Issam Kiwan, Engineering Manager and Technical Instructor

Issam Kiwan

Engineering Manager and Technical Instructor

Bathloun Technical Institute

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Rediocommunication
Experience
29 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 7 Months

Engineering Manager and Technical Instructor at Bathloun Technical Institute
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2007

Generations of skilled technicians have been graduated over 17 years of theoretical lessons and experimental workshops according to the official curriculum of public education for Technical Excellence, Secondary andIntermediate Classes.

Consultant at Iskra Engineering
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2020

Distinctive achievements throughout solar energy projects evolution in Lebanon. End-to-end projects implementation: about 2 MW solar energy, distributed generation, domestic installation and energy management.

Commercial / Customer Services Manager at Advance Engineering and Management Services / DebbasGroup - NEUC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2012 to January 2019

Electric Utility Services - PPP Project- 800MUSD-1.2 Million subscribers
• Implementing project mobilization of 18 regional distribution centers.
• Managing 18 distribution centers (about 450 000 subscribers): staff restructuring and training, setting and implementing of standard operational procedures, Customer Request Management plan, Customer complaints Management plan, master data information platform, and KPIs application.
• Measurable improvement of customer services level: 100% increase of cash flow coming from new applicants, tangible decrease of non-technical-losses, about 60% in 4 years, and substantial collection of arrears, about 75% in 4 years.
In addition to the above mentioned:
• Setting and implementing communication platform to coordinate with project stakeholders and different entities.
• Assisting higher management in setting project strategies, evaluating work progress and issuing monthly and quarterly reports.
• Updating the plans and programs to be on line with the project mission and goals.

Team Leader at Lina Matta Establishment, Beirut - Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2005 to February 2012

Electric Distributions Outsourcing Services - PPP Project
Conducting outsourcing services for about 160 000 subscribers at electricity of Lebanon: construction supervision and control, site management, customer service management, revenue protection and bill collection.

Power Sector Consultant at Near East Engineering & Development Services – MVV Decon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2008 to April 2010

Power Sector - Engineering and Consultancy
“Strengthening the Capacity of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MOEW) -in Lebanon- to Implement Power Sector Policy Reforms”, project outputs:
• Energy sector policy and work plan for upcoming years.
• Overall strategy for the energy sector liberalization.
• Sector reforms, privatization strategy, restructuring of National Electrical Utility and establishment of Energy Regulatory Authority.
• Detailed feasibility studies for possible solutions of production, transmission and distribution of energy.

Senior Electrical Engineer at BAB International - Electricity of France EDF
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 1995 to May 2005

Electric Utility Services and EPC Project
Implementing the Rehabilitation Program for the Lebanese Electric Sector after the Civil War (EDL), MV/LV electric distribution Networks and formulating Customer Services Database for about 400 000 subscribers in Beirut suburbs. Provide Electricity of Lebanon by outsourcing services to build and operate Customer Request management database and Bill Collection Database as a milestone of “Collection Improvement Plan”.

Site Engineer at BOUYGES INTERNATINAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 1994 to June 1995

EPC Project, electric network rehabilitation
Implementing the Rehabilitation Program for the Lebanese Electric Sector after the Civil War (EDL), MV/LV electric distribution Networks in Mount Lebanon. (Total project value 55 Million USD).

Education

Master's degree, Rediocommunication
  • at Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
  • June 1993

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Site Management
Power Distribution
Customer Service
UTILITY MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
INSTALLATION
REHABILITATION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSIONING
SOLAR ENERGY
ELECTRIC UTILITY
CONSTRUCTION
SUBMITTALS (CONSTRUCTION)
COORDINATING

Languages

French
Expert
English
Expert
Russian
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut
  • Member
  • May 1994