Yahya Koraz

Toronto, ON, Canada • +1-647-***-****

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ELECTRICAL, SYSTEM ASSURANCE ENGINEER & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Multifaceted management and engineering career with 10-years record of accomplishment, leadership, innovation, and success

Project Management and engineering professional career with a solid history of effective project delivery, consulting and customer support. Broad knowledge and success in international environments. Proficient in risk analysis, safety design, development and implementation of construction industries projects. Creative problem solver who able to develop and implement targeted solutions.

Core Competencies:

Project Governance

Strategic Planning & Execution

Full Life Cycle Project Management

Decision Making

Financial forecasting

Hazard Analysis and Identification

Safety design for complex system

Risk modeling and validation

Renewable energy system

Cost control

Achievements Highlights

Managed project processes and tools. Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.

Used change management to facilitate and support individuals to successfully adopt change in order to drive success.

Supported team members by improving the methods and techniques used in the project to create product services.

Built and developed solid relationships with Clients by increasing customer satisfaction and balancing costs.

Analyzed and identified systems hazard and recommend safety requirements to ensure acceptable levels of reliability.

Identified, analyzed and mitigated risks to reduce their impact and devised business continuity plans.

Extended experience in Micro Energy Grids, Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis, HAZOP analysis of high uncertainty systems and energy systems resilient operations.

Developed risk analysis tools for solving complex systems’ safety requirements and provided schedule estimates of RAMS tasks.

Dealt with Safety Approval Agencies (UL TUV EMC) and safety standards (IEC61508, IEC615011, UL60730) to obtain listings for control panels.

Experienced with the terms MTBF, MTBSF, MTTR, MTBHE, SIL, Vital, Mission Critical, Safety Critical Class A, B and C.

Improved value engineering analysis that led to over 12% reduction in the HHR project’s cost.

Professional skills in documentation, communication and data analysis software such as Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher and Outlook).

Professional Experience

Co-Founder/ Project Manager KORAZ Low Voltage and Low Current Solutions– ON, Canada 2019-Present

KORAZ has two main engineering disciplines Low-Voltage Power systems and Low current security and smart systems. Low-Voltage Power discipline develops both grid-connected and grid-independent renewable energy projects, including solar PV, hybrid energy systems, energy storage, and mini-grids. Low-Current security and smart system improves the security and automotive solutions for industrial and residential entities. My responsibilities over the years have also included hiring, product management, overall system architecture and software development which is focused on creating modern, effective and efficient solutions

Key Achievements:

Led the Low Current engineering team in design, procurement and installation of security systems: automotive, CCTV, access control, fire alarm, public address and office network

Led the power engineering team in design and installation of Renewable systems: solar panels, controller and storage

Research Associate Ontario Tech University – Oshawa on 2019-2020

As a research associate, my task is to lead the research team to successfully deliver the final products to customers. I used the Waterfall and Agile framework to deliver the research projects.

Key Achievements:

Team leader of Power Electronics & Drives Applications Lab (PEDAL).

Contributed researches in automotive applications, electric vehicles, electromagnetic design for new transportation systems and control of power electronics.

Modified control methodology of an electric vehicle charging station.

Implemented a rapid prototyping testing technique for electric vehicle propulsion systems utilizing real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platform.

Established effective safety case strategies and monitor the status of safety case dependencies. Produce safety case (product/generic/specific application) in line with IEC 60950 and DFMEA to ensure the supporting safety evidence is sufficient to demonstrate the safety of the system.

Research Engineer University of Ontario Institute of Technology – Oshawa on 2015-2019

My role was to contribute new safety design methodologies for Microgrid plants by using numerous states of the art technologies

Key Achievements:

Developed Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), FnHA, FnSA, HAZID, HAZOP matrix and availability models for a micro-energy grid (MEG) and proposed designs of two advanced risk modelling approaches namely Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA).

Implemented risks-matrix that consists of recorded hazards,

Contributed a Resilience Risk Performance Index (RRPI) that provides a clear informative statics tool for design engineers and decision-makers.

Performed reliability, maintainability, and availability (RMA) analysis to modify risk mitigation plans.

Suggested an optimal design and management technique for Micro Energy Grid using MILP and Interior Search Algorithm (ISA) optimization methodologies.

Developed comprehensive test plans for hardware and software parts of control systems to validate the safety and risk analysis domain.

