Mohamed Ahmed Khogli Ahmed, Automation and SCADA Engineer

Mohamed Ahmed Khogli Ahmed

Automation and SCADA Engineer

Arabic Engineering Company

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, engineering Business management
Experience
14 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months

Automation and SCADA Engineer at Arabic Engineering Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2023

1. ADDC sewerage Maintenance Project:

1.1. Leading the activities of Preventive, Corrective, and Emergency maintenance of SCADA Control system, including monthly plan PM for Scada & historian System, and responding to Emergencies as per O&M requirement to insure smooth and reliable operation of the system.
1.2. Leading the activities of Preventive, Corrective, and Emergency maintenance of Remote Control (RTU) system in the field, including annual PM plan for different types of RTUs and PLCs in filed DNP3 configuration and mobile modem communication configuration and troubleshooting.
1.3. Managing and monitoring spare parts, including specification preparation, stock control, purchasing & requisition to insure the availability of the parts when it needed.
1.4. Manage software backup codes and licenses, insuring most update versions are backup and archived properly.
1.5. Communicate with ADDC and O&M contractors for any raised compliances, using updated periodic reports, presentations, and meetings, to insure customer satisfaction.

2. SCADA Expansion for ADDC sewerage Project

2.1. Preparation of design basis, control philosophies, selection, studies/reports, HAZOP, and recommendations, to integrate different vendors of Scada and RTUs.
2.2. Preparation of various specifications and data sheets, drawings and other deliverables for SCADA and control system architecture, including but not limited to P&ID, IO list, Instrument Index.
2.3. Program and configures new siemens PLC & SCADA functions related to process operation, Revises existing graphics screens to meet facility and operations staff needs.
2.4. Integrate different RTUs & PLCs to Wincc SCADA, using DNP3 & OPC protocols.

Lead SCADA and Automation Engineer at SamWells international Oil and Gas
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • June 2019 to August 2023

1. Leading the activities of installation, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting for instrumentation and control systems in oil and gas processing plants
2. In charge of maintenance (preventive and predictive) planning and scheduling for all processing facilities.
3. Maintain the inventory of spares and equipment.
4. Make a technical inspection and confirmation of all received spare parts.
5. Provided technical assistance to the operation, purchasing, and construction departments.
6. Ensure that safety standards are followed by all employees.
7. Assess, review, and monitor all technical issues from the instrumentation and reliability engineering side.
8. Perform assessment and root cause analysis. RCA, FMECA, and the reliability logic tree to propose solutions.
9. Initiate and plan maintenance workover projects and assist in material requisitions and sourcing.
10. Design automated control systems for processes and instrumentation for reliability.
11. Choose appropriate technology and suppliers for engineering and management system installation.
12. Revise existing technology to improve efficiency and reduce human interaction.
13. Monitor system and staff performance and troubleshoot any problems.

Senior Automation and Instrument Supervisor at Inmaa Company
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • May 2018 to April 2023

1- Maintains and troubleshoots Process Automation System (PAS) software and hardware components, for both monitoring and control of treatment processes.

2- Programming, Developing and upgrading existing PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) with (wago plc) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems WonderWare System platform scada system.

3- Creates and configures new SCADA graphic screens related to process operation, Revises existing graphics screens to meet facility and operations staff needs

4- In conjunction with IT staff, performs regular backups of historical and SCADA operating system data, and archives for future reference.

5- Maintains SCADA database of input/output (I/O) tag names related to PLCs.

6 - Directly supervises activities related to the controls and electrical maintenance function including, but not limited to: equipment and facilities maintenance, HVAC management, capital projects, and the purchase and inventory of equipment and supplies necessary to accomplish all functions

7- Orientates, trains, disciplines, promotes, and monitors safety and job performance for the controls and electrical maintenance department.

8- Gives technical support, training and guidance to operations and maintenance personnel as needed.

9- Develops work teams of maintenance and/or production employees working toward common goals, and organizes and facilitates work team meetings.

10- Coordinates all necessary training and regulatory certification for controls and electrical maintenance staff.

11- Coordinates maintenance activities with maintenance employees by assigning CMs (Corrective Maintenance), PMs (Preventive Maintenance), work orders, changeover, and other duties as needed.

12- Continuesely develop and maintain network Communications, PLC, SCADA Systems and Human Machine Interface (HMI).

