Productivity Leader Middle East Africa
GE
Total years of experience :28 years, 4 Months
Jun 2008 to date
GENERAL ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL INC, http://www.ge.com/
Highlights
• Made significant contributions to the piloting and implementation of Industrial Internet (Predictivity) solutions at Sapphire Power Plant which became the 1st site in the globe with live Industrial Internet.
• Rated Excellent in performance appraisals in the last 3 years. Won 8 GE awards for contributions in various areas in the last 3 years. Received 3 CSR Business Excellence Awards for employee engagement, environment and occupational health & safety.
• Spearheaded efforts and contributed to the site’s IMS - ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OSHAS 18001 - certification.
• Renowned for achieving and maintaining exemplary EHS performance record at the site.
• Successfully mobilized 3 combined cycle power plant sites - Balloki, Muridke & Saif - for O&M services.
Plant Manager, Dec 2009 to date
• In charge of providing operation & maintenance (O&M) services to the Muridke Combined Cycle Power Cycle Power Plant of Sapphire Electric Company Ltd- Plant configuration: 2 GE 6FA GTs, 2 HRSGs & 1 ST with 225 MW Gross capacity - with P&L accountability for GE & client financial expectations (Mar 2011 to date)
• Assure achievement of maximum plant availability at lowest heat rate in a safe, reliable, economical & environmentally friendly manner.
• Hire, lead, mentor & motivate a team of 43 permanent employees - including 3 senior managers & 12 engineers - and a workforce of around 100 at the worksite eliciting superior performances.
• Understand & execute plant contractual requirements and deal with relations related to stakeholders including the owner, subcontractors, vendors & regulatory agencies.
• Formulate, implement and enforce systems, policies & procedures aligned to GE global framework assuring safe, reliable, cost effective operations compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Implement and assure adherence to GE EHS policies & procedures and GE integrity standards to safeguard GE’s worldwide reputation.
• Worked as Plant Manager supervising O&M of the 225 MW Bhikki combined cycle power plant of Halmore Power Generation Company (Dec 2009 to Mar 2011)
Mobilization Manager, Jun 2008 to Dec 2009
• Planned, executed, monitored and controlled mobilization of in-country contracts for providing O&M services to combined cycle power plants of various clients.
• Coordinated with the company HQ in Atlanta GA USA for securing required technical & logistic resources & support for successful mobilization.
• Established the Maintenance Management System and implemented the maintenance plan in each site.
• Supported the GE Country Operation Manager in hiring the management team for each site.
• Prepared & implemented various operational plans - operations, EHS & training as well as administrative procedures.
• Managed the contract budget & procurement.
• Coordinated with the site management team for smooth transition and signing -off.
2007 to 2008
EASTERN POWER COMPANY LTD, Pakistan
General Manager
• Initialized Implementation Agreement with PPIB & negotiated power purchase agreement (PPA).
• Liaised with National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and settled tariff related issues.
• Drafted, negotiated & finalized fuel supply agreement (FSA) and operation & maintenance (O&M) agreement.
• Coordinated selection of EPC contractor, drafting & negotiation of agreement and signed the EPC contract with the Etimaad Engineering.
2006 to 2007
PRIVATE POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD (PPIB),
PPIB is the One Window Facilitator to promote private sector participation in the power sector of Pakistan
Thermal Power Generation Expert
• Coordinated all activities - pre-qualifications, selection of bidders, preparation of terms of reference, monitoring & review of feasibility studies, issue of LOI/LOS, financial & tariff analysis, preparation of presentations & progress reports - related to management of assigned Independent Power Projects
• Coordinated with all stakeholders including WAPDA, NEPRA, Ministry of Water & Power, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, SSGC, PSO, Shell, multinational consultants and IPPs.
• Prepared the frameworks for fuel oil supply agreements (FSA) & competitive fuel pricing for IPPs under Power Policy 2002. Reviewed FSA for ICB projects
• Finalized new tariff structure & bid evaluation methodology for ICB projects in collaboration with PPIB consultants.
• Analyzed tariff proposals for fast-track expansion of IPP projects and proposals from leading business houses for setting up new power projects.
Assigned Independent Power Projects
• Two 1000 MW - 1200 MW imported coal based (ICB) integrated power projects near Karachi
• 120 MW Combined Cycle Power Project based on low BTU Kandra gas at Sukkur.
2005 to 2006
ABU DHABI WATER & ELECTRICITY COMPANY (ADWEC), http://www.adwec.ae/, Abu Dhabi UAE
ADWEC, a subsidiary of ADWEA is the single buyer & seller of water & power in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Performance Engineer
• Worked in the Procurement & Contracts department with German & Australian managers.
• Developed & implemented contractual agreements like power & water purchase agreements (PWPA) and gas sales agreements (GSA).
• Conducted initial & annual performance testing of independent water & power plants (IWPP).
• Evaluated bid proposals for setting up new IWPPs, developed fuel demand models for IWPPs and finalized PWPA schedules.
Highlights
• Participated in developing power sales & power purchase agreements with various neighboring emirates.
• Evaluated bid proposals for acquisition & expansion of Fujairah Water & Power Plant
1997 to 2005
ESB INTERNATIONAL, http://www.esbi.ie/ Pakistan
Performance Engineer
Power Plant: Rousch Power Plant near Multan - The 412 MW plant consists of 2 Siemens V94.2 gas turbines in combined cycle with 2 heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) feeding steam to a single turbine. The gas turbines originally fired on residual fuel oil (RFO) were converted to natural gas in 2003.
• Administered various contractual agreements - O&M, PPA & GSA - ensuring adherence to contractual terms & conditions and achievement of ESBI objectives.
• Conducted dependable capacity tests & heat rate tests of the units and issued reports.
• Recommended strategies to minimize liquidated damages (LD) based on analysis of heat rate/capacity degradation and evaluation of its commercial impact.
• Monitored plant performance & issued periodic reports for top management, owners & lenders
Worked at the Uch Power Plant (consisting of 2 Siemens V94.2 gas turbines + steam turbine generating 586 MW using low BTU gas) as C&I Engineer/Assistant Engineer/Graduate Trainee Engineer,
EARLY WORK EXPERIENCE
• 1996 to 1997: NATIONAL FERTILIZERS CORPORATION (NFC), Pakarab Fertilizers Multan, Area Engineer Instruments
• 1995 to 1996: INET Lahore, Applications Engineer
Degree with Honours. Achieved 2 merit certificates.
