Saed Halawa CV

1. Curriculum Vitae Saed Halawa
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PERSONAL INFORMATION Saed Halawa
Abu Dhabi Media Centre, Mohammad Bin Khalifa Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mobile : 00971 508 703 677
Email address : Saad_halaweh@hotmail.com
Skype : Saad.halaweh1
Sex : Male D.O.B. : 14 / 05 / 1992
Nationality : Jordanian Marital Status : Single
PERSONAL STATEMENT Seeking a position as a Mechanical Engineer in a reputed organization that can fully tap
my technical, organizational and intellectual potential with an upgrading and nourishing environmen
EDUCATION
August 14, 2010 - July 25, 2014
September 01, 2007 – May 28, 2010
September 04, 1998 – May 23, 2006
EXPERIENCE
March 01, 2015 – Present
An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, BSc, with a GPA of 3.49 (on a scale out of 4.00).
Al Kindi Secondary School, Nablus, Palestine
Involving General Secondary Examination GSE with a GPA of 92.6
Saed Sayel Elementary School, Nablus, Palestine
Primary education.
National Fire Fighting Company NAFFCO Electromechanical LLC
Testing and Commissioning Engineer – Fire Fighting Engineer
Work description:
- Manpower operation and distribution.
- Integrity testing for FM200 systems.
- Fire fighting systems' handing over to ADCE.
- Fire fighting systems' supervision and troubleshooting.
- Providing technical support to subcontractors, third parties and clients.
- Preliminary and final handing over for fire fighting and fire suppression systems.
- Providing Pump cabling details, electrical schematics, wiring diagram demonstration.
- Providing fire fighting and NFPA-related presentations and training to concerned parties
- Testing, start-up and commissioning of fire fighting systems including fire pump sets
(Jockey, Electrical and Diesel Pumps), pre-engineered fire suppression systems,
FM200 system, CO2 systems, foam systems, Pro-inert systems, clean agent as well
as pre-action systems.
- Carrying out fire fighting systems' installation, maintenance and pre-commissioning
installation check-ups.
- Conducting fire fighting inspections with Civil Defence, Consultants, Clients and Third
Parties.

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PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s) Arabic
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
B2 : Independent User – Upper intermediate
French Beginner
A1 : Basic User - Beginner
Communication skills ∙ Good leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Enthusiastic, diligent and responsible.
• Eager to help, listen and learn.
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Job-related skills • Having the ability to learn and master new concepts and skills quickly and effectively.
• Being able to quickly adapt to new employment guidelines and procedures.
• Being on the top notch of practical problem-solving and creative thinking.
• Flexible handling a variety of tasks and shift priorities simultaneously.
• Knowledge of both Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
• Having an immensely ambition in learning everything new.
• Can work independently and in a team environment.
Computer skills ∙ Well experienced in MS Office tools ( Word, Excel and PowerPoint ).
∙ Well-versed in CAD Software (AutoCAD, Solidworks and CATIA ).
∙ Well-rounded in MATLAB Programming and Simulinks.
∙ Good at C++ Programming.
Other skills ∙ Numeric and symbolic modelling of Electrical Machines Drive and Control with an
experience of simulating DC., Permanent Magnet and Three Phase Induction Motors
using MATLAB Simulinks.
∙ Hard-working and self-starting.
∙ Forging and Carpentry work.
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Driving licence ∙ Valid
Jul. 12, 2014 – Aug. 30, 2014
Jan. 19, 2014 – Apr. 29, 2014
Nov. 21, 2012 – Jan. 03, 2013
Oct. 06, 2012 – Nov. 05, 2012
International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience -
IAESTE (IAESTE Brussels, Belgium).
An Intern at the Flemish University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel – VUB, Brussels, Belgium,
research staff member, worked with an international group of 15 researchers in the field
of Acoustics and Vibration so as to construct a MATLAB Program for vibration and sound
measurements on Wind turbines' rotors as well as importing wind farm unstructured
data obtained from weather forecast analysis into well-structured MATLAB configurations.
Electric Machines Drive and Control Using MATLAB Programming and Simulinks,
Voluntary course, Electrical Engineering Department, An-Najah National University
Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application – CATIA,
Training program, 30 training hours, Certificate of Excellence.
RHVAC 42-hour Training program,
Systems installations, technical maintenance, pipe-welding and Refrigeration applications.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Graduation Project
August 20, 2013 – May 14, 2014
Workshop training
November 17, 2012
English Course
September 12, 2012 – November
05, 2013
April 11, 2013,April 21, 2014
and at graduation
Memberships
May, 2013 to July, 2014
September, 2014 to present
Automated production line for tin-works production factory, Nablus, Palestine,
worked with a group of 4 students and helped the factory in constructing a production
line – Multistage Fully-automated Belt Conveyor System – to facilitate the manufacturing
processes.
Workshop for reading Multidisciplinary Engineering Drawings,
involving Mechanical and Electrical building drawings.
English Conversation and Public Speaking Course,
Youth Exchange Students International Program YES - Zajel, Nablus, Palestine.
Honours and awards
Honoured as one of the top-class students of Mechanical Engineering Department at An-
Najah National University (2nd ranking on the Department of Mechanical Engineering).
Students' Representative at Department of Mechanical Engineering
An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Volunteer at Project Hope
English teaching assistant and translator.
• Dr. Ir. Jan Helsen, PhD. in Mechanical Engineering, Operation, Maintenance and
Design Validation Techniques, K.U. Leuven University, PhD. Researcher at Vrije
Universiteit Brussel – VUB, Brussels, Belgium, Multibody Dynamics Research
Group MDRG, Internship supervisor.
Email address : jahelsen@vub.ac.be
• Dr. Eng. Kamel Subhi Saleh, PhD. and MSc in Electrical Engineering, Nottingham
University, United Kingdom, Sept. 2006 – Feb. 2010, Lecturer at Electrical
Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Email address : kamel.saleh@najah.edu
• Dr. Eng. Iyad Assaf, PhD. in Mechanical Engineering Design and Impact,
University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Professor assistant and Head of
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, An-Najah National
University, Nablus, Palestine.
Email address : I.Assaf@najah.edu
• Dr. Eng. Nidal Farhat, PhD. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Identification and
Simulation, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, July, 2006, Lecturer at
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, An-Najah National
University, Nablus, Palestine.
Email address : nidalfarhat@najah.edu
• Eng. Nidal Kassab, MSc of Mechanical Engineer, Head of Maintenance and Aftersales
Department of National Fire Fighting Company, NAFFCO.
Email address : nidalkassab@naffco.com
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