Akram Najmi

Experience

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  Hitachi Asia

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Summer Internship
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  Honeywell

  May 2017 - Apr 2022

  Lead Service Engineer, supporting Saudi Aramco Jazan Refinery Complex (JR&TP and JIGCC) for DCS (Experion) system, Cybersecurity, Operational Technology (OT) and Networking related activities as well as managing service contracts, service team and ensure safe operation and customer satisfaction. LSS Resident Engineer, assigned to support Saudi Aramco Jazan Refinery & Marine Terminal (JRTP) and Jazan IGCC Project - during Commissioning ,Startup and continue to lead the project during lifecycle services phase with provide on-site service support including Preventive Maintenance on Network & Cybersecurity, Honeywell DCS System (Experion) and Emergence Shutdown System (ESD) - Honeywell Safety Manager (SM).

  • Lead Service Engineer

    Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Service Engineer

    May 2017 - Mar 2021
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  JIGPC - Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company

  Apr 2022 - Feb 2024

  PAN Leader (OT Cybersecurity Leader)

  Handling Process Automation Network (PAN) Leader role with main responsibility on managing PAN team, providing emergency support to plant control system, set control systems work process for PCS engineers, Provide advance leveltroubleshooting and report part of internal investigation or root cause analysis (RCA), developing control system disasterrecovery procedure (DRP), provide designing, implementation and maintaining of industrial control systems, conduct RiskAssessment for industrial control system, perform compliance assessment to governance regulations and standards such asNCA & HCIS-SEC12 and Saudi Aramco, leading technical project team to execute complex control systems and cybersecurity upgrade project covering various install base of control systems such as Honeywell EPKS, Siemens T3000, Siemens PCS7, Bently Nevada VMS/CMS, Woodward CCS and SEL PSA/PMS etc and managing ICS system upgrade technical team to ensure the deliverables matching the company requirements from control system integrity, reliability, performance and safety perspective. Show less

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  SABIC

  Feb 2024 - now

  OT Cybersecurity

  - Perform engineering support to the plant networks and ICS/OT systems including but not limited to routers, switches, firewalls, servers, operating systems, control system devices & components (DCS, ESD/SIS & SCADA Systems).- Ensure a reliable and secure operation of the process automation control system and OT infrastructure.- Execute and/or coordinate the technical support task toward management, maintenance of OT/ICS components and ensure to meet the safe operation requirements.- Perform audit for UNITED Operation Management System (OMS) toward improving technical aspects of run and maintain OMS system.- Coordinate with vendor to resolve specific problems in controls systems and OT related components.- Evaluate and provide technical input for the different systems integration requirements.- Provide input for technical design and engineering implementation for projects related scope.Technical evaluator for control systems project, services and support SoW.- Carry out technical evaluation and verification of change proposals focusing on ICS, OT and system functionality and integrity.- Maintain the assets lifecycle and it is supporting level with control systems OEMs, Vendors and Suppliers.Provide input to SABIC/UNITED technical procedures, standards related to control system and OT- Support the department in preparation annual maintenance and support budget.- Evaluate the new solutions and technologies technically before procuring and onboarding to be part of control system infrastructure.- Provide training and knowledge sharing sessions on all the levels starting from leadership to the frontliners related to ICS & OT.- Technical troubleshooting and reporting of control system problems and communicate it with partners as lesson-learn.- Ensure the control system performance improvement over the time and establish frequent engagements with OEMs and suppliers to ensure the improvement in place to support control system install base. Show less