ISLAM ELWAN
AL kharj,SAUDI ARABIA
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in project planning and management, design and engineering coordination, and quality assurance. Demonstrates proficiency in welding processes, material inspection, and testing, supported by ISO 9001:2015 QMS Lead Auditor certification. Proven track record in client, consultant, and third-party interface management, enhancing productivity through Lean Six Sigma Green Belt methodologies. Skilled in negotiation mastery and sales growth strategies, with a focus on performance metrics analysis to drive enterprise success. Career goal: to leverage technical proficiency and leadership skills to deliver innovative solutions in complex engineering projects.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Deputy CEO – Commercial & Projects
FAL TANK FACTORY FOR INDUSTRY CO
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
2026.04 - Current
- Lead overall commercial strategy and project execution across the organization.
- Oversee project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives, profitability, and timely delivery.
- Direct tendering, contract negotiation, and business development to secure new opportunities.
- Manage key client, consultant, and stakeholder relationships.
- Supervise multidisciplinary teams across engineering, production, and project management.
- Monitor financial performance, budgets, and cost control to maximize profitability.
- Establish KPIs and drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
- Represent the company in executive meetings, audits, and high-level negotiations.
PROJECT MANAGER
FAL TANK FACTORY COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY
AL KHARJ
2022.07 - 2026.05
- Project Planning & Management.
- Defined project scope, deliverables, and technical requirements with clients and consultants.
- Developed project execution plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery.
- Prepared and reviewed method statements, ITPs, risk assessments, and work permits in line with UL, BS, EN, and API 650 standards.
- Design & Engineering Coordination.
- Reviewed and approved design drawings, fabrication shop drawings, and as-built documents.
- Coordinated with engineering teams to ensure compliance with UL 142, UL 58, EN 12285, API 650, BS 799, UL 1316 and other international standards.
- Verified material selection, wall thickness calculations, corrosion allowance, and structural support designs.
- Fabrication & Factory Oversight.
- Supervised manufacturing of aboveground, underground, and GRP tanks in the factory, ensuring quality fabrication.
- Oversaw welding, rolling, cutting, painting, assembly, and installation of accessories (manholes, nozzles, vents, ladders, gauges).
- Ensured compliance with QA/QC requirements including hydrostatic tests, vacuum tests, non-destructive testing (NDT), and dimensional inspections.
- Coordinated with the production team to align factory operations with project schedules.
- Fuel System & Site Installation.
- Managed installation of piping systems (threaded and welded), pumps (submersible and transfer), dispensers, and control panels.
- Supervised installation of Automatic Tank Gauging Systems (TLS-4/450/350), float switches, solenoid valves, leak detectors, fuel meters, and emergency vents.
- Ensured proper installation of spill containers, rupture basins, overflow alarms, and cathodic protection systems (sacrificial anodes).
- Managed site construction activities, including foundations, trenching, and structural supports.
- Testing, Commissioning & Handover.
- Directed pre-commissioning and commissioning of tanks, piping, pumps, and control systems.
- Witnessed hydrostatic pressure testing, leak detection, calibration of gauges/meters, and SCADA system integration.
- Prepared handover documentation including test reports, certificates, as-built drawings, and O&M manuals.
- HSE & Compliance.
- Enforced strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental (HSE) policies in both factory and site activities.
- Conducted toolbox talks, risk assessments, and incident reporting.
- Ensured compliance with local regulations and international standards during fabrication and site works.
- Client, Consultant & Third-Party Interface.
- Coordinated with clients, consultants, and third-party inspectors for approvals and certifications.
- Handled technical queries, design changes, and variation orders.
- Represented the company during audits, inspections, and client meetings.
- Management & Leadership.
- Led multi-disciplinary teams including engineers, QC inspectors, supervisors, welders, and subcontractors.
- Implemented productivity and cost control measures to maximize efficiency.
- Monitored performance of staff and provided training to enhance technical capability.
- Achievements: Successfully delivered multiple fuel storage tanks and containerized fuel stations across Saudi Arabia and international projects.
