The document is a comprehensive resume for Bahkte Karam, an experienced electrical and control engineer with a Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. It highlights extensive skills in design, troubleshooting, and project management within the energy, oil & gas, and manufacturing sectors, with notable achievements in product optimization and customer relations. Karam has a strong background in medium and high voltage systems, automation, and process control, backed by significant experience in various engineering roles across multiple companies.

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Bakhte Karam bkkhanj@gmail.com
38 OAK HILL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE, ON, N1S 4Y8 +1 (519)-267-1699
Electrical and Control Engineer
Product Design| Product Evaluation| Commissioning | Troubleshooting |Customer Support
SUMMARY
An effective and meticulous engineering professional with key expertise in the, energy oil & gas and
manufacturing industries, skills in design engineering and systems optimization, extensive fault
analysis and troubleshooting skills and advanced technical abilities enable me to quickly solve
problems at the root cause, recognized and winner of various awards for my ability to multi-task
efficiently in demanding and sensitive situations, earned the respect and confidence of my peers
and customers for continuous improvement.
Selected additional skills:
Rockwell Automation, Cambridge, ON
Medium Voltage Product Specialist 2009– 2015
 A proven commissioning engineer with Allen Bradley Medium Voltage PowerFlex7000,PowerFlex6000 and
1557 variable frequency drive and Motor Control Center applications such as Conveyers, Mixer, Pump
and Kiln. Familiar with High Voltage system. Successfully commissioned VFDs for synch transfer, parallel
and conveyer applications
 Collaborated in design & research and development, commissioned and troubleshot symmetrical gated
control thyristors, gate turn off , silicon control rectifier based convertors (6,12,18 pulse and PWM active
front end - CSI and VSI ASD applications). Assisted in VFDs Power Cages, MV contactors, MV isolation
switches design and modification
 Excellent design, fault analysis, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting and maintenance experience
of low and medium voltage soft starter SMC Flex, across the line starters, auto transformer soft starter for
induction and Synchronous motors. Gave effectives solutions for continuous improvement of MV
products
 Appointed subject matter expert on power quality and customer distribution system, harmonics analysis
for VFDs and feeder and motor protection relays such as Allen Bradley 857, 865 and GE Multiline
70,750,469. Modified vendor’s power capacitor redesign for safer function which save over a million
dollars for the company
 Prepared comprehensive plans and procedures for testing AB low and medium voltage power
components, transformers, reactors, chokes, feeders and ABB Power Circuit Breakers
 Developed and completed power quality analysis for System Harmonics and related calculations including
PFCC techniques at customer sites. Enhanced MV products quality with quality team
 Successfully resolved long standing customer problem RVSSs within thirty-minutes which was unable to
be resolved for one and half years
 Selected to provide engaging and easy to interpret technical product presentations to diverse customer
groups. Represented Company on various high profile business issues
 Increased productivity by 23 % by redesigning fixture. Played leading role in continuous improvement
 Comprehensive knowledge of aero, fluid, electro and thermodynamics.
 Maintenance and troubleshooting Engineering
 Oil& Gas Process instrumentation, Power Systems,
Feeder, power magnetic and Motor Protection
 Site/Equipment commissioning ,NDT,NDI,NDE/UT
 Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drives/Soft
Starters/High Voltage systems
 Power generation and power quality and Harmonics
Analysis, Incident Analysis, customer relationship
 Adept in all Microsoft Office Applications
 High Speed Machinery, Servo & Motion Control
 A380 aircraft Switching Power Supplies
 Global traveling and customer relation experience
 RSLogix5000,CompactLogix,SLC500,Modicon PLCs
 Low, Medium& High Voltage Distribution
 CEA, CSA, ANSI, IEEE, NEMA Standards
 Medium Voltage Product Support Engineering
 SCADA, TDC, ESD, DCS, Bentley Nevada
 Communication Networks E-net, C-net, D-net
 Electrical/Electronic Systems integration
 Familiar with CAD/AutoCAD Eplan
 DCS, Yokogawa, Honeywell Experion
 Power magnetises and controls ,HVAC,DDC

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Perused Master’s degree in ECE, University of Waterloo 2007-2009
 Sustainable Distributed Power Generation (Wind, Solar and Hydro), Power Systems, Distribution
System Engineering, High Voltage Engineering, Optimization, Organic Electronics, Semiconductor
Devices Modeling, Power System Management & Electricity Market, Operation Restructured Power
System and Medium & High Voltage Energy Conversion
Liburdi Engineering Dundas
Electrical and Electronics Technician 2006-2007
Worked as Test and troubleshooting Tech on various products such as ac/dc welding machines and
designed electronics and electrical circuits. Did panel wiring and made harnesses.
Honeywell Aerospace, Ontario, Canada 2004-2006
Test Engineer
 Environmental test, Shock ,Vibration test, Stress test and repair on computer PCBs
 Worked on Airbus A380 project, switching power supplies pre and final inspection
 Function test, debugging and quality inspection of populated and unpopulated SMT-PCB’s
Celestica International, Toronto, ON
Electronics Technician 2001-2004
 Inspected electrical and electronics components to insure rigorous product quality standards were
achieved. Performed Wave Soldering, Function Test, Flying Probe Test on PCBs
 Selected to debug and repair complex product failures utilizing my advanced trouble-shooting skills
 Performed product Stress Testing, Environmental Test, Vibration Test and prepared various reports
for management review.
 Member of SMT-PCB (Surface Mounting Technology-Printed Circuit Boards) team assembling
products on a high speed Robotic manufacturing line
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait
Instrumentation & Process Control Engineer (Maintenance Project management) 1990-2001
 Managed plant wide maintenance and process control instrumentation for the best product
specifications, rigorously optimized down time and maintenance cost
 Designed, calibrated and effectively troubleshot control systems, control instruments and process
control loops for functional optimization. Excellent working experience on electronics, electrical,
pneumatic and hydraulic systems & instrumentation. Designed and modified processes for
production maximization
 Planned control instruments Preventative & Scheduled maintenance for seamless plant operation
 Designed strategies for plant down time minimization and start up time maximization
 Carried out numerous functional tests for problems root cause analysis for reliability maximization
 Accomplished successful systems integration & migration (e.g. ESD2000 to Honeywell’s HPM)
 Selected to join teams to carry out plant haze up studies for Coker, Sulphur Recovery & TGT Plants
 Prepared trends and records of process instruments spares procurement
 Generated daily maintenance reports for executive’s review. Strong troubleshooting skills
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada. 2009
 B.E. Electronics Engineering, NED Engineering University Pakistan. 1990
 Diploma PLC Programming, Control & Maintenance, Xincon College Toronto ON Canada 2004
Relative training courses; 2002~2015
Industrial Safety (Plant and office), MAB Oil Refinery | Medium Voltage Safety trainings, Allen Bradley
Rockwell Automation |Plant safety training, KCC Pharmaceutical Facilities | WHIMS | MSDS | Hazardous
Gases | magnetic testing | compressor, turbine, generator | panel wiring and cabling