About Me

Associate Professor at Department of Structure and Materials, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

Deputy Director at Forensic Engineering Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Currently holding the position of Laboratory Manager of School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Specializes in the area of Structural Engineering (Design & Analysis) and Concrete Structure Confinement Engineering. Notable contributions to the engineering industry including the provision of the mathematical model and design guidelines for confined concrete columns.

Main author for over 60 technical papers in leading international journals and proceedings. Contributed to the professional services, and peers recognition included manuscript reviewers for Engineering Structures and Construction & Building Material.

 


1985 – Born in Kota Marudu, Sabah

1988 – Studied at S.M.K Kota Marudu, Sabah

2003 – Labuan Matriculation College

2004 – Awarded scholarship by Malaysian government agency (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) to pursue a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

2008 – Completed Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering as the best student with First Class Honours.  Joined Perunding Teknovasi (Kota Kinabalu) as Chief Executive Engineer and involved in more than 20 construction projects

2010 – Joined Perunding Arif Reka Sdn.Bhd. as a Senior Design Engineer until September 2011.

2015 – Completed Doctoral Degree in Civil Engineering (Structural) (Ph.D) funded by Malaysian government agencies (MyBrain15) scholarship