SUMMARY
I'm experienced consultant in maintenance & work management and asset
reliability fields. I have played key roles in many projects in public
(infrastructures & utilities), manufacturing, power generation
(conventional & nuclear), pharmaceutical and transportation sectors; roles
ranging from technical & engineering, project planning & management,
analyzing business requirements, process assessment & improvement to
solutions development and implementation.
I have extensive experience with Maximo Enterprise Asset Management
software; I have worked with Maximo since v3.5 up until v7.5. I have
implemented all Maximo core modules i.e. asset management, work management,
planning, inventory, purchasing financial, I also worked on interfacing
Maximo with different ERP systems (JD Edward, SAP), GIS (esri ArcGIS), long
term planning (Riva), industrial plant historians (Wonderware) and many
others.
Academic Background
B. Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Damascus
I'm registered professional engineer in both Quebec/Canada & Ontario/Canada
Professional Experience
2013 - Present City of Ottawa, Ottawa
Maximo Business Analyst - Asset Management Solution
Main Responsibilities:
Work with City of Ottawa Infrastructure Service Department to implement
a new Asset Management Solution to manage asset inventory, asset
conditions, inspection activities and to forecast asset life cycle work
& budget needs. My role involves gathering/understanding business
requirements, defining interface / integration between different
systems, updating existing business procedures, supervise the
implementation to optimize results & minimize risk. The SAMS solution
based on Maximo v7.5 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and includes SAP
Enterprise Resource Planning, esri ArcGIS Geographic Information System
(GIS), RIVA Lifecycle Planning, Lagan Client Relation Management (CRM)
and Oracle Content Management.
2012 - 2013 Bentley Canada (formerly Ivara), Montreal
Implementation Consultant - Asset Performance & Reliability
Management (APM)
Main Responsibilities:
Implement Ivara-EAM Enterprise Asset management and Ivara-EXP Asset
Performance and Reliability Management (RCM, MTA, CPR, RBI) methodology
and software at customers' sites. Work closely with end-users to
identify and establish requirements. Determine deployment and release
strategies. Complete all documentation required by the project.
Integrate EXP software with other Computerized Maintenance Management
Systems (like Maximo & SAP). Train reliability engineers and end users.
2007 - 2012 Invensys Canada, Montreal
Senior Systems Engineer (Automation, Systems Integration
Department)
Main Responsibilities:
Work as lead engineer mainly in nuclear power generation domain (Bruce
power/Canada, Qinshan/China). Provide project technical leadership for
Automation projects. Leads the engineering team to select, design and
test of control system components. Review and check design engineers
calculations, designs, and documents. Develop solutions to integrate
between different control systems and between control systems and
enterprise information systems (ERP, CMMS/EAM, LIMS etc Provide
training to new engineers and end users.
2005 - 2007 Lafarge Canada (Cement Division - Industrial IT), Montreal
Senior Business Analyst - Maximo Competency Center
Main Responsibilities:
Participate/Lead Maximo Enterprise Asset Maintenance Management System
(EAM) implementation projects for Lafarge cement division worldwide;
integrate Maximo (EAM) with existing JD Edwards Enterprise Recourse
Planning (ERP) System. Participate in developing and improving cement
plants reliability and maintenance processes.
2002 - 2005 IBM Business Consulting Services, Montreal
Maximo Consultant - Enterprise Asset Management
Main Responsibilities:
Provide leading industry consulting on enterprise asset management,
asset maintenance and asset reliability fields. Analyze business
requirements, review current and develop new working procedure. Conduct
asset reliability studies. Manage and/or participate in full cycle
implementations of Maximo Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
(CMMS/EAM), Integrate Maximo / EAM with others information systems.
Work closely on business development with the marketing department.
2000 - 2002 Self Employed Consultant, Canada
Maximo Business Analyst, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Toronto (6
months)
Main Responsibilities:
Analyze business requirements, analyze existing maintenance procedures,
and assist in the implementation of "Maximo" Computerized Maintenance
Management System (CMMS) and Conducted training for CMMS end users.
Hardware Design Engineer, Specialty Sensor Technologies, Montreal (6
months)
Main Responsibilities:
Design and prototype real time embedded systems for an internet
communication and control module & a networked magnetic card reader and
write related operating, control and testing software.
Maximo Implementation Project Leader, MDS Pharma Services, Montreal (6
months)
Main Responsibilities:
Manage the implementation of "Maximo" CMMS (Computerized Maintenance
Management System) and develop the new maintenance procedures to be
used with CMMS.
1997 - 2000 SG Operation and Maintenance, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Electronics Engineer (Automation) / Maximo Implementation
Leader
Main Responsibilities:
Lead the installation, the upgrade activities of building automation &
control systems along with all connected electronics equipment. Analyze
business requirements and develop plans and procedures to optimize
company assets utilization by effectively managing assets through their
entire life cycles from planning & acquisition to installation &
commission to maintenance management and finally to redeployment and/or
salvage. Conduct reliability and RCM studies, lead the Implementation
of company-wide Maximo Computerized Maintenance Management System
(CMMS) and provide technical support for other departments such as
offers evaluations and new projects takeovers.
1991 - 1997 GENERAL ELECTRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Damascus, Syria
X-Ray Section Head
Main Responsibilities:
Manage the installation and the maintenance activities for X-Ray &
Ultra-Sound medical imaging systems and Uninterruptible Power Supply
(UPS) Systems from initial bid to successful commission and system
acceptance.