About
Expert in Design in Energy and Automation, Low and Medium Voltage. Helping the Lebanese specifiers for many years in drawing SLDs and writing specifications for MV/LV transformers, primary and secondary switchgears, LV MDBs and DBs as well as synchro-panel, Control Panels and MCCs.
Wide experience in IOT in different domains such as but not limited to Buildings, Industries, Water, Oil & Gas and utility. Expertise in most of Schneider -Electric offers such as Smart Panelboards, smart MV switchgears primary and secondary, Grid Automation etc…
Experience
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Specifier Manager
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC · Full-time
Jan 2012 –
Present
12 yrs 11 mos
undefined, Lebanon
• Key account manager for electrical consultants for projects in Lebanon and MENA zone.
• Helping engineers preparing design for the following: Medium Voltage distribution by implementing primary and secondary substations, LV distribution boards (MDBs, SDBs & LPs), Motor Control Centers (MCCs), GRMS for Hotels and systems for Hospitals,
• Assisting with design development and calculations on high value projects. Calculations compliant with international standards.
• Assist with the preparation of load calculations and / applying initial utility services applications.
• Sizing of cables, protections, transformers (HT / HT, HT / BT and BT / LV), UPS, VFD, breaking devices …
• Providing training and managing younger members of the team.
• Integration of emergency source by MV or LV generators,
• Study projects in different market segments (Buildings, Industries, urban development, infrastructure, Oil & Gaz) by analyzing consultant’s SLD’s and specifications.
• Implementing EcoStruXure technology, being the Schneider IOT enabled and opened platform, in existing and future projects. Assisting engineers in developing smart cities.
• Build and maintain very strong relationships with all key specifiers, alert them of new solution developments and products, and enhance their knowledge of Schneider products through applications, demonstrations, and trainings.
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Technical Manager
Debbas group · Full-time
Jan 1994 –
Dec 2011
17 yrs 11 mos
undefined, Lebanon
1- Electrical Design & Tendering
2- Quality Manager
• Overseeing preparation and review of specifications in accordance to principles of the project and Quality Requirements.
• Follow up on developing Quality Management System & the related procedures within the company.
• Responsible of QA/QC program including testing, inspection, documentation and reporting.
• Assuring the conformity of manufactured products to the relative international standard.
• Responsible of electrical design department: Full knowledge of the latest State of Art in Power, Smart Grid, Smart metering, Renewable energy, Energy Saving, BMS, KNX/EIB, UPS and Generators plants.
• Value Engineering of all major products & systems designs.
Education
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Polytech clermont-ferrand
Bachelor, Electrical Engineeing
1989 – 1992
Other experience
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Electrical Construction
• Bid Evaluation, Executing, Installation and delivery turnkey MV/LV projects.
• Management of contract documents and payments with customer, suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Review of technical specification for MV & LV Switchboard, Bus bars Power and Distribution Transformers, Motor Control Centres (MCC), MV & LV Motors, Power and Control cables
• Management of Shop-drawings, coordination with all stakeholders.
• Management project financial budgets, preparing payroll and ensure projects completion by required deadlines and within budget. Financial profit margins met on all projects.
• Ensuring availability of manpower, monitoring relates expenses.
• Overseeing installation by sub-contractors and our own team and the terminations
• Witnessing and overseeing factory tests of electrical subsystems (substations MV, LV and Cables) and validation by the Utilities. Taking appropriate actions where performance deviated from set tolerances.
• Reviewing deliverables before handover to the Customer’s test team.