Alain Haddad

Senior Utilities Engineer at Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Department
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Beirut Governorate, Lebanon, LB
Languages
  • Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency

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Experience

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Government Administration
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Senior Utilities Engineer
      • Apr 2019 - Present

      - Planning of HV and MV networks, and setting reservation requirements for corridors and facilities in RAK UAE - Coordination with urban planners, road engineers, hydrology engineers, and other utilities engineers to ensure the produced masterplans are technically viable - Modernized electrical grid planning guidelines - Slashed thousands of manual effort man-hours and uplifted output quality by improving usability of existing data and by developing various workflow automation tools - Supervised and reviewed electrical infrastructure planning works Show less

    • Lebanon
    • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Electrical Engineer
      • Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

      - Reviewed a microgrid and provided recommendations such as: addition of materials to improve transformer protection, replacement of defective transformers, upgrade of grid structure and voltage level - Supervised and coordinated installation and commissioning efforts of a Solar-BESS power plant at Bchaaleh village, Lebanon - Load assessments to support design of large scale PV systems - Reviewed a microgrid and provided recommendations such as: addition of materials to improve transformer protection, replacement of defective transformers, upgrade of grid structure and voltage level - Supervised and coordinated installation and commissioning efforts of a Solar-BESS power plant at Bchaaleh village, Lebanon - Load assessments to support design of large scale PV systems

    • Singapore
    • Design Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Utilities Engineer
      • Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

      - Held the role of QA Manager for the project "Management Contractor for EDSA". Client: World Bank. Primary Stakeholders: Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy, Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority. Duties: Performed KPI analyses, Handled project plans and key submittals - Led Network Planning and GIS improvements by holding training sessions and planning a power grid data collection project - Spearheaded new technology adoption and preparation for commercialization - Prepared different proposals and bidding documents Show less

    • Lebanon
    • Utilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Planning & Design Assistant Manager
      • Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

      - Acquired approvals for MV projects through meetings with stakeholders (EDL, municipalities, ministry)- Mentored and guided 7 engineers in performing power supply technical solutions

    • Senior GIS Engineer
      • Jun 2014 - Oct 2016

      - Oversaw and managed all GIS system creation and maintenance activities- Acted as Project Manager for the projects "GIS Implementation" by Khatib & Alami, and "Data Conversion" by AEMS- Created an ArcFM-compliant data model to represent the electrical network- Integrated the GIS with the service vehicle tracking system

    • Planning & Design Engineer
      • Jul 2012 - Mar 2016

      - Produced and planned techno-economically justified MV projects, with a total worth of around $50M, under the guidance of EDF network planning experts- Created MV and LV grid expansion and/or restructuring solutions to serve new customers- Designed and implemented customer connection request tracking and reporting system- Managed 17 field surveyors in collecting data for a power grid covering 2557 km²- Led MV feeder data QA/QC efforts and created scripts to process this data

    • Lebanon
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research and Teaching Assistant
      • Oct 2010 - Jun 2012

      - R&D: Novel MEMS sensor that can detect very low frequency mechanical vibrations - Teaching assistant for the courses: “Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering”, “Communications Laboratory”, “Electric Machines and Power Fundamentals”, “Power Systems Laboratory” - R&D: Novel MEMS sensor that can detect very low frequency mechanical vibrations - Teaching assistant for the courses: “Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering”, “Communications Laboratory”, “Electric Machines and Power Fundamentals”, “Power Systems Laboratory”

    • United States
    • Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Trainee
      • Jul 2009 - Sep 2009

      - Acquired LabVIEW training - Developed a “Proof of Concept” fuel supply station with online remote control and monitoring - Gained CLAD certification (Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer) - Acquired LabVIEW training - Developed a “Proof of Concept” fuel supply station with online remote control and monitoring - Gained CLAD certification (Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer)

    • Facilities Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Trainee
      • Jul 2008 - Sep 2008

      - Obtained hands-on training on tasks related to maintaining medical devices, backup generators, and medical gas supply - Obtained hands-on training on tasks related to maintaining medical devices, backup generators, and medical gas supply

Education

  • American University of Beirut
    Master of Engineering, Power Systems and Control Systems
    2011 - 2012
  • Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Section 2, Roumieh
    Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical/Industrial Engineering
    2005 - 2010

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