Afiq Azhar

Experience

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  Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Part Time Exam Invigilator

  • Collaborated with other staff members in a dynamic working team within a busy office environment.• Monitored the distribution process of exam papers to undergraduates and postgraduates.• Devised a new filing and indexing system for files, resulting in greater ease of access and time effectiveness.• Implemented a systematic document management system by organising planner management, data keeping and storing of exam papers.

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  The University of Manchester

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Summer Intern

  • Assisted a PhD student in a project titled “Condition Monitoring of Dynamic Cables for Applications in Offshore Wind”.• Shadowed mechanical stressing experiments on dynamic and static XLPE cables to observe the phenomena of electrical treeing in cable insulators.• Examined various types of electrical trees in cable samples interlinked with input from prior research.• Participated in Global Offshore Wind Conference 2022, gaining insight of the offshore wind sector.• Involved in research-related tasks and academic report writing. Show less

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  Network Rail

  Sept 2023 - now

  Graduate Electrical Engineer

  •March 2024Works Delivery Signalling Placement, StockportWorked on night shifts supporting the works delivery team with installation and testing of 'like for like' renewals of signalling assets such as LED signals, MARI/SARI, TPWS, HW2000 point machine, Track Circuits and signalling cables.•January - February 2024Capital Delivery STEP-ID Placement, ManchesterInvolved in the commissioning of the Wigan-Southport level crossing upgrade project from AHB to MCB-OD. I shadowed the DPE (Designated Project Engineer) during testing and installation activities for the new Level Crossing systems at Pool Hey, Wyke Cop and Chapel Lane.•September - December 2023Business familiarisation to gain an appreciation and understanding of the engineering responsibilities for Signalling & Telecoms (S&T) and Electrification & Plant (E&P) disciplines within the company. Short placements with maintenance, project and asset management engineering teams in Network Rail. Show less