1. Saif Elnasr Ismail
Address: King Abdul Aziz Rd, Yanbu, Saudi-Arabia
Phone: + (966) 56 674 5323
Email: Saif.razilf@gmail.com
Electrical, Instrumentation and control Engineer
(Power Generation, GIS Substations, Desalination & D)
An Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer with 17 years of Middle East experience within Engineering, Construction and
commissioning; focusing on GIS Substations, Steam and Hydro Power Generation, Desalination Plant and Distribution.
Responsible for site construction and commissioning supervision with expertise ranging from design, consulting, construction
and commissioning through to operation and maintenance. Delivering projects for Fichtner Consulting Engineers// AJEC Al-
Jazirah Engineers Consultants, ILF Consulting Engineers /AJEC ,SEC and SWCC. Taking leading switchyards rehabilitation, 2.4GW
rehabilitation, operation and maintenance roles in Hydro Plants Generation Company.
CORE COMPETENCIES
▪ Site Supervision and Management ▪ Project Construction ▪ Project Testing and Commissioning ▪ Design review ▪ Technical
Leadership ▪ Team Leadership ▪ Safety and Environmental Compliance ▪ Operation and Maintenance ▪ Risk Assessment ▪
Troubleshooting and Systematic Problem-Solving ▪ Customer and Supplier Communications
KEY DELIVERABLES
 Leading the development of procedures for construction and commissioning of all components and systems installed at
Substations, OHTLs and Power Generation projects.
 Maintaining effective construction and commissioning activities of plant facilities, ensuring construction and commissioning
activities meet established Project Technical Specifications and client standards requirements.
 Coordinating safety programme with those established for construction and commissioning activities, ensuring an overall
and effective safety programme is in effect at all project locations.
 Coordinate site activities to achieve project requirements, support engineering management decisions, client engagement
and construction and commissioning activities.
 Consulting and supervision of construction, installation, testing and commissioning.
 Reviewing design, equipment, devices, documentation, drawings, specifications and data sheets.
 Monitoring progress of construction and commissioning activities at site
 Reviewing FAT reports, SAT procedures and witnessing the SAT.
 Ensuring effective plant operation, maintenance and assets management.
SUMMARY OF MAIN PROJECTS
 YANBU POWER GENERATION AND DESALINATION PLANT – PHASE 3, 2.7 GW /550,000 m3/day, Fichtner /AJEC, SWCC,
YANBU, KSA
 RRWTS (Ras Alkhir Riyadh Water Transmission System) 380/13.8kV GIS Substations, ILF/AJEC, SWCC, Eastern Province, KSA
 YMWTS3 (Yanbu-Madina Water Transmission System Phase III), 380/110/13.8kV GIS Substations, ILF/AJEC, SWCC, Yanbu
and AL-Madinah Almunawarah, KSA
 Aswan High Dam 500/220/132/11kV switchyards rehabilitation, Aswan, Egypt
 Aswan High Dam Hydropower station 2.4GW rehabilitation, Aswan, Egypt
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2. CAREER HISTORY
Instrumentation and control Engineer | Fichtner Consulting Engineers / AJEC Al-Jazirah Engineers
Consultants, KSA
Jan 2016 – Present
Main Responsibilities
 Supervision of progress activity work on site and expediting and reporting progress of various activities of project execution
to ensure conformity with planned, actual schedule.
 Review equipment, documents, drawings, data sheets, Contract Specifications, Scope of Work and standard.
 Review Loop and P & I diagrams ,Points , lines and Specifications of Instrumentation and control system for steam Power
Generation, MSF DESALINATION PLANT which including :-
• Steam Generators/ Generator Step-up Transformers/ Auxiliary Transformers/ 13.8 kV MV Switchgear / Steam
Turbine Generator /Flue Gas Systems/ Fuel Oil Handling, Storage and Forwarding/ Auxiliary Systems /
• Instrument and Service Air System/ Electrical distribution system.
• Communication, Clock and Surveillance Systems and Integrated Security System
• Desalination unit and all equpment for it eg. MSF unit and post treatment plant ,CV,MOV and pumps etc.
• Distributed Control System (DCS) /Burner Management System (BMS) and Boiler Protection System and Plant
Management System (PMS) .
• Field Equipment (e.g. sensors,transmitters, switches, analyzers, flowmeters, etc.)
Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer | ILF Consulting Engineers / AJEC Al-jazirah Engineers
Consultants, KSA
Nov 2011 – Jan 2016
Main Responsibilities
 Supervision of progress activity work on site and expediting and reporting progress of various activities of project execution
to ensure conformity with planned, actual schedule.
 Review equipment, instruments and control systems, documents, drawings and data sheets to ensure conformity with
Contract Specifications, Scope of Work and SEC standard.
