CURRICULUM VITAE – Muhammad Talha Zia
Personal
Name : Muhammad Talha Zia
Date of Birth : November 26th 1984
Marital Status : Married
Permanent Address : House # A –108, Block # 8, F.B. area, Karachi, Pakistan
Current Address : Villa # 14, Al Thumama, Street # 801, E Ring Road, Doha, Qatar
Tel # : +974********
Cell # : +974********
E-mail : adj8dn@r.postjobfree.com, adj8dn@r.postjobfree.com, adj8dn@r.postjobfree.com
Executive Summary
Ability to deliver substantial progress, productivity and quality improvements through well managed, on-time project execution, Particularly strong in staff development, including training, coaching and evaluation, Objective is to produce complete commitment to achieve objectives that will motivate and set examples and provide challenges, excitement and an opportunity to advance with the firm.
Core Competencies
Result Oriented
Decision Making
Team Player
Project Coordination
Staff Training & Development
Communication Skills
Self Determination
Software Engineering
Telecom Systems
Metering Management
System Administration
Professional Experiences
KAHRAMAA – Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (www.km.qa) (August 2018-Present)
Presently working in Electrical System Control Dept. in Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) as Consultant SCADA Engineer for Kahramaa Commissioning Team (KCT). Key responsibilities include:
E-terraplatform EMP 2.3 administration including SCADA Database Management using e-terra modeler 3.1.2, Electrical Power Network world map graphics using Full Graphics Builder 5.6, SCADA Archive Management using e-terra archive 2.5 etc.
Point to point testing for new and existing substations along with project consultants, project contractors and Kahramaa system operation engineers in master station
On-site cyber security testing for SAS (Substation Automation System)/SCS (Substation Control System) with project consultants and project contractors
SEC - Saudi Electricity Company (www.se.com.sa) (June 2014-July 2018)
Worked in Distribution Control Center (Operation Division) in MAKKAH Electricity Dept. as SCADA Engineer (Distribution Engineer C). Key responsibilities include:
E-terraplatform EMP 2.3 administration including SCADA Database Management using e-terra modeler 3.1.2, Electrical Power Network world map graphics using Full Graphics Builder 5.6, SCADA Archive Management using e-terra archive 2.5 etc.
Sinaut Spectrum v4.1.1 administration including Source Database Management, Electrical Power Network world map graphics, connectivity of switching elements and bays at 13.8/33/110/380KV, mapping IEC-101 to Sinaut Spectrum addresses etc.
KE – K-Electric (www.ke.com.pk) (Jan 2011-May 2014)
Worked in KE (K-Electric) as Manager SCADA Operation & Maintenance in Transmission Department leading a team of 05 engineers spread over 56 sites, reporting directly to General Manager and Director Transmission Networks. Also responsible for the overall availability and smooth operations & maintenance of SCADA functionalities in all aspects (SCADA Master Station hardware/software systems, Telecom links, RMU remote maintenance and RTU outstations system). Key responsibilities include:
SCADA Operation & Maintenance
Sinaut Spectrum v4.5.1 administration including Source Database Management, Electrical Power Network world map graphics, connectivity of switching elements and bays at 11/66/132/220KV, mapping of IEC-101 addresses to Sinaut Spectrum addresses etc.
Tele-Control Interface administration including telecom channel assignment based on Power Line Carrier/Optical Fiber/High-speed Digital Subscriber Line, baud rate assignment based on the reliability of Telecom channels, Telecom channel diagnosis using IEC-Tester etc.
SCADA System Administration including maintenance and troubleshooting of SUN Fire V240 servers, SUN Ultra 45 workstations, diagnosis of errors from Sinaut Spectrum v4.5.1 wrt software/hardware, troubleshooting of SCADA-LAN, troubleshooting of GPS-based clock system & BARCO Wall rear projection system etc.
ABB Human Machine Interface system administration including 11/132KV Single Line Diagram graphics on RTU-560, troubleshooting of HMI-LAN, troubleshooting of connectivity b/w RTU-560 and REF-500/RET-600/REL-600/REC-600/REB-600 series relays etc.
