Atolagbe Gbenga

A motivated and detailed conscious Mechanical Design Engineer who holds an M.Eng Degree in Mechanical Engineering. A specialist in designing, fabrication and maintenance of mechanical systems. Displays considerable strength across a wide range of personal skills, in particular research, analysis, thinking, together with problem solving. Enjoys working within a team environment but does not mind the challenge of carrying out individual tasks—a trait that has been developed throughout the course of studying and complimented by cognitive work experience. 

Proforce Limited                                                                                                                                                                      

Mechanical Design Engineer/Ag. Research and Development Manager                                             Dec 2019-till date

Proforce defence limited, 54 Balarabe Musa Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

• Involved in the designing, analysis and evaluation of several armoured vehicles like: Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPS), Cash-in-transits (CITs), Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs Proforce), Sedans, SUVs,—SOLIDWORKS being used as the major design and analysis software.
• Designed and carried motion simulation analysis of armoured guard booths; armoured gunner station.
• Carrying out quality control inspections on the aforementioned armoured vehicles.
• Responsible for creating of engineering fabrication drawings, Bill of materials, Gantt Chart, installation drawings, third party manufacturing drawings, systems integration supervision, 3D modelling of structural member and sheet metal designs.
• Generating CAM codes for Plasma cutting machine; DXF and DWG parts nesting for Water jet and Laser jet

HeyRookie Engineering and Consulting                                                                                                                                                     

Mechanical Design Engineer/Training Facilitator                                                                                                 Jan 2016-Dec 2019

No.4 ECWA Shopping Complex, Yoruba Road, Challenge, Ilorin, Kwara State.

• Training Facilitator for 3D Parametric Parts and Assembly Modelling software (Autodesk Inventor, Pro-E, Solidworks)
• Offered consultancy on 2D and 3D modelling, part fabrication drawings creation and installation drawings creation for several food processing machineries
• Supervised and followed-up on machineries that were built for clients
• Carried out machineries performance evaluations
• Performed motion simulations and FEA (stress analysis and thermal analysis) on different machine parts
• Provided working drawings for fabrications of machines for Undergraduate and Post graduate students of various universities in Nigeria

Malaria Consortium                                                                                                                            

Data Entry Clerk for RAcE Project                                                                                                                                       Feb-Mar 2017

Box 8045, Kampala, Uganda, under the RAcE Project in Nigeria

• Provided necessary support as Data Entry Clerk for RAcE Project

Ayo-Gboyinde Nigeria Limited

Mechanical Engineer                                                                                                                                                            Jan-April 2015

No.26 Ayo-Gboyinde Street, Fate-Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

• Co-assembled an imported rice mill plant (medium sized); interpreting installation layout and marking out
• Involved in the rice production processes, from soaking stage to milling stage and parking stage 
• Involved in the production of HDPE and LDPE
• Participated meaningfully when rectifying faults in machines like extruder, grinder and destoner.

B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering

M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering: Design and Solid Mechanics