Assistant Manager - Project Development & Asset Management
Sapphire Wind Power Company Limited
Total years of experience :6 years, 4 Months
• Delivered comprehensive asset performance reports, providing insights to investors, lenders, and the investment committee for 200 MW Wind Power Projects.
• Achieved on-time and within-budget completion of three IFC-funded wind projects, totaling 150 MW in capacity.
• Conducted feasibility studies, optimizing project design and performance for 250 MW solar PV and wind hybrid power projects.
• Successfully registered projects in prominent carbon standards (CDM, GS, I-REC, GCC), securing over $0.8 million in carbon credits.
• Produced and presented PowerBI & Tableau reports to stakeholders, offering project performance insights to esteemed lenders, including ADB, IsDB, IFC, DEG, and DFC.
• Executed a Land Use Study across 3 x 1320 acres of land, utilizing PVSyst and HOMER for in-depth technical analysis in support of solar PV, wind, and BESS power projects.
• Spearheaded the transition of projects to the competitive markets model in Pakistan.
• Implemented a robust safety culture on project sites, overseeing the implementation of ESMP and delivering monthly HSEQ reports to regulators.
• Monitored and optimized wind asset performance to maximize energy production and minimize downtime.cl
• Negotiated and secured cost-free vortex generators, resulting in significant cost savings for the 52.8 MW Sapphire Wind Project.
• Collaborated closely with a range of stakeholders, including lenders, LTA, O&M contractors, regulators, market operators, and carbon consultants, ensuring seamless project operations.
• Played a pivotal role in budgeting for both OPEX and CAPEX for existing and new projects.
• Managed and ensured rigorous commercial and technical compliance with O&M contracts, land leases, and calculated LDs.
• Designed a Condition Monitoring System (CMS) to predict gearbox faults, high generator temperatures, pitch batteries health, and decreased downtime losses from 2 GWh to 1.5 GWh.
• Utilized MS Excel, SQL and WINCC to identify trends and anomalies in asset performance, enabling data-driven decision-making
• Conducted Wind Pattern Study using MERRA2 and ERA5 and historical data
• Generated daily, monthly, and annual operations reports, including power generation forecasts and generation profile assessments.
• Evaluated technical interventions and provided O&M contractor recommendations based on asset integrity status, electricity production, energy forecasts, and KPIs.
• Conducted daily, weekly, and monthly checklists of wind turbines and BoP equipment with O&M contractor (GE) and oversaw BOP & WTG annual maintenances.
• Assisted the team to conduct power curve performance tests and verify power curve performance.
• Oversaw the installation of vortex generators and calculated resulting efficiency gains.
• Prepared and reviewed E-BoP & drawings & documents during the FEED phase for 150 MW Triconboston wind power projects.
• Aligned and reviewed execution E-BoP, project designs, reports, specifications, and drawings to ensure compliance with IEEE, IFC standards, and project requirements.
• Developed Request for Proposals (RFPs) for engineering services, evaluated submissions, and provided selection recommendations.
• Managed electrical works on the project construction site, overseeing electrical engineering units for wind power, PV, battery plants, and substations.
• Participated in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for Turbines & EBOP assets and components.
• Conducted daily site visits during the construction phase to assess technical validity, feasibility, and compliance with guidelines, specifications, and design.
• Maintained as-built drawings and documentation in the dossier.
• Assisted Project Manager in weekly and monthly reporting on project construction status, risks, program delivery, cost management, and HSEQ.
• Provided technical interface management support during the project construction phase, liaising among all involved parties, including Owner Engineers, EPC contractors, and Lenders (IFC, ADB, IsDB & DEG) to monitor technical obligations under each agreement.
Masters in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems) (CGPA 3.41) Lahore, Pakistan University of Engineering & Technology Lahore 2016 to 2018
Bahauddin Zakariya University(NFC), Multan, Pakistan Batch: 2011-2015 Class Rank : 4/ 60 GPA : 3.66/4.0