Muhammad Fiaz has over 30 years of experience in engineering and operations for oil and gas facilities. He currently holds the position of Vice President of Operations Engineering Support at ZADCO in Abu Dhabi, where he manages four engineering teams. Prior to this role, he held several engineering and management positions with ZADCO, Flour Daniel, and Descon Engineering working on projects in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the US.

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CU R R I C U L U M VI T A E
Name : MUHAMMAD FIAZ
Email : fiaz@zadco.ae
Mobile : +971-50- 4421865
Address : Post Box 46808
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Leadership position with overall responsibility for providing technical & engineering services for
offshore/onshore Oil & Gas Facilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
 Chemical Engineering, B.Sc. (1981)
CAREER SUMMARY:
Provide Operations & Engineering support to upstream oil & gas production, gas & water injection
facilities & utilities.
Expertise in providing technical advice to the field operation to optimize capital expenditure and
operational cost.
Diversified experience in engineering, technical services and operation of offshore and onshore oil
& gas production facilities. Published numerous technical articles about process design,
debottlenecking & expansion and secured a number of HSE awards for innovation & cost effect
solutions on oil & gas upstream operation.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY:
Aug. 2015 to date - Vice President, Operations Engineering Support, ZADCO
Feb 2013 to July 2015 - Senior Manager, Operations Engineering Support, ZADCO
July 2010 to Jan 2013 - Manager Operations Engineering Support, ZADCO
Oct. 1999 to July 2010 - Upper Zakum Facility Engineering Team Leader, ZADCO
Sept. 1997 to Sept. 1999 - Senior Process Engineer, Production Engineering, ZADCO
July 1995 to Aug 1997 - Lead Process Engineer, Production Engineering, ZADCO
March 1993 to July 1995 - Process Engineer, Production Engineering, ZADCO
Dec 1989 to March 1993 - Process Engineer, Flour Daniel, Houston & Saudi Arabia
June 1986 to Dec 1989 - Process Engineer, Descon Engineering, Pakistan
May 1984 to June 1986 - Process Engineer, Flour Daniel, Saudi Arabia
Dec 1981 to May 1984 - Process Engineer, Descon Engineering, Pakistan

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WORK EXPERIENCE:
1. Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), March 1993 to date
Vice President – Engineering Support (current position)
Responsible to manage 4 teams (total manpower 80) in charge of (i) Process Engineering,
(ii) Mechanical & Civil Engineering, (iii) Electrical & Instrument Engineering, (iv) Brownfield
Minor Projects Engineering.
ENGINEERING DELIVERABLES:
 Direct all Engineering teams to achieve objectives at optimal cost and superior quality.
 Recommend new engineering execution strategy including technical input, risk analysis,
execution plans, and cost data to the Shareholders.
 Develop, implement, manage and control all engineering execution strategies that meets
Shareholders objectives.
 Continuously ensure exploring new methods for latest technology equipment design with
high productivity and longer design life.
 Ensure Company’s HSE Policy, procedures, regulations and systems are effectively
implemented to the plant modifications & upgrades.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT DELIVERABLES:
 Study process and operations problems in UZ and Zirku plants and troubleshoot problems by
providing technically smart solutions.
 Lead the formulation of overall strategy to provide engineering services and ensuring access
to latest technology in multi-discipline engineering.
 Discuss Facility Engineering plans and expectations with Managers and Site Operations,
balance the aspects of cost and value added and establish priorities for the Department.
 Aim towards providing high quality engineering expertise and advice to the fields to optimize
capital expenditures and operation cost.
 Ensure systematic analysis of workflow process, identification of improvement areas and the
introduction of best practices and performance measurement for engineering functions.
 Oversee and control the implementation of studies & projects and ensure smooth
coordination and handling over of completed facilities to the Upper Zakum and Zirku field
operation.
 Participate in various meetings / committees with ZADCO Management / Shareholders’ and
offer technical input.
 Act as Technical Authority to assess & approve requested Facility Changes to ensure safe &
effective utilization of facilities to their maximum potential.
 Provide necessary operation & technical interface support to major projects.
 Take the lead in creating awareness and educating the team members towards new ways of
thinking, adopting better techniques and new technology.
 Guide the process of competency building within OSES Department by fostering a learning
climate, through planned development of competencies and effective performance
assessment/evaluation.
 Manage the development program for UAE National Engineers to achieve the Nationalization
Plan set by the Company.

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 Lead, direct, motivate, coach and develop team leaders and other department personnel to
work to their best potential in pursuit of the department’s objective & to ensure efficient
utilization of resources.
 Set department KPIs and develop Operating Plan / 5 Year Business Plan in alignment with
Company’s Strategic Objectives.
 Regular interaction with operations & analysis of plant production / performance statistics and
initiate proactive actions to solve any issues to current operation & capacity constraints.
 Work in line with Company HSE Policy, and ensure department are aware of, and comply with
HSE procedures, rules and regulations.
 Review resource requirements & develop medium term resource plans to ensure consistent
engineering support to field operation at UZ and Zirku.
2. Flour Daniel, Saudi Arabia and Houston,Texas, USA (Dec. 89-Mar 93 & May 84-June 86)
Worked as Process Engineer, Senior Process Engineer & Lead Process Engineer for following
facilities for ARAMCO:
 Khuff Gas High Pressure DGA Unit at Shedgem Gas Plant.
 Wet crude Handling.
 Marjan Gas Utilization.
 Northern Area Offshore Oil Production.
 Offsite Facilities for Berri Gas Plant.
 South Uthmaniyah Water Injection Facilities.
 East/West Pipeline Capacity Expansion.
 Flare Gas Recovery at Berri Gas Plant.
3. Descon Engineering Ltd, Pakistan (June 86-Dec 89 & Dec 81-May 84)
Worked as Process Design Engineer for following projects:
 Delta Resin Industries.
 Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co (SAFCO).
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Nationality : Canadian
 Date of Birth : 16 July 1959