Faisal is director and lead process engineering consultant for Petrotec Engineering Limited, based in Stockton on Tees. He is a Chartered Member of IChemE.

He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. 

Faisal is also a senior member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

He is the Industry Links Manager for the Teesside Member Group.