Khalifa Mohammed Riswan, Senior Project Engineer - HVAC

Khalifa Mohammed Riswan

Senior Project Engineer - HVAC

Kharafi National

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
23 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months

Senior Project Engineer - HVAC at Kharafi National
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since May 2013

Responsible for coordination of all technical activities
Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates engineering work Monitors work for compliance to accepted engineering practices, and standards
Responsible and accountable to ensure that all personnel are coordinating their activities with other project participants, and that the requirements of the Contract are being satisfied.
Review and highlight if any technical problems are developing in the various disciplines, and to initiate appropriate corrective actions.

Project: Sabah Al Salem University City - Central Utility Plant (CUP-1&2)
HVAC System: District Cooling System
Capacity: 72, 000 Tons
Location: Kuwait

Senior Engineer - HVAC at Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG
  • Oman - Muscat
  • November 2011 to March 2013

Responsible for coordination of all technical activities
Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates engineering work Monitors work for compliance to accepted engineering practices, and standards
Responsible and accountable to ensure that all personnel are coordinating their activities with other project participants, and that the requirements of the Contract are being satisfied.
Review and highlight if any technical problems are developing in the various disciplines, and to initiate appropriate corrective actions.

Project: Crown Plaza Hotel (B+G+4 Floors)
HVAC System: Chilled Water System
Capacity: 1100 Tons (Chillers - 550 Tons - YORK - 2 Running & 1 Standby, AHUs & FCUs - TRANE)
Location: Duqm - Oman

Senior Application Engineer at Johnson Controls - Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2009 to September 2011

Johnson Controls International is the largest independent supplier of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and solutions in the United States, and a leading competitor globally.

Reporting to National Sales Manager, I was the technical support for Kingdom wide Unitary and Allied Products (Window, Mini split, Ducted split, Package Air conditioning units, Chilled Water Pumps, Ventilation Fans etc)

Main Responsibilities:
- Technical support for Sales Engineers
- Providing technical support to Consultants / Clients related to our products
- Product launch and presentation to leading Consultants / Clients / Contractors
- Work in hand with Consultants / Clients on Design Build jobs

Project Engineer - HVAC at Trans Gulf Electro Mechanical LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2007 to February 2009

Trans Gulf Electro-Mechanical LLC has made its presence felt in the business of supply, installation, testing & commissioning of Electro-Mechanical solutions which include District Cooling Systems, Air-conditioning & Ventilation systems, Electrical & Low current systems as well as Wet Services such as Plumbing, Drainage and Fire-Fighting systems.

Project:
Burj Dubai Development - District Cooling Plant 3
Chilled Water - District Cooling Plant
Capacity: 60, 000 TR Chiller Plant

Main Responsibilities:
- Preparing Technical Proposals and Liasoning with Clients for Technical and Design Approvals.
- Coordinating with Co-Contractors for Project Execution
- Preparing Project Status Report and submitting the same for Technical review to the General Manager
- Coordinating with Client for Testing & Commissioning prior to Final Handover
- Providing Technical Support to solve any Operational Problems encountered after project hand over
- Supervising the Project Execution.

HVAC Engineer at Saba Contracting & Trading Est
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2002 to April 2007

Projects:
• Al Hada Military Hospital - Ministry of Health - Al Taif
Chilled Water System - 400 Tons - Carrier

• Al Hada Le Meridian Hotel - Ministry of Finance - Al Taif
Chilled Water System - 520 Tons - YORK

• Saudi Telecomm Co. (STC) - Ministry of Telecommunication - Makkah
Chilled Water System - 360 Tons - Carrier

• Saudi Telecomm Exchange Building - Ministry of Telecommunication - Arar
Ducted Split Units - 150 Tons - YORK

Nature of Job:
1. Heat load analysis using HVAC Software.
2. Design of Chilled Water Piping System.
3. Duct Design.
4. Selection of Valves, Grilles, Diffusers and accessories.
5. Supervising the Duct Execution.
6. Selection of Chillers, Air Handling and Fan Coil Units.
7. Installation of Chillers, Package, Mini and Ducted Split Units.
8. Preparation of Bill of Quantities and Project Estimation.
9. Selection of Exhaust Fan, Kitchen Hood.

Maintenance Engineer at Nima Freezing + Cold Storage Complex
  • India - Chennai
  • January 2001 to April 2002

Maintenance of Cold Storage units viz. Blast Freezer, Chest Freezer, Flake Ice Units etc.

AutoCAD Engineer at CADD Centre
  • India - Chennai
  • December 1999 to November 2000

Worked as Instructor/Trainer for AutoCAD software

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Ghousia College of Engineering, Bangalore University
  • August 1999

Specialties & Skills

Air Conditioning
HVAC Controls
MS-Office
AutoCAD
HAP, CHVAC

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate
Tamil
Expert

Memberships

ASHRAE
  • Assosicate Member
  • November 2008
ISHRAE
  • Member
  • June 2005
ASME
  • Member
  • November 2008

Training and Certifications

JCI Pioneer Series Digital Scroll VRF SME Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2010
Valid Until:
July 2010
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2010
Valid Until:
May 2010