Waqas Ahmad, Senior Technician ( Instrument and Control) Level-5  equivalent to Engineer

Waqas Ahmad

Senior Technician ( Instrument and Control) Level-5 equivalent to Engineer

Pakistan Petroleum Limited

Location
Pakistan - Multan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronics
Experience
17 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months

Senior Technician ( Instrument and Control) Level-5 equivalent to Engineer at Pakistan Petroleum Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since April 2013

Detail-oriented and meticulous instrumentation professional with 14 years’ plus experience working in fast-paced industrial environments covering oil & gas, power generation and fertilizer industries.

Diversified exposure has led to development of excellent problem solving skills, critical and analytical thinking capabilities as well as effective communication abilities.

Well versed in all trails associated to construction, commissioning and maintenance roles with good working knowledge of the processes involved in natural gas production and fertilizer industries.

Ideal candidate for future roles in projects and O&M technical teams of well reputed organizations with career growing aptitude

• Project Association:
- Gas Processing Facility (GPF-Iv), Shahdadpur
- Gas Processing Facility (GPF-II), Shahdadpur
- Gas Processing Facility - Upgradation (GPF-I), Shahdadpur
- Gas Processing Facility - Relocation (GPF-I), Chachar to Shahdadpur
- Tie in Adam West X-I Well with existing Hala Gas Field, Hala
- HRL Gas Compression & Metering Facility, Sui Gas Field
• To monitor, review and, where required approve the construction activities of the EPCC Contractors (M/s SPEC Energy, M/s PDIL, M/s Jereh & M/s BST) to ensure that all construction activities are carried out safely and fully in accordance with Company's HSE and technical requirements.
• Contribute in FAT, SATS, JSAs, HAZOP and Risk assessments for the projects.‎
• Provide technical expertise to support project development, engineering studies, SD / TA plans and activities, materials and contract procurement.
• Report progress on the activities, versus the contractor's programs, and advice of any potential slippages to the Head of Construction.
• Review and comment on the contractors planning related to construction activities.
• Find the quantities of electrical and instruments accessories against self-preparation of relocation projects.
• Check preservation status of equipment at site.
• Review of construction procedures, method statements.
• Reports operational and functional problems to Project Engineer and carry out remedial action under direction.
• Provide technical support in troubleshooting failures in Instrument equipment and systems to ensure efficient and cost effective resolution of problems.
• Participate in toolbox talks relating to construction activities carried out by the contractors.
• Liaise closely with the Site Commissioning Team to ensure that any rectification required during the pre-commissioning and commissioning phases is promptly attended to.
• Monitoring, preparation and closeout of punch item of packages / skids.
• Monitor as-built drawing preparation by the contractors to ensure that these are accurate and produced on time.

Instrument Technician at Fatima Fertilizer Comapny Limited
  • Pakistan - Multan
  • January 2007 to April 2013

INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN / FATIMA GROUP OF INDUSTRIES
June, 2008 - April, 2013
• Joined as an instrumentation apprentice M/s Pak Arab Fertilizers and due to good performance was hired within the sister company, i.e. Fatima Fertilizers. Worked in varying roles of operation and maintenance as well as part of project execution team.
• Project Association:
- Nitro Phos Plant (1500 MTPD), FFL - Mukhtar Garh, Sadiqabad
- Product Handing & Storage of NP / CAN / Urea, FFL - Mukhtar Garh, Sadiqabad
- Upgradation of Bentley Nevada System (7200 to 3500), FFC - Goth Machi, Sadiqbad
- Installation & Commissioning of ESD System at CAN Plant, PFL - Multan
- Installation & Commissioning of Cogen Power Plant, PFL - Multan
• My responsibilities as a Lead Project Technician:
- Supervision of contractual staff
- Liaising with other disciplines for relevant assistance
- Ensuring HSE requirements on project site works
- Cable laying and termination
- Cold and Hot loop testing
- Verification of instrument installation / tapping points against P&IDs
- Installation and calibration of varying instruments
- Installation and calibration of pH and conductivity analyzers
- Commissioning assistance to project engineers
- Red lining and finalization of ‘As Built’ drawings
• My responsibilities as O&M Technician:
- Preparation of maintenance SoPs in line with vendor recommendations for management approval.
- Executing all proposed modification works associated to instrumentation.
- Lead apprentice / junior technicians by assigning day to day jobs.
- Coordinating with engineering staff for any material requirements as well as assistance from other departments.
- Routine plant instrumentation preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance.
- Planning SD jobs and executing the same in ATAs.
- Maintaining all maintenance records / history cards for audit purposes.
- Ensuring all QHSE departmental level targets.
- Active participation is TBTs and safety talks.
- Ensuring HSE requirements on project site works.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics
  • at Govt Collage of technology Bahawalpur
  • October 2013

Passed Btech(Hons) in Electronics from Govt Collage of technology bahawalpur affliated with university of engineering and technology Lahore

Diploma, Electronics
  • at Govt Collage of Technology Multan
  • August 2006

Passed Three years Diploma of associate Engineering in Field of Electronics from Govt Collage of technology Multan under Panjab Board of Technical Education Lahore

Specialties & Skills

Process Control
Instrumentation
Electronics
predictive, preventative and Corrective maintenance
Process Control systems DCS &PLC
CALIBRATION
Construction and Commissioning
Troubleshooting
ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

National Technology Council of Pakistan
  • Graduate Engineering Technologist
  • August 2018

Training and Certifications

Functional Safety (SIL) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2020
LV/MV/HV Circuit Breakers & Switchgears: Inspection, Maintenance, Design, Repair & Troubleshooting (Training)
Training Institute:
Al-KhobraaFor Consulting & Training
Date Attended:
December 2018
Duration:
40 hours
Udisrupted Power supply and DC power sources (Training)
Training Institute:
Haward Technology Middle East
Date Attended:
November 2017
Duration:
40 hours
MS EXCEL (Training)
Training Institute:
PSTD - Pakistan Society for Training & Development Karachi Pakistan
Date Attended:
January 2018
Duration:
16 hours
DEFENSIVE DRIVING (Training)
Training Institute:
United Registrar of Systems( URS )
Date Attended:
December 2017
Duration:
8 hours
Electronics Equipment repair (Training)
Training Institute:
Panjab Board of technical education Pakistan
Date Attended:
February 2007
Duration:
300 hours
Fiscal Metering System (Training)
Training Institute:
Emerson Process Management Singapore
Date Attended:
October 2015
Duration:
72 hours
Programmable Logic Controller (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2016