Deputy Lieutenant - DL

• Mar 2020 - Present

Principal and Managing Director

• Dec 2019 - Present

Faculty Member - Faculty of Construction, Engineering & Built Environment (CEBE)

• Sep 2014 - Present

The university is a popular, large and diverse place to study with over 22,000 students from 80 countries. As a Senior Tutor, I am responsible for teaching and supervising undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students. Main duties and responsibilities:- Teaching and supervising undergraduate students- Teaching and supervising postgraduate (Masters) degree students- Teaching and supervising PhD students- Lab supervision during students' assigned work The university is a popular, large and diverse place to study with over 22,000 students from 80 countries. As a Senior Tutor, I am responsible for teaching and supervising undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students. Main duties and responsibilities:- Teaching and supervising undergraduate students- Teaching and supervising postgraduate (Masters) degree students- Teaching and supervising PhD students- Lab supervision during students' assigned work

Industrial Professor and Head of Materials and Corrosion - Research & Development (R&D)

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2014

The petrochemical company is a manufacturer and marketer for methanol, butanediol, tetrahydrofuran, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, vinyl acetate monomer, as well as carbon monoxide. As the Head of Materials and Corrosion, I was responsible for leading research programs, supervising/training junior scientists and engineers and leading managers tackling plant failures/shutdown issues.My responsibilities:- Leading research programs- Offering training programs for engineers on how to author technical papers in international journals and present papers in international conferences- Offering polymer training for operators- Leading Materials Failure/Corrosion Team in Petrochemical plants, being involved and engaged in the corrosion/materials selection issues arising from SIPCHEM plants- Authoring/registering patents of new inventions and discoveriesMy main achievements: - My own invention on coating technology: World’s first ever high speed direct nano-crystalline Ni plating on Al, Ti and stainless-steel surfaces has been patented in Malaysia in 2011. Subsequently, an improvised version has been patented in 2013 (Patent pending) in the UK, USA, and Malaysia- Utilisation of metal contamination of acetic acid by proposing electrochemical metal extraction from the waste, as well as proposing fundamental cathodic protection. - I am approaching to eliminate the metal dissolution in the first place: to do that, I built a scale-model to demonstrate the corrosion monitoring and cathodic protection system

Associate Professor - Materials Engineering

• Jul 2009 - May 2012

The university is the oldest public engineering and technological university in Malaysia with over 20,000 students. I was an Associate Professor for Materials Engineering.My responsibilities:- Supervising Mechanical and Materials Engineering BEng, MEng and PhD students - Research and innovation- Creating Corrosion engineering courses for postgraduate courses (MEng)My achievements:- Editing international journals- Chair international conferences- Being the chair for 2 years for the publications committee of UTM and the Nanotechnology Research Alliance- Supervised to completion 5 PhD and 15 MEng projects- Awarded 2 silver medals for my inventions- Received more than RM2,200,000 grants for my research grants- Presented papers in international conferences- Published papers in international journals

Nanotechnology Specialist/Senior Scientific Officer

• Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

The Saudi-government establishment is an independent scientific organization administratively reporting to the Prime Minister. I was a Nanotechnology Specialist, which led me to becoming the Principal Investigator of 2 multimillion SR Saudi Government funded projects.My main responsibilities:- Teaching newly recruited (graduate) scientists and engineers- Developing training courses for newly recruited (graduate) scientists and engineers- Supervising PhD and Masters students- Developing research projects by liaising with power generation, aerospace industriesMy main achievements:- Completion of funded research projects as a Principal Investigator- Presentation of papers in international conferences in Europe, USA, Middle East, and in Asian countries - Publication of papers in international journals

Senior Lecturer and Head of Corrosion

• Aug 2004 - Aug 2006

The college is Saudi Arabia's largest and most sophisticated, 'semi autonomous’ technical institute governed by the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission. As the Head of Corrosion and Senior Lecturer, I taught at university level, supervised projects and and developed courses for and trained industrial candidates with many years of experience.Main responsibilities:- Teaching full-time undergraduate students in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering.- Developing courses for oil/gas and petrochemical industries- Offering practical in-company training courses for trained industrial candidates working in industries Main achievements:- Higher examination success rate - Higher demand from the local industries for in-company training

