PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Long Form

Resume Updated: 3/12/2013

Resume Updated by: Ziad Nabhani

Status: UTD

NABHANI, ZIAD A

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

EDUCATION:

BS Electrical Engineering and Graduate studies, Wichita State University, Wichita,Kansas.1968-1972

AA General Engineering, Hutchinson Junior College, Hutchinson, Kansas. 1967-1968

Pre- Engineering Studies, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas spring of 1965-1967

LANGUAGES:

Multilingual in English, Arabic, French and German

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Illuminating Engineering Society. (IES)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Qualified for professional engineering (PE) registration

INDUSTRY/TECHNOLOGIES EXPERIENCE:

Various grass root power utility networks and Automation facilities, revamp of existing installations. Chemical Process, Pulp and Paper, Infrastructure, Petrochemical, Plastic/Polymers, Airports, Automotive, Synthetic Fibers, Industrial City Development,

Food & Beverage, Textile, Health Care/ Hospital, Metal, Pharmaceutical, Commercial and institutional Buildings including governmental structures, Environmental / Hazard Waste, Microelectronics and assembly plants, Manufacturing, Substation Design and Power Utilities, automotive assembly and battery plants.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Electrical Project Engineer with over 28 year experience in power and control design, engineering, and construction project management of the above industrial and infrastructure facilities in the U.S.A., Canada and South America, Europe, North and South Africa, the Far East and the Middle East. Background includes: facilities and transplant of purchased plants from Canada to expand existing facilities in the U.S.A. Responsibilities included all aspects of electrical and electronics in high and low voltage power systems and automation engineering. Performed conceptual and detail design, estimating, procurement and construction. In charge of start up, supervision and management activities in the office and in the field.

JACOBS ENGINEERING (June 2011, to March, 2013)

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL PROJECT ENGINEER

LEAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Phosphate Chemical Process MaAden

Sulfuric Acid Plant Saudi Arabia

Lead Electrical Project Engineer developed the engineering and supervised the electrical design, Prepared electrical scope and preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of Sulfuric Acid Plant in the SA for estimating. The design consisted of 34.5kv, 13.8KV, 4.16KV, 20MVA load center and several 480Volts and 400Volts unit substations, site utilities, material production facilities. The work complete consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary load study and single lines, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary network, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC'S and process control system coordination.

Micro- electronic, Intel

DICE Programming Portland, OR

Lead project engineer supervised and coordinated the design and construction to upgrade the central utility plant CUB 1, RA1, RA2, RB1, Gas Pad and Fab 20 buildings in support of the design and construction team on site as the electrical SDC. Prepared the electrical proposal section and recommended cost saving ideas in material, equipment, labor and to better utilize the power distribution in Fab tools power services. Specified and Pre - purchased long lead substations and switchgears, VFD's, UPS and electrical distribution switchboards and panels among other essential equipment. Developed the electrical scope of work and the electrical CDR including the front end loading work.

Wood Pigments Rockwood

Italy

Area Lead Electrical Project Engineer developed and Prepared the electrical preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of pigment plant in the US for estimating. The design consisted of several 480 Volts motor control units of site utilities, material production facilities. The work task consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary load study and single lines, power plans for all power distribution equipment, primary and secondary network, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC'S and process control system coordination.

Phosphate Chemical Process OCP

Sulfur Plant Casablanca, Morocco

Area Lead Electrical Project Engineer developed the control and wiring engineering and supervised the electrical design, Prepared electrical preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of Sulfuric Plant in Morocco for construction. The design consisted of several 380/660Volts motor control units of site utilities, material production facilities. The work complete consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary load study and single lines, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary network, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC'S and process control system coordination.

Selica Chemical Process Walker

Solar Material Plant Germany

Lead Electrical Project Engineer developed the engineering and supervised the electrical design in a 3D model, Prepared electrical scope and preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of Selica plnant in the US for estimating. The design consisted of 110kv, 50KV, 120MVA load center and several 480Volts and 400Volts unit substations, site utilities, Solar material production facilities. The work complete consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary load study and single lines, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary network, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC'S and process control system coordination.

