Zulfiqar Ali

Experience

• 

  Pakistan Aeronautical Complex

  Dec 1992 - Apr 1996

  Mechanical Technician

  - Rendered responsibilities as Mechanical Technician

• 

  PAF-Aero Gas Turbine Overhauling

  May 1996 - Mar 2005

  - Rendered responsibilities as Workshop Supervisor - Rendered responsibilities as Mechanical Technician

  • Workshop Supervisor

    Mar 2001 - Mar 2005

  • Mechanical Technician

    May 1996 - Mar 2001
• 

  PAF-Aero Gas Turbine Maintenance Workshop

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2008

  Workshop Supervisor

  -Directed gas turbine engine maintenance activities such as periodic inspections, schedule, unscheduled maintenance, components removal, installation, assembling, disassembling & parts replacement, high speed vibration testing, NDT & bore scope inspections. Conducted testing of gas turbine, escalated route causes & recommended corrective actions-Oversaw & implemented SOPs, technical order, job guidelines and checklists while achieving safety goals. Technically assisted periodic maintenance section, managed material and maintained automated logistic management system-Skillfully carried out field level maintenance & operation of aero gas turbine engines as well as conducted job training and weak area workshop sessions as per job authorization requirements to participate in process improvements Show less

• 

  Bilfinger Deutsche Babcock Middle East

  Jul 2011 - Feb 2014

  Senior Technician

  -Effectively executed Siemens Westinghouse 400 megawatts power plant boiler T&I & shut down inspection. Managed overhauling of high pressure screw pumps, large impeller type single stage, multi stage, vertical & horizontal pumps-Proficiently performed repairing and maintenance of machinery which includes condenser, steam air heater, electro hydraulic control system, lube oil system & desalination plant. Adroitly managed overhauling of small & large motors-Actively handled maintenance process of rotating equipment & band screen, executed installation & removal process of different small & large pumps and motors. Resourcefully performed coupling & shaft alignment of pumps & motorsMajor Project:-Expertly managed steam turbine overhauling project of 650 Mega Watts, MHI units and 400 MW Westinghouse units at Qurayyah and Ghazlan power plants, Saudi electricity company KSA while ensuring best fit practices Show less

• 

  NOMAC: First National Operation & Maintenance Co. Ltd

  Mar 2014 - Apr 2017

  Mechanical Supervisor

  -Proficiently performed repairing and maintenance of Siemens gas turbine SGT-5000F & steam turbines, power plant fuel gas & oil system, air filtration system, electro-hydraulic control system, lube oil system, cooling system, heat recovery steam generator, steam cycle, water & chemical feed system and drain system of gas turbine power plant -Expertly handled maintenance, installation and commissioning of power plant equipments as well as maintained and overhauled rotating equipments. Executed minor & combustor inspection & HGPI of Siemens Gas turbine SGT-5000F-Competently prepared maintenance checklists, work instructions, general tools list, special tool list, general and mechanical consumable for maintenance planning and articulated report to senior management by using fit practicesMajor Project:-Expediently handled 4000 MW QIPP including 12 Siemens gas turbine (SGT-5000F) & six Siemens steam turbine Show less

• 

  Weir Oil and Gas

  Jul 2017 - now

  Field Service Engineer , Western Region KSA

  -Spearheading team of professionals while managing all field service department functions as well as directing disassembly, inspection, assembly, troubleshooting and testing process of rotating equipments for smooth working.-Expertly evaluating filed activity requirements for costing on quotations & proposals, examining components quality, scheduling workflow & overtime, managing budgets and costs while ensuring timely completion of allocated projects-Efficiently approving material purchases as well as handling scrap, rework and returns costs as per specifications and requirements. Adroitly developing tooling and sketches of product and executing attendance process as per schedule-Skillfully conducting training needs analysis of employees, carrying out the recruitment process and delivering excellent support to customers at the site while ensuring safety guidelines in compliance with the company’s policies and procedures.Major Projects: Completed a project of Major Overhauling, startup & commissioning of 20 Nova Pignon High pressure, multistage pumps in SWCC Shuqaiq. Completed a project of centrifugal pumps mechanical seals up gradation in SAMREF Yanbu. Completed a project of 15 Centrifugal multistage high-pressure pumps overhauling in SWCC Yanbu. Supervised a team of rotating equipment overhauling, maintenance, startup & commissioning activities in SEC Rabigh. Executed a project of Ten “Weir” New Vertical pumps Assembling, and installation on site in Jazan Aramco Refinery. Completed a project of De-salter plant rotating equipment startup & commissioning and several Pumps/compressors overhauling/ maintenance in onshore & offshore in KJO. Worked as Regional field service supervisor in the Western region of Saudi Arabia for rotating equipment field services in SWCC, SEC, SASREF, SAMREF, Jazan Refinery, ARAMCO Hawiyah Gas Plant & MARAFIQ plants. Completed a project of Aramco Compressors & turbine rotors inspection through Mitsubishi (MCOSA). Show less

• 

  Al Khafji Joint Operations

  Aug 2023 - now

  Rotating Equipment Engineer