Visiting scholar/fellow – Materials, Corrosion and Surface coatings

• Sep 2002 - Aug 2004

The university is a British postgraduate and research-based university specialising in science, engineering, technology and management. As a visiting scholar/fellow, I developed high temperature corrosion resistance coatings for power generation industries.Main responsibilities:- Research and development- Developing high temperature corrosion resistance coatings for power generation industries Main achievements:- Coatings remained corrosion resistant - Substantial amount of quality research done

Visiting Scholar – Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and High Temperature Corrosion

• Sep 2001 - Aug 2002

The university is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's third-oldest surviving university. As a Visiting Scholar, I was responsible for 2 projects.Main responsibilities: - Designing model for Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by MoCVD process - Designing turbine disc for a Rolls Royce projectMain achievements:- Designed models for Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes-- Designed turbine disc

Principal/Proprietor, Internal Verifier and Assessor

• Sep 1996 - Sep 2000

The college is a Vocational and Training Institute franchised by Shena Simon, based in Manchester. As a Principal/Proprietor, Internal Verifier and Assessor, I was responsible for the overall management of the center.I was responsible for:- The direction and management of all aspects of the College’s business - The implementation of the agreed mission, strategies and policies of the Corporation- Ensuring that Corporation Members, and particularly the Chairman and Clerk of the Corporation, are kept informed of developments in the College and are provided with adequate and sufficient financial and management information to enable them to exercise their responsibilities to the requisite FE sector standards- Recruitment of Academic staff- Designing NVQ/IVQ courses- Being the internal verifier for NVQ/IVQ courses- Assessing NVQ/IVQ coursesMy achievements:- Obtained a franchise agreement from a government funded college (Shena Simon College, Manchester)- Set up the goals for the college which were achieved, such as student enrollment and examination success, which continued and improved every year- Increased the number of students every year- Designed the courses as was demanded by the local community

Head of Center and Lecturer

• Aug 1993 - Sep 1998

The college is a vocational college which offers students part time, full time and Apprenticeship courses from level 1 to higher education in a range of subjects. As a Lecturer and Head of Center, I developed, assessed and verified courses, taught undergraduate students and was responsible for the overall management of the center.My main responsibilities:- Delivering NVQ/IVQ courses- Assessing NVQ/IVQ courses- Being an NVQ/IVQ course verifier- Preparing NVQ/IVQ course material- Staying up to date with technology and development- Ensuring that the center is approved by Awarding Bodies- Developing and managing schedules - Teaching undergraduate students- Teaching Higher National Diploma/Higher National Certificate studentsMain achievements:- Examination success- More awareness of NVQ/IVQ courses- More candidates were attracted to the center

Visiting Professor - In country Research Degree Program

• Aug 1994 - Aug 1996

The university is a leading university and a major player in the UK higher education sector, contributing to knowledge transfer, economic development, wealth creation and social justice. As a Visiting Professor, I developed in-country degree programs for the University of Wolverhampton.Main responsibilities:- Developing in-country degree programs - Supervising postgraduate PhD and MPhil research students- Promoting training programs for overseas countriesMain achievements:- Attracted a significant number of foreign students to the university

Vocational Education and Training Consultant

• Sep 1992 - Sep 1993

The college is a government funded institute of further and higher education. As a Vocational Education and Training Consultant, I was responsible for developing, assessing, and promoting qualifications.Main responsibilities:- Developing NVQ/IVQ courses in local industries- Assessing NVQ/IVQ courses in local industries- Promoting NVQ/IVQ courses in local industries- Training for NVQ/IVQ awardsMain achievements:- Increased NVQ/IVQ awareness in the local industrial community- Achievement of NVQ/IVQ's by successful candidates

Managing Director

• 1986 - Aug 1991

The company is a Coatings Industry for car industries, bathroom fittings, internal decorations started by me. As a Managing Director, I was in charge for the whole company.Main responsibilites: - Financial marketing- Implementation of company policy - People management- Recruitment- Technical management - Overall management of the companyMain achievements:- Starting of a new successful business enterprise- Financial profit- Technical experience gained