Ts Sharifah Zaida Nurlisha is the CEO of MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMCOG), a premier Engineering Consultancy company in the Oil and Gas, Energy industry.  MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (MMCOG) has been contributing to the industry for 39 years and was formed in 1984 to provide complete engineering design services to the oil & gas, and petrochemical industries.

A graduate of B.Eng. (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering and MBA degree from Nottingham University in UK, Ts Sharifah started her career as an Instrument Engineer in Sime Engineering Sdn. Bhd. in 1990.  She later joined MMCOG as Project Engineer in 1995.  She has 33 years of experience in the industry and was involved in various capacities, delivering projects ranging from Conceptual, FEED, Detailed Design, Fabrication/Construction, Hook-up and Commissioning, EPCC and EPCIC projects locally in Malaysia as well as internationally.

Ts Sharifah Zaida is proponent of giving back to industry and believes in private and public partnership for a successful Malaysia.  She demonstrates her commitment to this through her 12-year involvement in MOGSC (Malaysian Oil & Gas Services Council) and was an elected as the first female president for 3 terms i.e. 6 years (2016-2022).

She strongly believes in the Engineering profession and Women Empowerment, providing her contribution through her involvement as VP of Malaysian O&G Eng. Council (MOGEC), Chairman of Women Technologist Chapter in Malaysian Board Of Technologist (MBOT) and Cluster Head for Engineering and Energy for Center for Women Advancement and Leadership (CWAL) UniKL.  She is also a Council Member of MCMTC.