Arfan Ali Makhdoom, Testing And Commissioning Manager

Arfan Ali Makhdoom

Testing And Commissioning Manager

ALGIHAZ

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical ( Power)
Experience
17 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months

Testing And Commissioning Manager at ALGIHAZ
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since March 2022

Saudi ARAMCO Project construction of below substations in below GOSP-Plants.
Shedgum GOSP-4 Construction of 115/13.8.4.16KV Substation and connecting of all existing load
Dis mental the existing switch gears Power Transformers after replacement of existing loads.
Aindar GOSP-2 Modification at existing 115KV substations, Power Transformers 80MVA, Construction of 13.8/4.16KV switch gears and connecting the existing loads.
Aindar GOSP-4 Modification at existing 115KV substations, Power Transformers 80MVA, Construction of 13.8/4.16KV switch gears and connecting the existing loads.
Abqaiq GOSP-3 Modification at existing 69KV substations, Power Transformers 60MVA, Construction of 13.8/4.16KV switch gears and connecting the existing loads.
Abqaiq GOSP-6 Construction of 34.5KV substations, Power Transformers 60MVA, Construction of 13.8/4.16KV switch gears and connecting the existing loads

Area Manager at Algihaz
  • Saudi Arabia - Mecca
  • March 2020 to February 2022

Smart Metering Project
To lead and Manage more than 800 manpower during Smart meter project.
Warehouse management inbound/outbound record of smart meters.
Provide the professional training to manpower, supervisors, site engineers, technicians Safety, Quality.
With proven record, Zero incident during installation of Smart meters, ECCU’s, ECB’s.
 Replacement of 100 A EMD/DGLD meters to smart meters 650, 000 in Makkah Area office 2300.
Replacement of 150 A EMD/DGLD meters to smart meters 8, 000 in Makkah office 2300
Replacement of CT meters EMCT/DGLCT meters to smart meters 24, 000 in Makkah office 2300
Installation of ECCU (Communication module) for the digital Meters 107, 644 in Makkah Office.
Installation of ECB’s 150A and Above in Makkah office 2300.
Have professional knowledge of Rollout and Clevest application using for replacement of Smart meters, ECCU’s, ECB’s, Site Survey, meter box replacement.

Operation Manager at AL-Gihaz Holding
  • Saudi Arabia - Alahsa
  • January 2017 to February 2020

• To supervise the testing and commissioning work in 69KV & 115KV substations in all areas of Gas oil separation plant (GOSP) and Water injection plant (WIP) in North, central and south Ghawar in Saudi ARAMCO.
• Design review, procurement, resource management, Risk management, cost management.
• Planning for Partial Shutdown or cutover (Total Shutdown)
• Coordination with ARAMCO team, PMT, PSED, POD (Power+ Relay) plant Maintenance.
• Presenting the planning prior to the shutdown and progress review meeting with Saudi ARAMCO team.
• Comply with the Saudi ARAMCO procedure and standards of Safety, QAQC, work permit etc. during execution period.
• Testing of outdoor Switchyard equipments, Dead Tank Circuit Breakers ( DTCB), Insulator switch, Earth Swicthes, ( motor operated & hand operated) 115KV tubular bus bar, Free Standing CT, CVT, Surge arrestors, Circuit Switcher etc.
• Testing& commissioning breaker control protection panel, Transformfer protection panel, line protection panel, down stream incomer panel of (13.8KV & 4.16KV), testing of MCCB buckt 400/220 V, ACDB & DCDB panels, modification work, Testing of SEL 487-E, SEL 311L, SEL 451-5 & SEL 751 type relays.

 115/13.8KV Aindar WIP-1 plant substation
 Aindar GOSP-2, 1 & 4.
 115/13.8KV Schedgum ACC & SCHEDGUM GOSP-5 plant substation
 115KV Uthmania GOSP-4 plant substation
 Hawiyah GOSP-4
 Hawiiyah GOSP-2 & 3

Division Manager at AlGihaz Holding Co. Energy
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2015 to December 2016

• Sales & Marketing
• Business Development
• Visiting Customers, Presentation on core business
• Make calculation and prepare the quotation submitted to the customer,
• Final meeting and negotiation with customer to finalize the projects with profitable margin.
• Preparing Cash flow, arrangements for site mobilization, procurement for the projects.
• Technical guidance to the direct site team, closely monitor the Plan and Actual time schedule
• Risk Management, Prepare the different Plan to utilize proper resources to kill the idle cost.
• Have good communication skill with main client and end client.
• Raise any concern, Question, conflict, non-conformances after receiving the drawing of material for the specific job with reference of the costumer references.
• Managing the project with proper planning and scheduling on time procurement execution with close monitoring and supervision.
• Supervision and provide guide line for the site management for the installation, Testing and commissioning of EHV, HV. MV &LV substations.

 Al Qunfuda 132/13.8kV Substation ( Southern Province KSA)
 Al QAWZ 132/33kV Substation Al QAWZ ( Southern Province KSA)
 Al Shabyan 132/33KV Substation Abha ( Southern Province KSA)
 Khamis Mushayt 132/33/13.8KV substation Khamis Mushayt ( Southern Province KSA)

Branch Manager at XERVON Saudi Arabia L.L.C
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2014 to September 2015

• To make sure to achieve the annual target.
• Strategic meeting with client to ensure to get the inquiry of core business.
• Visiting customers, prepare monthly data base, to monitor, inquiry received, quotation submitted, PO received.
• Execution, Strategic Plan, Budget estimation, Cash Flow, Technical support to project resources,
Procurement.

