Tahir Arshed

TAHIR ARSHED (CHEMICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER)

Pakistan Engineering Council Registration Number: CHEM/5809

Date of Birth: June 25, 1983

Fathers Name: Ch. Rehmat Ali Arshad Address: 182-2-A-II, Township

Marital Status: Married Lahore-54770, Pakistan

abhwxu@r.postjobfree.com

+92-333-*******; +92-42-351*****

OBJECTIVE

To join ERM for utilizing professional experience and knowledge for organization demands an self improvement

Education

2010 M.Sc. Environmental Engineering

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Thesis: Performance & Design Evaluation of Textile Effluent Treatment Plant

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Waris Ali

2006 B.Sc. Chemical Engineering

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Thesis: Recovery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Natural Gas,

Advisor, Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed

Mini Project: Manufacturing of Black Newspaper Printing Ink

2001 F.Sc. Pre-Engineering (Higher Secondary School Certificate)

Govt. College of Science, Wahdat Road, Lahore, Pakistan

Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

1999 Secondary School Certificate

Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

EXPERIENCE

August 13, 2007- to Date NEC Consultants Private Limited, Lahore-

Pakistan

An International and local Consulting Company in Energy and Environment (www.nec.com.pk)

Organizational Designation: Chemical and Environmental Engineer (G-8)

Project Position: Regional Deputy Project Coordinator in PISD-II, CTPTS

Working as Chemical and Environmental Engineer for Sustainable Development in Pakistan

Major Responsibilities

o Conducting Energy & Environment Audits (audited more than 80 industries of different nature)

o Making Audit reports, calculations, aspects assessment, Action plans/recommendation, EMS Manuals

o Establishing benchmarks, performance surveys and project/programme outputs

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o Boilers, generators, engines, heat exchanger, process energy analysis and performance assessment by

using tools like stack gas analyzer, IR thermometer, sensing rods etc

o Implementation of Energy Efficient Technologies

o Implementation of Cleaner Production option for Resource conservation

o Conducting Industrial Energy and Environment Performance Surveys and evaluation reports

o Trainer on Energy Efficiency, Environment Protection and sustainable Development

o Implementing Energy Management System (EnMS) and Environmental Management System (EMS)

o Analysis of feasibilities, Recommendation & Proposals

Coordination meetings with client, sub contractors, vendors etc

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o Technically assistance for complying Environmental Legislations

o Attending seminars/workshops/trainings on company behalf

o Publishing leaflets, posters, brochures on industrial issues

o CDM knowledge

o Involvement in development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects

Projects

As Regional Deputy Project Coordinator

PISD (Program for Industrial Sustainable Development) – I & II

A Joint Project of Government of The Netherlands & Cleaner Production Institute-Pakistan

Project: CTPT (Cleaner Technology Project for Textile Processing Mills)

Project: CTPTS (Cleaner Technology Project for Textile Spinning Mills)

As Team Leader

Project: ECPT (Energy Conservation in Punjab Tanneries)

Project: ICTP (Introduction of Cleaner Technologies in Punjab Tanneries)

As Team Member

“Evaluation of Industrial Environmental Management”

A World Bank Project

Activities: Industrial surveys, meetings, data collection, interviews, analysis and results submission

“Implementation of Sustainable Energy Management System in Textile Industries”

A Joint Project of GTZ, APTMA, SMEDA

Activities: Base line Energy audit, Audit report, presentations, Energy Management System manual

development (EnMS), Energy Information system development (EIS), Training of the industry for EnMS

“Activity Based Capacity Development (ABCD)”

A Project of Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency

Activities: Drafted Publication on Pakistan Textile Sector describing general, energy and environmental issues.

Data collected from all Pakistan. Also action plan recommended for textile sector to cater these issues.

“Sustainable and Cleaner Production in Manufacturing industries of Pakistan (SCI-PAK)”

European Commission Funded Project

Activities: Installation of Five Pilots in Pakistan with technical assistance of foreign consultants in

Manufacturing Sector as initiative to Switch Asia to Sustainable Manner

May 29, 2006 to August 12, 2007 Dewansalman Fibers Limited, Haripur Hazara, Pakistan

A joint venture of Dewan Mushtaq Group Pakistan and Mitsubishi Corporation Japan www.dewansalmanfibre.com

Shift Engineer (Operations) in Acrylic Fiber Plant

Major Responsibilities

o As Trainee engineer

Presentation regarding whole plant operations & technicalities

Assisting shift engineers while shifts

Participating in various trainings

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o As Shift Engineer (Operations)

