Dylan Shah

Jaguar Land Rover Certified Product Owner | First Class MEng Degree (Hons)

London Area, United Kingdom

About

A results-driven and proactive Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager with a First Class MEng (Hons) degree, I excel at leading complex projects from conception to delivery. My expertise in scope definition, risk management and strategic planning, combined with strong communication and problem-solving skills, enables me to successfully navigate challenging environments, manage diverse stakeholders, and foster highly efficient teams to deliver impactful outcomes.

Experience

  • Business Project Lead at True Node
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Drove Business Growth and Revenue Generation: Led the entire sales cycle, from client acquisition and market research to consultation and scoping and finalising digital service contracts including website/app development, AI automations and data analytics. • Defined Product and Design Strategy: Provided the UI/UX Design vision and strategic direction for digital services, translating complex client requirements into clear, executable project roadmaps and optimised development cycle plans. • Ensured Operational Excellence and Delivery: Managed all ongoing projects and internal resources to maintain delivery schedules, manage stakeholder expectations and guarantee successful deployment of digital solutions. • Maintained Fiscal Health and Efficiency: Managed comprehensive back-office operations, including full-cycle accounting, invoicing, expense tracking and budget management to ensure profitability and sustained financial stability.

  • JLR (4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Project Manager, Engineering Operations
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Overview: Managed projects to design and deliver new engineering facilities • Led £12.5m, £2.5m and £550k projects concurrently, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project specifications through strategic planning, resource optimisation and proactive risk management • Created, documented and presented Business Cases, Delivery Plans and Design Risk Assessments to key stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment on project objectives and risks. • Facilitated and led alignment meetings with key stakeholders, developing skills in conflict resolution, effective communication and stakeholder management.

    • Professional development
      Jun 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      First Class Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, MEng (Hons)

    • Project Manager, Engineering Operations
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

      • Led a £375k Project to create a new Wash Wiper Test Facility within an existing building; responsible for liaising with customers to distil and document requirements for the facility, producing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) document, as well as approaching and comparing principal contractors for the project. • Identified opportunities for process improvement and kickstarted the transformation of our team into Agile. • Led a £50k Project to reconfigure a storage room into a Climate Control Rig Chamber, acting as the principal contractor. Responsible for delivery of the project to internal customers and managing a number of sub-contractors to subsequently deliver the project on time and under budget. • Devised plans and schedules for concurrent projects, from the moving and commissioning of a Cruden Driving Simulator to the outfitting of a Battery Teardown Area.

  • General Engineering Work Experience, Warton Aerodrome at BAE Systems
    Jul 2018 - Jul 2018 · 1 mo

    • Worked in a small team on a mock, large scale engineering project, performing data analysis and extensive calculations on a set of potential aerial military options for a nation. This was then pitched as a bid to a panel of senior engineers. • Gained fundamental and broad knowledge of the rigorous design and testing process to which aircrafts are subjected, receiving talks from multiple engineering teams regarding their ongoing projects. • Program accredited with an Industrial Cadets Silver Award, illustrating a level of 'employability, personal learning and critical thinking skills acquired.'

  • Electronic Engineering Work Experience, Electronic Warfare Centre at Leonardo
    Jun 2018 - Jun 2018 · 1 mo

    • Specified the requirements of a next generation drone in conjunction with mechanical engineers at the company, also minorly iterating on existing designs. • Designed and fabricated a logic circuit for a Sound Level Indicator. • Received lectures on the current nature of electronic warfare, particularly focusing on the fundamentals of the Leonardo BriteCloud EAD device.

  • Civil Engineering Work Experience at AECOM
    Jul 2017 - Jul 2017 · 1 mo

    • Designed and modelled a HVAC system using Autodesk Revit, performing FEA Flow simulations to evaluate its performance. • Worked on a series of interlinked small projects, cumulating to the design and pitch of a Sports Hall Engineering Project. • Conducted traffic surveys on a potential build site.