Maliha Anam

Trainee Engineer

Self Employed • Full-time

Jun 2025 - Present • 11 mos

Responsible for end‑to‑end electrical design of substations and power distribution systems across multiple projects. Scope includes everything from single‑line diagrams to complete earthing/grounding systems, ensuring compliance with IEC, IEEE, or local utility standards, client safety regulations, and project specifications. Key Achievements & Contributions: Substation Design (End‑to‑End): Developed complete electrical packages for substations – including single‑line diagrams (SLDs), protection and metering schemes, AC/DC auxiliary systems, lighting, and small power layouts. Earthing Systems: Designed substation earthing/grounding grids (touch/step potential calculations, conductor sizing, soil resistivity analysis) ensuring personnel and equipment safety per IEEE 80 or equivalent standards. Lighting Design & Lux Calculation (Dialux): Used Dialux to design indoor and outdoor lighting schemes for substations, control rooms, switchyards, and industrial areas. Performed lux level calculations, uniformity ratio analysis, and luminaire selection to meet IEC/EN 12464 and client safety/illuminance requirements. Protection & Coordination (PCSHCEMATIC Automation): Prepared protection schemes (overcurrent, earth fault, differential, distance) and relay coordination studies – minimizing outage impact and ensuring selective tripping. Quality Validation & Error Reduction: Performed systematic cross‑checking of all design parameters (drawings, calculations, equipment schedules) – reducing design errors by proactively catching inconsistencies before construction. Compliance & Stakeholder Alignment: Ensured every design adhered to client technical requirements, local utility codes, and international standards (IEC, IEEE, NEC). Coordinated with civil, tender and protection teams for seamless integration. Project Diversity: Applied this workflow to multiple substation projects (11kV, 33kV and very high‑voltage levels) across industrial, commercial, and utility sectors.

Technical Writer

Medium • Self-employed

Oct 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 7 mos

Gained access to Medium by securing a top‑20 position in a national‑level technical writing competition, demonstrating strong research and communication skills. As a writer, I consistently break down complex engineering concepts into clear, engaging narratives – a process that requires deep research, critical analysis, and the ability to verify information from multiple technical sources. My writing bridges the gap between academic theory and practical industry realities, showing I can take abstract or dense material and make it useful for real readers. This experience proves my capability in technical research, structured argumentation, and audience‑aware writing; all directly transferable to creating clear project documentation, reports, or buyer‑facing content.

R&D Intern

Unilever • Full-time

Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 • 7 mos

Worked within Unilever’s Research & Development team on Project Urefill – a sustainable refill initiative developed in partnership with global TRANSFORM (a Unilever, EY, and government-backed platform) and BOPinc. The project focused on deploying new refill machines for personal care products, targeting circular economy and plastic waste reduction. Key Achievements & Contributions: Project Coordination & Compliance: Supervised the Urefill pilot, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure continuous monitoring and regulatory management of newly deployed machines, helping maintain operational readiness. Consumer Insights & Product Performance: Observed and supported evaluations of product performance from an end‑user perspective, generating actionable feedback that informed minor design and usability adjustments. Research & Strategy Support: Researched global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks, plastic waste management models, and circular economy discussions. Delivered insights on collection and recycling strategies that contributed to the team’s long‑term sustainability roadmap. Cross‑functional Exposure: Gained hands‑on exposure to cross‑functional teams (R&D, supply chain, external partners) and developed a foundational understanding of product formulation and consumer needs. Impact: Helped bridge technical R&D and real‑world deployment, supporting a high‑visibility circular economy project while building skills in sustainability research, stakeholder coordination, and data‑driven performance evaluation.