Omar Sabah, Ship Repair Manager

Omar Sabah

Ship Repair Manager

HEISCO

Location
Egypt
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Power Engineering
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Ship Repair Manager at HEISCO
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2018 to April 2021

• Assisting in estimating required resources and in planning / scheduling the project based on key milestones and critical activities to correctly evaluate the project and prepare the technical scope of work.
• Control and monitor work execution, job progress, man power allocation, productivity rates, and status reporting throughout the project. Insuring compliance with QHSE, specifications, contract and customer requirements.
• Single point of contact between client representatives, classification societies, shipyard departments and contractors during the repair period, linking all parties to resolve any issues that might arise, through meetings and efficient communication.
• Liaise with client inspectors / class surveyors for progressive and close outwork inspections, commissioning, delivery of work done and sea trials.

Shipyard Assets/Facilities Maintenance Manager at HEISCO
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2010 to September 2019

• In charge of ship yard infrastructure, facilities and assets, including vessel services dept. (shore power, water, gas, air supply, waste & scrap disposal)
• Budgeting & scheduling preventive maintenance activities for yard equipment and spare parts control ensuring optimum asset availability, service levels and minimum downtimes.
• Introduced, implemented and administered the current CMMS system in line with PAS55 standard, leading to better work management, proper problem tracing and logging, planning and documentation.
• Achieved better average KPI scores for the department by 35%.
• Achieved running cost reductions up to 60% annually through introducing new shipyard equipment.
• Achieved increased availability rates for most old key assets up to 45% in total average uptime, by applying proved best practices and major upgrades, resulting in increased Assets Reliability, productivity, safer worksites and full compliance with environmental regulations.

Site Engineer for KFD project at HEISCO
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2007 to October 2010

• Troubleshooting and quality repairs of vessels machinery and equipment, insuring optimum running conditions and maximum availability.
• Preparing docking plans and SOW for vessels during dry dock.
• Prepared and implemented the preventive maintenance master plan for the complete fleet with work instructions sheets and monitored its progress throughout the project period insuring timely delivered results.
• Supervision of project manpower, work flow and work sites according to QHSE standards.

Land Rig Sr. Mechanic at Sinotharwa Drilling Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2007 to September 2007

• Supervising and performing routine maintenance and checks on mechanical parts, performing planned and emergent repairs on rig.
• Cooperation with the drilling crew and the electricians to insure proper operation and readiness through various drilling stages and conditions.
• Ordering spare parts and maintaining stock levels of required consumables.

Land Rig Assistant Mechanic at Precision Drilling Corporation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2006 to February 2007

• Member of the maintenance team responsible for mechanical rig equipment, diesel engines, compressors, pumps, lifting and rotating machinery, valves, pipe lines and drilling equipment.

Diesel Engines Maintenance Engineer, Project Control & coordination Engineer at Egyptian Ship Repairs and Building Company
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • September 2004 to July 2006

Member of the marine diesel engines department concerned in main engine and generators overhauling and repairs.
• Worked as a project planning and control engineer for mechanical construction projects as the live fire fighting & damage control trainer owned by ENF, and the pneumatic grain unloader owned by the Egyptian grain yards authority.

Maintenance Engineer at Egyptian Navigation Co.
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • August 2003 to September 2004

• Member of the diesel engines maintenance group considered in marine diesel engines repairs and replacements. Headed a workshop team performing miscellaneous ship repair jobs (pipes, valves, pumps, etc.).

Production Engineer at Engineering Plastics Manufacturing Co. (EPM)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2003 to June 2003

Responsible for production rates, Headed the fans and assembly departments.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Power Engineering
  • at TANTA UNIVERSITY
  • June 2002

B.Sc. in Mechanical Power Engineering, Graduation project graded Excellent, titled thermodynamic and economical analysis of steam power plants.

Specialties & Skills

Planning
PC Software
Expert level English language
Excellent computer knowledge
Certified trainee of the PROLOG MANAGER Project management software
Excellent knowledge of Primavera project planner and MS project, software
V. Good manual skills, using tools and equipment with ability to work under pressure and in teams
Ability to read engineering drawings/layouts with high knowledge of engineering symbols

Social Profiles

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Egyptian syndicate of engineers
  • member
  • June 2002
Kuwait Society of Engineers
  • Member
  • March 2019
Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP)
  • Individual Member
  • June 2022
World Partners in Asset Management (WPiAM)
  • Individual Member
  • June 2022

Training and Certifications

International English Language Testing System – (IELTS). (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2022
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2022
Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2022
Project Management for Dry Docking (Training)
Training Institute:
Fleming
Date Attended:
October 2018
Duration:
20 hours
Effective supervisory skills (Training)
Training Institute:
HEISCO
Date Attended:
March 2011
Duration:
30 hours
Prolog manager project management software (Training)
Training Institute:
BOOZ ALLEN INC
Date Attended:
May 2005
Duration:
45 hours
360 DEGREES ADVANCED PLANT MAINTENANCE (Training)
Training Institute:
Corsol training firm
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
25 hours
CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP THINKING (Training)
Training Institute:
Leoron
Date Attended:
April 2016
Duration:
40 hours
7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE (Training)
Training Institute:
Franklin Covey Middle East
Date Attended:
May 2016
Duration:
25 hours
Detecting and Troubleshooting of mechanical problems (Training)
Training Institute:
ELNASR AUTOMOTIVE MFC. CO
Date Attended:
December 2003
Duration:
45 hours
Hazard identification & risk assessment (Training)
Training Institute:
SINO-THARWA DRILLING COMPANY
Date Attended:
June 2006
Duration:
16 hours

Hobbies

  • Motorcycling
  • Sports
    Awarded the Tanta SQUASH university cup
  • Cycling