Summary


Academic and Professional Attainment
BSc - Second Class Honours degree 1979 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The Polytechnic of the South Bank, Borough Road, London.
MIET - Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology formerly the IEE.



Employment

September, 2008 -  Present
I and C ENGINEER

4 GE Frame 7EA gas turbines were dismantled from the USA, shipped to and installed in Kuwait. The challenging part was assessing which 60Hz equipment needed replacing or modification. This plant is the first of it s kind, ie a 60Hz machine operating in a 50Hz environment.

My responsibilities included : Generating BOP cable list and termination sheets. for the electrical contractor.
Ordering cable requirement and instrument new and replacement.
Verifying all aspect of the Gas Compressor system and Water Treatment Plant systems.
Assist with testing and commissioning.

September, 2007 -  August, 2008
TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Operational and Maintenance contract for 4 oil-fired Units 3, 4, 5 and 6. Provide technical advice and evaluation for efficient and reliable operation to sustain power generation. Lead a team of local Iraqi engineers to develop modules to provide the Ministry of Electricity personnel with On-the-job training. All DCS related issues to Unit 5 and 6 configuration changes are directly my responsibility. Preparation of Daily Report.

April, 2007 -  August, 2007
DCS ENGINEER

Transferred over to GRD/PCO Worley Parsons and Parsons Brinckerhoof Joint Venture to complete the commissioning of Unit 6. Also responsible for control room startup operations and training of local national operation personnel. All DCS related issues, configuration changes are directly my responsibility.

August, 2006 -  April, 2007
DCS ENGINEER

This is a continuation of my services with the Daura Power Plant. As part of the O and M team I am involved with the Unit 3, 4 and 5, provide technical advice and support. All DCS related issues, configuration changes are directly my responsibility.

MAY, 2006 -  JULY, 2006
DCS STARTUP ENGINEER

Ratnagiri I and II Power Plant, Ratnagiri, India know as Dabhol Power Plant. Foxboro DCS. Provide technical and commissioning support for the restart program for Block I and Block II. Involved a complete verification of the of configuration logic to the original specification, As-left condition against the revised hard copy. The plant is in shutdown mode since 2001 when Enron, Bechtel and GE pull off site.

MAY, 2005 -  April, 2006
DCS STARTUP ENGINEER

USAID Iraq Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program IIRP. Unit 5 and Unit 6 are over 15years old each comprising of a Siemens steam turbine and a Babcock multi-fuel oil-fired boiler. The Emersion Ovation DCS is a complete new system on a single control highway network with 10 workstations and a single historian. As the Lead DCS Engineer, I am responsible for all the loop checks queries/rectifications, logic configuration and graphics modifications, functional testing, provide operational support and on-the-job training to the local nationals. Above all I am responsible for the system integrity in view of the geographical and political situation in the country.

July, 2004 -  January, 2005

Foxboro IA Series DCS .2 blocks of single shalf 209FA CCGT. To provide technical assistance and support to GE power island supplied equipment. Commissioning of the one-button auto startup and shutdown sequencer.

August, 2003 -  December, 2003
DCS STARTUP ENGINEER

ABB Bailey INFI-90 DCS. To provide additional support during the final stages of the project and clean up punchlist items on the DCS.

June, 2003 -  July, 2003
DCS STARTUP ENGINEER

The Redbud Energy Project is identical to the Cottonwood Energy Project listed below. To provide additional support with the knowledge and experience acquired at Cottonwood.

June, 2002 -  MAY, 2003
DCS STARTUP ENGINEER

This is a 4 block of 1x1x1 units combined cycle power station. The DCS is a ABB Bailey INFI-90, 4 individual loop communication interconnected via 3 bridges. The Operator Interface Stations comprises of 4 RTDS real time data station servers with 4 historians servers running the all new OPERATE IT ver B1.2 .I was responsible for the overall commissioning for the DCS control system with interfaces to the GE Mark VI, Alstom P320 the Gas Compound, 500kV substation RTU and Allen Bradley PLC 5 and SLC500 systems to Final Completion.

January, 2002 -  April, 2002
DCS STARTUP ENGINEER

This is a 5 block of 2x2x1 units, 3 sites combined cycle power station. Originally was with ABB Automation USA as a field service representative to troubleshoot problems with the OIS Conductor VMS consoles freeze problems after upgrade of the operating system. Later transferred to Bechtel to rechecked the DCS Bailey INFI-90 loop communication to minimise errors, set up the Sequence of Events SOE and commissioned all foreign device interfaces FDI from the DCS to GE Mark V, Alstom Advant and Allen-Bradley plc systems.

MAY, 2000 -  January, 2002
DCS SUPERVISOR

850MW Combined cycle power station. Responsible for the overall functionality of the DCS Bailey INFI-90 control system and foreign device interfaces from installation, setting of the hardware, testing and commissioning of instruments, software configuration, OIS graphics and database, system description function testing and training of client s C and I personnel.

