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STEM Trainer
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About
Designed and delivered interactive, hands-on STEM curricula covering fundamental electrical engineering, circuit design, Arduino robotics, app/game development, and introductory artificial intelligence. Additionally, Designed and delivered hands-on training sessions in SolidWorks and additive manufacturing for students and trainers. Utilized visual simulation tools like TinkerCAD Circuits, and 3D Modelling to introduce students of age 6-14 to breadboard, microcontrollers, CAD design, and 3D printing.
Utilised
Micro:bit, LEGO Spike Essential, Code.org, Google Collab, Arduino IDE, Sand similar tools through out and conducted teachers training on them.
Experience
STEM Trainer - STEMverse - Pakistan
(2025-12)
- Designed and delivered interactive, hands-on STEM curricula covering fundamental electrical engineering, circuit design, Arduino robotics, app/game development, and introductory artificial intelligence. Additionally, Designed and delivered hands-on training sessions in SolidWorks and additive manufacturing for students and trainers.
- Utilized visual simulation tools like TinkerCAD Circuits, and 3D Modelling to introduce students of age 6-14 to breadboard, microcontrollers, CAD design, and 3D printing.
- Utilised Micro:bit, LEGO Spike Essential, Code.org, Google Collab, Arduino IDE, Sand similar tools through out and conducted teachers training on them.
- Mentored students through the complete lifecycle of projects, from initial schematic design, CAD design to troubleshooting active circuits, and programming.
Hardware Design Engineer - LearnOBots - Islamabad, Pakistan
(2024-04 - 2024-10)
- Designed, and developed multiple STEM hardware kits, and technical manuals, improving existing kits for better educational outcomes.
- Engineered and assembled complex robotic systems, including chassis, PCBs, and electronics for Robotic Arm, BattleBots, RoboSoccer bots, and 3D printed 1:4 Curiosity Rover. Utilized various manufacturing techniques such as laser cutting, CNC machining, and 3D printing to fabricate components for 1:4 Curiosity Rover, BattleBots, RoboSoccer bots, and hardware kits.
- Engineered biomedical devices, including a Prosthetic Arm, an IoT-based Health Monitoring System, Smart stick for visually impaired, and an EMG-controlled Robotic Hand.
- Facilitated 10-day STEAM training programs for 150+ Tech Fellows and government teachers in collaboration with the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE).
- Testing and troubleshooting of advanced robotics platforms, including HiWonder Nvidia Jetson Tank, Jetson Spider, and Tonypi (Humanoid), and programming for computer vision tasks like image processing and posture detection.
- Conducted STEM Training sessions to educators on the hardware kits, and delivered engaging STEM lessons to students of ages 5-18.
- Procured and deployed equipment for hardware kits, robotics & IoT labs, and manufacturing labs, optimizing resource allocation.
Research Assistant - NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
(2022-05 - 2024-03)
- Research on optimization of the parameters involved in manufacturing a high quality Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP).
- Implemented path planning for multiple robotic actuators for grasping and draping of prepreg sheets and computer vision for defects detection in the final product.
- Designed and manufactured Metal End-Effectors mounted on UR5 robotic arm for draping during prepreg layup, and 3D printed robotic grippers for prepreg sheet grasping.
- Developed strong skills in 3D design (SolidWorks), 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Machining and Engineering Analysis (Ansys, COMSOL).
Teaching Assistant - NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering - Rawalpindi, Pakistan
(2023-09 - 2024-01)
- Delivered lectures and laboratory demonstrations on core Electrical Circuit Analysis concepts to first-semester students, establishing foundational knowledge in circuit theory.
- Designed and presented a specialized lecture on practical Mechatronics Engineering applications to bridge theoretical concepts with real-world industry practice.
- Mentored students through hands-on experiments and term projects, tracking performance metrics to deliver targeted feedback and improve learning outcomes.
- Instructed students on standard test & measurement equipment, including digital multimeters (DMMs), oscilloscopes, function generators, LCR meters, breadboarding, and PCB design tools.
Internee - Pakistan Ordnance Factories - Wah Cantt, Pakistan
(2019-07 - 2019-08)
- Learned PLC programming on SIEMENS PLC and implemented it on a Spring Maker Machine for a rifle's magazine spring.
- Control of BLDC motors with capacities ranging from 5kW to 11kW using delta and star configurations.
- Developed CAD models for weapon parts on SolidWorks and developed engineering drawings.
- Working knowledge of power distribution to the whole industry and the different equipment used for controlling the power including transformers, oil based switches and planning.
- Use of SCADA systems for obtaining and analyzing the performance parameters of the industry equipment and process variables including Pumps, Valves, Current Voltage, Power, Power factor and Oil/Water levels etc. via an HMI (Human-Machine Interface).
Education
MS - Mechatronics Engineering - NUST College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (2021-10 - 2025-01)
BEng - Mechatronics Engineering - Air University (2016-09 - 2020-08)