SYNOPSIS

Today business in the engineering sector is picking up in response to the Malaysian ETP (Economic Transformation Program).  Of the 12 NKRA (National Key Resource Areas), almost all are linked to the business domain. Should the engineers at large continue to work for someone or an organization? Or, be an entrepreneur and take the plunge as a true business champion. However, no doubt the plunge is easy to take but not without risks. The speaker an accomplished marine professional and an accredited professional engineer has seen for the most part of his career in the public sector but entered the private sector business world since 2006. Today he is chairman of 4 companies of related business segments.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

First Admiral Dato’ Ir. Hj Ahmad Murad B Hj Omar  (Retired) is a graduate from University Technology   Malaysia (UTM) in Mechanical Engineering, a MSc from Warwick University UK in Engineering Business Management and Diploma in Strategic Studies from the Malaysian Armed Forces Defense College in Kuala Lumpur. After serving the Royal Malaysian Navy for 32 years, he retired as a First Admiral in 2007. Today he is Chairman and Advisor of four companies dealing with six sigma consultancy on process improvement and project management, trading, training, shipbuilding design and ship repair maintenance and Logistics. In the international arena First Admiral Dato’ Ir. Murad is a Council Vice President and Fellow of the Institution of Marine Engineering Science & Technology a professional body and learned society based in London, United Kingdom. He is also a Chartered Marine Engineer (CMarEng) both registered with the UK Engineering Council. He has been recently appointed as an Adjunct Professor of University Malaysia Terengganu Faculty of Maritime Studies & Marine Science.