Montassar Aidi Sharif Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics Northern Technical University, Technical Engineering College / Iraq Head of Electronics and Control Engineering Department Cell# 009647730575786 msharif@ntu.edu.iq https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XD_tewQAAAAJ Education Michigan State University – East Lansing, Michigan, USA Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering/ Mechatronics, May 3rd, 2019 Dissertation title: “Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC): Modeling and Bio-Inspired Sensing Applications” University of Baghdad, Iraq M, Sc. Mechatronics Engineering, April 2009 Thesis: “Analysis of Computerized Electromagnetic Water Pumping System” University of Baghdad, Iraq B, Sc. Mechatronics Engineering, July 2006 Project: “Design and Implementation of and Control of Pneumatic Robotic Arm” Appointments Head of the Department (1/9/2020 – Present) Electronic and Control Engineering Department Technical Engineering College –Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq Cisco Local Academy Director (10/2020 - Present) Cisco academy – Technical Engineering College/Kirkuk, Iraq Faculty member and lecturer (23/2/2010 - Present) Technical Engineering College –Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq Mechatronics Researcher (4/2019 – 7/2019) Smart Microsystems Lab – College of Engineering Michigan State University, MI, USA Graduate Research Assistant (RA) (8/2013 – 5/ 2019) Smart Microsystems Lab – College of Engineering Michigan State University, MI, USA Faculty member and lecturer (10/2009-2010) Dijlah University College – Erbil, Erbil, Iraq General Director (3/29 – 7/7/2009) Al Iraqi FM radio, Kirkuk, Iraq IT Engineer (7/2007- 3/2009) Al Janabbi Group for general trading, Baghdad, Iraq