KHALID ALRAIES, IENG MIMECHE
P.O.Box 911,
Port Said, 42111
Egypt
4283 Express Lane
Suite 012-422
Sarasota, FL 34238
USA
Home: (+20)(66) 365 3164 – (+1) 941-237-0265
Cell: (+20)(111) 465 3164 – (+1) 213-799-1188
Fax: (+1) 801-881-3418
E-mail: alraies.khalid@gmail.com; khaled.mahmoud@phpco.net
Http: http://eg.linkedin.com/in/khalidalraies
Objective
Seek a mechanical engineering position in the areas of oil & gas turbo-machinery
operation and maintenance, field service support on the inspection,
commissioning, repair and assembly of gas turbines and related auxiliary
equipment, mechanical design and control systems of gas turbines and
centrifugal compressors. Ideal position would include both field and computational
aspects and involve creative problem solving. Software development opportunities
also desirable.
Education
Incorporated Engineer (IEng MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical
Engineers, Westminster, London, UK – Ref. No. 80143390 (July 2011)
Bachelor of Engineering Science in Mechanical Power Engineering, University
of Suez Canal, Port Said, Egypt (June 2001)
Average Appreciation: Good.
Thesis topic: The Study of Falling Film Heat Transfer Coefficient inside a Tube.
Skills
Software Development
- experienced with UNIX/LINUX environment and UNIX tools
- familiarity with HTML, FORTRAN, JavaScript and DOS/Windows
Software Applications
- proficient in ANSYS and MATLAB
- familiarity with Pro/ENGINEER, Mathematica, and Pipedata Pro
- familiarity with AutoCad, and DesignCad Express
- experienced with Solar Turbines TT4000.
- experienced with Rockwell Automation RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000 and
RSLinx
- experienced with Det-Tronics Safety System Software (S3)
- experienced with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, and Corel Graphics Suite
- experienced with Engineering Power Tools, and Piping Systems Fluid Flow
- experienced with MDSolids, Engineering Tools, and TANK
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- experienced with Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect and Sun
Microsystems StarOffice
- experienced with Adobe Acrobat Professional, Acrobat Plus, CreatePDF,
EchoSign, ExportPDF, FormsCentral, SendNow and Workspaces
- experienced with Maximo CMMS, and CWORKS
- familiarity with Fluke SmartView® Thermal Imaging Analysis and
Reporting Software
Instrumentation & Control
- experienced with AB ControlLogix Control Systems
- experienced with AB SLC 500 Control Systems
- experienced with DET-TRONICS Eagle Quantum™ Premier Fire and Gas
Detection / Releasing System
- familiarity with Emerson:
o FIELDVUE digital valve controller
o Fisher valves and instruments
o Rosemount pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement
o Micro Motion Coriolis flow and density meters
Experimental & Measurement
- Analysis of gas turbines emissions using Testo 350 Emission Analyzer
- Analysis of water in turbine oil using the Portable Analyzer for Lube (PAL)
Spectrometer
- Experienced with Olyumpus IPLEX R Series Industrial Videoscope for gas
turbines
- Experienced with Fluke Ti10 Thermal Imager
Languages
- fluent in English and Arabic
- fair in German and French
Consultation
Eminence Capital, LLC, 65 East 55th Street, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10022,
United States
Project: Dresser-Rand (Project ID: 74454)
July 2013
Farallon Capital Management, LLC, 1 Maritime Plaza #2100 San Francisco,
CA 94111, United States
Project: Compressor Equipment (Project ID: 28307)
March 2010
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Experience
Pharaonic Petroleum Company (BP/PhPC), 70/72 Rd 200, Digla, Maadi,
Cairo, Egypt
West Harbor Gas Plant (BP/HA’PY), Port Said, Egypt
July 2010- present
Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer
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Provide technical expertise to specify, purchase, and install rotating equipment
to meet long term equipment reliability objectives and ensure lowest life cycle
cost for compression projects.
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Lead technical support for control systems and instrumentation discipline for the
gas compression facilities through maintaining and programming Rockwell
Automation AB ControlLogix and SLC 500 Systems.
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Assist in design review of mechanical rotating equipment for capital projects and
for plant modifications from maintainability, reliability and technical
specifications point of view.
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Provide equipment maintenance management strategies and critical spare parts
as part of the routine maintenance activities.
