Anam Asad
Principal at Design Confidence | Fire & Life Safety Leader across the Middle East | Making iconic buildings safer for people
The move
MoveReliance Industries Limited → Design Confidence
TitleFire Engineer (Manager) - Fire Engineering - Reliance Jamnagar Refinery and Petrochemical Division → Principal
LocationIndia → Dubai
Cross-border moveYes · India → United Arab Emirates
Native languageHindi
Years in UAE8.2
Total experience11.8 years
Career arc
- Employer Advisory Board - MSc Fire Safety EngineeringMar 2026 — Present
Ulster University· Belfast
- PrincipalJul 2022 — Present
Design Confidence· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Associate - Fire EngineeringAug 2021 — Jul 2022
- Senior Fire Engineer / Senior ConsultantAug 2019 — Aug 2021
- Fire EngineerFeb 2018 — Jul 2019
- Fire Engineer (Manager) - Fire Engineering - Reliance Jamnagar Refinery and Petrochemical DivisionMay 2015 — Jan 2018RReliance Industries Limited· India· Full-time
- Graduate Engineer Trainee : Fire Engineering - Reliance Jamnagar Refinery and Petrochemical DivisionJul 2014 — May 2015RReliance Industries Limited· Jamnagar Area, India· Full-time
- Engineer InternJun 2013 — Jul 2013
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd· India· Internship
Education
- Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki VishwavidyalayaBachelor of Engineering - BEng (honours) · Fire EngineeringPresent
- Indore Public SchoolHigher Secondary SchoolPresent
- University of MarylandMaster's degree · Fire Protection EngineeringPresent
Languages
- Hindi · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
- Arabic · Elementary
- Urdu · Limited working
Top skills
PetroleumAccessibility and Inclusive DesignFire Safety EngineeringGasLife Safety CodeProject Management
About
Every iconic building has a story. Mine starts with the question: is it safe for everyone inside it? As Principal at Design Confidence, I lead Fire and Life Safety, and Engineering Sciences across the Middle East, working on some of the region’s most complex and ambitious projects. My work sits at the intersection of engineering rigour and human-centred design. Whether it’s crowd movement modelling for a mega-venue, fire strategy for a high-rise, or ensuring a space is truly accessible. I’m focused on outcomes that protect lives and shape better environments. I believe the best engineers don’t just solve problems. They help clients ask the right questions early, before those questions become costly ones.