A BAKAR BIN JAAFAR, Dato ' Ir. Dr.
AARON CHAI, Ir.
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Who’ s Who in Engineering Malaysia, Volume 3, 2024
A BAKAR BIN JAAFAR, Dato ' Ir. Dr.
Born October, 1949 bakar. jaafar @ gmail. com
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate, BEM
• Fellow, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia( IEM)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• 2013-Current Research Fellow & Founding Director FAI Department of Business Intelligence, Humanities, and Governance, UTM
• 1997-2012 Elected Member UN CLOS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf( CLCS)
• 2001-2002 Group Director of Technology Peremba( Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
• 1998-2000 Managing Director Alam Sekitar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.( ASMA)
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Environmental Policy, Regulations, and Management- Formulation of Environmental Quality( Industrial Effluents and Sewage) Regulations 1979, EIA Procedure and Guidelines 1977-1988, Water Quality Criteria and Standards 1985
- Drafted Environment and Science & Technology Chapters for the Fifth Malaysia Plan 1986-90
- Involved in privatisation process of Environmental Quality Monitoring and Data Management, 1992-95
- Private investment in the Treatment and Disposal of Scheduled Wastes( 1989-1995)
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Uehara Prize for Renewable Energy Leadership Award, Ocean Thermal Energy Association( OTEA), 2024
• Fellow, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, 2001
• 1996-1997 Senior Processing Controller Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad
• 1976-1995 Director General Department of Environment, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment
• 1973-1976 Factories of Machinery Inspector Department of Factories and Machinery Ministry of Labour
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• 2020-2024: Vice President, Energy, Haze, Environmental Governance, Water, Planetary Health, Academy of Sciences Malaysia
• Extended Continental Shelf- A member of the Delegation of Malaysia to the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea 1978-1979
- Member of the UNCLOS Commission on the Limits of Continental Shelf( CLCS)( 1997-2002, 2002-07 & 2007-12)
- Advising the National Committee on Continental Shelf, National Security Council on the Marine Survey of the South China Sea
• Renewable Energy- Founded the UTM Ocean Thermal Energy
Centre UTM
• Darjah Dato ' Paduka Mahkota Perlis( D. P. M. P.), 1993
• Johan Setia Mahkota( J. S. M.), 1992
• Kesatria Mangku Negara( K. M. N.), 1985
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Research Fellow & Founding Director UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia( UTM)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng.( Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia
• Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, USA
• PhD in( Marine) Geography, University of Hawaii, USA
AARON CHAI, Ir.
Born August, 1987 aaronshorty @ gmail. com
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer, BEM
• Member, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia( IEM)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• 2024-Current Associate Director Meg Consult Sdn. Bhd.
• 2023-2024 M & E Manager MKH Berhad
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Engineering Design( Mechanical)- Engineering design( air-conditioning & mechanical ventilation, lift & escalator services, and liquified petroleum gas)- Design building services- Project management- Project consultant- Due diligence consultant- Cold water and sanitary plumbing- Fire engineering- Land acquisition
• Project Management— Building Services( M & E)- Design stage from concept to tender process
• 2023 Associate KTA Tenaga Sdn. Bhd.
• 2019-2022 Senior Engineer KTA Tenaga Sdn. Bhd.
- Construction stage, supervision and coordination with contractors
- Testing and commissioning and handover process- Defect liabilities period Projects:- Mixed development( residential, hotels, and offices)- High-rise building( over 50-storey)- Casino- Data centers- Warehouse / factories
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Associate Director Meg Consult Sdn. Bhd.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng.( Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, Multimedia University( MMU)