Curriculum Vitae

Muhammad Nadeem
Sr. Engineer-Instrument and Control
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
Dubai, UAE
Mobile: +971 50 2154346
Nationality: Pakistani
Notice Period: One month
Email: [email protected]

PROFILE
Graduate Electrical Engineer Specialization in Electronics & Communication with 23 years
of experience (above 14 years in the Middle East) in Maintenance Management, Project
Execution, Commissioning, Engineering and Design Review of Instrumentation and Control
Systems in Combined Cycle Power Plant-1020 MW, Desalination plants, Petrochemical/Fertilizer
Plants, Natural Gas Processing and Compression Plants

PPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
 Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Specialization in Electronics & Communication-1994

SKILLS (SOFTWARE)
 ERP software SAP, MAXIMO 5.2.
 InstruCalc5.1, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio

SKILLS (PROFESSIONAL)
 Experienced and trained in configuration, troubleshooting and programming of different control
systems including GE TMR controllers, DCS, PLC, HMI, Vibration and Antisurge as follows:
a. TMR Speedtronic MARKVI Controller (Controller for GE Frame 9FA Gas Turbine)
b. TOSMAP-DEHC (Toshiba Control system for Steam Turbines)
c. TDC3000x (Honeywell DCS)
d. TOSMAP-DS (Toshiba DCS)
e. Control Logix 5000, SLC 500 (Allen Bradley PLC)
f. ELOPII SIL3 (HIMA PLC)
g. Simatic S7 (Siemens PLC)
h. SCADA RTU, MODBUS, OPC and GSM gateways (interface to DCS)
i. CCC Anti surge controllers
j. Woodward Governor 505/505E
k. Bently Nevada 3500
l. CEMS for HRSGs and Aux. Boilers
 Experienced in project execution, commissioning and maintenance management of specialized
areas like steam and gas turbines, compressor controls, furnace and boiler controls, ESD, Fire
& Gas, field instrumentation including SMART devices, analysers, final control devices.
 Experienced in Planning, budgeting, supervising and delegating instrumentation and control
system corrective, preventive and breakdown maintenance work.
 Selection, technical evaluation, design review and procurement of the equipments/instruments
including Safety Instrumented System (SIS), SIL, Intrinsically Safe and Explosion Proof to be
installed in hazardous area and in compliance with engineering standards and codes like
IEC61508 & 61511, API, ISA, NEC, IEEE, NFPA, ANSI.
 Experienced in engineering, initiation of Plant Change Request (PCR), Liaise with vendors
and OEM for revamping, up gradation and plant modifications.
 Preparing Root Cause Analysis and recommending improvement to avoid recurrence.
 Experienced in preparing in house project budgets, contract enquiries and contract amendments.
 Experienced in preparing RLA (Residual Life Assessment) of different control systems.
 Handling multiple priorities and assignments.
 Possess technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills with high degree of motivation.

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CAREER/ EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
A brief employment history is summarized as follows: -
S.No. Period Dur.(Years) Company Positions Held
1. Oct 05 – To date 14yr Dubai Electricity and Sr. Engineer (Instrument &
Water Authority Control)
(DEWA)-Dubai
2. Jan 98 – Sep 05 7yr 9mth Pak-American Fertilizers Area Engineer( Instrument )
Ltd(PAFL)-Pakistan
3. Jan 96 - Dec 97 2yr Sui Northern Management Trainee
Gas(SNGPL) -Pakistan Engineer (instrument)

