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Elhussein A. Mahgoub Ali, Senior Electrical & Instrument Engineer

Elhussein A. Mahgoub Ali

Senior Electrical & Instrument Engineer·Petroneeds Services International (PSI) Co.

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering - Control & Instrumentation

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 6 months

Senior Electrical & Instrument Engineer

February 2012 - Present

Petroneeds Services International (PSI) Co.

Khartoum, Sudan

February 2012 - Present

Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer in all of the project phases as a key project team member. I'm in charge of the following responsibilities: \n(1) During the Engineering: \n• Analyzing the project needs and requirements with the market accessibility. \n• Carrying the necessary technical discussions with PMC/Owner \n• Attending, directing and following up with the engineering subcontractor to generate deliverables. \n• Review engineering documents to make sure that the design meets the project objectives and all recognized industrial codes and standards. \n• Creation of conceptual and basic (initial) design for the project. \n• Preparation of specification and other documents. \n• Reporting the status to the engineering team leader. \n \n(2) During the Procurement phase: \n• Sending RFQs to vendors with all approved supporting documents. \n• Direct communication with vendors for technical views. \n• Making Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE) for all offers. \n• Follow with third-party inspector (TPI) to make sure that all materials and other components are in compliance with the project’s specifications and requirements. \n• Self-inspection of the arrived materials. \n• Acquisition of material documentations. \n \n(3) During the Construction: \n• Prepare Work Execution Plan (WEP); and required tools and equipments to avoid any delay. \n• Task assignments for E and I team and coordinate with other disciplines to finalize the job in time. \n• Arrange the activities based on priority. \n• Make sure all works are in compliance with engineering documents. \n• Laying, glanding and termination of all cables as per engineering documents. \n• Prepare construction records (such as MIRs, RFIs, STQs, checklist … etc.). \n• Inspection and installation of all E and I facilities properly. \n• Testing all installed equipments prior to start-up. \n• Make logic test for system to ensure the effectiveness of the system respond. \n• Killing the punch lists for E and I system and prepare the Mechanical Completion Dossiers (MCDs). \n• Pre-commissioning, recording and reporting for E and I facilities. \n \n(4) During the Commissioning phase: \n• Checking all facilities are ready for start-up. \n• Following with vendors to cover all requirements and to make sure that all E and I facilities are ready for initial operation. \n• Task assignments for E and I team to be ready for commissioning. \n• Start-up all E and I facilities and monitor the operation of plant to reach the stabilization state. \n• Readings are recorded periodically. \n• Commitment with the approved commissioning procedure and vendor recommendations. \n• Executing the Performance Test (PT) and list the readings; and prepare the documentations. \n• Supporting the Client’s staff for operation and maintenance prior the handover. \n• Training Client’s staff and operator to deal with Custody Transfer Metering Skid and Compact Substation.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

E&I Proposal Engineer

April 2010 - February 2012

Higleig Petroleum Services & Investment Co. Ltd.

Khartoum, Sudan

April 2010 - February 2012

During this period, I was in charge of the following responsibilities: \n1. Review the tender documents to get well-idea about the project. \n2. Extract my partition of work scope and check it to make clarification or to coordinate with other sections if needed. \n3. Preparation all required documents (datasheet, specification, drawings, criteria... etc) with RFQ letter to send them to the vendor (manufacturer) for offering. \n4. Till arrival of offers, calculation and estimation of all required materials to complete this work shall be done and formed as MTO, BOQ. \n5. After arrival of offers, the offers status will be the most important step by revise all effects (cost, warranty, quality, shipment, payment term ... etc). \n6. Putting time schedule which includes procurement, construction and commissioning period. \n7. Estimation of all required manpower, equipments & tools. \n8. Design of some systems if they are not available in tender documents such as lighting system, earthing, lightning protection system. \n9. Calculation of electrical loads (power rating) to help in various uses. \n10. Making site visit to collect data if needed.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Elect. Trainee

November 2010 - December 2010

IDEA for Engineering Services (one of SWITCHGROUP)

Khartoum, Sudan

November 2010 - December 2010

Installation of generator set with all accessories and other works (cable laying, termination, glanding, installation bus-bar if needed, installation transfer switch or ATS automatic transfer switch if needed ... etc).