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Review vendor offerings (drawings, specifications) for rotating equipment to
ensure compliance to appropriate ANSI, API, ASME, and BP guidelines.
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Reviews equipment failure analysis reports comprising of technical
views of operations and maintenance personal on chronic problems and
recommends remedial action to avoid such problems.
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Gas Compression projects support: Work in a multi-disciplinary team and
interface with other functions to deliver a fit to purpose control systems and
instrumentation for assigned projects.
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Carries out troubleshooting and reliability improvement for compression
equipment following the approved Management of Change (MOC)
process and reporting to the maintenance general manager.
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Assists in manpower development and recruitment to improve the
compression maintenance activities. Reviews the manpower, tools and
special equipment needed through working with local and multi-national
contractors.
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Responsible for the on-job training for mechanical and instrument
engineers to be qualified working on compression equipment.
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Follows up condition monitoring of rotating equipment and share ideas
with the Vibration Engineers to recommend corrective action.
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Provides the plan and technical assistance during major inspections and
Solar Turbines Engine Exchange Program for replacing gas turbines’
engines in a safe and time-efficient way.
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Manages and reviews all the lifting tools along with the lifting plans
required for heavy lift operations during major compression maintenance
activities.
Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (BP/GUPCO), P.O.Box 2400, New Maadi,
Palestine St 4th Sector, New Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
West Harbor Gas Plant (BP/HA’PY), Port Said, Egypt
September 2006- July 2010
Rotating Equipment Engineer
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GAS TURBINE COMMISSIONING. Conducted start-up and
commissioning of Solar Turbines Mars 100 gas turbines/MAN TURBO
RB45-7 centrifugal compressor. Scope of work included witnessing or
supervising systems and instrumentation checkout, start-up procedures
and gas turbine performance checkout.
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GAS TURBINE / GAS COMPRESSOR EVALUATION. Reviewed the
performance and site conditions of the new gas turbine/gas compressor unit to
determine the cause of performance deficiencies and recommend improvements.
Evaluated the site and equipment, and submitted a report detailing various power
enhancement options.
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Developing procedures for testing, installation, commissioning, and startup, and
developing requirements for operating, maintenance and inspecting procedures.
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Responsible for Technical Assurance and CSE discipline support for Control
Systems and Instrumentation in the Gas Compression Facilities.
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Providing technical leadership and expertise, analyzing and resolving equipment
problems, troubleshooting challenging issues, pre-planned and predictive
maintenance techniques and procedures to ensure optimization of related
machinery, to include upgrades, modifications, and other functions.
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Development of maintenance strategies and procedures, reviewing the quality of
execution of rotating equipment maintenance activities such that Preventive
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Maintenance, Inspections and Corrective Maintenance job routines are executed
in accordance with the agreed work management plans.
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Preparation of technical documentation as required, performance testing
systems, establish baseline performance and vibration parameters for
compression equipment, rotating equipment (specification, selection, startup and
trouble shooting).
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Responsible for both independent work and contractor oversight on
mechanical engineering works (including piping and fixed equipment).
Reviewing contractor deliverables, equipment arrangements, equipment
specifications, data sheets, vendor proposals, and technical studies.
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Conducting investigations of equipment problems and failures to prevent future
problems, expedites the planned and unplanned repairs of equipment, trains
technicians in machine use and lubrication to increase reliability.
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Provide technical support and consistent application of standards and
procedures so as to provide quality assurance for Maintenance,
Operations and Engineering for new and existing rotating equipment
installations.
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Providing a safe work environment by providing engineering support to
plant safety programs, standards and regulations.
October/Transgulf Offshore Platform, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
January 2006- August 2006
Rotating Equipment Engineer
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Operating and maintaining SOLAR MARS 100, and CENTAUR GasLift Gas Turbines equipped with Bentley Nevada Data Manager
vibration monitoring system, and Petrotech Anti-Surge Control System.
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Technical report writing that includes: presentations, job scopes for major
turbine overhauls, reports issued after successful installation/commissioning
of CGTs (or after major overhaul or control system upgrade), reports issued
after investigation of equipment faults including determining root cause of
the problem and recommendations given.
