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Young Engineer Award, 2004

He has the respect of engineers far more senior than he is, and is seen as a team player who makes valuable individual contributions.

The bottom photo is was taken at Clark University, MA, where he earned his BA in Physics with Honors in 2001.

Taimur Ellahi is a substation engineer with the Transmission and Distribution department of Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City.

Having joined Burns & McDonnell straight out of college, he says, "It has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience working for an engineering consulting and firm, where you are exposed to the full business cycle, from the initial stages of proposals, through design, procurement and construction."

Taimur has worked on several project teams, assisting in the design of numerous high voltage substations across the nation.

He says, "It's a cultural and highly educational experience in itself, meeting people from diverse backgrounds, and seeing architectural feats such as the Great Wall of China and the Eiffel and Tokyo towers."

Having spent his initial years in Karachi, Taimur moved with his family to Windsor, England, where he spent the next 8 years of his life until moving back to the city of Karachi. He finished his high school years there, until moving to Worcester, MA to study Physics at Clark University.

He says, "Studying physics at Clark was an eye opener. It teaches you to think very analytically and methodically."

Taimur moved on to continue his dual degree program at Washington University in St. Louis, where he majored in Electrical Engineering. During his college years, Taimur was actively involved in several activities, from student clubs, to crew and even ballroom dancing.

Since moving to Kansas City, Taimur has been actively involved in the IEEE, and currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Power Engineering Society and as the Secretary of the IEEE, Kansas City Chapter. Working alongside the talented and technically diverse members, both in executive committee meetings and in event planning, Taimur has been able to strengthen both his leadership and marketing skills. He looks forward to further serving the Kansas City chapter and further improving its services to its members.