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Charbel Wadih Alam
Engineer-Leader-Manager-Consultant
Power, Diesel & Hydraulics.
Industrial & Mobile machinery.
Beirut Lebanon
Born: 1977. Marital Status: Married.
Mobile: 009613246702.
Home Aabdine: 009616990118.
Email: charbel1.alam@gmail.com
Overview:
Looking for a reputable company, where we can create the difference aiming at higher levels
of efficiency, productivity and mutual success.
Areas of Expertise:
1- Industrial/ Mobile Hydraulics (Excavators, wheel loaders, concrete
pumps, etc.)
Expert in:
- Axial Piston pumps and motors (fixed and variable displacement) and their controls
(direct, hydraulic or electrical) as well as other kind of hydraulic pumps: supervising
disassembly, repair and assembly, analyzing causes of failures according to
manufacturer's recommendations.
- Hydraulic valves and load independent proportional valves, direct control and HD/EL,
manual, control pilot operated: troubleshooting, selecting alternatives according to
manufacturers' standards.
- Hydraulic circuits: open, closed. Understanding the complete hydraulic system,
identifying all components specs and functions based on manufacturers' hydraulic
drawings and documents.
- Hydraulic controls open and closed loop, Pressure compensator, load sensing, Torque
limiter and PDC, NFPE, EDC, MDC, control ladder diagrams and electrical.
Troubleshooting and analyzing causes of failures, finding solutions.
- Hydrostatic transmissions, steering.
- Hydraulic preventive maintenance, contamination control, filtration, oil cleanliness
control, flushing systems.
- Central Lubrication greasing.
Main Brands are: Bosch Rexroth, Sauer Danfoss, Cifa, Putzmeister, Parker, Caterpillar,
etc.
2- Heavy Duty trucks (Mainly Mercedes Benz trucks)
Expert in:
- On Board Diagnosis OBD especially XENTRY ( Mercedes Benz software, different
electronic control units ECUs diagnosis, fault finding and repair.
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- Preventive maintenance based on Kilometers and hour meters. Proactive maintenance
including different parts oil analysis. Contamination control and thermal imaging.
- Diesel engines: major and top overhauls, analyzing causes of failures, supervising
disassembly, repair and assembly, all components specs, functions and regulations;
top and major overhaul. All done according to manufacturer's recommendations
- Injection systems: In- line, VP44, UIS, UPS and common rail.
- Mobile air braking system for motor vehicles, trailers, ABS, EBS, Air suspension systems
and ECAS, clutch servo, etc.
- Mercedes Benz and ZF transmissions: complete overhaul.
- Steering system.
- Electrical control and CANBUS.
3- Power Stations:
- Power saving projects (heat recovery systems mainly).
- Steam HRT Boilers installation project management.
- Project management of Diesel power stations erection and commissioning (generator
sets up to 20000 KVA each) (Wartsila, MAN, CAT and MACK).
- Sizing, calculating, specifying the different equipments and miscellaneous related to
power station divisions including preparation of related drawings
1. Generator sets selection.
2. Fuel system: fuel, sludge and Diesel tanks, pumping and piping circuits,
selecting fuel separators and conditioning modules.
3. Water Cooling System: piping, radiators or cooling powers, water pumps, etc.
4. Lube Oil System: Sizing lube oil tanks, pumping and piping circuit, selecting
lube oil separators.
5. High pressure air system: sizing of tanks and piping, compressors, PRVS etc,
6. Heat Recovery system: steam/hot water exhaust boilers, remote radiators.
7. HV and MV transformers, circuit breakers, synchronizers and metering
distribution panels, DC control, cabling etc.
- O&M of power station including:
1. Preventive and proactive maintenance of different equipments, usage of
thermal imaging and oil sampling and contamination control techniques.
2. Supervision of repairs, major overhauls and top overhauls, analyzing causes of
failures, supervising disassembly, and assembly, identifying components specs,
functions and regulations; top and major overhaul. All done according to
manufacturer's recommendations
3. Managing time tables and schedules for operators and technicians, assigning
tasks, supervising the work and making necessary follow-up.
4. Applying procedures according to ISO 9001 standards.
4- Concrete Batch Plants projects: Building, Operating and maintaining.
5- Safety:
- Training and directing others on health, safety and environmental matters.
- Maintaining up-to-date systems records ensuring safety and reliability.
- Inspections of equipment and systems for defects, reporting root causes and solving
problems procedures.
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- Performing and recording results of safety tests on critical equipment and systems.
- Special checks/investigations of safety standards and/or systems failures.
- Testing and certifying safety of systems/ installation modifications and recommending
improvements.
6- Staff Training / Development:
- Analyzing training needs: identified staff training gaps (the difference between what
sub-ordinates can do and what they need to be capable of to perform their jobs
successfully). Advising on methods of training, e.g. in-house courses, on-the-job
instruction, coaching, external courses.
- Clarifying learning objectives.
- Designing training programs: Negotiation with other staff for training delivery.
- Evaluating effectiveness of training to make sure that it has achieved what was
required. Using questionnaires, interviews and discussions with superiors and peers to
achieve this.
Professional Development:
- Mechanical Engineering Degree – Lebanese University Engineering School 2002.
- Master in Business Administration - Notre dame University 2015.
- Power Station manager – Indevco – Unipak Tissue Mill Division: 2003 – 2008.
- Project Manager: Indevco 2008 – 2010.
- Maintenance workshop Manager: Betomix – Ready Mix Concrete: 2010 – 2013.
Other Certificates:
Putzmeister customer and engineer training, Presentation Skills, Mercedes global
training truck powertrain (2015), Lube Oil selection techniques, quality control,
Business writing, Bearings mounting, dismounting and failure analysis, Team building
and conflict resolving skills, Problem solving and decision making, Steam control
training , Leadership skills training, Vibration analysis training and condition
monitoring system with SKF, Time management training, ThermalImaging and Laser
Alignment Training with SKF.
Personal Qualities:
- High commitment, integrity and trustworthy.
- Very good leadership and self motivation skills.
- Optimistic attitude and ability to remain calm.
- Dependability and high conflict resolution abilities.
- Very good team player and goal driven, Believing in flat management.
- High ability to work under severe conditions and with people from different
nationalities.
- Effective self learning; Seeking for innovations and refreshment of different self
backgrounds.