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Conducting inspection intervals, determining condition of internal parts,
establishing component life limits for safe turbine operation, making
recommendations for scheduling of major gas lift/turbine overhauls and
developing the scopes of work including references to vendor bulletins.
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Troubleshooting and resolving gas compressors and pumps operating
problems, including vibration concerns, bearings, couplings, seals and
specifying the correct equipment (metallurgy) for the service conditions.
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Troubleshooting, condition monitoring, vibration analysis, failure analysis, field
balancing, borescope inspections, overhauls, retrofits, change-outs, and re-rates
on centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, gas turbines, BFW pumps,
cryogenic pumps, vertical pumps, fans and gearboxes.
ABB SUSA INC, (Asea-Brown-Boveri/Sadelmi USA), Rd 254/206, Digla, Maadi,
Cairo, Egypt
U.S. Kohafa Wastewater Treatment Plant Project, Fayoum, Egypt
October 2004- December 2005
Mechanical Engineer
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Supervised the piping, mechanical (valves, gearboxes, all fitting, etc.,) material
selection, layout, installation activities at construction yard and coordination with
other activities, in particular QC entities and participating in the inspection of
supplies / material at the manufacturer / factory as required.
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Operating and maintaining heavy duty machinery and equipment (screening
equipment, mechanical aerators, clarifiers, and gravity thickeners, etc.,) and
ensures the proper operation, maintenance, and efficiency of the treatment plant
equipment.
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Performed a variety of preventative maintenance functions including lubrication;
perform corrective maintenance on all mechanical equipment and process
systems such as parts replacement, equipment changes; maintain all equipment
and structures or remote system facilities, including pumps, wet wells, lift
stations, and related equipment.
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Assisted in preparing the facility Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals
and perform operations evaluations.
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Established priorities for maintenance work on: pipelines pump stations, and
reservoirs. Provided technical advice to operation and maintenance staff on water
and sewer problems.
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Participated in round table negotiation with consultants and contractors
to produce scope of work, agreements and amendments, monitor and
report on the progress of the project.
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TCI Sanmar Chemicals S.A.E., Industrial Area (C9), EL-Raswa, Port Said,
Egypt
April 2003-September 2004
Piping / Mechanical Engineer
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Supervised the piping, mechanical (vessels, valves, all fitting, etc.,) material
selection, layout, installation activities at construction yard and coordination
with other activities, in particular with welding and QC entities and
participating in the inspection of supplies / material at the manufacturer / factory
as required.
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Supervised the verification activities as required, to ensure that such activities
are done professionally and that they are carried out in accordance to Project
requirements and with adequate adherence to QC Procedures.
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Provided assistance to the Engineering Department during design stage
(specifications) on material selection, testing and inspection requirements,
welding requirements, applicable codes and standards.
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Developed new technologies,
materials/technologies.
selection
and
application
of
new
Egyptian Air Forces, Ismailia Military Airport, Egypt
January 2002-March 2003
Avionics Engineer
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Responsibilities included subsystem and system integration and testing, ground
test and checkout, pre-test setup configuration and checkout, flight test support
and operations, and post test data collection and analysis.
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Responsible for the configuration management of the flight system hardware
and software and knowledge of the capabilities for each load to ensure proper
configuration for the goals and objectives of each flight test mission.
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Assisted existing Project Managers in the development, documentation,
implementation, and testing of software products to Egyptian Air Forces
requirements for Software System Safety, Software Quality Assurance,
Continuous Risk Management (CRM), Lessons Learned, and Reliability &
Maintainability for the assigned projects.
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Conferences
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Troubleshot, repaired, inspected, and maintained aircraft optical, radar, and
laser targeting systems, using computer test stations, digital meters, and hand
tools.
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Assisted in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of Helicopter systems and
components such as anti-submarine systems, flight director systems, flight
instruments, systems integration, navigational systems, automatic flight control
systems, communication systems, air weapon systems and aircraft
weapons/armament.
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Assisted Aircraft Technicians (Mechanical) for the complete range of
mechanical components and structure of the aircraft including the engines,
gearboxes, flying controls, landing gear, hydraulics, air conditioning, anti-icing
and fuel systems. You could examine, test and repair engines and propulsion
equipment on everything from fast jets to multi-engined aircraft and helicopters.
