SHAFQAT IQBAL, Lead Instrument & Control / Telecom Engineer

SHAFQAT IQBAL

Lead Instrument & Control / Telecom Engineer

Kuwait Energy Basra Limited

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Control Engineering
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

Lead Instrument & Control / Telecom Engineer at Kuwait Energy Basra Limited
  • Iraq - Basra
  • My current job since August 2022

Review & approvals of Telecommunication Engineering deliverables including Design Basis, Specifications for various Telecommunication Systems, System Block Diagrams, Datasheets,
Radio Coverage Calculations, Fresnel Zone Calculations, estimating antennae height, etc.
Fiber Optic Link Budget Calculations, Data and Telephony Traffic Analysis, Capacity / Bandwidth Calculations, Public Address Sound Pressure Level Calculations
Telecom Equipment Power Consumption and Heat Load Calculations
Telecommunication Systems Architecture Diagrams.
Building Fire Alarm System design and Detectors mapping. Access Control System interface with Building Fire Alarm System.
CCTV selection and coverage study.
Provide engineering input to engineering drawings including Device Location Plans, Cable Routing Layouts, Instrument/Device Installation Details, Interconnection Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams, Circuit & Connection Diagrams, , Cable Block Diagrams and MDF / IDF Schematics, FO Allocation Diagrams, Device and Equipment Schedules etc
Schedule/Diagrams, etc. prepared by designers.
Co-ordinate with other disciplines and review of other discipline deliverables.
Carryout onshore and offshore site surveys as required.
Attend interface meetings with Clients and Vendors to progress design scopes
Review Telecommunication System Vendors offers, prepare Vendor technical clarifications and produce Technical Bid Evaluation reports.

Lead Instrument & Control / Telecom Engineer at China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corp.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2019 to July 2022

Data Sheet, Specification, Scope of Work, Material Requisitions, Technical Bid Evaluation, Technical Queries

Projects In Progress:
• Majnoon Sour Gast Treatment Facility, Basrah Oil Company, Iraq
• Major Tie-Ins DS8 Facilities (AWQ0303), ExxonMobil, Iraq

Senior Instrument & Control Engineer at Exterran Energy FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • October 2018 to October 2019

Projects Executed:
• Pre-Commissioning, Comm. for Tayseer Gas Processing Plant - Petroleum Development of Oman, Oman
• Detail Engineering for Basra Natural Gas Limited Project - Basra Gas Company, Basra, Iraq
• Pre-FEED for Onshore GOSP

Senior Project Engineer at SEPCO Electric Construction Corp
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2016 to September 2018

Master Gas System Expansion Project Phase II - ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia
My responsibilities to foresee the complete design of the project related Instrument & control. Major items includes but not limited to:
• DCS, IPS (Yokogawa Centum VP)
• FGS (Autronica SIL2 Compliant)
• OTS (Omegaland Yokogawa)
• GE Mark VIe, SIS
• Antisurge Control Valve
• Instruments Design Specification
• Control of Deliverables

Lead Instrument Control Engineer at DESCON Engineering
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2013 to August 2016

Project Executed: Borouge Polyolefin Flare Recovery Project, Al Ruwais

Responsibilities and accountable:
- To maintain proper integration with client’s Design General Specification, Operational, Maintenance and HSE philosophies and practices.
- To review and evaluate equipment bids for technical compliance, review/ approval of VENDOR drawings, participation in witness testing, review and approval of ITP reports, coordination of SPIR for commissioning & operating spares.
- To ensure effective communications and co-ordinations between all I&C team members and all other disciplines, to ensure mutual awareness of requirements and sharing of information and common resources;
- Monitor overall productivity and efficiency of the instrument & control activities, forecast trends and anticipate potential problems and difficulties meeting milestones or budget within the I&C discipline, coordinate with project team including all disciplines to resolve problems;
- Conduct routine meetings with I&C team to monitor the projects’ performance and assess their performance;
- Perform and Coordinate all technical comments of COMPANY on submitted I&C deliverable.
- Delegate review responsibilities to subject matter experts as necessary. Coordinate, review, and consolidate all I&C review comments.
- Review, provide inputs/comments on other discipline drawings and documents;
- Control system application, selection and operation, including DCS, SCADA, PLC, and motor control.
- P&ID design and development and preparation of technical specifications. P&ID Review and Control narratives.
- HAZOP, HAZID/ENVID, SIL, 3D modeling, etc. and optimization studies.
- To review and provide input on Material Requisitions for bulk instruments, Technical Bid Evaluation, MTO and BOQ.
- To participate in FAT, IFAT & SIT, SAT, ISAT of DCS /ESD, FGD systems) for control system.
- Strict adherence to Health, Safety and Environment procedures.
- Construction support, Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning of Project.
- Overall Team Mgt and liaison/coordination with client.

