amr salama, Group lead Engineer

amr salama

Group lead Engineer

Emerson Automation Solutions

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering - Electronics and Engineering branch.
Experience
20 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 11 Months

Group lead Engineer at Emerson Automation Solutions
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2016

• • SIS Implementation - Supervise SIS leads for MEA assigned projects to ensure timely delivery and quality of the design, configuration, Implementation and Testing. Take ownership of the SIS project engineering activities on all allocated projects and proactively utilize methodologies, resources and techniques for minimizing the execution cost, whilst maintaining the requisite schedule and quality standard.
• SMS Compliance - Ensure compliance to Emerson Safety Management System (SMS) procedures and processes. Perform safety configurations, develop and retain documentation related to customer safety requirements specifications.
• provide the Project Manager with all necessary support and information to ensure that they are Schedule Management - Actively contribute to the development of a realistic and achievable project schedule and fully informed of resource requirements, progress and areas of risk.
• Customer Relations - Be the primary contact for all matters relating to the scope and Engineering for allocated projects and by working closely with the Project Manager ensure that each customer’s expectations are fully understood, managed and achieved.
• Communications - Ensure that all the project team members, inclusive of any third parties, are provided with all necessary and relevant information - details of scope, schedule, technical specifications and quality standards - to effectively deliver their allotted work.
• Procurement - Provide the Project Manager with the procurement list detailed specifications for any sub-contracted works and services where relevant, along with required delivery dates.
• Scope control - Fully understand the scope of work for each project with their portfolio, ensure that it is delivered to the requisite quality, budget and schedule and that the relevant Project Manager is fully informed, at the earliest opportunity, of any customer initiated changes in scope.
• Quality control - Ensure that all Engineering activities are undertaken in accordance with the Company’s quality control processes and that the relevant standard is achieved.
• Suppliers - Take overall responsibility for the management of the other parties - product vendors, sub-contractors, other Emerson teams and third parties undertaking work on behalf of a customer - that are providing products and services associated with the Senior Lead Engineer’s portfolio of projects.
• Internal knowledge transfer - Actively share knowledge and experience with the MEA Engineering team and the wider organization.

senior service Engineer at Honeywell Middle East B.V.
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2014 to January 2016

• Deliver Honeywell’s Life Services Solutions commitments to our customers.
• Lead projects during Engineering, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and commissioning phases as required.
• Assist the project Management organization with preparation of project Execution Plans and method statement preparation.
• Assist the sales organization during pursuit of Safety Solutions opportunities.
• Lead GES team during design, Engineering, FAT and site activities.
• Focal point for communications between customer, Honeywell front office and back office ream.
• Carry out safety system audits to assess the safety system conditions, provides recommendations and solutions
• Preventive and corrective maintenance of the Honeywell portfolio hardware and software upgrades
• System modifications and additions - both on-line and off-line
• Carry out safety systems “FSC & SM” migrations on-line.
• Provide special / custom training to customers upon request
• Actively participate in Honeywell’s growth plans and identify opportunities to provide additional services in the installed base
• Ensure customer satisfaction, process uptime and system performance while working as the Resident Support Engineer or while representing Honeywell at customer locations in various roles
 Projects with HME:
• Halon replacement project at Upper Zakum UZ field
(Safety Manager -EPKS - Third party “fire and gas”)
• Replacement of F&G system in Dubai Supply Authority DUSUP
(Safety Manager - Experion PKS)
• Power Upgrade project at Zirku Island
(Safety Manager)
• Margham Capacity Increase at Dubai Supply Authority DUSUP
(Safety Manager - C300 - EPKS)
 Safety systems FSC &SM controller skills;
• System design (Hardware & logic sheets)
• Maintenance activities (yearly, 3 months).
• Standard system checks (diagnostics).
• Replacing modules
• On-line software upgrades & Standard system modifications (Logic changes, adding modules).
• Configure external communications with Experion PKS (SCADA, PCDI & CDA)
• Configure safe net communications with safety manager systems and external communications with 3’rd parties.
• Non-standard system modifications (COM cabling network, adding racks)
• Trouble shooting 2nd-line with remote assistance TAC L3 or higher
• Certified trainer for implementation and maintenance trainings.
 Safety systems FSC &SM certificates: -
• Certified safety service Engineer for the FSC safety system Certification level: L3, Service Engineer system: FSC safety system
• Certified safety service Engineer for the safety manager system Certification level: L3, Service Engineer system: Safety Certified trainer manager system
 Experion DCS skills;
• Basic process control techniques and control strategy implementation.
• Installation and configuration for Experion DCS systems including Experion servers with TPS interface, Simulation servers, C200 controllers (series A IO and PMIO), C300 controllers with series C I/O & PMIO, ACE controllers, consoles stations, flex stations & domain controller.
• Configure Experion Server security.
• SCADA “Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition systems” configuration & troubleshooting.
• Station and Server redundancy issues.
• C300 PCDI Connections to HC900/ML and Safety Manager.

