Khairuz Zain

Environmental R&D · Supporting ASMA

• Lead R&D projects across water quality, wastewater management, and emissions monitoring.
• Develop in-house products and test OEM instruments using Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) practices.
• Perform measurement accuracy verification, calibration, communications testing, reliability testing, and field testing of water-quality monitoring devices, including equipment for river monitoring stations.
• Carry out troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance of OEM instruments under evaluation.
• Translate stakeholder voice-of-customer requirements into development priorities, and prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports and business plans.

Mechanical design & prototyping · PICORP R&D

• Serve as the subject matter expert for CAD, covering 3D part design, assemblies, and simulation using SOLIDWORKS Design and SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation.
• Lead the use of 3D printing for rapid prototyping, enclosure development, and modifications to existing designs.
• Support in-house data logger and gateway development through enclosure design, component sourcing, and mechanical customisation.

Autonomous freshwater
flushing system

Internal testing complete

Developed an autonomous flushing system for managing the quality of incoming freshwater supplied from a water treatment plant to residential housing.

Final cosmetic work and close-out documentation are underway ahead of launch. Site deployment is pending local authority approval.

Portable CEMS gateway

Design phase

Designing a portable, ruggedised variant of the in-house IOScout SDL, integrating the data logger and supporting components into a Pelican case for continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) field work.

The intended workflow replaces manual USB and email transfers with live cloud uploads, helping technicians identify missing readings and troubleshoot on-site. Integration and field performance are yet to be validated.

Water-quality instrumentation

Testing & validation

Tested a range of water-quality monitoring devices, including instruments for river monitoring stations. Work spans measurement accuracy, calibration, communications, reliability, and field performance.