FARAH HASSAN ABDI

Contact: +971502181148

E-Mail:[email protected]

An accomplished & knowledgeable professional aiming for assignments in Chemical Engineeringwith an organization of high repute preferably in Oil/Gas industry

Graduate student in water resource program in UAE University

Location Preference: UAE

SKILLS SET
PROFILE SUMMARY
Process Designing

Safety Management

Installation & Commissioning

Quality Assurance

Client Relationship Building

Project Management

Cause & Effect drawings

Design Reviews

HAZOP

Operations & Maintenance

Team Management
v  A competent professional with over 9 years of experience in process designing for Oil & Gas industries

v  Demonstrated abilities in effective monitoring& analysis of business

v  Proficient in supervising all project activities including providing technical inputs for implementing better business practices

v  Liaising with clients, senior level executives and other vital contacts

v  Expertise in equipment sizing commonly used in Oil & Gas industries (pumps, compressors, valves, separators, tanks…etc), system hydraulic calculations, safety valve, blow down and flare sizing

v  Proficient in conducting flow assurance study

v  Developing strategy and ensuring that the team members have the necessary education and training to accomplish exceptional performance

v  Evaluate the design and operational parameters of the sites processes to identify potential hazards resulting from Modifications in the processes original design intent

v  Conducting HAZOP study and prepare HAZOP data for new projects and major revamps

v  Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high performance amongst team members

v  Identifying areas of improvement and recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiencies of machine / equipment

v  Inspiring & decisive team manager and collaborative player with strong liaison, communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills; and ability to expedite cross-functional dependencies, relationships with multiple stakeholders, and resolve project conflicts

CORE COMPETENCIES

·         Looking after end-to-end management of projects as per schedule and ensuring timely completion & delivery of work to management

·         Investigating and solving problems, which may be complex or long-standing problems

·         Monitoring progress as per scheduled deadlines for various tasks and taking necessary steps to ensure completion within time, cost and effort parameters

·         Ensuring that all activities are carried out as per the requirements of organizational policies

·         Managing smooth-running of day-to-today operations while keeping an eye on the latest technologies

·         Analyzing business requirements to develop technical network solutions and their framework

·         Utilizing in-depth technical knowledge & business requirements to design and implement secure solutions to meet client needs.

·         Modify and design the onshore gas processing and treatment units to increase the sales gas(sweetening, dehydration, heating, separations)

·         Proficient in simulation software like AspenHYSYS version 2006, Aspen FLARENET version 2006, PIPESIM & excellentawarenessof other Software and its applications like Pipe Net Spray Sprinkler, and Smart plant PID (SPPID)

·         Anchoring testing & commissioning activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output

·         Expertise in Oil and Gas Recommended Practices, Design codes and standards such as API RP 14C, API RP 14E, API Standard 2000/ISO 28300, API RP 520 (part I & II), API RP 521, ASME III,DEP 31.40.10.13-Gen, GPSA, NORSOK

·         Working experience in:

o     Oil section on different lab tests such as flash point, viscosity density, distillation rang, water content, base sediment and water, pour point, asphaltens,Total acid number, total base number, Reid Vapor pressure (Using ASTM Method)

o    Waste and potable water section and analysis different test and parameter belong them such as PH value, Electrical Conductivity(EC), Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium Potassium ,Chloride, Sulphate Carbonate, Bicarbonate, Total Dissolved Solids ,Total Alkalinity as CACO3, Total Hardness as CACO3(Using  APHA METHODS)

·         Complying with project documentation and asset register procedure (minimum error) required

·         Adept in technical reports writing skill and electronic technical documentation

·         Preparation of process drawings, i.e. process flow scheme (PFD), process & instrumentation diagram (P&IDs), SAFE charts, cause & effect matrices

·         Ensuring complete in-process quality control, handling routine maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting for analytical equipment on a regular basis for higher productivity / efficiency

·         Achieving the production target and maintaining all safety precautions / procedures and acting as In-charge of all activities of the plant as well as maintenance and quality control during the shift hours