Lead Instrument and Control at DESCON Integrated Projects Ltd. (Formerly JGC-DESCON)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2009 to September 2013

PROJECTS:
- Abu Dhabhi Oil Refinery - Takreer Gasoil Transfer Facilities EPC Project. Abu Dhabhi.
- Parco Asphalt Blowing EPC Project - Packages Units, Pakarab Refinery, Multan, Pakistan.

Instrumentation: Review of engineering documents (sizing, datasheet, specification, index, material requisition, clarification, Technical Bid Evaluation and kick of meeting) for instruments: pressure/flow/level/temperature transmitter, turbine flow meter, mass flow transmitter, Rota meter, displacer transmitter, radar level transmitter, control valve, on/off valve, shutdown valve, pH analyzer, oxygen analyzer, moisture analyzer, Carbon Dioxide and Conductivity analyzer. Review of calculation for orifice plate, control valves, regulating valve, etc. Review of hookup, mounting, cable route drawing, cable schedule, JB wiring diagram.
Control Systems: Review of engineering documents for system control i.e. I/O list, Functional Logic Diagram, Loop diagrams, Alarm and Trip setting list, cause and effect matrix, Instrument Master Index. Preparation engineering documents (specification, material requisition, clarification, Technical Bid Evaluation, kick of meeting, FAT & SAT of DCS /ESD systems) for control system. F&G systems.
Project management: Scheduling, resource loading & engineering reviews with Microsoft Web Office Project 2007 & Primavera P3. Project progress monitoring & review, resource leveling. Liaison with the foreign vendors for technical clarifications, customer and spare parts related issues & systems updates. Familiar with the ISA, IEC standards.
Experience in the managing, scheduling project, installation, commissioning and maintenance of DCS(Distributed Control System) Honeywell Experion PKS R210, WinCC SCADA, ESD systems like FSC Honeywell and SIEMENS PLCs, AB PLC's, analytical package units, Bentley Nevada CMMS systems, Smart and HART instruments & control valves. Installation, testing & commissioning and maintenance of WinCC SCADA.

Technical Manager at Avanceon
  • United States - Pennsylvania
  • October 2007 to December 2008

Project Executed:
• Arcadia Equipment Inc. USA
• General Mills Industries, USA
• BVI Pharmaceuticals, USA

Project Manager at Avanceon Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2005 to August 2007

Project Executed:
• Rockwell Automation PLC/PAC based Omore Ice Cream Plant Automation Project, Engro Foods Limited, Pakistan
• Mari Gas Well heads monitoring SCADA Project based on Rockwell Automation Platform, Mari Gas Company Limited, Pakistan
• Honeywell Experion PKS R210/R300 DCS Fertilizer Project, Dawood Hercules Pvt. Limited, Pakistan
• Honeywell Plantscape R500 up gradation with Experion PKS R211 System in OGDCL Pirkoh gas field, OGDCL, Pakistan
• EMS (Energy Management Solution) using AB Variable Frequency Drives at ICI Pakistan PTA plant, Port Qasim, Karachi, Pakistan

Instrument and Control Engineer at Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited
  • Pakistan
  • January 2005 to August 2005
SCADA Engineer at Saudi Services for Electromechanical Works
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 1998 to November 2000
Technologist at Confidential
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 1996 to November 1998

National Development Complex, Pakistan as Electronic

Education

Master's degree, Control Engineering
  • at University Of Engineering And Technology
  • May 2007

Control System, Embedded Control System, Digital Signal Processing, Electrical Machines, Bio Medical Instruments.

Bachelor's degree, Electronics
  • at Hamdard University
  • December 2004

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics (Instrument & Control)

Diploma, Electronics Technology
  • at Govt. College of Technology
  • January 1995

Diploma of Associate Engineering in Electronics

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Instrumentation
Fire & Gas Systems
Integrated Control & Safety Systems (ICSS)
Instrument Engineering Design Specifications
FAT / IFAT / SAT / ISAT
Technical Bid Evalualtion
AutoCAD
Public Address & General Alarm (PAGA) System
Material Requisition
Access Control Systems (ACS)
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) System
Project Management

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Urdu
Native Speaker

Memberships

ISA (International Society of Automation), USA www.isa.org
  • Continuous Member
  • February 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK
  • Member, CEng
  • December 2016

Training and Certifications

Chartered Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
FS Engineer (Safety Instrumented Systems) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Certified Automation Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2015

Hobbies

  • Reading
    Certifications in CAP - ISA