Civil Engineer Project

Curriculum Vitae

Basel Karkoutly

Dubai, UAE

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E-mail: *****.*********@*****.***

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 2 December 1961

Nationality: Syrian

Marital Status: Married

Languages: English, Arabic

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1979 – 1986 Master’s Degree in Architecture and Planning, Ion Minco Bucharest - Romania

WORK ETHICS AND STRENGTHS

Over 32 years of Experience in the Aluminium Industry - as Director PMO, Snr. Manager of Engineering

& QA/QC, Project Manager, Head of Department, Senior Project Engineer, Civil Engineer, Design Architect in Engineering.

Completed and handed over successfully over 120 projects. Projects are varying from complex, multi- discipline in nature to simple, single discipline (Civil) in nature.

Assisted in obtaining the ISO 9001:2000 Certification for Engineering Department in October 2000.

Provided technical know how to resolve problems in different areas of the plant.

Managed a professional team of the Civil Department and provided necessary guidance and support.

Committed, loyal, diligent, like to handle challenging assignments.

Excellent Technical Experience and Project Management Skills.

Decision Maker with demonstrated Leadership and outstanding Communication Skills

Able to accomplish numerous tasks simultaneously under pressure.

Familiar with QA/QC Procedures, ISO and Quality Management Systems.

Excellent Coordination among Engineering discipline.

Good familiarity with International Codes and Standards CAREER HISTORY

Jan 2010– Dec 2020 Director - PMO

Company: EGA, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

Establish Processes and Procedures for Projects Management.

Lead Projects Management Functions such as: Engineering, Projects Control, Contracts Management, QA/QC, Documents Control and Projects Warranty Management.

Support Project’s Directors and Project’s Managers across the Project’s life cycle.

Report Projects Performance (Dash Board).

Audit Projects Compliance with Company Governance July 2007 – Dec 2009 Snr. Manager - Engineering & QA/QC Company: Emal, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

Support the Project Director.

Technical support to Emal area managers.

Ensure constant interface with EPCM Engineering Manager (Smelter and Power) to maintain value added solutions and efficient work progress

Monitor the standardization and commonality of systems and procedures across the engineering scope of work

Ensure that project is aligned to Environmental and Safety requirements during the Engineering stage.

Ensure the optimum use of latest design standards and compliance with national and international engineering practices

Ensure that the completed project meets or exceed the expectation of the end user

Ensure that the project “As Built” technical documents are incompliant with Engineering, Operational and Maintenance requirements

Coordinate interface technical issues with ADPC and Abu Dhabi Local Authorities

Ensure constant interface with EPCM QA/QC Manager

Review and approve Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Control (QC) procedures

Ensure that QA/QC procedures are applied on all aspects and phases of the project

Monitor the deployment and maintenance of Project Quality Assurance Program (QA Program) based on project QMS elements and processes

Support the construction team during the implementation of packages quality plan

Participate in Project QA Audit program

Achievements:

Contributed in successful Emal phase 1 Feasibility Study in 2006 as a team member, guiding consultant to achieve best results for Emal.

Lead a team from Dubal to assist the Consultant in completing Beni-Saf (Algeria) Prefeasibility Study in 2006.

Contributed in successful completion of Emal Phase 1 “Bankable” Front End Engineering & Design

(FEED) in 2007.

Contributed in successful completion and approval of EIA Study in 2007

Leading and managing the Project Engineering team (18 Engineers) to interface with EPCM Engineering and DC team.

Actively coordinating QA/QC, concerning issues with EPCM QA/QC team.

Leading the technical interface coordination with Abu Dhabi Port Company (ADPC) on daily basis.

Leading Emal Phase 2 “Bankable” Front End Engineering & Design in 2009 to successful completion.

Jun 2006 – July 2007 Project Manager, Expansion Project, Company: Dubal, Dubai, UAE

Responsibilities

Ensure Expansion Project and other Major Projects are completed and handed over to Operation in accordance with specification, on time and within the approved budget.

Ensure plant and equipments are transferred to operation in a smooth manner and to the satisfaction of the end users.

Ensure that all design criteria and specifications are in compliance with company and international standards for safety and environmental control.

Ensure that the project meets all ethical and legal requirements of the project steering committee.

Ensure that the project cost control is meeting its objective by complying with the budget.

Ensure that the consultant is fulfilling its obligation as stipulated in its contract with DUBAL.

Ensure that Operations needs are met throughout the project cycle.

Ensure that conflict that arises with stake holders are properly attended to and fairly resolved. April 2003 – June 2006 Head of Plant Civil Engineering, Company: Dubal, Dubai, UAE

Responsibilities :

Maintain the highest professional standards in discipline in order to effectively provide the specialist knowledge and advice necessary to support the development of the company and the progressive renewal of its physical assets.

Analyse internal customer needs, then formulate and evaluate alternative solutions to ensure that those needs will be satisfied in the most appropriate and cost-effective way, with emphasis on solutions which improve safety, environmental and reliability issues.