·         Conducting tests & inspections to ensure operational effectiveness of plant & utilities

·         Mapped requirements of clients as well as different Service Providers, Senior Management, Vendors / Consultants &other Stakeholders for ensuring effective translation of business needs into technology requirements in adherence with company’s objectives

·         A strategist cum implementer with recognized proficiency in accomplishing corporate plans and goals

·         An effective communicator with good analytical, leadership, interpersonal, planning and problem solving skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct’2015 – Till June 2016: Fortune Engineering & Energy Services LLC, Dubai
Role: Process Engineer

Project: Integrated Supply & Services for FPSO- Topside Packages

Client: A&T Offshore FZC

Location: Dubai, UAE

Description: OML 122 is located within the Gulf of Guinea, offshore Nigeria, approximately 45 kilometers from the Coast. The Field is in average water depth of 152 meters. Avantgarde is carrying out the initial development through a Wellhead platform (WHP) and a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility

Responsibilities:

·         Preparation / review of PFD, P&ID’s, project specific specifications, design calculation / analysis, procurement specification.

·         Design calculations,verification of FEED design & calculations.

·         Preparation / review of various engineering deliverables (Drawings & Documents) such as Process Flow Diagrams, P & I Diagrams, Process Datasheets, Equipment Specifications, Cause & Effect Diagrams,  HAZOP Studies & reports, Operation & maintenance manuals etc. and providing necessary engineering inputs to the other disciplines and other departments.

·         Review of vendor’s documents, drawings, datasheets, specifications and calculations.

·         Evaluation of vendor’s quotations, clarifications, Technical Bid Analysis etc.

Jul’2013 – Aug’2015: International Management & Construction Corp. – Abu Dhabi Group (IMCC)/Gulf Piping Co.
Role: Process Engineer

Project: Self Elevating and Self Propelled Jack Up Crane Barge with Accommodation

Client: Gulf Drilling International (GDI)

Location:UAE

Responsibilities:

·         Development of Piping and Instrument Diagrams released for construction

·         Management of vendor drawings

·         Technical Evaluation on FEED (Front End Engineering Design) and Process Support

·         Mark-up as built PID as per GDI comments, client contract and vendor data.

·         Preparation of process data sheet, line list and perform calculation for PSV, PRV, RO

·         Played a key role in FEED (Front End Engineering Design) documentation review

·         Reviewed the technical calculation for all equipment such as pumps, separators, tanks

Oct’2012 – Jun’2013: China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPPE), Abu Dhabi
Role: Process Engineer

Project: Export CrudeOil Pipeline (OPL)Development in Iraq

Client: Gazprom NeftBadra B.V.（GPNB）

Location: Iraq

Description: The Oil Export Pipeline runs between the Central Processing Facility (CPF) of Badra Oil Field and the tie-in to the third party pipeline system at Gharraf – An Nasiriyah in which third party shall build an approximately 92km pipeline that starts from tie-in area and ends at a designated tie-in coordinate at Nasiriyah Depot tie-in area.

The scope includes also a bypass for Oil Export Pipeline from Badra Tank Farm at Nasiriya to ISP tie-in points. The length of pipeline from CPF to Gharraf – An Nasiriya is approx. 165 km and the length of bypass at Badra Tank Farm at Nasiriya is approx. 0.7 km. The design flow rate is 204,000 BOPD

Responsibilities:

·         Prepared tie-in philosophy, vent & drain philosophy, operating control maintenance philosophy, safeguarding philosophy, start-up & shutdown philosophy, and HAZOP methodology.

·         Sizing of PSV’s and calculated relief load for different scenarios

Apr’2012 – Oct’2012: Middle East Engineering(MEE), Dubai, UAE
Role: Process Team Engineer

Project: Garraf Light Oil Transportation SystemIn Iraq

Client: Petronas Carigali Iraq Holding BV (PCIHBV）

Location: Iraq

Description: The Garraf Light Oil Transportation System (hereinafter referred as LOTS) will be developed in two (2) phases:

Phase 1: pipeline will be built primarily to cater for first oil production from Badra Central Processing

Facility (CPF) in year 2013. PCIHBV will build an approximately 92km pipeline that starts from Garraf-Badra Tie in Area (GBTA) and ends at a designated tie-in coordinate at Nasiriyah Depot Tie in Area (NASA).

