Commissioning Team Leader
NPCC
Total years of experience :38 years, 3 Months
Company: National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), ABU DHABI, UAE
Position Held: Commissioning Team Leader
April 2010 - up to date- Project Commission Manager for Project 9063 -new Central Degassing Station, new Remote Degassing Station, two new Water Injection Clusters, 24 oil production wells, 9 Gas Injection wells
Client: ABU DHABI COMPANY FOR ONSHORE OIL OPERATIONS (ADCO)
Projects consisted of: Central Degassing Station, Remote Degassing Station, Water Injection Clusters for water injection to oil wells including chemical injection facilities, 20" production fluid transfer line from RDS to the CDS, 6" gas injection trunk line from the CDS to RDS for distribution to gas injection wells, 22 flow lines from producing wells to RDS-1 and 2 flow lines directly to the CDS, 5 gas injection flow lines from RDS-1 and 4 gas injection lines directly from the CDS., 14" Main Oil Line (MOL) to the CDS at Asab oil field. Utility systems (220/33KV substation, MV/LV SWGs, 33KV OHTL, Emergency Diesel Generators, chemical injection package, Instrument Air Compressors, Nitrogen Generation Package, Fire water pumps, Telecom, Integrated Control and Safety System, Gas compressors, .ect)
Responsible for the following: • Report to the project director/commissioning directive on all matters related to commissioning.
• Lead, direct and motivate a team of discipline commissioning Engineers throughout the precommissioning/ commissioning phases of the Project.
• Prepare/review Plans, schedules and Procedures in relation to pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up of facilities
• Plan manpower requirements.
• Organize and control Vendor representatives.
• Preparation of commissioning spare parts list.
• Preparation of test equipments requirements
• Ensure that the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance on the ICAPS Software, approved method statements & procedures, approved commissioning procedures
• Review the pre-commissioning and Commissioning Dossiers.
• Review and approve Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) procedure for all systems/packages
• Co-ordinate and a key player in Factory & Site Acceptance Tests where required.
• Attend and witness Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of 220KV GIS, 220/34.5 KV, 125MVA transformers, 33KV GIS, 33 KV capacitor banks, power and distribution transformers, 11KV and 3.3 KV SWGs 415 V SWGs and switchboards, distribution panels DC and AC UPS, 11 KV motors 4.2 MW and diesel generators
• Attend all progress review meetings and report on progress of commissioning..
• Advise system priorities, to Construction Focal Point, with a view to early and efficient hand-over.
• Establish budgets and schedules for all work under the control of Commissioning and manage delivery accordingly
• Provide commissioning support when required, during start up and the initial operations phase of the project.
• Compliance in accordance with HSE Standard.
Total 25 years as follows:
1) Duration: From April, 2007 -up to date
1) Duration: From April, 2007 -up to date
Company: National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), ABU DHABI, UAE
Position Held: Commissioning Team Leader
Jan 2009- March 2010- Lead electrical commissioning engineer for Project 6048- Package 18, GA Wellhead Module, GB Flare, GD and ED Process Platforms for Block 5 Field Development Project 2005.
Client: MAERSK Oil Qatar - Projects consisted of Gas Turbine Compressors, Fuel Gas Package, Sea water Package, Process Separators, Fired Heaters, Instrument Air compressors, Chemical Injection packages, Flare package, Instrument Air Packages, Cooling medium, heating medium systems HVAC, Pedestal Crane, Bridges, HV, MV and LV power supply, Emergency Diesel Generators, Navigation aid, DCS, F&G, HIPPS & Telecom and integration with existing facilities.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and supervise a team of Electrical Engineers and supervisors in carrying out commissioning activities of electrical equipment
• Provide regular communication of system status, schedule issues, quality issues, etc to Project Commissioning Manager.
• Familiarize with the remaining pre-commissioning and commissioning work scope for electrical equipment for each system. Identify opportunities for early system handover of systems.
• Familiar with the project sub-systems and systems represented on Limits of System Handover (LOSH) Drawings.
• Familiar with the Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning strategy defined in Core Test Plan
• Assure rigorous implementation of approved Commissioning Method Statements and System Commissioning Procedures.
