Project Management

AZAD ASHRAF

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Scarborough,ON, M*E 2V2, Canada

Phone: 1-647-808-

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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

. Experienced in researching, planning, evaluating, developing,

implementing, coordinating

and monitoring different projects in chemical and waste industry

. Experienced in auditing and monitoring program participation and

trends; coordinating

program changes related to emerging legislation, regulations and

regional policies

. Experienced with hazard analysis and the development and amendment of

SOPs.

. Knowledgeable in project management, including resource allocation,

budget preparation

. Excellent presentation and comprehensive report writing skills.

. Knowledgeable in TDG/WHMIS, ISO, EPA, and FDA regulations.

. Ability to multitask, work under pressure and adhere to deadlines.

Good problem solving and communication skills

. Knowledgeable in conducting research and analysis as well as manage

and complete projects

of various terms and complexities.

. Ability to establish effective working relationships with all

stakeholders, employees, client

Divisions and outside agencies

. Ability to promote and foster teamwork and influence and mobilize

internal and external staff

and stakeholders to achieve desired results.

. Excellent leadership, results management and change management skills.

. Sound knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, associated

regulations, policies,

procedures, guidelines and other applicable statutes.

Related Work Experience:

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Industrial Waste - Lab Analyst, GFL Environmental, Pickering, ON, Canada

Oct 2013 - Present

. Performs a variety of routine analyses and preparation procedures in

order to determine and evaluate chemical and physical properties in

laboratory and in the field,

. Assist QA on environmental regulations i.e. CEPA, Ontario Reg.

347/558, TDG, 153/04

. Ensure process adjustments are made and recorded on a timely basis

. Conduct internal audit, determine composition and quantities of waste

being generated and assist in record keeping i.e. oily water, oil,

solvent, lean, solid, water discharge etc.

. Perform QC testing when required.

. Assist the department manager in assessing lab equipment calibration

verification, and deviation investigation

. Assist internal and external customers with technical requests such as

product applications, product equivalents, formulations, etc

. Act as a technical liaison between suppliers and customers.

. Conduct customer complaint investigation

. Improve and maintain existing systems to manage product literature

for all active products.

. Complete Quality Survey Questionnaire from customers.

. Work with sales department, lab personnel, suppliers, and customers on

process development projects.

. Assist sales department with sample analysis, report writing, ship

samples to customers, and maintain the sample request database.

. Compile sample report and send it to internal personnel monthly.

. Assist technical services & lab personnel.

Waste Management Analyst, Newalta Corporation. Toronto, ON, Canada, Dec

2011 -July 2013

. Performs a variety of routine analyses and preparation procedures in

order to determine and evaluate chemical and physical properties in

laboratory and in the field, assist QA on environmental regulations

i.e. CEPA, Ontario Reg. 347/558, TDG, 153/04

. Prepare quality assurance plans, work plans, and field sampling plans

. Carries out detailed preparation and experimentation steps to report

data and assisting with the preparation of oral and written reports

. Assist Sample preparation and quality assurance and quality control of

material,

. Perform analytical tests on material, using both wet chemical and

instrumentation methods for detailed trace level analysis, and basic

fingerprint receiving criteria

. Responsible for data entry and laboratory record management and

control charting, maintaining analytical method performance logs to

ensure quality results. Keep track of inventory of supplies and

chemicals; order as necessary.

. Ensuring hazardous materials are stored in a safe manner and in

compliance with the Health and Safety Guidelines

Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, American International

University-Bangladesh, (AIUB, http://www.aiub.edu/ ) Dhaka, Bangladesh,

August 2008 - June 2011, Sept 2010 - August 2011

. Designed appropriate strategies and tools for facilitating and

assessing student learning that are invitational and reflective of

best practices in teaching and learning

. Developed appropriate strategies and tools to assess student

performance that are consistent with the learning outcomes of the

course and address multiple learning styles;

. Developed multi-media materials and alternative delivery strategies,

and incorporating appropriate educational technologies into the

learning process, ensured students are aware of course and program

learning outcomes, learning strategies and evaluation techniques;

provided individual tutoring and academic counselling; and evaluate

student progress/achievement within assigned courses.

. Maintained close ties with the management profession to develop and

maintain a reputation for professional excellence, and to use

professional expertise experience to inform and enrich teaching

. Attained excellence in the classroom, undertake activities culminating

in the authoring of written scholarly work in teaching and education

and for relevant professional community

. Coordinated and Conducted seminars on sustainable development, Green

Marketing and Corporate Responsibilities which was broadcasted

nationally through radio channels and published in the national

Newspaper

. Published two articles for AIUB journal in 2010 and 2011, Conducted

various seminars and study tours on Sustainable Development and

Climate Change and its impact in business organizations

Research Engineer, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, June 2009 - March

2010

. Lead and undertake R&D projects on Energy Audit and Heat transfer,

supervise Co-op students to ensure the projects are established in

line with research methodologies in order to achieve desired quality

within agreed time frame and budget

. Compiled and researches information for investigations, studies and

surveys.

. Assist in the area of project management to ensure all research

projects are executed successfully and effectively

. Conduct walk-through audits of large industrial and commercial

facilities to identify energy conservation opportunities, recommend

steps to investigate and implement the opportunities, and provide

written reports of findings,

. Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) compliance in R & D

projects execution to meet organizational objectives, dealt with MSDS

and WHMIS

. Conducted international workshops and delivered lectures on Energy

Audit based on different building archetype.

