Power Plant Engineer

Suhaili Harun

Control & Instrumentation Engineer at Jimah O&M Sdn Bhd

(O&M for 2x700MW Jimah Energy Venture Power Plant)

+60-177****** - *******.*****@*****.*** - 32 years old

Experience : 10 years

Education : Bachelor’s Degree

Electrical Engineering and Mathematics

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA (2005)

Marital Status : Married

Nationality : Malaysia

Executive Summary

A Registered Engineer with Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM : 49381A) and Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM : 72653)

Holder of Authorized Entrance & Standby Person (AESP) for Confined Space by NIOSH (expiry 9 Feb 2017 - NW-NMLK-AE-0198-N)

Experienced in project development (FEED review), construction, commissioning and O&M phase of steam-turbine power plant project; firing coal from 210MW to 700MW after LFO (Diesel) is burnt for Startup through ignitors and Main Oil Burners

Assigned as Section Head for C&I Section with 3 engineers, 1 foreman and 6 technicians for calibration and maintenance activities for Boilers, Turbines and their auxiliaries including WTP (Water Treatment Palnt), WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant), FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurization), ECP (Electro-Chlorination Plant) and AHS (Ash Handing)

Lead and manage DCS and PLC troubleshooting, backup, long term data archive, and security (ISO/IEC 27001:2013)

Perform troubleshooting of field instruments to/from PLC and DCS

Identify plant outage/turnaround works, resource planning, implementation and post-mortem

Lead in Power Plant interlock test for boiler, turbine, and generator before startup (re-commissioning) for system integrity and protection test

Support all company operations and facilities ensuring high reliability of controls and instrumentations for uninterrupted performance and higher productivity

Looking for career advancement for professional and personal development as Instrumentation Engineer.

2006

2007

2009 to Present

Unit 1 (700MW)

FEED Review, Construction

Commissioning

Jan 2009 - COD1

O&M

Unit 2 (700MW)

July 2009 - COD2

Roles

Project Engineer

C&I Engineer

Senior C&I Engineer

C&I Section Head

Working Experience

Company Name : Jimah O&M Sdn Bhd

Position : Section Head (C&I), Assistant Manager

Duration : July 2012 - Present

Reason of leaving : Looking for new career progression

Main Responsibilities :

1. Maintenance Management

Execute maintenance activities (CM and PM) to establish high availability and reliability of the control system and instrumentation under PTW or LWS

Plan and implement scheduled outage/turnaround maintenance as per Station’s plan

Manage improvement to equipment, system and process within approved capital

Conduct quality assurance on the improvement ensuring the OEM design standards and company standards are met

Manage and develop Engineers and Technicians to ensure proper functioning of the system and compliance with all relevant regulatory guidelines

Lead and manage field instrument and DCS troubleshooting, backup, long term data archive, and security (ISO/IEC 27001:2013)

2. Budget and Procurement Management

Plan, prepare and track sections’ annual budget requirement

Identify and forecast spare requirement and ensure adequate safety stock level to avoid operation and machinery downtime

Identify instruments and spare parts which are obsolete and provide recommendations for equivalent or better replacement

Identify maintenance services and coordinate all purchases according to procurement policies, procedures and compliant to limit of authority (LOA)

Review all bids received ensuring the criterion points in scope of work are covered

Monitor and optimize the budget expenses in line with the approved annual budget

3. CMMS Maximo and Documentations

Supervise and guide C&I Maintenance Engineers and Technicians to minimize downtime and increase efficiencies throughout the plant

Ensure maintenance activities are captured in the CMMS Maximo

Develop monthly report as required by the Station’s Management

4. Inter-Departmental Support

Arrange and lead standby team for Power Plant Startup and Shutdown as well as for interlock test of boiler, turbine, and generator before startup (re-commissioning)

Provide inter-departmental support as and when required

Perform any other duties as assigned by the management from time to time

Successful Project

DSC Server and DCS Network Hub Replacement - cost MYR970,000

Plant Information (PI) System for Boiler – cost MYR200,000

Company Name : Jimah O&M Sdn Bhd

Position : Senior Engineer (C&I)

Duration : August 2008 – July 2012

Reason of leaving : Promoted to Assistant Manager

Main Responsibilities :

1. Plant Maintenance Scope

Plan and implement maintenance programme (PM and CM) on Control System and instrumentation including but not limited to DCS, PLC, gauges, sensors, switches, analyzers, transmitters, and actuators; pneumatic, motorized, hydraulic

Ensure full compliance with plant PTW and LWS system

Conduct technical studies and develop recommendation (modification, upgrades, improvement) for corrective action in line with Quality Assurance standards

Participate in testing and commissioning of new or refurbished instruments ensuring the OEM working standards are met prior to handover to operations

Organize, supervise and guide Maintenance Technicians to minimize downtime and increase efficiencies throughout the plant

Organize and implement scheduled outage (PMOH) inspection, calibration and maintenance as per Station’s outage/turnaround plan

Assist in planning, troubleshooting and supervising C&I maintenance work by contractor or maintenance team

Manage and develop Technicians to ensure proper functioning of the system and compliance with all relevant regulatory and legislation requirements; OSHA, FMA, Employment Act and etc.

2. Budget & Procurement Management

Identify and forecast ongoing spare parts and ensure adequate safety stock level to avoid operation and machinery downtime

Identify maintenance services and coordinate all purchases according to procurement policies, procedures and compliant to LOA

Prepare and evaluate technical requirement/specification for procurement; tender, waiver and etc.

