Mohamed Farou, Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Mohamed Farou

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Egis Rail

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Generation and Utilization
Experience
18 years, 8 months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 8 months

Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Egis Rail
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since November 2014

• Construction Phase
1. Planning, organizing and supervising the work of engineers and inspectors assigned to elevated stations.
2. Quality control review of electrical deliverables.
3. Under direction take the lead and review plans and perform electrical inspection work involved in the enforcement of the Saudi Electric Code, NFPA, I.E.C, British standards, CIBSE and regulations adopted pursuant to the project specifications.
4. Determine the cause and take action to correct violations of agreed electrical standards, Codes and specifications.
5. Provide corrective instructions to engineers and inspectors.
6. Prepare recommendations regarding temporary and final certificates of handover occupancy.
7. Provides necessary technical support and design review to the team ensuring the correctness and quality of implementation of requirements.
8. Participate in negotiation with regulatory agencies in meetings to support the client in related to the Electrical works.
9. Regularly interacts with the client to share and understand the on-going design and construction works.
10. Prepare weekly work load reports, monitors the progress of work accomplished and reports to the higher management and the client.
11. Keep Project Management Team constantly informed as to changes made in the field to ensure timely processing of contract change orders.

• Design Phase
Revise the design and shop drawings of the following electrical systems:
1. Power Supply.
2. Low Voltage distribution network and cables.
3. Emergency Power, UPS and Addressable Central Battery System..
4. Lighting and small power.
5. LV Trays and conduits.
6. Solar Photovoltaic system.
7. Earthing and Lightning protection System.
8. Fire Alarm System.
9. Method of statement and materials for all electrical civil works.

Project:
• Riyadh Metro Project- Package 2- Line 3

Line 3 (Red Line) runs in the East-West direction along Al-Madinah Al Munawwarah and Prince Saad Bin Abdulrahman Al Awal Roads, starting at the west near Jeddah Expressway and ending at the east near the National Guard Camp of Khashm El Aan. The Metro will be mostly elevated along the western part of Al - Madinah Al Munawwarah Road, then underground in bored and mined tunnels in the central section of the line, and generally at grade along Prince Saad Ibn Abdulrahman Road. The length of the line is approximately 40.7 km and it features 20 stations, in addition to 2 transfer stations with Lines 1 and 6.

Senior Lighting Designer at Al Nasser Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2013 to November 2014

1. Three-dimensional modeling of lighting concepts for Interior, Exterior areas, Landscape and Facade lighting for Residential, Commercial, Hotels and Sports Areas.
2. Selection of luminaires and preparation of bill of quantities and technical submittals.
3. Road and Tunnel lighting design.
4. Prepare presentation for clients, contractors and consultants.
5. Present final layouts of the proposed lighting design in AutoCAD files.
6. Support sales team all over the kingdom.

Projects:
1. Nurses Accommodation in KAABA, Dhahran- KSA.
2. DAEM Homes (Type A, B and C), Riyadh- KSA.
3. Al-Romaizan Residense, Riyadh- KSA.
4. International Football Stadium-King Khalid University, ABHA- KSA.
5. Hilton Hotel, Riyadh- KSA.
6. 4 Star Hotel, Al Ahssa- KSA.
7. Al Ghadeer Hotel, Riyadh-KSA.
8. Jareer Hotel, Riyadh- KSA.
9. Parking Area for King Abdullah Center- KSA.
10. TABUK Province Museum- KSA.
11. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Kano- Nigeria.
12. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Bamako- Mali.
13. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, ACCRA- Ghana.
14. A5 Tower- Granada business park, Riyadh- KSA.
15. Taif University- KSA.
16. Court of justice- KSA
17. Al Safah garden, Dammam- KSA.
18. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh- KSA.
19. Interior lighting for Palace.
20. Facade lighting for office building, Riyadh-KSA.
21. Sports areas for California Compound including Basketball and Tennis court, Riyadh-KSA.
22. Mawten office, Riyadh- KSA.
23. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Kuala Lampur- Malaysia.
24. Riyadh Technical College Theater- KSA.
25. Qassim Museum- KSA.
26. Section 9 & 10 of Road Lighting for Amana Riyadh- KSA.
27. Hilton Double Tree, Riyadh- KSA.
28. King Abdel Aziz Road, Jeddah- KSA.
29. Parking Area for Customs-, Jizan- KSA.
30. Water Tank- Riyadh- KSA.
31. 200 Bed Prince Salman Hospital, Riyadh- KSA.
32. 200 Bed Al Iman Hospital. Riyadh- KSA.
33. Al Malik Hotel, Jeddah- KSA.
34. VIP Building-Breeding Farm, Doha- Qatar.
35. SWCC Housing Compound, Al Khobar- KSA.
36. Al Malik Hotel- Jeddah- KSA.
37. Alstom Factory- Jeddah- KSA.
38. Tabuk University Administration Building- KSA.
39. Al Majdoul Tower, Riyadh- KSA.