Critical Equipment and Machinery Maintenance, Al Ghurair Rayhaan by Rotana,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 24 – 25, 2013
Spare Parts Optimisation: The Key to Reducing Downtime and Cutting Costs for Critical
Production Equipment
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Optimising initial spare parts inventories: Analysis and improvement
Assessing the total cost of ownership in turbomachinery for oil and gas
Managing maintenance spares inventory management performance
measurement
Optimising minimisation of costs, maximisation of equipment availability, and
achieving the desired stock reliability
ROTATE 13, 17TH Annual Rotating Equipment Conference, Dusit Thani Hotel,
Dubai, UAE
October 6-9, 2013
Spare Part Optimisation: The Key To Reducing Downtime And Cutting Costs
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Predicting the necessity for spare parts by implementing effective predictive
maintenance
Assessing various spare part optimisation software and determining their
suitability to your system
Striking a balance between cost of spare parts and the associated risk of
stockout
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Training
Port Said County Fire & Rescue Department, Salah Salem St., Port Said, Egypt
“Fire Safety Awareness” and Extinguisher Training
October 4- 9, 2003
“Fire Safety Awareness” and Extinguisher Training
February 10- 15, 2007
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Physical Sciences
and Engineering, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
“Industrial Noise Control”
November 15- 20, 2003
BP Egypt, Ha’py Gas Plant, Port Said, Egypt
“Advanced Safety Auditing”
April 27, 2006
Sparrows Offshore, Aberdeen, UK
“Rigging and Lifting Operations” – Certificate Number: GC340
June 20-22, 2006
International Human Resources Development Corporation (IHRDC/CAIRO),
Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
“Project Management”
July 2- 6, 2006
MAN Turbo AG Switzerland, Turbo Compressor Department, Zürich, Switzerland
“Fundamentals of turbo machines, specific Barrel compressor design with DGS and
motor drive”
November 5-6, 2006
The Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport,
Alexandria, Egypt
“Personal Survival Techniques and Search and Rescue on Board Offshore Units”
September 9- 11, 2006
Solar Turbines Technical Training, Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego CA,
USA
“Turbotronic 4 (RSLogix) Applied Principles”
April 23- 27, 2007
AL Resala Center for Training, Cairo. Egypt
“Centrifugal Pumps”
January 6-10, 2008
Velosi Certification Bureau Ltd., Reading, Berkshire, UK
“Introduction to LOLER Regulations1998” – Certificate Number: VEL/GUP-PS/003/08
“Lifting Equipment Awareness and Pre-Use Inspection Awareness” – Certificate
Number: VEL/GUP-PS/002/08
“Slinger and Banksman Awareness” – Certificate Number: VEL/GUP-PS/001/08
July 19-24, 2008
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EL-Sewedy Automation Training, Cairo, Egypt
“RSLogix 5000 Level: ControlLogix® Fundamentals and Troubleshooting”
December 12-16, 2010
Vibration Institute (RITEC), Cairo, Egypt
“Basic Machinery Vibrations (BMV)- Category II”
October 24-27, 2011
Solar Turbines Technical Training, San Diego, California, USA
“Solar Mars® Gas Turbine Operation and Routine Maintenance – Compressor Sets”
November 28- December 2, 2011
BP Canada Energy Company, Calgary, Canada
“Control of Work Awareness”
“Control of Work Performing Authority”
March 18, 2012
American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, USA
“Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED”
June 20-21, 2012
Professional Memberships
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Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers, 30 Ramses Street, Cairo, Egypt
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster ,
London, SW1H 9JJ, UK
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Three Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990, USA
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Arab American Association of Engineers & Architects, Chicago, IL
60690-1536, USA
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European Arab Engineers Union, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Coleman Research Group (CRG), 280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor East
New York, NY 10017, USA
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Solar Turbines Group, 2200 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101-1773,
USA
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Eng-Tips Forums, P.O. Box 459, Drums, PA 18222, USA
Inter-Personal
My successful experiences during my service in the Egyptian Airforces’ Management
Centre, demonstrated my ability to create strong and open relationships within teams and
with individuals from all levels of an organization. My continuous involvement with
sporting, learning, and working has developed my ability to form close associations with
people from many occupations, cultures and backgrounds.
Interests
Online shopping, blogging, Tennis, football (soccer) and swimming, Internet, radio,
television, movies, music, and computer games.
References
Available upon request.
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