Maintaining quality productions and reporting to senior management

Making Energy Efficiency plans and implementations

Leading a team of almost 50 workers including supervisors

Making preventive maintenance schedule

Ensuring health and safety environment

Making report s of all the working operations, improvements and modifications

Making Reports of Shutdown and startup of plant

Working on Rose Fisher’s Mount DCS Systems for operation controls

Areas of Responsibility

o Poly Acrylonitile (PAN) Polymer production plant 75 ton/day

o DMF (Dimethyl Formamide) solvent recovery plant (Distillation) 55 ton/day

o Waste fibre recycling area (Total waste fibre Recycling)

o Catalyst & Additives production plant

o wastewater treatment plant (Primary & Secondary Treatment) 89 m3/hr

Jun 21, July 18, 2004 ICI Polyester Fiber (now Akzonobel) Lahore-

Pakistan

A project of Imperial Chemical Industries

• One Month Internship in Polymer Production Department

• Worked on Assignment “Corrosion Causes at CP-Plant Dow Circuits”

Certifications & Trainings

• Energy Management Practitioners, Two Weeks International Training in Lahore-Pakistan Organized by Asian

Productivity Organization-Japan, National Productivity Council-India and National Productivity Organization-

Pakistan

• Energy & Environmental Auditing (1 Month) NEC Consultants (Pvt.) Limited

• Cleaner Production in Textiles (2 days) Cleaner Production Institute (CPI), Pakistan

• Cleaner Production in Pharmaceutical (2 days) Cleaner Production Institute (CPI), Pakistan

• Environmental Management System (EMS)(1 week) Cleaner Production Institute (CPI), Pakistan

• Effective Health and Safety Supervision (1 week) NEC Consultants (Pvt.) Limited.

• Industrial Waste Management (1 day) NEC Consultants (Pvt.) Limited.

• First Aid Services (1 day) NEC Consultants (Pvt.) Limited.

• Fire Fighting at Workplace (2 days) NEC Consultants (Pvt.) Limited.

• Cogeneration (2 days) ENERCON, Ministry of Environment, Pakistan

• HVAC Systems (2 days) ENERCON, Ministry of Environment, Pakistan

• KAIZEN Super “5 S” (Japanese Tool)(2 days) National Productivity Organization, Pakistan

• Communication Skills Development (2 Months) ICET, University of the Punjab, Lahore

• QMS ISO 9001: 2000 (1 week) IQTM, University of Punjab, Lahore

• Health and Safety Training at Workplace (1 week) ICI Polyester Fibers, Lahore

ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS

Ξ Nominated in International Visitors Leadership Programme in Urban Planning and

Economic Development by United State Department of States (US Embassy Islamabad), 2010

Ξ Best Employee of NEC Consultants (Private) Limited from 2007 to present (Based on every

bi annual performance grading).

Ξ Certificate of Appreciation for valuable contributions in “Punjab Tanneries Energy

Conservation Project”

Ξ Certificate of Appreciation for valuable contributions in “Programme for Industrial

Sustainable Development(Dutch Funded) Training Events” as Resource Person

Ξ Merit Scholarship from Punjab University During Engineering

Ξ Talent Scholarship from Punjab Workers welfare Board for higher Education.

Ξ First Class Academic Career Throughout

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Ξ Distinctions in Class/group discussion, and presentations at various training workshops

Ξ Working with World Bank Consultant on Cleaner Production Evaluation in Pakistan

SKILLS

Ξ Leadership as well as team player

Ξ Project Management, analysis and evaluation

Ξ Enthusiastic, Takes Responsibility

Ξ Accepts changes readily

Ξ Awareness to international Codes & Standards

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ξ Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Windows XP, Vista, NT, ME

Ξ Language Fortran 77, Applied Engineering Software, 3E plus, AutoCAD (intermediate User)

Ξ DCS Systems (Worked 1 year on Rose Fisher’s Mount DCS Systems)

LANGUAGES PROFICIENCY

Good proficiency in listening, speaking, writing and reading ENGLISH, URDU and PUNJABI.

INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATIONS

Ξ A comprehensive report named “Textile Sector Report” for PAK-EPA Project named

Activity Based Capacity Development. Which included General Overview, Energy & Environmental

Issues/recommendations and Detailed Action Plan for textile processing industry

Ξ Following Leaflet for CTPT-PISD Project for industrial sector of Pakistan.

o Steam Traps

o Condensing Economizers

Ξ Following Posters for CTPT and CTPTS Project for industrial sector of Pakistan.

o Controlled water Heating in industrial processes

o Combustion Efficiency Improvement

o Efficient Compressed air Systems

o Water Conservation

o Monitor Energy and Save Money

HOBBIES

Games (Chess, cricket, football), Internet browsing, Informative channels, Music

International Travelling

United Arab Emirates (Recreational Tour With family in July 2009)

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