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Muhammad Faizan Zafar www.faizan.io
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
EDUCATION
Masters of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services Aug 2014 to May 2015
Capstone Project: To develop a product/service to assist the elderly in protecting their identity to
avoid personal information loss that can, among other things, lead to their financial vulnerability
Areas of Study: Design for Manufacturing & Environment, Industrial Design, User Research
Methods, Product Development, Internet of Things, Human Centered Design
National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
B.E Mechanical Engineering, Sep 2006 to June 2010
Final Year Project: Design, Analysis and Fabrication a Drive-train for a Series Hybrid Vehicle
Areas of Study: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Machine Design,
Electronic Circuits, Control Systems
Oil & Gas Industrial Services, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PROFESSIONA
Product Development Specialist, Dec 2012 to July 2014
L EXPERIENCE
Design and CATIA V5 modeling of a Tubular Space Frame Chassis to improve Torsional Rigidity
CFD Analysis and design optimization for flow distribution of cooling system exhaust manifold
Design and CATIA V5 modeling of injection molded parts for exhaust manifold
Lead a team of Engineers and CAD specialists for prototyping product concepts and manufacturing
Project Management of in-house projects, including design, mockups and prototyping projects
Consultancy to local and International clients for design, GD&T, manufacturing
DFX considerations, for stove knob design with auto turn off timing system to improve gas safety
Automotive Engineering Design (AEDesign) Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan
Design Engineer, Sep 2010 to Nov 2012
European OEM Standard CATIAV5 advanced 'Startmodell' Modeling for Porche Automobil SE
Pre-Processing(Quality Controlled Meshing, Linear/Non Linear Contacts, Boundary Conditions) of
Automotive OEM parts for Crash-Worthiness using ANSA
Dynamic simulation of AVCASS undergoing over-run by a car on MSC.ADAMS
Invention of Autonomous Vehicle "AVCASS” (Patent Pending, IPO Pakistan file no. 696/2011).
Patent Documentation for Project AVCASS,
Design modification concept of a 5-Ton wood shredding machine
Static Structural Analysis and Simulation of Front Boom of a 10 ton excavator using ANSYS
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
ACADEMIC
Design and prototyping of a baby monitoring system by coding Arduinos with the concept of IoT
PROJECTS
Design of a low cost, decentralized and innovative Homeless Shelter by utilizing the concept of IoT
User Research, Design, Modeling, CAD and Rendering of a Standardized Pigeon Loft
Design and Prototyping of a First Aid Kit for Winter Sports
National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Design, Analysis and Fabrication of a Drive-train for a 300kg Urban Class Hybrid Vehicle
Kinematic Simulation of “Ornithopter” for Micro Air Vehicles using Pro Engineer Wildfire 4
Design, Analysis and Fabrication of a 2 speed gearbox for a vehicle using Pro Engineer Wildfire 4
HONORS Designed and Prototyped first ever Series Hybrid Vehicle of Pakistan
& AWARDS Gold Medal for Best Project in Mechanical Engineering, College of E&ME
National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
INTERESTS &
ACTIVITIES
Represented Pakistan at the Shell Eco Marathon, Malaysia (July 2010)
Represented Pakistan at the Education Without Borders Conference (EWB), Abu Dhabi (Feb 2007)
CAD Software proficiency Simulation& Analysis Software proficiency
TECHNICAL
CATIA V5XXX (Expert) Ansys (Expert)
SKILLS
ProEngineerXX..(Expert) ANSA (Expert)
SolidWorks ..(Intermediate) MSC. ADAMS (Intermediate)
Co-Create '(Intermediate)
Other Tools:
Microsoft Office, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Engineering Equation Solver, MD Solids
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Muhammad Faizan Zafar www.faizan.io