Engineer Project
Resume:
AHMED KHEDR
AUTOMATION ENGINEER
http://www.beyond.com/Ahmed-Khedr
Contact
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Street*, ***** *
Salmiya,
Kuwait.
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: **************@*****.***
Personal Profile
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Career Objective
At this stage I'm looking broader for a career opportunity that can expand my capabilities where I exert
my best to prove worth of the position. I'm very much interested in challenging the field of PLC/SCADA
as well.
My experience can be summarized as almost 7 years in Honeywell Kuwait starting as Junior Project
Engineer, then a member of the DCS team then as a lead engineer (specialized in DCS's HMI) for the
past 3 years, leading a team of 9 members of different grades.
Keywords to describe my experience: DCS, HMI, EPKS, TPS, Fieldbus, Modbus, OPC.
Key Skills
Throughout my work experience and study, the following keywords describe most of the skills:
*Function Block Logic design *Leadership and teamwork
*HMI Design with VB scripting *Customer communications & acceptance tests
*OPC *Networking basics
*Modbus *Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint
*Fieldbus *Matlab
Education
Bachelors Degree– Electronics and Electrical Communications
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
2000-2005
I graduated with "Distinction with honor" grade with a Bachelor's degree of the above mentioned subject.
During these 5 years I had successfully completed (with high grades) the following modules:
Electronics, Communications, Electrical low frequency circuits, Active Circuits, Micro-waves, Fiber Optics,
Fundamentals of process control, Signals and systems, Fundamentals of Operating Systems, Networks,
and GSM.
In addition, we finished the graduation project with excellent grade, for design and control of a robot.
Work Experience
Honeywell Kuwait, Kuwait
Full Time
Lead HMI/DCS Engineer (Building Control Schemes, Developing HMI Displays, Interfacing third party,
leading 9 members of the graphics team)
Aug 2006 to Present
I’m currently an Experion PKS System Engineer/Projects Engineer at Honeywell Kuwait, which I’ve joined
on August-2006, with the experience of a various projects of EPKS (Basically releases R211, R301, and
R310 with control of HPM, C200 with PMIO or Foundation Fieldbus I/O) and some TPS background. Prior
to Honeywell I had a short experience with Invensys Egypt (Triconex Division) as an application engineer,
and another short stay @ Cairo University as a research assistant.
Achievements
My experience with Honeywell Kuwait is full of the achievements that I'm proud of, out of which I'm proud
the most ot gain the management's confidence to assign me a leading role, in addition to being a senior
member of the organization.
I've successfully finished a number of projects/subprojects with the following customers:
EQUATE petrochemical (Kuwait) / Ministry of Electricity and Water (Kuwait) / Kuwait Oil Company /
Petrolium Coke Industries Company (Kuwait) / Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company / Kuwait National
Petroleum Company
The jobs closed with the above mentioned customers include my following roles:
Developing inteface logic between DMC+ and DCS for safe shedding
Developing and leading graphics team to build, implement, and test the HMI set of displays and
services
Coordinating project activities
Interfacing third party to DCS server and controller
Commisioning and customer/factory acceptance tests
Migrating customer's 4000+ displays from one release to latest with necessary team
management and customer testing/acceptance.
Languages
Arabic
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(Fluent)
English
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(Advanced)
Lithuanian
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(Beginner)
Professional Memberships
Foundation Fieldbus
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Identified for the completion of the FF professional course at Lee College, Baytown, Texas
Honeywell
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Certified Control Application and HMI Application Engineer
Activities and Interests
Reading about technology new outcomes
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Watching/playing football
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Shopping (Electronics)
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References
References available on request.
Honeywell Experience Details (Till Dec 2012)
• Aug-Oct ’06
• Self-Learning + TPS/EPKS Basics training
My first steps with Honeywell
• Oct ‘06-Apr ‘07
• Equate Petrochemicals, Kuwait
R210 Graphics modifications (Static drawing, dynamic linking, VB
scripting)
US to EST upgrade and related activities.
HMI Web Patches + Microsoft Updates installation
May-Jul ‘07
OL2K DCS iFAT (R210, C200, PMIO) @ Honeywell Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
LPK: I/O assignments + Bulk Build of I/O CMs
EG2: Serial Interface arrangements, assignments, address verification with
Triconex, Distribution of signals over CMs, minimizing peer-peer signals.
OPCI list creation and verification
Database punch list clearance with customer (DOW-OL2K)
Jul-Sep ‘07
Equate & OL2K site support
US to EST(R210) upgrade
Network activities (network optimization, domain controller group policies
and machine specific securities: support, checklist application)
Sep-Oct ‘07
Customized Microsoft Domains + CISCO Networks training
Added more knowledge about windows domains, domain controller, …etc
Oct-Dec ‘07
PCIC, Coke Calcinations Project (R301.1, C200)
DCS Power ON, SAT, startup and commissioning
Dec ’07-Feb ‘08
Equate and OL2K
Administrative activities, Site support
Feb-Mar ‘08
KPPC Aromatics DCS iFAT (R301.1, C200, FF I/O) @Honeywell Milan,
Italy
Honeywell Kuwait representative. Document follow up and collection,
acquiring info and technical details before DCS Power ON and site activities in
Kuwait.
Mar-Jun ‘08
PCIC
Database Modifications, Batch-Control (SCM) corrections and creation,
Displays modifications
Third Party Communication establishment ( RS232, RS485, MODBUS
TCP, Terminal Server )
Complete backup and recommendations to customer.
