Page 22 - In The Loop 01 May - 14 Aug, 2018

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Interview with Fazale Mateen Uddin, Sr. GM Interloop Spinning

How do you manage your work-life balance?
All my family members and I make sure to manage our time and
schedules appropriately. They are all aware of my work
requirements and commitments that I have to manage and hence
are very understanding about that. However, I make it a point to
take some time out during the day to focus on my family and
spend some quality time with them. It is after all, very important.

Do you recall any interesting incident that happened
with you at Interloop?
There are multiple locations here at Interloop to conduct official
meetings. Initially, when I was called for meetings, I would end up
going to the wrong locations and waiting for the other teams to
Brief introduction of yourself arrive, but they would not and I had to call and check. Finally, I made
I am Fazale Mateen Uddin. I did my B.Sc in Textile Engineering it a point to ask colleagues to attach location pictures as well when
and have 28 years’ experience in this field. I am happily married emailing about meetings.
and blessed with two sons and a daughter. My daughter has done
her Bachelors in Marketing & Merchandising in Textiles while one What has been the best and most incredible moment of
of my son is completing his MBBS and the youngest son is your life so far?
studying Bachelors in Business IT Management. The time when I took my mother to perform Umra. It was one of
her last wishes and it gave me immense joy and pride to have
What are the fundamentals of your work style? been the source of its fulfilment for her.
My approach to work is always with an open mind. I tend to look at
all sides of any issue and scientifically go through all departments Where do you see Interloop Spinning in the next five
and details involved in any task at hand. It is my firm belief that years?
each and every problem has its own solution and it is essential to Our task and main focus for the coming 5 years is to reduce
understand the problem in its entirety in order to solve it. overall costs while simultaneously increase the variety of yarns
with different materials. Additionally, I see increased production as
How interesting has been your journey with Interloop? well as optimized workforce in order to achieve the best man to
I consider myself very lucky and honored to have joined Interloop machine ratio, automation & roving transportation system.
and have learnt a lot from its very effective systems. This has
enhanced my knowledge in HR management as well as grading What advice would you like to give to your younger
criteria and assessment of materials. colleagues?
There are some important factors that may take you ahead
Which personality has inspired you the most in your life?
professionally and personally, if you follow them:
There are in fact two personalities who have really inspired me to
become who I am today: i. Try to observe and do a hypothesis of all available information
before making a law
i. Mr. Saeed Anwar, Doctor of Arithmetic (DAM), Oxford. He was ii. Adequately divide and manage your time. It is important to give
my Principal at Government College and I have had the honor time to each and every step because only then can you analyze
of being his student as well. He is a true man of principles data accurately
ii. Dr. Faiz Ahmed Bhatti who was my Principal at National iii. Give at least half an hour of your day to reading catalogues
Textile University. He holds a PhD in Fiber Physics and is a or technical books. It is essential to stay up to date with the
very impressive and awe-inspiring personality latest developments

Fazale Mateen, Sr. General Manager Interloop Spinning with his team
22