Shabbir Vora  , Facility Engineer (Mechanical Engineer)

Shabbir Vora

Facility Engineer (Mechanical Engineer)

Leading Diversified Business Conglomerate

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
19 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months

Facility Engineer (Mechanical Engineer) at Leading Diversified Business Conglomerate
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since April 2023

Accomplishments:
• Served as a catalyst in the evolution of business excellence, serving high-end contracts and boosting client satisfaction scores thus business revenue.
• Recognized for driving the culture of innovation, initiative and exceeding productivity by optimizing processes, budgeting and forecasting, mitigating costs and subsequently improving profitability.
• Nurtured synergistic relationships with all stakeholders and business partners.
• Pursuing sustainable activities, green building standards, energy conversation and waste management.

Key Responsibilities:
• Commanding the whole spectrum of operations including strategic planning for future development in line with business objectives, budgetary planning, and cost controlling as well as recruiting key operational personnel.
• Directing day-to-day activities, and providing custodial of the facilities to ensure on-time and on-quality deliverables. Developing and managing the facility work order system.
• Administering maintenance activities for facilities including but not limited to Statutory Compliance, HVAC, MEP, and sustainable activities, energy conservation, addressing audit tasks, Predictive Maintenance, MMR & CAFM data.

MEP Engineer at Integrated Leading Facility Management Company- Imdaad
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • April 2018 to March 2023

Accomplishments:
• Instrumental in managing operations for prime multiple assets/ property portfolios comprised of iconic projects.
• Leveraged engineering excellence in pursuit of innovation and performance excellence devised and implemented new programs and initiated successful processes to deliver FMS maximizing the bottom line.
• Created a strong, credible corporate identity that enabled the company to be recognized for delivering the highest quality of facilities solutions & services.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provided leadership and oversight for a department specially established to provide tailor-made Facilities services for high-end clients/projects/ prime multiple assets including but not limited to:
• Portfolio:-Wasl for Meraas site. Asset Management - 300 Villas + 2 Warehouse Compounds
• Managed FMS services and attended to client-side requirements.
• Portfolio: - Discovery Gardens -31 Themed Medium Rise Residential Buildings
• Inspection and audit for EOL & Variable works independently and with clients.
• Reviewed reports for compilation of PPM, building inspection & HSEQ and chairing meetings with Client.
• Superintended a dynamic team to maintain productivity & quality. Drove a high-performance culture by fostering innovation, and positively influencing internal partners to deliver initiatives that are crucial to business.
• Portfolio: -Marsa Al Seef Retail +F&B (Meraas), Elite Residence High Rise Tower (360 Communities)
• Supported AGM for their task related to the takeover of newly developed phase-4 (Marsa Al Seef)
• Took over from existing service provider and transition formalities related to asset (Elite Residence).
• Developed and implemented SOP’s and processes. Provided solutions for operational changes within a complex, ambiguous and rapidly changing environment, delivering change and transformation to the highest standards.
• Administered implementation of proven processes, tools, and strategies that result in sustainable asset availability.

Key Account / Client Relations at AAMD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2016 to February 2018

Accomplishments:
• Championed key account management, served as a trusted advisor to C-suit executives, and focused on excellent customer service delivery, profit, sustainability and people agenda.
• Prudently managed commercial resources whilst registering year-on-year business growth.

Key Responsibilities:
• Ownership of handling key accounts, addressing techno commercial aspects/ plans for growth on target regions.
• Evangelized customer experience through innovative programs/ account strategies, and building long-term relations with key accounts, leading to augmenting customer satisfaction scores, retention & account growth

Senior Engineer Commercial-Exports at Liberty Oilfield & Ind Supplies FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • March 2009 to March 2016

Designation Chronology:
• Mar’12 -Mar’16: Senior Engineer Commercial-Exports
• Mar’09 - Mar’12: Senior Engineer Techno-Commercial

Accomplishments:
• Hand-selected to manage key accounts such as Veolia, OMC South Pars Clients SSRMS
• Played a key role in bagging new client mix across the marine contracting & service companies/sector.
• Successfully negotiated and closed high-end deals.

