Mohamed Afifi AbdelShafi
Operation Manager At Sonker Energy
Alexandria
Summary
Senior leader with over 25 years of extensive, hands-on experience in the petrochemical and oil & gas sectors. Proven expertise in commissioning, start-up, and operations, supported by a strong managerial background and business acumen. Successfully led diverse teams through all phases of project establishment, from planning to execution, while spearheading mass recruitment initiatives across various operational roles. International experience with a multinational firm, BG Australia, enhances the ability to navigate complex environments and drive successful outcomes.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Plant Operations Manager
Sonker Energy
09.2020 - Current
- Ensure that the Sonker image remains trouble-free, wise, and profitable by providing sufficient plant operations and resources to meet Sonker Plant's business requirements in terms of timing, quality, and quantity.
- Manage the development of all operations procedures in a checklist format and guide the operations staff to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient methods of Sonker Plant operations service through general supervision of the whole Operations team.
- Manage operational input in day-to-day operations to guide Sonker's operation facilities, as well as supporting the design and engineering phase of future expansions and new projects.
- Manage creation and implementation of Operations policies, regulations, and Work instructions aligned with Sonker QHSSE procedures.
- Ensure all operational targets are met through safe and efficient operations of the plant in accordance with Sonker policies and objectives.
- Manage, plan, and monitor all Sonker plant Operations through the general supervision of the Operations team.
- Manage the long-term vision of plant operations to ensure that plant safety, integrity, capacity, availability, and reliability are optimized.
- Direct and participate in planning and coordination of overhaul maintenance activities.
- Initiate plant and equipment modifications and approve (as Asset Owner) the new proposed modifications presented by Sonker involved parties to improve efficiency where necessary.
- Ensure that the operations team has leadership to set the engagement and teamwork environment for all employees within the department.
- Control the development and implementation of detailed operational aspects in the short and long term to ensure the maximum availability of the plant.
- Monitor and exercise control over the operational budget programs at the operations department.
- Directly responsible for implementing Sonker QHSSE policy and for establishing a working environment that gives a sense of ownership and continuous improvement with QHSSE performance.
- Responsible for maintaining full manpower staffing and retention to ensure operating in line with the best practices of the Oil & Gas industry.
- Responsible for increasing the plant availability by completing the Loading/Unloading plans on time.
- Implement and create new operation robust systems to enhance that will increase the accuracy and quality, in addition to minimizing the human-based errors.
- Ensuring all activities of the Plant are carried out with the highest regard for the health, safety & environmental consideration and well-being of all employees and Contractors on site.
- Optimizing the disposal of waste and power consumption.
- Managing operational aspects of the Plant, including recruitment, induction, appraisal, and training of operational staff in accordance with Company procedures.
- Achieving and improving operational performance against regulatory standards and key performance indicators.
- Providing direction, guidance, motivation, and leadership to all operations.
- Liaising with the Maintenance team, Capital Projects team, and others regarding projects, maintenance, planned and unplanned outages, and feasibility studies, evaluation, costing, and programming of plant improvements.
- Completed Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-Up for the new plant LPG, FSRU.
- Completed startup for all plants & successfully troubleshoot safety.
- Successfully leads to a performance culture via continuous performance feedback, employee training and development, and succession and retention planning.
- Successfully implemented Competency Management Program for all Operations Personnel.
- Optimizing all operational aspects and successfully reducing operational running costs (Utility, Process Optimization).
- Successfully creating Sonker’s operation procedures, polices, and work instructions.
- Successfully establishing Sonker’s PTW system.
- Successfully awarded the ISO certificate (9001, 45001, 140
Technical Capability & Operations Improvement Manager
Egyptian LNG
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Manage and maintain technical capability & competency management system, including Self-Assessment, internal and external reviews.
- Manage all critical roles' capabilities (that have safety, technical, and business roles), including direct hires & contractors, and all related job competency profiles (JCP).
- Lead technical, safety, and business roles' competencies.
- Assignment, learning & training.
- Assessments and the authorization processes, including the continual professional development of these roles.
- Manage Technical Training Matrix, the verification of the annual training plan according to Gap Analysis, and the implementation of the execution plan.
- Lead the internal and external resources (Trainers, Assessors, and Verifiers) to maintain the job competency profile.
- Manage operators' training simulators (OTS).
- Develop and maintain the Operations Improvement strategy, plans, and procedures.
- Manage implementation of innovations and the continuous improvement strategy in all operational activities, including annual strategic initiatives, KPI’s benchmarking to ensure that strategic initiatives are being developed and implemented consistently across the site.
- Ensure effectiveness and consistency of ELNG Asset Management System implementation.
- Manage change management programs across the organization.
- Benchmark plant performance, to ensure process improvement and adoption of suitable digital technologies for business improvement.
- Successfully applying the Shell Asset Management System (AMS) to ELNG.
- Successfully created Operation Excellence's new department procedures and policies.
- Successfully improving the existing ELNG KPI’s System and putting new strategic innovative initiatives as a result of the benchmarking studies.
- Completing CAMS assessment and implementing the competency matrix (OPPITO).
- Completed assessment for more than 60 operations staff as per Petronas CAMS standards.
Assistant Manager Optimization
Egyptian LNG
11.2009 - 12.2019
- Managing production division training program.
- OTS-Instructor: Responsible for the OTS (operator training simulator).
