Ariffin Bin Mohd Zaid is a final year electrical engineering student in France who received the Malaysia National Scholarship for Foreign Studies. He has volunteered as a mentor for juniors and served as a master of ceremony for a Malaysian student symposium. His strengths include being hard-working, persuasive, and a leader. For experience, he has held database internships with Total, Technip, and Alpes Gard Expertises where he performed tasks such as database development, data analysis, and improving business processes. He is currently pursuing his M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering at L’École Polytechnique de l’Université de Nantes and holds a B.Eng. from L’Institut Universitaire

1. ARIFFIN BIN MOHD ZAID
Final year electrical engineering student
 ariffinmohdzaid@gmail.com  (+33) 06 85 35 76 92  linkedin.com/in/ariffinmohdzaid
 28 bis rue de la Vecquerie, 44600 St Nazaire  Pays de la Loire, FR
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Malaysia National Scholarship for
Foreign Studies
Scholarship to pursue postgraduate
studies (2 years in Malaysia and 5
years in France).
• Awarded based on academic
performance and social criteria.
• Part of governmental framework for
human capital development by the
Malaysian Public Service
Department (JPA).
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Volunteer & Mentor
Explained to juniors about the
numerous education choices to
embark upon after completing their
first year.
• Among those who were present
was the Education Counsellor of the
Malaysian Embassy & Sfere’s
Education Officer.
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Master of Ceremony (MC)
Spontaneously chosen to partner a
colleague as the MC during the closing
ceremony for a Malaysian student
symposium in Paris.
• Attended by the Minister in the
Prime Minister’s Department & the
Ambassador of Malaysia to France.
STRENGTHS
Hard-working Persuasive Leader
C C++ C# SQL PHP
Matlab HTML VHDL OS X
Microsoft Office Excel Access
Word Powerpoint Scopus
Database development & management
Project Management Programming
Bibliographic research
EXPERIENCE
Database Intern
Total
 June 2016 – August 2016  Pau, FR
• Researched & analysed bibliographic data pertaining to various topics
related to the prevention of major accidents in the R&D department.
• Involved in the development of a bibliographic database specifically
on gas leak detection by acoustic method.
Summer Database Intern
Technip
 July 2015 – August 2015  Lyon, FR
• Improved the firm’s resources planning (engineering hours prediction).
• Increased work efficiency & reduced logistics costs involving
personnel & inter-department movements which usually cost them
over more than 1000 moves per annum.
• Developed a comprehensive Excel Model for Operations
Management in the Rotating Machines Department.
Database Intern
Alpes Gard Expertises (AGEX)
 April 2014 – June 2014  Villeneuve Loubet, FR
• Optimised the company’s business & reporting processes including
purchase ordering, billing and lab reports documentation.
• Designed the company’s operational database to help them keep up
with the increasing number of clients and demands.
EDUCATION
M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering
L’École Polytechnique de l’Université de Nantes
 Sept 2014 – Ongoing
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering & Industrial Computing
L’Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Nice
 Sept 2012 – June 2014
LANGUAGES
English ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) result
990/990.
French ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
French Language Studies Diploma (DELF) level B2 & more than 4 years
of postgraduate studies in France.
Malay ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Mother tongue.