame (support frame for standing glass). Responsible for drafting out the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and utilise torque wrench and various sizes of spanners & sockets to tighten up the fasteners to the desired torque range.Involved in the reorganisation and cleaning of the stores. Job roles include categorising and differentiating various sizes of fasteners (bolt, nuts) and washers.Responsible for the general cleaning of the factory. Job roles include dismantling the wood containers for imported glasses and sweeping the floor etc.

Auckland, New Zealand

Provided tutoring up to the level I and reported to the manager about the performance and attitude of every Math students.Communicate and interact with other tutors to cope with the peak hours.

Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Examined the failure factor of clamp, bucket, sprocket, idler and roller as well as repairing moving parts of excavator using arc welding and oxygen cutterAssembled the track plate using the air compressor, air impact wrenches and torque wretch.Operated excavator and pulley to lift and carry heavy equipment.

Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Organised the store by categorising the air filter for excavator, arranging different sizes of sprocket and rollers and categorising various sizes of bolts, nuts and washers. Also in charge of stock-taking and orderingAttached the metal fittings to the hydraulic hose using the crimping machine.Operated forklift to unload stock and hydraulic oil. Learned how to differentiate between different grades of oil (hydraulic, engine and gear oil)

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Cgpa 7.3

Activities and Societies: President of Young Adult Division 2 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple New Zealand, Floor Manager for Australia New.

South Australian Matriculation (Sace International), Engineering, Atar 96.95

Activities and Societies: Sky Adventure Club (Fitness Director), Trailblazer Hiking Organizer, Dance Choreographer for The White Party.

Secondary School, 7A+, 4A

Activities and Societies: Head Prefect, President of Red Crescent Society, President of Math and Science Society and active member.

Primary School

Head Prefect and Commander of Red Crescent Society