Uneeb Ishfaq

5A, Huntsman House, 57 Edward Street, Sheffield, UK S3 7BU

Email: uishfaq1@sheffield.ac.uk , uneebishfaq@gmail.com

Phone

+447510669244

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An engineering postgraduate student looking for a suitable opportunity to work in a progressive
organization, which provides a challenging work environment and an attractive learning path.
Educational Qualifications

Master of Science, Advanced Control & Systems Engineering

The University of Sheffield, U.K.
(Modules Control Systems, Constrained Linear Optimization
Digital Signal Processing)

[September, 2017]
(Distinction Expected)

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering

College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering,
National University of Science & Technology
(Modules Microcontrollers, Control Systems, Digital Signal Processing)

[August, 2013]
(CGPA 2.83/4.00)

Work Experience (Full Time)

Associate Mechatronics Engineer
[January, 2015 July, 2015]
Nextbridge (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan
Active member of team involved in development of robotic modules. Educated colleagues about
various concepts of circuit design and programming.
Developed a robotic module Gatekeeper that used to scan and verify the license plates of cars at
the gate and then open or close the gate based on presence of license plate in the database. Was
appreciated by higher management and was awarded for it.
Worked on Control and Programming aspects of Baxter robots by rethink robotics based on
image processing and speech recognition.
Developed a small Flare Assist module to help amateur paragliders land safely
General Electrical Engineer
Al Mamoor Electrical and Hardware (L.L.C.), Mussaffah, UAE
[April, 2014 September, 2014]
Used knowledge of electrical components to buy equipment and sell to clients
Set up a computer database to manage inventory, prices, etc.
Internships
Pak Elektron Ltd., Pakistan
[October December, 2014]
Learned about design, production and testing of Power and Distribution Transformers, Switchgears, Energy Meters,
etc.

Skills (Technical)
Programming Languages:

C++, P.L.C. Ladder Logic, Python

Graphical Programming:
Operating Systems:

LabVIEW, Proteus
DOS, Windows XP/7/8.1/10 , Ubuntu

Packages: MS Office, Visual

Studio, SolidWorks
Simulation: MATLAB Simulink
Languages: English, Urdu, Arabic

Skills (Others)
Teamwork
: Part of EME Outlaws football team . Coordinated to organize various team sessions.
Leadership
: Undertook the role of Team Captain of University team competing at national level
robotics competitions.
Innovative
: Digitalized the whole inventory system of an electrical hardware store, innovated
methods to save time for searching articles.
Adaptable
: Easily adapted to the English and a part of various student societies.
Projects
Unmanned Lead Vehicle (ULV)

[September, 2012 August, 2013]

Designed and implemented wireless control of an All-Terrain Vehicle to lead military convoys.

Fabricated a control box with an embedded system inside consisting of self-made circuits and
programmed it to control all the main functions of the ATV

Used a router to communicate with the user control station and send live video feed form onboard
IP camera

Designed and fabricated gear assemblies to control steering and braking of ATV

Autonomous Wall Following Robot

[January, 2012 May, 2012]

Designed and fabricated a small robot to autonomously navigate through a maze while performing specific
tasks
Designed and fabricated an aluminum base to accommodate all required hardware and circuitry
Developed a control system to help the robot navigate through a maze
Developed a mechanism to identify color of boxes placed in the maze and pot the corresponding
colored balls into the boxes
Line Following Robot
[January, 2012]
Implemented PID control on a small two wheeled robot to follow a white line on a dark surface

Achievements & Honor

Secured 5th position in NERC Robotics Contest

Secured 3rd position in Punjab Youth Festival (Robotics)
Secured 2nd position in EME Robotics Competition
Secured 1st Postion in EME Futsal Competition
Secured 1st Position in Twin Cities Football Tournament

[2012]
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[2010, 2011, 2012]
[2013]

Extracurricular Activities

Football Coordinator of Sports and Adventure Society, NUST (Led a team of 12 people)
Organized numerous Football Tournaments under Sports and Adventure Society in NUST
Organized 4 Futsal Tournaments under Sports and Adventure Society at the university
Organized 2 Futsal Tournaments in EME Olympiad 2012, 2013
Member of NERC organizing team 2011
Deputy Head of E-gaming Society at the university

Personal Interests
Reading Novels, Travelling, Trekking, Football
References:
Available on Request