imran afzal, Equipment and Plant/Workshop Engineer

imran afzal

Equipment and Plant/Workshop Engineer

Ammico Int'l Contracting Company KSA

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics and Control
Experience
13 years, 10 months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 10 months

Equipment and Plant/Workshop Engineer at Ammico Int'l Contracting Company KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since March 2014

• Maintenance, Repairing and Troubleshooting of Electromechanical and Electrohydraulic Control System of Heavy Equipment in workshop and at sites
• Schedule, direct and monitor the workshop activities for the Mechanical Workshop, Hydraulic Maintenance Shop, Electrical Maintenance Workshop and All Workshop Related Welding, Fabricating & Maintenance works in the assigned area and assign resources, in line with the maintenance schedule.
• Execution of the project engineering involving Installation, commissioning & testing of electromechanical equipment under HSE rules
• Condition Monitoring and Predictive maintenance of critical equipment and corrective actions to avoid breakdown
• Supervise and manage vendor engineering and equipment deliverable to ensure compliance with project standards and specifications
• Troubleshoots plant electrical & mechanical problems to determine their cause and recommends options for eliminating such problems. Includes carrying out tests on equipment.
• Capable of guiding/leading the electrical & mechanical maintenance team and implementing the best maintenance strategy for the equipment
• Planning for resources and manpower for planned shutdown of the equipment/project and execution including start-up
• Daily equipment monitoring, calculations and reporting at daily basis
• Material procurement and maintaining minimum spares for attending breakdown and reducing breakdown time, Awareness on Hazardous area classifications and selection of equipment
• Coordination with various departments for smooth functioning of the equipment by feedback and suggestions from them, Quality Circle formation for detecting problems and solving from shop floor employees
• Maintaining & updating checklists of equipment and maintain maintenance & repairing record of machines/equipment
• Trained and managed electrical and mechanical technicians, ensuring adherence to safety procedures and maintenance of high quality service standards expected by management
Heavy Machines Expertise:
• Bauer, Hemco, Sany & Casagrande drilling Pilling Rigs with CAT, Cummins, Deutz Engine
• Diaphragm Wall Cutters Bauer, Korean and Hemco
• Crawler Cranes Sany, Fushun, XCMG, Liebherr and Hemco
• Anchor Drilling Rigs with Deutz Engine
• Generators Olympian, CAT and Perkins
• Compressors Sullair, Atlas Copco & Kaishan
• Power Pack ICE 550 & 570
• Vibro Hammers ICE 815C

Electrical and Automation Engineer at Ammico contracting company W.L.L. Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • December 2011 to March 2014

• Programming of customized Electrical Systems for Heavy Machines using PLC or Controllers
• Crane Safety Systems/LMI System Repairing, Maintenance and Installation
• Installation, Commissioning and troubleshooting of VFDs
• Troubleshooting & Repairing of Electrical Control System of Drilling Rigs & Crawler cranes
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, equipment, and electrical parts, via using test equipment to identify the cause of breakdown; fix the problems and connect wires to circuit breakers and other components within designated schedules
• Planned, drafted, executed, maintained and improved electrical equipment instruments, facilities, components and systems; controlled computer-aided engineering and designed equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Examined installations and observed operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications, and provided technical assistance to field personnel in the areas of high voltage distribution equipment and high voltage motors/generators
• Electrical Material procurement and maintaining minimum spares for reducing breakdown time
• Leading the electrical team and implementing the best maintenance & repairing strategy for the heavy equipment
• Planning for resources and electrical manpower for projects execution including start-up

Instructor Automation at Swedish Pakistani Institute of technology Gujrat
  • Pakistan
  • October 2011 to December 2011

Worked in Automation Technology Department
• Teaching Subjects was PLC, Automation Fundamental II and CNC Machine Theory & Operation, LAB Subjects was PLC Programming, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, CNC and Instrumentation
• In LAB Worked on Sensors (Limit Switches, Proximity Sensor Inductive, Capacitive and Optical) and Hydraulic & Pneumatic operated equipment (Valves and Cylinders) made by FESTO Company & also Worked on Direct Logic PLCs (DL105 & 405) and Relay Boxes
• Gave Training on CNC Simulator and CAD & CAM Software

Technical Supervisor workshop at Service Shoes industry Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Sialkot
  • October 2006 to August 2007

• Plans daily activities of the workshop
• Receives and recording all incoming and outgoing jobs
• Conducts professional repairs
• Stores and monitors the workshop tools
• Conducts training sessions
• Installs and commissions sold equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics and Control
  • at UET Lahore
  • September 2011

3rd position in B.Sc Class 3rd Position in Punjab Board of Technical Education Board 3rd Position in School Two internships in Packages Limited and Millet Equipment Limited Enrolled in Dean's Hours list Executive member of Mechatronics Club

Diploma, Automation Technology
  • at Swedish Pakistani Institute of Technology Gujrat
  • September 2006

3rd Position in Punjab Board of Technical Education Board

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Govt Comprehensive Scholl Gujrat
  • September 2003

3rd Position in Class Got merit scholarship on basis of matriculation result

Specialties & Skills

PLC Programming
Electrical Testing
System Automation
Control System Design
Control Valves
MS office
PLC RS LOGIX 500/5000, Direct Soft, Simatic Manager
Automation Softwares & PLC Programming Softwares
AutoCad & Solid Edge
HMI Designing and Programming
EPEC Programming
C,C++,Visual Basic
CodSys 2.1 & 2.3

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

Mechatronics & Electronics Club
  • Exective Member
  • March 2009

Training and Certifications

Internee (Machines Repairing & Production) (Training)
Training Institute:
Packages Limited Pakistan
Date Attended:
July 2010
Internee (CNC & PLC Programming ) (Training)
Training Institute:
Millet Equipment Limited
Date Attended:
July 2009

Hobbies

  • Internet Surfing
  • Traveling
  • Attending Seminars