Sherif Raif
Instrument Project Engineer
Cairo
Summary
Proficient and hard working Senior Instrument & Control Project Engineer with 12+ years of experience in EPC activities starting from Conceptual study, FEED, detailed design, procurement services, construction supervision, inspection, calibration, maintenance pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up of instrumentation & control systems related to the oil & gas field.
Skilled in overseeing technical staff and checking that projects are completed on schedule, within budget and according to specifications.
My experiences include Projects for major national and international oil & gas companies like BG, BP, Shell, Saudi Aramco, Yasref, ADNOC Companies, and others.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Instrument Project Engineer
Enppi "Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries"
Cairo
11.2020 - Current
- Accountable for the integrity, reliability and operability of all instrumentation and control designs in the projects, plant changes and turnarounds within their assigned area of the plant.
- Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
- Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.
- Delivered regular compliance reports to drive process improvement and corrective measures.
- Experience in EPC activities starting from Conceptual study, FEED, detailed design till Commissioning & Start-up.
- Competency in the selection, installation, inspection, and maintenance of Ex electrical apparatus in potentially explosive atmospheres, through national industry-recognized and certificated training and assessment according to IEC 60079 standards.
- Delivery of CompEx training courses (Ex01-Ex04) for personnel competency in potentially explosive atmospheres.
- Competency in the design and SIL assessment of safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) through a nationally recognized certificate (i.e. TUV FS Engineering)
- Wide knowledge of process measurement Instrumentation international standards and such as ISO, API, IEC, ASME, NEMA, PIP…etc. and client’s codes as DEP, ETP,…etc.
- Well utilizing of control valve, orifice, thermowell sizing calculation software as: CONVAL
- Assessed impact of modification requests for ongoing projects.
- Delivered concise instructions to technical team to maintain quality control.
- Evaluated change order requests in response to out-of-scope work activities.
- Maintained records for each project and engineering discipline.
- Recommended process improvements to reduce unnecessary waste.
- Performed constructability reviews of construction bid documents for coordination purposes.
- Reviewed progress controls for project quality assurance.
- Identified technical risks within managed projects.
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
- Developed and implemented procedures to verify compliance with engineering standards.
- Revised instrumentation guidelines to address exceptions and provide clarification, where needed.
- Led engineering teams to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.
- Created detailed reports on engineering activities and findings.
Senior Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer
Enppi "Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries"
Cairo
11.2015 - 11.2020
- Five Years of technical experience in the field of design including FEED, detailed engineering, procurement services of instrumentation & control systems related to the oil & gas field.
- Wide knowledge of codes, standards and practice applicable to the design and installation of instruments (eg API, ISA, ANSI, AGA, ISO and IEC codes etc.)
- Specialized expertise in preparing and issuance of the instrument design package including but not limited to: Instrument Database (i.e., Instrument Index, IO list), detailed engineering documents package (i.e., Cable schedule, Cable routing, electrical & pneumatic layouts, cable cross-section layout, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, interface drawings, cable block diagrams, cable schedule, panel layout drawings …etc.), instrument hook-up drawings, and installation detail drawings for each type of instrument, control panels, junction boxes, control valves, etc.
- Specialized expertise in preparing & issuance instruments datasheets for all types, material requisitions for instruments, valves, electrical & pneumatic bulk…etc.
- Issue material requisitions and evaluate tenders/offers and issue technical evaluation reports in addition to Review and approve vendor document for all types of instruments, valves and control systems (i.e., ICSS)
- Specialized expertise in sizing calculations for control valve, orifice, thermowell wake frequency, SIS loops according to the project specifications.
- Participated in the key documents of other disciplines during the engineering phase as P&ID, Plot Plan, PFD, UFD, Cause and Effect, 30%, 60%, and 90% model review on 3D Autodesk NAVIS, HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA assessment sessions. Besides, issue safety requirements specification (SRS) as per the HAZOP/LOPA report.
- Perform all inspection activities (i.e., FAT or SAT) related to the concerned commodities as per the agreed ITP.
- Perform Ex inspection for all electrical equipment (i.e. electrical, instrument, telecom, and Fire & gas devices) installed in hazardous areas according to IEC 60079 standards and issue Ex inspection report with comments and remedial works done on each electrical equipment installed in the hazardous area depending on Ex register submitted by the engineering department. Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills in the Instrumentation & Control discipline, and able to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to clients.
