Khaled El-Rafii
Advanced Metering Infrastucture (AMI) Project Coodinator at Debbas Group- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Project Manager Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)Aug, 2012- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Debbas Group
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Lebanon
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Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
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100 - 200 Employee
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Advanced Metering Infrastucture (AMI) Project Coodinator
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Dec 2019 - Present
Smart Meters installation : studies and procedures, site execution, team (6 engineers) follow-up, site inspection, coordination with the Engineer (Electricité du Liban), cooperation with other departments (procurement, safety, quality, planning, construction and maintenance), troubleshooting, reporting to General Manager and Technical Manager. Create a smart grid that can be remotely monitored and controlled, minimizing the downtime and reducing the need of direct labour to perform double visits for meter reading and bill collection and most importantly tracking the non-technical losses at any stage of the electricity distribution chain, and thus taking the first step into stopping any such violations. Show less
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Low Voltage Construction Manager
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Jul 2018 - Present
NEUC (Electricity Distribution Service Provider) : Studies, work orders, purchase orders, materials request, site execution, team and subcontractors follow-up, site inspection, billing, coordination with the Engineer (Electrcite du Liban), cooperation with other departments (procurement, safety, quality, planning, construction and maintenance), reporting to General Manager and Technical Manager. Upgrade, maintenance and management of public electrical grids. Rehabilitation and modernization of the electricity power grid. Renovating the low voltage grids with aim to improve the quality of the electricity supplied, by adjusting the voltage delivered to the end user. Improve the general condition of the grid by building new low voltage networks to relieve the existing ones from their overloaded condition in some cases and worn out condition in others, which would ultimately reduce the defaults on the grid. Show less
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Senior Mechanical Project and Site Engineer
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Apr 2013 - Jun 2018
Debbas Enterprise (MEP contractor) : Working on SummerLand Kempinski Hotel & Resort in Jnah-Beirut. I worked there as senior mechanical project&site engineer : Reporting to Project&Construction managers - Site Management - Site supervision, follow up – Preparing official contractual letters and emails - Shop drawings, Engineering and Calculations – Coordination, meetings and cooperation with other departments, contractors, consultants and key stakeholders – business challenge, cost effective solutions, value engineering - Managing site teams & activities by solving discrepancies & contradictions and coordinating with other contractors and monitoring/controlling modifications, placing orders, attending coordination and HSE meetings, writing reports, preparing requests and submittals, checking tender drawings & supervising shop drawings, doing as-built drawings, preparing handing-over documents and doing training sessions for the maintenance team, and conducting daily operation and maintenance for the handed-over mechanical systems. Show less
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Mechanical Project Engineer
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Jul 2012 - Mar 2013
Debbas Enterprise (MEP contractor) : Working on Sama Beirut in Sodeco-Beirut, Lebanon's highest tower, composed of 50 storeys and 6 basements. I worked there as a mechanical project engineer on HVAC, plumbing, fuel and fire fighting systems. I attended the kick-off meeting, started executing builders works and installing mechanical services in 6th basement, doing engineering studies, checking tender drawings and preparing requests for information, supervising shop drawings, helping in preparing materials submittals and requests, placing orders and allocating resources, in addition to attending daily-weekly coordination and HSE meetings. Show less
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Mechanical Site Engineer
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Feb 2012 - Mar 2013
Debbas Enterprise (MEP contractor) : Working on Rmeil 858 in Ashrafieh - Beirut, a residential building. The system consists of an individual air conditioning system and a closed heating water loop conducted by individual gas boilers. I worked there as a mechanical site engineer, on HVAC and plumbing systems, doing engineering studies, preparing shop drawings, developing the BOQ, supervising the site and coordinating with the mechanical engineer and the decorator.
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mechanical site engineer
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Aug 2009 - Jan 2012
Debbas Enterprise (MEP contractor) : Working on Bay tower in Down Town - Beirut, a luxurious residential project composed of 32 storeys and 4 basements. The system consists of a closed chilled water loop conducted by a central air-cooled chiller and a closed heating water loop by 4 central boilers. A fire fighting system is executed according to the NFPA. I worked there as a mechanical site engineer, from the first fix till the Defect Liability Period, on HVAC, plumbing, fuel, and fire fighting systems, on Air&Water balancing, testing & commissioning of chillers, boilers, pumps, fans, energy meters, valves, tanks, softeners, RO system, reflective and swimming pools, on BMS and on fire alarm system (Cause&Effect Fire Matrix). I did also sound studies for the units (that are handed with acceptable NC and flow and performance), reviewed design, supervised shop drawings, prepared submittals and reports, take-offs and some orders, supervised the site (solved problems, directed and managed 8 foremen and over 80 technicians and workers), monitored and controlled modifications, coordinated with other departments, the Engineer, decorators, suppliers and sub-contractors, prepared the handing-over documents, did training sessions for maintenance team and attended the closure meeting in order to collate lessons learned. Show less
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Amana Pipelines Construction
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United Arab Emirates
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pipelines engineer (trainee)
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Jul 2008 - Sep 2008
worked on pipelines engineering at Dubai World Central International Airport Fuel Farm project as a site engineer (trainee) worked on pipelines engineering at Dubai World Central International Airport Fuel Farm project as a site engineer (trainee)
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site engineer (trainee)
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May 2007 - Sep 2007
worked on cars' electricity and mechanics as a technician (trainee) worked on cars' electricity and mechanics as a technician (trainee)
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Education
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2004 - 2009
Saint Joseph University - ESIB
Master's Degree, electromechanical engineering -
1989 - 2004
College Saint Francois des Peres Capucins
Lebanese Baccalaureate, General Sciences
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