Biographical Information for Dr. Saad Mahmood Ali1

Biographical Information for Dr. Saad Mahmood Ali1

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  Biographical Information Personal Information: Name: Saad Mahmood Ali  Scientific rank: Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering  Date and place of birth: Iraq – Baghdad - 1961  Nationality: Iraqi  Residence address: Iraq – Baghdad Educational Information:  Awarded Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - Applied Engineering Mechanics - University of Technology - Mechanical Engineering Department – Iraq – Baghdad 2015. Thesis entitled “Experimental and Modeling Study on the Influence of Electrical Discharge Machining Parameters on the Surface Residual Stresses and Fatigue Life of Die Steel “.  Awarded MSC. Degree in the Mechanical Engineering – Manufacturing Processing Engineering - University of Baghdad - Iraq – Baghdad 1994. Thesis entitled “Experimental Evaluation of The Explosive Welding Parameters for Different Plate Cladding Combinations ".  Awarded BSC. Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Production Engineering - University of Technology – Production of Engineering and Metallurgy Department – Iraq – Baghdad 1990. Graduation project title” An investigation into the dynamic performance of cutting tools”.  Studying Machine Tool Engineering / Polytechnic Institute – Soviet Union 1981-1986.  Good in English and Russian and native fluency in Arabic language. Good in Internet, email and Office facilities. Holds three international certificates in computer and Internet applications, IC3-2010, the International Certificate in English Language, USA certificate in English Language ITP TOFEL 2010 and a language proficiency certificate in the Russian language - University of Baghdad, 1990.  Consultant member of the Iraqi Engineers Association since 1990. I have the pleasure to resume my engineering experience as the following:  Ensure that the objectives in my areas are achieved and policies are implemented, planning and execute business strategies.  Establishing the cost accounts and negotiating for tenders, projects and engineering works.  Manufacturing, installing, rehabilitating, managing and supervising industrial production lines.  Wide experience (theoretical and practical) in the field of metals, engineering materials, and manufacturing processes and the related inspection methods, international standards and specifications, as well as technical catalogues.
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   Qualifying andtraining the technicians for mechanical and productive engineering works and safety control.  Ability of creation and finding fast solutions and participation to overcome the difficulties. Ability of adaptation and fast development. Summary of performed works:  I have been working in Iraqi markets for more than twenty five years in managing a number of industrial engineering factories, companies and workshops in the private sector for General Trading and Contracts, engineering industries for different industrial sectors, for the years 1990- 2014.  I am working on contracts and tenders requesting for supplying, manufacturing and installation of different machines, equipment, pumps, motors, cables, metals, cars, trucks, cranes, testing devices, storing oil tanks , garden cities equipment for many industrial sectors in Iraq, such as cement plants, oil refineries, electric power plant, water treatment plants, …etc., with the related inspection tests methods, laboratories and labor training.  I have worked as an executive manager for some industrial plants, factories and workshops for manufacturing, design, rehabilitation, installation and maintenance of machines, production lines, dies and mold making, gears boxes and different spare parts for the years 1979 – 2014.  Implementation and the cost accounts of the projects and engineering works, especially in the areas of iron and steel industry and steel section production, hydraulic systems, equipment of industrial elevators, plastic industries, constructional and agricultural instruments, food production lines industries, especially production lines of producing macaroni, machines for making meat and tanning factory, machines and lines for making ice-cream and special spare parts for these industries and others specialized for cars and air-conditioning packages for the years 1979 – 2014.  Manufacturing structures, pressure vessels, water projects, machines and engineering parts for bricks and block factories, chickens leathering, air exhaust fan, crystal lights machines, spare parts for electrical power stations , giant ovens with all contents like its vehicles and giant test equipment using traditional and advanced casting, welding, forming and machining processes for the years 1979 – 2014.  Manufacturing cement and other construction materials lines, steel sections drawing lines, factories for producing industrial gases, manufacturing and maintenance of different types of pile hammering equipment and other. And also in the field of civil works which are completed to these industries for the years 1979 – 2014.  Supplying refractory isolation materials for Iron and Steel industry, origin Holland and France and Turkey.
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   Supplying Trucksand Hiab cranes to Electrical Distribution Directorate , origin Korea and Germany and Kuwait.  Supplying Centrifugal Pumps 1200M/Hr. to Water Distribution Directorate, origin KSB Germany and United Arab Emirates.  Supplying Cables , Steel sections , Trucks to Electrical Distribution Directorate , origin Turkey, Ukraine , Korea.  Supplying Komatsu type Fork Lifts Electrical Testing Devices for Transformer and Oil treatment Plant to Ministry of Electricity , origin UK, Sweden, France & Japan and United Arab Emirates.  Supplying and installing Ice Cream productive Line to Al Wisam Company (private), origin Italy.  Supplying Machine tools, CNC lathes, Metallurgical Metal Testing Devices, Scientific Laboratories Apparatuses to Ministry of Education, origin Germany and China.  Manufacturing and installing water treatment plant 200M/Hr. and, 240M/Hr., storing oil tanks , Garden cities and outdoor equipment, river bridges, stainless steel coils and mechanical parts for electrical power stations, Heat treatment furnaces capacity 200 tons and many others.  Installation of cement plant for Al Kenz Company with manufacturing of all the related conveyers, cement storing silos, mixing plant, filtering system and material handling system.  Technical managing for manufacturing and installation a precast concrete mixing plant for concrete piles and constructions products with installation of concrete mixing plant. Summary of Other Qualifications and Experiences  Expert in strategic planning, industrial study and rehabilitation of the industrial reality of Iraq. Award a certification on “strategic governance for sustainable manufacturing program." through a training strategic program from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization "UNIDO" Held in Iraq, Turkey, Ireland and Tunisia from May 2011 to April 2012 with the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals.  Experience in the preparation of a strategy studies to achieve sustainable development of the industrial reality in Iraq and its reconstruction, development of paths, objectives modernization and ways of enhancing.  Qualification and training of engineering and technical cadres with advanced manufacturing processes and mechanical design and ANSYS design software.  Previous member in Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and Industry Union 2001-2010, Baghdad Chambers of Commerce and Industry 2001-2007, Karbala Chambers of Commerce and Industry 2007-2010, Arab Businessman Union 2002-2005, Iraqi Contractors Union 2001-2010, Iraqi Importers and Exporters Union 2001-2005, and Iraqi Industrial Union 2007-2010.