• Approve check sheets and Commissioning Procedure for Electrical discipline.
• Ensure safety critical Electrical equipment meets the performance standards defined in project standard of performance.
• Ensure that preservation and maintenance on electrical equipment is correctly identified and is being carried out in accordance with Preservation Procedure.
• Participate in bi-party punch list system walk down at system handover, for systems with electrical equipment content.
• Ensure all relevant As-Built Drawings / Documents are marked up by Electrical commissioning team as defined in project As-Built Procedure
April 2007- Jan 2009 - Senior electrical commissioning engineer for Project 4059- Engineering, Procurement and Construction for Qatar gas II Development.
Client: Qatar Gas- The Project consisted of Wellhead Platform WH4, WH5 & WH 6 NFB platform with Process separators, Instrument Air compressors, Chemical Injection packages, Flare, HVAC, Emergency Diesel Generators, HV Sub sea Composite cables, HV SWG, transformers, Navigation aid, Wellhead Control Panels, Pedestal Crane, DCS, F&G, HIPPS & Telecom and integration with existing facilities.
Responsible for the following:
-Coordinates with Commissioning Manager and other relevant personnel regarding commissioning of the Projects from Ready for Commissioning to handover and operations as Ready for Start-Up through utilizing the ICAPS Software.
-Ensures that all procedures, drawings, risk assessments, permits, studies and safety reviews are in place for all phases of commissioning.
Duties:
Carry out the following activities:
• Commissioning of HV and MV switchgears.
• Commissioning of LV, MCC switchgears and power panels.
• Protection relays testing.
• Commissioning of battery chargers and UPS.
• Commissioning of Navigation Aid System.
• Commissioning and testing of power transformers.
• Testing of electrical motors and MOVS.
• Commissioning and testing of diesel generators
Total 25 years as follows:
1) Duration: From April, 2007 -up to date
Company: National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), ABU DHABI, UAE
Position Held: Commissioning Team Leader
April 2010 - up to date- Project Commission Manager for Project 9063 -new Central Degassing Station, new Remote Degassing Station, two new Water Injection Clusters, 24 oil production wells, 9 Gas Injection wells
Client: ABU DHABI COMPANY FOR ONSHORE OIL OPERATIONS (ADCO)
Projects consisted of: Central Degassing Station, Remote Degassing Station, Water Injection Clusters for water injection to oil wells including chemical injection facilities, 20" production fluid transfer line from RDS to the CDS, 6" gas injection trunk line from the CDS to RDS for distribution to gas injection wells, 22 flow lines from producing wells to RDS-1 and 2 flow lines directly to the CDS, 5 gas injection flow lines from RDS-1 and 4 gas injection lines directly from the CDS., 14" Main Oil Line (MOL) to the CDS at Asab oil field. Utility systems (220/33KV substation, MV/LV SWGs, 33KV OHTL, Emergency Diesel Generators, chemical injection package, Instrument Air Compressors, Nitrogen Generation Package, Fire water pumps, Telecom, Integrated Control and Safety System, Gas compressors, .ect)
Responsible for the following: • Report to the project director/commissioning directive on all matters related to commissioning.
• Lead, direct and motivate a team of discipline commissioning Engineers throughout the precommissioning/ commissioning phases of the Project.
• Prepare/review Plans, schedules and Procedures in relation to pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up of facilities
• Plan manpower requirements.
• Organize and control Vendor representatives.
• Preparation of commissioning spare parts list.
• Preparation of test equipments requirements
• Ensure that the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance on the ICAPS Software, approved method statements & procedures, approved commissioning procedures
• Review the pre-commissioning and Commissioning Dossiers.
• Review and approve Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) procedure for all systems/packages
• Co-ordinate and a key player in Factory & Site Acceptance Tests where required.
• Attend and witness Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of 220KV GIS, 220/34.5 KV, 125MVA transformers, 33KV GIS, 33 KV capacitor banks, power and distribution transformers, 11KV and 3.3 KV SWGs 415 V SWGs and switchboards, distribution panels DC and AC UPS, 11 KV motors 4.2 MW and diesel generators
• Attend all progress review meetings and report on progress of commissioning..