Phase 2: Phase 2 pipeline will be built to cater for first oil production from GarrafYamama in Year 2016/2017. PCIHBV will build an approximately 13km pipeline that starts from Garraf FCP (GFCP) and ends at the GBTA.

The LOTS with a total capacity of 284,000 BOPD will be built ahead of GarrafYamama Development primarily to cater for first production from Badra field in 2013

Responsibilities:

·         Perform the relief valve sizing calculation and flare load.

·         Prepare the datasheet of the vessels & the PSV’s

·         Prepare the equipment & the line lists

·         Prepare the SafeChart

Project: Export Pipeline for the Garraf Contractingin Iraq

Client: Petronas Carigali Iraq Holding BV (PCIHBV）

Location: Iraq

Description: Garraf is located onshore in the Southern province of DhiQar, approximately 250 km southeast of Baghdad. The First Commercial Production Facility (FCP) will be designed to receive, process, and transport 100kbopd oil (from Mishrif formation) via two trains of 50,000 BPD capacity each to Ahdeb tie-in point via new 18 inch export pipeline (Garraf to Ahdeb). Subsequently the production will be further ramped-up to reach the Production Plateau Target (PPT).

Ultimately the facilities will be developed to produce full capacity of 230 kbopd from both Mishrif and

Yamama formations

Responsibility: Prepared the Pipeline Operating & Maintenance Manual

Aug’2007 – Apr’2012: SAIPEM, SPA, Sharjah, UAE
Role: Process Engineer

Projects Handled:

·         ZADCO- UZ750 EPC 1, Abu Dhabi (Client: Zakum Development Company (ZADCO))

·         Project Isomerate Quality Improvement (IQI), No. 5625, Abu Dhabi (Client: Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER))

·         1.8 MMBOPD Phase-1 Development Qusahwira, Abu Dhabi (Client: Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil OperationsADCO)

·         Arabiyah And Hasbah Offshore Platforms, Pipelines (Full Flare Option), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Client: WASIT)

·         Jubail Export Refinery project, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Client: Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical (SATORP))

·         (MEGP) PCPL (proposal), Pakistan (Client: Mehar)

·         QP-EPIC-LPAGC–GT09106200, Qatar (Client: Qatar Petroleum (QP))

·         COD PWT, Qatar (Client: Total)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Oct’2005– Jul’2007: Emirates Industrial Laboratory (EIL), Dubai Dry Dock
Mar’2005 – Aug’2005: Sharlu Company, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Apr’2004 – Oct’2004: Al Madar Detergent Plant, Damascus, Syria
EDUCATION

·         B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) from Albaath University in 2003

IT SKILLS

·         MS Office

·         HYSYS 2006/UNISIM, FLARENET 2006, PIPESIM, Pipe Net Spray Sprinkler, Smart plant PID (SPPID)

·         Internet Applications

TRAININGS& COURSES

·         Flare, Blow down & Pressure Relief Systems with credit of 3.0 CEUs & overall assessment mark of 95%

·         Flare Network Design and Rating (flarenet) from Aspentechoffice in Abu Dhabi

·         Pipe Net Spray Sprinkler course

·         Process modeling using UniSim Design course

·         Flow assurance analyzing using AFT software

·         Certified PHA-HAZOP Leader course. The certificate from TÜV Middle East W.L.L

·         A Workshop on Organizational Leadership and Teamwork

·         New Trends in Management

·         How to be effective in public speaking

·         Distance Learning

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT

·         A Patent Certification from SYRIA.

·         Participate in a research in AUS about the effect of the corrosion inhibitors in the Oil pipelines, such as Betz and Nalco & compare it with other inhibitors.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth:                                       6 October 1978

Address:  Dubai, UAE

Language Known:                                English, Arabic, Italian