Muhammad Siddiqui, Mechanical Engineer

Muhammad Siddiqui

Mechanical Engineer

Aga Khan University

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
20 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 8 Months

Mechanical Engineer at Aga Khan University
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since July 2008

• Responsible for overall Mechanical Works of the department.
• Utilities Master Planning for future campus growth, schematic designing, scope generation.
• Preparation of RFP, design reviews, BoQ development / reviews and cost estimation.
• Technical & Financial evaluation for Procurement (Machinery, Pipes, Equipments etc).
• Shop drawings, site management, site decisions, quality work verification, project billing.
• Schedule preparation & resource planning for critical activities (shutdowns/commissioning).

• Project - Air Conditioning Enhancement Project ($5m) - Team Lead
• 4x1000TR chillers || Cooling Towers || Pumps & Piping || BMS & Automation of 8000TR system.
• Successfully lead the project within budget and termed best-ever project by the users.
• Project - Combine Trench for Gas, Fire-Water & Elect Duct Banks ($1.5m) - Team Lead
• 1km 315mm PE pipe || 4km 10” GRP pipe || 2km Elect Ducts || Valves & Hydrants etc.
• Reduced project cost by developing unique and innovative trench to lay all utilities in single go.
• Designed Fire piping as per NFPA codes and Gas piping as per local gas laws.
• Designed layout to reduce pipe run and cost by half, first time ever PE pipe laying by SSGC.
• Project - Incinerator with Heat Recovery and APC Systems ($2m) - Team Lead
• Feasibility study for waste disposal procedure and equipment (infectious/medical waste).
• Evaluation of proposed systems, selection and procurement of the entire system worth $1m.
• Project’s Architectural and Structural coordination for carved-under-hill construction design.
• Building’s mechanical and plumbing design reviews, BoQ and installation works.
• Project - Additional Generator ($1m) - Team Member
• Merging of new 1.75 MW generator with existing 6 MW generation system.
• Mechanical system designing, Specs Development, Procurement, Installation and Piping.

• Schematic designing of Sewage Treatment Plant.
• Member of ‘Grid Station’ and ‘Storm Water’ Project teams.

Project Engineer at All Chicago Inc
  • United States
  • March 2007 to June 2008

• Worked on the following two projects:
• O’Hare Airport Noise Abatement Project, FAA/City of Chicago ($1m).
• Lawndale Gardens Homes, Chicago Housing Authority ($2m).
• Performed following duties:
• Designed HVAC and other Mechanical systems for different design of homes.
• Coordinated with City of Chicago and contractors for proper completion of works.

Research Assistant at IIT
  • United States
  • August 2004 to May 2006

• Designed and manufactured EHD conduction pump apparatus and its unique electrodes.
• Proved experimentally the concept of Electro-Hydrodynamic conduction pumping in two-phase stratified liquid-vapor flow for the first time.
• Awarded Runner-up in IIT research competition 2006.

Management Trainee at General Tyre & Rubber Company
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2003 to December 2003

• Developed strategies to increase production, achieved record production target in one year.
• Documented ISO standard practices and procedures for manufacturing processes.

Trainee Engineer at Super Chemicals
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • May 2002 to December 2002

• Developed P&ID, piping layouts and other drawings using CAD.
• Implemented different maintenance and troubleshooting jobs of the urea formaldehyde plant.

Education

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Illinois Institute of Technology
  • May 2006

Thermal Systems, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Energy + Environment + Economics • Awarded Runner-up in IIT research competition 2006.

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at NED University of Engineering and Technology
  • December 2001

Specialties & Skills

Research
Installation
Production
Procurement

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert
Persian
Beginner

Memberships

PMI
  • Member
  • September 2011