Belvis-SODA Metering Management System administration including 11/132/220KV energy meter data analysis using Belvis, reporting energy losses at generation, transmission & distribution levels using energy meter data, troubleshooting of telecom modems for energy meter data fetching etc.
EMS/NA applications including Load Shedding Functions using group-wise, import target violations, transformer overloading, tie-line overloading etc.
KESC - Karachi Electric Supply Company (www.ke.com.pk) (Aug 2007-Dec 2010)
I have worked in KESC (Karachi Electric Supply Company) as Assistant Manager-SCADA Project in Project Engineering, Planning & Implementation Department. I was responsible for project implementation of LDC-SCADA project with Siemens. Key responsibilities included:
SCADA Project
Coordination with all departments of KESC & Siemens involved in LDC-SCADA project
Site surveys of grid stations for planning of installation of telecom equipments including PLC (Power Line Carrier), Optical Fiber, HDSL (High-speed Digital Subscriber Line), analog modems & controlling equipments including RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) & metering equipments including Energy Meters of class 0.2 & 0.5
Involved in witnessing and verification of incoming shipments of SCADA equipments from Germany according to approved SCADA specifications
Making necessary arrangements for installation & commissioning of SCADA equipments at Master station and grid stations
Participation in local SCADA trainings by Siemens to observe and ensure that trainings are given according to approved course outlines
QUALIFICATION
Usman Institute of Technology-Hamdard University, Karachi
Masters of Engineering (ME-Electronics with majors in Telecommunications), 2008-2010
National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Karachi
Bachelor of Computer Engineering (BE-Computers), 2003-2007
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
TELVENT Training in Distribution Control Center-Saudi Electricity Company, Jeddah
oSpecialized two weeks training at Distribution Control Center-Saudi Electricity Company, Jeddah by Schneider Electric Expert on TSCT (Telvent Smart Configuration Tool) v1.02 DMS (Distribution Management System)/DAS (Distribution Automation System) training including operation, maintenance & troubleshooting
E-terra Platform Training in Western Region Control Center, Jeddah
oOn-job training on Alstom scada system for 2 months on e-terra platform 2.3 (including e-terra habitat 5.7, e-terra modeler 3.1.2, e-terra browser 3.5, e-terra archive 2.5, Full Graphics Builder 5.6 etc.)
SCADA & SINAUT Spectrum Training in Karachi by Siemens
oSpecialized two months training at LDC-SCADA building-KESC House, Karachi by highly skilled experts for proposing, designing, programming and testing of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA & SINAUT Spectrum) specifically for power control, monitoring, troubleshooting & supervising operations of electrical utility’s Generation, Transmission & Distribution network. Training also included System Administration & Troubleshooting of SCADA servers based on UNIX (SOLARIS 5.10) operating system
Power Line Carrier System Training in Karachi by Siemens
oSpecialized two weeks training at LDC-SCADA building-KESC House, Karachi by Siemens experts on Siemens-Power Link PLC (Power Line Carrier) Communication System. Training included operation, maintenance, troubleshooting & commissioning of Power Link
Metering Management System Training in Karachi by Siemens
o Specialized two weeks training at LDC-SCADA building-KESC House, Karachi by Siemens experts on Kisters MMS (Metering Management System). Training included operation, maintenance, troubleshooting & commissioning of MMS software BELVIS-SODA
SKILLS & CAPABILITIES
Microsoft Windows Family, Internet Operations, Microsoft Office, Unix, Computer System Hardware Maintenance and Troubleshooting and PC skills in related software
Fluent English & Urdu speaking, writing & presentational skills
Excellent analytical, problem solving & communication skills, Project management, Flexibility, Time & resource management, Result oriented decision making skills, Can work sensibly under pressure.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Cricket, Table tennis, Strategic Games, Chess, Cards etc.
Music Listening & Playing
PERSONAL PROFILE
A confident & self-assured personality, can easily establish positive working relationship for achieving high credibility for recommendations, I set the highest standards & expect the same from my colleagues
REFERENCES
Will be provided upon request