GHULAM ABBAS KHAN

Instruments and control technician

Saudi Arabia Contact: +966-572891559
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Location: Saudi Arabia
Driving License: Valid Saudi Driving License
Experience in (SABIC/SAUDI ARAMCO/DOW/SADARA/MAADEN)

 Detail-oriented and meticulous in Instrumentation & Control Department with 15 years’

15 YEARS experience working in fast-paced industrial environments and hard work with Safety &
PROFESSIONAL Quality, ensure personal growth along with the growth of the Organization and Strong
SYNOPSIS understanding of enterprise Oil & Gas, Fertilizers, Petrochemicals and Power Generation
Companies’ best practices and standards with Exceptional critical and analytical thinking
skills with clear and effective communication abilities.
Excellent understanding of organizational strategy and direction in defined service areas
with ability to Extended expertise. Follow Instructions and Work details on Job Orders and
Establish Priorities.

TECHNICAL CORE  Management of Corrective and preventive maintenance troubleshooting and repair
COMPETENCIES operation on Oil & Gas, and Fertilizers.
 Performing (running plant) daily PM & CM jobs.
 Providing vital inputs to daily and periodic project progress and status reports to top
management and other stakeholders.
 Application of various project progress methods to ensure the project schedule is on track
to meet deadlines or deliverables.
 Integrating Project Monitoring and Control with Other Processes.
 Reading Calculations and working on technical drawings.
 Strong Analytical Problem-solving and Logical Based skills.
 Strict Adherence to Operation Procedure.
 Tuning, Calibration and setting adjustments.
 Ability to work autonomously & as part of a team.
 Production of technical reports.
 Highly articulate, demonstrating exceptional relationship building, communication,
analytical and interpersonal skills across all levels
 Organizational skill and decision-making
 Integrity & respect for work

TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Company: (MWSPC)Maaden Waad Al Shamal phosphate company

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE AND
SKILL
ATTRIBUTES
Designation: instrument technician
DURATION: May 2018 to till date

Prime responsibilities and duties:

 Conduct tasks related with maintenance and operations team.
  Conduct instrumentation evaluation and troubleshooting for electrical, pneumatic,
electronic as well as programmable logic control (PLC) systems.
 Maintain and update awareness of modifications to regulatory needs related to conduct of
maintenance and construction of instrument.
 Assist planning plus operations staff to identify skills and resource needed to complete
planning and reactive work activities.
 Comply with every approved operation and maintenance procedures.
 Perform with maintenance planners as schedule work load.
Company : Dragados Gulf (Spanish EPC)

Designation: Instrument commissioning supervisor

Duration: Nov 2017 to April 2018.
Prime responsibilities and duties:
Worked as instrument commissioning supervisor in Maaden DAP/NPK package 8, to do the
commissioning and startup of new plant and solving the issues related to field instruments.
Leading the commissioning instrument team to solve day by day issues and safety concerns.

Company : SADARA Petrochemical Company, Al Jubail-KSA

(Worked Through Sepam)
Designation : Lead Instrumentation
Duration : July 2015 to Aug 2017 (2.1 Years)

Prime responsibilities and duties:

Worked in SADARA Isocyanates CHEM-I (Chlorine) & (Brine) Plant Area.
Process Instruments 
 Have ability to read P & I Diagram, Functional logic diagram, Gate Logic, Relay Logic, Loop
Diagram, Ladder Diagram & Loop Schematic.
 Installation of new instruments, connection and loop checking.
 Calibration of Pneumatic, Electronic and SMART Transmitters.) For the measurement of
Pressure, Differential Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Level, and Density.
 E&H and VEGA Radar Level Transmitters Specialist.
 Calibration and servicing of Damper actuator Valves, ESD Valves, Self-Operated Valves, and
Solenoid Operated Valves.
 Calibration and repairing of Pressure, Temperature, Flow and Level Switches and Gauges.
 Vibration system Bentley Nevada 3300,3500.
 Control Valves with all accessories (pneumatic and EP Positioner) and also SOV’s.
Distributed Control System & PLC:
 Working experience in DCS
 Working experience in ABB, FIELDBUS System.
 Work exposure on Siemens Logics PLC based Systems.
 Working experience in Rosemount Hart Maintenance System (HMS).
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Company : HADEED (Saudi Steel & Iron Co), Al Jubail- KSA
(Worked Through Al-Suwaidi Industrial Co)
Designation : Lead Instrumentation Tech
Duration : Aug 2013 to March 2015 (1.8 Years)
 Prime responsibilities and duties:
Worked in HADEED-I, II, III in Utilities Plant Area.
 Modification and plant maintenance
 Shutdowns in LPF and FPF areas.
 QA/QC work support and E&I work support.
 All kind of field instruments troubleshooting and installations.
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Company : Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Refinery-II), Riyadh, KSA
(Worked Through Al-Suwaidi Industrial Co)
Designation : Sr. Instrument Control Technician
Duration : Jan 2013 to July 2013 (07 Months)

Prime responsibilities and duties:

Worked in Refinery Area

 To do the routine maintenance jobs with instruments and analyzers department,

calibration of different H2S and oxygen analyzers instrument calibrations troubleshooting
in various areas of the refinery such as the heaters, hydro crackers, H2S areas , sulphur
recovery units cogeneration plant.
 Testing the instrument system and faulty instruments. Replacement of faulty instruments.
Overhauling and calibration of different control valves, transmitters and routine PM jobs as
per Saudi Aramco standards.

