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Fadi Maximos

Automation, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer in Soyven

Alexandria, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Automation, Electrical and Instrumentation EngineerFull Time

    Soyven, A Cargill-ADM Joint Venture

    Jan 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Responsible of automation, instrumentation and electrical aspects of the plant. • Overseeing automation processes using Siemens DCS and Allen Bradley PLC using PCS7, RSLogix 5000 and Factory Talk Studio software packages. Responsible of DCS managements of change, achieved in the first year savings of +10K USD of hourly rates that were done by external contractors. • Plan and lead weekly maintenance tasks and work orders through IBM Maximo software package. Plan and lead tasks related to process safety, electrical and general plant safety. Responsible of predictive and preventive maintenance and yearly calibration calendars to ensure electrical excellence and reliability. Achieved a target downtime of <2.5% in FY2019/2020. • Plan and lead shutdown and overhauling activities to make sure up-to-date best practices are followed throughout the plant. Lead projects related to continuous improvement and process safety using six sigma, management of change and risk assessment tools. Support in different site projects during design, implementation and commissioning. • Spare parts utilization and 5S project of electrical warehouse to ensure stable operation. • Ensure safety, process safety and electrical safety policies are followed throughout the plant.
  • Design EngineerFull Time

    E-Gensys

    Dec 2016 - Dec 2018 -2 yrs

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Job Description: Receive customer requests and prepare technical and commercial offers. Review wiring diagrams, codes, specifications and customer comments. Design and programming for local projects. Provide on-site support and commissioning. Specialized in generator control panels and renewable energy projects. Examples of Projects handled: 1. GUPCO (Gulf of Suez, Egypt): Program a PLC S7-1200 to communicate to an EMCP 4.2 via Modbus to read different parameters and show all data on HMI KTP1000 Basic. 2. Zohr (Natural Gas Field - Port Said, Egypt): Revise wiring diagrams of five low voltage and one medium voltage generator control panels and DC starting and control system. Panels include Siemens ET200S PLC and a Kuhse KEA generator controller, Kuhse KSY synchronizer and Stucke SYMAP protection relay. Review the different operating scenarios of synchronization, back synchronization and emergency operation. Revise I/O list and serial list. Attend testing of panels. Provide on-site support during commissioning of panels. 3. ANRPC (Alexandria, Egypt): Commission a generator control panel for a CAT genset and a Kuhse KEA controller and GE protection relay. Provide on-site support for troubleshooting. 4. Khalda (Alexandria, Egypt): Design a PLC and HMI software for monitoring and controlling a generator control panel for a CAT genset with a DSE controller and a ComAp protection relay. Communicate with EMCP 4.2 via Modbus. Attend panel building, testing and commissioning phases.
  • DemonstratorFull Time

    Alexandria University

    Sep 2016 - Dec 2018 -2 yrs, 3 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Job Description: Prepare tutorials and labs. Review lecture material with students in small groups. Conduct laboratory experiments and assist students in their assignments and small projects. Achievements: Revamping of Industrial automation lab by supervising the following projects: communicating PLC with Micromaster 420, commissioning of Micromaster 420, communication between two PLCs, HMI programming, CFC programming language, S7-Graph language. Future projects include S7-HIGRAPH and PCS7. Creating special machines courses lab by preparing a new lab booklet and preparing experiments of unbalanced three phase induction motor and stand-alone induction generator.
  • Customer Service InternInternship

    Unilever

    Jul 2014 - Sep 2014 -2 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Assigned to the customer service department. Get acquainted with the SAP program. Closing open STOs on the system and come up with idea to automate this task. Master data clean up (DRP customer location and priority matrix). Extracting DRP report and validating its figures to make it ready for second Go-Live. Help with the SCR/DSR automation project by validating results of DvsS report.
  • Education

    • BSc in Electromechanical Engineering

      Alexandria University (ALEXU)

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2016 - 5 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      Collège Saint-Marc

      Jan 2011 

    Activities

    • Scouts Leader at MEJ (Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes)

      Volunteering

      Sep 2003 - Present -21 yrs, 10 months

    Achievements

    "Design Case Study of A Nine-Phase Integrated On-board Battery Charger" scientific research paper published in MEPCON'18.

    Skills

    • Teaching and Coaching
    • TIA Portal
    • Helioscope
    • Automation
    • Matlab
    • Electrical Commissioning
    • AutoCAD
    • Microsoft Office

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • French

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • Spanish

      Beginner

    Training & Certifications

    • Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

      TUMx·2020
    • Foundations of Process Safety

      Chemical Center For Process Safety·2019
    • Siemens Simatic PCS7 System Course (ST-PCS7SYS)

      Siemens Sitrain·2018
    • IELTS

      British Council·2017
    • Siemens S7 - 300/400 PLC Advanced

      Engineering Center of Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering·2016
    • Siemens Motors and Drives (Micromaster 420)

      Engineering Center of Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering·2016
    • Siemens S7 - 300/400 PLC Basic

      Engineering Center of Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering·2015
    • AVR Arduino

      New Horizons·2014
    • DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française)

      French Ministry of Education·2008
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