PhD in Mechanical and Material Engineering

• Certified Technology Audit Auditor
• Certified Train The Trainer

Brief Career History:

• Production Engineer, 1992
  Researcher / Project Leader – SIRIM; 1993 – 2014
  Section Head – AMREC; 2015-2018
  Senior Consultant / Senior Researcher
  Principal Consultant / Director of ICI Advanced Materials

Field(s) of Specialization:

• Powder Metallurgy – Processes and Applications
• Hard Materials Process Development (high-speed steel, tool steel, tungsten carbides, tungsten-copper)
• Friction Materials Process Development (brake-pad, brake lining, carbon brushes, current collector, C-Cu composites)
• Lead Auditor for SIRIM-Fraunhofer Program (Technology Audit for SME’s)
• Panel Reviewer for Technology Audit & Post Technology Audit
• i-Coach Trainer for SME Innovation Coaching
• Certified Train the Trainer (TTT)

Current Research Areas/Topics:

• Pilot Manufacturing Process of Producing Current Collector using Local Carbon Material for LRT Applications (Smart Challenge Fund: SR 071801153; 2019-2022; Project Leader)
• Development of Carbon-Copper (C-Cu) Composites using Local Carbon Material through Warm Compaction Process for Potential Electrical and Electronic Applications (Science Fund: 03-02-02-SF0233; 2012-2014; Project Leader)
• Tribological characteristics of ultrafine tungsten carbide with excess carbon composition for cutting insert (100-RMI/SF 16/6/2; 2/2014) Starting August 2014; Jointly Project Leader with UiTM, Penang
• Project Leader for 5 projects under SIRIM Industrial Innovation Model Fund (SIIMF MITI); 2019-2021
• Development & Commercialization of Water Filtration System (AYAQ-NANOTM) to Industries and communities (2018 until now)
• Nanosafety Program for verify nano based product (2020-2023)
• Commercialization of non-asbestos heavy-duty brake-pad for automotive industries. Technology licensing to Kejuruteraan Emas Sdn Bhd

• Gold Award; Selangor R&D Innovation Expo 2019
• Silver Award; Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2020
• Award of Merit; Malaysia -Croatia Technology Exchange 2020
• 5 Malaysian Patents; 3 Patents Pending; 1 Trade Mark

1. Brake friction materials development (brake pad & current collector)
2. Hard Materials development (tungsten carbide, high speed steel, tungsten copper)