- Specialized expertise of the fundamental requirements of the Instrumentation & Control discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines.
- Participate in construction completion, pre-commissioning, calibration, commissioning, and start-up. In addition to participation in defining the commissioning Systems & Sub-systems with start-up & handover to operation priorities. In addition to good knowledge in calibrating, maintenance, and troubleshooting for all instrument types.
E&I Installation Engineer
Enppi "Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries"
Cairo
11.2012 - 11.2015
- Responsible for the construction completion, pre-commissioning, calibration, commissioning, and start-up of all instrumentation and control system contractual scope of work.
- Participation in defining the commissioning Systems & Sub-systems with start-up & handover to operation priorities.
- Good knowledge in calibrating, maintenance, and troubleshooting for all instrument types.
I&C Maintenance & Operation Engineer
Gasco-FAJR
Aqaba
11.2010 - 11.2012
- Responsible for the flawless operation of the control systems within the plant.
- Summarize, analyze and collect operating and engineering data and trends.
- Oversee system function and study performance results to implement new processes to streamline work processes.
- Organize, control, supervise plant and equipment overhaul, inspection, servicing programme during plant scheduled outage.
- Co-ordinate between section and other department of the company as well as contractor for the maintenance work
- Plan, organize, control, supervise condition monitoring programme for plant and equipment
- Obtain PTW for maintenance work
- Review, improve, update maintenance practices to be in line with industries best practices.
- Troubleshoot and analyze root cause of plant failure and outages
- Organize manpower, equipment, tools and resources to repair and rectified failure and malfunction.
- Test, verify, re-commissioned rectified system or equipment.
Education
MBA - Global Management
ESLSCA University
Cairo, Egypt 03.2020 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Power & Machines Engineering
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt 06.2005 - 06.2010
Skills
Team building and Collaboration
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP®) from PMI in USA. [PMP#: 3158957]
Accomplishments
- Client: PHPC (Joint Venture with BP)
- Location: PortSaid, Egypt
- Budget: 600 MM USD
- Position: Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
- Role: Supervised team of 10+ staff members in performing all EPCC scope related to instrumentation & control systems in all phases till completion including FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, Construction supervision, calibration, pre-commissioning, commissioning, till project start-up.
- Client: BAPETCO (Joint Venture with Shell)
- Location: Western Desert, Egypt
- Budget: 400 MM USD
- Position: Ex Inspector
- Role: Supervised team of 10+ staff members in performing EX inspection for all electrical equipment (i.e. electrical, instrument, telecom, and Fire & gas devices) installed in hazardous areas according to IEC 60079 standards and issue Ex inspection report with comments and remedial works done on each electrical equipment installed in the hazardous area depending on Ex register submitted by the engineering department.
- RAHPETCO (JV/BG): New Crossover pipeline in WND Gas Dev. Project, Burullus, Egypt
- YASREF: Olefin Saturation Unit (OSU), Saudia Arabia
- ADNOC: Bu-Hasa proposal, Abu-Dhabi, UAE
Project: Atoll Gas Development Project (Phase I & II)
Project: Assil & Karam Gas Development Project
Assigned as Senior Instrument & Control Systems Engineer for the following projects: (FEED & Detailed Engineering + Procurement Services)
Affiliations
Member of the Egyptian Engineering Syndicate (EES).
Timeline
Project Management Professional (PMP®) from PMI in USA. [PMP#: 3158957]
11-2021
Instrument Project Engineer
Enppi "Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries"
11.2020 - Current
MBA - Global Management
ESLSCA University
03.2020 - 05.2022
Expert Electrical CompEx Inspector from EATON training licensed center in Singapore
11-2018
Certified TÜV Functional Safety Engineer (FS Eng.) in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
10-2017
Senior Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer
Enppi "Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries"
11.2015 - 11.2020
Certified Electrical CompEx Inspector from Intertek training licensed center in Scotland
09-2013
E&I Installation Engineer
Enppi "Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries"
11.2012 - 11.2015
I&C Maintenance & Operation Engineer
Gasco-FAJR
11.2010 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Power & Machines Engineering
Ain Shams University
06.2005 - 06.2010
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