Electrical/ Project Engineer

Mohamed Abdelhak CHIBANI

Algeria Mobile: +213-***-***-***

“B” Driving License Email: ********.*******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Undertake Technical & Management-oriented career path in Multinational Organization to be one of its staff.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Control engineer with 03 years of experience in electric power distribution field, highly motivated and enthusiastic with a real open mind. Adaptative and creative personality to international contexts, speaking fluently English, Arab and French, getting professional experience in different areas such as field services, technical support & maintenance, sales and security. Working in electric power distribution domain allowed me to enhance my team player and communication skills, while demonstrating effective leadership, conflict resolution skills and an ability to interpret and manage competing priorities under time constraints. Other areas of strength include:

• Commissioning and start-up of substations, MV/LV transformation buildings …, etc.

• Good understanding of contract fundamentals with an experience in managing contractors under the terms of the contract.

• Ensure electrical construction –ground grid, cabling, structures, conductors, major equipment, etc- are installed and built as per specification.

• Assist with bid evaluation.

• Assist with construction schedule including indentifying outages required.

• Preparation of project specification for material and equipment purchase and installation.

• Manage land owner concerns and right of way access.

• Review the drawings prior to beginning construction to ensure that the project can be built is a safe and reliable manner.

• Coordinate all field functions including scheduling of any required outage or to respond to citizen and local authority’s complaints.

• Ensure that all material arriving at site meets the company and international standards.

• Ensure As-Built and other return data are completed in a timely manner.

• Maintaining good working relationship with material suppliers, contractors, and any others that affect the quality, schedule and cost of projects.

• Maintain good working relationship with internal groups that support projects such us procurement, project management, etc.

• Provide the electrical team with technical assistance.

• Good knowledge for local and international standards and regulations.

• Develop plans, technical and business specifications, and cost estimation for installations, maintenance, repair and expansion of the electrical “overhead & underground” distribution system, including substations.

• Coordinate the work of crews engaged in operations and maintenance of structures, distribution lines and substations.

• Maintain a safe, professional and organized work environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sonelgaz/SDO 06/2010 - Present

Member in Tender Evaluation Committee

• Conduct the analysis of nomination and the technical bids on the basis of acceptable criteria and methodology specified in the project specifications.

• Establish the technical classification of bids and eliminate tenders which do not conform to specifications or who have not obtained a minimum grade specification under load.

• Establish the financial classification of bids and eliminate tenders who have not obtained successful grade.

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Sonelgaz/SDO 06/2008 - Present

Electric Power Distribution Engineer (Electrical Network Protection & RTU’s/ Electrical materials & accessories Expert)

• Monitor the electric system performance.

• Inspect the installation of electrical equipment and related facilities.

• Maintain the preventative maintenance program.

• Visiting the field to assist with troubleshooting issues or to deliver replacement equipment as required.

• Manage the maintenance and capital improvements of the distribution system, substations, switch yards, sectionalizing devices and relays

• Take in charge of sales and marketing campaigns of goods and services and ensure costumer connectivity.

• Perform system protection and coordination studies.

• Respond to emergency conditions and assist in restoring the electrical distribution system to normal operation.

• Prepare job studies, reports and recommendations pertaining to the overall electric energy system operations.

• Recommend construction practices and procedures.

• Calculate customer loads for sizing transformer banks and services.

• Maintain the required level of electric material stock with consumption estimations based on analyses of incident frequency and effectiveness of maintenance program.

• Supervise the electric material behavior ensuring replies to CREDEG (Centre de Recherche et Développement Electricité et Gaz).

• Electric Network Equipment & Accessories Expertise.

• Other duties as assigned.

Schlumberger 7/2007-10/2007

Remote connectivity engineer Trainee

• provides satellite communications solutions to companies that operate in remote facilities (big desert of Algeria)

• Design and implement custom-engineered VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) communications based on the client needs.

EDUCATION

Electronics Engineer (Instrumentation & Measure/ Control)

Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Mostaganem, Algeria – 2006

TRAINING

Electric Power Distribution Security Certificate

Electric &Gas Training Institute, Blida, Algeria – 2009

AUGUSTE Overhead Circuit breakers setting-up, configuration and maintenance

Novexia, Oran, Algeria – 2009

Logbook requirements&maneuvers code

Electric &Gas Training Institute, Blida, Algeria – 2009

Conditional maintenance operator

FLIR, Oran, Algeria – 2009

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Professional and Technical Skills

Technical skills:

• Principles and practices of electrical engineering as applied to the design and construction of an electrical power distribution system.

• Ground measurements.

• Methods and materials used in the construction, operation and maintenance of an electrical distribution system.

• Fundamentals and practices of electrical engineering.

• Safety practices. State and Federal regulations relating to distribution system operations, maintenance and construction.

• Methods and tools of drafting.

• Sales and marketing techniques.

• Principles and practices of organization, administration, budget and personal management.

• Municipal operations as they relate to other city departments and divisions.

• Pertinent State. Federal and local rules, regulations and ordinances.

• Conditional maintenance inspections using thermal cameras.

• Electric equipment expertise.

• VSAT: “TDMA (iDirect), SCPC (Comtech)”.

• LAN Networks.

Computer:

• MatLab, Simulink and AutoCAD.

• Microsoft Office 2003-2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).

• Photoshop.

• Hardware Troubleshooting (Upper Intermediate).

Languages:

• English: fluent.

• Arab: Native.

• French: fluent.

Other skills:

• Communication, negotiation, leadership and self motivation capabilities.

• Time and Performance Management.

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

• Project and resource Management.

• Budgeting and finance.

Hobbies:

• Swimming, volley ball, traveling, cinema and photography.

Social activities:

• President of Esh’shahid Fellahi Mohamed Kick-Boxing Association.

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