• Advise system priorities, to Construction Focal Point, with a view to early and efficient hand-over.
• Establish budgets and schedules for all work under the control of Commissioning and manage delivery accordingly
• Provide commissioning support when required, during start up and the initial operations phase of the project.
• Compliance in accordance with HSE Standard.
Jan 2009- March 2010- Lead electrical commissioning engineer for Project 6048- Package 18, GA Wellhead Module, GB Flare, GD and ED Process Platforms for Block 5 Field Development Project 2005.
Client: MAERSK Oil Qatar - Projects consisted of Gas Turbine Compressors, Fuel Gas Package, Sea water Package, Process Separators, Fired Heaters, Instrument Air compressors, Chemical Injection packages, Flare package, Instrument Air Packages, Cooling medium, heating medium systems HVAC, Pedestal Crane, Bridges, HV, MV and LV power supply, Emergency Diesel Generators, Navigation aid, DCS, F&G, HIPPS & Telecom and integration with existing facilities.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and supervise a team of Electrical Engineers and supervisors in carrying out commissioning activities of electrical equipment
• Provide regular communication of system status, schedule issues, quality issues, etc to Project Commissioning Manager.
• Familiarize with the remaining pre-commissioning and commissioning work scope for electrical equipment for each system. Identify opportunities for early system handover of systems.
• Familiar with the project sub-systems and systems represented on Limits of System Handover (LOSH) Drawings.
• Familiar with the Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning strategy defined in Core Test Plan
• Assure rigorous implementation of approved Commissioning Method Statements and System Commissioning Procedures.
• Approve check sheets and Commissioning Procedure for Electrical discipline.
• Ensure safety critical Electrical equipment meets the performance standards defined in project standard of performance.
• Ensure that preservation and maintenance on electrical equipment is correctly identified and is being carried out in accordance with Preservation Procedure.
3) Duration: From April, 1991 - March, 1999
Company: Egyptian Electricity Authority - Delta East Company for electricity production
Position Held: Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Responsible for the following:
1. Operation engineer in thermal power generation plant 4*150MW
2. Testing, commissioning and maintenance of the electrical equipment associated with thermal power plant 70 MW, 2*35 steam turbine generators as follows:
* High Voltage (220KV) GIS.
* Medium voltage switch gears (22KV, 11KV, 6.6KV)
* Low voltage switchgears, MCC, MOVCC.
* Generators and exciters.
* Medium voltage and low voltage motors.
* High voltage, medium voltage, low voltage cables.
* Protection relays.
* Battery chargers, UPS, and batteries.
* Power transformers MV/HV, MV/MV, MV/LV.
4) Duration: From July, 1988 - April, 1991
Company: Alexandria Port Authority
Position Held: Electrical Engineer
Responsible for the following:
• Operation and maintenance of electrical equipments in the marine units (floating cranes, tugboats, antipollution equipments) such as diesel generators, motors, DC generators, DC motors, cranes, battery charger and low voltage switchgear.
5) Duration: From Oct, 1985 - Mar, 1988
Company: Egyptian Armed Forces
Position Held: Officer Engineer
Responsible for the following:
1) Operation and maintenance of the electrical equipments and electronic instruments.
2) Operation and maintenance of Diesel Generators.
• Participate in bi-party punch list system walk down at system handover, for systems with electrical equipment content.
• Ensure all relevant As-Built Drawings / Documents are marked up by Electrical commissioning team as defined in project As-Built Procedure
April 2007- Jan 2009 - Senior electrical commissioning engineer for Project 4059- Engineering, Procurement and Construction for Qatar gas II Development.
Client: Qatar Gas- The Project consisted of Wellhead Platform WH4, WH5 & WH 6 NFB platform with Process separators, Instrument Air compressors, Chemical Injection packages, Flare, HVAC, Emergency Diesel Generators, HV Sub sea Composite cables, HV SWG, transformers, Navigation aid, Wellhead Control Panels, Pedestal Crane, DCS, F&G, HIPPS & Telecom and integration with existing facilities.
