Sakib A.
Procurement & Planning | SolidWorks CAD | On-Time, On-Budget Delivery
Manufacturing operations specialist and certified SolidWorks professional (CSWA + CSWPA-DT) providing purchasing & procurement with AI-automated reporting, production planning & master scheduling, and CAD design to US manufacturers. Top Rated Plus | 100% Job Success | 14,000+ hours delivered. RESULTS MY CLIENTS MEASURE • 5-10% typical cost reduction on purchased parts through competitive requoting • 95%+ monthly on-time shipment sustained as Senior Engineer, Production Planning (vivo) • GD&T manufacturing drawings machinists work from without RFIs — fewer revisions, faster quotes • Manual reporting hours reduced to minutes through AI automation • 7,400+ hours delivered to a single US machine shop at a 5.0 rating — a multi-year engagement CORE SERVICES 1. PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT — WITH AI-AUTOMATED REPORTING Supplier identification and qualification across the US and China. RFQ management with normalized bid analysis — realistic MOQs, lead times, and landed cost. PO tracking, expediting, sample coordination, and pre-shipment quality control. Every engagement includes AI-automated reporting: order trackers and live dashboards built on advanced Excel (formulas, Power Query) and Python, replacing hours of manual updates. 2. PRODUCTION PLANNING & MASTER SCHEDULING Creation and maintenance of master production schedules integrating machine capacity, material availability, manpower, and customer due dates — with daily performance tracking, bottleneck identification, and recovery planning. 3. SOLIDWORKS CAD DESIGN — CSWA & CSWPA-DT CERTIFIED Parts, assemblies, and sheet metal. GD&T manufacturing drawings, reverse engineering of physical components, and DFM reviews. Deliverables: native SolidWorks, STEP, and print-ready PDF. 4. CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION & COORDINATION Currently serving a US manufacturer remotely as the single point of contact between customers and the production floor: order status, delivery commitments, expediting, and executive-ready reporting. WHY ORGANIZATIONS RETAIN ME Degreed mechanical engineer with factory-floor experience spanning purchasing, planning, design, and customer management. I buy parts knowing what the drawing requires, schedule production knowing what the customer was promised, and design parts knowing how they will be quoted. The result: fewer surprises, lower costs, and delivery commitments that hold. ENGAGEMENT MODELS • Project-based — sourcing projects, schedule builds, or CAD packages with fixed scope and price • Retainer — your purchasing desk, master schedule, or drawing queue managed continuously • Consultation — a focused session to assess a sourcing, scheduling, or design challenge Available with US business-hours overlap. Invite me to your job or send a message — you will receive a direct, honest assessment of scope, cost, and timeline within hours. Sakib Ahamed
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $11k
Billed in all: $83,251$83k
$11k in the last 6 months
Across 79 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 5% in 2D Design & Drawings
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