Awais Farooqi

Muhammad Awais Farooqi C (Graduate Engineer, BEM; Registered Engineer, PEC ) Mechatronic Systems Design & Research Engineer -- Cheras, Selangor – Malaysia EDUCATION ABOUT ME Achieved project leadership skills by working in a team and capable to attain individual tasks positively, able to assist managers and provide fast engineering solutions, as Project Engineer. Skillful to develop machines, automation systems and provide new ideologies to maintain manufacturing standards. Looking for an opportunity to transform myself into the core of an organization to enhance their productivity that satisfies its customers, increase its product market value and sales mythologies. SOFTWARE SKILLS MS Word/PowerPoint ★★★★★★ Proteus (Schematic) ★★★★★★ Autodesk Inventor ★★★★★☆ G-Codes/ NI Multisim ★★★★★☆ SolidWorks Mechanical ★★★★★☆ MPLab (Microchip) ★★★★☆☆ SolidWorks PCB ★★★★☆☆ Altium Designer PCB ★★★★☆☆ Arduino + IOT/ LTspice ★★★★☆☆ KukaSim Pro (Robot Arm) ★★★☆☆☆ C Language µ-controllers ★★★☆☆☆ VbScript (RoboRealm) ★★☆☆☆☆ NI LabView / MS Excel ★★☆☆☆☆ MatLab/ TracMaker ★★☆☆☆☆ Solidworks Electrical ★☆☆☆☆☆ Robot Operating System (ROS/Python: Motion Control) ★☆☆☆☆☆ PLCs: Omron / Siemens/ Beckhoff CX-one (Omron PLC) ★★☆☆☆☆ Step7 Simatic Manager ★★☆☆☆☆ WinCC (SCADA/HMI) ★★☆☆☆☆ Beckhoff (TwinCAT) ★☆☆☆☆☆ UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, Malaysia PhD. Electrical Engineering Research Field: 2019 – Present Power Quality, Power System, AI, Solar (PV) & Renewable Energy UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia Master of Engineering (Mechatronics) Research Project: 2015 – 2018 CGPA: 3.26 Design of 6-DOF Parallel Manipulator Motion Control System based on Robot Operating System (ROS) [in Python Linux OS] ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APIIT/APU), Malaysia 2009 – 2013 (Dual Degree program awarded with STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom) Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering (Honors) Research Project: CGPA: 3.16 Automatic Pick-and-Place Packaging System with Vacuum Lifter WORK EXPERIENCE INCHZ-IOT SDN. BHD, Malaysia Sr. IoT Engineer March 2019 – Present - Consulting the company by focusing on achieving Industry 4.0 oriented goals by providing industrial automation based IoT solutions (mechatronics) to clients mostly involved in industrial automation. - Working with the engineering lead and management team to develop an order winning strategy and managing the preparation of engineering projects proposals / tenders for a range of products and Reviewing the customers enquiry process into a costed workable solution. - Developing new features, improve existing functionality, and designing hardware architecture that connects all the parts of the IoT ecosystem with a high availability web service and website. - Participating in a fast-paced agile environment with cross functional teams to define and document requirements, create technical designs and architecture documents. - Collaborate with User Experience and UI designers to develop customer workflows. - General familiarity / exposure to software development processes (SDLC) including hardware development and tools like Arduino, Advantech IoT nodes, Atilze IoT hub, B&R PLC and automation systems. UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia Part-time Teaching Assistant (at Faculty of Engineering) March 2019 – June 2019 - Assisted Dr. Nukman bin Yusoff in teaching Advanced Manufacturing Processes Course to Master of Engineering Students: Semester 2/Session Feb 2019. - Tutor to undergraduate semester 2, Academic Session 2018/2019 for the course Engineering Project Management (KIX2004). BAE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SDN. BHD, Malaysia R&D Software Engineer November 2018 – February 2019 Project based employment: - Worked on projects to develop UI by using LabView programming-based on SCADA systems. Developed electrical schematics and electrical panels for industrial projects. - Projects worked on, (i) Incinerator monitoring SCADA system (PLC/OPC/LabView), and (ii) Automatic Dosing System for oil filling in cans in food industry (myRio-LabView, Machine Control Software + Electrical Panel). LEADER RANGE TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD, Malaysia R&D Engineer July 2018 – September 2018 Project based employment: - Project Completed: Developed a Linear guide monitoring system with a hardware & firmware based on Arduino + LabView with timestamp data logging architecture for Positions & Temperature sensors data logs into a .txt file. - Developed Schematics and PCBs for electronics control circuitry for NPD. 1 HONOURS Best Mechatronic Engineering Project of 2012/2013: B.Eng. (Hons) Awarded by Asia Pacific University, Malaysia Finalist Contestant of Materials Lecture Competition (MLC 2013) Malaysia: By Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM) Best Volunteer of 2007: Rising Sun Institute of Special Children (Pakistan) Prefect team member of 2005: Cathedral Higher Secondary School for Boys Lahore (Pakistan) AFFILIATIONS Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): Graduate Engineer, 2019 Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC): Registered Engineer, July 2015 Institute of Engineers Malaysia: Student Member, October 2013 Institute of Materials Malaysia: Student Member, July 2013 