Mechanical Engineer
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Total years of experience :14 years, 1 Months
Planned, performed, and controlled the activities related to the preventive maintenance and operations of the mechanical-related systems including cooling towers, water cooled chillers, air cooled chillers, fan coil units, primary and secondary pump stations, firefighting and jockey pumps, boilers, cold rooms, plumbing, specialized hospital equipment, metal crafts, kitchen equipment and medical gases
Established preventive maintenance procedures and protocols (and updated where needed), scheduled major overhauls, controlled the implementation thereof and conducted daily inspection visits to work sites to ensure high quality outputs
Prepared a feasibility study to replace old and inefficient chillers with new ones in order to conserve energy
Procured equipment replacements, requested quotations and reviewed tenders against design and technical specifications
Issued purchase orders, monitored execution and commissioning and revised delivery notes
Negotiated the maintenance contracts in the interest of the medical center within the approved budget
Trained and coached 48 technicians
Evaluated staff performance on yearly basis and made recommendations to the Human Resources Department
Organized the yearly budget and submitted to management
Performed the operations and maintenance of residential and commercial buildings (central system and split air conditioning units, plumbing systems, pumps, elevators, generators, UPS and low current systems)
Created a customized preventive maintenance system for current projects
Responded immediately to equipment failures or emergencies as required
Monitored and controlled project progress and costs against the established schedule and budget
Negotiated and signed the maintenance contracts for the interest of tenants
Procured equipment replacement
Requested quotations, reviewed against requirements, negotiated with suppliers on behalf of the tenants, issued purchase orders, and revised delivery notes
Prepared the building’s yearly budget report and calculated the actual expenses report
Supervised the technicians and offered them training continuously and when needed
Designed HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Fighting systems of various types of structures, including hospitals, municipalities, hotels, schools, commercial and residential projects according to standards and codes (ASHRAE, SMACNA, ASTM, ASME and NFPA)
Calculated the buildings’ Cooling and Heating loads using Hourly Analysis Program by Carrier and selected the sizes of cooling towers, chillers, boilers, air handling units, fan coil units, and cooling and heating systems’ pumps and circulators accordingly
Calculated Duct sizes, cooling and heating pipe sizes, water supply pipe sizes, waste water drainage pipe sizes and primary and secondary water supply pumps’ capacity
Prepared the design layouts, Riser diagram, details layouts and schedule of equipment
Organized the Bill of Materials and specifications
Reviewed Contractor’s submittals related to the discipline and ensured its compliance with design through site visits and inspection
Coordinated with all other engineering trades to eliminate conflicts in execution
Supervised the General Services Staff of 50 employees
Performed the operations and maintenance of 9 buildings (chillers, fan Coil Units, plumbing systems, pumps, elevators, generators, UPS and low current systems, furniture and general services)
Developed, interpreted and implemented policies and procedures of preventive maintenance to ensure all facilities were maintained in an operationally effective, clean and safe manner
Detected equipment breakdowns and responded immediately to emergencies
Reviewed preventive maintenance reports and documented accordingly
Procured equipment replacement and approved all purchase orders within established authority and budget limits
Evaluated staff performance on 3 months basis and made recommendations
Designed and supervised the execution of all of the in-house rehabilitation works
Emphasis on Operations Management