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Abdul Hadi Syed, Project Engineer

Abdul Hadi Syed

Project Engineer·WSM Engineering

Canada

Master's degree, Electrical Power Systems and Management Sciences

Work experience

Total years of experience: 13 years, 9 months

Project Engineer

October 2014 - Present

WSM Engineering

Canada

October 2014 - Present

o Prepare proposals, cost estimate, reports, technical documents including electrical drawings, cable & conduit schedules, cable sizing and specifications
o Perform design-build tasks of electrical design, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems and drafting applied to Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Industrial & Retrofit buildings
o Executed residential and commercial projects with electrical and mechanical engineering staff and furnished Designs deliverables with the help of AutoCad
o Carried out the design related to lighting systems, fire alarm devices and low voltage equipment, inside the facility and engineering calculations along with drawings.
o Interacted with clients, architects and contractors regarding projects and performed site visits
o Aid PEng engineers in field testing and commissioning of electrical designs

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Engineer

February 2012 - September 2013

Energya Cables

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

February 2012 - September 2013

o Executed prioritized Low-Voltage & Medium-Voltage power projects and furnished designs deliverables
o Accomplished the designing of low and medium voltage power cables for electrical utility and various substation projects in accordance with the utility standard, safety regulations and practices and grounding
o Prepared technical specification, data sheets and issued material requisition (RFQ/RFP)
o Performed cable routing calculations, cable ampacity calculations, route planning and design of trenches, cable racks etc.
o Calculated MV/LV cable sizes for substation equipment and outgoing feeders.
o Reviewed bids, conducted technical evaluations and aided my manager in making critical decisions
o Interacted with customers to document their needs or specification and design the product accordingly
o Presented key design facts and clarified issues pertaining to design and economics of proposed solutions to team members, management and clients.
o Exceeded Management expectations by reviewing technical specifications within contract and providing technical support and identifying risks, in meeting company objectives and projects, to Operations & Maintenance Department, Bids & Proposal Department and Export Department
o Effectively worked with Bid & Proposal Department in applying relevant codes and regulation
o Developed Management skills by developing Content Management System for storing, controlling and versioning different national and international Cable Standards and company’s Design Manuals and Projects listng and their progress reports, for all departments to extract relavant information from it
o Appraised excellent by Manager for recommending design modifications as indicated by test and usage and incorporated new technology in the design or redesign of product
o Accomplished research related to projects, technical analysis, cable sizing and detailed designing according to ASME, ANSI, IEC, IEEE and other standards
o Manifested communication and presentation skills by conducting technical presentations, preparing Process & Design documents and articulated method of manufacturing (MOM) with all required machine resources, semi-finished or raw materials and processes involved in manufactuing the complete ordered product with the help of EPICOR ERP software, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project
o Formulated testing procedures/documentation for different products and Organized/Performed testing activities with QA/QC to ensure that the production complies with standards
o Increased productivity and manufacturing process efficiency by optimizing the product designs
o Developed instructions for employees and customers on how to use company products and technology and organized training for new staff

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Design Trainee Engineer

May 2010 - September 2010

Siemens AG

Karachi, Pakistan

May 2010 - September 2010

o Designed High Voltage substations up to 220kV with aggregate projects’ worth approx. $20M.
o Prepared and reviewed documents such as Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), HV equipment layout, switchyard layouts, bus bar arrangements, foundation and trench planning etc
o Well versed with international standards such as IEEE, IEC and ANSI for electrical/civil engineering works.
o Performed power system analysis, protection & control, short circuit forces and mechanical loading calculations for steel structure designs.
o Calculated MV/LV cable sizes for substation equipment and outgoing feeders.
o Performed substation grounding according to IEEE 80-2000 with relevant calculations
o Carried out Equipment Loading Calculation using Siemens AIS Cable software and cable calculations
o Prepared Bill of Quantities (BOQs) for hardware, lightning and earthing
o Designed LV/MV/HV Switchgear for various industries like Utilities, Refinery, Power Plants Cement
o Performed various design tasks of projects and specified various types of LV/MV switchgears employing Vacuum Circuit Breakers (VCBs) and Air Circuit Breaker (ACBs), testing of Protection Relays installed at switchgear and visited various project sites for testing and commissioning purposes
o Trained on different engineering designs and schematics of Control Panels, Relay Panels, Bus Coupler Panels, AC/DC Distribution boards and Protection Coordination and Calculations
o Performed site visits to resolve on-the-ground issues and clarified clients about various design issues

