Mr. Rashid Mahmood, DGM R&D, MicroTech Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. (MTI) is honored with the prestigious "IEP Performance Shield 2017" at the Engineers Day Celebrations & IEP National Excellence/ Performance Award Distribution Ceremony organized by The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP). The ceremony took place on 19th May 2017, at the Expo Center Lahore, in which representatives from Industry, Academia, Engineering bodies such as IEEE-Pakistan, Pakistan Engineering Congress (PEC), Young Engineers Council (YEC) and engineers from all across the country participated to promote and encourage engineering advancements and technological trends in Pakistan.

The Chief Guest of the ceremony was Honorable Prof. Engr. Ahsan Iqbal, a Member of the National Assembly and Federal Minister of Planning Developments & Reforms. While presenting the Award to Mr. Rashid, the Secretary IEP Engr. Amir Zamir expressed his admiration for the remarkable contributions MTI has been making in the technological landscape especially Smart Energy Metering Sector of Pakistan, moreover, he accredited the key role Mr. Rashid has played in the integration of Smart Meter's billing data with the WAPDA's Billing System. This has helped modernizing two major Utility Companies of Pakistan (MEPCO & PESCO) and enabled them to generate automatic AMR/ AMI billing.