Tariq Abu Issa, Operations Manager

Tariq Abu Issa

Operations Manager

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics Engineering
Experience
13 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months

Operations Manager at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2016

- Provide data and advisory support about project schedule and cost estimates to Commercial team at project quotation stage.
- On award of project, work together with Commercial and Engineering teams to establish Project Plan and Schedules with manpower allocation and major equipment deployment, etc.
- With the support of Operations Coordinator, ensure correct and timely staffing of all projects with technicians, supervisors, as well as deployment of mechanics as required.
- Lead the effort, logistic and manage all aspects to ensure that all resources are available at every stage of all projects and used in the most optimum way to achieve the highest output possible, with neither downtime nor demurrage. Some of the major resources are
- Ensure all equipment required for protection of workmen in good condition and in adequate quantities.
- Coordinate continuously with all departments to ensure smooth alignment of laboratories buildings operations, anticipate and resolve issues which may hold up operations.
- Manage relationships with contractors, facilities department and suppliers to ensure services and materials are made available at the right time and cost.
- Provide all technical and operations support of Workshop Manager, ensure materials, tools and equipment are available for use as and when required, in good condition and in conformance with Quality and HSE standards.
- Oversee proper upkeep of all Operations related facilities, laboratories, core equipment, workshop areas, stores, and storage of machines and equipment.
- Oversee proper documentation of Operations functioning and prepare regular progress and compile any other report as required by Management.
- Ensure that all work undertaken by Operations personnel as well as those outsourced to contractors and service providers, conform to Quality and HSE standards.
- Lead and guide departmental teams at all times and provide advice or suitable solutions to work-related issues as well as to personal/inter-personal issues which affect the work/workplace.
- Coach direct reports and team leaders to ensure their improved performance and increase in competence.
- Ensure fair and objective evaluation of the performance of employees in own department and recommend changes in their remuneration based on such data.
- Request and organize necessary training for department staff.

Electrical Project Engineer at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2013 to September 2016

- Responsible for providing engineering design efforts for a variety of projects, both as part of a team and in solo assignment by performing multi-discipline project management from project conception to completion. Achieved variety of complex electrical engineering functions including controls design and system integration, design criteria for construction, developing scope of work, execution plans, and operational testing and commissioning procedures for electrical and communication systems, ensuring design and installations standards aligned with customer requirements and ADDC electrical regulations.
- Inspecting existing sites both in person and from blue prints in anticipation of renovation.
- Creating addendums and updated as-built drawings.
- Reviewing and approving construction submittals.
- Used the latest versions of drafting and design software to produce Construction Documents.
- Analyzed data and wrote sections of reports, proposals and specifications.
- Managed projects involving group of engineers, and outside contractors.
- Developed project documentation including equipment layout and specifications, cost estimates, FAT SAT, P &IDs and schematic diagrams.
- Review specifications and plans for accuracy during construction process.
- Coordinated budget management with Facility Operations Management department.
- Scheduled and updated purchase orders and delivery time frames.
- Strong facility engineering experience.
- High proficiency in utilizing maintenance management.
- Superior operational knowledge and experience of heating, air-conditioning, plumbing, civil, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Excellent ability to read and interpret government regulations and technical procedures.
- Outstanding skills at graphic presentation of data analysis.
- Responsible in handling electrical problems or electrical engineering issues at a building, work site or other locations.
- Responsible for implementations and monitoring of all electrical related works at site.
- Estimates prepares and assigns the resources such as manpower, materials, consumables, equipment, tools, etc., required for all electrical, mechanical and related works prior to execution.
- Plan the execution of all electrical related works and coordinates the works to mechanical and civil groups.
- Submits and approve site daily reports, inspection requests, estimates and all applicable monitoring reports on regular basis or as required.
- Manages directly and provide engineering and technical supports to all the electrical work groups at site.
- Ensures that all the works are done in accordance with the approved construction drawings, contract documents, project specifications, and all applicable standards whether local, national or international standards.

- Directly responsible for the safety of all electrical groups personnel of the project by ensuring that the project execution will be done according to all applicable health, safety, sanitary and environmental standards.
- Renovate and improve the research and the teaching laboratories electrical and ventilation design to meet the end users requirement and according to all applicable health, safety, sanitary and environmental standards.
- Excellent knowledge of the local and international electrical regulations and standards, EHS code fire code and building codes.
- Manage and coordinate the regularly electrical and mechanical PPMs and maintenance of the university buildings with the facilities, contractors and the stakeholders.
- Prepare, review and approve the maintenance and the new projects method statements, SOPs, and risk assessments.
- Manage and supervise a technical team of more than 15 electricians, plumbers, carpenters and mechanical technicians for performing the construction and the maintenance works of the labs and the facilities.
- Installing, testing and commissioning of electrical power DBs and SMDBs as per the local and the standard electrical regulations.

Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer at Consolidated Contractors International Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2011 to November 2013

 Testing and commissioning of electrical works for large scale projects & Buildings . Electrical works include HV & MV distribution System, LV distribution System, lighting works, earthing and lightning protection.
 Electrical motors, pumps and MCS installation and commissioning as site engineer.
 Engineering for all electrical construction activities.
 Fire & Gas, Petrochemical instruments and valves installation and commissioning.
 Fire alarm systems, CCTV, PA and telecom systems experience.  Instrumentation construction activities, loop checking and DCS experience.
 Electrical cables selection, pulling, termination and glands installation activities.
 Voltage Drop, Current Short Circuit Cable Size Calculations.
 Materials Engineer with reference to construction requirements.
 Construction materials procurement.
 Spare Parts Engineer.
 Duties related to site administration including review of timesheets, processing of invoices and bills of lading, tracking of production quantities and equipment used.
 Participation in technical meetings with vendors and clients/consultants, vendor
Documents review/approval and site technical support.
 Re-measurement, quantity surveying, estimation, bills of quantities reporting and contracts reading and understanding.
 Control and organization of related documentation such as project files, permits and certificates, weekly updating of budget and quantities progress, equipment tracking (owned, leased, rental and owner supplied) and monitoring sheets preparing.
 Reading and understanding design and construction drawings.

HVAC Electro-Mehcanical Engineer at Consolidated Contractors International Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2011 to November 2013

HVAC Engineer: in EU3 project/ Oil & Gas at CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company) - UAE 09/2011-Present.

- HVAC duct, grills, registers, diffusers, sound attenuators and blast resistance valves Installation.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical (HVAC) schematics and single line diagrams.
- HVAC copper piping fabrication, designation, installation and connecting with both the ACCUs and AHUs with its accessories
- AHUs and ACCUs electrical and mechanical parts knowledge and understanding.
- Good understandings of Air-conditioning systems and principles.
- HVAC Air flow and all the control instruments installation and commissioning.
- HVAC control panels’ installation, control cables connection, programming and commissioning.

Electrical Technical support and maintenance Engineer at Danfoss
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2011 to September 2011

 Electrical Technical support and sales engineer at Nicola Nassar And Sons Co-Danfoss (Jordan)
01/2011-09/2011

Maintenance and sales Danfoss.
Frequency converters panels preparing and installation and commissioning.
PLC programming and designation.
Industrial lines controlling.
Industrial refrigerants and frequency drives selection and installation.
Industrial refrigerants and frequency drives sales.
AL-KASIH factory project for the designation and installation of the LOGO PLC and Danfoss frequency inverters.
Making the Electrical and control circuits for the air handling units and the water
pumps.
Maintenance engineer for variable frequency drives (VFD) and Logo PLC'S in many other factories and banks like The Arab Bank. and in the big hotels like Sheraton, Hayat Amman, Marriot Dead Sea and other hotels.

Electrical Trainee Engineer (under University training semester) at Al-ghanem Group For trading and ontracting
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2010 to September 2010

Electrical diesel generators maintenance, installation and commissioning.
Electrical Panels prepairing, installation and commissioning.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics Engineering
  • at Al-Balqaa' Applied University
  • September 2010

the main courses that i learned in my university are:  Pneumatic and Hydraulic drive systems.  Programmable logic Controller (PLC).  Power semiconductor drive (AC & DC motors)  Measurements and Transducers.  Electronics & Power Electronics.  Industrial Automation.  Programming using MATLAB.  Statics and machine components.  Electrical machines (AC & DC).  Artificial intelligence & neural networks (AI+NN).  CAD CAM & G-code.  Communications.

Specialties & Skills

Instrumentation
Technical Design
Electrical Controls
Team Management
Team player and self-motivated

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

IEEE
  • REGULAR MEMBER
  • January 2014
Jordan Engineers Association
  • Permanent Member
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

Sapphire Autoclave Technical Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Rodwell Factory - UK
Date Attended:
December 2015
Duration:
72 hours
Obtained Risk assignment certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2011
Valid Until:
April 2011
Team work and leadership certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
May 2011
PIC Microcontroller Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Valid Until:
February 2010
Completed OSHA Certificate. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011
Valid Until:
March 2011
QC Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2010
Valid Until:
October 2010

Hobbies

  • Swimming
  • Reading
  • Chess
  • Soccer