 Al Mashaer 380/110/13.8KV BSP Substation Makka Al Mukrammah
 HHR-3 380/110/13.8KV Substation extension work Near Rabigh
 King Abdullah Economic City 110/13.8KV Substation King Abdullah Economic city.
 Makkah North 380/110/13.8KV BSP Substation extension Makka Al Mukrammah

Project Manager at XERVON Saudi Arabia L.L.C
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • January 2011 to December 2013

• To supervise the workload of the team, allocating team members to optimize service provision and administrative support across the hours of the operation.
• To develop and support a team delivering front line customer services to ensure resolution of enquiries, complaints and request for services at the earliest possible opportunity with quality.
• To ensure that the team follows established procedures for each service request, adhering to agreed Key Performance Indicators, Service Agreements and quality standards to maximize customer satisfaction.
• To implement and maintain health and safety, security of staff.
• To ensure statistical information is produced, collated and analyzed on a daily basis to assist in evaluating the efficiency of the team and to inform resource allocation and service improvements
 Jabal Omar 110/13.8kV Substation & its remote End substations Makka Al Mukrammah
 Dismantling of 110MVA Power Transformer Jazan Power Plant
 New foundation and installation of 93MVA Power Transformer Jazan Power Plant.
 Procure installation of New IPB bus duct of 93MVA Power Transformer Jazan Power Plant.
 SAMREF Turnaround 2013 complete plant maintenance work in Yanbu

Team Leader/ Testing and commissioning at XERVON Saudi Arabia L.L.C
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • September 2006 to December 2010

1• Complete Substation EHV/HV/MV testing and commissioning from 380KV up to 13.8KV MV & 380/220 V LV switchgears.
• Have commond on all type of scheme such as
All type of equipment testing indoor ( GIS) Gas insulated & outdoor (AIS) air insulated switchgears such as (Power Transformer from 500MVA up tp 500KVA, Circuit Breaker 380KV, 132, 13.8KV etc, Dead and live tank Circuit breaker, CT/VT Surge arrestor, post insulator, Capactior bank, shunt reactor, Disconnector, Earth Switch etc.
Bus bar and Breaker fail scheme ( EHV & HV substations).
Auto reclose scheme.
Synchronizing scheme ( EHV, HV & MV switchgear ).
Line feeder protection scheme, ( OHTL Line and Cable feeder)
Transformer & Generator feeder scheme, Stability & Sensitivity test, AVR panel scheme, load shedding panel scheme Auto Bus Transfer scheem, downstream incomer scheme, Capacitor bank scheme, Aux. Transformer scheme,
Substation Automation System and conventional SCADA system, MOSAIC panel, annunciator panel scheme, fault recorder and SOE sequance of event panels, Teleprotection equipment End to End test, etc..
Have tested all type of relays such as ( Distance protection, Differential relays, Breaker fail relays, synchrocheck relays, Trip relays, Overcurent & Earth fault relays, diretion overcurrent relays, resistricted earth fault relays high impedanace and low imedance bus bar protection relays of reputed manufacture such as ( ABB, Siemens, GE, SEL, Schniedr, Reyrolle, ALSTOM/AREVA, etc..
 Shuqaiq 380/132/13.8KV BSP Substation ( Southern Province KSA)
 Shamiyah-2 110/13.8KV Substation and its remote End substation Makka Al Mukrammah
 Al Amal 110/13.8KV Substation and its remote End substation Jeddah
 Al Fareeda 110/13.8KV substation and its remote End substation Jeddah
 Manifa 380/115KV BSP Manifa
 Abu Hydria 380/115KV BSP Abu Hydria
 PP9 Substation # 9017 380/132/13.8KV BSP substation Al Riyadh
 Substation # 9012 380/132/13.8KV BSP Substation Al Riyadh
 Substation # 9001 & 9003 380/132/13.8KV Substation extension Al Riyadh
 Substation # 8703 132/13.8KV Substation Dilim ( Al Kharaj)
 Substation # 8127 132/13.8KV Substation Al Riyadh

Junior Electrical Engineer at Attock Oil Refinery limited
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • July 2006 to September 2006

• Supervise routine maintenance work.
• Trouble shoot in case of fault occurs in plant or substation.
• Coordination with vender in case of equipment failure.
• Replace faulty equipment with good one.
• DC/AC motor winding workshop work monitoring.
• Assign foremen daily task.
• Daily meeting with management. Reporting the daily activities and keep update about hurdles.
• Implementation of Safety and its awareness: PPE, Display of warning signs/ tap
 132KV Substation routine maintenance.
 2.2MW Generator maintenance.
 Training for maintenance work in workshop.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical ( Power)
  • at Awam University of Engineering Science &Technology
  • December 2005

Specialties & Skills

Testing and Commissioning
Project Management
Team Leadership
Engineering
oil gas
Power Plant
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP
TRANSMISSION
Management
Ms office, internet, Primavera, Ms Project
Testing and commissioning
Construction

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Saudi Engineering Council
  • SCE
  • January 2008

Training and Certifications

AREVA Relays Training P54X series (Training)
Training Institute:
AREVA
Date Attended:
July 2009
Duration:
48 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading, exercise, music, Indoor games, discussion. current Affairs