FLUOR DANIEL (2/1979 to 1/15/2011)

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL PROJECT ENGINEER

LEAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Environmental Retrofit Power Plant Projects TXU – ERP

(December 2006, to July, 2007) Texas Utilities, Dallas, Texas

Montecillo Plant Units 2,3 &1

Sandow Plant Unit 4

Big Brown Plant Units 1 & 2

Martin Lake Plant Unit 1,3 & 3

Fluor Enterprise electrical project engineer supervised and coordinated the design and construction team jointly in support of TXU/ B&W staff to upgrade and retrofit the SCR units in several TXU coal power plants in a major effort to reduce Mercury and Sulfur exhaust from the above TXU Units.

Prepared the electrical proposal and estimate sections and recommended cost saving ideas in material, equipment, and labor and to better utilize the power distribution in equipment power services including low and high voltage substations and to avoid lateral interference with other utilities. Specified and Pre - purchased long lead substations and switchgears, VFD's for ID fan Blowers. Developed the electrical scope of facilities and scope of services for the projects above. Prepared the high and low voltage electrical conceptual and detail design drawings.

Selica Chemical Process Elkem – Solar

(June 2006, to November, 2006) Kristansand, Norway

SI – Furnace Unit

Pyro Unit

Hydro Unit

Solidification Unit

Post Treatment Unit

Lead Electrical Project Engineer developed the engineering and supervised the electrical design, Prepared electrical scope and preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of $200MM Selica plant in Norway for estimating. The design consisted of 110kv, 50KV, 120MVA load center and several 585Volts and 400Volts unit substations, site utilities, Solar material production facilities. The work complete consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary load study and single lines, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary network, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC'S and process control system coordination.

Biotech Wyeth – Lederley

March – May, 2006 Viral / Bacterial Vaccine

Dublin, Irland

Lead electrical project engineer reviewed the electrical power and control vedor schematics and coordinated the design interconnection diagrams sections. Developed the electrical comments of additional work required to complete the electrical construction design and estimate.

Government Infrastructure

(2003 to July 19, 2005) US Embassies

US State Department

Jamaica and Kazakhstan,

Military Base

US Army

Numaniyah, Iraq

Lead electrical engineer developed the electrical engineering and supervised and conducted all electrical design reviews of new US embassy compound in Jamaica, including support facilities of the utility buildings. The facilities included a power load center for chilled water system, (2) 2000kW emergency generators, 415 volt motor control centers and VFD’S and 23 KV switchgear,one 2500KVA, 23kV-415V substation, and power distribution network of low voltage unit substations and several low voltage switchboards and motor control centers. All power distributions were designed including a total compound duct bank system consisting the normal power, site lighting, communications, Security and emergency systems. Interpretation was one of my responsibilities as related to the work of Iraq reconstruction.

Electrical Power Generation Belews Creek Duke Power Plant Unit 1 & Unit 2 Upgrade

(January, 02 – January, 03) North Carolina

Ghent LGE Power Plant Unit 4 & Unit 5 Upgrade

Tennessee

Wilson LGE Power Plant Upgrade

Tennessee

Mill Creek LGE Power Plant Unit 3 & Unit 4 Upgrade

Tennessee

Lee Steam Station Plant Cooling Tower Upgrade

Williamston, SC

Duke Fluor Daniel electrical project engineer supervised and coordinated the design and construction to upgrade the SCR units in several Duke Power and LG&E power plants in support of the design and construction team.

Prepared the electrical proposal sections and recommended cost saving ideas in material, equipment, and labor and to better utilize the power distribution in equipment power services and to avoid lateral interference with other utilities. Specified and Pre - purchased long lead substations and switchgears, VFD's for ID fans. Developed the electrical scope of work and the electrical conceptual design.