Accomplished Projects:

1. Designing of Electrical Power Distribution System of “ZAMAN TEXTILE”
In this project, I designed low voltage distribution and sub-distribution successfully. Along with this, various design tasks were completed including selecting switchgear, cable sizing, developing cable systems, power system studies like short circuit analysis and load flow analysis using ETAP software, grounding and lighting

2. Single Bus Bar 132/11kV Air Insulation Substation (AIS) project

3. Double Bus Bar 132/11kV Air Insulation Substation (AIS) project

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Education

University of Waterloo

August 2014

August 2014

Master's degree, Electrical Power Systems and Management Sciences

Canada

GPA (percentage): 86.6%

GPA (percentage): 86.6%

Did Certifications in Sustainable Energy, Management Sciences and Student Leadership Program Relevant Courses: • Power System Analysis and Control, Power System Operations, Power Distribution Systems, Energy Processing (Power Electronics), High Voltage Engineering Application • Electrical Power Distribution and Utilization, Electrical Power System Protection, Energy Conversion, Electrical Machine Design and Theory, Electrical Power Transmission ACADEMIC PROJECTS • Designing and Modeling of Three-phase VSI based DC-AC conversion system for power grid-connected applications to satisfy instantaneous load demand while respecting system limitations and power quality delivered to load using PSIM simulation. The objective was achieved by designing and suggesting appropriate control strategies for Voltage Source Inverter (VSI), Low Pass Filter (LPF) and Energy Storage System (ESS) while adopting a suitable protective strategy for the circuit • Designing of electrical distribution network for Residential, Commercial and Industrial area from the scratch, starting with load forecasting then distribution system planning, substation bus scheme design, substation sizing, power flow and reactive power control • Designing and simulating the 11 kV Grid Parallel System with the help of ETAP Electrical Simulation software and the system comprised of the General Electric (GE) Jenbacher Gas Generators with the primary and secondary electrical protections (relay coordination & setting) involved • Dispatch and Settlement of multiple participant Power Pools in Canada • Electrical Simulation, Analysis and Study on “Loss Reduction of Power Distribution Network Using Optimum Size and Location of Distributed Generation”

NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

December 2011

December 2011

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.7 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.7 out of 4

Attended Seminars on the following topics at NED University: 1.Power Transformers held on 15th Jan. 2011 by IET. 2.HV/LV Switchgears held on 29th Jan. 2011 by IET. 3.Generators held on 12th Feb. 2011 by IET. 4.Energy awareness week by engro, kesc, pso and SPE. 5.Four dimension personification. 6.Grace for producing communication skills in engineers. 7.Arrange stall at spring festival of NED university and earn huge profit in much less time.

Skills

Load Flow Analysis
Expert
Load Flow Analysis
Expert
Engineering Drawings
Expert
Engineering Drawings
Expert
Ms Visio
Intermediate
Ms Visio
Intermediate
Calculux Lightning Software
Intermediate
Calculux Lightning Software
Intermediate
ETAP and MATLAB Electrical Simulation Softwares
Intermediate
ETAP and MATLAB Electrical Simulation Softwares
Intermediate
Ms Office
Intermediate
Ms Office
Intermediate
Minitab Statistical Software
Intermediate
Minitab Statistical Software
Intermediate
Fault and Short Circuit Analysis
Intermediate
Fault and Short Circuit Analysis
Intermediate
Epicor
Beginner
Epicor
Beginner
Load Flow Analysis
Intermediate
Load Flow Analysis
Intermediate
Cable Designing and Calculations
Intermediate
Cable Designing and Calculations
Intermediate
Relay Coordination and Protection Design
Intermediate
Relay Coordination and Protection Design
Intermediate
Engineering Drawings
Expert
Engineering Drawings
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Institution Of Engineering & Technology, IET (UK)

Applying for professional registration with the IET (UK) as Incorporated Engineer (IEng)

April 2012