Abdul Rahman Akkawi

416-***-**** Mississauga, ON L5B 0E1 adg24k@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/arakkawi/ A highly experienced and motivated Engineer skilled at process control network in petrochemical industry with a focus on efficiency and performance optimization. Exceptional project leader and decision maker for minor and major projects with remarkable management skills.

Inspired researcher and recommended coach holding master of science in electrical engineering. Detail-oriented and proactive with strong troubleshooting approaches and analytical abilities. SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Oil, gas, and petrochemical

• Instrumentation and Control

• Automation

• PCN: DCS, PLC, SCADA, HMI, ESD,

FDM, AMS, PHD, Service nodes,

Domain controllers, Firewalls

• Communication Protocols:

Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485, OPC,

Modbus TCP/IP

• Engineering drawings

• Technical screening and

feasibility study

• Project Management

• CAPEX and OPEX

• FEED, FAT, SIT, and SAT

• Commissioning and start-up

• Maintenance

• Scheduling and planning

• PHA, HAZOP, TRA, and PSSR

• Incident investigation

• Failure analysis report

• RFQ and technical evaluations

• Inventory management

• Lifecycle management

• Contracts management

• PID controller tuning

• Auditing and coaching

STANDARDS KNOWLEDGE

International standards

IEEE / IEC / ISA / ISO

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office, MS SQL, SAP, C++, Visual

Basic, MATLAB, LabVIEW

FORMAL EDUCATION

Khalifa University, UAE

Master of Science in

Electrical Engineering 2014

Bachelor of Science in

Electrical Engineering 2009

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge)

Senior DCS Engineer July 2018 – August 2020

The additional responsibilities from working as automation engineer are:

• Managements tasks.

• Created / updated company general specifications, procedures, work instructions, and checklists.

• Raised / implemented / evaluated innovative ideas.

• Audited departments and performed assessments for engineers. Selected Achievements:

• Lead upgrade/migration projects and revamps in shutdowns and turn- arounds for over 200 machines.

• Managed investments for 17 plants with 37 process servers.

• Reduced cost by 25% for service contracts with various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).

Automation Engineer July 2009 – July 2018

• Implemented logic, SCADA, HMI, hardware, and interface modifications.

• Reviewed system status, diagnostic logs, troubleshooted system issues, and performed regular back-up and recovery.

• Provided 24/7 on-call support.

• Followed-up on cyber-security (anti-virus, service node, and windows security patch update).

• Improved reliability by developing major maintenance programs for plant equipment/systems.

• Maintained equipment files that contain equipment datasheet, maintenance logbook, history, and any other relevant records like calibration reports and checklist.

• Co-ordinated with IPMT, EPC, and vendors, and participated in Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Installation Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, commissioning, and start-up.

• Provided inputs for preparation of budgets and business Plans.

• Raised purchase requests and followed-up on purchase orders, delivery notes, and invoices.

Selected Achievements:

• Lead projects for plants from Front End Engineering Design to start-up.

• Optimized the inventory through spare part management and consumption analysis.

• Improved alarm management by Reducing more than 50% of process alarms for all plants.

• Created development plans and coached seven engineers.

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