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   Participant inthe tenth session of the teaching methods / University of Karbala April 2007.  Participant in the session of the requirements for quality management system - specification of ISO 9001/2000 / University of Karbala July 2007. Public lectures and volunteer work  Member of the Iraqi Strategy Team to prepare and write the Iraqi Industrial Strategy 2012-2030 with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization "UNIDO" and Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals organized and carried out in Iraq, Turkey, Ireland and Tunisia during the period from May 2011 to April 2012.  Proposal project (Economic Reform Initiative) submitted to the Council of Ministers, 07/13/2012.  Proposed project (Sustainable Development Strategy in the Holy Province of Karbala) submitted to Karbala Center for Studies and Research, 10/26/2014.  "A Study of reality of the Iraqi industrial and restructuring plan to rebuild and develop tracks and update the objectives", Symposium on "Highlights of the industrial reality in Iraq and ways to improve it", University of Karbala, Iraq, 20/4/2010.  A study entitled" To wards building a real and comprehensive strategic to promote the industrial reality of the Province of holy Karbala ", Karbala Today newspaper No.132, June, 2008. University Employments  University Lecturer at University of Karbala, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Iraq, 2007 – 2015, for teaching:  Manufacturing Processes, Workshops Technology and Metallurgical engineering (1st class).  Advanced Manufacturing Processes(3rd class)  Design of Machines and ANSYS design software program (4th class).  Holds a significant number of thanks and appreciation books.  Authored a number of published scientific book and researches in the field of advanced manufacturing and applied mechanics.  Supervision of a number of graduation projects, include of “Study of mechanical properties of composite materials”, “The effect of vertical centrifugal casting process parameters on the mechanical properties of aluminum alloy”, “Design and build of a horizontal centrifugal casting system”. Publication books and papers 1. “Modeling the influence of EDM parameters on the process performances”, A book on Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Technology, Scholars' Press, Omni Scriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, 2016.
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  2. “Effect ofDifferent Types of Electrodes on Surface Residual Stresses Induced by EDM Process for AISI D2 Die Steel”, International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology (IJESRT), Vol. 4, pp. 703-712, Issue 1, January, 2015. 3. “Surface Residual Stresses Induced by Shot Blast Peening After EDM of AISI D2 Die Steel Using Two Types of Electrode”, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology (IJCET), Vol.5, No.1, pp. 227-234, Feb-2015. 4. “Effect of SiC Powder Mixing (PMEDM) on Surface Residual Stresses Using Copper and Graphite Electrodes”, Elixir Mechanical Engineering International Journal, Vol. 80, pp. 30960- 30967, 2015. 5. “Study the Effect of the Graphite Powder Mixing Electrical Discharge Machining on Creation of Surface Residual Stresses for AISI D2 Die Steel Using Design of Experiments”, Engineering and Technology Journal / University of Technology, Eng. &Tech.Journal, Vol.33,Part (A), No.6, pp. 1399-1415, 2015. 6. “Prediction Models of Surface Roughness, Material Removal Rate and Tool Wear Ratio Models for SiC Powder Mixing EDM” Engineering and Development Journal, Al-Mustansiriya University, Publishing approval numbered /4693 at 31/5/2015. 7. “Studying and Modeling the Effect of Graphite Powder Mixing Electrical Discharge Machining on the Main Process Characteristics”, Al-Khwarizmi Engineering Journal, University of Baghdad, Vol. 11, No3, pp. 20-36 (2015). 8. “The Effect of Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) Total Heat Generated in on the White Layer Thickness (WLT) and Fatigue Life for Die Steel”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering– under publication. 9. “Effect of Electrical Discharge Machining and Shot Blast Peening Parameters on Fatigue Life of AISI D2 Die Steel”, Journal of Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq – under publication. 10. “The Effect of SiC powder Mixing Electrical Discharge Machining (PMEDM) on Fatigue Life of AISI D2 Die Steel”, Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal “Elsevier Editorial System” – In Press, Available online 23 April 2016. 11. “Fatigue Life of Graphite Powder Mixing Electrical Discharge Machining AISI D2 Tool Steel”, Journal of Solid Mechanics - under publication. With all my appreciation and complement. Saad Mahmood Ali. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/ Production, Industrial and Applied Mechanics Email: smaengg@yahoo.com Mobile: +9647803700877