July, 1999 -  April, 2000
DCS TECHNICAL ADVISOR

500MW Combined cycle power station. Seconded to GE International Inc in the capacity of DCS Technical Advisor responsible for the overall functionality of the DCS Bailey INFI-90 control system.

August, 1997 -  July, 1999
INSTRUMENT and DCS ENGINEER

790MW Combined cycle power station. Special responsibilities for coordinating engineering design at Head Office for the Balance of Plant DCS Bailey INFI-90 with GE and Bailey Controls of the USA Transferred to site May 1998 with responsibilities for the installation, testing and commissioning for all instrumentation and DCS control systems.

February, 1996 -  July, 1997
SENIOR C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

1360MW Combined cycle power station. As a member of the Siemens Site Management C and I Team I was the responsible engineer for the testing and commissioning of the water/steam cycle functional areas and it s associate Siemens TelePerm XP 680 distributed control system.

MAY, 1995 -  December, 1995
DCS COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

1000MW Combined cycle power station. Part of the DCS commissioning team responsible for clearing outstanding work and additional software requirements for the station's overall control system - Bailey INFI-90 distributed control system DCS.

MAY, 1994 -  April, 1995
DCS COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

350MW Combined cycle power station. Responsible for clearing all outstanding work and to ensure correct interpretation and implementation of defects and additional software requirements for the station's overall Bailey INFI-90 distributed control system DCS by Bailey ICS personnel. Since September 1994 sole representative for HSPE carrying out all software configurations, graphics and database changes ; and other control and instrumentation systems.

November, 1992 -  April, 1994
C and I ENGINEER

M.O.D project. To assist RR and A in the operational, maintenance, controls and calibration of instrumentation loops ; and additional design requirements, installation, testing and commissioning to the Chemical Recovery Plant mentioned below.

July, 1991 -  November, 1992
C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

M.O.D. project. Overall responsible for testing, commissioning and functional testing of all aspect of electrical and mechanical equipment. Also to provide assistance in the electrical installation of the plant.

January, 1991 -  June, 1991
C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

Testing and commissioning of the liquid nitrogen plant to inject vaporised nitrogen into the reactor in an emergency shutdown. The plant has 3 vaporisers, 4 liquid nitrogen tanks connected to 3 nitrogen pumps. The control system consists of 6 GEM80 programmable logic controllers plc together with a mimic layout instrumentation and alarm system. The plant can either be fully manual or controlled.

July, 1990 -  December, 1990
C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

Testing and commissioning of a hot strip steel beam mill comprising of d.c drives controlled with GEM Drive Micros controllers through closed loops systems using position measuring devices and MULTI GEM programmable logic controllers.

January, 1990 -  June, 1990
C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

In charge of testing, setting to work and commissioning the Plug Unit Handling Machines PUHM controlled by 2 GEM80 programmable logic controllers ; and to provide a 24 hour maintenance coverage during reactor operations. The PUHM is used for upper half plug unit standpipes exchanges to prevent damage to the heat shields.

April, 1986 -  July, 1989

January, 1989 -  July, 1989
C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

June, 1988 -  December, 1988
RESIDENT ENGINEER

Responsible for the day to day technical management and supervision of sub contractors to rectify over 500 items of defects on 10 10 sections of Taking Over Certificates, to obtain client's signatures for defects agreed as cleared and to complete additional requirements and modifications as requested by the clients.

August, 1987 -  May, 1988
C and I COMMISSIONING ENGINEER

Responsible for on site testing, setting to work and commissioning on the previously above mentioned project.

June, 1987 -  July, 1987
C and I ENGINEER

Responsible for on site testing, setting to work and commissioning of trace heating system for Reactor Instrumentation Pipework to current CEGB requirements and safety standards.

April, 1986 -  May, 1987
MAIN GRADE ENGINEER

Responsible for designing control and instrumentation systems for Hartlepool or Heysham I Nuclear Power Stations fuel routes to current CEGB requirements and safety standards.

September, 1979 -  April, 1986
MEASUREMENT and CONTROL SYSTEMS MANAGER

Responsible for specifications, designing, supervising installation, testing and commissioning of a purpose built Product Test Centre for testing all MK Electric products to the latest British and International Standards. The Test Centre combined the latest in computer control and measurement systems, ventilation and air conditioning systems incorporating energy saving management system. 1 of my responsibilities was to liaise with the computer consultant to achieve the required dedicated software program.

Miscellaneous

FOONG, Nelson Telephone : 0116 275 1355
DCS, Controls and Instrumentation Mobile : 07710 - 101688
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FOONG, Nelson Telephone : 0116 - 275 1355
DCS, Controls and Instrumentation Mobile : 07710 - 101688
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