Habib Zreik

h.zreik@ieee.org
https://zreik.me
Duisburg, DE
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Summary

An engineer who writes!

Education

  • B.Sc. in General Mechanical Engineering (mechanical forces)
    2020
    Damascus University
    GPA: 73.29%
  • M.Sc. Maschinenbau (Mechatronics)
    present
    University of Duisburg-Essen
    GPA: 1.7 (current)

Work Experience

  • Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft)
    2024-11-20 - Present
    DST Development Center for Ship Technology and Transport Systems
    Supported research and development projects in ship technology and transport systems
    • Developed comprehensive Git workflow documentation and guidelines for standardizing version control practices across the organization
    • Engineered control software for the Cobotank project, implementing remote operation functionality and precision end-effector positioning algorithms for the SCARA robotic arm
    • Optimized human-machine interface for remote operation capabilities, enhancing operator control precision in fine positioning tasks
  • Translator
    2019-11-01 - present
    Ideas Beyond Borders || Bayt Al-Hikma 2.0
    Translating Wikipedia articles from English to Arabic
    • Translate Wikipedia articles from English to Arabic
    • Subject areas: Mechanical Engineering, History of Science, Sustainability (Energy - Environmental - Economic - Social), Scientific Method, Culture
  • Translator
    2022-09-01 - 2023-06-30
    Self-employed (Freelance)
    Translated from English to Arabic
    • Translated 'How to Write Like Chekhov' for Hayat Publishing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    • Translated various articles (including academic research) and documents for different clients
  • Rotation System Employee
    2023-11-01 - 2024-08-31
    Sovka GmbH (Vapiano Restaurant)
    Worked in service and cashier positions at a Vapiano franchise restaurant
    • Rotated between various service positions and cash register operations
    • Provided customer service in a fast-paced restaurant environment
  • Head of English and STEM Departments
    2020-06-01 - 2022-08-30
    MK Academic Services
    Provided academic services and consultation for students at universities in multiple countries
    • Responsible for recruiting employees to work in STEM, English and Business departments
    • Generated guideline documents for various academic services
  • Translation Intern
    2020-04-16 - 2020-12-31
    Paper Airplanes
    Translated documents and provided training materials from English to Arabic
    • Translated all documents and training from English to Arabic
    • Trained the other translation intern and proofread her work
    • Created the Translations Guidelines document for future interns at Paper Airplanes
  • Trainer (Contract)
    2019-10-01 - 2019-12-31
    Syrian Trust for Development
    Short-term consultant hired to establish a book club initiative at Bab Sharqi Lighthouse center
    • Planned and established the book club initiative at "Bab Sharqi Lighthouse - Syrian Trust for Development"
    • Recruited and trained members for the permanent operation of the club
    • Conducted the first 8 book discussion events in the book club
  • Teacher/Coach
    2016 - 2018
    Syrian Computer Society
    Taught robotics and coached competition teams using Lego EV3 kits
    • Taught robotics essentials using Lego EV3 kits to children (9-16 yrs)
    • Trained teams to participate in the World Robot Olympiad

Skills

                  Publications

                  • Developing a fully automated robot to conduct the loading process of inland tank vessels
                    2025
                    IEEE
                    M. Budde, T. Kerkmann, C. Alias, H. Zreik, R. Henn. 2025 21st IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), Macau, China, 2025, pp. 12-17.
                    View Publication

                  Memberships

                  Presentations

                  • S

                  Languages

                  • Arabic
                    C2
                  • English
                    C2
                  • German
                    C1
                  • French
                    A1

                  Interests

                  • World Literature
                  • Astronomy
                  • Visual Arts

                  References

                  • Cyril Alias
                  • Abdullah Alebrahim
                  • Alina-Sophie Breilich
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