MOHD RIZAL BIN LIAS , Ir . Dr .
FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 2 , 2022
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2022 – Current Chief Assistant Secretary , National TVET Council , Policy and Research Division , MOHE
2021 – 2022 Chief Assistant Director , National TVET Council , BKTVET , Department of Polytechnic and Community Colleges , MOHE
MOHD RIZAL BIN LIAS , Ir . Dr .
Born November , 1978
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
rizal . lias @ mohe . gov . my mohd . rizal . lias @ gmail . com
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Chief Assistant Secretary , National TVET Council , Policy and Research Division , Ministry of Higher Education ( MOHE )
• Executive Director , SkidTech Engineering and Consultant Sdn . Bhd .
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng . ( Hons ) in Mechanical Engineering , Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn ( KUiTTHO )
• Master ’ s in Technical and Vocational Education , Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia ( UTHM )
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering , Universiti Teknologi Petronas ( UTP )
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
• ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ( ACPE )
2018 – Current Consultant Engineer , Department of Engineering & Consultants , Skidtech Engineering and Consultant Sdn . Bhd .
2017 – 2021 Chief of Research and Commercialization Unit ( Northern Sector ), Department of Polytechnics and Community Colleges , MOHE
2007 – 2021 Lecturer , Department of Engineering and Skills , JPPKK , MOHE
2013 – 2015 Research Assistant , Mechanical Engineering Department , UTP
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• Member , Government-Industries TVET Coordination ( GITC )
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• TVET policy and strategy review : extensive consultation with key stakeholders in government , training providers , Industry and TVET players in Malaysia
• Formulation of National TVET Council Master Plan
• Offshore / onshore structure analysis and design in accordance to international standards
• Facilitate and coordinate root cause analysis ( RCA ) for engineering issues / problems using proven analysis methodology
• Advance structure simulation technology using finite element method ( mesh / meshless )
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Professional Service Award , MOHE , 2020
• National Conference Paper Award , Universiti Utara Malaysia ( UUM ), 2010
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