ARIWAIME System, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Project Development Consultant for UNMESH- A Sustainable Development Pilot

Project with Water, Solar and Bio gas projects funded by Bangladesh Govt.

to ARIWAIME, Jan 2006 - August 2008

. Define project scope, goals and deliverables

. Communicate project plans and expectations to team members and

stakeholders

. Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams in order to deliver projects

according to plan, Project economics, valuations and justification

. Budget planning and management

. Develop and implement project management plans and tools

. Stakeholder management, Risk and change management, and lessons

learned coordination, Progress reporting; presentation of project

updates and stage-gate reviews to management

. Developed sustainable method 'UNMESH' the unveiled seven; utilizing

rural women and untapped resources to mobilize rural resources and

generate household income which eventually would contribute towards

the national economy.

. Supervise research associate and data collectors to design data

collection method and write report for the project

. Assisted Member of Parliament, Union Chairman for local and nation

wise presentation as well as conducted seminars and training sessions

for rural women and college students

. Communicated with UNICEF, UNDP, WHO and FAO for their support towards

the project

Engineer (R&D), GE Silicon, Tarrytown, NY, USA, Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

. Prepared product samples and blends, conducted various tests,

coordinated experimental results and analysis with other R&D and

external labs, pilot plants and industrial plants

. Provided Technical support on rigid foam for western Europe, and North

America, developed experiments on rigid foam in research lab.

. Responsible for all safety, quality (ISO9000:2000), EPA, OSHA

regulations and procedures

. Carried out project research experiment on rigid foam application

(based on polyurethane and other related chemicals and additives) in

various fields, collected data, prepared reports of analysis,

tabulated data to support sales development

. Prepared batches of desired formulations chemical and physical testing

. Performed analytical testing of samples using lab instrumentation

. Recommend formula changes to improve characteristics and cost

effectiveness

. Executed other assigned Research and Development Tasks, Wrote project

report and made presentation to international clients

Engineer (R&D), Dow Chemical, Tarrytown, NY, USA, Mar 2000 - Dec 2002

. Prepared product samples and blends, conducted various tests,

coordinated experimental results and analysis with other R&D and

external labs, pilot plants and industrial plants

. Provided technical support on water glycol based hydraulic fluid and

hydraulic pumps to world wide customer and research and development

section at Dow Chemical Company.

. Provided regularly technical service on existing applications as well

as on new projects, direct monitoring of existing applications.

. Laboratory maintenance and developed and formulated Hydrolube in the

lab for experiment, Supported customer with technical problems for

lubrication engineering

. Designed, and Conducted experiment for hydrolube with pump test ASTM-D-

2882 (V-104 Pump) in pilot plant and bench test scale with computer

simulated program.

. Provided physical and chemical testing, (Corrosion, Water Content,

Wear, Viscosity, Lubrication, Anti foam, Food grade, Acid Test etc.)

. Prepared formal report for the experiment and made SOP in the pilot

plant, Wrote project report and made presentation on lubrication

testing, Wrote technical papers for Society of Automotive Engineers

(SAE), Presented technical papers in STLE 2001, Orlando, Florida.

Research Engineer, Engelhard Corporation, Mobile, Alabama, USA, June 1998 -

March 2000

. Synthesized molecular sieves, catalyst and analysed XRD data.

. Conducted experiment on adsorption isotherm for modified molecular

sieves. Results of this experiment improved the quality of sieves to

adsorb hydrocarbons in the gas stream of Claus process (Sulfur

recovery plant).

. Designed and built pilot plant and conducted experiments for gas

separation in the Claus process using zeolite (modified molecular

sieves). Results of this research improved and minimized cost for

traditional carbon bed in the pre-Claus process world wide.

. Developed data acquisition system in the pilot plant, developed gas

chromatograph analytical method, analysed report from GC reading,

Prepared formal report for the experiment, made SOP for pilot plant.

EDUCATION:

University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Master of Environmental Science, June2014

University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Masters of Science (Msc) in Chemical Engineering, December 2000

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering, June 1998

City of London College, London, UK

Master of Business Administration in International Marketing (MBA), Dec

2005

Computers:

A+ certified, experienced in C++, Fortran, Simulating program in Aspen

plus, Assisting in Website development (HTML), Utilizing Windows-based

PCs with various software: Math-cad, Mat-lab, equation solvers, Lotus,

Microsoft Access, Power-point, Word, Excel, Spreadsheet, Outlook.

AWARDS

Awarded Research fellowship, University of South Alabama, 1999

Alpha Theta Chi Honour Society 1998, Dean's List 1997,1995

Merit Certificate, University of South Alabama, 1996

Honour Society, New York Board of Education, New York, 1992

PUBLICATIONS and Related Article in National and International Media

Co-author of four technical papers written for Society of Automotive

Engineers with Dr. GE

Totten (Former Chairman of SAE FCIM Board, President of

International Federation for Heat

Treating)

1) "Analysis of Common Failure Models of Axial Piston Pumps"

2) "Strategies for Developing Performance Standards For Alternative

H fluids"

3) "Hydraulic Fluid Qualification: An Overview of Critical

Considerations"

4) "Assessment of the Eaton V-104 vane pump as an Anti-wear

Lubrication Tester"

Following three links are Related Article on Sustainable Development

and Engineering

5) http://www.aiub.edu/HtmlViewer2.aspx?EventsID=440

6) http://www.aiub.edu/HtmlViewer2.aspx?EventsID=466

7) http://www.aiub.edu/HtmlViewer2.aspx?EventsID=490

8) Wrote three journal article for American International University

Bangladesh

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