Mehrnoosh Nickpasand

Experience

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  SAPHYAD

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2006

  Technical Inspector & Quality Engineer
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  Mammut Group

  Mar 2006 - Jun 2008

  Construction/Manufacturing Project Coordinator & Logistics Manager
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  Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  Project Manager
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  Petrofac

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  Project Management, Planning & Control Head
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  Outokumpu

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Consultant
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  Volvo Group

  Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

  Consultant
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  GE Oil & Gas

  Jun 2013 - Feb 2015

  Advanced Manufacturing Lead Engineer

  As an Advanced Manufacturing Lead engineer, I provided technical expertise and advisory support to suppliers on manufacturing practices at multiple facilities for GE subsea connection systems. I negotiated with a network of suppliers and internal project organizations to review and revise manufacturing technologies, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective, and compliant delivery./Key Highlights/• Served as technical supervisor for Nordic suppliers and manufacturers, overseeing Burullus Phase 9A/Nailsea UK project and as interface engineer for the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) project, traveling to Indonesia and Singapore.• Led project-based packages involving fabrication of High-Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) control modules, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Extended FAT (EFAT) processes, and product-based packages containing subsea connection structures for 7 other subsea projects. Show less

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  Bandak Group AS

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2016

  Project Manager

  As a Project Manager at Bandak Group, I orchestrated and led the implementation of a systematic project management and cross-functional planning program for 7 factories and sites across Norway. I oversaw the full project lifecycle, ensuring consistent guidelines for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. I also established long-term, positive client relationships and engaged with key stakeholders through change controls and presentation of status updates./Key Highlights/• Oversaw a portfolio of 11 subsea oil & gas components manufacturing projects, focusing on customer relations.• Spearheaded transformation of multiple underperforming projects, continuously monitoring and providing adjustments through negotiations, transparent reporting, analysis, and meaningful documentation.• Managed various projects, such as Total MOHO URF and Total Kaombo SPS – Aker Solutions tie-in and structures for oil & gas subsea connection systems and test equipment. Show less

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  Siemens Gamesa

  May 2016 - now

  In this role, I've been leading a team of 7 production workers, engineers, and master students, while leveraging expertise in system development and pilot project implementation. As part of a Siemens-funded academic-industry project in partnership with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), I've been contributing to the creation of an agile framework, incorporating AI technologies and solutions, to transform existing offshore wind turbine manufacturing system into an agile and sustainable system./Key Highlights/• Integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enable agility, including machine learning (ML)/deep learning (DL) models, open platform communication unified architecture (OPC UA), Tecnomatix plant/process simulation, virtual reality/augmented reality (XR), and NVIDIA Omniverse. • Established a solid methodology to develop digitalisation and automation solutions, including digital tightening system and manufacturing execution system (MES).• Developed and deployed optimisation solutions by incorporating customised collaborative robots (Cobots) as part of the proof-of-concept (POC) and based on solid business case analysis and return on investment (ROI).• Managed 12 simultaneous internal pilot projects to validate agile system design, ensuring alignment with project goals and milestones with system requirements.• Built a laboratory to support R&D processes and integrated system engineering best practices across manufacturing, enhancing the Technical Excellence (TEX) sub-organisation.• Mastered solution realisation by identifying best-fit alternative technologies complemented by customised databases, application programming interfaces (APIs), and codes/algorithms critical to the development of other solutions.• Established an R&D framework of industrial systems, processes, and knowledge-based activities across multidisciplinary collaborative projects and aligned with product lifecycle management (PLM) framework. Show less As the Senior Industrial Engineer, I managed a portfolio of manufacturing processes aligned with product design changes and new product design for direct drive wind turbine generators. I provided input to designers during product design process on manufacturability and contributed as one of the approvers for the final design of new products. I also identified the need and defined additional manufacturing processes and standards; accordingly, I modified and maintained layout, sequence of assembly, and reference documentation. Additionally, I monitored and provided advisory support to shopfloor process failure mode effects analysis (P-FMEA) and tooling processes to align with change management system, compliance framework, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) parameters in SAP ERP. /Key Highlights/• Served as a liaison among cross-functional departments to provide support services to various multidisciplinary teams.• Implemented innovative processes, methodologies, and procedures to meet product specifications and multidimensional requirements for turbine model D3, release R18 and R19.• Developed a change storyboard document to present new design and potential impacts on assembly process, which was established as a standard reference for new product introductions (NPIs) across all modules and within NPI department.• Served a pivotal part in creating smart solutions through a holistic approach to the impact on other functions and based on solid risk analysis, APQP, and P-FMEA at both operational and production levels.• Achieved a significant milestone by creating a framework for deliverables and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the industrial engineering department, which was adopted by stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency.• Bridged communication gaps between stakeholders by implementing a structured stakeholder management approach and coordinating knowledge-sharing sessions and expectation alignment meetings. Show less

  • Senior System Engineer- Internal Project Manager

    Oct 2019 - now

  • Senior Industrial Engineer- NPI, Siemens Wind Power

    May 2016 - Oct 2019