Electrical Manager
Abengoa
Total years of experience :19 years, 5 Months
Electrical Manager
Waad Al Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (1390MW) (KSA)
Acting as electrical manager and as a single point of contact to the customer (and partner) for timely and satisfactory resolution of concerns. Project’s contract valued at nearly US$1 billion for the development of engineering, procurement, and construction of the Waad Al Shamal Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC).
• Engineering oversee and coordination.
• Perform technical, cost savings, and constructability reviews of developed engineering.
• Prepare change orders, deviation request and contract’s clarification, including technical & economical studies.
• Review, comment, and input the project schedule achieving cost & time savings.
• Lead major equipment purchases.
• Grid connection & Plant Synchronization.
• Contracts management.
Development of the detailed engineering for a 700 MW combined cycle plant. (CCGT)
• Supervise and direct a team of engineers, designers and support personnel
• Apply design knowledge in power distribution, grounding, control systems, and equipment specification and selection.
• Review, develop, modify and release technical documentation.
• Electrical layout preparation (Cable and Cable Tray Layouts, Lightning).
• Specification and selection of electrical equipment.
• Developing wiring diagrams, single line diagrams, bills of material, cable list, cable sizing, etc.
Internship as requirement to finish the European Master of Renewable Energy, and then, working into the O&M department analyzing the different processes involved in maintenance of wind farm, performing tasks as:
• Development of European Management Maintenance Plan of wind farms.
• Preparation of manual, technical specifications and several types of documents related with maintenance process analyzed.
• Evaluation of new technologies available on the market and their application to optimize the maintenance of wind farms.
• Development of O&M Management Methodology.
• Collaborated with preparation of the new strategies of wind farms maintenance, looking to achieve top productions and to reduce maintenance costs.
Working as electrical Engineer in a multidisciplinary team, developing Engineering Projects, governed by International technical standards. Performing tasks as:
• Development of electrical technical document and drawings as, outdoor and indoor lighting system, equipment layout, grounding system, panel schedule, size underground and aboveground, detailed single line diagrams and schematic control layout.
• Electrical layout preparation (Cable and Cable Tray Layouts, Lightning Layouts).
• Proficient in calculations such as Lighting, Grounding, and Cable Sizing.
• Practiced in specification and selection of electrical equipment, (Power Plants, Transformers, Motors, Pump Motors, UPS’s Equipment, Panel Boards, Breakers, Control Panel, Switchgear, MCC, etc).
• Site survey, hazardous (Classified) locations.
• Development of, bill of quantities, material take-off, scope of work, electrical job description.
• Prepare requests for proposals and evaluate bids.
• Planned and estimated costs on projects.
European Master in Renewable Energy
Master Business Administrator
Electrical Engineer