Graduate Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineer

TOM ILLINGWORTH

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Highly motivated final year MEng Mechanical Engineering student looking to start work in a Graduate

Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineer role from July 2015. Able to offer a wide range of skills gained through

experience including a Manufacturing Engineering placement year with Cummins Inc and a Mechanical Engineering

summer placement with Air Liquide in addition to volunteer roles as society Sports Officer and STEM ambassador.

EDUCATION

MEng Mechanical Engineering Degree with a Year in Industry 2010-2015

The University of Sheffield

• IMechE accredited degree expected 2:1 (Hons) with Final Year Project sponsored by Cummins.

• Awarded the 2014 Sheffield Graduate Award for achievements and skills built while studying.

Mathematics, Physics, Geography and General Studies A Levels 2002-2010

Moulton Sixth Form & Science College

• A Levels: Mathematics (A), Physics (B), Geography (B) and General Studies (A*).

• GCSEs: 11 subjects (A*-A) including Mathematics and English.

ENGINEERING EMPLOYMENT

Manufacturing Engineering Placement Year 13 months, 2013-2014

Cummins Ltd, Daventry

IMechE MDPS accredited scheme as the Manufacturing Engineer responsible for the Upfit main production line.

Achievements:

• Reduced throughput time by 66, 36 and 35 minutes per engine on Duplex, 2-Stage and T2 Marine projects.

• Implemented customer quality project solutions with annual cost avoidance savings of over £17,500.

• Eliminated build failures on Mag Switches from over four a month, praised for solving critical plant issue.

• Fail-safed fitment of a range of new engine components through use of poke-yoke design and DC tooling.

• Awarded the Cummins Outstanding Student Award and Bursary for achievement on placement.

Responsibilities:

• Root cause analysis (7-step, 5Y) of failures found at test or customer, designing and implementing solutions.

• Inspection and approval/redesign of engineering systems, ensuring components designed for manufacture.

• Preparing for and contributing to design reviews using Creo CAD as member of team for new Tier 4 engines.

• Design and procurement of lifting equipment, jigs, fixtures, electronic tooling. Creation of process docs.

• Analysis of data to continuously improve the Upfit line - identifying highest priority failures then solving.

Mechanical Engineering Summer Placement 4 weeks, 2010

Air Liquide, Rotterdam Hydrogen Plant NL

• Responsible for validating Piping & Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID) for a pre-construction Hydrogen plant.

• Displayed excellent attention to detail, achieving “greater accuracy than the mechanical subcontractor”.

• Showed high work ethic working independently and completing “well over the target amount of drawings”.

Engineering Work Experience Student 1 week, 2009

Rolls-Royce, Derby

• Recommended for further employment during work experience at the Rolls-Royce plant in Derby.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Ride Operator Summer & Easter, 2011 & 2012

Wicksteed Park Ltd

Responsible for operation and maintenance of rides at a local theme park during university vacation periods.

• Voted Area Employee of the Year 2012. Developed customer service and teamwork skills.

Lead Sports Officer 2014-2015 & 2012-2013

The University of Sheffield Mechanical Engineering Society

• Rallied interest to achieve highest ever sports participation, with 135 league players up from 45 last year.

• Currently coordinating 13 sports teams. Arranged trials and achieved end kit price of £10 from £30.50 RRP.

STEM Ambassador 13 months 2013-2014

Imagineering Volunteering Scheme

• Ran a monthly after-school club at a local school providing school children with an introduction to Engineering.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Problem Solving - I enjoy solving challenging problems, and through studying for a technical degree incorporating

solving complex problems and group project work, I have developed both excellent problem-solving skills and the

ability to clearly present solutions. While on placement at Cummins I gained experience using root-cause analysis

tools to solve failures found in test or at the customer, for example solving a series of filter can and fan hub leaks

this year by testing to identify respective root causes of poor supplier surface finish and tool over-insertion.

Communication - At Cummins I developed communication skills through presenting to plant management and

cross-functional group work, on some occasions leading senior engineers. I learnt to listen to and engage with all

relevant departments throughout a project to ensure the best results. Creating process documentation also

required excellent written communication to clearly convey instructions leaving no room for misinterpretation.

Leadership - Project Leader for a university Group Design Project designing a pneumatic mug lifting machine

achieving a 79% individual grade. I was given management responsibility of two apprentices on 10-week

placements at Cummins, and praised for mentoring to excellent standard. My final IMechE MPDS mentor review

was “Tom has shown excellent progress with tasks far beyond responsibility of a normal placement engineer”.

Work Ethic - I pride myself on my high work ethic, and set myself challenging goals. One example could be

completing the 2011 Liverpool Marathon after 5 months of training, raising £1,094 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. My

supervisor review on placement was “Outstanding work ethic, great organisational skills, superb character”.

Technical Innovation - As the project leader for a university group design project working for The Safety Knife

Company I designed an innovative new ergonomic safety knife able to cut through tri-wall cardboard with 75%

lower force required than the previous product, greatly reducing the chance of developing repetitive strain injury.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Beyond working and studying, I enjoy playing and watching sport. For example, I currently run a weekly friendly

departmental football match at university and captain a 6-a-side society team. On placement I organised several

departmental matches and I was proud to be voted Player’s Player of the Year for the Cummins Daventry team.

I enjoy achieving to the best of my ability, and my extra-curricular achievements include:

• Representing Northampton Town for 2 years at both rugby union and cross-country running.

• Representing Moulton School for 7 years at football (First XI), rugby (First XV), athletics and cross-country.

• Achieving the RFU (Rugby Football Union) Youth Leaders Award, and Level 2 RFU refereeing qualifications.

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