 Review Loop diagrams ,Points , lines and Specifications for :-
• Power Transformers ABB 3 x 110/13.8kv& ABB 4 x 380/13.8kv, Neutral Earth Resistor (NER), Zigzag Grounding
Transformer.
• GIS ABB Substation 380/13.8 KV & Hyundai Substation 110/13.8 Kv ,CB SF6, Disconnect switch, Grounding
switch , Surge arrestor and VTs, CTs.
• ABB SAS , TFR ,DSM System, TPSE and HMI .
• ABB SDH Communications systems , FOX515 ,LAN,WAN, FOC (UNMFOC and OPGW ).
• RTCC,auto voltage regulator,Metering panels, Alarm & Annunciation panels.
• Protection systems ABB & Alstom for transformers,BusBars, Line , BFR,TCS protection ,A/R,Synchrocheck
• Fire Protection System ,Batteries, , Battery Charger, and HVAC Panels.
• AC and DC auxiliary power supply, grounding, shielding systems, lighting system , small power requirements and
electrical system interlocking.
• Cables termination, layouts and details , communication interface cables and ladder for cables
 Review FAT report and Supervision of the following SAT testing :
• ABB SAS , Internal and External closed loop testing .
• Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of GIS equipments all tests on C.B ,D.S,G.S ,C.T , V.T and LCC Panels
for substations from 13.8 up to 380 KV .
• Testing and Commissioning Control panels ,Scheme function for all systems ,Mosaic,TFR,DSM and TPES .
• End to end test & final trip test & High voltage test & Transformer stability & B.B stability, Transformer,
protection relays,Scheme function ,UG Cable protection scheme.
• HV test and HVDC test for cables MV/LV power, control and instrumentation and communication interface
cables.
 Overall supervision of Installation, testing and commissioning of GIS Substations 380/13.8 K.V
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3. Specific equipments used:
• Power Transformers 3 x380/13.8/13.8kv, Service Transformer 13.8 Kv/380, Dry Transformer 380/220, Neutral
Earth Resistor (NER), 380 Kv Shunt Reactor, Zigzag Grounding Transformer and Tap-Changers.
• GIS substation Areva, Alstom,CB SF6, Disconnect switch, Grounding switch , Surge arrestor and VTs, CTs.
• ABB RTU/560 SCADA,SOE Systems , DSM System, TFR TR200 ,ABB TPSE NSD570 and HMI .
• NEC SDH Communications systems ,ABB DVM FOX515 ,LAN,WAN, FOC (UNMFOC and OPGW ).
• Mosaic panel , RTCC,auto voltage regulator,Metering panels, Alarm & Annunciation panels.
• Protection systems ABB &Alstom for transformers,BusBars, Line , BFR,TCS protection ,A/R,Synchrocheck
• Fire Protection System ,Batteries, , Battery Charger, and HVAC Panels.
• AC and DC auxiliary power supply, grounding, shielding systems, lighting system , and small power requirements
and electrical system interlocking.
• Cables termination, layouts and details , communication interface cables and ladder for cables
 Review FAT report and Supervision of the following SAT testing ,
• For ABB RTU/560 SCADA,SOE, Internal and External closed loop testing .
• Supervision of Testing and Commissioning of GIS equipments all tests on C.B ,D.S,G.S ,C.T , V.T and LCC Panels
for substations from 13.8 up to 380 KV .
• Testing and Commissioning Control panels ,Scheme function for all systems ,Mosaic,TFR,DSM and TPES .
• End to end test & final trip test & High voltage test & Transformer stability & B.B stability, Transformer,
protection relays,Scheme function ,UG Cable protection scheme.
• HV test and HVDC test for cables MV/LV power, control and instrumentation and communication interface
cables.
Senior Electrical and Automation Engineer | Hydro Plants Generation Co, Egypt June 2006 – Nov 2011
Main Responsibilities
 Worked on Electrical, Automation, Control System and Instrumentation systems of Hydro Power Stations and
500/220/11/15.754kV switchyards including the following
• DCS ABB advant , IMS (information mangement systems ),HMI system.
• Controllers, I/O modules, FOC, Switches, Unix and NT Monitors stations, UPS and Communication.
• PLC Schneider Momentum, AVR software. HMI software (Vijeo Designer).
• Vibration System and air gab for Turbine and Fire Protection System.&Turbine control ABB T314800xA system .
• Synchronous generators, Power transformers , Auto-transformers and shunt reactors
• Circuit breakers SF6 500kv, 132kv , 220kv ,switchyards including bus bars, transmission lines.
• AC & DC distribution panels and UPS.
• PLC Siemens S7 300 with SCADA System SIMATIC WinCC.
