Yasser Alzahrani, Process Automation Lead

Yasser Alzahrani

Process Automation Lead

Sadara Chemical Company

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
11 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 8 Months

Process Automation Lead at Sadara Chemical Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • My current job since May 2018

Leading and Managing process Automation projects

Process Automation Engineer at Sadara Chemical Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • September 2012 to May 2018

Main responsibility is to develop and maintain process control application for plant operation.
Achievement:
1- Optimized plant variables to increase production rate
by four metric tons
2- Eliminated ten hours down time per incident of polymerization's unit due to instrument malfunction resulting in technology improvement.
3- Improve plant operability by creatively employing a new functionality to the Advance Control and Optimization system resulting in technology improvement.
4- Developed and published KPI and work process for process alarm management reducing alarms rate to the international standards.

Commissioning and Startup Process Automation Engineer at Sadara Chemical Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • April 2014 to December 2016

 Developed and managed process control procedures to commission and startup Sadara’s polyethylene plants.
 Re-designing auxiliary power cabinet connection to resolve voltage drop in the IO cabinets.
 Initiated a tracking sheet to manage process control commissioning and startup activities and resources.
 Engaged with maintenance activities during loop checks and motor’s solo run.

Education

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • May 2012
Bachelor's degree, System Engineering
  • at University of Arkansas al Little Rock
  • May 2010

Specialties & Skills

Process Control
Engineering
Engineering Management
Petrochemical
Process Automation
Computer skills
Auto CAD
ABB 800xA applications
ABB 800xA System

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • daily walk, bike riding, gaming