amjad ali, Senior Electrical Engineer

amjad ali

Senior Electrical Engineer

SNC Lavalin Fayez Engineering

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Master's degree, Management
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Senior Electrical Engineer at SNC Lavalin Fayez Engineering
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since July 2018

• Responsible for the preparation and development of documents and drawings pertaining to electrical such as equipment sizing and calculation.
• Corresponded with conducting detailed engineering studies relating to the electrical load, voltage, and power quality; like voltage regulation and power factor correction.
• Used ETAP engineering software to carry out engineering studies such as load flow, power factor correction, voltage drop, short circuit, static and dynamic motor starting, relay coordination, and arc-flash analysis including mitigation techniques, harmonics analysis, and transient stability studies.
• Conducted protection studies, developed the knowledge for a variety of relays vendors (mod-els and curves). This also includes the LV circuit breaker, and it's trip unit manufacturers.
• Developed Relay settings in excel sheets for submittal to the client (after conduction of relay study).
• Facilitated with conducting grounding studies to determine the GPR and step potential values are in the acceptable range.
• Formulated with reviewing NMRs as required by the project, to evaluate the equipment capabilities for standard compliance.
• Issued technical queries for data, engineering clarification, and confirmation.
• Collaborated with attending meetings with client, vendor, and subcontractors related to technical clarification on the scope of work, submittals, and other engineering deliverables.
• Reviewed vendor documents and subcontractor reports related to power system studies.
• Coordinated with preparing estimates and take-offs for engineering study project proposals.
• Prepared deviation alerts and variation orders required by additional project scope.
• Recommended with maintaining engineering software models and data utilized in the conduct of power system studies.

Electrical Engineer at CORE Engineering Consult
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • October 2011 to June 2018

• Corresponded to design calculation of ground fault settings, short circuit, and protective device coordination and relay settings.
• Facilitated with using ETAP engineering software to carry out engineering studies such as load flow, power factor, voltage drop, short circuit, motor starting, arc-flash and mitigation techniques, relay coordination, and portions of very complex studies including reliability, harmonics analysis, transient stability, and reliability-centered maintenance study.
• Formulated with carrying out detailed engineering studies relating to: electrical load, volt-age, and power quality; like voltage regulation and power factor correction.
• Performed equipment sizing and calculation like “Switchgear, Transformer, Cable, Filters, SVC’s and capacitor banks, battery and UPS”
• Collaborated with making single line & three-line diagrams, control drawings, relaying and protection drawings for HV/LV switchgear.
• Worked on IFC packaging, layout drawings, schematic diagram and section views of all equipment and hazardous area classification, cable tray, conduit and cable routing and making schedules.
• Coordinated with electrical power system documentation such as system configuration, equipment ratings and setting site visit to verify the status of installed equipment and to support the site team.
• Corresponded with maintaining computer software and data utilized in the conduct of power system and engineering studies | Written Scope of work, Bill of Material, Bill of quantities and their respective revisions for the projects.
• Prepared estimates and take-offs for engineering study project proposals.
• Facilitated with project schedules, manage budgets and provide weekly/monthly project status reports.
• Developed with design layouts, details of electrical equipment and systems.
• Bid and contractual documents | Developed electrical engineering packages.
• Bid evaluation and vendor selection process | Coordinated with the client on issues and preparing the plans.
• Represented the company as lecturer on technical topics and supporting juniors in tech-nical issues.

Electrical Engineer at NESPAK
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2009 to October 2011

• Corresponded with site visits to verify existing conditions and corrections.
• Analyzed and approved subcontractor’s capabilities & their quality plans.
• Facilitated with overseeing inspection and maintenance programs.
• Formulated with monitoring electrical installation works.
• Collaborated with checking out installation problems and quality control.
• Coordinated with monitoring electrical installation works.
• Recommended with testing, installation systems, and analyzing data.

Education

Master's degree, Management
  • at VU Pakistan
  • March 2015

Master of Business Administration

Bachelor's degree, electrical engineering
  • at NWFP UET Peshawar
  • January 2010

AWARDS Higher education commissions fully funded scholarship for bachelor in engineering, JICA Scho

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Design
Power Systems
Microsoft office
PALADIN DESIGN BASE
Electrical Power system modeling
Primavera P6
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Design and Calculations
protection
power distribution
power systems

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Pushto
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Register Engineer
  • October 2011
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Electrical Engineer
  • January 2014
Higher Education commission of Pakistan
  • Electrical Engineer
  • October 2009
IEEE
  • Professional Member
  • July 2017

Training and Certifications

ETAP (Training)
Training Institute:
GEC
Date Attended:
March 2011
Primavera P6 for intermediate learner (Training)
Training Institute:
Computer and Software Commercial Center (COMPUSOFT)
Date Attended:
December 2013
Power System Modeling and Studies using Paladin Design Base (Training)
Training Institute:
Compusoft
Date Attended:
February 2013
Software base trianing of Paladin Design Base (Training)
Training Institute:
Power Analycits
Date Attended:
December 2012

Hobbies

  • studying and research
    Master of Business Administration in Management