Muhammad Ashar Alam

Experience

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  National Refinery Limited

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2019

  Completed Projects as Process Engineer:FEED of Topping Unit 30,000 BPSD Project (PKR 50 Mn)Rehabilitation and Optimization of Cooling Towers through Chlorine Dioxide Generation System and Side Stream Filtration System (PKR 60 Mn)Officiate as Manager of Refinery Production Unit in absence of ManagerProduction Planning ExpertTechnical Support to Operation Unit✓ Perform duties of a Senior Engineer in the lube refinery comprises of a vacuum distillation unit, propane de-asphalting unit, furfural extraction unit, MEK de-waxing unit, hydro-finishing unit, and nitrogen plant.✓ Perform production planning and blending of lube base oils, asphalt products, wax products, and rubber processing oils.✓ Manage inventory of chemicals and consumables, raw materials, intermediate products, final products, and by-product tanks.✓ Prepare and manage capital and revenue budgeting, process modifications, and technical evaluations.✓ Perform optimization of plant operations and productions, KPIs monitoring, planning and implementation, monitoring of operating parameters on a daily basis,and generating failure reports. Show less Completed Projects as Process Engineer:Installation of Air Pre-heater on existing Crude Oil Furnace - NRL (PKR 500 Mn)Technical Support to Operation Unit✓ Perform duties of a Senior Engineer in the utilities department comprises of boilers, reverse osmosis plants, effluent treatment plants, de-mineralization plants, electro-de-ionization plants, cooling towers, compressors, fire water networks, fuel oil/gas and water networks.✓ Manage inventory of chemicals and consumables, raw water, fire water, de-mineralized water, cooling water, RO permeate, fuel gas, and fuel oil.✓ Prepare and manage capital and revenue budgeting, process modifications, and technical evaluations.✓ Perform optimization of plant operations and productions, KPIs monitoring, planning and implementation, monitoring of operating parameters on a daily basis,and generating failure reports. Show less Completed Projects as Process Engineer / Team Member: 265,000 GPD Well Water RO Plants (02 Nos.) - NRL (PKR 350 Mn) 400,000 GPD Oil based Effluent Treatment Plant – NRL (PKR 120 Mn) Drilling of Six Water Wells (1000 ft each) - NRL (PKR 110 Mn) 800,000 GPD Brackish Water RO Plant with EDI – NRL (PKR 100 Mn) Furnace Fuel Oil Blending Project – NRL (PKR 30 Mn) Rehabilitation of Existing High-Pressure Boilers – NRL (PKR 4.3 Mn)✓ Feasibility study & review.✓ Formation of tender documents.✓ Correspondence with vendors and contractors.✓ Technical evaluation & commercial evaluation.✓ Formation of the contract agreement.✓ Design review, P&ID, PFD, and all types of drawings review.✓ Site preparation and supervising civil works, erection of plant, inspection of the plant, and installation of the plant.✓ Pre-commissioning and commissioning activities (loop testing, MegaR testing, electrical connections review, valves testing and connections both pneumatic and electrical, Instruments calibration, VFD programming, PLC programming (basic), inspection, test run).✓ Chemicals and other consumables arrangement.✓ Closing of the project (spares management, budget, SOP, log sheets & checklist formation, and implementation).✓ Supervising operation and training staff for a defined period and monitoring of plant on a weekly basis. Show less

  • Operations Engineer (Lube Refinery)

    Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Operations Engineer (Utilities)

    Apr 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Process Engineer (Projects)

    Apr 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Trainee Senior Management (Utilities)

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2014
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  Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2023

  Looked after project 2.2 MGD Desalination Plant - Govt. of Sindh (Khi, Pak) (PKR 5.0 Bn)✓ Project conceptualization & planning.✓ Feasibility study & preparation of work scope.✓ Engineering design reviews.✓ Coordinating among consultants/vendors/contractors.✓ Carrying out FAT/SAT of the plant.✓ Manage all process works throughout the installation & commissioning phases.✓ Document control management.✓ Monitoring of test runs.✓ Operation and maintenance of plant after test run for a defined period.✓ Project closeout/handover. Show less Dealt all the Process related activities of Water Division Projects on field, with client, consultants and sub-contractors.Installed and commissioned the biggest Sea Water Desalination Plant in Pakistan. 10,000 cubic meter per day. Budget PKR 2.0 Billion.✓ Project conceptualization & planning.✓ Feasibility study & preparation of work scope.✓ Design reviews.✓ Coordinating among consultants/vendors/contractors.✓ Carrying out FAT/SAT of the plant.✓ Manage all process works throughout the installation & commissioning phases.✓ Document control management.✓ Monitoring of test runs.✓ Operation and maintenance of plant after test run for a defined period.✓ Project closeout/handover. Show less

  • Senior Deputy Manager

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Deputy Project Manager

    Apr 2019 - Jun 2021
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  Rawafid Industrial

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior Process Engineer

  Look after all the process engineering activities of my organization's EPCC projects.On-going Projects:600,000 cubic meter per day Al-Shoaiba Phase-V Desalination Plant, Jeddah - KSA (USD 700 Mn)Upgradation of Aviation Fuel Farm System - King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh - KSA (USD 450 Mn)✓ Project conceptualization & planning.✓ Engineering Design of the following works:o Process calculation, design, and descriptiono Block flow diagramo Process line diagramo Process flow diagramo Piping & instrumentation diagramo Material balanceo HAZOP analysiso Cause & Effect analysiso Plant control philosophy & HMI designo Hydraulics calculation & designo Pumps process design & calculationo Surge analysis and calculationo Chemical treatment analysis and calculation✓ Coordinating among clients/consultants/vendors.✓ Manage all process engineering works throughout the design and as-built phase.✓ Document control management.✓ As-built documents preparation.✓ Project closeout/handover. Show less

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  Skado Gocsa & Partner's for Engineering Consultancy Co. Ltd.

  May 2024 - now

  Senior Process Engineer

  Look after all the process engineering activities of organization's Engineering projects.On-going Projects:Water Transmission, Bulk Storage, Pumping and Distribution Network, Rabigh Governorate - KSA (USD 1,000 Mn)Sewer Collection Network, Lifting Station and Force Mainline, Rabigh Governorate - KSA (USD 400 Mn)✓ Project conceptualization & planning.✓ Engineering Design of the following works:o Process calculation, design, and descriptiono Block flow diagramo Process line diagramo Process flow diagramo Piping & instrumentation diagramo Material balanceo HAZOP analysiso Cause & Effect analysiso Plant control philosophy & HMI designo Hydraulics calculation & designo Pumps process design & calculationo Surge analysis and calculationo Chemical treatment analysis and calculation✓ Coordinating among clients/consultants/vendors.✓ Manage all process engineering works throughout the design and as-built phase.✓ Document control management.✓ As-built documents preparation.✓ Project closeout/handover. Show less