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Breaking Barriers: Sunday Okorie’s Global Engineering Odyssey

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Engr. Sunday Onyedikachi Okorie obtained a B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State (UNAD) in 2009, now known as Ekiti State University (EKSU). During his B.Eng. studies, he was posted to Dana Motors (KIA Motors) in Lagos State for a six-month industrial training course, during which he gathered extensive knowledge in the automotive industry. During this period, he was exposed to comprehensive understanding of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) operation, overhauling, and wheel alignment. He was also exposed to a deep knowledge of preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance of automobile engine and suspension systems.


Upon graduation from his B.Eng. studies, he was posted to Gidan Waya community in Kafanchan LGA in Kaduna State, where he served the Nigerian Government as a Youth Corper in Gidan Waya Secondary School (GSS).

At GSS, he held the position of a Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and Physics teacher.

He was fully involved in his students’ academic well-being, which also led him to volunteer to offer free extra weekend classes to improve their academic performance, which is also part of his community service and a means of giving back to society.


Due to his immense impact on Dana Motors (KIA Motors) during his Industrial Training, he was offered a job by Dana Motors (KIA Motors) immediately after his Youth Corper service period at GSS, for which he worked for a short period of 1 year as an automobile maintenance Engineer before proceeding for his M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the Liaoning University of Technology, in the People’s Republic of China. During his M.Eng. research period at the University, he was exposed to an in-depth knowledge of engineering principles and applications with the help of advanced laboratory equipment, machines, computer-aided design (CAD) tools and simulation software.

During this period, he was attached to Dong Fang International Container (Jinzhou) Co. Ltd. for further industrial research and experience, where he gained vast experience in Shipping Container design and manufacturing process. His attachment to Dong Fang International Container (Jinzhou) Co. Ltd was instrumental to his online article publication and graduation thesis since both were related to Shipping Container design and manufacture, especially in paint spraying techniques. He was later attached to Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd (JHEECO) as an industrial research trainee and to Jinzhou Dongxing Packaging Co., Ltd for more research and industrial exposure. His multiple research and industrial exposures during his M.Eng. program built an excellent engineering background for Engr. Sunday’s industrial knowledge and impact in the field of Engineering.


In 2015, after graduating as one of the best students in his M.Eng. class coupled with his proficiency in Chinese language (Mandarin) and his immense contribution to JHEECO during his Industrial Training period, he was recalled by JHEECO for a job offer, as an automobile alternator design Engineer, where he immediately rose to the position of a Project Supervisor within his first one and half year at the company.

Upon taking up the job offer by JHEECO, he made history by becoming the first African in Jinzhou ever to own a work visa in industry and commerce. He worked with JHEECO for a total period of seven and a half years.
In 2019, he held the “Liaoning Intermediate Professional Certificate of Speciality and Technology”.

In 2021, Engr. Sunday was inducted as a Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) corporate member. Later, in 2021, he became registered with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) after meeting all the requirements contained in the COREN Act and was duly licensed to practice engineering.


To date, Engr. Sunday Onyedikachi Okorie has remained an erudite in his field and has had remarkable impacts. He remains a respected leader and an emulation icon to aspiring young engineers. We are blessed to have an impactful Engineer of his calibre in our society, and we do not take this for granted. As a certified Mechanical Engineer with proven success in the industry, he has participated in numerous Continuing Professional Development Programs at home and abroad to keep up with the trends in Engineering and Management.
In mid-2022, in the quest for more challenges in the field of engineering, he moved to Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd, located in Kunshan, China, where he is currently working as a Technical Project Manager as at the time of this publication. At Luxshare, he is the Technical Lead Engineer for overseas projects involving wireless device charger and USB hub design and manufacture.


Engr. Sunday Okorie has also been into volunteering and community services since his university days and Youth Corper service period in Gidan Waya of Kaduna State.

Since 2022, he has been an active member of the Helping Hands Club in China. This non-governmental organisation was involved in distributing COVID-19 after-effect relief materials to diaspora communities in China and organising self-protection seminars to create awareness of ways to prevent the future spread of diseases and infections.
To date, Engr. Sunday Okorie has been an active player in engineering and has never held back from giving back to society. His leadership role has also encouraged young engineers and aspiring youths. He has also been invited to speak at several leadership and engineering seminars in China for international students and practising young Engineers.

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