Energy specialist, prepared for the energy transition towards long-term low carbon energy solutions, with fossil fuel need as part of the energy mix for forthcoming years. Chartered electrical engineer, having a senior professional profile with energy consulting firms & power utilities, in the generation, transmission, and distribution businesses. Worked in energy analysis, electricity planning, design, studies, installation, testing & commissioning, operation, protection, control, maintenance planning, outages management, asset management, demand forecast, leadership and organizational management.

Areas of Expertise

 Professional Experience

FICHTNER Engineering & Consulting GmbH & Co. KG. (Germany), Remote from Canada)  March 2022 –Present

Sr. Project Manager Freelance (Energy Specialist) Mar 2022 – Present

Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Electric grid code development, protection concepts & philosophy for a new mega city

Project Manager (Energy Studies) Sep 2022 – Dec 2022

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Electrical system projects & studies (HVAC, HVDC, FACTs, BESS, Renewable energy), projects management

Independent Consultant, Freelancer (Canada)           Nov. 2019 – Feb 2022

Consultancy services in transmission interconnection planning, design, studies, projects, etc. Clients: Qatar National Research Fund – QNRF, Sudan Electricity Transmission Company – SETCO, Amazon, Varsity Tutors, Waira Engineering Group

Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority- Interconnection Control Center, Saudi Arabia, July 2014 – Oct. 2019

Consultant, Head of Operational Planning  

Special Assignments on technical, interconnections, management projects. Operational planning, maintenance & asset management of GCC 400 kV Interconnector & 50/60Hz HVDC.

Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation, Qatar  Aug. 2003– July 2014

A/Head of Transmission Planning/ Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

Transmission Planning & studies, network expansion, bulk generations & loads integration.

Al Ain Distribution Company – AADC, UAE       July 2000 – Aug. 2003

Head of Strategic Planning & System Studies Unit, Asset Management Department (Distribution)

Power distribution network expansion studies, system master plan

Mott Macdonald Consulting (MML) Group- (UK)         Jan 1993 – June 2000

Resident Engineer (Project Manager), Planning & Coordination Engineer, Electrical Project Engineer

Projects Management: Power Generation Division 1993-1996, UK. Power Systems Division 1996-2000, UAE.

Education

Sustainable Energy Management Advanced Certificate (SEMAC)

British Columbia Institute of Technology- BCIT, BC – Canada, Sep 2021 – Dec 2022

PhD in Smart Energy Systems-Power Electronics (FACTS & HVDC)

The City University | London | June 2014

MSc – Systems Engineering (Information/Control)

The City University | London | November 1995

BSc in Electrical Engineering

University of Khartoum, Nov 1988

Professional Membership & Certificates

Expecting Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), with EGBC in July 2023 (registered since 2020)

Chartered Electrical Engineer (CEEng) and Member (MIET), The IET, UK – 1999

Chartered Engineer (CEng), The Engineering Council, UK (Reg. #482065), 1999

Senior Member (SMIEEE), The IEEE, USA (#40344510), 2005

Full member: Cigre working group (2016-2018)

Cigre, WG: C4.44 ‘EMC for Large Photovoltaic Systems’-2017-2018

Quality Management System-ISO9001, Lead Auditor (QMS-LA), 2019

Trainings

RTE Screen Energy Analysis- BCIT Energy Audit Course, Feb – April 2022

ENERGY STAR: Portfolio Manager, Building Performance Standards, Energy Efficiency & Saving, Emissions Reduction,

Working in Canada Seminar, 4 Units (Code of Ethics, Standards and Regulations, Culture and Communication, Collaboration and Peer Review), Oct 2021

The Professional Engineering and Geoscience Law and Ethics Practice in BC Online Seminar

Leadership, Professional Communication, Teamwork, Management, Intercultural Competence

Effective English Communication in professional engineering practice,

50 Technical, Management, IT & Administration Training.

PSSE, PSCAD, ATP/EMTP, DigSILENT

MS Office, MS Windows, Teams,

17 Published Papers.