Waqarullah S/o M.Kazim
Ras Al Khaimah
Summary
I am an Electronics and Applied Physics professional with more than ten years of experience, working as an R&D Electrical Engineer in American University of Ras-Al-Khaimah (RAK Research and Innovation Center) formerly known as CSEM-UAE, I have been in-charge of electrical and electronics departments at CSEM-UAE for more than two years and continuing the same work and designation in AURAK RAK Research and Innovation Center, Capable of working independently as well as in a team on planning, developing and executing multiple tasks. Dedicated to hard work with result oriented effects, keeping health and safety as priority, I have good interpersonal and communicational skills that makes me flexible to travel and relocate.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Electrical R&D engineer
American University of Ras-Al-Khaimah Research and Innovation center
07.2014 - Current
- Working as a lead electrical R&D engineer at RAK Research and Innovation Center as in-charge of Electrical, Electronics and PV department.
Electrical R&D engineer
CSEM-UAE Innovation center.LLC
03.2012 - 06.2014
- Worked with CSEM-UAE as a lead Electrical R&D engineer for more than two years, on electrical electronics and control system design mostly working on PV and other types of renewable energy.
In-charge of Labs / Junior Instructor
IoBM
03.2008 - 12.2010
- Worked with Institute of Business and Management (IoBM) for almost three years in the Industrial Engineering and Management department
- My work was to set-up and manage Six Different Labs of Industrial Engineering and Management department.
Education
MSc Applied Physics - Electronics
University of Karachi
01.2011
BS Electronics -
Institute of Business and Technology Biztek
01.2007
DAE Diploma of Associate Engineer - Instrumentation and Process Control
Govt Jami Milliah PolyTechnic
01.2003
Skills
- Testing and handling High SRI paints and coatings as per ASTM C1549-16, C1371-15, E1980, G7 and G147-09
- Design development of modern Hydroponic farming with automated monitoring and control
- Designing and developing hybrid off-grid or grid-tie PV systems
- Design development and testing of EIFS solutions on medium scale Calorimetric facility
- Electrical, instrumentation design and development of small and medium scale projects
- Designing and developing real time data acquisition measurement systems
- Simulation of PV system using Polysun, Sketch up
- Diesel Generator integration with PV, along with servicing and maintenance
- Trouble shooting and maintenance of MEP works on job
- Calibration of Filed Instruments according to standard procedures
- Design of Electro Pneumatic and Hydraulic control system on small scale
- Programming PLC’s for DCS and RTU’s (Siemens, Festo and Mitsubishi)
- Design, development and maintenance of control systems
Certification
- FLUKE training for calibration and testing
- SMA training as an installer and testing
- Pneumatics, Electro Pneumatics, Hydraulics
- PLC’s (Mitsubishi, Siemens and Festo)
- From PCSIR –PAK SWISS Training center, Karachi.
- IELTS 6.5
- Engineering Software’s
- Polysun
- Sketch Up, Skelion.
- PLC programming software’s Siemens S7
Interpersonal And Communication Skills
I have good interpersonal and communication skills, in both my work experiences I have to work in a team as well as independently as per the requirement of the project, which helps me achieve the goals in respected time frames. I have worked with more than ten different nationalities and find myself very comfortable in doing so, and the same is appreciated from my colleagues. I am good in communication as well which helps in good understanding of the problems and eventually resulting in faster and more reliable results.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/29/1981
- Nationality: Pakistan
Publications
- Sustainable System Solutions: RAK Research and Innovation Center (Int. J. of Sustainable Water & Environmental Systems Volume 5, No. 2 (2013) 67-76)
- Performance of PV Panel Mounting Structure for Flat Surface and Roof-Top in UAE Climatic Conditions (Int. J. of Sustainable Water & Environmental Systems Volume 7, No. 1 (2015) 37-40)
- Measurements and Analysis of Wind Characteristics in Northern Emirates for Wind Power Generation (International Journal of Applied Engineering Research ISSN 0973-4562 Volume 11, Number 23 (2016) pp. 11165-11170)
- Design and implementation of 59 kWp solar hybrid mini-grid in SOLAB, Ras Al Khaimah (2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC))
- Efficiency analysis of polycrystalline PV panels after ten years of exposure in UAE conditions (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8252019)
References
To be furnished on request.
Projects
Design and development of standalone battery powered Monitoring and data acquisition for Albedo measurements, and conducted a 20Sq Km desert area for albedo measurements in Abu Dhabi. Design Development and testing of High SRI materials Lab at RAKRIC. Development and extension of calorimetric facility to monitor thermal behavior of different insulation materials and reflective paints in UAE climatic conditions. Development and modification of Modern Hydroponic farming facility in an attempt to reduce water consumption for cooling. Designed and developed 56KW off-grid system with backup in a team effort, using Sunny Island, Sunny Tripower and Sunny multi-cluster box. Installation and commissioning of 190 KWH battery bank. SDME Solar decathlon middle east held in Dubai 2018, design and development and implementation of a grid-tie PV system for a Villa in two weeks. Designed and developed 48VDC 3600Ah Battery bank with our team, Designed and developed real time data acquisition measurement system for more than 160 different sensors along with dedicated weather station used at a 10TR solar-cooling for research and development. Designed and developed control system for several pumps and motors along with installation of real time data collection system from 60 different sensors for Membrane Distillation project. Solar street lighting study and implementation for luminance and efficiency. Designed and developed real time data acquisition measurement systems for three different weather stations for solar calorimetric Tests, solar cooling and main weather station. Instrumentation, installation communication and programming of multiple DAVIS Vintage PRO2, and DAVIS Vintage PRO weather stations. Electrical design and development of a complex Linear Fresnel CSP module along with real time data collection and control. Control system design and development for water desalination and distillation plant at RAKRIC.
Timeline
Electrical R&D engineer
American University of Ras-Al-Khaimah Research and Innovation center
07.2014 - Current
Electrical R&D engineer
CSEM-UAE Innovation center.LLC
03.2012 - 06.2014
In-charge of Labs / Junior Instructor
IoBM
03.2008 - 12.2010
MSc Applied Physics - Electronics
University of Karachi
BS Electronics -
Institute of Business and Technology Biztek
DAE Diploma of Associate Engineer - Instrumentation and Process Control
Govt Jami Milliah PolyTechnic
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