ADEL SOLIMAN
Orillia, Ontario
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Maintenance Manager with an extensive safety record and experience in various industries, such as
Oil/Gas, Chemical and Petrochemical. Expertise in process safety management (PSM), budget controls,
plant maintenance, project mangment, instrumentation, electrical distribution and mechanical integrity
systems. Familiar with all relavant industry codes and standards such as API 570 and 510 for piping and
pressure vessel inspections.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Installed a new air compressor system at Stepan Canada which utilized variable frequency drive
technology resulting in an annual energy savings of $40,000. (2012)
Awarded a $65,000 grant from the Ontario Government and Union Gas for Stepan Canada to
implement a new boiler system, which led to a 4% reduction in total gas consumption. (2010)
Managed an instrumentation & electrical upgrade of Stepan’s sulphonation plant. (2009)
Instituted Stepan Canada computerized preventive maintenance program. (2006)
Assisted with commissioning activities in a $12 Million ethylene oxide reactor. (2001)
Designed and installed a temperature control system to control waste water treatment plant main
temperature. Project returned over $25,000 savings on annual gas energy consumption. (2000)
Managed and commissioned the installation of a 44KV power station. (1999)
Implemented Electrical, Instrumentation, and Mechanical Integrity programs at Stepan which
lead to ISO 9002 approval. (1997)
Adel Soliman Résumé
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
STEPAN CANADA INC. 2003-2013
Maintenance Manager
• Provide leadership, long term strategy and vision to the Maintenance Department.
• Create strategy and planning for Process Safety Management (PSM), quality of Mechanical Integrity,
mobile equipment, utilities, parts, buildings and grounds.
• Create and promote an environment within the Maintenance group that achieves incident free
performance.
• Manage Stepan Canada’s annual Maintenance budget of $2,000,000.
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities within the maintenance function.
• Identify and implement Maintenance Best Practices across the site in the areas of Safety, Mechanical
Integrity, Preventive and Predicative Maintenance (PPM), Planning/scheduling, Reliability and
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) utilization.
• Manage the overall administration of plant policies and procedures in the Maintenance group.
• Provide technical support to maintain, troubleshoot and repair plant assets.
• Establish and manage an evergreen PPM program for the site. Manage the CMMS system and asset
history files for the site.
• Insure that all departmental practices and procedures comply with ISO 9000, PSM and other regulatory
requirements.
• Manage the planning and coordination of all plant major shut down activity and establish an annual
plant shut down schedule.
• Implement and manage capital and expense projects through the department as needed for asset
replacement, reliability upgrades and asset refurbishment.
• Provide leadership and resources to identify and address problem assets affecting the cost to
manufacture through organized problem-solving activities. Document and communicate successes to
all other Stepan manufacturing sites for added benefit.
• Manage the plant Maintenance Metrics and develop plans to improve the organization and area Key
Performance Indicators.
• Create and update Bench Mark Work Orders (BMWO) and PM Masters.
• Responsible for skill development of Mechanics, Coach and council, deal with personnel
productivity, discipline and overtime issues.
STEPAN CANADA INC. 1992-2003
Maintenance Supervisor
• Review and prioritize day to day work orders (WO) and maintenance activities.
• Responsible for coding and maintaining WO records.
• Responsible for insuring WO are “Closed” properly and in timely fashion.
• Log in feedback from the completed work orders to assist in future repairs and build asset history.
• Update and maintain equipment history information.
• Responsible for coordinating and preparing permits for required work (Safety, LOTO, Hot work, line
breaking, ect.)
• Determine if contractor assistance is required and relaying this information to the maintenance leader.
• Assist in coordination of outside contractors for special services.
• Identify job tasks, special tools & equipment, skill requirements and materials needed for repairs.
• Estimate labor requirements for repairs.
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Adel Soliman Résumé
• Secure all non stock materials through warehouse or direct purchase. Verify inventoried parts are on
hand.
• Provide “Off Shift” coverage on important work – critical path repairs.
• Meet weekly with Maintenance Leader and Production representative to prepare weekly work
schedule and discuss key Maintenance activities / plans.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Assist with Turn Around Work planning and coordination with maintenance leader and production
leaders.
• Assist with emergencies jobs that arise (Emergencies/Urgent WO’s bypass planning).
• Assist with skill development of mechanics, personnel productivity, disciplinary and overtime issues.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining maintenance stores.
COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS CANADA LIMITED 1990-1992
Instrumentation/Electrical Specialist
• Implemented and carried out calibration schedules and maintenance programs for plant
instrumentation leading to ISO 9002.
• Responsible for the re instrumentation upgrading of Phase III. Project which involved design review,
project management, commissioning and start up stage
• Responsible for the technical directions of the electrical and instrument maintenance group
• Supervising the trouble-shooting of computerized process systems and Pneumatic Field Instruments
• Responsible for the new electrical installations and modifications of all process control systems
• Configured and designed detailed plant hierarchy for the control consoles
KILBORN CANADA LIMITED 1989-1990
Instrumentation Senior Designer
• Worked as a consultant on Petrochemical and Potash projects.
• Petrochemical client was Petro Canada (Trafalgar Plant). Wrote specifications for process instruments
and developed instrument requirements. Designed all necessary wiring details and location drawings.
• Potash client was Corona Corp, who was designing a new Boric Acid Extraction Plant. Performed a
Well Head Instrumentation study. Engineering instrumentation loop diagrams and established
specifications for process analyzers that required special performance and critical design.
AMOCO INTERNATIONAL, SUEZ PETROLEUM (Egypt) 1986-1988
Instrumentation Section Head
• Responsible for all instrumentation maintenance in the plant.
• Supervised the trouble shooting of plant instrumentation and electricals.
• Prepared and scheduled all instrument maintenance programs.
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Adel Soliman Résumé
AMOCO INTERNATIONAL, A.G. GAS PLANT (Egypt) 1981-1986
Instrument Engineer
• Designed major instrumentation components in gas plants.
• Responsible for stream lining plant operation during plant shut down and start up.
• Liaison with major instrumentation companies to modify existing panels.
• Coordinate work between gas plant operation, maintenance department and head office design.
AMOCO INTERNATIONAL, A.G. GAS PLANT (Egypt) 1978-1981
Junior Instrument Engineer
• Worked in maintenance and installations of various field instruments.
• Assisted in inventory controls and filling technical data programs.
• Selected instrumentation controls and prepared estimates to annual capital budgets.
EDUCATION:
B.Sc. Industrial Electronics Engineering-Menufia University (Egypt) 1971-1977
• Menufia University is a member of the International Association of Universities.
• University of Toronto recognized this degree as corresponding to the standard of
competency necessary for a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Electronic
Engineering from a reputable Canadian University (see attached letter 1988).
INTERESTS:
Music, Swimming and Traveling
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