Ahmad AL-Obaidi, Electrical Engineer

Ahmad AL-Obaidi

Electrical Engineer

Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
16 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months

Electrical Engineer at Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since March 2008

Maintenance of medium voltage switchgear, power transformers, capacitor compensators and LVAC
distribution boards in Primary distribution substations up to 33KV level. Includes equipment
operation, testing and restoration.
 Involved in new medium voltage distribution substations design, tendering, procurement, testing and
commissioning of switchgear, power transformers, distribution transformers, LVAC systems and
capacitor banks.
 Maintenance planning, scheduling and monitoring of compliance with maintenance policy, standards
and performance benchmarks.
 Troubleshooting and fault repair in medium voltage switchgear and power transformer. Involves fast
emergency response to power system failure and troubleshooting of faulty equipment and finally
performing root cause analysis/reporting.
 Assessment, forecasting and procurement of spares and test equipment.
 Member of several prequalification committees for evaluation and qualifying of new power equipment
vendors.
 Performing of FAT’s, SAT’s, routine and third party laboratory testing for medium voltage switchgear,
power transformers, capacitor banks, protection relays, DC chargers, battery systems and more.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at American University in Dubai
  • February 2011

Masters in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering (power)
  • at American University of Sharjah
  • January 2008

Worked also as a Research Assistant In High Voltage Department: Participated actively in a research project targeting the design and testing of Partial Discharge Detection System that is based on a new (induction coupling) technique.

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Planning
Maintenance
Testing
Electrical
Microsoft Projects
Business Communication
Project Management
IBM MAXIMO CMMS
Microsoft Office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

PMI
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • July 2012
IEEE
  • Member
  • June 2007

Training and Certifications

Medium voltage power systems troubleshooting and maintenance. (Training)
Training Institute:
Howards
Date Attended:
April 2013
Duration:
30 hours
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
June 2015