- Managing all ELNG OTS training program for new shift operators, field operators, and DCS operators, moreover, OTS activities as OTS-Instructor and system Administrator.
- The OTS is a Bechtel company product customized for Delta-V Emerson DCS technology.
- PIMS administrator: PIMS (plant information management system).
- Managing all ELNG production PIMS activities as 'system Administrator'.
- PIMS is the ISS-group BabelFish software product, which is used by ELNG operation staff.
- PIMS users are able to issue daily reports for the laboratory, operation Shift, production planning, and optimization departments.
- PIMS users are also able to navigate through DCS online pages (Mimics), the weather forecast station, and the Data-logger system.
- In general speaking, PIMS is considered a single production data source.
- Managing all ELNG plant Data-logger system as system Administrator.
- Datalogger system used for daily plant gauge readings automatically recording through pre-prepared barcodes and mobile devices.
Production Advisor
QGC LNG Australia
11.2015 - 12.2016
- CAMS assessment for QGC-LNG shift operators and senior operators.
- Put QGC-LNG operator training simulators OTS on the right track by writing down the OTS training procedure, defining all OTS requirements, and updating them.
- Give QGC-LNG DCS operators on-the-job training for safe plant operations during plant start-up, shutdown, normal operation, and upset conditions.
- Participated in the QGC-LNG advanced process control new project.
- Give support for the shift operation team to increase plant productivity and overcome the QGC-LNG plant operation bottleneck.
- Participated in plant procedures review, updated, and created new procedures.
DCS Supervisor
Egyptian LNG
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Fill in the DCS log book to report all shift activities, including abnormalities, preventative maintenance, including corrective maintenance.
- Ensure, monitor, and control the plant within the area of his responsibility is operating efficiently.
- Responsible for Immediate reporting of faults and defects within his area and, where necessary, take first-line emergency actions to contain the situation.
- Ensure the operational duties are in accordance with ELNG regulations and procedures.
- Ensure that proper operation guidelines and procedures are followed throughout Plant start-up, troubleshooting, normal operations, and plant shutdowns.
- Ensure that all operations are within equipment design limits and that its safeguards are always maintained healthy.
- Actively contribute to the improvement of ELNG safety culture and assist the Shift Manager by participating in and implementing the safety regulations and policies throughout.
- Conducting then documenting regular scheduled safety meetings for the shift teams.
- Ensure that Operators adhere to all safety and environmental regulations in accordance with safety procedures requirements.
- Remain consistently up to date with ELNG ERP.
DCS Supervisor
SIDPEC Ethylene Plant
09.2000 - 03.2005
- Control and monitoring operations of static and rotating equipment during Normal Operation, troubleshoots, shutdown, start-up, and defrosting conditions, Ensuring Safe And efficient operations.
- Lead train one DCS and shift operators, Reporting Train One activities to the shift manager.
Education
MBA - International Business Track
Arab Academy For Science ,Technology And Maritime Transport
04.2001 -
Bachelor’s degree - Chemistry and Physics
Arab academy of science and technology
01.2000
Skills
Turnaround management
Project Management
Achievement Oriented
Decision making
Client Relationships
Program Management
Troubleshooting/Problem Solving
Engineering Management
Resource Management
Leadership
Trainings And Courses
- Confined Space, Alexandria, Egypt, ConocoPhillips
- Gas Testing, Alexandria, Egypt, ConocoPhillips
- Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers, Alexandria, Egypt, Combiassal
- Fire and Gas Detection, Alexandria, Egypt, General Motors
- Stress Management & Teambuilding, Alexandria, Egypt, Randy Smith Training Solution
- Supervisory Skills, Cairo, Egypt, Ennpi
- Attitude of Success, Alexandria, Egypt, IMI
- Emotional intelligence, Alexandria, Egypt, Tatweer
- Smart Negotiation move, Alexandria, Egypt, IMI
- Advanced process control using DMCplus, Houston, USA, AspenTech
- Gas Technology Institute program for LNG operations, online, GTI
- Process simulation using Hysis training course, Cairo, Egypt, Enppi
- Integrated LNG training program, Alexandria, Egypt, IHRDC
- Fundamentals of Automatic Control& DeltaV System Operation, Alexandria, Egypt, EMERSON
- Cryogenic Pumps Technology, Alexandria, Egypt, National Consulting Bureau
- Heater’s operations, Alexandria, Egypt, National Consulting Bureau
- HAZOP Study for Team Leader, Alexandria, Egypt, IChemE
- Heat Exchanger and Steam Turbine, Alexandria, Egypt, Faculty of Engineering
- Water Treatment, Alexandria, Egypt, Metito
Military Status
Exempt
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1976-05-07
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Plant Operations Manager
Sonker Energy
09.2020 - Current
Technical Capability & Operations Improvement Manager
Egyptian LNG
01.2020 - 09.2020
Production Advisor
QGC LNG Australia
11.2015 - 12.2016
Assistant Manager Optimization
Egyptian LNG
11.2009 - 12.2019
DCS Supervisor
Egyptian LNG
01.2005 - 01.2009
MBA - International Business Track
Arab Academy For Science ,Technology And Maritime Transport
04.2001 -
DCS Supervisor
SIDPEC Ethylene Plant
09.2000 - 03.2005
Bachelor’s degree - Chemistry and Physics
Arab academy of science and technology