Mr. Idrees Azeem Rizwan

Senior Lab Engineer (Mechanical)

Introduction

I am Idrees Azeem Rizwan, Senior Lab Engineer of Mechanical Engineering Department at National University of Technology. I possess 14 years of industrial and teaching experience that includes three years in the construction and services industry and eleven years in academics. As a researcher, I have done modeling of fuel cavitation in Injector Nozzle Flows of High Torque Low Speed Diesel Engine. My key areas of interest include Cavitation, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics.

Experience

Senior Lab Engineer

National University of Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan August 2019 – Present

Major Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Head of Mechanical Department and Director Labs, shouldered the following responsibilities:

  • Establishment UG labs regarding equipment Identification, preparing specifications for equipment, Installation, Commissioning and Training of equipment
  • Course Instructor of Thermodynamics I & II Project Management Courses
  • Conduct following UG Labs: Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Workshop Practice
  • Member Technical Committee for Lab Equipment

Junior Lecturer

Swedish College of Engineering and Technology Wah Cantt, Pakistan

June 2016 – August 2019.

Major Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Head of Mechanical Department, shouldered the following responsibilities:

  • Course Instructor of the following subjects: Thermodynamics-II, Fluid Mechanics-II
  • Conduct following UG Labs: Fluid Mechanics-I & II, Machine Design & CAD (Solid Works, AutoCAD 2D&3D, ANSYS Workbench)
  • Final Year Design Project Coordinator
  • Member of Departmental OBE Committee.

Lab Engineer

Swedish College of Engineering and Technology Wah Cantt, Pakistan

September 2015 – June 2016

Major Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of Head of Mechanical Department, shouldered the following responsibilities:

  • Conduct following UG Labs: Fluid Mechanics-I & II, Machine Design & CAD (Solid Works, AutoCAD 2D&3D)

Instructor Mechanical

Govt. College of Technology, Taxila, Pakistan

September 2014 – April 2015

Major Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Head of Mechanical Technology shouldered the following responsibilities:

  • Course Instructor of Applied Thermodynamics, Engineering Drawing & CAD-II, Metallurgy
  • Conduct the following Labs: Applied Thermodynamics, AutoCAD (2D & 3D)

Lab Engineer

The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

January 2014 – August 2014

Major Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of Head of School shouldered the following responsibilities:

  • Conduct following UG Labs: Workshop Practices, Engineering Drawing & Graphics, AutoCAD (2D & 3D)
  • Course Instructor of Computer Applications in Engineering Design.

Mechanical Engineer

Sapphire Construction Pvt. Limited, (Kachhi Canal Project), Rojhan Mazari, Pakistan.

November 2012 – January 2014

Major Responsibilities:

In consultation and coordination with the Project Manager, shouldered the following responsibilities.

  • Look after maintenance and operation of earthwork machinery
  • Procurement of spare parts for the machinery

Trainee Engineer

Fazal Cloth Mills Limited, Multan, Pakistan

September 2010 – September 2012

Major Responsibilities:

In consultation and coordination with the Utility Manager, shouldered the following responsibilities in multi directions:

  • Supervision of Boiler House, Compressor Room, Chiller Room, Air Conditioning and Workshops.
  • Operation and maintenance of Boiler House.
  • Purchase Coordinator in Procurement Department by the coordination of the site with the head office
  • Preparation of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P & IDs) of various projects including Boiler House, Compressor Room, and Chiller Room

Projects

  • Installation and commissioning of the Water Tube Boilers and Fire Tube Boilers at the site
  • Installation and commissioning of Reverse Osmosis Plant & Water Softening Plant

Qualification

  • Academia:
    • PhD in Mechanical Engineering UET Taxila (In Progress)
    • MSc in Mechanical Engineering UET Taxila (2019)
    • BSc in Mechanical Engineering UET Taxila (2010)

 

Taught Courses

I have taught a variety of undergraduate level courses and conduct UG labs in different universities. Below are the courses and labs I have been involved in teaching:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Project Management
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Computer Applications in Engineering Design
  • Engineering and CAD
  • Workshop Practice Lab
  • Engineering Mechanics Lab
  • Fluid Mechanics Lab
  • Engineering Drawing and AutoCAD Lab