CURRICULUM VITAE
FEROZE JAHANGIR SHAH
POST BOX NO.30430, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
DUBAI, U.A.E.
Mobile:+971 – 50-5240635
TEL: +971-4-3310222 (Residence)
E-Mail: ferozejahangir@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE:
To seek permanent employment with a reputable organization within the
hospitality industry of an international repute in the capacity of a Chief Engineer
with opportunities for a career growth with a view to securing senior Management
position at an appropriate time
ACHIEVEMENTS DURING HOTEL SERVICE :
a. Recently found out a permanent solution to the frequently failing of Hot and
Cold water plumbing lines at the Towers Rotana Hotel in Dubai which
would paralyse the hotel operation. At a cost of AED 225,000 which is an
equivalent of GBP 33,645 against a quoted price / proposal from a blue chip
company in Dubai amounting to AED 3 million which is equivalent of GBP
448598 thus saving a total of GBP 41,4953 for my employer / owners.
b
Built up a redundant Air Handling Unit with complete Ducting for the
Laundry in-house at a cost of GBP 450 only against the total cost of GBP
11215 had it been commissioned by an outside contractor on a turn key
basis project thus saved GBP 10765(A.E.D 72000)for my employers it may
be highlighted that Laundry temperature is quite comfortable as compared
hot and uncomfortable environment for the staff and the machines..
c. Reduced Electricity Cost by 10% through prudent energy Conservation
Management Regime undertaken at Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi (*35
years old property).
d. Reduced Natural gas Cost (used for boiler operation) by 10% by replacing
22 in numbers defective steam traps by new ones at Pearl Continental Hotel
Rawalpindi in Pakistan.
e. Saved 78,000.00 Saudi Riyals (£15,000.00) per annum for successfully
negotiating landscape and irrigation and pest control maintenance Contract
at Anakheel Village Resort Hotel Jeddah. With scope of work considerably
enlarged without having to compromise on quality.
f. Single handily negotiated co-generation project with the Technical
Assistance from ALSTOM Power (UK) encompassing Electric Power
Generation, Potable Water and the Air Conditioning at Anakheel Village
Resort Hotel Jeddah. A detailed Technical presentation of the Project was
given by the Managers of ALSTOM Power, U.K. to the Board of Directors at
the Head Office of Saudi Hotel and Resort Area Company, Riyadh (The
Owners and Operators of five resort hotels including the Annakheel Village
Resort Hotel in Jeddah).
* Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi (formerly Intercontinental Hotel) was built in
1967 and despite the ageing factor the building is in an immaculate condition.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
31 August 2003 – present
Towers Rotana Hotel, Dubai
Chief Engineer
It is 30 storied 360 Rooms, with state of the art health club and spa facilities high
profile hotel located in the prime location of Dubai. www.rotana.com.
1st April 2001 – 30th August 2003
Freeline Relocation Services Islamabad (Pakistan), Engineering Division Director
Engineering, catering for building management, property management, facilities
management, project management etc.
September 2000 – March 2001
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Hyatt Regency Makkah (5 Star Hotel) has 200 rooms including 40 suites + 120
fully furnished apartments of 2 to 3 bedrooms each which makes it a 530 rooms
property.
Chief of Engineering
September 1999 – September 2000
Annakheel Village Resort Hotel, Jeddah
Chief Engineer
Annakheel Village Resort Hotel is owned and operated by Saudi Hotel and Resort
Areas Company, a joint stock Company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is a
five star hotel consisting of 43 rooms and 119 fully furnished luxurious 3 bedroomed Villas which makes it a 400 room property, a Health Club and water sport
facilities such as jet ski rides, Motor boats, Small sized Ships for Red Sea
Cruises.
February 1998 – July 1999
Pearl Continental Hotel Group, Pakistan (formerly Inter Continental Hotels)
(Member of Leading Hotels of the World)
Chief Engineer
The company owns five Hotels in Pakistan; all are five star rating namely Pearl
Continental Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Bhurbhan, Peshawar.
May 1999-July 1999
Chief Engineer Projects
October 1998 – May 1999
Chief Engineer, Hotel Rawalpindi 200 rooms property
June 1998 – October 1998
Chief Engineer, Hotel Bhurban Murree Hills (the only conference and resort hotel
in Pakistan) 200 rooms property.
February 1998 – June 1998
Deputy Chief Engineer Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi.
HOTEL MACHINERY WORKED ON:
As a Chief Engineer dealt with the following machineries.