RECOGNITION - Looked after technical issues and worked as consultant to a project engineer to find solutions to the problems for existing customer (Dyson - Time of Flight) machine. - Assisted and provided solutions to Product Engineer on Electrical and Electronics component selection to determine their feasibility to be used in NPD. - Arranged experimental setups for electronics and control system testing procedures. LEADER RANGE TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD, Malaysia Electronics Engineer (at R&D Department) December 2016 – January 2018 - Developed test programs for equipment to conduct design failure analysis tests. - Research on the current technology and Develop Electronics control modules. - Created Electronics Schematics and Design PCBs for new pick-and-place machine development project on Altium Designer and Solidworks PCB. - Worked as design engineer on Solidworks to design mechanical structures and develop its PCB layouts, mountings and fixtures. - Assisted and consulted mechanical designers to adopt strategies to match mechanical design of machine with equipment control electrical & electronics. - Assisted mechanical design team for the selection of correct motor to match the mechanical load moving profile. - Developed firmware and system architecture for electrical & electronics modules based on IOT, microcontrollers, PLCs and apply other control methodologies. - Assisted Electrical Engineer with Electrical schematics and learned Solidworks Electrical to generate 3D electrical wiring schematics & routing diagrams. UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia Research Assistant Appeared in myMetro Newspaper in Malaysia: https://www.hmetro.com.my/ekspresi/2019/06/47059 5/serasi-budaya-malaysia IoT Council Europe: Member 2019 https://www.theinternetofthings.eu/awais-farooqi PUBLICATIONS • Journal of General Engineering and Technology “A Green Strategy Towards the Miscibility Studies of Styrofoam in Organic and Inorganic Solvents by Using Materials Modelling and Simulation Method” (30th June 2016) • Procedia Engineering (Elsevier) “Design and Development of CNC Robotic Machine Integrate-able with Nd-Yag Laser Device” “A Strategic Development of Green Manufacturing Index (GMI) Topology Concerning the Environmental Impacts” nd (2 May 2017) • International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) “Mitigation of power quality problems using series active filter in a microgrid system” (4th December 2019) • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering “Automatic Pick-and-Place Packaging System with Vacuum Lifter” (8th December 2019) CONFERENCES (International) • Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT) 2016, Kuala Lumpur: Presented Two Research Papers on 10th November 2016 as Published by the Journal of Procedia Engineering. • 13th International Power Engineering, Optimization and Computing Conference (PEOCO) 2019, Melaka: Presented Research Papers on 20th July 2019 as Published by the International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS). • 4th International Conference on Ergonomics & 2nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering (ICE & ICIE 2019).: Presented Research Papers on 28th August 2019 as ‘Automatic Pick-and-Place System with Vacuum Lifter’. October 2015 – December 2016 - Designed and developed a motion control system architecture for 6-parallel manipulator system built in Robot Operating System (ROS) in Linux as Single Computer Software based Distributed Control System (SCSDCS). - Developed a serial communication linkage of ROS distributed system with Arduino IDE to subscribe a command to actuator with feedback and publish the status of the sensors and nodes. - Verified the system developed firmware by testing it on the prototype with the designed algorithm implemented for the motion control system in ROS. - Implemented the ROS Multiple Machines Test (IOT based) over the designed control system and verified its workability on a remote network to control IOs wirelessly. - Designed and developed a cost-effective 2.5-axis CNC machine and system integrate-able with Nd-Yag Laser device that was able to perform laser machining tasks. - Supervised the decommissioning and re-commissioning of CO2 Laser CNC machine. - Learned skills to develop 5 years project budget plan and worked at the initial stage of an on-going research to develop new ideologies to maintain sustainability, a Green Manufacturing Index (GMI), standards minimize environmental impacts caused by manufacturing firms. COURSES AND CERTIFICATIONS KYOTO UNIVERSITY, Japan Master Course in Environmental Engineering I & II (Advanced) International E-Lecture on Water & Wastewater Treatment (2018) and Air Pollution & Solid Waste (2015) conducted by Kyoto University of Japan, Tsinghua University of China and held at University of Malaya, Malaysia. IME TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD, Malaysia SolidWorks Electrical SolidWorks (CAD) Essentials UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, Ireland Design Thinking Master Class UCSI CONSULTING GROUP, Malaysia Blue Ocean Strategy Simulation Workshop November 2017 May 2017 January 2016 September 2015 EESINT, Pakistan Siemens PLC Professional Training on Industrial Automation Electrical Engineering Solutions International Training Centre, Pakistan. February 2014 2