Wai L.

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ABOUT WAI L.

Senior R&D and Manufacturing Engineer with many years’ experience delivering mechanical design, process development, and validation across automation, laboratory equipment, high volume manufacturing, and low volume, high value engineered systems. Experienced in integration of mechanical, electrical, and control elements within complex equipment, customer and stakeholder engagement, translating vague requirements into practical process specifications, factoring in layout constraints, safety, usability, and reliability. Strong end to end capability from early concept and specification through detailed design, build support, testing, and industrialisation. Known for hands on problem solving, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach, and a strong believer in the power of teamwork. Comfortable supporting and mentoring engineers, improving documentation standards, and driving continuous improvement in regulated environments including ISO systems, clean room settings, and defence aligned compliance.Key Skills:•Mechanical Design, Special Purpose Machinery, Automation Modules Process Development, NPI, Industrialisation and Manufacturing Support Laboratory Equipment Design for Liquid, Chemical and Gas Applications, DFM, DFMEA, PFMEA, Testing, Validation, RCA and Reliability Improvement.•Rapid Prototyping, 3D Printing, CNC Machining, fabrication, Sheet Metal, Injection Moulding, troubleshooting and enhance efficiency in production, including Clean Room Environment•Highly skilled in 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks & PDM, SolidEdge, and GD & T, technical drawing review and approval.•Team Leadership, Mentoring, Recruitment Support and Cross Functional Working, Requirement Capture, Process Specification, Customer Support and Stakeholder Management.•ISO 9001 Internal Auditing, Documentation, SOPs and Work Instructions.•Fluent in English, with basic proficiency in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay.Key Achievements:•Delivered a 50% reduction in assembly time by improving serviceability, robustness, and applying DFM with operator feedback.•Increased packing machinery performance from 300 to 450 units per minute via subsystem redesign and functional enhancement.•Supported development of processing tools contributing to £2.8M revenue growth, delivering high throughput systems for global mobile brands.•Achieved €1.41M annual cost reduction through a framing system redesign initiative in high volume solar panel production.•Reduced production downtime by 25% on multiple occasions through targeted redesign and process improvement in production environments.