CHILLERS: District cooling system, York (USA) reciprocating Air cooled Chillers
with dual compressor (250 ton x 4), Trane (USA), Dual-compressor, Helical-rotary
type Air cooled Chiller (110 tons x 6), Copland (USA) (40 tons x 6) + (40tons x 2),
Mitsubishi (Japan) director fired Absorption Chiller (350 tons), Chilled Water
Pumps, Cooling Towers, Water Cool, Wood filled (Marley, USA), Fiber Glass,
Bottle shaped (Japan).
Sewage treatment plant, Water Purification Plant (De-Salination plant 400 meter
cube per day), Ice-cube machines, Air Handling units, Diesel Generators, Boilers,
Water Softeners, Elevators, Walk-in-freezers, Audiovisual equipments, Fire
Fighting Equipments, Swimming pools, Whirl pools, Jacuzzi etc.
Prior to moving into hotels, my career developed within the Shipping Industry.
REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:
Undertook and supervised the following refurbishment projects.
a)
At the Pearl Continental Hotel, Rawalpindi, (formerly Inter Continental
Hotel) for their guest rooms.,
b)
Hyatt Regency Hotel and Towers, Makkah: Residential apartments
which is part of the Hotel building.
SHIPPING:
Eighteen years at sea as a Marine Engineer hands-on experience of the Ship
operation, maintenance and trouble shooting covering the following areas which
is similar to the Hotel Operations. Diesel Generators, Desalination Plants, Steam
driven Generators, Pumps, Air compressors Centrifuges, low pressure and High
pressure Boilers up to 60 bar Steam pressure, Sewage Disposal Plant, Airconditioning and Refrigeration plants, Walk-in -Freezers/Cold Rooms, Fire
Fighting Management and personnel evacuation.
Served with the following Companies:
Malaysian International Shipping Corporation as Senior Third Engineer Officer
from 30th May 1997 to 2nd October 1997 on board Chemical Oil Tanker.
Tristar Shipping Company Karachi as Additional Second Engineer Officer from
25th December 1996 to 12th May 1997 on board Product Oil Tanker.
Kuwait Tanker Company as Third Engineer Officer from 25th August 1991 to 23rd
July 1996 on board ( Very large Product Oil Tanker, etc).
Kuwait Tanker Company as Fourth Engineer Officer from 8th January 1986 to 18th
June 1991 on board ( Crude Oil Tanker, Product Oil Tanker, LPG Tanker, etc).
Kuwait Tanker Company as Fifth Engineer Officer from 2nd June 1985 to 12th
November 1985 on board ( Product Oil Tanker).
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation as Fifth Engineer Officer from 18th
December 1979 to 25th May 1985 on board Cargo Ships ( Conventional / UMS
Class, Container Ships.
COURSES ATTENDED:
 intermediate certificate in food safety course by CIEH, UK on 30th
November 2003.
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Foundation certificate in food hygiene by CIEH UK on 30th September 2003.
Petroleum Tankers Safety course from Hazardous Cargo Handling unit of
Leith Nautical, Edinburgh, UK in April 1987.
Advanced Chemical Tankers Safety course from Hazardous Cargo
Handling unit of Warsash Nautical, Southampton UK in June 1997.
Fire Fighting Course at Tyneside Fire Brigade, South Shields, Tyne & Wear,
U.K. in January 1987.
First Aid course by the Saint Andrew Ambulance Glasgow, U.K in February
1993.
Basic Sea Survival Course from Glasgow College of Nautical Studies, U.K.
in October 1987 Train the Trainer on Hyatt Skills two day course(13-14th
Nov 2000) at Hyatt Regency Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Attended a practical demonstration of the Otis Elevators Cabin Rescue
Operation by The Service Engineer of the Otis Elevator Company(U.S.A.)
K.S.A. at Annakheel Village Resort Hotel Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
on 12th March 2000.
Attended a one day training course on “Boiler water Treatment and Cooling
System” by Mr Salman Aziz the District Sales Chemical Engineer of Nalco
Chemicals Company Illinois(U.S.A.) on 13th August 1999 at the Pearl
Continental Hotel Rawalpindi Pakistan.
Attended a one day training course “The Basics of the Air Distribution
System in Industrial Air-Conditioning and Design of Variable Volume
System” by Mr Jeroen Boss of Barcol Air Holland on 10th August 1999 at
the Holiday Inn Hotel Islamabad Pakistan.
