UZAIR IQBAL

2531 Andover Road

Oakville, Ontario L6H 6C3
(647) 244-4471
u.iqbal@utoronto.ca

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Electrical engineering graduate with a proven track
record of success in both engineering design and team
leadership. Skilled at leading teams in research and
design projects. Well-versed in developing plans,
specifications and designs. Experienced in conducting
theoretical, economic and engineering analytical
studies of the application, design and performance of
power systems and related assets. In-depth knowledge
of renewable energy technologies, including wind
power. Adept at working with customers to determine
their product and system requirements and preparing
price quotations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Power Engineering
Analytical and Problem Solving
Power Systems Simulation
Database Development
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Software Configuration
Technical Reports
Customer Relations
Renewable Energy
Smart Grid Technologies
SCADA Systems
Presentation Development and Delivery
Team Leadership and Mentoring
RF Systems
Programming
Debugging
Single Line Diagrams
Control System Architecture

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering in Electrical Engineering, June 2010
Major: Power and Control Engineering
Minor: Sustainable Energy Systems
GPA: 3.10 / 4.0
University of Toronto
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Toronto, Ontario
Certificate in Transformer Protection and Control
Morgan Schaffer
Montreal, Quebec
SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
PSCAD
PowerWorld
MATLAB
PSpice
Power World
Quartus II
Visual Basics
SQL
C / C ++
Java
Verilog HDL
NIOS II Microprocessor
UNIX
LINUX
Solaris
Windows
DOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I-GARD CORPORATION, Toronto, Ontario * May-July 2009
Developer and manufacturer of products that protect
power equipment and equipment users, including
grounding resistors, ground fault protection systems
and power resistor-based solutions.
Database Developer (Internship)
Collaborated with technical supervisor and staff
engineers on system design and upgrade projects to
increase the efficiency of the company s online retail
operation.
* Developed a digital database of resistor element
drawings.
* Created cross-reference tables for all known brands
of resistor elements.
* Built a web-based searchable database that allows
internal users to find pdf drawings of I-Gard resistor
elements by entering the part numbers of competitors
brands, thereby saving time for employees who
previously had to compare paper drawings to I-Gard s
electronic versions.
* Implemented a system that streamlined online
ordering by giving customers access to the product
database, with a link to I-Gard s SyAcc system for
order generation and automated payment.

SIEMENS PAKISTAN PK, Karachi, Pakistan * June-August

2008
Division of a global electronics and electrical
engineering company operating in the industrial,
energy and healthcare sectors.
Intern
Assisted in the development of the company s potential
wind power project for Pakistan. Studied and simulated
the impact of incorporating wind turbines into a real
distribution station. Collaborated in preparing
single line diagrams (SLD), control system
architecture, and HMI and software configuration.
* Conducted research on wind power and documented a
24-page report entitled Investor s Guide to Wind
Power in Pakistan.
* Programmed and debugged the Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLC) based systems using Siemens Step7
software.
* Prepared plans, specifications, and designs for
monitoring and control equipment, as well as PLC-
related substations and control systems.
* Established working relationships with customers to
determine their product and system requirements, then
prepared offer quotations and price lists.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
FINAL YEAR DESIGN PROJECT * 2009-2010
Project Leader
Led a team of 4 students in designing a Smart Hydro
Generator, in order to raise awareness of the cost
savings afforded by green energy systems. Received a
score of 3.7 out of a possible 4.0.
* Researched current and archived scholarly journals
for specifications and designs of electronic power
components used in hydro generators.
* Strategized project scoping and specification documents,
to clear communicate the project roadmap.
* Implemented the power electronics module, which
consists of the regulator, AC / DC converter, and an
inverter.
* Demonstrated the final working model to a group of
professors, industry professionals, and colleagues.
REAL TIME COMPUTER CONTROL PROJECT * 2010
Project Leader: Directed a 2-student team in the
design of a real time scheduling algorithm for three
inverted pendula.
* Simulated and investigated the responses and task
schedules of three inverted pendula controlled by one
processor in MATLAB using TrueTime.
* Wrote and reviewed the final design document.

ENERGY SYSTEMS AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECT *

2009-2010
Project Leader
Collaborated with a team of 3 students to investigate
the operation of a permanent magnet synchronous
machine and an induction machine.
* Studied the influence of voltage amplitude,
frequency variations and duty cycle variations on the
operation of both machines.
* Investigated the impact of outages on the power
system in terms of voltages and line loading, and
analyzed the transient stability concepts in power
systems using PowerWorld simulation.
* Performed short circuit analysis, power flows, and
fault studies using PowerWorld and PSCAD simulation.

CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT * 2009

Project Leader
Led student team of 2 in applying controller and
observer techniques to an inverted pendulum on a cart
system.
* Balanced the real pendulum in a vertical position
and designed a controller for the cart to track a
square wave while the pendulum remained upright.
* Improved the closed loop system s robustness to
external disturbances.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE), student member
Professional Engineers of Ontario, student member
Engineers without Borders