23yr 9mth

EMPLOYMENT/ EXPERIENCE HISTORY

Oct 05–Till Date : Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) - Dubai
 Position/Designation : Sr. Engineer I&C- Generation Division
 Duties/Responsibilities : Key responsibilities as Sr. I&C Engineer include:
 Maintenance management and support for corrective/breakdown
maintenance and troubleshooting of control systems and field
instruments of Combined Cycle Power Plant including Gas Turbines
(GE Frame 9FA), Steam Turbines (Toshiba), NGPRS (Natural Gas
Pressure Reducing Stations), Fuel Gas Emergency Shutdown Skids
(ESD), Fuel Gas Compressors, Flare cum incineration, DFO
Forwarding and oil storage system, Custody transfer, Fire and Gas
detection (F&G) System, EDG (Emergency Diesel Generators),
BSDG (Black Start Diesel Generator), Gas Metering System,
HRSGs, Aux. Boilers, Desalination Plants, Potable and Sea water
systems, Waste Water treatment Plant and BOP including CCW
System, \DM Plant, Inst Air/Service Air Compressors, Air Dryer and
N2 Generator.
 Maintenance, programming and troubleshooting of GE MKVI TMR
,Allen Bradley PLC, HIMA PLC, Siemens S7 PLC, SCADA RTU,
HMI, OPC, MODBUS, TOSMAP-DS (Toshiba DCS).
 Technical specifications review, design review, P&IDs, C&Es, logic
diagrams, loop drawings and data sheets, HAZOP review, scope of
work, basic and detailed engineering, technical evaluation of Bids.
 To lead the operation and maintenance staff in analyzing root cause
failure of plant equipment/instruments and provide recommendations
for resolving the issues.
 To initiate, develop and execute Plant Change Requests (PCR).
 To prepare JSA (Job Safety Analysis) with safe execution of job.
 To ensure full utilization of the SAP system for maintenance,
maintaining all records of manpower, reports, materials, spares and
associated data.
 Ensure that safety norms and safe maintenance/work practices are
complied with.
 To prepare Modification Requests and execute software
modifications to improve plant safety, reliability and availability.
 To maintain the latest backup of DCS and PLC Control Systems.
 Ensure the DCS and PLC system is sufficient protected considering
cyber security and other applications
 To prepare and update the procedures and method statements for
critical jobs and prepare Risk Assessment.
 Optimization of the plant by DCS Regulatory Control Tuning,
Cascade, Split range, PID control, Sequence Programming, Plant

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Master Control, and Performance Monitoring Strategy (PMS).
 Follow up of I&C Commissioning Activities and Site Acceptance
Test (SAT) for DCS and PLCs.
 Common Mode Failure (CMF) and RLA study of different systems.
 Preparation of Occurrence Reports and provide Recommendations.
 Execution, follow up, supervising and managing of erection and
installation jobs which include instrument control panels, Electrical
Control panels, MARKVI Controller (Controller for GE Gas
Turbines), PLCs, DCS, Control valves, MOVs, Transmitters, On
line analyzers including Gas Chromatograph, Emission Monitoring
System and Water Quality (Rosemount, ABB, Siemens), Fire
fighting system (Kidde), Vibration and Thrust monitoring (Bently
Nevada),flow metering and totalizers (Daniel) and other filed
instruments with emphasize on Quality Control and Quality
Assurance (QC/QA) and according to proven engineering practices
and standards for its timely completion.
 Raising NODs (Notification of Defects) and Punch Points.
 Participate in the weekly Performance& Reliability (P&R) meetings
 To enforce the implementation of Health, Safety, Quality and
Environment Management System and promote awareness of its use.
 To compile/provide input for preparation of department Capital,
Operating and 5 Year Plan budgets, and monitor/control expenditure.
 Develop Strategic Planning and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
 Develop Training Need Analysis and I&C Skill Matrix.

Jan 98–Sep 05(7y 9m) : Pak American Fertilizers Ltd.

 Position/Designation : Area Engineer- Instrument (Ammonia & Utilities), Assistant Engineer
(Instrument)
 Duties/Responsibilities :  Maintenance management and technical support of Instrumentation
and control systems in Ammonia plant and utilities including natural
gas reformers desulfurization unit, natural gas and air compressor,
synthesis gas and CO2 compressors, ESD stations, Boilers, Steam
turbines, IG generator, Air dryers and water treatment plant
 Troubleshooting and configuration of new loops in Honeywell TDC
3000x.
 Maintenance and troubleshooting of Siemens S5 PLC, Woodward
Governor Control 505/505E, Anti Surge controllers by CCC.
 Carry out incident investigations and prepare occurrence report, carry
out root cause and develop corrective actions and provide
recommendations for elimination of plant abnormalities.
 Liaise with O&M departments to resolve process and Instrumentation
related problems.
 Involve in DCS and PLC System integration testing, system
checkouts, SAT and configuration verification
 Maintaining software back up of DCS and PLC
 To participate in HAZOP and prepare Risk Assessment for various
I&C related jobs.
 Raise and evaluate Contract Enquiries for plant modification and
revamping jobs after budgetary approval.
 Ensure sufficient stock for critical and routine spares and instruments
for both hazardous and non hazardous area available.
 Review design documentation /drawings for Ammonia, Urea and
BOP plants submitted by main contractors through the various stages
of the project including marshalling cabinet / JB details , termination
& wiring details , control /functional block diagrams , I/O listing of