- Implemented continuous improvement processes that reduced rework and improved client satisfaction.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
FAL TANK FACTORY COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY
AL KHARJ
2019.07 - 2022.07
- Led and supervised daily production operations for fabrication of aboveground and underground storage tanks in compliance with UL, BS, EN, and API 650 standards.
- Planned and scheduled production activities to meet project deadlines while optimizing resource utilization.
- Coordinated with design, quality control, and project teams to ensure tanks were fabricated according to client specifications and international codes.
- Oversaw material selection, welding processes (SMAW, SAW, MIG), and fabrication techniques to achieve required thickness, strength, and durability.
- Implemented and monitored QA/QC procedures to comply with UL 142, UL 58, EN 12285, BS 799, and API 650 requirements.
- Ensured strict adherence to HSE standards during manufacturing and assembly processes.
- Managed a multidisciplinary workforce including welders, fitters, fabricators, and painters, ensuring high productivity and workmanship.
- Conducted inspections, hydrostatic testing, NDT, and dimensional checks before delivery.
- Maintained production documentation, fabrication records, and ensured traceability of materials and processes.
- Liaised with clients, third-party inspectors, and certification bodies for approvals and compliance audits.
- Applied lean manufacturing practices to improve efficiency, reduce rework, and control costs.
SECTION HEAD QA/QC ENGINEER
Advansys Projects Company
2018.01 - 2019.07
- Analyze specifications and manuals and provide technical information to implement operating procedures, clarify ambiguities and solve problems.
- Specify system components to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
- Respond to emergencies and take remedial action as required to ensure health, safety and the environment are protected.
- Assist senior management team in preparing sub contract agreements and in recruiting people of various disciplines.
- Undertake team briefings and inception activities to ensure all aspects of work are understood by all concerned parties.
- Attend regular meetings with clients, architects and consultants and update all parties on project progress.
- Organize pipeline activities of foundation, supports and welding works of 30" and 40" pipes for 80 km.
- Responsible for open-cut road crossing activities.
- Lead Horizontal Directional Drilling and Micro Tunneling activities—surveying, excavation, welding, coating and backfilling.
- Organize scaffolding activities involving materials, manpower and site erection.
- Organize steel structural activities of delivery, erection, and site modification.
- Organize above/underground piping site activities including painting, wrapping, coating, fabrication, welding, erection.
- Responsible for all tie-in and shutdown activities of hot tapping and cold cutting.
- Prepare and conduct piping hydro testing works as per QC requirements.
- Prepare and manage erection and alignment of equipment (Static, Rotary).
- Review and coordinate works to provide instruction and guidance on technical issues in accordance with the project requirements.
- Provide technical reports and assist in preparing management reports.
- Checks all project drawings, documentation, calculations, technical evaluations and manpower estimates to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Participate in regular meetings to identify problems, target dates, issues, delays, and ensure timely project completion.
- Represent the organization and enhance relationships in dealings with client, consultants and regulatory authorities to ensure all agreements are implemented.
- Monitoring project expenditure and margin analysis against bid estimates and implement corrective actions when cost or schedule over-runs materialize.
- Meeting the deadlines & targets to satisfy client.
- Prepare, develop and maintain up-to-date quality procedures, documents and method statements given to client/main contractor.
- Prepare PQR (Procedure Qualification for WPS), qualify welders and prepare welder qualifications and welders ID.
SECTION HEAD QA/QC ENGINEER
ROOTS STEEL INTERNATIONAL
2017.05 - 2018.09
- Initiate timely action to issue Corrective Action for The Company Complaints.
- Verify that all works are executed as per The Company Specifications, drawings and establish maintain quality records.
- To ensure that inspection reports are generated for day to day works.
- To maintain all relevant records and assist QA Manager in updating Document Control Register.
- Witness welder Qualification activities.
- Witness welding repair activities.
- Preparing and approval of NDT Reports.
- Performing Ultrasonic test.
- Review RT films and PWHT charts.
