Johnson Aina

Background

About Johnson Aina

I am an Engineering Manager with experience in Mechanical, Quality, Reliability and Materials Engineering and cross-functional roles of working in the manufacturing sector – Automobile, Aerospace and Wood conversion. I have worked in several areas within the industry including product development, design engineering, quality management and research and development. As a result, I have in-depth understanding about design and analysis, materials selection, material characterization, manufacturing processes including welding etc, quality control and management, additive manufacturing which I deploy daily. My ability to get ‘my hands dirty’ has allowed me to excel in the roles. As the world moves gradually into the full blown industry 4.0 era, I am working and developing capability to operate at the interface of conventional engineering and emerging technology powered by IoT, ML, AI etc. I have been involved in many continuous improvement initiatives that have helped blocked wastage, improve turn around time (TAT) and saved companies millions of dollars of product return. My academics contributions have led to publications in scholarly scientific publications, technical conference proceedings and presentations. My academic and industrial contributions have made me recipient of some awards, with the most recent being President's Best of the Best (BoB) Project Award, 2022.