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CV: Syed Jaffer

2nd Floor, 44-B, Commercial Area A', Phase II,
Defence Housing Authority,
Karachi-75500, PAKISTAN.

Phone: +92 21 538 0161

Fax: +92 21 700 1698
Cell: +92 300 350 3514
Email: [email protected]

Objective

Engineering Design, Process and Equipment Modification, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Automation, Production Planning and Maintenance, Project & General Management etc.

Present Assignment

During the period September 1997 onwards worked for different set-ups on project basis details are as follows: August 1998 to date Japan Metal Industries, Karachi A manufacturer of Aluminium extruded sections and profiles Repair & maintenance and production of Aluminium melting furnace semi-continuous billet caster. Different types of pumps for oil, water and chemicals including rubber lined and Teflon pumps, extrusion presses one of 660 tons and other 1660 tons capacity. Conveying systems stretching machines, homogenizing furnaces, hardening furnace. Die making facility comprising of lathe milling copy milling surface grinding EDM machine EDM wire cut machine, heat treatment furnaces, anodizing systems with 13000 and 16000 amp capacity 937 kVa diesel slow speed gen.-set. Send twice overseas to Singapore Expo-2000 to purchase EDM wire cut machine and Germany Essen Aluminium 2000 Fare to purchase photo-spectrometer. installation commissioning of ARD, EDM wire cut machine and brushing machine for the aluminium architectural profiles.

