كريم محمد

• Led asset management for the Eastern Cluster, developing facility and asset criticality rankings for wastewater treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, pumping stations, and well abstraction to prioritize maintenance and compliance with KSA regulatory requirements.
• Restructured the cluster-wide asset registry, recovering 100+ retired asset histories and closing 30+ data gaps through systematic audits, ensuring adherence to ISO 55000 standards and organizational governance frameworks.
• Improved maintenance planning accuracy by 40% through data-driven audits and implemented risk-based maintenance strategies, reducing downtime for high-risk assets by 15%.
• Conducted FMEA and RCA for 10+ critical rotating assets, eliminating 90% of repeat failures.
• Implemented Oracle EAM governance, boosting system adoption from 45% to 85% by tracking KPIs (PM compliance, WO backlog) and ensuring data integrity for new project handovers.
• Achieved 10% cost savings on contractors through performance scorecards and developed 15 KPIs to enhance compliance and data-driven decision-making.
• Ensured 100% ISO audit compliance via rigorous documentation and governance practices.

• The Maintenance Leader for the Alco Ethylene, propylene plant/Cacl2 Business Team (BS) in conjunction with BCG (Boston Consulting Group).
• Establishing the MIQA system at TCI Company as a part of the MIQA team.
• Installation and commissioning of the CACl2 plant with a Russian vendor.
• In charge of the 1.4 million USD ramp-up project for the Cacl2 facility in 2021-2022, and accountable for ensuring budget performance.
• FMEA was used in the RCFA of high-precision products, which resulted in a 40% improvement in reliability and a 26% drop in manufacturing costs.
• Make sure Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) are carried out in line with the condition monitoring report from Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM).
• Lead inquiry into incidents and carry out RCA/RCFA.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and yearly MTBF, MTTR, and MTTF reports.
• Creating SAP material and purchase requisitions.
• Supervise and communicate with maintenance contractors about MRO schedules.
• Being aware of API 610, 682, and 686 standards for applications involving pumps and turbomachinery
• Align business renewal plans by determining, evaluating, and selecting the equipments criticality in accordance with PSM.
• Implement authorized reliability improvement efforts, as well as extra projects for assigned equipment and sites, from conception through start-up, in accordance with management of change procedures.
• (2019) successfully completed the biggest shutdown at the Alco-Ethylene facility (reactor catalyst replacement utilizing Syndol Catalyst).
• (2020) Overhauling a 350 TR refrigeration station and a screw compressor (HOWDEN) for propylene gas.
• (2020) Overhauling liquid ring compressor stations CHRAM.
• (2021) Overhauling API centrifugal pumps Flowserve, KSB multi-stage pump stations

• Led the Alco Ethylene/ Calcium Chloride and Utility plants asset management procedure, collaborating with BCG (Boston Consulting Group).
• Led comprehensive reliability programs for 50+ critical rotating assets (centrifugal/screw compressors, API pumps, chillers) across multiple plants using RCM, FMEA, and vibration analysis, achieving a 40% improvement in MTBF.
• Spearheaded 30+ root cause analysis (RCA) investigations, eliminating 90% of repeat failures and mitigating operational risks.
• Supervised 50+ engineers & technicians; planned and executed 12+ major plant turnarounds, completing overhauls 20% ahead of schedule and 15% under budget.
• Reviewed and updated Job Task Standards (JTS) for critical rotating equipment maintenance, ensuring clarity, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Conducted 30+ failure investigations using root cause analysis to mitigate operational risks, eliminating 90% of repeat failures.
• Reduced annual maintenance costs by $200K (26%) through predictive maintenance implementation, spare parts inventory optimization according to asset criticality (25% reduction), and compressor energy efficiency improvements (18% power reduction).
• Led 15+ major overhauls, including full refurbishment of different types of turbomachinery equipment.
• Led the mechanical commissioning of a $1.4M calcium chloride plant expansion, achieving a 50% capacity increase with zero LTI incidents and 100% API/ISO compliance.
• Developed standard maintenance procedures (SMPs) and supported ISO audits, ensuring documentation and process compliance.

• Fill out the PTW permission to work form on the applicants behalf for any tasks that require technicians to be present.
• Examine and improve the current preventative maintenance (PM) schedules and hours.
• Adopting HSE safety precautions and guidelines
• Performing maintenance on seaport equipment Crane, trucks Diesel engine, pneumatic and hydraulic systems (CVS, TERBERGE, SINO TRUCK), and Volvo-Scania-Cummins
• Construct technical reports as necessary.

• Primary contact to make sure that setups for PMs for new utility, facility, and process equipment calibration and maintenance operations, lubrication, and stockroom parts are in the CMMS/SAP system.
• Examine and enhance the current preventive maintenance (PM) program and hours.
• Putting safety measures and HSE regulations into practice.
• Pumps, compressors, blowers, agitators, vessels, columns, scrubbers, burners, crushing and sieving equipment, heat exchangers, valves, and screw-metering diaphragm centrifugal single and multistage PVDF pumps are all included in the machinery.
• In charge of organizing and executing comprehensive overhauls of rotating and stationary industrial equipment, including vertical and horizontal pumps, centrifugal and screw compressors, and other pumps.
• A laser was used to line up the shafts.
• Planning and gathering the necessary resources for all turnaround actions was my responsibility as the person in charge of mechanical activities during any closure.
• Determine and report the MTBF, MTTR, and MTTF on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Determining the underlying causes of problems with rotating machinery.
• Achievement:
• (2016) Successfully overhauled Ethylene an integral geared centrifugal compressor (ATLAS COPCO) with an Indian vendor at TCI Sanmar Co. (replaced bearings, dry gas seals, and impellers).
• (2017) large inspection for Air centrifugal (4th) stage compressor at AIR LIQUIDE Co.
• Aqueous column (KOCH-GLITSCH): all internals replaced; large inspection for integral gear.

• Managed preventive maintenance for 75+ heavy equipment assets (container handlers, terminal trucks),
reducing unplanned downtime by 40%.
• Overhauled diesel engines (Volvo/Scania/Cummins), extending service life by 8, 000+ operating hours.
• Developed hydraulic/pneumatic troubleshooting guides adopted as standard training materials.

• Installing, pre-commissioning, and launching the first Chinese-led kaolin project in the Middle East.
• Implement the program and procedures necessary to guarantee that all equipment is running properly.
• Develop SMP (Standard Maintenance Procedures) and perform PM, PdM, and CM.
• Carrying out maintenance on rotating and static mechanical equipment, including centrifugal pumps, Ingersoll Rand screw compressors, jaw, impact, and cone crushers, air blowers, bucket elevators, belt and screw conveyors, and pressure hydraulic filters,
• mining machinery (Loader, excavator, bulldozer and trucks) NYSANY Co.
• Being present at every mechanical meeting, giving the manager of the mechanical department a daily report on progress, and interacting with other disciplines.
• Assists with the creation of capital spares refurbishment requests for essential rotating and stationary equipment.
• ACHIEVEMENTS
• Modified and assembly Dewatering machine with belt conveyor (54m).
• Trained 15 operators to operate the kaolin processing machinery.
• The ideal employee in East Qantaras industrial zone in 2010.

• Commissioned a $10M kaolin processing plant (Middle Easts first Chinese kaolin processing plant), including
fabrication/erection of conveyor systems and installation of crushers & compressors.
• Developed maintenance procedures still in use 5+ years post-project.
• Trained 15 operators on equipment maintenance, ensuring 100% on-time plant start-up. Recognized as Ideal Employee (2010).