3. CMMS Maximo and Documentations

Develop PM regime in Maximo for instrumentations, PLC and DCS integrity

Prepares a variety of written materials, including staff reports and engineering reports; Work Instructions, SOPs, Outage Reports and etc.

4. Inter-Departmental Support

Involve in Power Plant Startup and Shutdown as well as for interlock test of boiler, turbine, and generator before startup (re-commissioning)

Provide inter-departmental support as and when required

Successful project

GPS Server replacement - cost MYR25,000

Additional and replacement of thermocouples for boiler final tubes - cost MYR3,000 to MYR135,000 (case-by-case)

Company Name : Jimah O&M Sdn Bhd

Position : Project Engineer (C&I)

Duration : March 2006 – August 2008

Reason of leaving : Promoted to Senior Engineer

Main Responsibilities :

1. Project Development Phase

Evaluate vendor selection and proposal for plant systems/equipment

Monitors and supervises design, including reviewing plans, specifications, estimates and calculations and giving technical advice on corrective action

Perform FEED review – P&ID, flow diagrams, ladder and logic diagrams, interlock diagrams, Boiler and Turbine Protection diagrams, and plant auxiliaries; WTP, WWTP, ECP, FGD and AHS.

Attend Technical Meeting with Main and Sub-Con; SUMITOMO, Taisei (Civil Works), Toshiba (Turbine OEM) and IHI (Boiler OEM) on documents and drawings issue especially on Variance Order (VO)

2. Construction Phase

Attachment to other Power Plant; Tanjung Bin, Malaysia and Eraring, Australia

Attachment with QC Inspectors on timely inspection – NDT, Hydrostatic and etc.

Perform FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) for DCS at Singapore, FAT for Interconnection Facilities (IF) Communication at Shanghai and New York

Conduct in-house On Job Training (OJT) for instrumentation and DCS macro logic

3. Commissioning Phase

Supervise system erection, testing and signing off Request For Inspection (RFI)

Ensure compliance of relevant standards such as vibration (ISO 2954), RTD (IEC 60751), hazardous/explosion proof (IEC 60079, 61241),harmonic/voltage fluctuation (VDE 0165/0170/0171), 4-20mA (NAMUR NE43), protection class (EN 60529)

Raise warranty claim for defects from NCR (Non-Conformance Record), and Punch List clearance

Report site progress to Senior Resident Engineer – SRE (Fichtner GmbH & Co)

Involve in development of plant CMMS Maximo

Attachment with Toshiba's and IHI’s TAs – perform DCS and PLC logic modification, and field instruments troubleshooting

Approve Commissioning documents – Certificate Of Completion (COC), Site Works Conformation Files (SWCF) and etc.

4. Inter-Departmental Support

Any other duties assigned from time to time

Successful Project

Transmitters' Drain Line improvement - cost MYR20,000

DCS RAM upgrade - cost MYR11,000

CEMS Signals to DOE - cost MYR0

Successful Outages/Turnaround

Unit 1

1.July 2009 – Mini (9 days)

2.May 2010 – Minor (37 days)

3.Jan 2011 – Minor (37 days)

4.Nov 2011 – Minor (37 days)

5.Sep 2012 – Mini (9 days)

6.May 2013 – Minor (37 days)

7.Mar 2014 – Major (57 days)

8.Mar 2015 – Major (57 days)

9.May 2016 – Mini (9 days) – TBA

10.Jan 2017 – Minor (37 days) – TBA

Unit 2

1.Jan 2010 – Mini (9 days)

2.Sept 2010 – Minor (37 days)

3.Aug 2011 – Mini (9 days)

4.Apr 2012 – Minor (37 days)

5.Dec 2012 – Mini (9 days)

6.July 2013 – Mini (9 days)

7.Oct 2013 – Minor (37 days)

8.Oct 2014 – Major (59 days)

9.Oct 2015 – Mini (9 days)

10.Mar 2016 – Minor (37 days) – TBA

Skills

PLC, DCS, SCADA

Budgeting

WTP, WWTP, ECP, FGD, AHS

Process Control

Instrumentation

Construction and Commissioning

Inventory

Troubleshooting/fault finding

Turbines

Boiler

Maintenance

Microsoft Office

Certificates and Training

Asset Dynamic Asia: Reliability Centred Maintenance 2 (RCM2), Aug 2015

iKnowledge: Effective Tendering Procedure & Bid Evaluations, June 2015

iKnowledge: Leadership Competency Mapping Workshop, November 2012

ILSAS-TNB: DCS Maintenance, August 2010

ILSAS-TNB: Maintenance of Measuring Equipment, June 2010

FMM Institute: Leadership Effectiveness Needs Attitude Dynamism, October 2010

FMM Institute: Developing Leadership Advantage, April 2009

Rockwell Automation: ControlLogix Maintenance and Troubleshooting, January 2010

Rockwell Automation: ControlLogix System Fundamentals, October 2009

IEM: Code of Ethics/Regulations, May 2009

IEM: Safety and Health at Work, March 2009

Kompakar: Maximo Inventory, December 2007

Kompakar: Maximo Purchasing, December 2007

Language

English ( Spoken & Written)

Bahasa Melayu ( Spoken & Written)

Reference

Upon Request

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