Hisham Kandil

Result-oriented Professional with nearly 20 years of rich experience in driving Operations & Maintenance in Power Generation (Combined Cycle / Co-generation Power Plant) and Utilities Sector. Planned, coordinated & reviewed engineering works related to operation & maintenance of modern Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, HRSG and Desalination Plant. Managed maintenance operations and took cost saving initiatives to optimize efficiency of machines and enhance productivity. Extensively worked on power plant operating / control systems (DCS) such as Pro-Control, Speedtronic Control, PMS, INFI-90, T-3000 & AS 230. Performed Root Cause Analysis of unusual technical issues/failures & provided suitable corrective measures and initiated corrective actions along with the execution of annual shutdown jobs. Gained knowledge of working on fault analysis, research & development and training new Engineers & Technicians for DEWA Operation Department. Coordinated operations & maintenance activities for set-up standards with suggestions for strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives. Experienced in Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Management to determine quality and effectiveness of the safety management systems. Possess Team-based management style coupled with the zeal to motivate peak individual performances. Possess technical skills on SAP, ORION, Maximo & Optimax, PGIM, MS Office and MS Project.

• Developed a program to calculate the gas turbine efficiency and balance the load, heat consumption and efficiency to any ambient temperature based on the gas turbine performance design curves
• Member of the core team for the following projects:
• Installation & commissioning of new 48" RM-2 NG line between DUSUP and all power stations
• Implementation of E-station GT Power Augmentation through Air Inlet Fogging System
• In a lifetime extension project, we have successfully upgraded E-Station gas turbine GT-E1, achieving a remarkable 91% reduction in NOx emissions by adopting the advanced DLN1.0 combustion system

• Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai, UAE, E-Station, Jebel Ali Power Station, 08/2005, 01/2020, Plant Operation Engineer, 08/2005, 12/2008, Power Plant Deputy Manager Operation, 01/2009, 01/2020, E- Power station is having 650 MW power generation and 26 MIGD water producing capacity. Phase-1 is having 3 GE gas turbines (PG9151) supplied by AEG, Germany each capacity is 100 MW, 3 waste heat boiler supplied by Korean Heavy Chemical Industry (KHIC) each capacity is 250 T/H low pressure saturated steam, 2 Auxiliary boiler supplied by KHIC each capacity is 350 T/H intermediate pressure saturated steam, one back pressure steam turbine supplied by ANSALDO, Italy of capacity 60 MW and 4 MSF desalination plants supplied by KHIC of 7 MIGD capacity each. Phase-2 is having 2 GE gas turbines GE (PG9161) supplied by ALSTHOM, France of capacity 100 MW each. Phase-3 combined cycle supplied by ABB Germany is having 1 steam turbine of 112 MW capacity and 2 heat recovery steam generator of capacity 160 T/H high pressure steam and 36 T/H low pressure steam each. Moreover, the power station is having a well-equipped water treatment plant, a blending plant, natural gas pressure reducing stations etc., Heading operations & maintenance with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance, Inspecting the site situations and supervising manpower with respect to time, quality & safety; creating site execution plan, Scrutinizing day-to-day progress of maintenance activities and troubleshooting problems, Supervising the operations of the station, delivering solution to complex problems and identifying opportunities for further improvement; extending support to shift staff during normal operation and in case of emergency, Analyzing the root cause of any occurrence / incident and to suggest corrective measures for avoiding recurrence, Organizing and conducting site meetings to improve coordination, reallocate resources such as machinery, material & manpower and prioritize critical action plan, Managing the cost control function of the projects; developing policies & guidelines to establish appropriate cost control practices for all projects, Formulating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports & statistics for management information and maintaining history, generation cost, fuel consumption & other operational records of day-to-day activities for future references, Arranging the procurement and receipt of chemicals & fuels for power and desalination plants by monitoring fuel and chemical stock and following up work requests & actions taken to rectify the defects, Ensuring safe & healthy work environment by following & enforcing safety, health & environment (SHE), PSRM & regulatory measures, standards & procedures and complying with legal regulations, Prepare and implement isolation and normalization safety procedures such as LOTO, PTW for all the plant overhauls, outages, and maintenance activities., Prepare and review annual budgets (Operating, capital purchase, manpower, chemicals, overtime, etc…)., Supervise closely critical operations / isolations (Desal plant acid cleaning, NGPRS isolation/ purging, Plat total shutdown / startup, etc…)., Evaluating the team performance by establishing a system of reports based on achievement & area of improvement to reach the mutually agreed, team & individual goals, Collect and fill all plant data on monthly basis to recieve ORAP analysis and reports as a customer of SPS (Strategic Power Systems Inc.), Supervising and overseeing O&M contractors activities while implementing new projects in the station.
• Middle Delta Electricity Production Company, Egypt, Talkha Combined Cycle Power Plant, 01/2020, Present, Deputy Manager-Shift Charge Engineer, 01/2020, Present, Talkha combined cycle Power Plant is having 300 MW power generation capacity. (8 x 25 MW GE Gas Turbine MS 5001P, Mark VIe / 2 x 50 MW GE Steam turbine, Speed Tronic MK3 / 8 HRSG- Vogt Co.), Operation of Gas Turbine Power Plant 8 x 25 MW GE Frame-5 Gas Turbine power plant equipment & their auxiliaries SpeedTronic Mark-VIe control system., Operation of Combined Cycle and plant equipments including startup, shutdown, control, monitoring and defects reporting. The project consists of 8 HRSG (Vogt Co. made, 47 T/H, 52 bar, DMC Controlled) Feed water pumps (250 HP,82 bar) Operation of 2 x 50 MW GE Steam Turbine STAG 405 SpeedTronic & Mark-III controlled., Operation of plant electrical system (3.3 KV switch gear & auxiliary transformers) Pump house (670 HP, 11200 T/H) Condenser cooling water pumps, Raw & chlorine pumps, BOP & MAC equipments (Air compressors, E.H.C Hydraulic system)., Operating & maintaining the power plant with the maximum availability. Observing job progresses, hence reporting to concerned regarding conditions noted and actions taken., Raising defects for equipment & doing isolation (LOTO) according to the work order permit., Operation of electrical system (380V Switch gear & 11.5/220 KV Transformers), Lead operation team during Abnormal & Emergency operations & Startup/ Shutdown of Power Plant Units. Handling plant fire fighting & fuel system., Coordinate with National Energy Control Center to connect/disconnect 11.5/220 KV Generator transformers and auxiliary transformers.

• Passport Number: A24204106
• Driving License: UAE, Egyptian

• Modern Power System Protective Relaying, conducted by Define, Dubai, UAE
• Emergency Preparedness, conducted by British Safety Council in Dubai, UAE
• Effective Risk Management, conducted by British Safety Council in Dubai, UAE
• Balance Score Card & KPI, conducted by Marcus Evans in Dubai, UAE
• Energy Management for Desalination, conducted by Marcus Evans in Dubai, UAE
• Organizational Excellence Self-Assessment and Distinguished Employee Criteria Based on Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP) Model Criteria and RADAR Assessment Logic, conducted by The Excellenors for Training and Development in Dubai, UAE
• Quality, Health, Safety & Environment: 3rd Annual Best Practices Forum organized by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
• SAP-MM Module & QM Module for Procurement Process Cycle; End-user Training Course by DEWA.
• Risk Assessment Training, organized by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
• GE Gas Turbine Mark-VIe Training by GE in Dubai, UAE
• DEWA Project Management Professional Certification as PMBOK 5th Edition (PMP)
• Quality Management ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Training by BSI in Dubai, UAE
• Google Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design by Coursera.
• Google Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate by Coursera.
• Six Sigma: Black Belt by Dr. Richard Chua. LinkedIn Learning.
• Project Management Skills for Leaders by Dana Brownlee. LinkedIn Learning.
• Quality Management for Operational Excellence by Dr. Richard Chua. LinkedIn Learning.
• McKinsey Forward Learning Program by McKinsey & Company.