Responsible for the following:
-Coordinates with Commissioning Manager and other relevant personnel regarding commissioning of the Projects from Ready for Commissioning to handover and operations as Ready for Start-Up through utilizing the ICAPS Software.
-Ensures that all procedures, drawings, risk assessments, permits, studies and safety reviews are in place for all phases of commissioning.
Duties:
Carry out the following activities:
• Commissioning of HV and MV switchgears.
• Commissioning of LV, MCC switchgears and power panels.
• Protection relays testing.
• Commissioning of battery chargers and UPS.
• Commissioning of Navigation Aid System.
• Commissioning and testing of power transformers.
• Testing of electrical motors and MOVS.
• Commissioning and testing of diesel generators
2) Duration: From March, 1999 -March, 2007
Company: Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority, (ADWEA) - Taweela B power generation and desalination plant.
Position Held: Head of MV/LV Unit
Responsible for the following:
1) Inspection, Testing, and Commissioning of power and water project 2x115MW gas turbine generator and one combined cycle 150 MW steam turbine generator and 3x10 MIGD desalination unites.
2) Provide Technical and Maintenance support in the field of periodic and Major work Planning, Failure analysis, Plant Modifications, Spare Parts Control, Evaluation of Maintenance Performance, Equipment Availability, Maintenance cost, participates in preparing the section budget and daily preparing work orders through the Maximo System, Supervise the execution of Major overhauls, specific repairs and trouble-shooting whenever necessary. • This covers the maintenance activities of all the electrical equipment associated with power plant 1200 MW and desalination plant 100 MIGD as follow: • MV/LV (11KV/400V) switchgears.
• MCC (motor control center), PC, MOVCC.
• SF6, vacuum and air circuit breakers.
• DC and AC UPS system (Battery chargers, 24V and 110V DC System, Batteries, DC/DC Converters 110/24V, Inverters and AC UPS system (220V - Single Phase and 400 V - 3 Phase)
• Power transformers MV/HV, MV/MV, MV/LV.
• Three phase and single phase Motor operated Valves / Actuators / Servomotors and motors.
• Steam turbine generators - 6 * 140 MW, gas turbine 2 * 115 MW, 1*150MW combine cycle steam turbine and 3 units x 3 MW emergency standby diesel generators.
• Maintenance of Electrical equipments installed in Gas reducing station, Crude oil station and other flame proof equipments.
• Maintenance of Electrical equipments installed in Chlorine Generation plant, Water treatment plant, Remi. Plant and Analysis laboratory.
3) Maintenance of Electrolysers - 9500 Amps, 6 nos., Manufacturer: FRIEM, Italy.
4) Assignment and supervision of day-to-day work programs.
5) Ensures the adherence of all personnel in the section to Company's Health, Safety and Carries out his task in accordance with the Environmental System (HSEMS) . Prevailing maintenance procedures.
6) Perform supervisory functions as established by management.
7) Directs and controls through supervisors the maintenance of all electrical equipment within the Company. Performs supervisory functions as established by management.
8) Perform when necessary high voltage switching and isolations and also issues and controls the use of Electrical and Hot/Cold work permits.
9) Participates in preparing planned maintenance schedule for all electrical equipment within mandate to comply with statutory inspections and overhauls and to implement such schedules. Liaises with Maintenance Planning Engineer for necessary scheduling.
10) Initiate plant modification request including preparation of preliminary design suggestions and overseeing the installation/commissioning of approved modifications.
11) Maintain continuous contact with other Department and Sections
Degree B.SC. Electrical Power Engineering, 1985 University Alexandria University -Egypt Spoken Languages English and Arabic: Fluent Wide range of Project Commissioning and Maintenance experience in the Field of Oil & Gas and power generation. Good leadership skill to lead Multi disciplinary teams. Hands on experience in all kinds of Electrical Equipments and Control Systems including HV GIS, MV and LV SWG, Transformers, Gas and Steam turbine Generators, MV and LV motors, Protection relays, Diesel Generators, UPS etc.