Dr Bashir Ahmed ZahirSenior Consultant & Advisor (Technologies & Industries)
Profile/ Key skills
Qualified Professional Engineer with industrial hands-on experience in electronics, electrical, Power Electronic together with high levels of academic attainments. Teaching/training skills for trainee engineers, new inductees for the system integration on specialist skills
- Use of Power electronic semiconductor devices (Diode, BJTs, FETs, IGBTs, SCRs, thyristors, GTOs, MOSFETs and SI-Carbide devices etc.) in the design of motor drive circuits and passive components to be used in device protection, snubbers circuits.
- Design development of variable-speed drives, (AC-AC, AC-DC, DC-DC and DC-AC) converters, SMPS & industrial UPS systems.
- Proven ability in teaching training and design validation of thermal design and optimisation of water /air cooler component specifications (loss calculations, heatsink/heat exchanger, accumulators, cubicle ducts and fans).
- Matlab-Simulink, Visio, Mathcad, with extensive experience of Microsoft Office applications.
- DBS-Disclosure & Baring Service-Enhanced Certificate
Employment history
2019-Director professional Services Limited UK.
- A consultancy working on contract basis and engaged with Electronic Design engineering development work at Eaton Aerospace Ltd.
2012-2018 General Electric Power Conversion (GEPC) UK. (PE System Design Engineer)
- Naval converter – produced the key contract documentations: including Operation and maintenance manuals/Installation Instructions and Routine procedures.
- NPI Design and modifications of marine drives and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of the failed components on the different GEPC projects.
- Thermal Design analysis to specify the creepage and clearance distance ratings for the components, busbars and cable layout. The air-cooling system specifications for the size of door ducts and the roof exhaust fans.
- Technical training of engineers on apprenticeship and new engineers at GEPC.
2010-2011 Aeristech Ltd. UK. (Electronic System Designer).
Design and developed the motor drive unit to validate the design parameters of a compressor motor (rated at 150 thousand rpm). The target was:
- Testing of electrical drive systems with backup power capability for testing of “Fully Electric Turbocharger” (26kW, 150k-rpm compressor motor).
- In addition to electronic and electrical system designer, I was also responsible for company’s EHS (Environmental health and safety) and building Safety.
2009-2010 International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
Assistant professor at Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department.
Have been teaching B Eng. M Eng. Class. Different subjects in electronics and electrical engineering’s. Performed project supervision for the master and undergraduate students. Upgrade and maintained the laboratory equipment’s for the modern industrial projects as per project management and specification requirements.
1979-20009 Base Repair Workshop Rawalpindi, started from – Assistant Engineer and retired as Chief Engineer
Education
- 2005. Power Electronic Engineering, Loughborough University UK.
- Sc. 1989. Power Electronic Engineering, Bradford University UK.
- Sc. 1978, Physics First Position with Grade +A, Punjab University Lahore Pakistan
- Sc. 1974, Physics, Math Physiology, Punjab University -Pakistan
Accreditation
- Member of IEEE
- Member of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
- HEC Approved PhD Supervisor in the field of Renewable energy generation
- Paper reviewer for the 5th IEEE, ICET (International Convention on Emerging Technologies) for the specialist area of Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Resources.
- GOLD MEDAL-on meritorious work in one of the most prodigious departments of Pakistan.
- In recognition of the meritorious services has been awarded TAMGHA-I-BAQA by the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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