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Ahmed ElGohary

Ahmed ElGohary

Jubail,Egypt

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work history

Operation Engineer

Sabic Agri-Nutrients
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
10.2023 - Current
  • Established robust programmes of work to meet production targets.
  • Adapted engineering designs to meet product requirements.
  • Evaluated industrial operations for compliance with permits or regulations.
  • Designed improvements to existing systems by performing PHA studies on plants to decrease risks and boost production output.
  • Established safety procedures by conducting Risk assessments on hazardous jobs and created interim and mitigated actions to eliminate risk
  • Analysed data to control costs and enhance service delivery.
  • Met client construction needs through effective design and development team collaboration.
  • Completed site documentation before and after work tasks.
  • Wrote Standard Operating Procedures and product specifications.
  • Identified manufacturing issues quickly to minimise lost time and resources.
  • Measured process performance through tests, recommending improvements to increase productivity.
  • Enhanced operational output through regular plant inspections and improvements.
  • Analysed statistical data to determine and maintain product quality and reliability.








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Urea Process Engineer

Sabic Agri-Nutrients
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Improved manufacturing efficiency by implementing upgraded processes and systems.
  • Generated Standard Operating Procedures for all engineering activities.
  • Optimised production processes to maximise return on investment.
  • Identified manufacturing issues quickly to minimise lost time and resources.
  • Enhanced operational output through regular plant inspections and improvements.
  • Optimised manufacturing processes to reduce production costs.
  • Created detailed technical drawings outlining key engineering specifications.
  • Provided technical support project lifetime, helping company to consistently meet and exceed timescale and quality objectives.
  • Investigated and troubleshot engineering-related process problems to reduce downtime.
  • Reduced system faults, completing anticipatory troubleshooting tasks to reduce downtime.

Shift Supervisor of Urea Plant

Helwan Fertilizers Company (Ammonia / Urea Plant)
Cairo, Egypt
06.2018 - 10.2022
  • Lead a team of engineers and technicians in field and control room to sustain the plant in normal conditions and troubleshoot any abnormalities occurring
  • Receive the shift maintenance reports to issue work orders and work permits for their corresponding maintenance departments
  • Coordinate with the Maintenance teams for safely handing over the plant Equipment, according to the company’s standard, for Maintenance and put it back in service after maintenance and testing completion
  • Suggest energy optimization improvements in operation and maintenance as the urea plant member of Helwan Fertilizers Company’s Energy Saving Team
  • Planned the Plant overhauls and shutdowns
  • This includes the pre-shutdown, Shutdown and Post shutdown activities
  • Evaluate equipment performance and optimize process parameters with the aid of ASPEN HYSYS
  • Conduct the Root Cause Analysis studies (RCA) of the Plant failures and suggest necessary measures for avoiding the re Occurrence
  • Conduct the Activities Risk Assessment Studies ARA for the Critical activities and suggest the necessary measures for doing it safe.
  • Supervised activities of workers and enforced safety regulations.
  • Maintained team-oriented atmosphere with open communication and quick conflict resolution.
  • Kept employees operating productively to meet business and customer needs.
  • Trained new hires and set up mentoring relationships to drive team performance.
  • Promoted safety culture through clear communications and inspections.
  • Developed continuous improvement initiatives to drive team efficiencies.
  • Completed comprehensive shift reports to support seamless handovers.
  • Logged daily activities and notable incidents during production shifts.

Urea Production Engineer

Helwan Fertilizers Company (Ammonia / Urea plant)
Cairo
03.2006 - 06.2018
  • Monitor the plant to run with the best operating conditions according to output readings and Laboratory records
  • Trouble shoot plant operation inconveniences and takes necessary action to return to steady state condition
  • Participated in creating and modifying the urea plant’s SOP (Standard Operation Procedure)
  • Actively Participated in the Pre commissioning and Commissioning of Water Flushing and Steam Blowing of the UREA Plant
  • Involved in the operation of the plant during Water Test Run and the Start-Up
  • Attended and assisted in planning and performing 6 shutdowns for the plant
  • Managed to analyze and solve a lot of problems in the plant
  • Assisted in training new colleagues and college students.

Process Engineer

Cairo Oil Refinery Company
Cairo
11.2005 - 03.2006
  • Process Engineer in Technical and Development Department
  • Experiences: 2 months training in the distillation sector, studying the different designs of the distillation and Vapor Recovery units and subjecting to different problems encountered in operation and methods of solving them
  • 2 months training in the reforming sector, trained on how to treat Hydrocarbons from sulphur compounds an how to deal with sensitive catalyst in reactors.

Education

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering -

Cairo University
Graduation Project: Treatment and recycling of Lube-Oil

IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) - undefined

Al-Nahda National Schools

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  • Energy Management Assistance (EnMA) Service workshop by the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) under the supervision of Industrial Energy efficiency Fund (IEEF). The workshop identified the path to obtain better energy optimization and iso 50001.
  • Introduction to Process Safety Mangment
  • HAZOP (HAZard and Operability). Extensive course lectured by Dr. Said Khalifa, Certified Safety Professional, CSP and authorized OSHA Outreach Training Instructor. The course identified how HAZOP studies were carried on.
  • Industrial Fire Fighting in Cairo Civil Defense Department
  • Attended training in Abu Qir Fertilizers Company (Mirror Plant). This training included extensive knowledge of the Urea Plant and its Operation using a DCS System.
  • Aspen Hysys (Process Simulation Software): Attended an extensive course in Cairo University in Aug.2004.

Skills

  • Chemical Engineering, Petrochemical Production, Urea Production, Process Safety Management, HAZOP, PFD, P&ID, HYSYS, Aspen Plus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio

Custom

  • 4th BHDT UREA Conference, Salzburg, Austria in October 2017
  • AFA Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Personal Information

  • Title: Production Shift Supervisor
  • Date of birth: 07/20/81
  • Nationality: Egyptian

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Fluent

Timeline

Operation Engineer - Sabic Agri-Nutrients
10.2023 - Current
Urea Process Engineer - Sabic Agri-Nutrients
10.2022 - 10.2023
Shift Supervisor of Urea Plant - Helwan Fertilizers Company (Ammonia / Urea Plant)
06.2018 - 10.2022
Urea Production Engineer - Helwan Fertilizers Company (Ammonia / Urea plant)
03.2006 - 06.2018
Process Engineer - Cairo Oil Refinery Company
11.2005 - 03.2006
Cairo University - B.Sc. Chemical Engineering,
Al-Nahda National Schools - IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education),
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Ahmed ElGohary