MUHAMMAD AWAIS FAROO QI
E***/* Fancy Park, St#* Rifle Range Road,
Walton Road, 54810 Lahore Cant - Pakistan
************@*******.***
LinkedIn Profile: pk.linkedin.com/pub/muhammad-awais-farooqi/79/615/268/
1. PROFILE
- Currently self-employed as a freelance research engineer and recently attained SIEMENS PLCs Training Certificate.
- Mechatronic Engineer with work experience in flexible packaging industry at Packages Limited - Pakistan and in the past, served as a Technician at Daibochi Plastic and Packaging Industry - Malaysia.
- Experienced in customer service, management, marketing and office assistant as Senior Student Ambassador of Asia Pacific University (APU) - Malaysia for about 4.5 years.
- Top student Award achiever for the Best Project in Mechatronic Engineering 2012/2013 by Asia Pacific University.
- Aims to work proactively for mutual growth and progress by utilizing t heoretical and practical skills.
- Interested to work in the field of Automation, Instrumentation, Product & System Design, Research & Development, Project Management, Sales & Servicing, Marketing and Education Sector.
2. EDUCATION
Staffordshire University – United Kingdom
(Associated with Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation - Malaysia)
Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering (Hons) Graduation: June, 2013
CGPA: 3.16 (2nd Upper Class)
Course Accreditation: Engineering Accreditation Council ( EAC) in Malaysia.
(Internationally recognized under the Washington Accord Engineering Agreement)
Achievement : Best Mechatronic Engineering Project Award (2012/2013)
The Lahore Alma – Pakistan
A Level (University of Cambridge) Graduation: June, 2008
Major : Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
3. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION
Electrical Engineering Solutions International Training Centre – Pakistan
SIEMENS PLCs Professional Training on Industrial Automation Completion: February, 2014
Approved by : Skill Development Council (SDC) under Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
i. Packages Limited, Lahore – Pakistan
[December, 2013 – January, 2014]
Trainee Engineer
- Designed a Temperature Monitoring and Logging System (Temperature vs. Real Time) on LabView for a
Waxing Machine.
ii. Daibochi Plastic and Packaging Industry Bhd, Melaka – Malaysia
[August, 2011 – December, 2011]
Technician
Worked with the Electronic & Electrical Engineers at Maintenance department: Production floor;
- To carry out all repairs, modifications, installation and trouble shooting of machineries.
- To perform preventive maintenance as per schedule.
- To co-ordinate with production department on the priority of repairs, maintenance -with the Production Manager and General Manager Technical.
- Assisted in the general maintenance duties including up-keeping of company premises, facilities and others.
- Assisted honestly with rules and regulations of the company for the safety of private data.
- Developed good communication skills with the internal and external expertise of the company.
o- Technical Projects at Daibochi Plastic and Packaging Industry
= Installation of Vacuum Metallizer Machine K5000 (by Bobst-Group, UK)
Assistance with the:
- Bobst-Group, UK engineers for the installation of Metallizer machine.
- Installation of Machine Mechanically and Installation of Electrical Panels and Wiring.
- PLCs & Drives wiring by wire codes and electrical wiring diagrams.
- Main Underground Transformer Wiring for the Metallizer plant.
- Commissioning Engineers for the Machine Test Running and Problem Solving.
- Installed the electronic gauge sensor at different location by following the wire -map.
= Maintenance of Extruder type and Blown type of plastic film making machine
- Assisted the Reifenhauser-Germany and Rajoo-India engineers in the maintenance of Extruder type and Blown type of plastic film making machines, respectively.
- Developed the knowledge of the cause of problems in the machine.
- Developed the skills of working under extreme temperature and work load & pressure.
iii. Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
[July, 2009 – November, 2013]
Senior International Student Ambassador
- Represented as a positive student role model.
- Assisted and managed the accommodation department office and onsite (on call) 24/7 whenever the assistance was required.
- Looked after the Accommodation Building Maintenance Issues and reported it to the upper management.
- Checking and verifying the university’s each apartment inventory list and reported it to upper management for any up-gradation of equipment or to resolve any apartment maintenance issues.
- Checking of the Cleanliness and Quality of each university apartment (rooms) based on the monthly report.
- Assisted the operation manager to set and arrange the new apartment building (indoor arrangements only).
- Assisted in the promotion and enhancement for the reputation of the university to prospective students and their influencers, by dealing professionally, accurately and empathetically with all customers.
- Supported the marketing strategy objectives through involvement in activities designed to promote the recruitment of students to APU.
- Represented as a good Team Leader to support all the junior student ambassadors and other students.
- Developed strong Customer service culture.
- Developed good Communication skills (oral and written).
- Developed the Presentation skills (in Visual slides or in Group Talks).
- Developed Reliability, Commitment and good Time management.
iv. Packages Limited, Lahore – Pakistan
[November, 2010 – December, 2010]
Internship
- Developed good understanding between the theatrical knowledge with the real world technical knowledge.
- Developed the knowledge to read and understand the machinery Electrical & Electronic circuit diagrams.
- Developed familiarity with the industrial running processes.
5. AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
i. Member of the Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC).
ii. Member of the Institute of Engineers Malaysian (IEM).
iii. Member of the Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM).
iv. Bestowed for the Best Mechatronic Engineering Project Award of 2012/2013.
(Project title - Automatic Pick & Place Packaging System with Vacuum Lifter)
v. Selected in the 10 finalist, as the only international student in whole Malaysia to present a research topic in Material Lecture Competition (MLC 2013) – organized by Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM) and PETRONAS -Malaysia.
(Presentation title - Miscibility Studies on Styrofoam-cup in Organic & Inorganic Solvents using Materials Modelling & Simulation Method)
vi. Participated in Volunteer work organized by The Rising Sun Institute of Special Children and was awarded the Best Volunteer title of year 2007.
vii. Registered Engineer at Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) – still under process.
6. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Advanced : Microsoft Office
Intermediate : Autodesk Inventor, Multisim, C Programming, Proteous, MPLAB IDE (C-programing), CAD/CAM
(EasyCam), VbScript (Robo Realm), CnC Programming (G-Codes), LTspice
Beginner : LabView, Matlab, Omron PLC (CXone), Automation Studio, Siemens PLC S7-300, SIMATIC Manager,
SIMATIC WinCC (HMI/SCADA)