Sameer Siddiqi, Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager

Sameer Siddiqi

Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager

Amzone International

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Supply Chain Management
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

Mechanical Engineer & Project Manager at Amzone International
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since May 2015

• Designed and implemented cost-effective equipment modifications to help improve safety and reliability;
• Searched for new clients who might benefit from company products or services and maximized client potential in designated regions;
• Developed long-term relationships with clients, through managing and interpreting their requirements, offered technical solutions where necessary
• Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewed professional publications; established personal networks; participated in professional societies.
• Managed the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
• Made technical presentations and demonstrating how a product meets client needs and
liaised with other members of the sales team and other technical experts.
• Read project specifications and provided feedback from an engineering perspective, additionally, prepared the engineering planning for the project (procedures/analysis) together with the Lead Engineer.
• Provided input to improve and develop standard procedures and working guidelines, subsequently improving safety of the site both onshore and offshore

Student Ambassador at Queen Mary, University of London
  • United Kingdom - London
  • October 2010 to July 2014

• Responsible for engaging young students & post graduates in an effort to persuade them to consider Queen Mary as a viable & attractive option
• Taught workshops of first year and second year students basic 2-D computer modelling & testing using Abaqus
• Represented the organisation to students, the public, engineering company officials and other external sources, being the bridge between the student body and the alumni/university officials.

Research and Development Engineer at Queen Mary, University of London
  • United Kingdom - London
  • July 2012 to July 2014

• Assigned group leader and responsible delegating tasks, resolving issues, and manufacturing innovative control systems for existing technologies, also managing the operations of the Medical Start-up
• Novel Designs were tested and rapid prototyping techniques were used to gauge the feasibility of the products manufactured, additionally, 3-D modelling of shells and designs using Solidworks were implemented and tested practically.
• Research biocompatible polymers to reduce the rejection mechanism that the body will have, further improving understanding of the GastroIntestinal tract in the process.
• Materials based project with Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to make current generation of rubber tyres more durable, increasing the lifetime by using different manufacturing and curing methods
• Used 3-D modeling software to create specific moulds to use inconjunction with the rubber compounds used.
• Studied integration of polymers in tyres, subsequently, studied the advanced behaviour of
rubber under different environmental circumstances.

Estimation Engineering Intern at Al Futtaim Engineering
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2012 to September 2012

• Arranged & coordinated quantifying major equipment and quality control, which resulted in smoother negotiations with pricing from manufacturers
• Was delegated projects to analyse and screen inconsistencies in the engineering schematics and Bill of Quantities
• Read & interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer generated reports

Education

Master's degree, Supply Chain Management
  • at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Online Portal)
  • December 2016

- Incorporate and manage uncertainty and risk within supply chain management - Segment different customers, products, and channels and design an optimal portfolio of logistics approaches and strategies for these various segments - Identify, design, and implement the appropriate forecasting methodology for each segment - Identify, design, and implement the appropriate inventory replenishment policy for each segment - Select the optimal transportation routing and modal choice for each segment - To apply core methodologies (probability, statistics, optimization) used in supply chain modeling and analysis - To understand and use fundamental models to make trade-offs between forecasting, inventory, and transportation - To design supply chain networks as well as financial and information flows - To understand how supply chains act as systems and interact - How technology is used within supply chains; from fundamentals to packaged software systems - End to end supply chain management

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Queen Mary, University of London
  • July 2014

A mechanical engineering degree is a combination of maths, science, technology, business and management. Courses are designed to teach certain skills and fundamentals From my course I have am: - Able to solve problems using both logic and creative and innovative approaches; - Numerate and highly computer literate, with excellent analytical skills; - Able to plan and prioritise, work to deadlines and under pressure; - Cost/value-conscious and aware of the necessary social, cultural, environmental, health and safety, and wider professional responsibilities; - Capable of careful attention to detail, exercising good judgement and accepting responsibility; - Able to communicate with others and work in multidisciplinary teams

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Engineering
Leadership
Teamwork
Initiator
Energy Alternatives
Team Leadership
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
Solidworks

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Urdu
Expert
Persian
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Institute of Mechanical Engineers
  • Affiliated Member
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

Supply Chain Fundamentals (Training)
Training Institute:
MITx
Date Attended:
January 2016
Duration:
80 hours

Hobbies

  • Thai Kickboxing
    Achieved the title of UK champion for inter-university level in 2012 by beating out every other university, in specified weight class.
  • Reading
    Enjoy reading publications in Technology and fiction novels