Muhammad Syafiq Bin Salim is an engineering geologist and entrepreneur from Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Geology from Universiti Malaysia Sabah in 2020. He is trilingual, proficient in written and spoken Malay, English, and novice in Arabic. His experience includes work as a freelance consulting geologist and assistant project manager for geotechnical companies. He has participated in projects involving slope stability analysis, geophysical surveying, soil investigation, and geohazard assessment. Outside of work, he is an activist involved in environmental causes and volunteers teaching underprivileged children.

1. Kajang, Selangor, MY
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+601156430871
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CONTACT
BAHASA MELAYU
Advance in both oral &
written
ENGLISH
Intermediate in both
oral and written
Arabic
Novice in both oral &
written
LANGUAGES
ESRI ArcGIS Res2DInv
EasyRefract PETREL
CorelDraw DIPS AGS
Microsoft365 Surpac
COMPUTER SKILLS
JPA SCHOLAR
Offered by Malaysia
Public Service (JPA) for
bachelor degree study in
2017-2020.
BEST ACADEMIC AWARD
Best academic award for
Male Category in Final
Year Geology UMS 2020.
DEAN'S AWARD
Dean's Award in UMS
Geology Semester 1, 2, 3,
5, 7 & 8.
BEST STUDENT AWARD
Excelled in SPM 2014 with
9A's 1B and awarded Top
10 Best SPM Student in
SMK Taman Jasmin 2,
Kajang.
ACHIEVEMENTS
MUHAMAD SYAFIQ BIN SALIM
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST | ENTREPRENUER | IDEALISTIC ACTIVIST
Passionate, skillful Bachelor of Degree graduate, majoring in Geology with Honours.
Clear communicator & trilingual, both oral & written. Strong interpersonal skill,
interface effectively with co-workers, management & customers. A realistic and
idealistic activist who stands for #StopPaparDam. Besides, a volunteer at Alternative
Learning Centre (ALC) who educate stateless and undocumented children in Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah.
FREELANCE CONSULTING GEOLOGIST
GEOTECHNICA SDN BHD | April 2021 - May 2021
• Conducted field data collection such as discontinuities for 50 rock slopes in
Kajang SILK Highway project.
• Determined & recorded properties of slope, surrounding geomorphology &
man-made utilities using proforma and Microsoft Excel.
• Mapped for development of Slope Hazard and Risk Map using Esri ArcGIS.
• Performed kinematic analysis and determined potential slope failure using
Rocscience Dips software.
• Involved in geohazard assessment and slope analysis.
ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER (GEOLOGIST)
IES N MONICE SDN BHD | Nov 2020 - April 2021
• Liaise with consultants and clients such as G&P, Sunway, Gamuda, EcoWorld,
MCT, & PETRONAS on a technical level on-site.
• Supervising soil investigation, geotechnical instrumentation & monitoring
works for 20 projects including West Coast Expressway construction project.
• Preparing reports using Microsoft Words, Excel & AGS Software.
• Involved in soil investigation (SPT, VST, FDT, PMT) and geotechnical
instrumentation and monitoring works (inclinometer, VWP, settlements).
FREELANCE SITE GEOLOGIST & GEOPHYSICIST
GEOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES SDN BHD & GEOVENTURE RESOURCES SDN BHD |
June 2020 - Oct 2020
• Planned proposed site for 5 huge projects including GW Exploration For
Treatment Plant in LRA Perak, Johor & Pahang.
• Operated and monitored geophysical equipments such as ABEM TerraMeter
LS and TerraLoc Pro 2.
• Performed field task by applying standard geological technique and analysis
based on BS and ASTM Standard.
• Modeled and interpreted 2D-geophysical cross-sections using Res2DInv.
• Involved in resistivity & shallow seismic projects, terrain mapping and soil
investigation.
INTERNSHIP STUDENT TRAINEE
GEOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES SDN BHD | Feb 2020 - June 2020
• Created base map & geological map of proposed site for 4 projects.
• Performed field tasks by operating and monitoring geophysical equipments.
• Conducted report writing and presentation.
• Involved in resistivity and shallow seismic projects.
EXPERIENCE
BSC. GEOLOGY
Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu | 2016 - 2020
CGPA - 3.61
FOUNDATION OF SCIENCE
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Dengkil | 2015 - 2016
CGPA - 3.67
EDUCATION

2. Ahmad Kamil Ahmad
Nadzri
Project Manager,
GeoTechnica Sdn Bhd
+60176776824
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Ms. Adira Galusin
Project Manager
IES N Monice Sdn Bhd
+60198408310
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Dr. Zulherry Isnain
Head of Geology Programme,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
+6019-8205353
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REFEREES
Oil & Energy
Geotechnical Engineering
Mining & Mineral Exploration
Geohazard and Risk Assessment
Geophysics & Structural Geology
INTEREST
SOIL INVESTIGATION, GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MONITORNG
WORKS AT PACKAGE 4, WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY (WCE) KLANG, SELANGOR
Geologist at IES N Monice Sdn Bhd | 2021
SOIL INVESTIGATION, GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MONITORING
WORKS AT TEMPLE THEAN HOU, KUALA LUMPUR
Geologist at IES N Monice Sdn Bhd | 2020
GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION USING RESISTIVITY METHOD FOR WATER
TREATMENT PLANT IN LOJI RAWATAN AIR GUNUNG SEMANGGOL, PERAK, LOJI
RAWATAN AIR SULTAN ISMAIL, JOHOR & LOJI RAWATAN AIR CHINI, PAHANG
Freelance Geologist at Geo Technology Resources Sdn Bhd | 2020
RARE EARTH ELEMENT EXPLORATION USING RESISTIVITY METHOD IN FELDA
MENGKAWANG, AJIL, TERENGGANU
Freelance Geologist at Geo Technology Resources | 2020
BUKIT TINGGI FAULT IDENTIFICATION AND SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION USING
RESISTIVITY METHOD IN BENTONG, PAHANG
Freelance Geologist at Geo Technology Resources Sdn Bhd | 2020
SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION FOR PETRONAS GAS PIPELINE USING SEISMIC
MULTI-CHANNEL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE WAVE (MASW) IN PORT KLANG,
SELANGOR
Freelance Geologist at Geo Venture Resources Sdn Bhd | 2020
GENERAL GEOLOGY, GROUNDWATER PROFILING USING ELECTRICAL IMAGING
RESISTIVITY (ERI) AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY ANALYSIS IN BUKIT QUOIN,
TAWAU, SABAH
Universiti Malaysia Sabah | 2019
GEO-HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND SLOPE PROFORMA FOR SABAH PAN-BORNEO
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PHASE 2
Research Assistant at Natural Disaster Research Centre, UMS| 2019
PROJECTS
PARTICIPANT
Asian Petroleum Geoscience Conference and Exhibition (APGCE), K. Lumpur | 2019
PARTICIPANT
National Groundwater Conference, Shah Alam | 2019
ACTIVIST
Taskforce Against Kaiduan Dam, Kota Kinabalu | 2019
ACTIVIST
Sekolah Alternatif Borneo Komrad, Kota Kinabalu | 2017
PARTICIPATION AND VOLUNTEERING WORK
PRESIDENT
Geology Club UMS, Kota Kinabalu | 2019
PRESIDENT
Persatuan Suara Mahasiswa UMS, Kota Kinabalu | 2019
EXCO MEDIA AND PUBLICITY
Kelab Sastera Mahasiswa (KARMA) UMS, Kota Kinabalu | 2018
COMMITTEE MEMBER
National Young Innovators Challenge, Kota Kinabalu | 2017
SOCIETY