Fire Safety Design Engineer
SEM Engineers
Total years of experience :7 years, 6 Months
Summary: Code consultancy and design of firefighting, smoke and heat control systems and analysis of life safety plans of different occupancies based on various NFPA and BS Standards in light of local building codes along with CFD analysis of smoke and heat control systems.
Projects:
Industrial: Tripack Films, English Biscuit Manufacturers, Rajby Textiles, New Star Dyeing & others
Super-High-Rise: Emaar Park Edge, Chapal Skymark, HSJ Icon, Parsa City Tower
Mercantile: Centaurus, Metro Manghopir, Imtiaz Peshawar, Imtiaz Sargodha, Saima Jinnah, Mega Mall, Abul Qasim Mall & various others in mixed used buildings
Hotels: Hotel Margala, Bejaan Resort, Florence Galleria (Marriott), Amazon Hotel (Marriott)
Business: Standard Chartered Bank Head Office, Bank Al-Habib (various), SEEDS Lab, Amanah Tower, Beaconhouse & others
Healthcare: Aria Hospital, Umm-e-Ilyas Hospital, OMI Hospital
Apartment Buildings: Saima Builders (various), Falaknaz Group (various), Lakhani Group (various) &multiple others
Storage: Storage of various industries and mercantile buildings
*Design of various Firefighting and life safety systems for industrial (oil storage, plastic storage, assembly line, boilers, chillers etc.) residential, business, mercantile, healthcare and storage occupancies including but not limited to Wet and Dry Sprinkler, Standpipe and combined systems, Foam systems, FM200 and NOVEC 1230 systems, fixed water spray systems based on NFPA and BS Standards adhering to local building codes.
*Life Safety Analysis (occupant load calculations, egress calculations & analysis, RSET analysis) of an architectural layout based on NFPA, BS and local building codes.
*Design of Smoke control, Staircase Pressurization, Lift Lobby and Floor Pressurization based on ASHRAE and NFPA Standards.
*Design of Basement ventilation systems including Impulse ventilation and traditional SHEVS(Smoke and Heat Extraction Ventilation System) using BS Standards.
*Perform CFD analysis on ventilation systems of basement and shopping complexes to determine the location of jetfans, supply air or smoke extraction points using Pyrosim/FDS (Including modeling of the 3D model in Revit and calculation of Required Safe Escape Time (RSET) for occupants).
*Perform hydraulic calculations to determine and modify the characteristics of the design of the systems.
*Create Fire fighting system, CFD analysis and system pressurization reports.
*Liaison with architects, contractors, suppliers and clients from the inception to completion of a
project.
*Create system and equipment schedules and verify engineering estimates and tender documents.
*Check equipment submittals and shop drawings to ensure the integrity of the design and project is upheld.
Summary: Firefighting, plumbing & HVAC design of various residential, commercial & office buildings based on NFPA, BS, ASHRAE & IPC standards.
Projects: Penta Square Mall & Apartments, Goldcrest Mall & Apartments, N-31 Office Building, Bank Al-Habib & various other small scale projects.
*Designed Automatic Sprinkler and Standpipe system for various residential & mercantile occupancies.
*Design & Perform CFD analysis on Smoke and Heat Ventilation systems of shopping mall and carpark basements.
*Designed HVAC systems for small residential and apartment buildings using ASHRAE standards
which included the calculation of cooling load requirements using “Hourly Analysis Program 4.5”, selection and laying out of equipment in the building and refrigerant pipe, duct and GRD sizing.
*Designed plumbing system for various apartment & office buildings which included the water supply and drainage layout and pipe sizing.
*Created fire protection system & water supply riser diagrams for various commercial and residential high-rise buildings.
*Design of various swimming pool systems and a Jacuzzi of two private residential buildings.
*Check equipment submittals and shop drawings received from the contractor.
*Supervision of draftsmen in creation of engineering drawings.
Summary: Mechanical design and optimization of automotive components for a Retrofit Hybrid Truck Conversion project and a Hewland Race Gearbox Installation project.
*Designed a bell housing and gearbox mounts for a touring car race team to mate the Honda K20A engine to a newly launched off the shelf Hewland race transmission.
*Optimized the bell housing to achieve lighter weight at a reduced production cost.
*Analyzed the strength of the shaft of an Emrax E-motor using FEA simulations which is planned to be used for the conversion of a conventional diesel powered truck into a hybrid truck.
*Suggested design and material changes for the E-motor shaft to handle the max rated powertrain loads based on FEA simulations.
*Communicated with the E-motor manufacturers to discuss the changes in the design of the motor resulting from the subsequent motor shaft design changes.
*Created engineering drawings and simulation reports for documentation.
Summary: Mechanical and thermal design of various enclosures for WiDUCT 1.0 to be deployed offshore by PETRONAS Malaysia.
*Carried out thermal design calculations and FEA simulations on an IP66 enclosure mounted with 2 high power RF amplifiers to successfully remove heat from the amplifiers for their safe operation.
*Validated the thermal FEA simulations using hand calculations.
*Designed enclosures for the amplifiers, WARP Kit and various RF component streams housed in the main enclosure.
*Collaborated with electrical and electronic engineers to determine internal layout of the main enclosure housing.
*Coordinated with suppliers to obtain parts and equipment.
*Liaised with technicians for the fabrication of the designed enclosures.
*Created engineering drawings and analysis & deliverable reports for documentation purposes.
Summary: Collaborated with engineers and technicians to model and produce engineering drawings of various integral components of the Bufori vehicles along with various other tasks.
*Produced CAD drawings of various parts of the Bufori MKVI Geneva luxury saloon and the Bufori MKIII La Joya.
*Troubleshot the long drive shaft of the Bufori MKVI Geneva and produced its engineering drawings.
*Assisted in designing and manufacturing the Automatic Door Mechanism for the Bufori MKVI Geneva.
*Assisted in the engine overhaul of the Jaguar E-type, Porsche 911 and the Kia Rio.
*Worked on the suspension setup of the Bufori MKIII La Joya.
*Performed Chassis dimension check for the Bufori MKVI Geneva chassis.
*Assembled the 2.7L V6 Bufori MKIII La Joya engines.
Summary: Designed an LSRS (axially and torsionally flexible steering shaft) for a state of the art steering system which provides safety to the driver due to the LSRS's axial and torsional flexibility and an improved handling performance. *Carried out extensive research related to steering systems, flexible shafts, wire ropes, torsion tests and its standard procedures. *Devised a structure of the LSRS in order to have axial and torsional flexibility and equal torsional stiffness in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. *Produced 3D CAD models, assemblies and detail drawings throughout the length of the project. *Performed FEA structural simulations on various LSRS models in order to investigate the effect of changing wire rope properties on the torsional behavior of the LSRS. *Designed 2 different experimental setup machines to validate the simulation results. *Liaised with technicians and fabricators to manufacture the designed machines. *Validated the simulation results by performing experiments and mathematical analysis.