Mohamed Atalah, CEng, MIET, PhD, MBA, RMP, PMP

Experience

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  Tiba Company for Trading & Contracting

  Aug 2006 - Apr 2007

  Electrical Design Engineer

  • Follow up on electrical design activities for low and medium-voltage systems with respective vendors.• Cable sizing calculations (MV & LV) and cable route design.• Review vendor-related drawings and coordinate with vendors for client requirement compliance.• Carry out site installation activities.• Prepare as-built drawings as per the site-performed works.

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  Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, Cairo West Sector, Cairo, Egypt

  May 2008 - Jan 2019

  Senior Protection and Control Engineer

  • Approved and authorized protection engineer for 500, 220, 66/11kV substations projects.• Prepare & review the project’s tender specifications, and respond to pre and post-clarifications.• Review protection design, PMD, BLD, coordination, schemes, and relay setting calculations and vendor drawings for technical compliance. and give the required approvals.• Review substation A.C. and D.C. Schematic diagrams, Substation Automation System (SAS) architecture diagram, communications interfaces including HMIs, Servers, Gateways and IEDs, Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVR), and transformer paralleling system. • Carry out testing and commissioning activities for the protection systems.• Member of fault analysis, root cause failure analysis committee and technical audit committee for maintenance & protection audit.• Review diagrams and schematics relevant to commissioning documents, modifications, red marks, and As-Built documents.• Perform Factory Acceptance Tests (onshore and offshore) for station equipment *** Major Projects Handled: • Cairo West 1E 500/220 kV Substation Project. • Cairo West 500kV Substation Extension project with associated transformer 500MVA. • Giza North 500/220 kV Substation Project with associated tie transformers 750MVA. • Cairo West 220/66 kV Substation Extension Project. • Cairo North Power Plant Rehabilitation Project (Alstom). • Busbar Protection Systems Upgrading for Cairo West Grid Station (220/66kV) with SIEMENS. • Upgrading of Protection systems of Cairo West Substations (500, 220, and 66 kV) with Alstom. • Upgrading of Generator Protection Systems of Cairo West plant (units 5&6) (SIEMENS). • Cairo West Distributer 11kV Extension project (ABB). • Extension of third transformer 40 MVA, 66/11 kV transformer, and 11kV Extension feeders at Cairo West Substation. • TX 02 500MVA, 500/220kV Rehabilitation Project at Cairo West Substation. Show less

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  ISCOSA - Siemens- Saudi Arabia

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  Senior Protection and Control Engineer

  • Provide site technical support for company projects along with engineering works such as layout, SLD, PMD, protection settings and coordination, SAS interface, GIS engineering, etc.• Prepare and review projects’ engineering documents and ensure technical compliance.• Coordinate with clients to resolve site issues.• Prepare technical proposals and support the tendering team.• Design, develop, and deliver training programs as per project requirements (classroom and on-job training) for Siemens' clients such as Saudi Electricity Company (Eastern and Western provinces (Transmission)), Aramco, Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF), SABIC, ENGIE, Saudi Cement, and Al-Yamama Cement Company. Show less

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  Universal Consulting Engineering

  Oct 2020 - now

  Senior Protection and Control Engineer

  • Protection engineer for Oman Grid's EHV Substation projects and power distribution projects as well.• Lead a diverse team of engineers and supervise the protection design and commissioning activities.• Lead design, design review, and site supervision activities of EHV Substation projects.• Develop the project's conceptual designs, specifications, and Bill of Material quantities (BOQ).• Develop project layouts, single line diagrams (SLDs), protection and metering diagrams, block logic diagrams, interlocking logics, trip matrices application, protection schemes, A.C. & DC schematic diagrams, substation control system architecture diagrams, and communications interfaces including HMIs, Servers, Gateways and IEDs.• Manage evaluation of bidder’s proposals and respond to bidder’s clarifications.• Lead design of protection system, protection setting calculation and coordination, and CT/VT adequacy check.• Lead design of power system and protection studies using computer-based software.• Lead design review of contractor’s transmittals and vendor documents.•Perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for Protection and Control Panels (CRP).•Develop innovative solutions to unexpected engineering problems using new or existing technologies.• Hands-on experience working with protection and control equipment from major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)• Strong understanding of international standards, including IEC and ANSI.Major Projects Handled at Oman Grid:1. Construction of USP Sohar 400/220kV Grid Station.2. Construction of Al-Khaborah Interconnection Station 220/132/33kV.3. Construction of 132/33 kV Grid Station at Saih Al Khairat Along With Associated OHL.4. Construction of 3rd Transformer 220/132kV, 500 MVA with associated GIS bays at Airport Heights.5. Design and Supervision of 220kV GIS Replacement at Mahdha Grid Station.6. Design and Supervision of 132kV JBB Ali Wind Farm Grid Station Project. Show less