Sayyid Muhammad Mehdi Ali, Project Engineer LDSUP

Sayyid Muhammad Mehdi Ali

Project Engineer LDSUP

ALSTOM

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Energy and Power
Experience
5 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 1 Months

Project Engineer LDSUP at ALSTOM
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2009 to September 2013

Liaise with Clients, Consultants, equipment vendors and suppliers where required to ensure compatibility of design interfaces during installation activity.
Making safety inspections and ensuring construction and site safety
Planning & Scheduling
Assist in developing and implementing schedules for commissioning oversight department and section tasks
HSE.
• Follow all relevant departmental HSE policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions to ensure HSE compliance in all aspects of work
Site Management
 Maintaining installation work at three sites at a time
 Managing a team of 10 to 13 technicians
 Resource management in a limited time span
 Human resource acquisition when required
 Ensuring task completion under pressure
 Making sure the customer is on board every step of the way
 Collective deliberation with senior management regarding timeline
 Reporting daily/monthly schedule and progress with presentations (ppt).
 Keeping track of the inventory
 Ensure Maximum utilization of resources and devise strategies to meet deadlines at site
Site Surveys
 Study schematics of all types of control and protection panels and extract information of the installed switchgear, protection relays, transformers and load measurement CT/VT circuits (Siemens, ABB, Sprecher Energy, Schnieder Electric, Alstom, Siemens AG, Russian and Chinese Switchgear).
 Troubleshoot Protection & Instrumentation faults
 Generate substation reports and room layouts
 Propose suitable locations according to the available space
Design
 Design of adaptation works schematic drawings and interfacing with RTU C264
 CT/VT connections for measurement transducer’s input, Circuit breaker and tap changer remote control through RTU
 Status indication for switchgear and protection signals from protective relays of transmission lines and transformers
 Generate wiring files, cable lists and material estimation
Installation
 Oversee adaptation material installation work in substations
 Technical and managerial support to a team of 8 to 10 technicians, mechanical foremen and helpers.
 Installation of RTU C264, PLC Micom T390, 48 V DC Chargers, and adaptation materials including relays, terminal blocks, transducers and cable lying
 Point to point Test of adaptation works to the LUI
End to end tests
Protocols : Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, Profibus, OPC, IEC61850
 Firmware installation, Database update
 Connection of Local User interface, , Parameter adjustment of E-Terra GUI for LUI, Remote maintenance using MICOM C264 CMT
 Hardware and software troubleshooting and quality assurance
Process Connection and Testing
 Process connection of the installed material with the customer’s existing system during shutdowns.
 Connecting RTU with Power line carriers and SDH using Protocols IEC 60870-5/101 and 104
 SAT with the client Local and remote
48 V DC Chargers Installation and Commissioning
 Installation Checks
 Functional tests and settings on chargers to ensure they maintain their float and boost mode characteristics
 Battery bank capacity test at an approved discharge rate
 Troubleshooting and parameter adjustment during the commissioning process using PPVIS CIS

Asisstant Engineer at Nokia Siemens Network
  • Pakistan
  • September 2008 to September 2009

Writing reports for daily alarm signals  Keeping track of equipment in the inventory  Hardware replacement at site including rectifiers, BTS, Microwave indoor and outdoor unit.  Remote alarm monitoring.  Software up gradation.

Education

Master's degree, Energy and Power
  • at Xian Jiaotong University
  • July 2015
Bachelor's degree, Electronics
  • at National University of Sciences and Technology
  • July 2008

NUST is one of the most renowned universities of the country with affiliations with international educational institutes. I was given a financial scholarship in my first semester because of being the second student in the entry merit list.

Specialties & Skills

Power Distribution
Electrical Engineering
Management
Electrical Schematics Study
Inventory Management
Protection and Instrumentation
RTU C264 Commissioning
Team Supervision
Distribution
Operations management

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Chinese
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certificate of Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Valid Until:
September 2015