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          <span class="eyebrow">Sama Mushtaq</span>
          <h1>Mechanical design <span>and testing.</span></h1>
          <p class="lead">At MKEC, I worked on <strong>more than 50 building projects.</strong> My work includes HVAC layouts and equipment schedules, along with college projects in data acquisition, structural analysis, and heat transfer.</p>
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            <p><strong>Lebanon, Ohio</strong>Admitted to UC Mechanical Engineering for Spring 2027. Open to relocation.</p>
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          <div class="drawing-top"><span>MKEC Engineering</span><span>Mechanical drawing work · 2020</span></div>
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          <figcaption><div><strong>From review marks to a drawing set</strong>See the duct layout, review comments, and equipment schedules.</div><a class="arrow" href="engineering/mechanical-design/index.html" aria-label="View MKEC drawing work">↗</a></figcaption>
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          <li><img src="images/marks/mkec.svg" alt="MKEC Engineering" style="height:36px" loading="lazy"></li>
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          <li><img src="images/marks/mercor.png" alt="Mercor" style="height:33px" loading="lazy"></li>
          <li><img src="images/marks/rygneco-logo.png" alt="RYGNeco" style="height:33px" loading="lazy"></li>
          <li><img src="images/marks/mak.png" alt="MAK Trading" style="height:31px" loading="lazy"></li>
          <li><img src="images/marks/hard-rock.png" alt="Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati" style="height:36px" loading="lazy"></li>
          <li><img src="images/marks/epic-brands.png" alt="EPIC Brands" style="height:52px" loading="lazy"></li>
          <li><img src="images/marks/itzcali.png" alt="iTZCALi Tapas and Tequila" style="height:42px" loading="lazy"></li>
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        <div class="career-copy"><span class="eyebrow">Animated career story · 74 seconds</span><h2>The work behind the skills</h2><p>From university lab work and building design to leading teams and building businesses. The story of what I learned along the way.</p><a class="button" href="career-film-v2/index.html">Watch the film <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span></a></div>
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<div class="section-head"><div><span class="eyebrow">Selected work</span><h2>See the work behind the resume</h2></div><p>Open a project for the drawings, measurements, and decisions behind it.</p></div>
<div class="project-grid"><a class="project-card" href="engineering/vibration-rig/index.html"><div class="project-image"><img src="images/engineering/vib-three-channel.svg" alt="Three recorded LabVIEW voltage channels" loading="lazy"></div><div class="project-copy"><span class="category">Instrumentation · Team project</span><h3>Comparing two vibration sensors</h3><p>I helped assemble the setup with the team and analyzed the recorded sensor response.</p><div class="project-meta"><span>1,022 samples · 2016</span><span>View work ↗</span></div></div></a>
<a class="project-card" href="engineering/kite-buggy/index.html"><div class="project-image"><img src="images/engineering/kite-catia-render.webp" alt="Kite buggy model produced by a teammate from the team design" loading="lazy"></div><div class="project-copy"><span class="category">Structures · Team project</span><h3>Working through a lightweight frame</h3><p>I shared the load, stress, and deflection calculations for our five person design team.</p><div class="project-meta"><span>Structural calculations · 2015</span><span>View work ↗</span></div></div></a>
<a class="project-card" href="engineering/pump-testing/index.html"><div class="project-image"><img src="images/engineering/pump-pressure-flow.svg" alt="Pressure rise against flow at two recorded pump speeds" loading="lazy"></div><div class="project-copy"><span class="category">Fluid mechanics · Team laboratory</span><h3>Measuring a centrifugal pump</h3><p>Our team recorded flow, pressure, speed, and torque across twelve operating points.</p><div class="project-meta"><span>Two speed settings · 2016</span><span>View work ↗</span></div></div></a>
<a class="project-card" href="engineering/heat-exchanger/index.html"><div class="project-image"><img src="images/engineering/hx-calc-sheet-1.webp" alt="Original heat exchanger calculation sheet" loading="lazy"></div><div class="project-copy"><span class="category">Thermal analysis · Coursework</span><h3>Following the heat through an exchanger</h3><p>My working sheets connect fluid properties, heat duty, convection, and fouling to the sizing calculation.</p><div class="project-meta"><span>Calculation study · 2016</span><span>View work ↗</span></div></div></a>
<a class="project-card" href="engineering/mechanical-design/index.html"><div class="project-image"><img src="images/engineering/../mkec/cp2107-m3-schedules-original-sheet-crop.png" alt="Original mechanical equipment and diffuser schedules" loading="lazy"></div><div class="project-copy"><span class="category">Professional work · MKEC</span><h3>Connecting a layout to its schedules</h3><p>Duct plans, elevations, and equipment data prepared within an engineering design and review team.</p><div class="project-meta"><span>AutoCAD · Revit · BIM 360</span><span>View work ↗</span></div></div></a>
<a class="project-card" href="engineering/device-testing/index.html"><div class="project-image"><img src="images/engineering/rygneco-devices-table.webp" alt="Device records with identity and test fields" loading="lazy"></div><div class="project-copy"><span class="category">Operating procedures · RYGNeco</span><h3>Making device testing traceable</h3><p>I mapped the handoffs from intake and testing through grading, custody, and disposition.</p><div class="project-meta"><span>130 device pilot record</span><span>View work ↗</span></div></div></a></div></div></section>
<section class="section experience-story" id="experience"><div class="shell experience-grid"><div><span class="eyebrow">Experience</span><h2>Engineering work with an operating background</h2><p>I began studying mechanical engineering at Wichita State and later worked in building design at MKEC. I have also opened restaurants, led teams of up to 120 people, and co-founded an electronics lifecycle company.</p><p>Those roles taught me to think about who will use a system, how it will be maintained, and what a team needs to carry out the work.</p><a class="button button-quiet" href="resume/index.html">Read my resume</a></div><div>
<div class="experience-entry"><time>2019 to 2020</time><div><strong>MKEC Engineering</strong><p>Mechanical Design Engineer. Building systems, load calculations, layouts, and drawing coordination.</p></div></div>
<div class="experience-entry"><time>2024 onward</time><div><strong>RYGNeco</strong><p>Co-founder. Electronics testing procedures, custody records, and product requirements.</p></div></div>
<div class="experience-entry"><time>2026 assignments</time><div><strong>Mercor</strong><p>Contract quality review of technical and business work against source records and calculations.</p></div></div>
<div class="experience-entry"><time>Operations</time><div><strong>Restaurant launches and team leadership</strong><p>Staffing, training, budgets, and daily execution at iTZCALi, Hard Rock, EPIC Brands, and Raising Cane’s.</p></div></div>
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<div><h3>Building design</h3><p>AutoCAD, Revit, Trane TRACE, and BIM 360 at MKEC.</p></div>
<div><h3>Engineering analysis</h3><p>Excel calculations and plots. LabVIEW data interpretation. CAD and CNC coursework at Wichita State.</p></div>
<div><h3>Technical workflows</h3><p>Python and SQLite with AI coding support. GitHub for version history and project documentation.</p></div>
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          <p>Open to engineering technician, test, mechanical design, CAD, quality, and manufacturing support roles.</p>
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