Ziyad Aldin
**** ********* ****, ****, ** ***** E-mail: acxmky@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Innovative Electrical Control Engineer with varied professional experience in multi-disciplinary systems and software engineering, project, integration and testing. Expert in control system electrical design, process control and automation concepts. Specialize in project design, manufacturing design improvements and team leadership.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology
Bratislava, Slovakia 1990
Master of Science, Computer science, Slovak University of Technology
Bratislava, Slovakia 1992
EXPERTISE
LABVIEW
SCADA, DCS, DeltaV, SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMATIC S7, CoDeSys, RSLogix 5000, Plus+1
FactoryTalk View, Wonderware, Wincc, VTScada
Automation Studio, SmartPlant/ InTools (SPI ), EPLAN
Visual Basic.Net, C++, C#, PL/SQL, LINUX
Intrinsic Safety concepts, industry standards and regulations (e.g. ISA, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, API )
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CDM Smith, Houston, Texas
Lead Automation & Control Engineer Jan2016- Apr2016
Responsible of engineering services for the preliminary design, configuration, and programming for a new Process Control System (PCS) at Wastewater Treatment plants.
Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd. Houston, Texas May2014- Mar2015
Lead Instrumentation, Automation & Control Engineer
Serve as technical lead in:
Design and development of fully automated robotic arm on drill floor to
Transfer the drillpipe or casing and present it to well center
Design and development of fully automated UniTong system to
Make up and break out
Design and development of fully automated Catwalk system to
Handover tubulars of all sizes to the robotic arm
Design and development of a collision avoidance system to
Monitor and synchronize the movement of all equipment on the rig floor.
Develop and perform FMECA and HAZOP on all new projects
Rockwell Automation, Houston, Texas Jan 2014- Apr 2014
Senior Electrical Engineer Subsea Controls (BOP)
Responsible for systems testing, and site installation, programming, configuration, FAT, SAT and Startup.
Programmed, configuration of HMI’s.
McCoy drilling and completions, Houston, Texas Jan 2011- Nov 2013
Lead Electrical engineer
Develop cutting edge future solutions in advanced engineering with competitors, and other industries.
Designed and generated electrical schematic using Solidworks electrical
Built a unique wireless sensor under top drive to measure torque tension and compression
While drilling to communicate wirelessly.
Implemented Solidworks designs in Automation Studio to verify prototypes, simulate real time operation and diagnose problems
Programmed Sauer-Danfoss products utilizing their PLUS+1 software
Designed and built data acquisition system to test and commission a unique integrated
Wrench and spinner combination using NI Hardware and LABVIEW.
Automated the control functions for integrated wrench and spinner combination utilizing
SIMATIC S7 and RSLogix 5000
Customers and vendors Interaction (Data Collection, Problem Mitigation, Engineering Reviews and Discussions
MetaRock Laboratories, Houston, Texas Dec 2008- Dec 2010
Engineering Manager
Managing projects in the field of Industrial Automation, Fluid Power (Hydraulic and
Pneumatic), E&I Engineering & Control Systems Commissioning
Conducting cost analysis and controls
Advising the Project teams and Sales teams about high level technical details as well as
commercial aspects.
Resource planning, recruitment and outsourcing
Managing Engineering Staff at remote locations
Managing customers as well as vendor’s relationship
Managing day-to-day operation, including Warehouse and Integration & Testing Facility
Acting as a Technical Authority for installation of electrical components in hazardous areas
Designed and built high temperature lab utilizing DeltaV, which has 40 cells to monitor and
Acquire pressure, flow, and temperature.
Responsible for troubleshooting, calibration and maintenance of instruments, digital and
Analog instrumentation systems, wireless data acquisition
Created PID loops, fine-tuned PID, P&ID diagrams, process flow diagrams
Shell Oil, Houston, Texas Mar 2003-Dec 2008
Instrumentation & Control Engineer
Designed and built measurement systems in house, utilizing strain gages for measuring
Stress, acceleration, pressure, and tension, saved the company over half million yearly.
Built ultrasound sensors to measure displacement and monitor structural integrity via
Acoustic emission signals and study the rock fracture processes.
Designed and built fiber optic sensors using Brillouin, Raman effects and brag grating for
Measuring pressure, temperature, and strain
Developed down-hole tool measurement system designed to measure down hole inclination,
Azimuth and deformation
Served as a team member in the design and building of tri-axial load cell for rock mechanics
Measurements
Performed high temperature and high pressure testing on different materials, as well as
analyzed the results
Acquired and analyzed data from sensor systems and evaluated implementation results
Conducted PLC installation, programming, commissioning and troubleshooting
I2K Inc. Houston, Texas Mar2000- Feb 2003
Instrumentation & Control Engineer
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer responsible for engineering design, analysis and
Development for pre-FEED, FEED and detailed Engineering activities
Sizing and selecting of field instruments including automated valves, pressure relief valves,
Analyzers, temperature and pressure instruments, flow and level instruments and fire and gas
Detectors and systems
Design PLC/HMI based control systems for high volume natural gas turbo compressor
Developed designs and PLC/HMI programming for SCADA systems, distributed plant control
Systems and stand alone processes.
Generated P&IDs Schematic Drawings, Control Narratives, I/O Lists, Bill of Materials, Cause
And Effect Diagrams, Alarm and Shutdown Lists, Systems Architecture Diagrams, Factory
Acceptance Tests
Istrochem, A.s., Bratislava, Slovakia Feb 1998-Jan 2000
Instrumentation & Process Engineer
Performed sizing, specification, selection, and procurement of field instrumentations,
Transmitters, and sensors.
Integrated and programmed PLC based SCADA systems for plant-wide supervisory control.
Programming and troubleshooting DCS systems using PCS7 v5.0
Designing, Implementing and Commissioning of new control loops as per site requirements.
Programming troubleshooting of PLC system (Siemens simatic S7) and faults diagnosis.
Performed factory acceptance testing, and commissioning of process control systems, safety
Instrumented systems.
Maintenance & calibration of transmitters, pneumatic control valves, sensors.
Maintain engineering standards and specifications related to instrumentation
VUKI A.S. Bratislava, Slovakia Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
Electrical Engineer
Managed project schedules and budgets, and obtained permits for operations.
Assembled, installed, tested, and maintained electrical or electronic wiring, equipment,
Appliances.
Investigate problems and recommend solutions.
Provided advice, regarding code compliance.
Performed quality assurance and quality control.
Prepare electrical drawings and blueprints to the customer specifications.
Hikma Ltd., Bratislava, Slovakia Nov1992- Dec 1995
Computer Programmer
Researched and developed computer software and hardware for general-purpose and
customized applications
Designed computer software systems in conjunction with hardware product development
Analyzed software requirements to determine feasibility of proposed designs, given time and
Cost constraints
Maintained and serviced customer’s systems and applications
Supervised sales and negotiations with customers
References
Available upon request