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- Where do you live?
- Southern California
- Your real name? (No pseudonyms, please)
- Tahir Hameed
- Which college or university?
- BE (mech) from NED and MS (environmental eng) from Humboldt State University California
- Any fellow Pakistani Alumni living near you?
- Don't know
- Your graduation date?
- 1982
- Your major?
- Mechanical and Environmental Engineering
- What do you do for a living?
- Professional Engineer
- Any professional affiliations? Memberships in professional orgs?
- ASCE
- What have you done for your alma mater lately?
- I have never been back. Not proud of it.
- Tell us about you:
- Work for in solid waste management. Expertise in landfill gas technology. Currently developing waste-by-rail system for Los Angeles County. Family: wife and 3 kids.
- What are your hobbies?
- Cricket enthusiast; plays in Southern California Cricket Association which has about 50 clubs. Won MVP in 2004. Other hobies include skiing, river kayaking, swimming and playing harmonium, singing & work in backyard.
- Your favorite books?
- "The Bible, the Koran and the Science" by F. Bocaile; "Even Angels Ask" by Jeffery Lang,
- Favorite Music:
- Pakistani and Indian old filmi songs and gazals of Ghulam Ali, Mehdi Hassan and other gazal singers.
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Numberous.
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