Company : SAFCO IBN-AL-BYTAR (Saudi Arabian Fertilizers Company), KSA

(Worked Through Al-Suwaidi Industrial Co)
Designation : Lead Instrumentation
Duration : June 2011 to Dec 2012 (1.6 Years)

Prime responsibilities and duties:

Worked in Ammonia, Urea, NPK, Plant Area.

 Involved in day to day preventive, corrective (PM&CM) and diagnostic maintenance on the
process control systems and control loops.
 Calibrate and test various types of process control instruments such as pressure, level,
flow and temperature Transmitters.
 Participant in Annual Turnarounds over all the complex.

Company : SADAF (Saudi Petrochemical Co), KSA

(Worked Through Al-Suwaidi Industrial Co)
Designation : Instrument Tech-I
Duration : Annual Turnarounds in 2010 & 2011

Prime responsibilities and duties:

Worked in Styrene-I-II and Ethylene Plants Area.

 Co-ordination with other Departments on matter related to Instrumentation requirements

and arranging Maintenance and overhauling schedules as required (for Rotating
Equipment’s).
 Assistance and Co-ordination of Shutdown activities and Breakdown (Call-out) jobs.
Company : Petrokemya (Arabian Petrochemicals Co), KSA
(Worked Through Al-Suwaidi Industrial Co)
Designation : Instrument Tech-I
Duration : Sept 2009 & May 2010

Prime responsibilities and duties:

Worked in PVC, VCM, Ollifins- I, II, III, and Polyethylene Plants Area.

 Replaced new Bentley Nevada vibration monitoring system with the previous system.
 Installed new FCS and marshalling cabinets at olefins 2 plant.
 A complete overhauling and calibration of all kinds of field Instrumentation.
 Done the normal plant PM and CM jobs.
 Shut down activities prior to normal start-up.
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Company : SABTANK (Sabic Vopak Termi

(Worked Through Al-Suwaidi Industrial Co)
Designation : Instrument Tech-I
Duration : April 2008 to July 2009

Prime responsibilities and duties:

 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration of Field
Instruments (Pressure, Level, temp, and Flow etc.), Pressure and Temp Switches and gauges
and also calibrate the control valves.
 Performs inspection, checking of instrument calibration, installation of conduits, tubing &
instrument supports and work on manual loading arms of ship loading birth of different
chemicals and gases.
 Calibration of radar level transmitters of different Tank farms.
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Company : PFL (Pak-Arab Fertilizers Limited), Pakistan

Location : Khanewal Road, City Multan, Pakistan
Designation : Instrument Control Technician
Duration : April 2004 to March 2008 (3.11 Years)
Prime responsibilities and duties:
Worked in Nitro phosphate, Nitric Acid, Ammonia, and Urea Plant Area

 Calibrations & troubleshooting of Field instrumentation and complete overhauling of

control valves.
 Worked in nitrophosphate plant and calcium ammonium nitrate plant.
 Preparing and executing plant minor modification jobs.
 Process P & ID drawings, logic drawing, flow sheets, Specification sheets and loop wiring
diagrams. (Electronics and Pneumatic).
 Performs preventive and corrective maintenance of test apparatus and peripheral
equipment.
HSE & WP KNOWLEDGE:

 Work Permit Receiver (Approved SADARA, SABIC & MAADEN )

 Implementing a comprehensive PSRM program, (PROCESS SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT)
Models Operating Procedures and Safe, Process Hazards Analysis Practices through
 operational discipline.
 Integrated system to identify, manage and reduce process related hazards and risks.
 PTA (Pre-task Analysis procedures).
 I have knowledge of hand over take over work permits experience according to PTW
instructions.
 To conduct Process Hazards Analysis, Job Safety Analysis.
 SCBA, Firefighting Prevention & Control training, First Aid.

ACADEMIC Degree / Certification / Year in

Institution / Board
QUALIFICATIONS Training Attendance
AIOU Overseas Pakistanis Islamabad Intermediate 2018
3 Years
Pak-Arab Fertilizers Limited, April 2004 t0
(Apprenticeship in
Khanewal Road, Multan, Pakistan April 2007
Instrumentation Technology)
Board of Intermediate and Secondary HSSC
2000
Education (BISE) Multan, Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL  Process Automation Learning in ABB, Foundation Field Bus, Yokogawa

QUALIFICATIONS From (Sadara Official training Centre, Saudi Arabia) [Year 2016]
AND TRAININGS
 Radar Level Measurements, Endress & Hauser, Vega Americas Specialization
From (Sadara Official training Centre, Saudi Arabia) [Year 2017]

 Computer Skilled; Office Management Course

Windows 7, 8, 10, MS Office complete and Emails, uses of Internet

 Active and Effective Contribution to the accomplishment of safe and Successful Startup
Work
 Life Critical Standards (LCS) and full Compliance to Hazardous Energy Isolation
Appreciation
Certificate  Effective & Valuable Contribution during the Chlorine Plant
Awarded
 Safety & Technical Work Appreciation Certificates

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PERSONAL Date of Birth : 25/02/1985
INFORMATION Nationality : Pakistani
Marital Status : Married
Languages Known : English, Urdu, Arabic
Home Address PAK : Opp. Pak-Arab Fertilizers housing colony (Multan), Pak
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REFERENCE  Reference to comment on my capabilities and the value of my contributions
are available upon request.