Nonwovens BBA

(July, 01 – December, 02) HEF – 3, HEF – 2, and EBL Lines

Bethune, SC Plant

Lead electrical project engineer prepared the electrical proposal sections and recommended cost saving ideas in material, equipment, labor and to better utilize the power distribution in line equipment power services and to avoid lateral interference with other utilities. Specified and identified long lead substations and switchgears, VFD's and UPS. Developed the electrical scope of work and the electrical conceptual design and estimate.

Biotech Wyeth – Lederley

April – June, 01 Viral / Bacterial Vaccine

Sanford, NC Facility

Lead electrical project engineer prepared the electrical proposal sections. Developed the electrical scope of work and the electrical conceptual design and estimate.

Chemical EXXON MOBIL

(January - March, 01) Metalocene Ethylene

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Micro- electronic, Intel, Hudson,

(April 2000 to December, 00) Massachusetts

Lead project engineer supervised and coordinated the design and construction to upgrade the central utility plant, Labs & sort and three Fab buildings in support of the design and construction team on site as the electrical SDC.

Prepared the electrical proposal section for new Mod 3 basebuild/ PSSS and recommended cost saving ideas in material, equipment, labor and to better utilize the power distribution in Fab tools power services and to avoid lateral interference with other utilities as experienced during the IQ coordination in Mod 1&2. Specified and Pre - purchased long lead substations and switchgears, VFD's, UPS and electrical distribution switchboards and panels among other essential equipment. Developed the electrical scope of work and the electrical CDR including the front end loading work.

Oil Refinery, Orion, Norco,

(March - April 2000) Louisiana

Electrical Design Engineer Supervisor of the miscellaneous electrical design including pumping stations compressors and waste treatment facility. Coordinated the design of the 15 kV & 5 kV, 480 Volt power distribution substations, switchgear, MCC's, panels and switchboards and construction of the compressor air blower motors power and control equipment, cable and wiring installations and check out. Supervised various electrical installations to modify and upgrade existing equipment and supported the start up and commissioning team of Orion - Fluor - Raytheon.

Power Generation and Distribution Ft. James Corp.

(February 2000) Green Bay, Wisconsin

Electrical Design Supervisor Engineer proposed the conceptual design and scope of facilities estimate package to install 50 MW new generating Station Combustion Gas Turbine. Also coordinated the design to tie this system to the new switchgear synchronizing bus and five existing network generator buses. The proposal consisted, specifications & drawings and preliminary coordination with the vendor and the owner engineers including the analysis of the system operation, efficiency, interdescipline interface results and long leads equipment vendor bid documents.

Power Generation Jacksonville Electric Authority

(January 2000) Jacksonville, Florida

Constructability Review Electrical Engineer evaluated the design construction documents IFC package to build The 204 MVA Kennedy Generating Station Combustion Turbine #7. The evaluation consisted reviewing the design specifications & drawings quality, efficiency, and interdescipline / intradescipline and vendor document coordination. Prepared a final report and reviewed it with the project construction management.

Pharmaceutical Process Solutia Inc.

(October-December 1999) Pensacola, Florida

Project Electrical and Instrument Design Engineer, developed electrical & instrument scope, bid package, conceptual engineering and design of the new blending and packing process facilities of the Solutia plant in Pensacola. This work consisted power distribution and process control pre-design. Specifications, load study, P&ID checking, instruments, PLC/DCS and security systems

Microelectronic Product facilities IBM

(April-September 1999) Fishkill, New York

Project Electrical Design Supervisor Engineer, prepared electrical scope, bid package, conceptual engineering and detail design development of IBM offices, laboratories, assembly and test building facility. The design consists of power distribution of 480volt-unit substation, site utilities, and office building renovations, clean room and lab design. Specifications, load study, single lines diagrams, power plans, control and communication systems, MCC, s process control, BAS and security (CCTV camera system). Coordinated detail design and conducted design and constructability reviews.

Foods Frito-Lay, Inc.

