SYNOPSIS

In the current state of affairs the general perception of engineers serving in government sector is different than those peers in the industry. In the industrial sector, engineers are pushed to the limit of their engineering fundamental knowledge and skills in trying to achieve proficiency. On the contrary, engineers in the government sector are only challenged in part as their job function is more to management or to some extent engineering management. The speaker having spent 33 years of his earlier career in the government and now in industry, shares views on how public sector engineers can excel and place themselves in the best position whether in public or private sector.


SPEAKER BIODATA

First Admiral Dato' Ir Ahmad Murad Omar (Retired) spent 33 years in the Royal Malaysian Navy and opted for early retirement in 2007 at the age of 49 years old. Graduated from UTM with a Bachelor Engineering (Mechanical) and pursued a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering Management (Warwick University). Upon retiring Admiral Murad became CEO of Motor Technology Industry an automotive engineering company till 2009 and later as a consultant in Six Sigma Performance Management Consultancy. In 2010 Admiral Murad became the Executive Chairman of OMAHAMS Corp Sdn Bhd till the present day. He is a Fellow of IEM and IMarEST as well as Honorary Vice President of IMarEST UK. He also is Professional Engineer and a Chartered Engineer with Board of Engineers Malaysia and UK Engineering Council respectively.