Academic Background

- M.Sc. in Mathematical Modeling.
- B.Sc. in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Engineering.

Safety and Safety Culture:

- Leading and facilitating many unit operations HazOp/SIL/LOPA studies.
- Supporting SIL verification study.
- Worked as both process engineer and scriber for HazOp/LOPA studies.
- Engagement with safety systems (KMI for Hazards reporting, STOP program).
- Certified PHA-HAZOP leader by TUV NORD.
- Development of a free online tool for required process isolation (HSG253).

Engineering and Management of Change (MOC):

- Devise the conceptual design of the assigned plant change request.
- Performing process calculations (heating/cooling duties, equipment efficiencies, …)
- Issue the required documents (BFDs, PFDs, P&IDs, H&MB, C&E, …).
- Fill in the PHA (Process Hazards Analysis) document for every assigned modification.
- Train Operations and Maintenance teams for the new modification.
- Lead the required safety studies.
- Performing hydraulic calculations and line sizing for process piping.
- Performing equipment sizing (Vessels, Heat Exchanges, Control valves, Relief Valves, Pumps).
- Complying with my company guidelines and best practices.
- Applying international standards (API, NFPA, …).
- Development of a free online tool for piping hydraulic calculation (API 14E, Crane TP-410).
- Development of a free online tool for liquid valve sizing (ISA-75.01).
- Development of a free online tool for gas valve sizing (ISA-75.01).
- Development of a free online tool for orifice sizing (API 14.3.2, ASME MFC-3M, ISO 5167-2).
- Development of free online tools for Gas flow, unit conversion, Flow/DP calculation.

Plant Reliability and Optimization:

- Calculate the daily plant production and plant efficiency, versus design.
- Review the newly implemented changes PCRs, and software change requests SCRs.
- Follow up on incident investigation actions.
- Troubleshoot any plant problem and provide technical expertise to Operations.
- Develop a plant monitoring program to monitor the plant performance.
- Analyze the data and Lab results to monitor and optimize plant performance.
- Analyze the historical and current equipment conditions versus the design data.
- Develop plant simulation models to assist in problem troubleshooting and plant optimization.

Communication:

- Communicate with the company executive management team.
- Consult with the Corporate Technical global teams for different issues.
- Communicate with global process team for knowledge and lesson learned exchange.
- Communicate with plant licensor when required to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.
- Excellent Presentation skills.

Projects Management:

- Defining business need and project scope.
- Defining resources, training, and man-hours.
- Defining deliverables and milestones.

Unit Operations Experience:

- Cryogenic technologies and Air Separation Units (ASUs).
- Natural Gas Reforming technologies using Steam Methane Reformers (SMRs).
- Natural Gas Reforming technologies using Auto Thermal Reformers (ATRs).
- Methanol Synthesis technologies using Tube Cooled Converters (TCCs)
- Natural Gas Conditioning.
- Complex steam systems operation and control.
- Distillation and Cryogenic Distillation Systems.
- Cooling Water Systems

People and Soft skills:

- Ability to show high leadership skills.
- Training and team building.
- Adaptable to changes.
- Creativity and Problem Solving.
- Team Player.
- Long-life Learner.

Projects:

- Plant Turnaround (TAR)
- Automated Excursion Reporting
- Production Automation
- Pressure Relief Revalidation
- DMDS Chemical Dosing Skid
- SIL Verification
- Alarm Rationalization
- Energy Recovery Turbine
- Cooling Water System
- Plant KPIs Monitoring
- Compressors Database and Efficiency
- Plants Energy Assessment
- Operator Training Simulator
- Gas Conditioning Steam Injection
- Parallel Oxidation and Reduction
- Control In Manual