Amjad Ali

Experience

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  NESPAK

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

  Electrical Engineer

  • Conducted site visits to verify existing conditions and made necessary corrections to ensure project alignment with specifications and standards.• Analyzed and approved subcontractor’s capabilities and their quality plans to ensure they meet project requirements and standards.• Overseeing inspection and maintenance programs to ensure they meet project standards and specifications.• Monitored electrical installation works to ensure compliance with project requirements, schedules, and budgets.• Collaborated with teams to check out installation problems and maintain quality control measures throughout the project lifecycle.• Coordinated with various teams to ensure the proper monitoring of electrical installation works, including ensuring compliance with all relevant codes, standards, and regulations.• Recommended testing, installation systems, and analyzing data to maintain a high level of quality control and ensure that all installations were performing optimally.• Conducted regular site visits and inspections to ensure that all installations were meeting project requirements and that any issues were promptly identified and addressed.• Provided technical support and guidance to subcontractors and other team members to ensure all installation works were carried out safely and to a high level of quality.• Managed and reviewed project documentation, including drawings, technical specifications, and schedules, to ensure that all project activities were completed on time, within budget, and to the required standards. Show less

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  Dammam Saudi Arabia

  Oct 2011 - Jun 2018

  Electrical Engineer at Core Engineering Consult

  • Designed and calculated ground fault settings, short circuit analysis, protective device coordination, and relay settings for power systems.• Conducted engineering studies using ETAP software, including load flow, power factor correction, voltage drop, short circuit, motor starting, arc-flash analysis, and mitigation techniques. Additionally, conducted portions of complex studies such as reliability, harmonics analysis, transient stability, and reliability-cantered maintenance.• Conducted detailed engineering studies related to electrical load, voltage, and power quality, such as voltage regulation and power factor correction.• Performed equipment sizing and calculation for various components such as switchgear, transformers, cables, filters, SVCs, capacitor banks, batteries, and UPS.• Created single-line and three-line diagrams, control drawings, and relaying and protection drawings for HV/LV switchgear. Also, created IFC packaging, layout drawings, schematic diagrams, and section views of equipment and hazardous area classification, cable tray, conduit, and cable routing, and made schedules.• Coordinated with electrical power system documentation, such as system configuration, equipment ratings, and setting site visits to verify installed equipment status and support the site team.• Maintained computer software and data used for power system and engineering studies. Wrote scope of work, bill of materials, bill of quantities, and their revisions for projects.• Prepared estimates and take-offs for engineering study project proposals for both on-shore and off-shore projects.• Developed design layouts and details of electrical equipment and systems. Created electrical engineering packages for bid and contractual documents.• Evaluated bids and selected vendors. Coordinated with clients on technical issues and prepared plans.• Represented the company as a technical lecturer and provided support to junior staff with technical issues. Show less

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  SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering ( SLFE )

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2024

  Senior Electrical Engineer

  • Perform power system studies using ETAP and PSSE software to assess system performance and identify potential issues or improvements, including load flow, short circuit, transient stability, voltage stability, and power quality studies.• Develop power system models in ETAP and PSSE, including generators, transformers, switchgear, and protection systems, and perform dynamic simulations to evaluate system performance and stability.• Analyse power system models and simulate various operating conditions to evaluate system performance and stability, providing recommendations for improvement.• Conduct contingency analysis, transient stability analysis, voltage stability analysis, and small signal stability analysis to assess system performance and provide recommendations for improvement.• Conduct insulation coordination studies to evaluate system insulation level and recommend improvements.• Conduct motor starting studies to evaluate the starting characteristics of motors and recommend protection settings.• Model renewable power plants in both steady-state and dynamic modes to evaluate system integration and stability.• Model SMA and GE solar inverters in PSS/E and PSCAD to simulate power generation and grid integration.• Model FACTS and BESS using PSS/E and PSCAD to evaluate their impact on system performance.• Develop User Defined Models (UDMs) in PSS/E using Python and Fortran scripting.• • Prepare technical reports and presentations to summarize findings and recommendations for clients.• Attend meetings with clients, vendors, and subcontractors to provide technical clarification on the scope of work, submittals, and engineering deliverables.• Coordinate with estimating and take-off preparation for engineering study project proposals.• Facilitate grounding studies to ensure GPR and step potential values are within acceptable ranges.• Ensure compliance with company and client safety, quality, and environmental standards and policies. Show less

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  Elia Grid International (EGI)

  Jan 2024 - Jan 2025

  Senior Consultant
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  WSP in the UK

  Jan 2025 - now

  Senior Consultant