Walid Abu-Sara, Project Manager

Walid Abu-Sara

Project Manager

Freelance

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
26 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 2 Months

Project Manager at Freelance
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since June 2020

Freelancer Project manager accomplished several projects in mining and rehabilitation one for a big cement company.

Planning Manager at Jordan steel company
  • Jordan - Zarqa
  • February 2018 to May 2020

Planning Manager for jordan steel group.
Involved in the production of steel from billet, rebar, mesh and cut &bent to get the know how of all procedures.
Preparing the maintenance schedules, developing working procedures, maintaining the raw and production materials in acceptable stock to keep working flow running smoothly.
Improve stores and purchasing sections as part of planning department.
Involved in preparation end year financial statement.
Working with mangament to reduce production cost by developing procedures and manufacturing some of raw materials internally.

Planning engineer at AMMROC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2015 to December 2017
A320 Team leader planning engineer at Jordan aviation
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2015 to September 2015

 Airbus \[A320\] and Boeing \[B737 & B767\] team leader CAMO.
 Highlighted major tasks, special requirements/tools impacting TAT and affecting critical path of an input before sending to MRO.
 Checked special tools, materials availability and provided notes to concerned sections as production planning to take action before A/C induction date in HGR.
 Interacted with concerned departments — as part of engineering section — to provide proper documentation of A/C’s and keep them updated.
 Ensure the A/C’s maintenance and operation documents are approved by the Aviation regulatory. As well as dealing with the authorities when JAV is under inspection.

Senior Supervisor at Etihad Airways Engineering (X-Abu-Dhabi Aircraft Technologies Company (ADAT)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2007 to January 2015

Accurate Man-Hour Projections - At Abu-Dhabi Aircraft Technologies Company (ADAT), UAE, compiled and maintained an updated database of man-hours, critical notes and special tools for evaluation and production planning for the Airbus fleet (A300, A310, A32-FAM, A330 and A340).

Capacity Planning/Ensuring Hanger Resource and Capacity and Work Pack Audit - At Abu-Dhabi Aircraft Technologies Company (ADAT)-UAE as well as JorAMCo, assessed potential Etihad Airlines and third party customers -150/year (approximately) - and provided quotations for forecast checks specialised in Airbus and Boeing fleets; RFQs included normal MPD tasks, SB’s, AD’s/CN’s and customer request items. Achieved a target of 95%.

Standardising and Improving Planning Functions - Compiled and maintained up to date Royal Jordanian A/C’s technical and production planning issues such as creating CMPs of each fleet, girding and phasing programmes for tasks in each check (controlling regular checks of each A/C) while working for Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Company (JorAMCo)-Jordan.

EOL - Planning Section - Successfully coordinated delivery and redelivery of A/C’s by preparing documents, final recommendation reports depending on A/C status including preparation of delivery checks (EOL) while taking into consideration the contract between parties about the delivery condition of the subjected A/C.

Understanding Scope of Work/Aircraft Operations Process and Procedures (Maintenance Overview) - While working with Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Company (JorAMCo) - Jordan, produced A/C delivery/redelivery technical reports and evaluated them for RJ and third party customers. At JorAMCo, Amman, Jordan and ADAT, maintained updated database of man-hour standards aligned with latest OEM maintenance documentation, historical data and industry best practices to ensure continuous process improvement, drive operational efficiencies, limit cost of work, reduce the turnaround time (TAT) to gain more profit and use maximise available resources.

Group Leader at Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Company (JorAMCo)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2002 to April 2007

Participated as a track owner (i.e. administrator) in installing Mantenix programme for JorAMCo.
Post Jun 2006, maintained technical and maintenance planning issues for a VVIP A310 A/C (Al-Atheer Est).
Accountable for developing Royal Jordanian A340 fleet maintenance programmes from scratch with all programmes bridged, forecasted and gridded to have full control of A/C.
Evaluated potential third party customer’s work-packages and developed quotations for forecast checks specialised in Airbus and Boeing fleet.
Represented technical planning and customer support departments through A/C maintenance visits.

head of maintenance and production dept at Jizza Gas Company
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 1996 to March 2000

maintenance and production

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Jordan University of Science and Technology
  • June 1995
High school or equivalent, Tawjeehi
  • at College De La Salle
  • June 1990

Jordanian Tawjihi

Bayt Tests

IQ Test
IQ Test
Score 72%

Specialties & Skills

Development
Cost Planning
Aircraft Maintenance
Improving
Maintenance Management
AUTOCAD
CAPACITY PLANNING
Communication
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
BUDGET ANALYSIS
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
arbitration

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordan engineer association
  • Member
  • July 1995
Solb arab organization
  • Member
  • February 2019
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Associate
  • May 2021

Training and Certifications

Associated Arbitration (Training)
Training Institute:
Metropolis
Date Attended:
April 2021
Duration:
24 hours
Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (Training)
Training Institute:
Metropolis Academy
Date Attended:
March 2022
Duration:
18 hours
AIRBUS A340 (CFM56-5) L/M (Training)
Training Institute:
AIRBUS
Date Attended:
June 2004
Duration:
300 hours
Lean Six Sigma GB (Training)
Training Institute:
Process Improvement, LLC
Date Attended:
December 2009
Duration:
80 hours
Account for non accountant (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Society of Certified Accountants
Date Attended:
February 2019
Duration:
16 hours

Hobbies

  • Swimming
  • Traveling
  • Reading