1. Ammar El-Sherif
UBC Master of Management Candidate | New Grad Chemical Process Engineer
ammar.elsherif@gmail.com | LinkedIn | (604) 828-7537
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Key Competencies
• Proven exceptional leadership capabilities as President of the Master of Management Executive Society
• Passion and dedication to the oil & gas industry established through relevant experience
• Integration of technical chemical engineering principles with master’s level business acumen and management potential
• Highly motivated critical thinker, with demonstrated communication skills, adding value to team-based projects
Academic Qualifications
Master of Management Candidate (MM) May 2015
Sauder School of Business – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Chemical Engineering (Process Option) May 2014
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Minor, Commerce
GPA: 3.5
Technical Work Experience
Baker Hughes Inc. – Petrolite Division April – June 2013
Engineering Technical Internship
Expanded on vital fundamental experience in the upstream chemicals division of BHI, ranging from the oil & gas services
industry, to EPCM contracting arrangements. Also, gained a deep-seeded awareness of the various unique oil & gas
product lines as part of the Formal Written Evaluation component of the internship.
• Granted Successful Completion of Internship Award
• Commended for my engaging participation in the Two-day New Hire Orientation (Human Resources + Health, Safety,
Environment and Security) along-side my fellow engineers and technicians
• Comprehensive field experience including: data logging, corrosion coupon installation, flow assurance chemical injection
and pneumatic/solar pump preventive maintenance
• Performance praised by senior co-workers as presented in the BHI Formal Evaluations (available upon request)
• Actively conducted experimental lab testing for corrosion / scale / bio-growth mitigation in pipelines
• Involved in safety audit during visit to chemical blending and warehousing facility and field safety induction training
• Coordinated with 3rd-party blending facility for procurement of a more cost-saving contract
• Successful completion of educational technical, safety, ethics and security online courses using Baker Hughes’ Direct
Achieve System
Professional Affiliations
• Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE)
• Members Advantage Program for Students (MAPS-APEGBC)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Technical Skills
• Unit Operations • Aspen HYSYS • MATLAB
• Engineering Management • Process Design & Simulation • Simulink
• Technical Report Writing • PFD & PID Development • MS Office

2. Technical Design Projects
UBC Graduate Cornerstone Design Project September 2013 – April 2014
Bitumen Upgrading to High-Octane Heavy Naphtha
Proposed, designed and simulated an upgrader facility for the processing of oil sands bitumen to high-octane heavy
naphtha, working inter-professionally alongside a team of five. The four major process operations include Diluent Recovery,
LC-Fining, Hydro-Treating and Catalytic Reforming. Sales naphtha target markets are fuel purchasers and refineries.
• PFD and PID development of all the process sections using MS Visio
• Process simulation using Aspen HYSYS for determination of optimum operating conditions
• Pioneered the use of LC-Fining as opposed to Coking as a means of hydrocarbon cracking to examine viability
• Employed a Continuous Catalytic Cracking unit for catalyst regeneration on-site to cut back on costs and shut-downs
• Applied knowledge of unit operations: distillation towers, PFRs/CSTRs, furnaces, pumps, heat exchangers and separators
• Equipment specification including pipe-sizing and materials of construction
• HAZOP Assessment study for minimization of accidents and risks
• Economic evaluation of financial feasibility of project design including units, utilities and location
UBC Graduate Problem Based Lab Laboratory Project January – April 2014
Pipeline Flow Assurance, Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor Injection
Working as a group of five, we proposed injection of KHIs at a range of concentration to increase induction time past point of
nucleation preventing hydrate formation. This will mitigate plugging of pipeline flow and guarantee flow assurance.
• Gained insight through research and experimentation about important aspects of flow assurance in the oil & gas industry
• Designed experimental set-up to conform with field conditions including agitation effects, temperature and pressure
maintaining the similarity of driving force as presented in the feasibility study
• Analyzed data collected using LabVIEW for accuracy, reproducibility and precision of results
UBC Conflict Resolutions Engineering Management Case Study September 2013
• Directed a two-hour “Management Conflict Resolutions in the Work-Place” seminar along with three group members,
leading the first in-class discussion of 60 students
• Praised by professor for pioneering the technique of in-class dialogue and performing exceptionally well under pressure
• Led our group by delegating the appropriate tasks in accordance to every member’s capabilities
• Developed my group work skills by employing brainstorming sessions with team-mates to enhance presentation ideas
• Applied managerial theory to the case issue and instructed-by-example to students
• Facilitated the flow of discussion points of the case and raised issues not addressed
• Conducted a survey of the possible resolutions and analyzed the results statistically
• Presented case study results in a technical report comprising well-researched management theories
UBC Extensive Laboratory Component September 2011 – April 2014
Effectively worked on a multitude of technical laboratory projects with diverse groups throughout my degree’s laboratory
component. Applied analytical chemical engineering principles, utilizing a hands-on experimentation approach. A few of the
labs include, but not limited to:
• Continuous electro-synthesis of H2O2 analyzing the process’s operation, control methodology and optimization techniques
• Synthesis of biofuel from corn oil and evaluation of heat value against retail biofuel
• Identification of the most efficient fuel cell operational parameters using factorial design analysis
University Society Involvement and Interests
President September 2014 – May 2015
Master of Management Executive Society
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
• Graduate student society liaison, streamlining communication from students to the Graduate Program’s Office
• Supervise and delegate duties to Vice-Presidents of Internal, International Affairs, Careers, Events and Finance
• Accountable for the execution of the council’s decisions; responsible for the performance of the executive team
• Enriched leadership skills and ability to handle conflict-resolution
Interests: Soccer team, biking, snowboarding, hiking, cooking, music