Engineer Maintenance

Mohamed Omar Ghabban, CEng, CAT II, MLA II, CMRP

*********@*****.***, +20-122*******, +968-********

Career Summary:

Passionate Charted engineer with 17+ years of experience in oil and gas industry (e.g. engineering, upstream, refinery…etc.) specialized in Rotating Equipment gaining both Hands on and Engineering expertise in the field. Worked in various roles from supporting O&M, specification and engineering solutions for rotating equipment. Contributed to improvement of operational reliability and maintenance practices of major Rotating equipment OEM’s (i.e. Solar turbines, Dresser rand, Ariel, Sulzer, Elliot Ebrara, John Crane, flow serve, etc.)..

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rotating Equipment Team Leader

OQ (Previously ORPIC) – Oman December 2017 – Current

Duties and responsibilities:

Leading Rotating maintenance team in performing day to day maintenance activities

Improving department daily execution compliance by closely leading and Managing Rotating team and providing direction, engineering expertise, improvement of work procedure while ensuring full compliance to HSE regulations and standards.

Enhance maintenance effectiveness by optimize maintenance activities, improving spares management, develop long-term service contracts and introducing quality check plan for all maintenance activities.

Improve MTBF and reduce Mean-Time-To- Repair (MTTR) which resulted in higher plant availability and reliability by implementing defect elimination techniques and RCFA,

analyzing/executing major/complex troubleshooting activities, Monitoring and analysis of rotating equipment performance and conditions and identifying dominant failures, bad actors and ensuring proactive maintenance tasks are in place to eliminate and/or mitigate identified failure modes

Leading the team in performing major and complex overhauls (i.e. GE frame IV major inspection, reciprocating and centrifugal compressor overhauls)

Exceeding targeted department performance (KPI) by measure maintenance performance and develops necessary corrective actions, Monitor Department Backlog and plans the required resources to keep it under acceptable level.

Improved team technical capabilities by performing structured assessment according to UK standard which identified individual gaps and best course to fulfill these gaps.

Key Achievements:

Saved DHDS recycle gas compressor Extended shutdown (estimated cost 1 Million USD) due to DGS hang up by performing on-site seal wash and free-up.

Improved Pumps MTBF by 20% by improving preventive maintenance tasks, optimization of spare parts inventory,

Introduce new mechanical seals for PYRT steam turbine which improved steam turbines MTBF to 5 years instead of 6-8 month due to carbon rings design life limitation.

Senior Rotating Maintenance Planner

BP (CEGELEC / ACTEMIUM) –Angola July 2016 – November 2017

Duties and responsibilities:

Reduced Backlog and Maintenance Deferrals by improving Maintenance planning efficiency and ensuring required resources (e.g. labors, materials, tools, vendor…etc.) allocated for safe and efficient execution.

Fulfill HSE requirement for safety critical equipment performance by planning performances test, analyze the results and rectify any deterioration detected.

Reducing risks related to maintenance activities by ensuring that maintenance operations are prepared in strict accordance with company current safety regulations and SOP’s.

Improve defect elimination effectiveness by implementing a tracking system for planned actions to eliminate vulnerabilities.

Conducting reliability analyses including the use of tools such as Root Cause Analysis, Cause and Effect analysis and diagrams, flow charting.

Improved planning effectiveness which improved the ratio between planned and emergency maintenance orders.

Improved wrench time by identifying all requirement a head in advance (i.e. permits, materials,…etc.)

Key Achievements:

• Successfully meet 95% compliance target of rotating schedule execution and never reschedule due to planning issues.

Rotating Staff Engineer (Technical Professional)

PETRONAS (Group Technical Solution) – Malaysia Feb. 2014 – June 2016

Duties and responsibilities:

Technical support for rotating equipment in PETRONAS Facilities across Malaysia

Improving maintenance effectiveness by reviewing current preventive maintenance programs and develop specific equipment reliability plan.

Refinement of conditional Based maintenance activities by auditing reports including vibrations analysis, oil samples, equipment performances and identify required improvements.

Enhance System reliability by reviewing RBD modeling and identifying weak links and recommend best course of action to achieve target reliability.