(February-March 1999) Jonesboro, Arkansas

Project Electrical Engineer prepared the power distribution and control design and execution of the consolidated three lines of BCP baked cheese puffs, FCC fried corn chips, and tortilla chips. The work consisted of variety of conveyers, ovens, frying and packaging equipment. The design included coordination and purchase of motor control centers, variable frequency drives, PLC I/O’s, all raceways, area and task lighting.

Steel Cold Mill, Tandem mill, Pickle entry, Skin Pass, Batch annealing, Coil build up, Material handling Packaging & Shipping.

Metals Bethlehem Steel CO.

1998 to present Sparrows Point, Maryland

Lead Project Electrical Engineer developed the conceptual design for the high and low voltage power systems. Prepared specifications, the load study, electrical scope of facility and the engineering and design development of $300 MM cold steel making and coil converting plant at Sparrows Point. The work consisted of 34.5kv and 6.9 kV load centers, and several process and four 480 volt unit substations, site utilities, five mill stand machines and tandem mill and pickle lines and batch annealing and skin pass production facilities. The work consisted of general and specific specifications and bids including substation transformers, switchgear, MCC's, Single lines, power plans for all primary and secondary power network at all levels. Automation and process control system coordination and communication systems were subcontracted.

Aromax, Benzene and Cyclohexane Chevron Petrochemical

Petrochemical Jubail, Juaymah gas plant, and Ras Tannura Refinery, Saudi Arabia

1998

Field Project Engineer followed up with the engineering field changes, prepared installation packages for permits and mechanical completion of the off plot facilities. Reviewed and implemented mile stones activities per construction schedule and solved engineering problems as they occurred.

Pharmaceutical projects

Production and Packaging Amgen, Merck, Monsanto

1997 various

Lead Electrical Engineer for a number of large pharmaceutical projects. Responsibility included design and engineering quality and constructability reviews and checking of final construction documents and ISO 9000 application of three plants, reviews or development of technical documents and prepares final reports.

Automotive projects

Manufacturing Freightliner US and Canada, Navistar Mexico and Honda US

1997 various

Lead Electrical Engineer for a number of small automotive projects. Responsibility includes design and engineering of truck assembly plants in domestic and international sites, review or development of technical documents and prepares man-hour estimates.

Paper Making, Towel Converting, and Packaging

Pulp and Paper Proctor and Gamble (P&G)

1997 Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Lead Electrical Contracts Engineer developed the contract packages and coordinated the conceptual electrical power distribution and control design with similar existing facilities in Albany, Georgia, Prepared electrical scope and preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of $300 MM paper making and towel converting plant at Cape Girardeau for bid and estimating. The work consisted, 13.8kv load center and several 2.4 kV and 480 volt unit substations, site utilities, two paper machines and four towel converting lines of production facilities. The work completed consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary single lines, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary network, Automation control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC's and process control system coordination.

Waste Water Treatment Facilities

Environmental Hercules (Vertical)

1996 - 1997 Jacksonville, Arkansas

Lead project Electrical Engineer, Developed and prepared the electrical engineering design and specifications per client's scope for the waste water treatment facility building including the main power feeders from unit substation, and the upgraded service feeder to the existing waste pumping facility and land fill area. The electrical work includes building’s utilities and process power and control systems engineering and designs.

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Fiber Glass

Polymers/synthetic Fibers PPG

1996 Shanghai, China

Lead Electrical Engineer developed the engineering and supervised the electrical design, Prepared electrical scope and preliminary package of the conceptual engineering and design development of $100 MM Fiberglass plant in China for estimating. The design consisted of 23kv load center and several unit substations, site utilities, Fiberglass production facilities. The work completed consisted of general preliminary specifications, preliminary load study and single lines, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary network, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC'S and process control system coordination.

Waste Water Treatment Facilities

Environmental IBM

1996 Charlotte, North Carolina

Lead Electrical Engineer developed the engineering and supervised the design; Responsibility included estimating, scheduling, monthly reports. Prepared bid package consisting of the electrical detailed scope, engineering, design and specifications per client's scope for new waste water treatment facility building from unit substation, storage tank farm, and upgraded the existing utility building three boilers facility and manufacturing building pumping facilities area. The electrical work includes building's utilities and process power and control systems. Provided field support during the construction and start up stages.