Company industry:
Installation & Technical Services
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Assis. IT Engineer

May 2006 - August 2008

Sudan-infra for IT Solutions

Khartoum, Sudan

May 2006 - August 2008

Analyzing equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement. \n- Windows OS installation, updating drivers, software installation. \n- Coordinate with suppliers and with purchasing departments to facilitate purchases. \n- Assembly, configure and test computer hardware, networking software and OS software. \n- Diagnose hardware and software problems and replace defective components. \n- Computer maintenance and troubleshooting. \n- Preparation of thesis and researches for customers and colleges. \n- Work as course instructor for minor courses. \n- Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made. \n- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations. \n- Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Support Services

Elect. Trainee

October 2007 - November 2007

National Electricity Corporation (NEC) Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan

October 2007 - November 2007

During this period, I've rotated to 3 sections as mentioned below: \n1. Overhead Lines (OHLs). \n2. Cables. \n3. Sub-station.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Education

Sudan University of Science & Technology

October 2009

October 2009

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering - Control & Instrumentation

Sudan

Skills

Instrumentation
Expert
Instrumentation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Wonderware
Expert
Wonderware
Expert
Self-study abilities
Expert
Self-study abilities
Expert
MS Office automation (Word,Excel,Powerpoint)
Expert
MS Office automation (Word,Excel,Powerpoint)
Expert
High interpersonal skills and perfect teamwork abilities
Expert
High interpersonal skills and perfect teamwork abilities
Expert
Ability to work under stress and for long periods in remote or rural locations
Expert
Ability to work under stress and for long periods in remote or rural locations
Expert
Operating System (Windows) installation & update drivers.
Expert
Operating System (Windows) installation & update drivers.
Expert
Generally, perfect skills in computer applications
Expert
Generally, perfect skills in computer applications
Expert
Operational industry standards,regulation & API guidelines for design & selection of instrumentation
Expert
Operational industry standards,regulation & API guidelines for design & selection of instrumentation
Expert
Using HART Communicator for logic test, instruments loop checking and adjusting.
Expert
Using HART Communicator for logic test, instruments loop checking and adjusting.
Expert
Installation of equipment in hazardous areas
Expert
Installation of equipment in hazardous areas
Expert
Familiar with smart measurement devices (multi-meter, earth tester, mA source … etc).
Expert
Familiar with smart measurement devices (multi-meter, earth tester, mA source … etc).
Expert
Follow up all safety, engineering and project procedures
Expert
Follow up all safety, engineering and project procedures
Expert
Project Execution Plan (PEP)
Intermediate
Project Execution Plan (PEP)
Intermediate
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Intermediate
Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Intermediate
WBS
Intermediate
WBS
Intermediate
MS Project
Expert
MS Project
Expert
HAZOP Study
Intermediate
HAZOP Study
Intermediate
Instrumentation
Expert
Instrumentation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Installation
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Commissioning
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Preparation
Expert
Wonderware
Expert
Wonderware
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate

Memberships

Sudanese Society Engineering

Engineer

November 2009

Saudi Council of Engineers

Engineer with License No.: 298907

July 2016

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Effective Technical Reporting
International Center for Quality (ICQ)
Oct 2013 - Oct 2013
General Industry Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Modern Integrated Systems for Consultancy, Services & Training
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
Certified Automation Engineer (CAE)
Prolific Systems & Technologies PVT. Ltd
Jun 2011 - Jul 2011
PLC Advnaced Course - I
Jelecom Training Center
Oct 2010 - Oct 2010
Control System
High Tech Center - Cairo University
Sep 2008 - Sep 2008
Electrical Power System
High Tech Center - Cairo University
Sep 2008 - Sep 2008