Raad Hussain, Executive Vice Chairman

Raad Hussain

Executive Vice Chairman

Daff Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
46 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :46 years, 5 Months

Executive Vice Chairman at Daff Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since April 2006

11 years experience: Managing: Operations, Activities, Controlling Marketing Plans, and Registration & Qualification (MAXIMO software) Process for all main clients:
ADNOC for Oil & Gas industry, ADWEA (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority), and other governmental bodies, and EPC contractors.
• Controlling all incoming RFQs (Request For Quotations), Letters, Emails, Notification and other documents, filtering it and Dispense it to concerned departments with required instructions.
• Controlling & reviewing the quotation sheet breakdown with the engineers before approval and send it to the client.
• Negotiating senior management of clients when we get delay in payment or delay in GRN (Good Receive Note) approval, as well as visiting and meeting the higher management if required.
• Negotiating senior management of our Principals in case of delay delivery, or when we required discount for quotation to be more competitive offer to get the order.
• Weekly meeting with sales engineers for following up business plan, targets, and solving issues related to work and performance.
• Supervision, support, and control Qualification Officer for qualification process through online software (MAXIMO).
• Supervision and control financial tasks: cash flow, receivable & payable payments, LC terms, balance sheets, and other tasks.
• Managing nominated projects selected from Data Media System database (DMS) with the project engineer.
• Managing marketing plan by classifying the market to: ADNOC companies, Consultant for ADNOC project, EPC for ADNOC projects, and Industrial market. Visit schedule to be planned and executed based on this markets. This is to be done with coordination of our principles as necessary.
• Up to date I (personally) have introduced many new principals: LA Turbine - USA for Turbo Expanders, RAGASCO - Norway for LPG non explosive composite Cylinders, Bauer - Germany for Compressors, GEMELS - Italy for Ball Valves, Weensung - Korea for Strainers, Vental - Italy for Oil & Gas Painting and coating, Quifer - Spain for Pneumatic Actuators. Still in negotiation with other manufacturers.
• Processing TRACE Certificate - USA for transparency and Anti-Briery required by John Zink by answering hard online Quiz to get the certificate. I passed it with outstanding degree of 100%.
• Supervising and controlling Quality Management System (QMS) for ISO 9001: 2008.

• Managing activities for the other company Daff Eelectro-Mechanical, as contractor for Electrical installation and street lighting (LED), and pumping stations.

Main Clients:
OIL AND GAS Companies.
GOVERNMENT Companies.
EPC CONTRACTORS.

Daff Trading is the Exclusive Agent for UAE market for following principals:
For Pumps:
• ITT GOULD's Pumps (USA) www.gouldspumps.com: Centrifugal Pumps.
• RAM Pumps (UK) www.rampumps.co.uk: Reciprocating Pumps.
• PRICE Pumps (USA) www.pricepump.com: Diaphragm Pumps (AOD).
• KUBOTA Pumps (Japan) www.kubota.co.jp: High capacity pump systems.
• EIM Pumps (JAPAN) www.eimpump.co.jp: Sewage Submersible Pumps.

For Compressors:
• BAUER KOMRESSOREN (Germany) www.bauer-kompressoren.de.

For Valves:
• ROBERT CORT (UK) www.robertcort.co.uk: Gate Valves.
• GEMELS (Italy) www.gemels.it: Ball Valves.

For Control Valves:
• MOKVELD (Netherland) www.mokveld.com: HIPPS Valves.
• SPX COPES VULCAN (USA) www.copes.com.

For Flaring Systems:
• JOHN ZINK (USA) www.johnzink.com: Burners, Flare Systems.

For Turbo Expanders:
• LA Turbine (USA) www.laturbine.com.

For Instrumentation:
• MAGNETROL (Belgium) www.magnetrol.com: Level Measuring Instruments.
• THERMO ELECTRIC (Netherland) www.thermo-electric.nl: Thermocouples.

For LPG Cylinders:
• RAGASCO AS (NORWAY) www.ragasco.com: Products: Non-Explosive Composite LPG cylinders.

For Static Equipment:
• IDESA (SPAIN) www.idesa.net: Products: Autoclaves, Heat Exchangers, Reactors Columns, and Coke Drums.

For LED Lighting:
• QINSUN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (CHINA) www.qinsun.com: Products: LED Ex-Proof lightings.

Planning & Investment Manager at AL Bilad Group (1st grade classification)
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • August 2004 to April 2006

Construction project planning & Development, and preparing for JV with overseas companies for big infrastructure projects in Iraq.

Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Bin Awiedha Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 1999 to March 2004

Management for more than 20 companies of around 500 employees in fields of :
1- Contracting:
• Construction projects.
• Electromechanical work & Air Conditioning.
• Oil field services.
2- Trading:
• Building materials.
• Home appliances (White Westinghouse - USA, Siltal - Italy, and Media Airconditioning - China).
• IT systems (Olivetti - Italy, Fuijstu-Siemens -Germany, Brother - Japan).
• Medical appliances (Toshiba - Japan, Hill Rom - UK, Graspy - UK).
• Jewelries & Gifts (Christofle - France, Baccarat - France, Bohemia Crystals - Czech Republic, Longings Watches - Swiss).
• Furniture.
3- Industry:
• Spiral Air Conditioning ducts and fittings.
4- Services:
• Real Estate.
• LPG gas distribution.

Director at Hilal Ith Ihr Ve Tic Ltd
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • October 1992 to May 1999

in Building Materials including Electrical power supplies for construction projects, Metal working machines, Generators, Pumps, Food processing machines, Furniture, Textiles, and other Turkish products.

Marketing and Technical support at Ismailiya Medical Group
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • July 1981 to May 1992

Technical & Marketing Manager for medical equipments (Karl Storz Endoscopy - Germany, Biotest Lab Equipments - Germany, Biomeriux Lab Equipments - France).

Electrical Engineer at Hitteen General Establishment
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • September 1976 to April 1981

Installation of electrical power / control / communication systems

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at University of Baghdad - College of Engineering
  • June 1976

Specialties & Skills

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Turkish
Intermediate

Memberships

Iraqi Engineers Union
  • Member
  • July 1976

Training and Certifications

The Arts and Science of Combustion and Heat Transfer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Process Combustion Technology Fourm (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015
The Advanced Product Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Magnetrol
Date Attended:
March 2009
Duration:
16 hours
Contract Adminstration & Project Managment (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2008

Hobbies

  • Small Scale Plants and Technolgy Transfer
    Study for affordable small scale plants that make industry as part of public education, especially in standard technology (small and medium technology): - Building materials. - Food Industry. - Steel Industry. - Plastic Industry. - Machinery. - Other daily use materials.
  • Renwable Energy
    I have good knowledge in : - Solar PV energy systems. - Sterling engine Solar energy. - Wind energy. - Geothermal energy. - Energy recovery using Turbo expanders.