Key Responsibilities:
• Commanded projects in Procurement Management, and facilitated ongoing continuous improvement initiatives - screening & shortlisting new sources to realize year-on-year incremental improvements and cost savings.
• Established project portfolio plans, provided strategic commercial assistance to the sales team at the bidding stage & Engineering Support Team/Project Operation Support Division on acceptability of design proposals.
• Oversaw development of project contracting strategies, contractor selection and evaluation of contractor/ consultant bids.
• Developed estimates for various E & I, Mechanical and Costs for Project Tenders.
• Prepared designs and specifications for tenders and mechanical work-related documents. And implemented optimization techniques that significantly improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the tendering process, resulting in lower costs, faster bidding periods, and increased transparency.
• Advised on a wide variety of commercial contracts and competitive analysis of bids and tenders.
• Analyzed/approved bid summaries as well as evaluated quotations and bidders with pertinent specifications, terms & conditions, ensuring procurement function operates according to good industry practice.
• Provided safe, cost-efficient and reliable asset maintenance to meet the pre-agreed maintenance milestones and the production reliability plan.
• Led, and mentored staff of 4 - 5 personnel to achieve performance objectives, enhanced employee productivity and product knowledge through training and utilization of resources aligned with organizational vision.

Senior Sales Engineer – Export Department at Super Technical Enterprise
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2004 to November 2008

Designation Chronology:
• Dec’05 - Nov’08: Senior Sales Engineer - Export Department
• Aug’04 - Dec’05: Product Support
• Dec’02 - Aug’04: Senior Assistant - Project Department

Accomplishments:
• Entrusted to handle various key clients such as Flour Amec (Iraq, Kuwait) and Washington Agility NIGC RITS
• Instrumental in propelling business with principal contractors for United Corps Engineers working in Iraq (Flour Amec, Washington & Agility Transoceanic)
• Played a key role in replacing competitors’ products with the company’s range of products for the Lurgi- Germany Pilot Project & ABB Lumus Project for MPEG
• Enforced compliance with manufacturing requirements through monitoring and Quality Assurance of site activity and implementing manufacturing excellence measures to improve operation throughput.
• Served as Product Manager for Nouva Fima, Italy (Pressure Temperature/ HIP Instruments) during 2008 - 04.
• Commanded the entire sales operations for Iran & Iraq region. Defined area business strategy, yearly operating plan and P&L roadmap. Identified new business opportunities and aggressively steered sales.
• Handled supply of Heat Exchanger equipment with Cryogenic Testing for Petronash Contractor - LNG Project.
• Handled supply of instrumentation hook-up items related to transportation & storage facility in Turkmenistan.
• Undertook measures to standardize rates & streamline logistic network which enabled a 12% reduction in cost.
• Under my leadership propelled sales by a whopping 30% to 35%.
• Earned track record of achieving the highest turnover in assigned customer base. Amplified customer arsenal by 18% through enhanced relationships.

Previous Professional Experiences: Nov’96 - Dec’01
•: Assistant Executive - Sales/ Supervisor - Administration Delux Re-Rolling Metal Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat, India- 12000 TPA Continuous Process Hot Re Rolling plant

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Buckinghamshire New University
  • July 2019

Master of Business Administration –MBA, Buckinghamshire New University UK, 2019

Higher diploma, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Thomson Education
  • May 2003

Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thomson Education, 3rd Sem. PA, USA, 2003

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Sir Bhavsinhji Polytechnic Institute, BVN
  • October 1996

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Sir Bhavsinhji Polytechnic Institute, BVN, Gujarat, University 1996 Proficiency Award as a Member of Bharat Scouts, Social League

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Asset Management
Commercial Operations
Procurement
Key Account Management
Tender/Bids Mgmt
Export Operations
Sales/Revenue Generation
Financial Acumen
Facilities Management
Engineering & MEP
Charismatic Leadership
Budgeting
Team Management
Techno Commercial

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Gujarati
Expert

Memberships

Other: Proficiency award as member of Bharat Scouts, Social League
  • member
Vora Intellectual and Education Society
  • Member
Society of Petroleum Engineers
  • Member

Training and Certifications

Certified Salesperson Valves (Training)
Training Institute:
Conbraco Industries USA
Certified Salesperson Tube Fittings (Training)
Training Institute:
Parker Hannifin Germany
Professional Selling Skills Training Program (Certificate)