Coaching and training for junior rotating Staff.

Improve plant reliability by performing criticality Analysis for rotating equipment to identify critical equipment and correct maintenance & spares strategy.

Enhance critical equipment’s integrity by evaluating and assessing current performance and evaluate future operating conditions with studying possible up gradations or revamp options to achieve best performance and reliability.

Performing asset life cycle cost analysis and obsolescence management.

Plan and advice key performance indicators (KPI) in order to measure maintenance performance and develop necessary corrective actions.

Ensure compliance with safety NFPA 25 requirements by developing and implement performance test procedure for firefighting pumps.

Performing feasibility and redundancy study for compression stations which included:

oReviewing current equipment configuration, reliability and performance.

oIdentifying possible options to meet current and future requirement.

oTechnical and economical evaluation for options to identify the best option.

oLiaising with OEM to identify new technologies and best equipment configurations.

oDevelop and review Design Basis, Equipment Specifications and data sheets.

Key Achievements:

Improving of Baram Field gas lift system utilization from 84.9% to 95% which lead to additional 2 KBPD.

Rectify Lube oil Varnish issue and improve lube oil monitoring program for GE LM2500.

Rotating Equipment Department head

Khalda Petroleum co (Apache Corp. join venture) – Egypt June 2010 – Feb. 2014

Duties and responsibilities:

Develop, execute and advice overall maintenance activities for mechanical functions in order to achieve plant reliability, availability and maintainability.

Analyze and monitor critical rotating equipment performance and conditions.

Develop and improve of work procedure for maintenance activities.

Analyze and develop the effective of spare parts inventory for Rotating equipment based on parts expected life, interchangeability and delivery time.

Plan and advice key performance indicators (KPI) for department performance in order to measure maintenance performance and develop necessary corrective actions.

Ensuring all maintenance actives are in accordance to HSE Regulation and policy to achieve targeted HSE standards and objectives

Plan and monitor schedules for CBM (vibration surveys, lube oil analysis, bore scope inspection, thermography, etc.) and Perform in-depth analysis of results (e.g. trends and spectrum).

Witnessing on shop balancing and Perform on site balancing for rotors and specify acceptable limits in accordance to ISO 1940.

provide technical recommendations for procurement of rotating equipment

pre-qualification of contractors, scopes of work and parts requirement for major work

Key Achievements:

Implementing condition monitoring, improvement technology and upgrades which reduced maintenance cost by 10%.

Rotating Equipment Senior Engineer

Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (BP Join venture) – Egypt March 2008-June 2010

Duties and responsibilities:

Implementing Standard computerized maintenance system using maximo.

Review overhauls QA/QC and evaluate FAT and SAT results.

Coordinate with OEM to resolve the problems to enhance the reliability of the equipment

Gas Compression Station operation engineer

Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (BP Join venture) - Egypt Dec. 2002- March 2008

Operation and maintenance of gas plant compression station, Performing daily checks and required operational adjustments and Take necessary action to ensure safety of equipment operation.

Education:

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt.( 2002)

Certification:

CEng MIMechE, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

ISO 18436 vibration analyst CAT II certified American vibration institute.

CMRP (certified maintenance and reliability professional) SMRP.

ISO 18436-4 Level II - Machinery Lubricant Analyst ICML

Major Training Courses

RCM (reliability centered maintenance)

Failure analysis

Mechanical seals

valve technology

Gas engine operation and maintenance.

isolation procedures

pumps selection and performance

trainer for task risk assessment

lifting gears and planes

Key Skills:

Excellent Flexibility and creativity skills with Ability to work under pressure and limited resources.

Positive business relationships, Superior communication skills and proactive attitude.

Excellent engineering, analytical, trouble shooting and excellent team player skills

capable of performing technical studies and writing technical report

Promotes a positive work environment and attitude among team, fosters an attitude of responsibility, accountability, integrity, and ownership, making improvements and taking corrective action where necessary

Computer& language

Arabic mother tongue English fluent

Computer skills writing technical report and technical studies also using CMMS (MAXIMO, SAP & oracle) and compressor performance software in addition to MS Office skills.

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