Ashik E Rasul
Cookeville,TN
Summary
Mechanical Engineer with 8 years of experience in the FMCG industry, specializing in data-driven decision-making, maintenance management, and team leadership. Proven track record of driving operational efficiency and implementing automation solutions. Seeking full-time opportunities starting May 2026.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Engineer, Household and Personal Care (HPC) Liquids
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Developed BI dashboard for manufacturing KPI monitoring.
- Reduced changeover time at tube lines by 50%
- Automated repetitive ERP data entry tasks.
- Worked within a cross functional team to land 30+ innovations in a year.
Maintenance Engineer, HPC Liquids
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Led end-to-end maintenance management for a complex manufacturing plant running 24x7
- Commissioned production lines for hair shampoo and toothpaste.
- Reduced equipment breakdown at tube lines by 20%
Assistant Engineer, Soap Manufacturing
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Commissioned vision-based quality inspection and rejection system.
- Implemented statistical process control for soap drying to save $150K per year.
- Reduced packed soap defect by 90% with continuous improvements.
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering And Technology (BUET)
05-2016
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- SAP ERP expertise
- Skilled in Python and ROS
- Familiar with Edge AI devices
- Experienced with CAD
Certification
- Published and presented a conference paper at AIAA Scitech 2025, Orlando, FL.
- Represented in Unilever's South Asian Supply Chain Leadership Forum 2023, Pondicherry, India.
- Won Unilever's South Asian Supply Chain Superstar Award in 2017 and 2019.
- Won the People's Choice Award in Unilever's South Asian Kaizen Competition 2017, Mumbai, India.
Research Experience
- Worked as a Research Assistant, Learning and Control of Autonomous Systems Laboratory (LCASL). Tennessee Technological University.
- Published five peer-reviewed conference papers.
- Developed long-range QuadPlane platform from scratch.
- Developed a Simulation environment to generate synthetic data for machine learning.
- Developed a self-balancing robot with 3D mapping capability.
Timeline
Process Engineer, Household and Personal Care (HPC) Liquids
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
01.2022 - 01.2024
Maintenance Engineer, HPC Liquids
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
01.2021 - 01.2022
Assistant Engineer, Soap Manufacturing
Unilever Bangladesh Limited
01.2016 - 01.2020
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering And Technology (BUET)