• Field Instruments:Transmitters (Pressure, Temperature, Flow ,Level ,Positions and Electrical), Positioners and
Controllers.
 Carried out the following Engineering and Maintenance activities
• Fault finding,Maintenance ,testing, commissioning and Troubleshooting for all Automation systems .
• Installation , (Software and hardware ) Upgrades and start up for DCS , PLC , SCADA , IMS and HMI.
• DCS configuration and HMI design ,Checking System Status ,Saving Checkpoints and System Backup.
• Modify and design for process control system , graphical , alarm and event treatment according to process and
Adjusted the other instrumentations such as RTDs, pressure level and sensors.
• Analyze and diagnose instrumentations problems using P&ID, Ladder Diagram, Drawing and Network Charts.
• Review Loop diagrams ,Points , lines , Drawings ,Specifications , data sheets for equipment and material .
• Planning and executing all types of maintenance (Routine, Corrective , Preventative, annual and major ….) and
manage time and manpower for the maintenance and prepare work .
• Prepar spare parts to avoid any shortage of spares during any maintenance of the plant and participate in the
correction of engineering problems for increased plant availability.
• executing the safety conditions which need it according to the different works.
• Analyzing the emergency shut down for equipments.
• Training to new engineers and technicians
• Worked on the upgrade of DCS project and rehabilitation of power plants (12 synchronous generators X 175
MW) 15.75 kV.and also upgrade projects from 132K.V. to 220K.V switchyard.
Responsibilities included:
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4. •DCS design review.
•DCS input/output list preparation.
•Site construction and system installation.
•DCS Loop check, start up and commissioning.
•DCS configuration and HMI design.
Central Control Room Operations Engineer | Hydro Plants Generation Co, Egypt Jan 2002 – June 2006
Main Responsibilities
 Operation of the Hydro Power Schemes of the Hydro Plants Generation Co.
 Operation of 500kV, 220kV, 132kV switchyards including bus bars, transmission lines, circuit breakers, reactors, and
transformers.
 Implementing the targeted daily MW generation programme and controlling the grid's voltage and frequency.
 Maneuvering of 500kV, 220kV, 132kV switchyards, and associated substations.
 Operation of hydropower units including Francis and Kaplan turbines, speed governors, synchronous generators, step up
transformers, and plants auxiliaries.
 Operation and control of the downstream small hydro power stations.
 Passed the planned water discharge from Nasser Lake to the River Nile.
 Led engineers and technicians shift teams.
First lieutenant Engineer | Information System Department, Egyptian Ministry of Defence, Cairo July 1999 – Dec 2001
Main Responsibilities
 Carried out the following IT systems work,
 Computer networkes (LAN&WAN)
 Computer Maintenance & Microsoft Office.
 Communication system, Operating Systems(Windows ,NT and Unix ) AutoCAD.
TRAINING
 Modern Excitation Systems of generators, Electrosila, Russia
The course included the following:
• PLC SchneiderMomentum, AVR software. HMI software (Vijeo Designer).
• Characteristics and operation of the main equipment:Control and regulation
system
Oct 2007
 PLC “Siemens S7", National Training Centre, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co, Cairo
The course included the following:
• Design of Programmable Logic Control (PLC) “Siemens S7"
• Design for Industrial Assembly Line Application (plastic ring detection and
sorting)
 IT Professional Training Program (CIW Professional Application Developer Certified), IBM,
Cairo, Egypt
The course included teaching IBM training course materials such as Internet, HTML, Java,
Java script, Database Design Methodology, Active Server Pages, Database and all
Microsoft Office courses.
May 2009
Sep 2001 – Jun 2002
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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Saif Elnasr Ismail | Phone: + (966) 566745323 | Email: Saif.razilf@gmail.com

5. BSc Electrical Engineering ( Automatic Control ) | Assiut University, Egypt July 1998
Egyptian Association of Engineers | Electrical Engineer, Egypt
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 12th
Aug, 1978 Marital Status: Married Nationality: Egyptian
Languages: English, Arabic Driver’s Licence: Egypt/Saudi Arabia
References available on request
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Saif Elnasr Ismail | Phone: + (966) 566745323 | Email: Saif.razilf@gmail.com

6. BSc Electrical Engineering ( Automatic Control ) | Assiut University, Egypt July 1998
Egyptian Association of Engineers | Electrical Engineer, Egypt
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 12th
Aug, 1978 Marital Status: Married Nationality: Egyptian
Languages: English, Arabic Driver’s Licence: Egypt/Saudi Arabia
References available on request
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Saif Elnasr Ismail | Phone: + (966) 566745323 | Email: Saif.razilf@gmail.com