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

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