Regional Projects Engineer
Emirates National Oil Company
Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months
Currently acting as Project Manager for the plant expansion/upgrade projects at Horizon Jebel Ali Terminals in Jebel Ali Free Zone and Fujairah, UAE. Managing the projects through CAPEX Budget evaluation, Multi Projects Planning, Developing SOW for major CAPEX Projects, Project Concept Documents, FEED, and conceptual design phases. Further, initiating the pre-qualification of EPC contractors and moving into overseeing EPC tender award phase with senior management. Ultimately managing day-to-day construction activities of the new projects.
Projects within the HTL terminals include :
• Commissioning of the 60 Km Dubai Int'l Airport Jet Fuel Pipe Line from ENOC - HTL 's new Petroleum Terminal
• Commissioning of 11KV Switchgear and Transformer for new Fujairah Terminals
• Installation of UL listed Fire Pumps with Capacity each 568 m3/hr, Pump house modification,
• Conversion of underground Fire Water GRE Pipe Lines to above ground CS lines.
• API 2350 Terminal Automation Project - Installation of RTGs & MOVs.
• API 653 Tank Inspection, certification and retrofitting planning and execution
• Installation of Weigh Bridge Project in progress 2016
• Completion of Energy Sub Meters as part of Energy Resource Management Projects.
• Completion of Terminal 1 Control Room Upgrade
• Completion of TTLR Fall Protection System
• Completion of installation of Over fill protection SCALLY Devices
• DOW Chem Modification Project - Includes installation of 5 new PD pumps with VFDs, 3 Mass Flow Meters and extensive piping modification.
Other Terminal Major responsibilities include :
• Maintenance Support
• AMC Contracts negotiation and reviews
• CAPEX Procurement
• Energy Resource Management
• Piping Integrity Management System
• Asset Integrity Management System
Technical Manager at Echo Cargo & Shipping LLC
Marine & Offshore Industry
June 2009 - to Present
Key responsibilities included: • Provide Preventive Maintenance Program / Schedule for a fleet size of 15 vessels.
• Manage and supervise all technical staff.
• Carry out inspections on vessel steel structure, Hull & Machinery, Shafts, and other
equipment on board.
• Providing instruction services for overhauling of Machinery, Pumps, Compressors, Pressure
Valves, Piping and fabrication.
• Supervise all NDTs such as Radiography, Die Penetrating Test, UT Gauging on all steel work
and, new shaft designs steel fabrication & respective weld joints.
• Advises and recommend required repairs or replacements of defective equipment.
• Supervise Heavy lifts during loading operations.
Mechanical Engineer
• Implementation and maintaining health and safety regulations on vessels and ensuring all
life-saving apparatus and equipment are serviced to date.
• Other activities include supervision of Dry Docking, New Vessel Buildings and modifications to existing vessels to meet Oil Field (ADGAS & Supreme Petroleum Consul- SPC)
requirements.
Other relevant activities @ Echo Cargo & Shipping LLC
Project Manager for commissioning of two 250 Ton Crane Barges.
Key responsibilities included:
Project Management, Design Team Lead, Project Planning & Scheduling, Procurement,
Review & checking of Engineering Drawings, Equipment Installation and Commissioning as per B.V. Class standards and ADGAS (Abu Dhabi Gas Company) requirements.
Project Engineer at Dragon Offshore Industries LLC - Thule Energy
Oil & Gas -Energy industry
January 2009 - June 2009
Project worked on: • Refurbishment of Jack up Drilling Rig
Key responsibilities were: Supervise all mechanical completion, reviewing vendor
documentation, review specifications, data sheets and commissioning of equipments such as
Generators and Centrifugal Pumps. Further, providing technical consultancy to client on project related mechanical issues and advising recommendations on the selection of
equipment to meet project requirements.
Mechanical Engineer - Hatch Energy, Calgary & Mississauga - Canada
Oil & Gas -Energy industry
April 2007 - January 2009
Projects worked on:
N-Solv, Pilot Plant, Calgary, AB - Canada.
• Writing Technical Bid Evaluations for various equipments such as pumps and pressure vessels.
MOSAIC- K2 Compaction Plant Expansion, Esterhazy, Canada.
Project Coordinator / Package Engineer
• The key responsibility was to act as the project coordinator and liaison between the client and the project teams in Calgary, Winnipeg, Mississauga and Saskatewan operational offices.
Other activities include: • Review and checking of engineering drawings such as PFDs and Plant Design Drawings
• Leading the design team by coordinating with client and transferring their needs to the team
• Maintaining major project documents such as the Equipment List
• Technical Bid Evaluations
• Reviewing Vendor documents and drawings
Engineering Packages Worked on: • Material Handling equipment's: Conveyors ( Belt, Drag, Screw & Feeders), Bucket Elevators,
Compactors, Crushers, Impactors, Screens & Silo Bins.
• Rotating Equipments include: Centrifugal Pumps
Major Project Documents Created: Mechanical Engineer
• Equipment List
• Mass Balance Sheet
• Design Basis
• Existing & New Engineering Drawings
Arab Potash Company, Full Plant Expansion, Safi, Jordan.
Mechanical Engineer
• Responsibilities included Site Support Engineering for final / construction phase of the project
• Other responsibilities were checking and reviewing engineering drawings related to piping and mechanical equipment.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES
Summer Work Term 2005 - Construction Project Coordinator
INSG Ltd. Dubai, UAE
Working closely with a team of professional engineers, field personal and tradesmen. My responsibilities included: • Review of project specifications
• Selection of suitable site for the project.
• Hiring a contractor and finalizing a contract for the project.
• Procuring finance for the project.
• Monitoring project schedule and cost control.
• Ensuring safe environment on project site.
Summer Work Term 2003 - Field Mechanic - Tools and Testing HALLIBURTON
Products & Services Ltd. Dubai ( Jebel Ali Free Zone, OSC), UAE
Mainly servicing and pressure testing of down-hole tools, Pumps, Compressors and Choke & Kill
Manifold. Responsibilities included disassembling, service inspection and pressure testing.
Equipments worked on: • OMNI Circulating valves (run in conjunction with testing tools for Drill Stem Testing)
• Packers ( RTTS - A full opening, hook wall type packer designed for use in testing)
• Circulating valves ( serves as both a circulating and bypass valves for packers)
Also became familiar and worked on the surface testing equipments which include: 3 phase
separator, Choke manifold, piping and pressure ratings, calibration tank and data acquisition
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Of New Brunswick, Canada, 2007
• TME - Technical Management & Entrepreneurship, College of Extended Learning, UNB - Canada