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PLC & DCS, hook-up detail, Cause and Effects, P&IDs.
 Involve in the functional tests, loop tests, loop tuning, calibration
of all field instruments including vibration for machine monitoring
and protection of Gas and Air compressors and steam turbines,
detectors for Fire and Gas system, slam shutoff valves for ESD,
Pneumatic Control valves and transmitters for Gas reducing Stations.

Jan 96–Dec 97 (2 yrs) : Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd. Pakistan

 Position/Designation : Management Trainee Engineer - Natural Gas Compression Dept.
 Duties/Responsibilities :  Maintenance management of Instrumentation and control systems in
gas processing and compression plants.
 Direct involved in I&C commissioning activities at various
compressor stations comprising of Solar gas turbine driven
compressor sets. (Saturn and Centaur gas turbines).
 Up gradation, re-vamping and migration of relay logic to Turbotronic
Control System comprising Allen Bradley PLC-5 used in controlling
of gas turbines.
 Recommendation for the replacement of obsolete instruments with
new ones according to standards applicable for Hazardous area.

CERTIFICATION/TRAININGS
Safety Trainings
 Two days training on Safety Induction and Orientation organized by HSEQ department DEWA with
Company safety procedures and policies, safety responsibilities, PPE, Hazard reporting, Emergency
procedures and work area hazards
 One day course on Risk Assessment delivered by HSEQ department of DEWA covering Hazard
identification, evaluation of Risk and calculation of Risk Rating
 One day First Aid training certification delivered by First Security Group (Health& Safety Division) in
Dubai
 One day course on Major Hazard and Emergency Planning delivered by HSEQ dept. of DEWA
 Five days course on ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 in IET, Multan Pakistan
Technical Trainings
 Two weeks training on Speedtronics MARK VI (GE Control for Gas Turbines) in DEWA, Dubai
 Two weeks operation and maintenance training on GE F9A gas turbines in DEWA, Dubai
 One month training on TOSMAP-DS (Toshiba DCS) in DEWA, Dubai
 Two weeks training on Teleperm Xp (Siemens DCS for power plants) in DEWA, Dubai
 Three days training on ELOP II (HIMA PLC-SIL 3 Certified) in DEWA, Dubai
 Three days course on Advance Maintenance Management by Haward Training Institute in Dubai
 One month training on Honeywell TDC3000x in Mianwali Pakistan
 Eleven days course on Instrumentation & Control System in IET, Multan Pakistan
 One month on job training of on line analyzers delivered by Toyo Engineering Corporation Japan in
PAFL, Pakistan
 One week Course on gas turbine driven compressor sets organized by SNGPL Lahore Pakistan.
 Five days course on Omron PLC in IET, Multan Pakistan
 Three days workshop on Siemens PCS7, LOGO PLC in Lahore Pakistan
 One week preparatory course of CCNA by Site Power Dubai
 Five days course on Cyber Security by Meirc Training and Consulting Dubai
Management Trainings
 Three days course on Management Skills and Techniques delivered by Spearhead in Dubai.
 Three days course on Creative Problem Solving and decision Making delivered by Spearhead in Dubai
 Two days course in People Management delivered by Abami Group in Dubai
 Three days course on Improving the Managerial Effectiveness by Potential Dubai
 Five days Exam preparatory course on PMI, PMP&CAPM by SMG Dubai
 Five days course on PRINCE 2 by Sites Power Dubai

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