Various CST projects

Manufacturing LEVY, AEQ, Shanghai Bat, Navistar, MEBC

1996 various

Lead Electrical Engineer for a number of several manufacturing projects. Responsibility included scope of facility, design and engineering of the production areas. The work consisted of power system studies, single lines and construction drawings for building and process equipment services, the development of specifications, bid documents and estimating.

Assembly & Test Facilities - Electronics

Microchip Products Motorola

(1995) Paju-Kun, Korea

Lead Electrical Engineer, Prepared electrical scope; bid package, conceptual engineering and design development of $52 MM electronic microchip assembly and test facility. The design consisted, 23kv load center and power distribution network of twelve (12) 23KV- 480volt-unit substations, site utilities, spas and paging production facilities. Specifications, load study, single lines diagrams, power plans for all power distribution primary and secondary, control and communication systems including unit substations, MCC’S process control, BAS and security (CCTV camera system). Coordinated contractor's detail design and Conducted design and constructability reviews.

Compounding (Urethane), Latex, Hot melt) - Chemical Process

Carpet Products Milliken

(1995) La Grange, Georgia

Lead Electrical Engineer, completed the electrical engineering, calculations, specifications and supervised design and construction of the grass root compounding process plant units in support of the large carpet manufacturing plants rebuilt following a major fire destroyed the original plant in 1994. The work consisted two prefabricated power and control houses and raceway systems, wiring & cable termination's of all secondary power and control of process motors and motor starters variable speed drives and distributed control system. The major accomplishment of this 24-month project is the successful completion in less than six months.

Oil Pipeline & Loading Facilities - Petrochemical

Crude Oil Alyeska

(1994) Fairbanks, Alaska

Lead Electrical Engineer supervised a team of ten (10) engineers to research and resolve state citations of NEC code and OSHA violations along the existing Alaskan Pipeline, 12 pump stations and three (3) loading facilities at the bay of Valdez. Developed the conceptual design and quality control procedures, presented and defended written studies and research data and made final recommendations to the client.

Zytel, Nylon CP Facilities

Polymer Products (PPD) Dupont

(1993- 1994) Sakara Island, Singapore, Asia

CP and finishing area lead electrical engineer. Project electrical engineer participated in all process hazard reviews, planned and developed the area electrical classifications in all process areas. Developed the electrical engineering and supervised power and control design of two process lines of pellets production facilities of 72MM 13 yr. Zytel 6.6 chemical products, known as a nylon CP (continuous polymerization). This project includes four level open structure building in which mostly half is CP process equipment and finishing and the remainder is palletizing. The extreme East Side of the building is the project utility tower consisting of two electrical and instrument control rooms (EICR's), one information center (IC), and two A/C units on roof. Completed detailed design reviews and quality checking.

Accent Intermediate

Agricultural (AG) Dupont

(1992-1993) Belle, West Virginia

Lead electrical engineer prepared the electrical engineering, supervised the design, and coordinated electrical activity schedules. Developed front-end loading, conceptual and final design. The work consisted of one 2500kVA, 12kV-480V unit substation, revamp an existing SML process building for production of corn herbicide intermediate V9367; then in a two-stage process reaction make another intermediate W9069 that would be used in another Dupont plant. Prepared relay coordination studies, completed and operated the substation and assisted construction and participated in the startup procedure in the field. Although the design of the process facilities was completed for construction (IFC), the construction was not approved due to economical reasons. Participated in the process hazard reviews, developed, and completed the area electrical classifications of the entire plant chemical facilities.

Silver Halide Film Manufacturing

Facilities Imaging Systems (IMG) Dupont

(1991 - 1992) Brevard, North Carolina

Project electrical engineer developed part of the electrical engineering, design, specifications and scope. Prepared and coordinated the contract packages for bid. This large-size project includes seven 2500 kVA electrical substations and two12.4 kV distribution switching stations, power house load center, cooling tower, water pumping station, film coating and emulsion process facilities to produce medical and industrial x-ray films. Specified and developed the communication systems. The design included fire alarm, telephone and public address system.

