Ahmed Sharifudden Abdullah, General Manager Technical Center Of Excellence

Ahmed Sharifudden Abdullah

General Manager Technical Center Of Excellence

KLCC HOLDINGS BERHAD

Location
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
31 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :31 years, 7 Months

General Manager Technical Center Of Excellence at KLCC HOLDINGS BERHAD
  • Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
  • My current job since November 2021

Leading a support team consisting of:
- Technical Support, a team of multi-discipline engineers
- Asset Reliability & Integrity
- Operations Performance Improvement
- Assurance
- Operation Management
- Asset Performance Management

HEAD OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & IMPROVEMENT at PETRONAS Gas Berhad
  • Malaysia - Kertih
  • September 2015 to October 2021

GPU is a division of PETRONAS Gas Berhad, where GPU is consisting of 6 gas processing plants, 2 utilities plants and 1 export terminal.

Head of OE&I is member of Plant Leadership Team (PLT) and reports directly to Senior General Manager of GPU. Reporting to the Head of OE&I are:
• Head of Operational Performance Improvement (OPI)
• Head of Asset and Operational Management
• Head of Work Process
• Head of Operational Excellence Management System
• Head of Analytic Engineering.

Main achievements were:
• Accountable for governance of Asset Management and Operation Management. Managed to attained performance bonus for the last 38 months consecutively with worth of RM216 million.
• Achieved 90% adoption rate on digital transformation.
• As the Lead Digital Taskforce, established PETRONAS Gas Berhad Digital Transformation strategy with budget of RM50 million per year.

HEAD OF UTILITIES KERTEH at PETRONAS Gas Berhad
  • Malaysia - Kertih
  • December 2013 to August 2015

* Managed the plant operation and maintenance with Zero Lost Time Incident.
* Improve maintenance productivity by 20% with more effective maintenance planning.
* Led the development and negotiation of new contract.
* Managed to close the gap on the statutory requirement for ICE and steam engineer and

HEAD OF UTILITIES GEBENG at PETRONAS Gas Berhad
  • Malaysia - Kuantan
  • November 2011 to November 2013

* Similar role and responsibility to Head of UK.
* The 2012 financial performance of UG was the best ever achieving profit before tax 94% above
target.

MANAGER at PETRONAS Gas Berhad
  • Malaysia - Kertih
  • April 2006 to October 2011

Utility Facilities, GPU, PETRONAS Gas Berhad.
* Established the new Plant Turnaround Services Department in 2006.
* Managed 10 to 12 shutdown a year with zero HSE incident.
* Lead negotiation of maintenance contract with a total saving of RM80 million.
* Established Turnaround Manual.
* Eliminate combustion inspection for 9 units of General Electric Frame 6B gas turbine.

HEAD at PETRONAS Gas Berhad
  • Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
  • January 2010 to October 2011

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE SDN BHD KIMANIS
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE SDN BHD (KOMSB)
Subsidiary of PETRONAS Gas Berhad
* Led the development and setting up of a joint venture company, Kimanis O&M Sdn. Bhd.
* Led the development and negotiation and established the 20 years Operation & Maintenance
Contract for the power plant.
* Led the negotiation of a 20 years gas turbine maintenance contract with the OEM and secured
a saving of RM24 million.
* Act as an O&M advisor in the Power Purchase Agreement negotiation
* Initiated and developed comprehensive readiness program for KOMSB

SENIOR EXECUTIVE
  • April 2002 to March 2006

MAINTENANCE PLANNING
Utilities Kerteh, GPU, PETRONAS GAS Berhad.
* Managed the first plant turnaround preparation and execution.
* Managed the development of Equipment Asset Structure in SAP.
* Developed and maintain integrated database to supplement SAP.
* Manage Maintenance Planning Section expenditure with variant of less than 5% annually.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER at BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn. Bhd. (BPPA)
  • January 1998 to March 2002

Led mechanical maintenance team activities from project stage to operation.
* Lead the implementation of Computerize Maintenance Management System.
* Reduced of the turnaround cost by RM1 million
* Saved RM500 thousand in preparation of maintenance workshop.

PRODUCTION PLANNING ENGINEER at MTBE/Polypropylene (M) Sdn Bhd
  • October 1995 to December 1997

Prepared production plan to optimum MTBE plant’s operating mode considering the market
situation, products inventory and shipping schedule,
* An expert user in setting-up SAP Production Module.
* Developed computerised Production Planning reporting and overtime monitoring system.

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER at MTBE/Polypropylene (M) Sdn Bhd
  • October 1992 to September 1995

PETRONAS subsidiaries)
* Troubleshoot equipment failure and supervised maintenance activities
* Developed a computerised systems for preventive maintenance, and spare part and lubrication
inventory system.
* Commissioned polypropylene plant.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at University of Louisian
  • December 1990

Final project: Go Cart

Specialties & Skills

Negotiation
Computerized Maintenance Management System CMMS
Maintenance
Turnarounds
REPORTS
UTILITIES
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP
NEGOTIATION

Languages

English
Intermediate
Malay
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Music, movies, computers, digital, travel, gardening
    I have travel to Dubai, Saudi Arabia, USA, UK, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Korea,