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Faizan Awan

Islamabad

Summary

Experienced Composites Materials expert with proven R&D skills and over 8 years experience in Composites industry and still passionate about exploring new environment friendly commercial avenues.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager Technical – AERO

Pakistan
09.2017 - Current
  • Designing & manufacturing of CFRP/GFRP, epoxy matrix composites
  • Experienced with wet layup, vacuum bagging, pre-peg layup, metal to composite bonding and hot bonding techniques.
  • Process Engineer Autoclave curing system
  • Manufacturing of composite samples as per ASTM standards
  • Familiarity with various designing and analysis tools such as SolidWorks and ANSYS
  • Outstanding technical reports writing skills & Quality related documentation.
  • Experienced with Advanced characterization techniques and Non-destructive inspections

Research Graduate

Institute of Space Technology
07.2015 - 05.2017
  • Administrative coordinator Materials Science & Engineering department
  • Lab Engineer to conduct Polymers & Composites lab for BS students
  • Hands on experience Universal Testing Machine and Scanning Electron Microscopy.

Education

Ph.D. - Multifunctional Sustainable Composites

PAF IAST | Pak Austria Fachhochschule
Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
12.2027

MS in Materials Science & Engineering -

Institute of Space Technology
10.2017

BS in Materials Science & Engineering -

Institute of Space Technology
10.2013

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Polymer Composites Manufacturing
  • Characterization Techniques
  • Autoclave Processing
  • Material Selection
  • Technical Drawing
  • NDI/NDT
  • Research and Development

Certification

Professional certification Composites Manufacturing Process, Swiss GmbH, Austria.

Accomplishments

  • Best Event Organizer (2013) - Institute of Space Technology
  • Best Player - Table Tennis (2013) - Institute of Space Technology
  • Winner Design, Build & Fly Competition (2012) - GIKI, Topi
  • Captain College Hockey Team (2008) - Abbottabad Public School

Affiliations

Honorary Membership, Materials Advantage Chapter

Publications

  • Study of Interfacial Properties of Carbon Fiber Epoxy Matrix Composites Containing Graphene Nanoplatelets, Fibers & Polymers, 2019
  • Interfacial mechanical properties of carbon nanotube-deposited carbon fiber composites, Composite Interfaces V 25, I-8, 2018
  • Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Deposited Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Multiscale Composites, 2018
  • An advanced approach for better mechanical properties of epoxy based carbon composites using double vacuum bagging process, 2017

Hobbies and Interests

  • Books Reading
  • Sports
  • Gardening

Timeline

Manager Technical – AERO

Pakistan
09.2017 - Current

Research Graduate

Institute of Space Technology
07.2015 - 05.2017

Ph.D. - Multifunctional Sustainable Composites

PAF IAST | Pak Austria Fachhochschule

MS in Materials Science & Engineering -

Institute of Space Technology

BS in Materials Science & Engineering -

Institute of Space Technology
Professional certification Composites Manufacturing Process, Swiss GmbH, Austria.
Faizan Awan