Project Manager

• Aug 2022 - Present

As a Project Manager, responsible for: • Direct project management initiatives following the Innovation fun- nel from conceptualization through development, implementation, and management. • Partner with key stakeholders to identify and execute cross-functional goals • Define timelines, budgets, KPIs, deliverables, and milestones; Brain- storming and Ideation, Planning, Scheduling and Resource allocation • Execution and monitoring of each phase of the project, Managing the project’s budget and resources • Communication with stakeholders, Vendor Management, Business Development • Technical block leader for Automation & Robotics applications, lead- ing the technical roadmap and development • Documented workflow and reporting to upper management on a bi- weekly basis. Show less

Project Manager

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

As a Project Manager, responsible for:• Brainstorming and Project ideation, Planning, Scheduling and designationof project tasks to team members• Execution of each phase of the project,Managing the project’s budgetand resources, Communication with stakeholders• Conducting technical workshops and training related to robot programmingand control frameworks, and technical coordination withinSRS tech domain• Advanced mobile research lab infrastructure equipped with smartmanufacturing and industry 4.0 technologies offering demonstrations,training sessions with these newtechnologies, and conductingfeasibility studies in collaboration with companies to find solutionsfor their specific technological challenges. Responsibilities include:• Creating management, communication plans and processes.• Analyze and develop procedures for management and technicalduties for research lab• Documentation of the research lab for technical operation andmaintenance of implemented HW & SW• Supervision and technical coordination for system architecturedesign and implementation Show less

Robotics Application Engineer

• Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

• Integration of perception systems for automated robot workcell operations• Conducting feasibility studies for SMEs to automate processes usingsmart robotics systems• Exploratory research on incorporating AI techniques making robot workcellsmore advanced and smarter• Worked on EU Projects, B2B Projects, Organisational developmenttasks• Workcell design, System architecture design, Innovation solutions formanufacturing industries• Robot programming, Robot control architectures, Process automation,Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 systems• Integration of multiple systems including robots, sensors, MES/ERPthrough development of connectors/interfaces for the devices• Exploratory research on state of the art robot control strategies andsystem architectures Show less

Associate Robotics Application Engineer

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2021

Technical Project Manager

• Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

Working as TPM, responsible for project management, architecture design of modules and experimental scenarios. Ensuring the progress of development and testing and successful completion and delivery of work packages. Keep track of Project timeline and milestones. Communicate with progress update, issues and technical challenges with CTO. Working as TPM, responsible for project management, architecture design of modules and experimental scenarios. Ensuring the progress of development and testing and successful completion and delivery of work packages. Keep track of Project timeline and milestones. Communicate with progress update, issues and technical challenges with CTO.

Research Associate

• May 2017 - Mar 2019

Worked as Research Associate in Mobile Robotics Research Group at KU Leuven. Working on development of outdoor and indoor localization system for mobile robots. Testing and experimenting on different sensors for developing localization techniques. Developing Robot Web Simulator for the client in order to analyze the behavior of different sensors. Managed Horizon 2020 project which involved development and testing of autonomous vessels for the inland shipping applications. This involved selection and procurement of the sensor systems and integration with the software. Show less

Research Associate

• May 2016 - Apr 2017

Worked as Research Associate at Kingston University in School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Developing Over-Actuated Quadcopter Platform based on dual-tilting mechanism in order to enhance the ability and control bandwidth of the conventional quadcopters. Ability of the platform to operate under extreme temperature conditions as it is meant to be operated by fire department for surveillance and thermal imaging. Developed Autonomous Self Wireless Charging station for UAVs in outdoor environment for increased endurance and prolong flights helping UAVs to perform persistent missions. Also, assisting under-graduate and graduate students in their projects. Show less

Consultant Robotics Engineer

• Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

Worked as Team lead for the development of Self-Driving Autonomous Truck for the DP World seaport operations. Involves sensor integration (Lidar, Radars, TOF Cameras, XSens IMU, Ultrasonic Sensors), PLC interface, path planning and navigation algorithms implemented on ROS in order to allow it to move around the environment autonomously. Furthermore, assisting in the development of advanced humanoid robot and hands on programming of Kinova Robotics arms for manipulation and different grasping tasks. Show less

Researcher

• Sep 2013 - Feb 2016

Worked as a researcher developing hardware and control system for the multicopters. Developed control scheme for the position control and formation flight of multiple quadrotors using feedback from VICON motion capture system. Also developed wireless charging station for the UAVs in order to assist them in longer and uninterrupted missions. Worked as a researcher developing hardware and control system for the multicopters. Developed control scheme for the position control and formation flight of multiple quadrotors using feedback from VICON motion capture system. Also developed wireless charging station for the UAVs in order to assist them in longer and uninterrupted missions.

Intern

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Internship training program conducted at the Aircraft Manufacturing Factory at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. The program included hands-on experience on 5 axis CNC milling machines, CNC lathe machines and molding machines on which different parts for the JF-17 fighter jet are manufactured. Internship training program conducted at the Aircraft Manufacturing Factory at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. The program included hands-on experience on 5 axis CNC milling machines, CNC lathe machines and molding machines on which different parts for the JF-17 fighter jet are manufactured.