Define, procure and allocate departmental and project resources to ensure timely and successful project completion.

Lead multi-disciplinary projects teams in the planning, implementation and delivery of projects of any value, complexity or risk profile, to meet defined time, cost and quality standards.

Act as an approving authority for project documentation under the departmental ISO 9001 quality procedures.

Direct, monitor and evaluate the work of engineering contractors to ensure that health, safety, environmental and quality standards are maintained in order to meet or exceed company policy requirements in these areas.

Write and maintain QA procedures, standard technical procedures and specifications and ensure their correct application in project to enable installations to be in line with international standards and current best practice.

Provide service to Lead Engineers to take on the site coordination services, liasing with Safety, Security and Area owners to ensure that the resultant installation satisfies the requirements in terms of Safety, quality, costs and timeliness making his aware of any problem areas immediately they are encountered.

Supervise the worksite(s) regularly ensuring that no unsafe practices or equipment are being used,

(taking the necessary action to ensure that no further instances occur).

Liaise with the operations and maintenance personnel in the area of working, ensuring that permits to work and the like are available as required to meet the project requirements.

Act as Lead Engineer or Support Engineer on projects, collaborating with other members of the design team to produce project results to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations.

Apply accumulated experience to the training and coaching of junior engineers and especially national graduates, to reserve and enhance the department’s knowledge base to the benefit of future projects.

Support the company continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that these are implemented in accordance with sound engineering practices.

Provide accurate technical and cost information to Supply and Finance Managers to ensure that expenditure of company capital resources is planned and applied effectively and efficiently.

Analyse internal customer needs, then formulate and evaluate alternative solutions to ensure that those needs will be satisfied in the most appropriate and cost-effective way.

Lead multi- disciplinary project teams in the planning, implementation and delivery of projects of medium to high value, complexity or risk profile, to meet defined time, cost and quality standard.

Act as support engineer on other projects, collaborating with other members of the design team to produce project results which meet or exceed stakeholder expectations.

Act as an approving authority for project documentation under the departmental quality procedures.

Direct, monitor and evaluate the work of engineering contractors to ensure that health, safety, environmental and quality standards are maintained in order to meet or exceed company policy requirements in these areas.

Provide technical expertise to Operations and Maintenance Managers to ensure modifications to the plant are performed correctly and effectively.

Provide input to Supply and finance Managers to ensure that expenditure of company capital resources is planned and applied effectively and efficiently.

Support the company continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that these are implemented in accordance with sound engineering principle.

Feb 1988 – April 2003 Project Engineer & Snr Project Engineer Company: Dubai Aluminium, Dubai, UAE

MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF COMPLETED PROJECTS :

Dubal residential development (Manazil Dubal) at Jebel Ali Area

Major Expansion Projects: Potline 7, Casthouse 3, Silo 4, Silo 7, Potline 10, Potline 8.

Prominent Buildings in Dubal.

DEEP Expansion Project (GT14, Potline 4, and others).

Various critical concrete repair (in-shore and off-shore).

Central Laboratory Upgrade.

Central Amenities Upgrade.

Sodium removal stations – Casthouse 2

Casthouse 1 Expansion

Steam Turbines 1, 2 & 14.

Nov 1986 – Dec 1987 Design Architect, Planning & Studies Company: Military Housing. Estb., Damascus, Syria

TRAINING COURSES

Management :

Advance PMO & PPM November 2012

Advanced leadership course March 2009

Coaching Skills Workshop June 2006

Project Management Certification September 2005

Breakthrough to Peak Performance February 2005

Factory – Finance Simulation January 2005

Internal Customer Care January 2004

Internal Quality Auditor Course – ISO 9001 : 2000 October 2001 ISO 9001 : 2000 Familiarisation September 2001

ISO 9002 Familiarization Training March 2000

Project Management November 1999

ISO 14001 Internal Auditor – Environmental Management System October 1999 HR Management – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People November 1997 Dubal Budgeting and Financial Systems September 1995 Team Building June 1995

Advanced Contracts Administration & Management May 1995 Time Management April 1995

Assertive Skills in Meetings April 1994

Effective Communications January 1994

NEBSM Management – NEBSM Level II May 1993

Techniques for Writing Technical & Business Reports November 1992 NEBSM Management – NEBSM Level I September 1992

Team Quality – Leadership Training May 1992

Technical :

Structural Engineering for non-structural Engineers. March 2005 General Engineering – Modern concrete materials & practices. April 2001 Cost Estimation, Writing Technical & Value Engineering May 1996 General Engineering – Project Planning & Management January 1995 Industrial Water Treatment January 1994

Symposium on Materials Science & Corrosion Protection December 1993 Safety :

Hazard Evaluation and Risk Analysis Course December 2003 Risk Assessment March 1998

Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting January 1992

Computer skills :

Experienced in Microsoft Windows and MS Office suite package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), SAP, SPF and Internet Networking. Good Knowledge of PDS, AutoCAD, 3D, 4D and 5D.

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