About

I am Arif, a manufacturing engineer at Paramount Components Ltd., a 32+ years old sheet metal fabrication company in Abbotsford. I have been serving this role since march, 2020, and have gathered extensive experiences of handling large collaborative projects in industrial sphere. For example, I was in charge of manufacturing a large fuel testing assembly, consisting of 50+ components, that is worth of $250k+ revenue in 2022. In this project, I have worked with design team to analyze CAD models of all components of the assembly. I have modified design considering manufacturability, prepared flat layouts and CNC programs, created jigs/fixtures, designed fabrication processes, and prepared work orders for production floor and monitored work in progress. I have performed troubleshooting, root cause and corrective action analysis on production defects, by collaborating with quality and production teams. Some transferable skills that I have significantly developed from company are quick learning capability, multitasking and prioritizing skills, collaboration and customer handling skills, etc.

I also developed excellent skills of communicating and dealing with people of various cultures when I worked as a Sales Advisor for Club Demonstration Services. During this period, I gained 100+ hours experiences in sales, where I demonstrated and sold products worth of $100k+ (Nov., 2020 - Feb., 2021).

I completed my M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia (2018-2020), with my thesis focused on material fabrication and characterization, and statistical analysis. I was lucky to be one of first few students of prof. Dr. Kevin Golovin, an excellent material scientist, from who I learned fabrication processes (e.g., thin film deposition, plasma etching, dip coating, wet processes, etc.) and characterization research in person. My thesis was mainly based on a couple of novel characterization methods, where I utilized fabrication of polymeric coating, imaging techniques, such as SEM, AFM, Laser interferometer, etc., mathematical modeling and statistics. This work was published in prestigious journal, Langmuir (impact factor: 4.33), in 2020. In another project published in ACS applied material interfaces (impact factor: 10.38), I developed a polymeric coating for paper substrates, called the nano-PDMS, that is capable of repelling almost all liquids and usable in various applications such as microfluidics, paper funnel, food packaging, etc. Other projects involve, development of ice detector sensor, water repellent textiles, etc.

I also have 2+ years of experiences on CFD simulation and digital twin modelling as an undergraduate researcher, and later on, as a research assistant in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), under the supervision of Dr. Ashiqur Rahman. I did simulation-based fire and smoke modeling for the first time in Bangladesh to mitigate the fire issues that have been critical in the garment industry of my country for past few decades.

To write about my personal life, I enjoy talking to new people! I have interests on nearly every topic you can think of! However, I get lot more involved in philosophical conversations. I like to talk to elderly people more, they often have a lot amazing stuffs to share from their life experiences! Kids are amazing, they have so many nice observations that they share with you in extraordinarily simple ways. I also love partying, and checking-out new restaurants with friends and colleagues. I love south Asian biriyani and most items with really hot spices, Asian Sushis, Mexican burritos, Vietnamese Pho! Our first conversation might start with my request for your food suggestion from your culture! My hobbies are gymnastics, cooking, and singing! I have performed singing several times on stage. I have a plan of learning guitar too! Reach me out for knowing me more, and lets know each other!