Experience

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  CV for Career

  • Electrical Supervisor

    • Feb 1981 - Present

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  • Angola

  • Electrical Specialist & Reliability Advisor, Commissioning lead

    • Jan 2013 - Jan 2024
    • Angola

    Managing strict follow up for maintenance schedule and operating the equipment within established, proven maintenance practices. Advises Maint. & Operation staff for Good Maintenance practice /procedures for reliability of plant & Equipment.Implement use of computer based maintenance management system (CMMS) to advise personnel how to properly record equipment history, failure types, work performed and job costing. Analyze existing operating / start up procedures, mapping of new procedures, developing the Functional Specifications and communicating with operation team;Monitoring site activities, ensure safety & Electrical Safe work practices are following.Promote & motivate National Electrical Technicians in all areas of Operations onshore and offshore facilities. Develop & encourage culture of Basic safety & Electrical safe work practices.Responsible for team building within national technicians and operations work groups.Serves as a technical resource to provide training and guidance to allow the National technicians to successfully troubleshoot and repair unusual or difficult problems. Mentor to National technicians providing effective OJT both in the field and in the Maintenance Workshop. Recognizes and takes advantage of training opportunities in the work place as they arise & monitor achievement of individual Job Skill Assessment.

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  Shell

  • Supervisor Maintenance Officer / Planner / OJT Electrical

    • Oct 2003 - Jan 2013

    Maintain Instrument & Electrical Power distribution systems and all associated step-down transformers feeding the process and utility systems. Maintain Black - Start & Essential diesel Generators and all associated Switchgear in a safe and competent manner. Ensure Power Generation & Motor Control Centre Protection Systems are maintained for maximum reliability and availability. Ensure that the Ex & IP rating of every electrical item on the facility is maintained, so that Integrity is not compromised.Implement the planned maintenance schedule and maintain accurate records in CMMS.Responsible for completing on time all maintenance related safety and audit action items allocated to the Electrical and Instrument section. Provide Technical support to operations personnel for planned and corrective maintenance of E & I systems & equipment. Ensure safe switching, isolation & earthing practices are carried out on MV & LV systems. Co-ordinate with operations personnel for start-up and shut-down of Electrical equipment. Assist other trades and disciplines within limits of experience and capability. Collect data and information required for condition monitoring and preventative maintenance. Ability to communicate with Technical Support Specialists read Line diagrams, electrical schematics, P&IDs and competently interprets technical drawings & specification documents. Coach & Mentor the National Staff to ensure they follow all HSE guidelines and utilising best Industry practices. Awareness of Human factors, including the effects of Environmental conditions & potential effects of SIMOPS on the facility. Ability to identify & order spare parts through the CMMS Inventory System and comprehensively update the onsite Critical E&I Spares inventory. I was a maintenance representative as an electrical planner for interaction with the GAME-ME process and balance the need for maintenance and operational plant requirements to achieve optimum plant availability.

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  SMDS Shell MALAYSIA

  • Electrical Supervisor

    • Aug 2011 - Oct 2011

    33 / 6.6 KV switchboard / transformer protection relay testing witness,switchboard maintenance and MPR test Hitachi made 20 MW staem turbine generator & AVR maintenance.

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  Petroleum Development Oman

  • Electrical Foreman / On The Job Trailner

    • Sep 1991 - Oct 2003

    Transmission / Distribution line 132/ 33 KV inside & outside PDO Operation for oil & gas field.All electrical equipment used for PDO North & South field operation of gathering /booster, DWD and main pumping station and power / gas plants.Protective relays of all types –ABB, Alstom, English Electric, and Siemens.2 MW EBARA HT LNG Pump Motors and 6.6 / 11 KV / 1.1 / 4 MW Increased safety BHEL/ Siemens HT Motors. Cummins and Kirloskar Emergency DG set up to 1MW.Flame proof – Motors, Lighting systems, and Control gears. Intrinsically safe equipments.Reliance Electric & ABB Variable frequency drives.Batteries – Flooded type, Valve regulated type of NI-Cd & LA.Saft Nife, HBL, Lamarche and other types 220 V, 110 V, and 24 V Battery Charger Systems.Pipeline Heat tracing System of Raychem.Cathodic Protection System of Watson, USA – Impressed Current & sacrificial Anode types.UPS systems – Tata Liebert, DB Power, HBL NIFE, SAFT NIFE and HI -REL Constant power Manufacturing.HVAC systems of Voltas /career make.Experience in Implementing Reliability Centered Maintenance and Risk Based Inspection recommendation into Preventive Maintenance Routines.

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  United Engg.Service.LLC, Oman, Muscat

  • COMMISSIONING LEAD - Electrical Project

    • Nov 1988 - Sep 1991

    Planning / Managing Construction / Pre-commissioning activities as per schedule.Conducting site meetings with Engineering team, project managers and directors; Manage and co-ordinate the entire Electrical Commissioning team, provide full technical support during testing, commissioning, snagging and final handover to the operations. Implementation of programming and scheduling to ensure all contractors achieve targets. Involvement with QA/QC on method statements and procedure approvals, final inspection and snagging. Mange & follow up 100 % documentation for completion team & Govt. Authorities as per project scope & specifications.

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  Bhawan Engineering Muscat-Oman

  • Muscat-North Oman

  • Senior Technician Electrical / Instrument

    • Oct 1983 - Nov 1987
    • Muscat-North Oman

    Duties included was to maintain Electrical Equipment associated with the oil & gas field Electrical Power Distribution System comprising of 11 kV; 50 Hz Solar duel fuel Turbine Electric Generator, 11 kV Distribution Feeders, 33KV/ 11KV / 6.6KV/480 V Substation, MCC’s, 440 / 220 V Lighting Circuits and other low voltage load such as Battery Bank UPS / Charger, Cathodic Protection System, Motorized Valves, Safety Alarm System. Direct and supervise several craftsmen as necessity arises in accomplishing tasks.

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  Dodsal GMBH Abu Dhabi UAE

  • Abu Dhabi Umm-Al-Nar Refinery Project Extension

  • Electrical Construction Supervisor

    • Sep 1982 - May 1983
    • Abu Dhabi Umm-Al-Nar Refinery Project Extension

    Um-al nar refinery expansion Project electrical equipment installation / commissioning & start up assistance. Support & witness for test and calibrate Protective Relays on MCC’s, Electric Motor Controllers of various sizes to confirm specifications and settings.

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  Balfour Kilpatrick Ltd. At Jordan

  • Aqaba Fertilizer & Karak Arab Potash Plant

  • Electrician Grade-1

    • Feb 1981 - Mar 1982
    • Aqaba Fertilizer & Karak Arab Potash Plant

    For Aqaba Fertilizer and Karaka Arab Potash Project construction electrical installation / commissioning start up activity.