Poonam Parmar (MEng)

Poonam parmar (meng)

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  • Timeline

    Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

    Student Ambassador

    University of Leicester Students' Union
    Jul 2015 - Oct 2016

    Mechanical Engineer

    Taylor Hobson Limited
    Oct 2015 - May 2018

    MEng Mechanical Engineering with Year in Industry

    University of Leicester
    Leicester, United Kingdom
    Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

    Frontrunner

    Common Purpose
    Aug 2017 - May 2018

    Chair

    Women's Engineering Society
    Current Company
    Sept 2018 - now

    Senior Planning Manager

    Mace
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • About me

    Planning Lead | Co-Founder of EDIN

  • Education

    • Self taught

      2015 - 2016
      Html & css

      •Self taught coder, learnt how to use HTML and CSS.Developed my own website : http://thereaddler.com

    • Brentwood ursuline convent high school

      2010 - 2012
      A levels biology, general chemistry, psychology and maths

      Activities and Societies: •Senior Prefect •Mentor

    • University of leicester

      2013 - 2018
      Masters of engineering (meng) mechanical engineering with year in industry

      Activities and Societies: •President of Women's Engineering Society •Chair of Women's Engineering Society (External) •Treasurer of Engineering Society •Engineering Course Rep (2 years) •Student Ambassador (4 years) •Peer Mentor •Formula One Student (Design) •Enactus (Member) •Social Secretary of the Asian Dance Society •LaunchPad Leicester (Entrepreneurial) •Sustainable Futures (Online Module) •The Leicester Award (Gold)

  • Experience

    • University of leicester students' union

      Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
      Student ambassador

      •Brand Ambassador of University of Leicester, responsibilities include monitoring fairs, corresponding and assisting exhibitioners and putting forward marketing ideas for the union.

    • Taylor hobson limited

      Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
      Mechanical engineer

      Managing part of a robust project, with a delegated budget•Testing components and instruments to identify weaknesses and finding solutions to rectify it•Designing one-off fixtures to help resolve problems•Extensive use of Solidworks to make parts, assemblies and engineering drawings to be given to manufacturing•Building instruments in Assembly and updating Engineering Instruction Manual •Presenting ideas to senior members of staffRoHS project (Requirements of Hazardous Substances)•Creating/updating Engineering Instruction Manuals and materials specifications.•Contacting suppliers in order to verify the products are RoHS compliant, if non-compliant finding an alternative.•Producing databases on Microsoft ExcelHelp develop BOMs (Billing of Materials) •Use of Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Excel •Creating Jet reports from NAV on Excel for Project ManagersTraining taken•Solidworks•Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing•Microsoft Dynamic NAV Show less

    • University of leicester

      Oct 2015 - May 2018

      Attained 1st in MEng Project: Role of Research Engineer for "International UniFi Motorsport Aerodynamics Competition". Researched various aerodynamic designs for the team's simulated F1 car, analysed to reduce the drag and increase downforce. •Attained a 1st in my 3rd Year Project "Experimental characterisation of polymer swelling for controlled release drug delivery applications"Designed and produced testing rig for experimentCarried out Powder formulation, powder mixing and manufacturing of 120 individual tablets (using a MTS machine, direct compression method) under different compaction forces.•Relevant modules include: Engineering Design (Role: Chassis Engineer) (incl. the use of CAD, Solidworks and COMSOL), Maths with Computation (incl. MATLAB), Business Simulation (Role: CEO), Materials, Fluid and Thermodynamics, Control, Systems and Spacecraft Engineering and Aeroengine Design. Show less

      • MEng Mechanical Engineering with Year in Industry

        Oct 2013 - May 2018
      • Peer Mentor

        Sept 2016 - Jun 2017
      • Engineering Student Representative

        Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
      • Telephone Fundraising Ambassador

        Oct 2015 - Nov 2016
    • Common purpose

      Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
      Frontrunner

      Selected to take part in the Frontrunner Leadership Course•Developed as a leader learning key concepts and make decisions.•Networking with leaders across sectors who shared their success stories, on and off campus. •Gained hands on experience by developing solutions to challenges organisations face

    • Women's engineering society

      Aug 2017 - May 2018
      Chair
    • Mace

      Sept 2018 - now

      West Corridors Planning Lead (Lakeshore West, Kitchener & Milton Line) on the $64B GO Expansion Metrolinx Programme Programme Planner and Design Programme Lead on £5b New Prisons Programme Co-Founded & Co-Chair of Mace's first Ethnic Diversity Inclusion Network.Creating a network of over 800 people within Mace Programme Management Moves Programme Completed Mace's Graduate Scheme attained: The Chairman's Graduate Achievement AwardProjects:Houses of Parliament - Fire Safety Improvement Works Programme Projects:Highways EnglandVanguardHouses of Parliament

      • Senior Planning Manager

        Apr 2023 - now
      • Planning Manager

        Feb 2021 - Mar 2023
      • Co-Founder & Chair of EDIN

        Jan 2019 - Sept 2022
      • Women of the Future Programme

        Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
      • Project Controls Manager

        Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
      • Assistant Project Controls Manager

        Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
      • Assistant Project Controls

        Sept 2018 - Jul 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Apm project fundamentals qualification (pfq)

      Association for project management
      Jul 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Project planning & control™ (ppc) practitioner

      Apmg international
      Oct 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Apm project management qualification (pmq)

      Association for project management
      Feb 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Poonam Parmar (MEng)
      Leicester Award Gold - Jun 2017
    • Awarded to Poonam Parmar (MEng)
      Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold Award The Duke of Edinburgh Jun 2012 Completed 'Duke of Edinburgh' from Bronze through to Gold, receiving my Gold Award at the Royal Palace.
    • Awarded to Poonam Parmar (MEng)
      Bharata Natyam Masters (Grade 9) Oriental Examination Board London (OEBL) Jul 2011 Completed the highest level in BharataNatyam (South Indian) dance, awarded Distinction in both theory and practical.Gained qualification of Dance teacher
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Event Manager

      Issued by Cancer Research UK on Aug 2014
      Cancer Research UKAssociated with Poonam Parmar (MEng)
    • Fundraising Coordinator

      Issued by Meningitis Research Foundation on Apr 2015
      Meningitis Research FoundationAssociated with Poonam Parmar (MEng)
    • Personal Care Assistant

      Issued by Vi and John Rubens House on Feb 2014
      Vi and John Rubens HouseAssociated with Poonam Parmar (MEng)
    • Participant

      Issued by The Duke of Edinburgh's Award on May 2009
      The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardAssociated with Poonam Parmar (MEng)
    • Teaching Assistant

      Issued by Shakti Fine Arts Dance Academy on Mar 2008
      Shakti Fine Arts Dance AcademyAssociated with Poonam Parmar (MEng)
    • Organiser

      Issued by Leicester City Council on Feb 2018
      Leicester City CouncilAssociated with Poonam Parmar (MEng)