Past Experience
For 6 months	Thermo-plas, Karachi A company manufacturing plastic goods Repair maintenance and re-commissioning of Plastic injection moulding machines, blow moulding machines, Screen printing machines for flat and round surfaces, compressors, polyurethane injection plant, diesel generating set etc.
November 1993 To Date	For a contracting firm to provide designing and fabrication of different machines and components to different industries. Designed manufactured and provided backup during warrantee period to semiautomatic hydraulic press for sleeve fixing of car a/c flexible hose to Thal Engineering (Car A/c manufacturer in collaboration with Nippon Denso of Japan). Designed and supplied automatic hydraulic batch mixer to Grind Wheels (Pak) Limited. Designed fabricate and supplied Dumb waiter (fancy cargo lift from kitchen to living room) to private bungalow.	Fabrique Metal, Karachi Chief Executive & Proprietor
December 1995 September 1997	Second span of service; recalled to re-establish the systems after a gap of 4 years. Looking after Press Production & Maintenance Department having automatic powder storage/conveying system, automatic hydraulic presses for ceramic Floor and wall tiles 800 & 1200 tons capacity and semi-automatic and PLC/microprocessor based automatic tiles collecting system, loading robot & vertical rapid dryers having advanced and sophisticated Hydraulic and pneumatic system. Fettling and dusting system. Ceramic dies and molds department: A facility for the regeneration and manufacturing of rubberized molds for ceramic tiles with universal milling machines, horizontal surface grinders, three dimensional pantograph, high precision tool and cutter grinder and heat treatment furnaces etc. Rubberization department: For the application of rubber on the punches with Programmed hydraulic press sand blasting preheating ovens, sand and grit blasting etc.	Karam Ceramics Limited, Karachi Chief Engineer
January 1992 September 1993	Contracting firm for supply of the parts and general supplier for different industries mostly cement manufacturers. Manufactured and Supplied among other items dynamically balanced impeller for their EP FAN with diameter 1900 mm and air circulation type heat exchanger for the HT Motor to Attock Cement.	Mehmood Sons, Karachi Partner
September 1991 December 1991	Firm dealing in export of gray/printed cotton fabric & denim etc. to different garment manufacturers in Middle East.	Texcom International, Karachi General Manager
February 1981 May 1991	Looked after Press Production Department having automatic powder conveying system, automatic friction & hydraulic presses for ceramic tiles 500 & 800 tons capacity and semi-automatic and PLC/microprocessor based automatic tiles collecting system and robots. Ceramic dies and molds department; a facility for the regeneration and manufacturing of molds for ceramic tiles with universal milling machines, horizontal surface grinders, three dimensional pantograph, high precision tool and cutter grinder and heat treatment furnaces etc. Maintenance Department to look after clay and stone crushing and conveying equipment. Stand by electric generating set 850 kVa., Air compressors screw and reciprocating type with an accumulated capacity of around 1000 cfm, powder spray drier capacity about 25 tons/day, conveying system employing belt conveyors, bucket elevators, screw conveyors compressed air diaphragm pumps, high pressure ceramic pumps in addition to the conventional centrifugal / submersible pumps etc., with relevant network of piping. pay loaders and fork lifter, dust collecting systems , storage tanks with agitators, milling equipment and slip preparation facility, tunnel drier and kilns with transportation trolleys track transfer cars, rail tracks and heat recovery system, automatic glaze application lines with loading and un-loading (into refractory cassettes) facility with screen printing machines, sorting and inspection lines with cassette unloading and boxing attachments. Fabrication Department to fabricate steel structures and components etc., to enhance the present capacity and to provide structures and supervision of new plants/ facilities as added from time to time.	Karam Ceramics Limited, Karachi Chief Engineer
December 1979 February 1981	Assigned to organizing their Non-Destructive Testing department and executing Inspection contracts.	Alliance Inspection Services, Karachi Senior NDT Inspector / Technical Advisor
April 1979 November 1979	During the final phase of the construction of Oil Pier OP-IV during handling over to Karachi Port Trust of the Oil Loading and Off - loading system financed by the World Bank. Assisted in the preparation of the general specification of the proposed hydro cracker plant.	Frederic R. Harris (Holland) B.V., Hague, HOLLAND (through) Indus Associated Consultants Limited, Karachi Quality Control Engineer / Deputy Resident Engineer
November 1976 February 1979	Deputed by them on contractual basis to work for Frederic R. Harris (Holland) B.V., in Technical association of Indus Associated Consultants Ltd Karachi, on KPT's OP-IV Project for non-destructive Testing by industrial radiography, Fabrication and installation of steel structures. Construction of high pressure oil transmission pipe lines and their supervision during all stages; Installation & commissioning of marine loading arms, fire monitoring towers, fire water pumps (automatic) with hydrants, sprinklers and foam producing plant, quick release mooring hooks, fabrication and installation of fender wale system etc. I remained on this project since the mobilization to the termination of the consultancy contract.	Inspection & Reclamation Service (PAK) Limited, Karachi Senior NDT Inspector
September 1973 June 1976	At their Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology; working in the Canning and Welding research laboratory of Nuclear Materials Division, (oral brief Can be given at the time of interview regarding experience).	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Nilore Senior Technician (Mechanical)
August 1970 August 1973	In their NDT Department for working on various projects carrying out ultrasonic flaw detection and thickness measurements, gamma radiography, Magnaflux and dye penetrate test on Gas / oil transmission pipelines, chemical / fertilizer plants, oil refineries, natural gas purification plant, hydal / thermal / nuclear and natural gas fired power stations, marine structures and ocean going vessels etc., and thereby gained solid experience and versatility in carrying out field inspection even under emergency conditions. Conducted war damage survey of the purification plant and the related facilities after the Indo-Pak war of 1971 and at a number of occasions supervised hot tapping of the live gas transmission lines.	Inspection & Reclamation Service (PAK) Limited, Karachi Technical Assistant
February 1970 July 1970	On their fully automatic and highly sophisticated German chemical plant, producing Hexa-methelene tetra amine documentary credentials are, however, not available.	Valika Chemical Industries Ltd., Karachi Plant Operator, Trainee Shift In charge
Age	Born April 15, 1945 Mysore State, British India
Education	1969 BSc. (Pass) With Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. University of Karachi, Karachi Science Graduate
Other qualifications	Can easily handle the following software AutoCAD release 2000 for Windows, Mechanical Desktop. Protel Schematic Capture and PCB Designer, Electronic Work Bench Windows 98 Plus and older versions, Microsoft Office 2000, Macromedia Flash 5, Adobe Acrobat, DOS 6.22, Norton and other PC utilities, Proma3 IC Tester and Programmer, etc. 1991 Orientation on Borland C ++ ( from Cadmaster Grafix Institute), Karachi 1974 Submitted research paper on Automatic TIG welding of zircoloy atomic fuel pins to Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology. Was selected by Westinghouse, Port Hope, Canada for training in nuclear fuel fabrication which did not materialized. Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Nilore 1965 Studentship from Institute of Engineers Pakistan in 1965. Institute of Engineers, Dhaka, EAST PAKISTAN
Training	1984 Accomplished 3 months training as the Head of 'Production and Maintenance Personnel' covering production of spray-dried clay powder, production on Automatic Ceramic Tiles manufacturing, Friction-cum-hydraulic Presses and other machines used in ceramic tiles manufacturing. Maintenance of the fully automated Plant, as a whole, for the manufacturing of ceramic floor and wall tiles: During this training acquired complete knowledge of automated systems employing hydraulic and pneumatic techniques; and was provided opportunity of on-the-job training with SACMI Co-operative Ceramica Imola , Italy. Cast Faenza, Italy. Cloroficio Ceramico Faenza, Italy. 1964 Six months training in their assembly plant; worked on the assembly lines of Consul Cortina, Consul Classic 315, Ford pickup, Ford Chassis for Trucks and Trailer; Assisted Foreign experts in rectification and modification of body assembly jig for Cortina, and in erection and Commissioning of suspended spot welding guns and in the logistics of Assembly parts, etc. Ali Automobiles Limited, Karachi. dealers of Ford Motor Company, in Pakistan as Engineer Apprentice

Countries visited
India		personal
Italy		Official, For Karam Ceramics Limited:- Training on hydraulic presses and mould making in Imola and Sassualo.
France		Official, For Karam Ceramics :- To attend meeting for the project finalization.
Italy		Official, For Karam Ceramics Limited :- To attend ceramic exhibition in Remini and select hydraulic press and tiles loading robot.
Turkey		personal
Switzerland		personal
Singapore		Official For Japan Metal Industries:- To attend exhibition MTA2000 and purchase EDM wire cut machine.
France		Official For Japan Metal Industries:- To assist director on business visit.
Germany		Official For Japan Metal Industries:- To attend Exhibition Aluminium 2000 in Essen, purchase photo spectrometer, and business trip to Dusseldorf and Frankfurt.
England		Official For Japan Metal Industries:- To assist director on business trip to London Manchester Blackburn and to visit one die manufacturer.

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