Syed Zaman Abbas
- 1. Syed Zaman Abbas syedzamanabbas92@gmail.com +97155-3384181 Personal Statement Having been through a grilling experience in a challenging and rewarding Masters course at UCL and graduating with flying colours in the marvelous field of Mechanical Engineering with Business Finance, I am actively seeking industry level training in the field of Mechanical Engineering due to genuine interest in the subject to further hone, develop and apply my engineering skills, whether from a technical or feasibility assessment approach and to be able to climb up the rungs of my career ladder to reach a position of leadership. I am capable, focused and if guided in the right direction, I will make sure that I fulfill my responsibilities to the best of my capabilities. I am also affable and enjoy working in a team. Objective Actively seeking to obtain industry level training in the field of: Stress analysis of components and structures Computer Aided Design (CAD) of components and structures Materials Extraction, Refinement and other similar engineering processes. Generally open to assignments that will enhance my abilities in the field of Mechanical Engineering or Finance – including but not limited to the testing and feasibility of new projects that involve a financial aspect. Education University College ofLondon - UCL (London, UK) MEng, Engineering with Business Finance (September 2001 – June 2015) Concluded Final Year of four year Master’s course; graduated with a First Class Honours Degree (August 2015). Modules Taken and Grades Achieved Shown Below: 1st Year Modelling and Analysis in Engineering I: 57% 1st Year Economics (at LSE): 61% 1st Year Applied Electricity: 71% 1st Year Applied Mechanics: 50% 1st Year Materials and Mechanics of Deformable Bodies: 72% 1st Year Engineering Drawing: 81% 1st Year Engineering Design: 71% 1st Year Computing: 77% 1st Year Mechanics of Fluids: 60% 1st Year Thermodynamics: 71% 2nd Year Elements of Accounting and Finance (at LSE): 52% 2nd Year Modelling and Analysis in Engineering II: 69% 2nd Year Stress Analysis: 61%
- 2. 2nd Year Dynamics and Control: 43% 2nd Year Materials and Design Studies: 76% 2nd Year Engineering Design: 82% 2nd Year Mechanics of Fluids and Thermodynamics: 68% 3rd Year ManagerialAccounting (at LSE): 70% 3rd Year Project (Heterogeneity Modelling in Metallic Foams): 70% 3rd Year Production Engineering and Non-Metallic Materials: 86% 3rd Year Applied Mechanics: 46% Project Management (Masters Level): 78% Mastering Entrepreneurship (Masters Level): 66% Vibration, Acoustics and Control (Masters Level): 82% Advanced Computer Applications in Engineering (Masters Level): 67% Materials and Fatigue/Fracture Mechanics Analysis (Masters Level): 81% Group Design Project (Formula Student Vehicle Design – Masters Level): 72% Dubai Gem Private School (Dubai, U.A.E) Edexcel A-Levels (September 2009 – June 2011) A* in Mathematics A in Physics A in Chemistry Cambridge A-Levels (September 2009 – June 2011) A* in Business Studies Cambridge IGCSE O-Levels (September 2006 – June 2009) 9 subjects taken – 7 A*s, 2 As I have received severalcertificates as evidence of my academic performance which may be shown later if required. Skills and Interests: I.T. and Specialist Software Skills: Advanced Level: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MSc Marc & Mentat (FEA Package),Ansys (FEA Package),CATIA (CAD Package) Intermediary Level: MATLAB (Numerical Analysis Coding & Graphing), Adobe Photoshop, Star-CCM+ (Computational Fluid Dynamics Package), Microsoft Project Basic Level: Tally (Accounting Software),Star-CD (CFD Package),Microsoft Access Languages: English (Fluently written and spoken) Hindi (Written and spoken) Urdu (Spoken) Reading and Writing Books, Journal, Articles and Blogs: Reading and writing have assisted in honing skill, imagination and creativity. Building and Fixing things: Previously participated twice in a team-building exercise of building a boat made out of recycled materials for a competition called “Whatever Floats Your Boat”. Participated in a group project for building a racing car called “Formula Student”. Involved in the design aspects of the car so designed the aerodynamics
- 3. system i.e. the rear diffuser and the undertray. Delivered the ‘costing’ presentation on competition day. Learning newthings: Studied at Harvard Summer School in 2010; earned a ‘B plus’ grade in an 8 credits Undergraduate Level Course, ‘PSYS S-123 Laboratory Electronics’. Learned basic animation courses i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3D Max and basic audio editing software at ICAD Institute in Mumbai, India. References References may be provided upon request.