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EDUCATION
* M. S. in Mechanical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. GPA 3.86/4. Thesis title "Three-Dimensional Free Vibration of Pretwisted Beams".
August 1997
* B. S. in Mechanical Engineering
KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
July 1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A B Vibration Consultant Ltd.
09/2004 - Present
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mechanical Engineer
Targeted Functions:
* Vibration Analysis and Troubleshooting
* Rotor Dynamic Analysis
* Predictive Maintenance
* Third Party Inspection
* Machines Performance
* Field Balancing
*Training
SNC-Lavalin
06/2002-03/2004
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rotating Equipment Engineer
* Design, prepare data sheets, specifications and material requisitions and perform technical bids evaluation for a gas plant.
* Developed PO for new equipments.
* Quick response to Customer needs and inquiries in a global environment.
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
02/1993-07/1999
* Supervised and trained technicians for predictive maintenance.
* Established a vibration unit in the new plant and set its objectives for predictive maintenance.
* Budgeted and planned for vibration unit's future needs.
* Evaluated new machines performance of new petrochemical plant before the company accepted them.
* Responsible for selecting vibration equipment and instruments (FFT analyzer, proximity probes, seismic pickups, and software) for predictive maintenance.
* Built machines database for the plant for predictive maintenance.
* Familiar with Bently Nevada, B&K, IRD, and CSI products.
* Troubleshot different vibration problems (misalignment, unbalance, resonance, cavitation, piping stress, bearing failure, soft foot, etc.), for different types of machines: compressors, electrical motors, gas turbines, steam turbine, gearboxes and pumps.
* Performed rotor dynamics study on a steam turbine.
* Checked performance of pumps and compressors.
TECHNICAL COURSES
* Pumps. By Saudi Aramco, Dec. 1998.
* Dynamics of Rotating Machinery: Basics and Measurements. By King Fahd University, Nov. 1998.
* Introduction to Saudi Aramco Process Plants, Facilities, and Equipment. By Saudi Aramco, Oct. 1998.
* Rotating Equipment. By Saudi Aramco, July 1998.
* Machinery Condition Monitoring. By EuroMatech, March 1998.
* Machinery Vibration Monitoring & Analysis. By EuroMatech, March 1998.
* Aramco Information Systems and Procedures. By Saudi Aramco, Dec. 1997.
* Corrosion Basics. By Chevron, May 1994.
* Introduction to Machinery Diagnostics. By Bentley Nevada, Nov. 1993.
* Vibration and Structural Analysis. By B&K, Nov. 1993.
* Rotor dynamics, Fluid Film Bearings and Seals. By Saudi Aramco, Aug. 1993.
COMPUTER SKILLS
* Software:
MS Word, Power Point, Excel, MATLAB, ANSYS, ARMD4, ADRE, and MasterTrend.
* Programming Languages:
FORTRAN and QBasic.
PUBLICATIONS
* Co-author with D. Onipede, "Three Dimensional Free Vibration of Pretwisted Beams", AIAA Journal, August 1998, pp. 1524-1528.
* Co-author with M. Graham, "Rotor Dynamic Study for a Steam Turbine", Aramco Technology Journal, Summer 1998, pp. 57-62.
* "Thermowell Failure Analysis", Vibrations, March 1995, P. 8.
CONFERENCES
* "Three-Dimensional Free Vibration of Pretwisted Beams", 4th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics. Aug. 6-8, 1997.San Francisco, California.
* "Rotor Dynamic Study for a Steam Turbine", Technical Exchange Conference, Saudi Aramco, Oct. 1998, Saudi Arabia
* "2X Resonance in Electrical Motor - Case Study", Canadian Machinery Vibration Association (CMVA), Nov. 2000, Calgary, AB, Canada.
* "Process Evaluation for Vibration Hardware and Software", Canadian Machinery Vibration Association (CMVA), Oct. 2002, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
AFFILIATION
* Member of the Vibration Institute, Willowbrook, IL. 60514, USA
* Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), USA.
* Member of Canadian Machinery Vibration Association (CMVA).
* Member of Professional Engineer, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA), Alberta, Canada.
CERTIFICATION
* Certified vibration engineer from the Vibration Institute, Willowbrook, IL. 60514, USA
References:
Available upon request
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