Instrument and SCADA Systems Engineer at CNPC
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • May 2013 to April 2018

1. Maintained and calibrated various instruments and control devices such as flow, pressure, temperature, level, and control valves.
2. Configured and maintained PLCs, DCS, VFDs, and RTU systems according to the daily activity process.
3. Troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance for instrument and control systems.
4. upgraded the existing system in cases of new modifications or extensions.
5. Ensured the smooth operation of the automation system through PM and CM.
6. Maintain industrial network infrastructure.
7. maintaining calibration and changing instruments and devices in the field.


The systems I work in are iconic Gensis Scada systems.
• Emerson PACs RTUs (ControlWave_micro) programming, configuration, and installation.
• Motorola RTUs and the Moscad system ACE 36003 SCADA systems: GENSIS32, ABB DigVIS.
• Siemens TIA HMI and PLCs, steps 7 (300 and 400): designing, programming, and configuration.
• ABB DCS controls Builder F system programming, configuration, and maintenance.
• Yokogawa Pro-Safe 3.2 Safety system programming, configuration, and maintenance.

Electronics Design Engineer at ZEC
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • April 2011 to April 2013

design, develop and build RF and electronic circuits using CAD simulators, implementation and testing prototypes.

Researcher Assitance at Nile Center for Technology Resraech
  • Other
  • December 2009 to December 2010

Our work is to preparation researches in the areas of communications and embedded systems.
web pages design and development

Education

Master's degree, engineering Business management
  • at University Teknologi Malaysia
  • February 2023
Bachelor's degree, Electronics Engineer/Telecommunication
  • at Sudan University for Science and Technology
  • November 2009

This is 5-years Course, the course background is Electronics Engineering, Analog and digital electronics, microprocessor design and architecture, Embedded System design, So in Final we have two majors (Telecom, or Computer). I choose telecom major, so we study( Electronics, Microprocessor,Mobile, Satellite, Digital, RF and microwave, Optical Fiber, and Network) communication

Bachelor's degree, electronics engineering
  • at Sudan university of science and technology
  • September 2009

electronic/automation/Telecommunications and computer engineering specialist

Specialties & Skills

Automation
C , c#, C++ , and dot net programing
ABB DCS (CBF AC800F)
Instrument, P&ID
ContolWave_micro RTU
Maintainance & Troubleshooting
Planning, Designing
Manufacturing & Industrial
Food Industry
Oil and Gas
SCADA and RTUs
SQL oracle database
Product solution
programming PLCs; wago, Siemence, ABB, Emerson
Wonderware scada System platform, Iconics GENSSIS, OPEN SCADA, WINCC
industrial protocol: Foundation fieldbus,HART, profibus, industrial Ethernet , Modbus, & OPC, DNP3
ms project
planning
programming
maintenance engineering
Shutdown
process control
plant commissioning
maintenance management
preventive maintenance
substation automation
system automation
process automation
asset management
operation
engineering management
problem solving
plant maintenance
troubleshooting
Hazard Identification
Instrumentation
Maintenance
Innovation
Startup
Reliability Engineering
Risk Assessment
Supervision
Teamwork
IEC Standard
calibration
Leadership
Critical thinking
Operation management
commissioning
Digital Manufacturing
lean six Sigma
quality tools

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

المجلس الهندسي السوداني
  • مهندس خريج
  • January 2011

Training and Certifications

Maintenance and Reliability Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Engineering Courses
Google Project management (Certificate)
Wondeware Intouch 2017 (Training)
Training Institute:
AVEVA
Date Attended:
October 2018
Duration:
40 hours
Initiating and Planning Projects (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Excel Skills for Business (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
From Wire to PLC, Abootcamp In Industrial Automation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
PLC (Training)
Training Institute:
Cairo University
Date Attended:
September 2008
Duration:
40 hours
Programming Yokogawa RS prosafe (Training)
Training Institute:
TIAN
Date Attended:
June 2015
Duration:
20 hours
GSM Network (Training)
Training Institute:
Cairo University
Date Attended:
August 2008
Duration:
30 hours
Industrial Cost Accounting (Training)
Training Institute:
SMT
Date Attended:
April 2013
Duration:
20 hours
شهاده حضور (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2008
Valid Until:
October 2008
شهاده حضور (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013
Valid Until:
April 2013