George Cavadias

*b Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Essex, RM95PA, London, UK. E: advaai@r.postjobfree.com

M (UK): +44-772*******; P (GR): +30-697*******; M (Qatar): +974-********

Post graduate Electrical & Electronics Engineer with 28 years of rich diverse international experience with the record of delivering outstanding performances. Member or IEE, Technical Chamber of Greece.

Experience covering MEP and construction works. Design, Installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of aviation, aeronautics, communication, defence and marine systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WSP, Qatar. Role: Principal Engineer, SMR and Virtual Tower Design and Installation in Hamad Airport. Package 55 of Airport expansion. April 2021 to Today.

Interface with Main Civil Contractor for a seamless design and installation of one additional SMR and a new Virtual Tower system. Work with end user and provide assistance on the interfaces with existing NAVAID systems.

Role: Resident Engineer for Power, Data center, Network Infrastructure and Security Systems, in Abu Shamra Boarder Crossing MOI Facility, design and construction.

Honeywell, Qatar. Role: Site manager and CMS Application Engineer. Doha International Airport and Doha Military Base. Supply and Install design and built LED AGL system. Sept 2019 to April 2021.

Engineering management on the design and installation of Airfield Ground Lighting and AGL CMS network customised as per airport needs. Engineering lead and interface with client, subcontractors and other system manufacturers. Gather requirements, select all materials and prepare required documents and drawings of the AGL and CMS system.

EllisDon, UAE. Role: Energy & Digital Services Project Manager, ICD Brookfield Project and also supporting the Energy/Digital Services team in the UAE. Oct 2018 to Sept 2019.

Provide project management and support to the ICD Brookfield Project (61 stores smart building), in order to A. Design, purchase and install the building’s telecom network and B. Provide a maintenance and operation platform to allow easier and smoother operation and maintenance to the building. C. Provide Gap analysis investigation on the telecommunication network and its interfaces with the BMS, and with other monitoring and safety systems.

Suez, Barka, Oman. Role: Electrical Construction site engineering supervisor - Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant (280.000 m3/d). Nov 2017 to May 2018.

Site supervision and coordination of Electrical MV and LV, Security ACS, Fire Alarm and CCTV, fibre optic communication networks, Earthing and Lightning of all plant installations including substations, LV and MV Motors and Pumps installation, HVAC, Plumping and Plant’s instrumentation.

Managing and monitoring subcontractor’s teams, variations and final account invoices.

Report to management and Stakeholders on all electrical and instrumentation activities.

Midmac WLL, Doha, Qatar. Role: MEP Interface Manager and temporary works manager - Design and Construction. April 2016 to Oct 2017.

Design and construction of all MEP systems in Msheireb Metro Station in Doha. Interfacing with utility stakeholders, Tunnel Contractors, civil works contractor, MSI, Qatar rail and all other contractors appointed in the station.

Tamas Projects, Dubai, Minhad Airbase, UAE, Role: Site Manager AGL Airside. August 2015 to February 2016

Site manager in Minhad military airbase. Installation of Airfield Ground Lighting system and CMS in the operational military airport. Design review, IFC dwgs, field installations, Testing and commissioning.

Ultra-Ithra OMAN, Muscat Oman Role: Interface Manager Lead. July 2014 to June2015

Interface manager in Ultra-Ithra Oman. Master systems integration in Muscat and Salalah Airports. Systems included Data Centres, CCTV, WLAN, Communication Networks, Access Control Systems, Airport systems, Tetra communication network, IPTV, and others. Managed the interfacing of the equipment’s Design, Installation and Commissioning. Interfacing with Engineer, subcontractors and supplier’s teams managing interface agreements.

THALES OMAN, Muscat Oman Role: Technical Manager. Dec 2011 to May 2014.

Technical manager in Thales Oman. FIDIC contract regarding to the installation of aviation and aeronautical equipment in the Airports of Oman: Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, Al Duqm, Ras Al Hat, Haima, Adam. Budget 30 M$. Report to the Program Manager and lead a team of 3 people. Manage the design, procurement, logistic and transportation, installation, interfacing, testing and commissioning, of ILS and DVOR equipment and their MEP and civil infrastructure. Responsible of importing the radio systems in the country via the TRA procedures.

Design and execute the complete project – prepare design and installation drawings, arrange for shipment of equipment, supervise construction of onsite infrastructure, trenching, ducting, cabling, civil and MEP installation, System assembly, testing & commissioning.

Monitor & ensure adherence to schedules, specifications and quality standards.

Prepare as-built drawings, operation & maintenance manuals and handover the systems to end users.

SALFO, Cyprus. Role: Independent Engineer. Sep 2007 to Oct 2009.

