Alain Haddad
Senior Utilities Engineer at Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Department- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Department
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United Arab Emirates
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Utilities Engineer
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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
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ME Green
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Lebanon
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineer
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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
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Khatib & Alami
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Singapore
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Design Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Utilities Engineer
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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
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BUTEC Utility Services s.a.l.
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Lebanon
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Planning & Design Assistant Manager
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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
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Senior GIS Engineer
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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
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Planning & Design Engineer
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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
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American University of Beirut
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Lebanon
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research and Teaching Assistant
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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”
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NI (National Instruments)
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United States
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Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee
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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)
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EMMS Lebanon
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Trainee
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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
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Education
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American University of Beirut
Master of Engineering, Power Systems and Control Systems -
Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Section 2, Roumieh
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical/Industrial Engineering