Daniel Okafor

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

City, Country | +00 00000 00000 | your.email@example.com | linkedin.com/in/yourname | Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Professional Summary

Chartered mechanical engineer with 10+ years designing rotating equipment and process plant systems from concept through commissioning. Experienced in FEA, design for manufacture, root-cause analysis and leading multidisciplinary teams under strict safety standards.

Technical Competencies

CAD & Simulation: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS, CATIA, Inventor

Engineering Methods: FEA, GD&T, DFMEA, RCA, DfM

Codes & Standards: ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, API 610, ISO 9001

Safety: HAZOP, LOTO, NEBOSH, Permit to work

Professional Experience

Senior Mechanical Design EngineerMay 2020 - Present

Vantage Process SystemsCity, Country

Led design of a 4 MW compressor skid package delivered 3 weeks early and 8% under budget.
Ran FEA and fatigue studies in ANSYS that extended impeller service life by 35%.
Introduced DFMEA and design-review gates, cutting field non-conformances by 40%.

Mechanical EngineerAug 2016 - Apr 2020

Crestline FabricationCity, Country

Produced 600+ GA and fabrication drawings to ASME B31.3 and EN 13480.
Supported site installation and commissioning of 12 process modules.

Graduate EngineerSep 2014 - Jul 2016

Halden Industrial ServicesCity, Country

Performed vibration analysis and root-cause investigations on 50+ rotating machines.

Engineering Projects

4 MW Compressor Skid PackageSolidWorks · ANSYS · API 617

End-to-end mechanical design, vendor coordination and FAT for a gas booster package.

Water Treatment Pump Station UpgradeInventor · Hydraulic modelling

Re-engineered a 6-pump station, saving 1.1 GWh of energy a year with VFD retrofits.

Education

B.Eng. (Hons), Mechanical Engineering2010 - 2014

Sample University of Engineering, First Class · Final project: wind turbine gearbox fatigue

Certifications