Lowi Fakhari, I&C Lead Engineer

Lowi Fakhari

I&C Lead Engineer

Babcock Borsig Service Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia - Dammam
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrotechnic and Automatic Engineering
Experience
26 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 7 Months

I&C Lead Engineer at Babcock Borsig Service Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since January 2011

• Commissioning and testing new installed equipment for power plant
• Commissioning and testing, design and of PLC, SCADA & HMI
• Commissioning, testing & installation the instrument & control part of the projects
• Specification and selection of field instruments to meet performance criteria
• Functional design of the process control logic and safety logic (defining
Requirements)
• Creation and Management of the Instrument Index database
• Instrument Sizing calculations (Control Valves, Relief Valves, Flow Elements,
And thermos well vibration calculations
• Specification, selection and purchase of all Instrumentation
• Specification, selection and purchase of Process Control Systems and Safety
Systems
• Development of Instrument and Control portion of P&ID's
• Create and manage instrumentation scope work for project
• Integrate packaged equipment into overall system design
• Oversee development of detailed design drawings including Instrument Plans,
Details, Wiring, Loops, and Fabrication Drawings
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards applicable to Oil and Gas and
Refining Industries (API, ISA, NEC / IEC, NFPA, ASME, etc.)
• Interface with the Project Management team and Client
• Develop and maintain labour and material estimates for projects
• Develop and maintain instrumentation progress, schedule, staffing planning, and
Coordination with project management including regular reporting
• Provide proposal support for multiple proposals simultaneously
• Ability to generate department administrative and technical standards and
Procedures
• Ability to train and mentor instrumentation staff
• Coordinates with project discipline lead engineers to ensure correct
• implementation of the design for his engineering specialty and coordinates the
Work of engineers within his specialty.
• Prepares and reviews engineering studies, design drawings and documents, and
Material and equipment specifications, Resolves specialty related engineering
Issues by applying accepted principles, codes, and standards.
• Staffing and project manpower planning, development of work procedures,
Quality systems and project execution strategies
• Departmental appraisals and staff development
• Discipline training and orientation
• Work share set up, planning and execution within the business unit and value
• Engineering centres, proposals and estimates for front end and detailed
Engineering Phases
• Discipline technical audits and quality assurance activities.
• Preparation request for quotation for equipment and services, evaluation and
Negotiation of bids, inducing order placing
• Interface and co-ordination between engineering, contractor, vendor and seeking
Technical clarifications with the customer
• Product Supporting I & C engineer in negotiating and defining tasks of DCS contactor
• Co-ordinating commencement of DCS & instrument works and monitoring progress
• Manage group of technicians, designers and/or specialists with minimal guidance or
Supervision.

Product Manager at NAIZAK communication and Security division
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • September 2007 to January 2011

• Technical and commercially supporting the sales and biding team to achieve the yearly
Sales target of the Communication and security Division
• Technically supporting the project team to finish the project on estimated schedule and
Cost with customer satisfaction
• Designing industrial wireless used for Automation and Security Projects
• Designing fibber optic communication used for Automation and Security Project
• Product planning and marketing, including: gathering and prioritizing product and
Customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with
Engineering, Sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer
Satisfaction goals are met, ensuring that the product supports the company's overall
Strategy and goals

The following is the product that I was responsible for:
- MOXA industrial Ethernet switch.
- PROSOFT industrial communication.
- TYCO In plant Paging and PAGA.
- Honeywell CCTV and SACS.
- Gate Keeper UVIS/LPRS gate security System.
- FTT fence security system using fibber optic cable sensor.
- FHF Industrial Telephone and signalling device.

Project Manager (Automation) at Saudi Control Solutions (SCS), ATCO Automation Division
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • April 2002 to September 2007

• PLC, HMI, RTU and SCADA project Designing, engineering, installation,
Commissioning and testing
• Submitting a commercial proposal and technical proposal for automation project
• Examining the requirements of new automation systems
• Implementing and Architecting Creative solution to accomplish business goal
• Discuss with customers during implementation and design of the complex Service
• Understanding complicated problems resulted in successful issue a resolution
• Helping and consulting with other team members in resolving unusual and
Complicated problems related to a new development
• Responsible for coordination, timely development, production functioning and
• Smooth implementation of automation systems
• Providing technical reports and documentation, according to company standard
• Provided technical support, Managed technical requirements for achieving target
• Analysed reports and test cases, Provided detailed knowledge for effective work
• Conducted training session for team mates for learning of advanced technologies
• Attended meetings and seminars for marketing company products
• Responsible for the release of documentations
• Responsible for planning and coordination in projects
• Analysed defects and recovered loss in production process.

Project & Service engineer at AL FIDDA Industrial Establishment
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 1997 to April 2002

• Complete electrical installation, HMI/PLC application software Configuration
• Control, electrical and electronic equipment’s repairing
• Control and manage proper functioning of industrial machinery
Using of logical and analytical concepts in designing and planning
• Reviewing report and design to reduce project cost
• Responsible for testing and development of control systems
• Troubleshooting of automated machinery complicated problems
• Made plans for improving work flow
• VFD, DC motor drive and soft starter Production support
• VFD, DC motor drive and soft starter Installation, testing and commissioning.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrotechnic and Automatic Engineering
  • at Amman Arab University for Higher Studies
  • October 1997

Specialties & Skills

PLC Programming
Automation
Instrument Control
Visual Basic programming
Auto Cad drawing

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Electrical Engineer
  • January 2015
Jordan Engineer Association
  • Mechatronics Engineer
  • October 1997

Hobbies

  • Swimming