New Base coat Clear coat Paint

Automotive Products (APD) Dupont

(1990 - 1991) Front Royal, Virginia

Lead electrical engineer developed the electrical engineering and supervised the design. Engineered the front-end loading, the conceptual design, and participated in process hazard reviews. This project included prefabricated design for four-track movable power and control cable festoon system, four 1200-gallon and five 320-gallon portable tank mixers, two media mills 50 liter and two 20 liter, can conveyors, loading manifold, loading and filtering stations. The Project also consisted of two 1500kVA 15KV-480-volt unit substation expansions and a manufacturing building of automated process waterborne automotive paint production facilities. The design included the development of DCS/ I/O, relay control systems, motor control centers / variable frequency drives for precision motor control systems. Responsible for three lump sum contract packages coordination, bid reviews and implementation. Of bid package documents.

SENIOR LEAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Adipic Acid Refining Project

Polymer Products (PPD) Dupont

(1989 - 1990) Orange, Texas

Lead project electrical engineer developed the electrical engineering and supervised the design. Prepared the front-end conceptual design, scoping, equipment and construction specifications and layout of the Adipic Acid refining process facilities. Supervised all design areas and completed thorough electrical design design reviews. Prepared relay coordination study. Developed the power and control design for two 1500 KVA, 15KV- 480volt unit substations, refining building, crude and refined tank farms, cooling tower, local control room and central control room. Prepared detailed analyses and provided maintained electrical heat trace for three crystallize vessels and freeze protection design. Provided DCS I/O and relay safety interlock schematic cable tray and power arrangements. Prepared contract documents, and coordinated two lump sum contracts.

Butacite/Zytel

Polymer Products (PPD) Dupont

(1988) Uentrop, Germany, Western Europe

Lead electrical project engineer supervised the final detailed electrical engineering and design of the Butacite and Zytel facilities located in Germany. This task consisted of design, studies, coordination, design reviews and redesign in the Fluor Daniel Harrlem office in The Netherlands.

Fiber Extrusion/ Spinning

Fibers Dupont

(1988) Seaford, Delaware

Project electrical engineer specified and coordinated the new 2500kVA, 15kV - 4.16 kV substation, large variable speed drives for extruder and functional drives for the spinning machine facilities to modernize the existing installations, and designed the power distribution system expansion.

Europe Flake Drying

Polymer Products (PPD) Dupont

(1987-1988) Fayetteville, North Carolina

Lead project electrical engineer completed the electrical engineering and design of Dupont Butacite flake drying unit, loading, and shipping facilities. This project includes the power distribution, lighting, grounding, DCS and PLC I/O controls of the process building and other facilities.

Kapton Solvent Recovery

Imaging Systems (IMG) Dupont

(1986 - 1987) Circleville, Ohio

Lead electrical engineer responsible for all electrical engineering and design of the Dupont Kapton solvent recovery process facilities. Developed and coordinated the modularized power and control design on 3-D electronic model, prepared specifications and bid documents for the electrical and instrumentation installations in the prefabricated modularized building steel structure of the process units. Work consisted of detailed shop drawings for power and control, motor elementary and I/O schematics, maintained temperature and freeze protection electrical heat tracings and close coordination and interference checks with all disciplines in the 3D model system (PDMS).

Fiber Spinning and Material Handling

Fibers Dupont

(1986) Kinston, North Carolina

Project electrical engineer designed the automated material handling facility. The work included design of power and control of the robotics and conveying system, I/O logic diagrams and control design to interface with PLC control panel for moving, packaging, labeling and loading the large fiber spools for shipping. Also specified and procured the motor control center.

