Siti Nabihah Abdul Rahman
Summary
With 9 years of experience as a material researcher and project lead, I am an organized and dependable candidate successful in managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. My self-motivation has enabled me to attain new knowledge and skills, allowing me to effectively manage technical teams and work cross-functionally. I'm ready for a new challenge in my career that offers a progressive path and the opportunity to utilize my abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Development Engineer I
A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
11.2017 - Current
- Solve industrial and research problems in the area of materials and additive manufacturing (AM)
- Pre-empted emerging industry challenges to identify project opportunities and scoped numerous projects to tackle problem statements coming from industries. Technical lead and managed industrial projects with MNCs, International and SMEs.
- Spearheaded in-house project for capability development where achieved capabilities facilitated company to acquire new projects and bolstering innovation effort in the institute
- Managed multiple conccurent projects and supervised cross-functional and inter-RI technical team for project execution in direct project, gap funded project, industry alignment funded projects.
- Analysed, written reports and presented findings/progress updates at internal and external meetings
- Resolved complex technical problems encompassing wide scope of technical areas: development of UV curable conductive ink, 3D printable composite paste, porous ceramic/metal materials, ceramic 3D printing, AM supply chain, metal powder reuse/handling/drying process development, study influence on power morphology/moisture on AM part and powder feedstock-part properties correlationship study, carbon emission study for life cycle assessment, cost analysis for powder reuse/rejuvenation, food materials assessment for FMCG hyper-personalisation line, DIW optimisation study
- Successfully filed four technical disclosures, three pending.
- As part of workshop representative secondary role (leadership role related to HSE, 5S and workshop), developed user-friendly interface to enables easier access to resources and information for the team from different work pillars and departments improving team collaboration.
Research Staff - School Of Applied Science
Republic Polytechnic
10.2015 - 09.2017
- Collaborated with Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) Singapore-ETH Centre to produce customised and innovative solutions (Coating, Chemical & Mechanical) for maximizing bonding between sustainable bamboo composite and concrete: resposible for experimental design, data recording, analysis, technical updates and report writing.
- Led a study on the degradation of bamboo composite under different environmental conditions.
- Created solutions and finding were used as basis to supplement future development and commercialisation of the bamboo composite.
Intern
Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)
01.2014 - 05.2014
- Project collaboration between ERI@N and Vestas Wind System A/S, Demark: improving performance of GFRP composite materials suitable for wind turbine blades
- Fabricate and design of GFRP panels with variety of ply-drops designs using resin infusion technique (SCRIMP) to reduce the effect of stress concentration that can be detrimental to the lifespan of the wind turbine.
Education
Master of Science (M.Sc), Material Science -
National University of Singapore
01.2020
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Sc.) with Honors, Material Engineering -
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
01.2015
Skills
- Horizon Scanning/ Forecasting
- Project Technical Lead
- Project Scoping
- Literature Review
- Coating Technology
- Composite Fabrication
- AM Materials (Metal, Ceramic, Polymer Composite)
- Powder/Liquid Rheology
- Metallurgy - Powder and Bulk
- Fire Resistance Materials
- Chemical Analysis
- AM Feedstock Chemical Formulation
- Surface Modification
- ASTM/ISO standards
- Life Cycle Assessment (Cumulative Energy, Carbon Emission)
- Experimental design, Data Collection, Analysis, Report Writing, Presentation
- Project Management (Scoping, Costing, Procurement, Risk Assessment)
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Others: Negotiation, Troubleshooting
- Workshop Management (HSE, 5S, etc)
Awards
- Certificate of Commendation - Energy Research Institute @ NTU, 05/2014, Awarded for outstanding performance during Industrial Attachment
- JEC Asia 2016 Innovation Awards - Construction, 11/2016, Project: "Maximizing bonding between sustainable bamboo composite and concrete" Co-winners: Republic Polytechnic (RP) and ETH Zurich, ETH-Centre (Singapore)
Publications
- Enhanced bamboo composite with protective coating for structural concrete application, Rahman, Shing, L. W., Simon, L., Philipp, M., Alireza, J., E, H. D., Ling, C. S., Wuan, L. H., S, V., Nee, S. S., Energy Procedia, 143, 167-172, 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.666, 2017
- Physiological comfort and flame retardancy of fabrics with electrostatic self-assembled coatings, New, Zope, I. S., Abdul Rahman, S. N., Yap, X. L. W., Dasari, A., Materials & Design, 89, 413-420, 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.006, 2016
Timeline
Senior Development Engineer I
A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
11.2017 - Current
Research Staff - School Of Applied Science
Republic Polytechnic
10.2015 - 09.2017
Intern
Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)
01.2014 - 05.2014
Master of Science (M.Sc), Material Science -
National University of Singapore
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Sc.) with Honors, Material Engineering -
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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