· Graduate Electrical Engineer from KFUPM with 24 years of rich hands on leadership experience with SWCC covering projects and maintenance.
· Extensive experience of managing projects for replacement of major equipment covering all phases of engineering, procurement, material supply, installation, testing, commissioning and operation.
· Experienced in planning and executing preventive, routine & corrective maintenance schedules, spare parts management, repairs and overhauls assuring targeted availability & reliability of plant and equipment.
· Worked in factory acceptance tests (FAT) of equipment at vendors in Germany and Switzerland and in supervision & final equipment of projects in KSA.
· Comprehensive technical expertise in a wide range of electrical equipment including transformers, switchgear, protection systems, pumps and related equipment.
· Deft in coordinating with internal customers, consultants, contractors/subcontractors, vendors and peer departments in achieving all predefined objectives.
· Skilled in leading, motivating and monitoring professional teams and work forces eliciting superior performances.
· Dedicated result driven engineer with excellent communication, coordination, problem solving, decision making, planning and execution skills.
· Projects
· Prepare engineering designs and detailed engineering packages for projects.
· Develop technical scope for requisitions and conduct technical bid analysis sessions.
· Coordinate technical reviews of detailed engineering packages submitted by vendors & contractors
· Supervise execution of all project activities including testing & commissioning of electrical equipment and systems
· Maintenance
· Plan & supervise all preventive, routine and corrective maintenance activities for electrical equipment and systems.
· Prepare and follow up completion of repair requests for turning around major breakdowns and overhaul of equipment.
· Participate in complete shutdown programs for major equipment like 6.6 KV motors – Prepare materials & repair requests, overhaul program and pre & post inspections of equipment.
· Manage the program for overhauling of on-load tap changers of 149.625 MVA, 15.75 KV/220 V main transformers.
· Prepare overhauling programs for all transformers in housing compounds – 30*1.5 MVA, 15.75 KV/220V.
Industrial electrical project expertise
Team leadership and supervision
High-value project management
Commercial electrical project expertise
Fact checking
Project support
Customer communications
Scheduling
Budget Administration
Problem-solving abilities
Decision-Making
Major Assignments
· Member of the supervision & final acceptance committee for new pipeline and pumping station under the Jubail mega project for transmitting 500, 000 m3 water daily to the Eastern Province.
· Member of the supervision & final acceptance committee for the new housing compound mega project.
· Member of the group for procurement of new 6.6 KV motors – 1700 KW & 2400 KW – for desalination & intake for Al Khobar 3 (AK 3) plant – Completed inspection & testing of motors in Germany, 2008
· Assigned as Engineer for full scale inspection & testing of AK 3 main generator – 149.625 MVA, 15.75 KV – with Toshiba – Completed inspection & testing of 4 units, 2004-05
Projects
· Replacement of UPS systems at 16 blending & pumping stations – Project Manager in charge of engineering, materials supply, commissioning & operation.
· Replacement of the variable speed motor control system – Project Manager for replacement of the complete system covering engineering, material supply, commissioning and operation.
· Replacement of the HVAC system of the main pumping station in Aziziyah with 4 chiller units with related equipment – Project Manager for engineering, material supply, commissioning and operation.
· Replacement of HVAC systems in 7 blending stations in the eastern water transmission system comprising of 2*60 TR packaged units with all related equipment – Project Manager in charge of engineering, materials supply, commissioning and operation.
· Replacement of air blast breakers with SF6 breakers in the generator load break switch system – Member of the project team. Participated in inspection & testing of SF6 breakers in Switzerland, 2004