Created Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Sub-System Hazard Analysis (SSHA), Interface Hazard Analysis (IHA), Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMECA), Technical Safety Report, Safety Management Reports, RAM Analysis, and other required analysis in the field of expertise.

Occasional Teaching Associate Ontario Tech University – Oshawa on 2015-2019

Tutored numerous engineering courses namely power electronics, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to programming for engineers, probability and random signals, Electric circuit lab, Embedded systems, digital communication, Natural science foundation, Problem solving.

Deputy Project Manager / Systems Engineer Hitachi Ltd. – Dubai 2012–2015

The Haramain high-speed railway with a US$9.4 billion total contract value is a 453-kilometre-long high-speed inter-city rail transport system in Saudi Arabia. The rail line provides a safe and comfortable transport in 300 km/h electric trains.

Key Achievements:

Define the railway project objectives, scope, estimates, schedules, work plans and all resource requirements, (including equipment and staffing) in accordance with BP-PROC-14406 (Manage and Control Project Change), BP-PROC-14420 (Monitor and Control Project Scope) and BP-PROC-14422 (Define Project Scope).

Explore alternatives and recommend options to achieve project objectives and to ensure built-in-safety operation.

Prepared reports outlining technical details of procedure, processes, results, or conclusions and the roles played by internal and/or external groups, such may include delivery of presentations.

Planned and executed high speed railway station project with closely monitoring the construction activities and attending site meetings.

Adjusted the project priorities and milestones based on customers’ needs, resource availability, and safety operation requirements.

Ensure incorporating RAMS requirements (IEC61508 and EN50126/8/9) into the supplied equipment toward engineering.

Provided functional safety guidance on the preparation of inspection and test plans for railway systems.

Conducted (FAT, SAT, UAT) testing plans for hardware and software systems safety validation.

Led the development of complex Safety Assurance techniques [PHAs, O&SHAs, FTAs, FMECAs, Hazard Logs, and Safety Cases] per the CENELEC Standards.

MEP Construction Manager / Sr. Electrical Engineer RAS Engineering - Abu Dhabi 2010-2012

The Married Staff Accommodation of 24 Buildings G+7 stories at ADNOC properties’ in Ruwais oil refine location, the total contract was US$ 110 million.

Key Achievements:

Prepared concept design and completed load calculations, schematics and equipment selection.

Applied QA criteria and industry standards to provide corrective action and a preventive plan as per nonconformity note (NCN) in incoming inspections.

Provided test and control plans including detailed quality specifications for CTQ features.

Designed, implemented and tested numerous MV/LV electrical controls such as LV panels and MCC HVAC boards.

Assured proper coordination with other on-site disciplines: engineering teams, project teams and vendors.

Developed maintainability analyses and performed other required maintainability tasks.

Managed project costs, in accordance with BP-PROC-14437 (Develop Project Schedule), BP-PROC-14439 (Monitor and Control Project Schedule) and BP-PROC-14444 (Define and Manage Project Cost).

Identify and implement remedial actions in correcting cost and schedule project deficiencies in accordance with BP-PROC-14439 (Monitor and Control Project Schedule) and BP-PROC-14444 (Define and Manage Project Cost).

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering – University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Postgraduate degree in Electrical Engineering – University of Baghdad.

B.SC. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – University of Mosul.

Certification and Training

Functional Safety-Practical Implementation & Best Practices (IEC 61508/61511 Standards) RAMSP.

Personal Brand Training Drake International.

Switchgear, Home Automation and Light Control Training LEGRAND.

Professional Memberships

IEEE-Toronto Chapter.

Eligible for Professional Engineers Ontario (expected in 2020).

Volunteering

Vice President External - Graduate Student Council (GSC) University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) 2018-2019.

Volunteers Team Leader for IEEE-SEGE conferences 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2015-2017.

Volunteers Team Leader for community activities at Mclean community center 2015-till date

Languages

English (Fluent), Arabic (Fluent).

Awards

Awarded an FEAS Graduate Scholarship 2018-2019.

Experiential learning award UOIT 2018.

Mitacs research internship 2017.

Awarded an FEAS Graduate Scholarship 2016-2017.

ICCD Student Mobility Award to Italy 2016.

Best paper award at IEEE conference SEGE 2017.

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