Fayeez Mukadam
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) including Siemens, Modicon, and Allen Bradley. Proficient in SCADA and Human Machine Interface systems, as well as RTU operation, maintenance, parameterisation, and troubleshooting. Skilled in the installation and repair of field instrumentation such as flow, pressure, and level sensors and switches. Adept at managing variable frequency AC drives and soft starters from leading brands like Siemens, Allen Bradley, ABB, Telemechanique, and SEW. Experienced in designing panels using AutoCAD and proficient in Microsoft Office. Career goals include leveraging technical skills to drive innovation in automation and control systems.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2006
2006
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior engineer-SCADA Operations
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Dubai
03.2013 - 04.2025
- Managing SCADA operations from Water-SCADA Control room, ensuring smooth operations and timely interventions
- Handling water-related projects, conducting point-to-point and handing over inspections of SCADA equipment, preparing snags, and participating in approval process of material submittals
- Study and approve Project Design drawings in terms of SCADA requirements
- Studying the need for SCADA equipment on water network and initiating requirements officially
- Preparing monthly and weekly statistical reports on healthiness state of SCADA equipment, analyzing SCADA import data, and implementing necessary corrective actions
- Performing data analysis and preparing relevant reports for Senior management
- Raising Notice of defects for equipment or communication links and coordinating with concerned departments for rectification
- Supervising inspection of SCADA equipment, verifying GIS and SCADA mimic displays, and performing motorized valve calibrations
- Preparing manpower budget, workload analysis, and setting objectives for subordinates
- Supervising monitoring of flow and pressure readings to detect breakage or leakage and initiate pipeline isolations or corrective actions
- Investigating pipeline breakages and isolations done from SCADA to improve SCADA assets utilization performance and isolation time
- Coordinating with internal DEWA departments and contractors to ensure healthiness of all SCADA equipment on entire Dubai Water network and pumping stations
- Coordinating during pipeline diversions to relocate SCADA equipment
- Knowledge of IDS RTU programming and configuration of motorized valves, pressure transmitters, and flow transmitters with RTU
- Conducting training and awareness sessions for SCADA supervisors on new SCADA features, SAP, and GIS
- Corrective & preventive maintenance of pumps, motors, valves, field instruments, electrical panels, and control panels
- Troubleshooting of motorized valves and pressure reducing valves (PRVs)
Maintenance engineer
Abu Dhabi Distribution Company
Abu Dhabi
01.2010 - 06.2012
- Corrective and Preventive maintenance of Pump stations of the Water distribution network
- Corrective & preventive maintenance of pumps, motors, valves, field instruments, electrical panels, and control panels
- Corrective & preventive maintenance of Cla-Val control valves like pressure reducing valves, altitude valves, time actuated valves, etc
- Maintenance of hypo-chlorite water treatment plant
- Planning & scheduling of maintenance activities and tasks to be carried out
- Installation and repair of field instruments like flow, pressure & level sensors to protect the operation of the pumps and ensure the safety of the water network
- Troubleshooting of control panels consisting of PLC, relays, timers, counters, etc
- Troubleshooting of MCC panels consisting of soft starters, AC drives, switchgears, etc
- Replacement of bearings of motor and pumps and then aligning them
- Timely validation & verification of field instruments to verify their accuracy and calibrate the instruments if required
- Generate work orders through ERP software MAXIMO and make reports on completion
- Request materials to carry out maintenance-related activities
- Raise purchase orders and prepare product technical evaluation
- Coordination for projects related to the water services division
- Prepare & submit project schedule based on pipeline shutdowns to ensure timely completion of the project
Electrical & Instrumentation Project Engineer
Al Nasr Contracting Company
Abu Dhabi
01.2008 - 06.2009
- Project engineering and execution of electrical works comprising of erection & commissioning of MCC, main DB, lighting DB & PLC panels; laying PVC & GI conduits, cable tray and panel installation, junction box installation; laying and termination of power & control cables; installation of luminaries; installation of luminance meter
- Develop PLC ladder logic for ‘pumping stations’ and ‘lighting control for tunnel’ through PLC controlled panels
- Preparation of work planning & inspection notifications, site diaries, material submittals, material inspection report, and method statements
- Installation & commissioning of flow meters on the water network
- Estimation & planning of materials, equipment, and manpower
Automation & Instrumentation Project Engineer
Transweigh (I) Limited
Mumbai
01.2006 - 06.2008
- Execution of 100 TPD & 65 TPD Batching Plants for glass manufacturing
- Develop & Test the control logic and troubleshooting of PLC, Handling Erection & Commissioning related activities of the project
- Commissioning of Microprocessor based Controllers in Batching Plant
- Statement list (STL) Programming, Testing and Operation of Microprocessor based controllers for Batching Plant
- Erection & commissioning of 250 TPD Batching Plant for glass manufacturing
- Handle erection of electrical works like installation of Control Panels & MCC Panels, Cable Tray Installation, Power & Control cable laying & termination
- Programming & Commissioning of PLC based control panel (Siemens: S7300), Logic testing and communication between PLC & Microprocessor based controllers
- Troubleshooting of electrical & electronic problems at various sites
- Solely responsible for functional testing of panels consisting of variable frequency drives, microprocessor based controllers and PLC’s
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
Rizvi College of Engineering
Skills
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) – Siemens, Modicon, Allen Bradley
- SCADA and Human Machine Interface
- RTU – Operation, Maintenance, Parameterization and Troubleshooting
- Variable frequency AC Drives & Soft Starters –Siemens, Allen Bradley, ABB, Telemechanique, SEW
- Field Instrumentation – Installation & repair (Flow, Pressure and Level sensors and switches)
- Pumps and Motors
- Valves – Flow control valves, Pressure reducing valves (PRV), Time actuated valves, Gate valves, Butterfly valves, Altitude valves, Non-return valves, Air release valves, Motorized valves
- Communication – Fiber Optic, PSTN, GPRS, Leased line
- SCADA Wonderware Intouch
- Distributed Control System
- AC DRIVES - Delta, Altivar, GE VAT25
- Panel designing
- Auto CAD
- Microsoft Office
Certification
PMP, 2015594
Certified Automation Engineer Course
Certified course of Modern Electrical Power Systems
Auto CAD-Certified course and Hands-on experience of Auto CAD
Microsoft Office-Certified course and Hands-on experience of Microsoft Office
Certified course of SCADA Wonderware Intouch
Certified course of Distributed Control System
Certified course of AC DRIVES - Delta, Altivar, GE VAT25
Certified course of Panel designing
Certified course of Python - Python and Python for Data science
Timeline
Senior engineer-SCADA Operations
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
03.2013 - 04.2025
Maintenance engineer
Abu Dhabi Distribution Company
01.2010 - 06.2012
Electrical & Instrumentation Project Engineer
Al Nasr Contracting Company
01.2008 - 06.2009
Automation & Instrumentation Project Engineer
Transweigh (I) Limited
01.2006 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
Rizvi College of Engineering
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