Faiz Iqbal

4141 Stevenson Blvd, apt no. 367, Fremont CA, 94538

510-248-9378
fiqbal@ucdavis.edu

Education Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering,
University of California, Davis (June 2014)

Certification Engineer-in-Training or EIT license

Skills Courses: Analytical Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics,
Heat/Mass Transfer
Computer: MATLAB, Aspen Plus, Python, C, MS Office, SolidWorks
Languages: English, Malay, Urdu, Hindi (fluent in all)
Chemistry: titrations, volumetric analysis, spectrophotometry, kinetics,
Pharma-drug manufacture, design of drums/separators
Machining: woodwork, carpentry, metal workshop design and production,
Automations and hardware
Laboratory: mass spectroscopy, trained in major
lab procedures including disposal of compounds, safety
protocols, scaled synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs, gas
chromatography, binary distillation, validation of process scale-
ups/sensitivity analysis
Experience

Chemical Plant Design Project, Davis 03/01/2014 to
06/15/2014
- Designed a synthetic route for the production of butanol from ethanol
- Achieved a successful plant design using Aspen Plus software, includes full economic analysis
- Design was successful and presented to faculty and industry executives at the 2014 UC Davis
Engineering Showcase
- Economic analysis was performed using extensive statistics, regression and probability analysis

Process Engineer Intern, TCDT 06/01/2013 to
09/01/2013
- Managed the control product line for manufacture of merchandise, assess equipment
performance
- Use of computer software to etch insignia and logo, fabrication and machining of parts
- Optimized workshop for maximum production, reactor design, operational experience
- Managed pipe flow using extensive fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, PI controllers
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Process Control: Furnace Dynamics/PI Controller Tuning 09/14/2013 to 12/12/2013
- Analyzed a hydrocarbon heating furnace process in order to obtain a model for process dynamics.
- Applied empirical and statistical methods for feedback control on the hydrocarbon heating process
- PI controller tuned using Ziegler-Nichols and Cohen-Coon parameters

Lab Manager at Taylors U, KL 06/04/2010 to 09/10/2010
- Managed disposal of hazardous chemicals, regulated use of inventory and stock
- Optimized chemical storage cycles to prolong feedstock shelf life, logistics
- Perform routine instrument maintenance, ordering lab inventory, organize raw data