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Badr Ba-saad

Badr Ba-saad

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Summary

Results-driven Reliability Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in maintenance and reliability. Skilled at identifying assets, evaluating their conditions, setting priorities, developing proactive maintenance plans and tracking performance over the whole asset life cycle. High leadership towards achieving asset safety and reliability with strong communication and positive attitude.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Reliability Engineer

SABTANK, SABIC
09.2024 - Current
  • Enhancing equipment reliability and efficiency and minimize costs throughout the equipment life cycle.
  • Leading development, implementation, and management of comprehensive predictive maintenance and condition monitoring programs for rotating equipment.
  • Implement different reliability studies such as reliability centered maintenance study ( RCM ) , reliability growth , FEMA , Criticality assessment , Asset life assessment (ALA ) , Bad actors and Performance killers studies to improve plant reliability.
  • Ensuring that critical assets were maintained in optimal condition, and minimizing downtime and maintenance costs.
  • Participate in HAZOP , MOC , PSSR and Risk assessment review and expedite completion of recommended actions.
  • Conduct systematic RCA of equipment trips, defects and failures through FRACAS.
  • Explore and deploy new technologies aimed at enhancing rotating equipment reliability and efficiency and minimize maintenance and operating costs.
  • Develop and implement predictive maintenance (PdM) strategies for rotating, electrical, and static equipment.
  • Oversee deployment of condition monitoring technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasonic testing, oil analysis, motor current signature analysis, and electrical testing.
  • Establish asset-specific monitoring plans based on criticality, failure modes, and equipment history.

Lead Rotating & Reliability Engineer

SABTANK, SABIC
11.2018 - 08.2024
  • Lead an asset transformation road map in collaboration with CoE, SAFCO, OEM, and ST team for the restoration of UERA handling terminal. approved +150 MSR granted projects.
  • Recommend technical changes for ongoing 48 MSAR projects in New project to ensure more reliable asset.
  • Perform Audit to identify level of compliance with SABIC Procedure.
  • Improve lubrication maturity, pump MTBF, and deployed common strategies to enhance lubrication practices, resulting in significant improvements in asset performance and reliability.
  • Conduct program audits and maturity assessments to identify gaps and drive enhancements.
  • Promote a proactive maintenance culture across the organization by providing training, mentoring, and support to technical staff.

Maintenance Engineer

SABTANK, SABIC
12.2014 - 11.2018
  • Achieve new loading records such as : highest annual throughput and highest loading rate.
  • Develop 5-years maintenance strategies on 3 focus area: People , Asset & management system.
  • Leading critical emergency maintenance activities.
  • Develop upgrade scope of work.
  • Create robust Master data for 30,000 New equipment.
  • Developing New procedure for the New equipment.
  • Ensure Contracting Sufficiency & capability (Determine types of services, Prepare SOW, Budget estimation , evaluation existing contractors, find alternative contractors).

Maintenance Supervisor

SWCC
01.2009 - 12.2014
  • Leading TA activities for thermal power plant. 15 direct and 30 contract.
  • Implementing Safety roles to ensure proper implementation for maintenance activities.
  • Develop people competencies and training plan.
  • Build repair capability for some activities like ship loader wire rope replacement.
  • Add new approaches to reduce equipment downtime like 24/7 shift , potable machine for rubber lining.
  • Leading execution of maintenance projects.

Education

Mechanical Engineer -

King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals
07.2007

Skills

  • Certified Project Management (2014)
  • SAP
  • Data visualization tools
  • Meridium software
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving

Certification

  • Certified Vibration analyst (CAT-I), 2020-12-01
  • Certified Machinery Lubrication analyst (ICML), 2021-02-01
  • Advance Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), 2016-02-01
  • Certified project management professional (PMP), 2014-09-01
  • Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), 2022-04-01
  • Advanced Filed balancing , Baker huges , 2025

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Title: Staff Reliability Engineer

Timeline

Staff Reliability Engineer

SABTANK, SABIC
09.2024 - Current

Lead Rotating & Reliability Engineer

SABTANK, SABIC
11.2018 - 08.2024

Maintenance Engineer

SABTANK, SABIC
12.2014 - 11.2018

Maintenance Supervisor

SWCC
01.2009 - 12.2014

Mechanical Engineer -

King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals
Badr Ba-saad