Jun-Nov ‘08
KPPC Aromatics (Tecnimont-SK consortium)
DCS Power ON, Pre-SAT activities, Hardware problems troubleshooting
and replacements, Database and graphics modification/creation, FF devices
commissioning.
Nov ’08-Jan ‘09
KOC (SK) COCC, GC09 Misc Activities
GUS graphics modification, lcn logic modification, Site Support
Feb ‘09
Matrikon OPC Hands-ON Workshop
Level 1, 2, 3, in Dubai
Mar-Aug ‘09
OL2K/Equate Utilities Steam-Grid Integration Project
Remote I/O installation, assignment, and configuration
PMIO of Equate HPM and OL2K C200 - signal splitting and I/O exchange
Summary display creation
Existing displays modification
Boiler Master building, logic and function design, control and testing
(R211, CMs)
Execution Period and Phasing optimization/design
May ‘09
OPM Training @ Brussels
R301-R310
Jul ‘09
Equate & OL2K Server/Stations Optimization – Led by TAC
Assisted and participated in most of the optimization process.
Aug ‘09
Equate & OL2K Server/Stations Optimization – Led by TAC
Assisted and participated in most of the optimization process.
Aug ‘09
KOC GC09, GC10, GC20, GC22
Site support, Hardware/Software troubleshooting, replacing C200
controllers.
Sep ‘09
KCC Plants cape to EPKS(R310) migration:
Validation and modifications of the migrated DSP displays
Sep’09 –Nov ‘09
Equate/OL2K OPM project preparation
MRT report collection, ERDB Checker, RTools, Displays migration and
validation testing. Displays optimization.
Dec ‘09
Equate EG-II, DCS-APC strategy integration.
Strategy modification for proper handover on shedding, and corresponding
graphics modification
Jan ‘10
KOC BS-131 Gas Pipeline to LPG plant at MAA
Gus displays modifications, additions, and creation (Graphics team-lead).
Feb ‘10
OPCTI training
OPC training level 1 & 2, OPCTI certified
Feb ’10
Completion and commissioning of Equate EG-II APC/ACE works
With customer’s satisfaction and letters of appreciation
Mar – Dec ’10
KOC – Al-Khadda BS140&150
KOC BS-131 new 40” Pipeline
Equate and OL2K OPM
HMI Team Lead. Graphics building and migration (LCN to HMI Web, and
HM Web R211 to R301)
July ‘10
Equate Seawater Cooling Towers: Migrating DCS CMs and I/Os between
controllers
For optimization and more reliability. Moved signals from one controller
to another, and exchanged CMs between 2 controllers (Hot cutover)
September ‘10
Equate Utilities: Migrating CMs and IOs to additional controller.
Loading optimization. Similar job to SCT above
Nov ‘10
Equate MTO (Siemens-Honeywell Communications)
Implementing HMI displays (Lead), and testing/verifying/troubleshooting
communications (SCADA-PHD-PI).
Jun’10- Current
Replacement of DCS System (ABB) at Az-zour South Power and Water
Distillation Station.
Replacing the distillation DCS system. Currently in the FDS submission
phase, launching the HMI works.
Jan ‘11
EXP-50001-WS (Brussels)
Advanced EPKS W/S (AC and TAC)
Throughout ‘11
Equate OPM (R211-R311)
Completed with HMI team successful migrations and customer dual
primary checks of 12 Servers (ESVs and ESVTs) ~ 4000 displays.
Jul’11
OPM
BRAVO Award of Honeywell ME as part of migration team.
Sep’11
Successful DCS FAT of Azzour
HMI Part – 2 distillers
Nov’11
Successful DCS FAT/iFAT of KNPC’s MAA FUP in Houston, TX
Leading the HMI checks + AspenTech’s DMC+ interface logic and
displays
July-Dec’11
KNPC MAA’s Further Upgrade Project (FUP)
Leading HMI team to Build, test, and install displays of 2 units (ESV and
ESVT, in progress). Building the generic/dynamic interface displays of
AspenTech’s APC (DMC+) in Experion HMI Web.
Jan’12
FUP
Successful Critical Shutdown of Workstation 3, Startup and
commissioning. Closing all HMI and APC FAT/iFAT punch items and getting
smooth operation handover.
Feb’12
Azzour South Power Station – Water Distillation plant – Stage 1 : Distillers
7&8
Successful Shutdown, Startup and commissioning. Leading HMI activities
and ensuring smooth operation handover.
Jan-Apr’12
Equate OPM: R311 to R400
Leading HMI Migrations and tests.
Jun-Jul’12
Foundation Fieldbus Professional – Lee College, TX
Certified PAS HMI Engineer
Certified PAS Control Engineer
Apr’12-Jun’13
Leading HMI activities of FUP project (WS-4, 5&6) for ES-Cs and ES-Ts.
Coordinating/Supervising Matrikon-OI Pilot job activities in KOC-GC20
(till Dec’12)
Coordinating/Supervising Site-Survey, and implementation of an F&G
integration/addition activity in KOC (various Gathering Stations and Booster
Stations – 6 sites). Contractor is IMCO.
Project/DCS Lead for a green-field project of Ministry of Electricity and
Water titled “Construction and Maintenance of 9 Water towers and annexed works
at Jaber Al-Ahmed City”. The project utilizes Filedbus and Profibus I/O.
May’13
Acquired a web-based training of leadership attributes, time management,
and fundamentals of financial management (~10 hours).
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