Charmi Patel

I am looking for a role as a Mechanical Engineer. In this role, I will be a self‑motivated, high‑performing individual who strives for excellence. I am passionate and motivated to learn, and I am excited to put my experience into practice. I thrive when encountering new challenges, and I enjoy all experiences. I have recently relocated to London from New Zealand, another challenge that I tackled to grow as an engineering professional.

My technical skills have been outlined in my CV, however, I am enthusiastic and determined to upskill and learn new software and design tools. I am driven and hardworking and therefore, actively go beyond my responsibilities to help achieve deadlines. I believe these qualities and other CAD experience will aid me in learning AutoCAD for the role.

At my previous internship, with Pratt and Whitney, I independently learned coding in SQL and Qlik Sense software. The team was unfamiliar with the software but I enjoyed the challenge and self‑development.

I initially pursued mathematics and physics at university, but I later realised that practical applications of knowledge is what I was most interested in. Engineering quickly became a passion of mine as I dived into a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering. My technical projects were very practical and I learnt unique skills applicable to detailed engineering design and the specific considerations required to produce a safe final product that meets design specifications.

My internships and university projects allowed me to become very experienced in operating within a collaborative team environment, a skill that I find very necessary within engineering. I have thoroughly enjoyed working in such team environments as pooling knowledge benefits everybody involved and it provides the best opportunity to learn. However, I believe working independently is a great opportunity for individual creativity and therefore working both as a team and independently is important for personal development.

Taking on the new challenge of team leader of my final year project has aided in this process of self‑development.

I would be grateful for the opportunity to work as a part of the team. I am eager to call and discuss my skills and enthusiasm for the engineering role.

Pratt and Whitney / Air New Zealand Harewood

• Self‑taught SQL coding language and Qlik Sense software. • Wrote complex SQL queries in DBeaver to extract, join, and manipulate data from Hawkeye. • Utilised Qlik Sense to create dashboards that visualised data and tracked trends within the company. • Gained experience in meeting and interacting with workshop floor personnel, and presenting and discussing with relevant groups and managers.

MARS Bioimaging

• Collaborated with MARS on groundbreaking research into brain scanning technology. • Used the MARS CT Scanner for scanning sheep’s brains and implanting electrodes. • Examined data thoroughly and processed it with MATLAB, then presented results to the company. • Wrote a formal report outlining the findings of the research.

Uniweld

• Successfully wired a car for trailer lights. • Applied Solidworks and Draftsight to design and manufacture products. • Designed tow bars for camper vans, busses, and other large vehicles. • Repaired old mufflers and worked with various workshop equipment such as welding, soldering, and plasma cutting. • Participated in numerous small‑scale projects to build technical and engineering skills.

University of Canterbury 

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) specialising in Mechanical Engineering 

• Graduated with Second Class Honours First Division.
• Final year electives include Aerospace Propulsion, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Energy Systems Engineering and Linear Systems Control and System Identification .

Bachelor of Science majoring in Physics and Mathematics

• Accepted into the course after year 12 through discretionary entrance.