Senior Electrical Engineer and Lighting Designer at Arab Consulting Engineers
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2009 to March 2013

1. Design the electrical networks including (Low voltage schematic, Low voltage distribution layout, Lighting layout and its calculations, Small power layout, cable routing, Cable size calculation, Cable tray calculation & load schedule, Voltage drop, Short circuit calculations, Earthing calculations, Power factor correction calculation, Road lighting and Tunnel lighting).
2. Work with the PRTM team (American company) to help our company find new and innovative ways to operate to achieve strategic advantage.
3. Approval of workshop drawings.
4. Attended a lot of technical meeting in the sites to clear and solve technical obstacles.
5. Keeping up to date with and technological advances and new products.
6. Trained all engineers in the electrical department on REVIT MEP.
7. Developing existing and new client relationships to meet business requirements and grow the business.
8. Confer with engineers, customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.
9. Prepare specifications for purchase of materials and equipment.
10. Investigate and test vendors' and competitors' products.
11. Compile data and write reports regarding existing and potential engineering studies and projects.
12. Ensuring all the projects are executed within the given budget and completed on time.
13. Visits electrical events and shows to get ideas and a fair understanding about the different types of electrical equipments and their functions as well.
14. Plan and implement research methodology and procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
15. Verifying and testing electrical equipments for any manufacturing defects or malfunctions.
16. Trained at Lighting Force Company to the desired level of proficiency in the delivery of specialists detailed lighting design services.
17. Provide Value Engineering for Mega Projects.
18. Provide lighting services for lighting's manufacturer " CREE".


Projects:
1. Metro Dubai project (Red line consists of 24 Elevated stations & 4 Underground stations and for Green line consists of 8 Elevated stations & 5 Underground stations), Also depots and Annexes for both lines- United Arab Emirates.
2. Design Electrical networks for civil works of Greater Cairo Metro- Al Thawra line (Line 3) Phase 3B & 3C consists of 4 Underground stations & 3 Elevated stations and diversion of public utilities for both phases- Egypt.
3. Design electrical services for Damac Park Avenue (Phase F- Zone F).
4. Factory (81 Military): \[Administration building, Mosque, Conference Hall, Stores and Exhibition\]- Egypt.
5. Design electrical services for factory of Eastern Company for Tobacco, Giza- Egypt.
6. Design electrical networks for banks such as C.I.B and Barclay's Banks.
7. Design and Supervision of a lot of Mega stations for Water and treatment stations such as (Elsheik zayed, Fostat, 6 october, Marsa Matrouh, Banha, Imbaba, etc)- Egypt.
8. Design Al- Ghaida Water supply system- Republic of Yemen.
9. Infrastructure of Al-Falah village- Abu-dhabi, Unted Arab-Emirates.
10. Design-Build the basic infrastructure for Al Qwasim area- Libya.
11. Design lighting calculation of rod El Farag highway- Egypt.
12. Design lighting calculation of Al-Halfaia Bridge- Sudan.
13. Design lighting for Albania tunnel of length 3000 KM- Republic of Albania.
14. Design Interior and Exterior lighting for (Lobby Lounge, 3 meals restaurant, BAR, Main lobby, King Rooms, Twin Rooms & Meeting rooms) in Hilton Garden Inn Doha - Qatar.
15. Exterior lighting design for Jubilee Buildings- United Kingdom.
16. Interior lighting design for Rooms and Bathrooms in Menzies Hotel, Chigwell- United Kingdom.
17. Lighting design for B Sky B, London- United Kingdom.
18. Value engineering for Porto-Matrouh, Marsa Matrouh- Egypt.
19. Value engineering for Al-Azizia City- Saudi Arabia.

Maintenance Electrical Engineer at Egyptian Drilling Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2008 to April 2009

1. Maintenance and troubleshooting of errors happened during drilling operation.
2. Responsible to disconnect and connect all electrical equipments in rig and camp within 24 hours during the movement.
3. Install all kinds of plug stations..
4. Install all lighting fixtures, pumps and panel boards.
5. I repaired all damaged lighting fixtures, heaters, pumps and all electrical equipments in the site.
6. Fixing faults on site and arranging for replacement machinery or equipment to be installed.
7. Responding immediately to equipment breakdowns.
8. Making scheduled checks on machinery and parts.
9. Oiling and cleaning machinery and parts.
10. An understanding of engineering drawings and principles.
11. Responsible for monitoring, supervising and coordinating the maintenance of electrical controls and equipment.
12. Play the role of a technical advisor/supporter to other departments in critical engineering matters.
13. Perform responsibilities of conducting corrective and preventive maintenance of electrical equipment and their controls.

Electrical Design Engineer at Arab Consulting Engineers
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2005 to July 2008

1. Review electrical networks of Metro Dubai project including Substations, annexes and stations.
2. Design the electrical network for schools, courts, resort and banks.
3. Experience of power engineering and design of both medium and low voltage systems.
4. Appreciation and understanding of relevant UK, European & international standards, codes of practice and procedures.
5. Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
6. Design/ drawing office experience including AutoCAD.
7. Cost estimates.
8. Able to read and understand architectural prints, piping & instrumentation diagrams, electrical diagrams and constructions drawings.
9. Design of multiple projects simultaneously.

Education

Master's degree, Generation and Utilization
  • at Cairo University
  • October 2010

IEEE approved research paper “DS Reconfiguration for Loss Minimization Using GA and Load Flow Solution” and published in magazine and journal of IEEE and presented in 14th International Middle East Power System Conference (MEPCON) on December 20, 2010.

Specialties & Skills

Lighting Design
Microsoft Office
Communicator
Negotiation
Research
Dialux, Relux, Revit, Ecodial, AutoCAD, Revit, Tunnel lighting, Ulysse, Primavera

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institution
  • Management
  • September 2012
Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers
  • Engineering
  • July 2005
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Engineering
  • March 2012

Training and Certifications

Revit MEP and Advanced Revit MEP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
April 2012
Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2012
Valid Until:
August 2012