Savannah River Mill Phase I

Pulp & Paper Fort Howard Paper

(1985 - 1986) Savannah River, Georgia

Project electrical engineer completed the engineering and design of two 2500kVA, 15kV-480volt and one 2500KVA, 15KV- 4.16KV unit substations and several 480Volt motor control centers at Fort Howard Paper Company Phase I, reviewed and coordinated vendor drawings and conducted on board final approval reviews with Westinghouse and coordinated the 480-volt system with each area engineer.

Ministry of Education

Teaching Hospital / Clinics King Abdulaziz University

(1982-1985) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Lead electrical engineer developed the electrical engineering and supervised and conducted all electrical design reviews for 800-bed teaching hospital and clinics, including support facilities of the utility buildings, men and women student housings, and lecture and laboratory buildings at the KAU Health Sciences Center. The facilities included a power load center for chilled water system, 9000kW emergency generator, 13.2kV and 380 volt motor control centers and 66 kV switchgear, two 25MVA, 69kV-13.2kV substations, and power distribution network of ten (10) low voltage unit substations and several low voltage switchboards and motor control centers.

Aramco Projects (TTC) Oil Aramco

(1982) Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Lead electrical engineer developed the load study and conceptual design for the technical training center and maintenance facilities to service the power plants and power distribution system's operation in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Also prepared a preliminary design for a motor rewind facility to rewind heavy-duty 25,000 hp motors used for crude oil loading and unloading pumps in the Persian Gulf area.

Microchip Plant - Electronics Analog Devices

(1982) Greensboro, North Carolina Small Home Office

Open Shop Reimbursable Cost

Engineering, Procurement

Design supervisor completed the electrical engineering, design, and coordination for the electronic microchip devices component facilities, consisting of a unit substation and power distribution system and control of the production and test facilities.

Engineering Center Complex

Commercial Building Daniel Construction

(1981 - 1982) Greenville, South Carolina

Lead Electrical engineer prepared design, calculations, and specifications for office complex, including computer center and miscellaneous facilities associated with the power distribution. Lighting, power, telecommunications, and building management systems design packages were developed for Daniel Center And the management center buildings for construction.

Aramco Oil Company Infrastructure Aramco

(1981) Tanajib, Saudi Arabia, Mid. East

Lead electrical engineer prepared the engineering and conceptual design for cost estimating. Developed the preliminary design, load studies and specifications of the industrial city of 10,000-people occupancy. Scoped the electrical works of the residential, recreational, and industrial support facilities, including site lighting, telephone, closed cable TV circuits, pole lines and underground power distribution for the entire complex, housing, schools, laundries, roads, streets, and theaterand recreation centers. Designed Main switching station and low and medium unit substations and underground ductbank systems.

Food Processing Corn Products (CPC)

(1981) Winston Salem, North Carolina

Electrical engineer developed O & M troubleshooting manual of the programmable process control system for the corn saccharification processing facilities.

Food Processing Corn Products (CPC)

(1980) Stockton, California

Electrical engineer completed the engineering and designed the motor control systems. Coordinated motor elementary and interconnection diagrams with shop drawings for corn handling, storage, loading, steeping, scarification tank farm, carbon treating, truck scale, water treatment, and 1500kVA, 480-volt substations equipment. Designed and coordinated equipment and lighting layouts.

SCECO Power Distribution Aramco

(1979) Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Mid. East

Responsible for the electrical engineering, design, and calculations for two 69kV-13.8kV substations. Coordinated with the power company the conceptual design and prepared system protection relay requirements and coordination.

King Abdulaziz International Airport

Airport (NJIA) Ministry of Transportation

(1979) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Lead electrical project engineer, prepared operation, and maintenance procedure manuals for the high and low-voltage power distribution systems; control systems, communication and control tower systems equipment. Also reviewed the engineering and design with the individual contractors and presented recommendation to project management. The work included 65 square miles of buildings, airport landing and take - off facilities, and two power plants.

