Amjad Abdalla
Calgary
Summary
Experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with over 18 years of expertise in mechanical maintenance and planning for large-scale refinery operations. Proficient in troubleshooting, maintenance management, and turnaround management, with a solid background in conveyor systems and material handling facilities. Committed to delivering high-quality service and results while fostering collaboration, mentoring, and continuous improvement.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Evaluator - Mechanical
Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company
Aljubail, Saudi Arabia
05.2025 - Current
- Conducted assessments and inspections of mechanical systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and operational procedures.
- Developed and implemented evaluation protocols to enhance project quality assurance and optimize resource allocation.
- Mentored junior evaluators on best practices in data analysis and reporting methodologies.
- Evaluated operational performance metrics to identify areas for process improvement within the refinery.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline workflow processes and increase efficiency.
Senior Turnaround Engineer – Maintenance Division
Khartoum Refinery Company
Khartoum north, Sudan
06.2015 - Current
- Planned, estimated, and scheduled turnaround maintenance activities during major overhauls.
- Established and maintained planning and scheduling procedures with the turnaround cost estimate and manpower forecast.
- Utilized computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and SAP for efficient project execution.
- Coordinated work with different work centers and ensured conformance with maintenance work orders.
- Reviewed contingency and revised schedules using critical path analysis to meet project timelines.
Refinery Turnaround Engineer
Khartoum Refinery Company
Garri, Khartoum north, Sudan
05.2006 - 01.2012
- Provided technical assistance in resolving rotating equipment design, operation, and maintenance issues.
- Led multi-department investigation teams to address recurring equipment failures and developed cost justifications for reliability projects.
- Conducted post-audits to measure the effectiveness of significant reliability-related projects.
- Supported capital project development with technical expertise and ensured repairs met OEM specifications.
- Facilitated training for maintenance crafts and operators to enhance reliability programs.
Education
Bachelor honours - Mechanical Engineering
Khartoum University
Khartoum, Sudan11.2003
Skills
Mechanical engineering proficiency
Maintenance management
Analytical reasoning
Budgeting and financial estimation
Resource distribution
Team management skills
Crisis management
Multilingual communication
Conveyor systems design
Project oversight and control
Technical writing
Maintenance scheduling
Strategic planning
Contractor supervision
Effective communication
Certification
- Technical Training, Efficient Maintenance planning and scheduling (Nov 2016 - Dec 2016)
- Cost estimation (CCP) Certificate (2017-12-01 - 2017-12-10)
- Intensive training course in SAP (SAP S/4HANA), SAP consultancy , UAE, 2023.
- Intensive Training in Primavera P6, SAP R/3 (PM Module), Petroleum training Centre ,Khartoum Sudan, May 2014
- Technical Training: Diagnostic technique and Maintenance of rotating Machinery _ Japan Cooperation Centre Petroleum- JCCP (June 2013 - 2013)
- Technical Training Course - Process control and Data acquisition in petroleum Facilities (Jan 2017 - Feb 2017)
- Technical Training Course Effective Management of refinery Shutdown and Turnaround (Oct 2017 - Nov 2017)
- OSHA industrial Certificate - Charisma Institute
- MS Project, MS office: Excel. power point, word
- AutoCAD Certificate- Management development Center -Khartoum
- English proficiency certificate (listening, writing, speaking.) – British council and Khartoum Academy of Technology -Khartoum
LANGUAGES
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user – C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
References
- Omer, Elhaj Ali, Maintenance Division - Turnaround Manager, jackabdalla@outlook.com, 002499912357193, Khartoum Refinery Company, Khartoum, Sudan
- Ashraf, Amin, Sr. Project Engineer, ashrafrmin@hotmail.com, 00249912913083, Dortch For petroleum services, UAE
Affiliations
- Membership of Sudanese Engineering Council 2004.
- Membership of Sudanese society for Mechanical Engineers. 2014
- Membership of Khartoum Refinery permanent process incident investigation committee (PICC) Since 2021.
CONFERENCES SEMINARS
- Energy optimization conference 2014 at DAL conference centre Khartoum, Sudan.
- Arab youth professional conference, Tunis, Dec2019.
- Investigation Conference, WITS university, South Africa Nov 2019.
Timeline
Technical Evaluator - Mechanical
Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company
05.2025 - Current
Senior Turnaround Engineer – Maintenance Division
Khartoum Refinery Company
06.2015 - Current
Refinery Turnaround Engineer
Khartoum Refinery Company
05.2006 - 01.2012
Bachelor honours - Mechanical Engineering
Khartoum University