1. EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
M.Sc. Renewable Energy (KIC InnoEnergy program) Sep 2014-present
Year 1: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
M.Sc. Sustainable Energy Engineering 2014-2015
Summer School: ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Crash Course in Business Management and Entrepreneurship July 2015
Year 2: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
M.Sc. in Energy Engineering, specialization in Renewable Energy 2015-present
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Sep 2009- Jun 2013
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
CGPA: 3.705/4
Final Year Project: Design and Stress Analysis of Industrial piping around pumps
PROJECTS
 Semester project: Analysis of potential market applications and finding a
suitable Thermal Energy Storage technology for a mobile hazardous waste
incinerator in Sweden (Feb 2015-June 2015)
 Semester project: Using CFD simulation on Star CCM+ software to model the
wind flow on KTH campus in Stockholm to find the optimum location for a
wind turbine (Feb 2015-June 2015)
 Semester project: Modeling the energy demand and electricity generation of
Pakistan using LEAP (Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System); using
different scenarios and comparing results to recommend Pakistan for becoming
self-sufficient and have less GHG emissions ( Oct 2014-Dec 2014)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Feb 2016-present
Barcelona, Spain
Master Thesis Intern
 Designing the expansion of a district heating and cooling plant near Barcelona by
integrating renewable energy sources, part of the SmartReFlex Project
Saad Saleem
Carrer Diputacio 157
3rd-1st
, 08011, Barcelona
Spain
saadsaleem2005@gmail.com
+34658203106
Date of birth: 16th
August 1990
Nationality: Pakistani

2. Lalpir Thermal Power (Pvt.) Limited, Mehmood Kot, Sep 2013-Aug 2014
District Muzaffargarh, Pakistan
Trainee Engineer
 Served in the Operations Department, getting theoretical and practical training of
different Plant areas , including BOP (Balance of Plant), Boiler and Turbine
Descon Integrated Projects (Pvt.) Limited, Lahore,
Pakistan July 2012-August 2012
Internship Training
 Was trained in the procedures followed by the department, including Piping
layout , Line Index Tables, Pipe fittings and Stress Analysis
National Engineering Services Pakistan
(NESPAK) (Pvt.) Limited, Lahore, Pakistan July 2011
Internship Training
 Learnt the basic functioning of an Engineering Consultancy firm
KEY PERSONEL SKILLS
Presentation and Communication skills
 Prepared and delivered nearly 20 presentations to an audience of 50 persons
 Member of the KIC InnoEnergy community as a Student representative (2015-present)
Managerial Skills
 Declared as “Best Executive Office bearer” of ASME Student Chapter, UET, for 2011-12
 Served as Vice Chair of ASME Student Chapter (May 2012-May 2013)
Team player Skills
 Successfully organized several events during my Bachelor`s while working as a team
 My team won 1st prize in Sky Wars competition, organized by the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), GIK chapter, in December 2011
LANGUAGES
 English: Proficient (TOEFL iBT Score: 108/120)
 Urdu: Mother tongue
 Spanish: Elementary Proficiency
SOFTWARE SKILLS
 TRNSYS, EnergyPRO, Star CCM+, LEAP, AutoCAD 2007, CEASAR II, DelCam Power
Shape, MATLAB
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Secured full tuition fee waiver and monthly scholarship for the KIC InnoEnergy MSc in
Renewable Energy
HOBBIES
 Amateur chess player, Reading, Travelling