Message from Chairman PEC Engr. Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh

ENGINEER PEC September 2007About the AuthorT/Lines) passing through difficult and weak soils. By dint ofhis engineering judgement and optimised designedEngr. Abdul Qayyum, presently working as Principal foundations, we saved more than Rs. 15 Million of theEngineer Design structures in GC, M.Sc. in Structural Department. Remedies regarding site problems were alsoEngineering from UET Lahore and Advanced Structural advised by him through frequent site visits.Engineering from USA is author of four Research Paperspresented as follows: July 1998 to August 2002.Structural Behaviour of Light Weight Concrete at the Joined Pakistan Hydro-Consultants for the supervision ofAnnual Convention of American Concrete Institute in 1989 Ghazi Baortha Hydro-Project.at Atlanta (USA) February 18 – 21, 1989.Worked as Assistant Resident Engineer Structures fromStructural Engineering and Construction published in the July 1998 to December 1999.proceedings of Second East Asia Pacific Conference onStructural Engineering and Construction held on 11 – 13 Worked as Assistant Resident Engineer Earth Works fromNovember 1989 in Thailand. January 2000 to October 2000.Concept Paper on Hydro-Energy and Water Vision in Worked as Claim / Contract Engineer from NovemberPakistan, Introduction, Scope / Future Planning and 2000 to December 2002.Recommendations presented in IEP seminar on 1February 2006 in Lahore.Joined Mangla Dam Rising Project Joint VentureConsultants. (January 2003 to August)(Revised) Hydro-Energy and Water Vision in Pakistan –“Concept Paper for Pumped Storage & Generation” in a Worked as Principal Engineer Design Structures.Seminar at WAPDA Auditorium Lahore on July 22, 2006.Experience June 1981 June 1998Joined General Consultants WAPDA Vision 2025Programme.The officer worked in WAPDA Design T&G (Transmission Worked as Contract / Tender Documentation EngineerLines and Grid Stations Now NTDC) from dawn to disk from August 2003 to May 2004.over and above the call of his duties and met targetsassigned to him.Working as Principal Engineer Design Structures fromMay 2004 to date.In August 1994, M.D. (T&G) assigned him the challengingtask of protection of two 220 kV D/C T/Lines between The officer has state-of-the-art knowledge, hardworking,Mangla – Ghakkar being in very vulnerable condition when commitment to his profession and fully confident in hisno WAPDA officer was accepting the challenge. The officer approach which helped a lot to higher authorities in takingtook strong cognizance of the situation / site parameters crucial engineering decisions to save the costs.and proposed very timely, economical and effectiveremedial measures for protection of Sakator NallaAs recognition of his above meritorious services, theperipheral foundations. Recognising his efforts, M.D.officer was strongly recommended for first prize in 1995-96(T&G) issued him an appreciation letter.& 1996-97.In 1995-96 the officer protected 500 kV Terbella-GattiTransmission Line Tower on the River Chenab crossing atnominal cost and saved Rs. 10 millions of the Departmentas worked out by NESPAK for making new pilesfoundations besides other irreparable national loss if theline Tower had been collapsed.During 1996-97 he provided services in the construction ofthree 220kV Grid Stations and completed the design ofthree Transmission Lines (220 kV T/Lines AES LALPIRPHASE I & II, 220 kV D/B CHASHMA (N) – DAUD-KHAIL38