- Dimensional check for steel and visual inspection of welds according to applicable code.
- Preparation of the required QC documents according to the client specs and QC procedure.
- Check preheating is conducted according to the approved WPS before, during and after welding and conduct of activities.
- Supervising NDT Technicians and Performing NDT Activities.
- Pre-inspection of base metal and, Consumables and verification of compatibility.
- Material inspection for plates, piping, fittings & steel structure materials.
- Making Welding Control Sheet (control NDT, PWHT, welding progress...).
- Controller for the test package & final documentation.
SENIOR QA/QC ENGINEER
Elkrom Middle East Company
2016.05 - 2017.07
- Review/Approval of Inspection & Test Plans, Quality Control procedures, Method statements, Welding Procedures etc.
- Monitoring/Witnessing all the Welding, Fabrication & Erection activities as per client approved Inspection & Test Plans/Quality Control procedures.
- Inspection of incoming materials and reviewing test certificates as per code.
- Inspection of piping materials identification as per isometric drawings.
- Witnessing of activities like PQR, Welder's qualification Tests, Mechanical testing and preparation of PQR records and WQT certificates.
- Stage wise inspection before, during and after fabrication.
- Review of radiographic films, Witnessing of UT, MT, PT, Hardness, PWHT and review of test reports.
- Review of Daily Welding reports & Welding Pipe book.
- Witnessing of Weld repair activities as per client approved WPS.
- Film interpretation (Radiographic Test), Evaluation of welds.
QC ENGINEER
ACCC for maintenance and Inspection Services
2015.04 - 2016.04
- Receipt inspection: Materials like, plates, pipes, nozzle forgings, forged shells, fittings, Structural items of various profiles as per various standards, beam, column, stiffeners, wings plates, bolts, nuts, fasteners, gaskets, etc with respect to approved purchase order, client specification, approved drawings, applicable Code & Standards.
- Also maintaining record of materials used for construction.
- Welding: Conduct the Qualification of Welder as per ASME Sec IX & D1.1.
- Maintain the record of Welder Qualification Test.
- Mechanical & Destructive & NDT Testing: VT, UT, PT, MT, RT.
- Hardness Testing of Base metal and welds.
- Impact Toughness Test.
- Tensile Strength Test.
- Bend Test.
- Fracture Test.
- Conversant with various International code and standards such as ASME.
- Conversant with various Welding Processes such as SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, SAW, FCAW.
- Knowledge of Code API 1104, ASME Sec V, ASME Sec IX.
Education
B.Sc. - petroleum & Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering
Al Azhar University
EgyptSkills
- Project Planning & Management
- Design & Engineering Coordination
- Fabrication & Factory Oversight
- Fuel System & Site Installation
- Testing, Commissioning & Handover
- HSE & Compliance
- Client, Consultant & Third-Party Interface
- Management & Leadership
- Quality Assurance & Control
- Welding Processes (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, SAW, FCAW)
- Material Inspection & Testing
- ISO 9001:2015 QMS Lead Auditor
- PMP – Project Management Professional
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Performance metrics analysis
- Enterprise software knowledge
- Negotiation mastery
- Sales growth strategies
- Technical proficiency
- Productivity enhancement
- Positive influence
LANGUAGE
English
Timeline
Deputy CEO – Commercial & Projects
FAL TANK FACTORY FOR INDUSTRY CO
2026.04 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER
FAL TANK FACTORY COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY
2022.07 - 2026.05
PRODUCTION MANAGER
FAL TANK FACTORY COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY
2019.07 - 2022.07
SECTION HEAD QA/QC ENGINEER
Advansys Projects Company
2018.01 - 2019.07
SECTION HEAD QA/QC ENGINEER
ROOTS STEEL INTERNATIONAL
2017.05 - 2018.09
SENIOR QA/QC ENGINEER
Elkrom Middle East Company
2016.05 - 2017.07
QC ENGINEER
ACCC for maintenance and Inspection Services
2015.04 - 2016.04
B.Sc. - petroleum & Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering
Al Azhar University