Achievements:
• Completed all assigned projects within the required time frame, and exceeding the financial results.
• Provided technically Support other projects for ESD related issues, and escalation path with center of Excellence in Netherlands if required.

Field service Engineer at Honeywell Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • June 2008 to June 2014

• • Engineering and Technical expertise in Process Automation and Control Systems Design, development, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
• Application, Service & Sales support Experience on Honeywell Controllers C200/C300 “DCS”, FSC/SM “SIS” controllers.
• Interfacing with the Client, engineering contractors and their packaged systems suppliers.
• System installation, inspection and Site Acceptance Testing SAT.
• Pre-commissioning / loop checking assistance.
• Commissioning & start-up for Experion PKS, Safety Manager Systems & FSC systems.
• Performing routine and power down preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and corrective maintenance.
• Performing trainings for Honeywell Employees and customers “Operator, maintenance & Engineering trainings for SIS.
• Apply Global Service Management GSM procedures to perform various activities, Uses preventive Maintenance tool (PM tool) to generate tasks list.

Instrument maintenace Engineer at Suez Oil Company -Egypt.
  • Egypt
  • June 2003 to June 2008

1. 1. Carry out preventative maintenance (P.M) and troubleshooting for the following equipments instruments & control systems.
• Pneumatic control panel for offshore diesel fire pump.
• Reciprocating compressors (DRESSER RAND).
• Water injection plant centrifugal pumps, sand filters and vacuum tower (SERCK BAKER).
• Oil heater & de-Salter plant.
• Oil and gas separation plant offshore & onshore.
• Plant utilities (Multi stages flash desalination and air compressors).
• Waste water treatment plant.
• ESD system for the plant.
• Well head hydraulic control system for platforms (AUTOCON COMPANY)
• Automatic tank gauging ENRAF 854 ATG & 878 CPI.
• Fire alarm systems smoke and gas detection in process, tank farm accommodation and offshore areas.
2. Participates in major overhaul and shutdown maintenance activities.
3. Investigates and troubleshoots maintenance problems, implements fault-finding routines and procedures, diagnoses problems and takes appropriate action.
4. Inspects materials received to ensure conformance to required specifications and arranges witnesses testing/operational use of spares to verify Compatibility with existing equipment, as instructed.
5. Understands the Company health, safety and environmental policy, Performs work in a safe and efficient manner.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering - Electronics and Engineering branch.
  • at Faculty of Engineering
  • July 2001

Specialties & Skills

Instrumentation
Safety Analysis
Field Service
Emergency Shutdown systems
Wireless transmitters
Field Instrumentation
Project Engineer

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Functional Safety Engineer (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell Safety Management Systems COE
Date Attended:
February 2014
Honeywell EPKS server advanced System Level Troubleshooting and Maintenance (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
July 2013
Experion PKS server Engineering and configuration (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
November 2011
Experion PKS: Fundamentals control execution environment controller implementation (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
January 2012
Experion servers installation and Advanced administration (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
April 2012
Experion PKS graphics design and building (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
July 2011
Advanced training on Honeywell Safety manager systems (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
November 2010
Advanced training on Honeywell Fail control systems (Training)
Training Institute:
Honeywell AC
Date Attended:
July 2009