Larnaca and Pafos International Airports - Main terminal building design and construction.

Interfacing with the client (Cyprus Government the Contractor) and coordination of the contractor and sub-contractors from the scope of the Independent Engineer.

Supervised the Testing and Commissioning, Site Inspections, System Acceptance Tests, FATs, SATs, Material and Configuration Management for the New Terminal Buildings, their Infrastructure and Auxiliary Equipment.

Managed all handover process.

HELLENIC SHIPYARDS (ThyssenKrupp Group), Greece Role: Quality Assurance Engineer Feb 2007 to Aug 2007. Construction of 3 Submarines Class 214 for Hellenic Military Navy and mid-life renewal of 2 submarines class Neptune.

Looked after assembly, testing, commissioning and documentation of electrical, electronics & communication systems, surface radar, VHF communications, Intercommunication telephonic systems, weapon console assembly. Managed parts of the communication and weapon systems integration, configuration and testing of software & hardware.

THALES Greece. Roles: Various projects below Duration: Jan 2000 to Dec 2006. Project Manager & Delegated Quality Assurance Engineer. Apr 2001 to Dec 2006

Provided site surveys, installation, testing, commissioning for Military navy systems, such as:

-Military Navy Frigates, Gunboats and Fast Attack crafts: MILSATCOM units, DR3000 EMS antennas with amplifiers and signal processing units, primary radars, weapon consoles.

-Airport Air Traffic Control and monitoring units, Primary and secondary Radar Systems and transponders,

-Portable military radars, -Microwave Radio Communication Links, -VHF/UHF land stations,

Supervised assembly, integration, testing, commissioning, warranty & post-warranty maintenance of Crotale all-weather short-range air defence system.

Thales ATM, Spata Greece Role: Site Quality Assurance Engineer. Jan 2000 to Mar 2004

Project: Construction of the New International Airport in Athens Role: Site Quality Assurance Engineer Duration: Jan 2000 to Mar 2004.

Managed all site QA/QC jobs for installation, testing & commissioning of all airport systems including primary and secondary radars, microwave links, ASMGCS, ILS and DVORs, GOS, airport systems, ATC consoles, HF/VHF/UHF, including all civil, cable and auxiliary power infrastructure.

Reviewed and approved acceptance test documentation, witnessed all site commissioning tests.

Tracked corrective actions, configuration management and change requests.

Ensured completion of all company & contractor requirements for smooth controlled final handover/technical transfer of all equipment, software, spares, tools and documentation to the client.

INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT, Athens Greece

Design & Construction Engineer, Jan 2000 to 2017

Provide a wide range of services meeting customer requirements such as

Design & construction of industrial buildings, apartment blocks & residential buildings and all their MEP infrastructure.

Erection of fabricated metal structures, civil & electromechanical infrastructure.

Design & construction of wind farms – Covering all architectural, civil & electromechanical requirements of the projects.

Independent surveys & investigations for resolution of matters before courts of law regarding civil engineering & electromechanical contracts, fire incidents, accidents at civil & electromechanical construction sites and other technical conflicts.

Factory maintenance services, on annual basis or on troubleshooting basis. Factory expansions, design and installation. Other projects such as: capacitor bank installation for reactive power adjustment, expansion of MDBs to accommodate new loads, maintain and monitor sewage plant facilities for industrial units, expansion and refurbishment of industrial buildings for pharmaceutical products.

EARLY CAREER RECORD

TSAKOS SHIPPING & TRADING, Greece, Marine Superintendent Engineer, Oct 1995 to Dec 1999

Superintendent Engineer in a team which managed 12 vessels of various types.

TSAKOS SHIPPING & TRADING, Singapore, Marine Technical Support Engineer, Apr 1997 to Jul 1997

Technical support to six Container vessels calling Singapore.

DEM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Greece, Design & Project Engineer, Nov 1994 to Feb 1996

Design and construction engineer on MEP and metallic structures, specializing on canopy constructions, oil tanks and oil stations’ installations, pumps, panels, MEP and Civil Works of complete oil stations and metallic buildings were undertaken.

THERMAL PUBLIC POWER STATION, Lavrion Greece, Student Assistant Engineer, Jun 1991 to Sep 1991

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, Manoa Hawaii, Research Assistant – Instrumentation engineering for the design and installation of a deep underwater neutrino detector (DUMAND). Jun to Sep 1990.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. Electrical Power Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST) UK, Oct 1991 to Nov 1992

B.Sc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Edinburgh University UK, Oct 1987 to Jun 1991

SOFTWARE

4M Electromechanical Design, Fespa Civil Design, AutoCAD, Microsoft Windows, MS Office, Adobe pro.

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