ARIFFIN BIN MOHD ZAID
Final year electrical engineering student
 ariffinmohdzaid@gmail.com  (+33) 06 85 35 76 92  linkedin.com/in/ariffinmohdzaid
 28 bis rue de la Vecquerie, 44600 St Nazaire  Pays de la Loire, FR
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Malaysia National Scholarship for
Foreign Studies
Scholarship to pursue postgraduate
studies (2 years in Malaysia and 5
years in France).
• Awarded based on academic
performance and social criteria.
• Part of governmental framework for
human capital development by the
Malaysian Public Service
Department (JPA).
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Volunteer & Mentor
Explained to juniors about the
numerous education choices to
embark upon after completing their
first year.
• Among those who were present
was the Education Counsellor of the
Malaysian Embassy & Sfere’s
Education Officer.
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Master of Ceremony (MC)
Spontaneously chosen to partner a
colleague as the MC during the closing
ceremony for a Malaysian student
symposium in Paris.
• Attended by the Minister in the
Prime Minister’s Department & the
Ambassador of Malaysia to France.
STRENGTHS
Hard-working Persuasive Leader
C C++ C# SQL PHP
Matlab HTML VHDL OS X
Microsoft Office Excel Access
Word Powerpoint Scopus
Database development & management
Project Management Programming
Bibliographic research
EXPERIENCE
Database Intern
Total
 June 2016 – August 2016  Pau, FR
• Researched & analysed bibliographic data pertaining to various topics
related to the prevention of major accidents in the R&D department.
• Involved in the development of a bibliographic database specifically
on gas leak detection by acoustic method.
Summer Database Intern
Technip
 July 2015 – August 2015  Lyon, FR
• Improved the firm’s resources planning (engineering hours prediction).
• Increased work efficiency & reduced logistics costs involving
personnel & inter-department movements which usually cost them
over more than 1000 moves per annum.
• Developed a comprehensive Excel Model for Operations
Management in the Rotating Machines Department.
Database Intern
Alpes Gard Expertises (AGEX)
 April 2014 – June 2014  Villeneuve Loubet, FR
• Optimised the company’s business & reporting processes including
purchase ordering, billing and lab reports documentation.
• Designed the company’s operational database to help them keep up
with the increasing number of clients and demands.
EDUCATION
M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering
L’École Polytechnique de l’Université de Nantes
 Sept 2014 – Ongoing
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering & Industrial Computing
L’Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Nice
 Sept 2012 – June 2014
LANGUAGES
English ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) result
990/990.
French ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
French Language Studies Diploma (DELF) level B2 & more than 4 years
of postgraduate studies in France.
Malay ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Mother tongue.