Attended a one day training course on “The importance of the Water
Softening Management in The Hotel Industry” at the Pearl Continental Hotel
Rawalpindi Pakistan on 6th January 1999.
Two days Specialized Course on Modern Trends in the Managerial Skills
organized by the Labour, Manpower and the Overseas Pakistanis Division
Govt of Pakistan at the Pearl Continental Hotel Bhurban from 28th
September 1998 to 29th September 1998.
Attended Mitsubishi Direct Fired Absorption Chiller’s training at Lahore Pakistan
from 11th May 1998 to 16th May 1998 with regard to the Operation, Maintenance
and the Trouble Shooting conducted by the Service Engineer of Mitsubishi Japan
Have attended Microsoft office computer course at the Petrolman Training
Institute Islamabad Pakistan
ASHRAE MEMBERSHIP(USA):
Member of the American society of heating, refrigeration and Air condtioning
Engineers membership no: 08047532. Also Life member of the Pakistan HVACR
(Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) Society Islamabad
Chapter. Membership no: 051-4-0347
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Class 2 Engineer (MOTOR SHIPS) Certificate of Competency/License from the
Department of Transport U.K have already passed the professional subjects of
Class 1 Engineer (Chief Engineer’s License) plus the Oral Examination from the
Department of Transport U.K.
PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
SOUTH TYNESIDE COLLEGE.
ST. GEORGE AVE. SOUTH SHIELDS TYNE & WEAR NE34 6ET, UK.
GLASGOW COLLEGE OF NAUTICAL STUDIES
21 THISTLE STREET, GLASGOW G5 9XB, SCOTLAND, UK
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Date of Birth. : 7th May 1955.
Nationality. : Pakistan.
Marital Status. : Married.
Number of Children : Two
UAE DRIVING LICENCE HELD: I am holding a valid driving licence for a motor car
issued in Dubai on 13 December 2003 valid upto 12th December 2013.
LANGUAGES KNOWN :
Very fluent in spoken and written English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto can speak a little
bit Arabic.
PASSPORT DETAILS :
PASSPORT NO.. : LA077892.
PLACE OF ISSUE. : ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
DATE OF ISSUE. : 17th October 2001.
DATE OF EXPIRY : 16th October 2006..
VISAS HELD: I am holding a valid multiple entry visa for UK for a period of 5
years valid upto December 2006. Moreover, I am holding valid UAE residence visa
valid upto 19th September 2006.
INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS / SUPERVISORY SKILLS.
Have the ability to demonstrate the same in a most effective manner.
NATIONALITIES SERVED WITH
Have served with multi nationals prominent among them are British, American,
Asian etc.
REFERENCES:
Mr Freddy Farid,
General Manager,
Towers Rotana Hotel,
Sheikh Zayed Road,P.O.Box 30430,
DUBAI,UAE.
Tel:
+971-4-3122100(Direct).
Fax: +971-4-3439881.
Mobile:+971-50-6427829.
E.Mail:f.farid@rotana.com
Mr. Peter Blackburn,
Director of Engineering & Technical Services,
Rotana Hotels,
P.O. Box 45300,Abu Dhabi ,UAE ,
Tel: +971-2-6444412(Office).
Fax: +971-2-6440614.
Mobile: +971-50-4469313.
E-Mail: peter.blackburn@rotana.com
Mr. Naveed Gilani
Former Regional Director of Engineering
Pearl Continental Hotels Group in Pakistan
Mobile No. +92-300 8298141
Email: ngilani@khi.wol.net.pk
Mr Shakeel Ahmed,
Advisor to the Chairman of Hashwani Hotels Pakistan
Formerly General Manager Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi Pakistan.
Tel: +92-42-6684815, 6684811
Mobile No.+92-333-4305511
Email: gmpchr@isb.compol.com
Mr Aqeel Khan, Regional Director Saudi Hotels and Resort Areas Company
Now General Manager Shara Airport Hotel
P.O. Box 12120 Riyadh 11473
Phone : +9660-1 220-4500 (through Tele. Exchange)
Phone (direct) : +966 -1 220-4578 Fax : +966-1- 220-4505 (Direct fax)
Mr. Zamir A. Abbasi, Director of Human Resources
EX-Hyatt Regency Hotels & Towers, Makkah (Now called Metropoliton Hotel &
Towers Makkah)
P.O Box 4384 Makkah Saudi Arabia.
Tel. +966-2-5301234 Ext. 6657 Office
Fax.+966-2-5374055, E-Mail: zamirabbasi@yahoo.com