Mohammed F. Tawfiq
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Record of achieving objectives through making rational decisions based on concrete data, resulting in minimizing cost and time. Practical, realistic, factual and pragmatic, focusing on what is and what can be done with it. Expedient and believer in economy of effort – doing only what’s needed with the least possible resources to get the desired results.
Transferable skills include planning, organization, management, team building, analysis, problem solving, training, and coordination to achieve customer satisfaction
AFFILIATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND 2012
Visiting Researcher, Division of civil / chemical and environmental engineering.
• Reviewed and summarized scientific papers on water treatment using chemical enhanced process.
• Participated and planned for novel research proposal on energy reduction on osmotic purification process.
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Science / Engineering Department 2010 – 2012
Post – Doctoral Researcher
Responsible for developing novel ionic liquid for maximum carbon dioxide absorption.
• Formulated and evaluated different concentrations of ionic mixture and mixing speed, and demonstrated high loading by optimized operating conditions.
• Modified mixing cell unit for easier and fast operating time, using minimal operation and material cost.
• Teaching postgraduate student subject of environmental sampling and assessment.
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UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Air & Water Pollution Unit 2003 – 2010
Ph.D, Researcher
Responsible for planning project milestones, major cost elements and time schedule.
• Negotiated with suppliers, managed project funds, ensured adherence to project time table.
• Analyzed different environmental samples using state of the art equipment.
• Designed / built and operated experimental facility to investigate emissions quality.
• Developed user friendly sampling and analysis technique that won University silver medal.
• Commissioned online data logger as monitoring tool and simplified sampling techniques.
• Evaluated ongoing projects performance, launched and trained quality and cost team.
• Headed collaboration with National Agencies, participated in Workshops and Exhibits.
• Comprehensive dissertation of project methods and results gained International approval.
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Water Contamination Project 2000 – 2003
Master Researcher
Responsible for achieving the project targets with less time and cost.
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• Completed full literature review and reported project accomplishments to head office.
• Modeled a setup to eliminate soluble compounds in water and isolated bacteria from soil.
• Incubated and monitored bacterial growth, sampled, serialized and maintained lab tools.
• Thesis of full project findings investigated and approved by International examiners.
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Chemical Engineering Department 1997 – 2000
Project Leader, Network Management System
Responsible for designing experimental leaching set-up using controlled speed mixer.
• Programmed and operated Inductive Coupled Plasma instrument for analysis.
• Demonstrated results on Microsoft Excel sheet and presented poster for research exhibits.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Ph.D, University of Malaya, Dept. Chemical Engineering 2010
Masters Degree, University of Malaya, Dept. Chemistry 2002
B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Bagdad, Iraq 1995
Two Masters Degree Courses, Carlton University 2010
Course on reprogramming, operating, problem solving 2001
Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Power Point 2001
Attended Conference on air sampling and analysis 2009
Attended Conference on water contamination 2000
Participated in Workshop on analysis and applications 2000
Trained to program and operate absorption system 2011
Trained to operate and maintain gas chromatography 2007
Trained to use on-line date collection 2004
Trained to use software for analyzer operation 2003
PUBLICATIONS
Authored and presented few scientific papers on tropical emissions that mostly related to environmental agencies.
AWARDS
• Silver Medal Awarded at University Research Exhibition
• Certificate Awarded on Workshop for Applications