Ayaan Sarwar
Glasgow,United Kingdom
Summary
Career-minded chemical engineering student with record of good marks in different subjects. Works hard on assignments and consistently meets objectives. Looking to experience field outside classroom and build foundational knowledge and skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Team leader
Waitrose & Partners
Newton Mearns
2021.11 - 2026.03
- Collaborated with team members to achieve sales targets and improve customer service.
- Participated in training new staff, sharing knowledge and retail best practices.
- Handled customer complaints with empathy and professionalism, resolving issues promptly.
- Adapted communication style to meet diverse customer needs, enhancing satisfaction levels.
- Received, processed and organised deliveries within tight deadlines.
- Tracked daily sales figures, reporting results to management for strategic planning.
- Increased team cohesion by implementing regular feedback sessions.
- Prioritised tasks according to urgency and importance, optimising workload allocation among team members.
4th year Design Project
Strathclyde University
Glasgow
2026.01 - 2026.04
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines, such as research, technical calculations and report writing.
- Designed a Gas to Liquid plant to convert stranded methane into methanol, covering all aspects from process design, safety analysis and economic analysis.
- Designed an absorption and stripping unit for CO2 capture.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity for the team.
- Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
- Conducted two interviews and presentations with members of the industry providing explanation of all choices.
Design Project Team Member
Strathclyde University
Glasgow
2024.09 - 2024.12
- The objective was to model and optimise an industrial reactor system for the pyrolysis of EDC to VCM, focusing on reaction conditions and energy efficiency.
- Performed sensitivity analyses on the equilibrium reactor to determine optimal operating conditions.
- Implemented a heat exchanger network utilising the hot reactor effluent to preheat the cold feed, reducing reliance on external utilities.
- Achieved a significant reduction in external utility consumption (from an initial potential saving of 45.46%) through optimised heat recovery, demonstrating a cost-effective path to increasing energy efficiency.
Education
Scottish Qualifications Certificate -
St Ninians High School
Glasgow 2016.08 - 2022.06
Beng - Chemical and Process Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow 2022.09 - 2026.06
Skills
- Numeracy
- Process Engineering
- Complex problem resolution
- Safety consciousness
- Strategic planning
- Ethical judgement
- Analytical thinking
- Innovative mindset
- Risk management
- Thermodynamics understanding
- Decision-Making confidence
- Project leadership
- Compliance awareness
- Analytical chemistry
- Technical writing and presenting
- Data collection
Extracurricular Achievements
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Black belt in Taekwondo Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Black belt in Taekwondo
Affiliations
- 5-a-side football
- Basketball
- Watching sports
- Going to the gym
Timeline
4th year Design Project
Strathclyde University
2026.01 - 2026.04
Design Project Team Member
Strathclyde University
2024.09 - 2024.12
Beng - Chemical and Process Engineering
University of Strathclyde
2022.09 - 2026.06
Team leader
Waitrose & Partners
2021.11 - 2026.03
Scottish Qualifications Certificate -
St Ninians High School
2016.08 - 2022.06