WORLD WIDE CONSTRUCTION (1976 to 1979)

SENIOR PROJECT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

CRA Oil Company Refinery CRA Refinery

(1978 - 1979) Coffeeville, Kansas

Lead electrical engineer responsible for the electrical engineering, design, calculations, and coordination to revamp the reformer / hydrofiner, vacuum crude and treating oil refinery units, including specifications and procurement of 2500kVA unit substation transformer, primary and secondary switchgear, and low and medium voltage motor control centers.

Transplanted two existing oil refineries from Canada to the USA. Redesigned the power and control to fit the process.

Louisiana Land and Exploration

Oil Company Refinery LL&E Refinery

(1977 - 1978) Saraland, Alabama

Lead electrical engineer redesigned transplanted electrical equipment and material from the existing Mobil Oil Refinery's of two powerformer / hydrofiner units in Calgary, Canada. This task consisted of assessing shutdown 13.8kV substation, MCC's, 2500 hp hydrogen compressor and all existing electrical equipment installations and recommendations to reuse in the U.S.A at this site and the following one in Longview, Texas. Coordinated the reconditioning, restoring, motor rewinding and resetting of all salvaged and used equipment.

Crystal Oil Company Refinery Crystal Oil Refinery

(1976 - 1977) Longview, Texas

Lead Electrical engineer redesigned the relocated Oil refinery powerformer/hydrofiner unit electrical equipment from Canada to the USA. Modified the existing obsolete design for installation at this site to expand the existing facilities. The task included the reconditioning and testing of all the electrical equipment by a contracted shop in Alabama.

LITWIN CORPORATION (1975 to 1976)

DESIGN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Hess Oil Company Refinery Hess Oil Refinery

(1975 - 1976) San Juan, Virgin Islands

Electrical engineer prepared single lines, motor control schematics and the load studies of the power distribution system for the new hydrofiner unit in the refinery.

PTA Oxidizer Unit Chemical Vulcan Material

(1975) Wichita, Kansas

Electrical Engineer Modified the existing oxidation / PTA unit controls system in this chemical plant and interlocked with the new programmable controller of the loading facility. Coordinated the process control and developed motor schematics and wiring diagrams.

SOCIÉTÉ NATIONAL DU SEDRUGIE (1972 to 1975)

ELECTRICAL APPLICATION ENGINEER

SNS Steel Company - Metal SNS Steel Plants

(1972 - 1975) Annaba, Algeria

Electrical project engineer designed and coordinated the secondary power distribution system for the 10,000-ton steel and iron processing plants. Coordinated shop drawings and prepared equipment specifications for the switching stations, low and medium voltage substations, and motor control centers. This project includes an electrical furnace, two blast furnaces, cold rolling mill, hot rolling mill, oxygen plant, emergency gas turbine generating facility, and the industrial buildings.

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (1970 to 1972)

ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

Audio Visual Department - Campus Facilities

(1970 - 1972) Wichita, Kansas

Sound and light technician responsible for circuit design, electrical installations, maintenance and operation of the audiovisual and lighting equipment at Wichita State University campus facilities, including auditoriums, theater, and lecture rooms.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (1962 to 1965)

SCIENCE TEACHER

Alzaher Teacher's Institute - Education Teacher's College

(1962 - 1965) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Two years teaching contract. Taught math and science, Lectured and operated laboratory. Conducted several workshops.

Edit Training, Professional Associations, and Publications fields

TRAINING:

Microsoft Windows lotus 1-2-3, AmiPro and WordPerfect hands on self trained (1994)

Industrial Power System Design by Power Technologies, Inc. (1990)

Communications Workshop by Fluor Daniel (1988)

Power System harmonics and PF Improvement by Power Technologies, Inc. (1989)

Engineering Management by Fluor Daniel (1989)

Effective Speaking by Fluor Daniel (1989)

Performance Appraisal by Fluor Daniel (1987)

Team Building and Project Leadership by IEEE (1984)

IBM / DOS PC by Fluor Daniel (1983)

Protection and Relay Coordination by General Electric Company (1980)

Short Circuit Analysis and Calculations Westinghouse (1980)

NEC by Electrical Construction and Maintenance Magazine (1978)

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