This document provides a summary of the educational and professional experience of Saad Saleem. It outlines his educational background including a M.Sc. in Renewable Energy from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya as well as a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. It also lists relevant work experience at IREC and Lalpir Thermal Power and internships. Key skills include presentation/communication, managerial abilities, and being a team player as well as proficiency in English, Urdu, and Spanish. Software skills and achievements are also included.
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