Nicholas B.

Experience

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  Tatu Creatives Ltd

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Social Media Manager
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  Mars Mechanical Ltd

  May 2016 - Sept 2016

  Mechanical Design Engineer
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  Marshalls EA Ltd

  Jul 2017 - Nov 2017

  Mechanical Engineering Intern
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  University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Intern

  I had the opportunity to intern at UPES from August to December where I specialized in Finite Element Analysis together with programming in MATLAB.

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  AutoXpress Kenya

  Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  Retail Customer Sales Assistant

  Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders and gift card activations.Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers.Provided accurate information about promotions, customer programs and products, helping drive high customer retention.Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and store promotions..Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.Logged reports, expenses, receipts and sales documents into digital database.Used consultative sales approach to understand customer needs and recommend relevant offerings. Show less

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  Isuzu East Africa Limited

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  Graduate In Training

  Worked with IT to support the staff with setting up devices and running scheduled updates.Participated in CSR activities with HR and Marketing.Assisted the Warehouse Supply Chain team with stock optimization.Joined the Part Sales Team and handled big clients with regards to fulfilling their LPOs.Focused on Customer Experience and how to improve it within the company.

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  Saint-Gobain

  Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

  Responsible for the assembly and testing of a new tile adhesive (Weber) plant. The team and I took 10 days for us to complete the whole assembly.Worked closely with the operators in the plant to facilitate plant maintenance, overcome breakdowns and work on implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) for the plant.Conducted Process and Quality Control tests.Created Standard Operating Procedures for all process in the plant.Designed an Inventory Management System to help with warehouse records.Designed and implementing a product recycling screw. The project used old equipment. We recycled old parts of the plant to implement this project.Designed a movable 1 Ton hopper that led to an increase of 20% in yield for our plasters plant.Working with finance to create and execute tax schedules and perform internal audits on the sales of the company.Worked together with the marketing team to develop marketing strategies to increase company visibility within the country.I was responsible for the purchasing duties of the plant. This involved obtaining quotes on raw materials, purchasing of raw materials and scheduling supplier payments.Resource planning and production management.Developed and implemented marketing strategies to increase the product brand visibility in the country.Worked with the commercial team to conduct business analysis on sales to determine different key drivers that affect revenue.Warehouse Management: Stocking, following FIFO and LIFO depending on the order given.Facilitating Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) principles in the plant. Show less

  • Graduate Engineer

    Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Graduate Engineer

    Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
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  Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix

  Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

  Technical Expert

  Developed a Microsoft Power App to assist in streamlining factory operations.Implemented automatic processes with Microsoft Power Automate to generate Quality Reports.Performed data analysis on key production values to develop a metric that can be used to control the quality of 3D printed objects through Microsoft Power Query.Developed a dashboard through Microsoft Power BI to critically analyze production records based on different criteria.Assisted in designing quality control samples, in-line with local rules, for compression and flexural tests, to ensure the 3D printed objects meet the required mechanical properties. Show less

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  Saint-Gobain Isover Nederland

  Feb 2024 - now

  Technical Expert