Khalid Awan Assistant Resident/Electrical/Substation Engineer

Residence: Abu Dhabi, UAE

+971509511254
khalidawan444@outlook.com
Driving Licence Issued: UAE

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Curriculum Vita

Summary
Dedicated Electrical Engineer with eight+ years of versatile experience includes as
an Assistant Resident Engineer, site supervision for complete site construction works
involving erection, testing & commissioning, maintenance and energization of 11 KV
Distribution networks. As a Substation Engineer, Condition monitored & data
collected 1500+ Distribution substations. As an Electrical Support Engineer, installed,
test and troubleshoot of Automatic Meter Reading system. Organize and maintained
client relations of large companies including ADDC & AADC and an approved
authorized person with high-quality knowledge about specifications.
Core Qualifications
Competent-Person Authorization Certificate LV Work, ADDC, Abu Dhabi
Competent-Person Authorization Certificates LAP, ADDC & AADC, Abu Dhabi & Al Ain
General Safety Course, Gulf Technical and Safety Training Centre, Abu Dhabi
PMP Program Training (35 hours), Cambridge Education (PMI), Abu Dhabi
Leadership Fundamentals, LinkedIn - Project Management Fundamentals, LinkedIn
Efficient Time Management, LinkedIn - New Manager Fundamentals, LinkedIn
Personal Credibility - Team-work - Project Management - Testing & commissioning
Achievements
Performance Certificate, GTGC (Electrical Projects Division), Abu Dhabi
Positively contribute to the success of the Project through technical expertise.
Letter of Appreciation, Intec GOPA, Abu Dhabi
Admirable performance met deadlines consistently & terrific Management Support.
Performance Reward, Intec GOPA, Abu Dhabi
Successfully achieve challenging Project targets for the month.
Appreciation - Business Year, Intec GOPA, Abu Dhabi
Effectively contribute to achieve business goals of the company.
Work Experience
Intec GOPA International Energy-Consultant LLC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Assistant Resident Engineer (Electrical)
5/2014 12/2016 (2 years 8 months)
Site supervision for complete site construction works involving
erection, testing & commissioning and energization of 44 nos.
11/0.4 KV Package Unit, H Pole Over Head Line, trench
excavation 36km power cable laying in trench, ducts, NDRC for
road crossing and allied work as per standards of the ADDC.
Inspection of the electrical materials at store/site and certify the
Receiving Cum Damage Reports and Issue Site memo, NonConformance Report, Corrective and Preventive Action Request
for unconformities in the Project execution.
Supervise and witnessed all Site Acceptance Tests of 11 KV
networks such as Switchgears, Transformers, Cables & H-Pole.
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Coordination with the Project Stakeholders: Client, other

Consultants and Contractors to ensure project progress and
resolve bottlenecks and for shutdown works including
compliance to ADDC System Safety Rules (SSR).
Reviewed as-built drawing and prepared the punch list and
quality checks and documentation for the entire project.
Substation Engineer: Data collected 1500+ in distribution
substations & in-charge for site safety in energized substations.
Site surveyed and condition monitored by visual inspection,
thermal imaging and partial discharge testing.
Data entry by Hand Held Unit; checked exported data; closed
work order and updated the files in Maximo Software.
Energy-efficiency audited and analyses for the best energysaving opportunities.
Walk around for data collection of various buildings. Prepare a
report to show to client savings and return-back period.
Feasibility studies: Site surveyed, relocation of 33/11 KV
Package Unit substations and found the nearest Grid stations.
Site surveyed collected data, existing cables sizes and final
cable route.
Tender bids Evaluated for Client and Contractors as per
standards of the ADDC.

Sardinia General and Electrical Maintenance LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
General Electrical Engineer
9/2013 - 4/2014 (8 months)
MEP Electrical works such as power distribution panels,
generators, lighting switches, wiring, electric pump stations and
UPS as per approved documents and authority standards.
Amplex Emirates WLL
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Electrical Support Engineer
5/2010 - 8/2013 (3 years 4 months)
Technical support for Installation and Maintenance of Automatic
Meter Reading system such as CPU, Power Line Carrier, Euridis,
RS485 and wireless Coronis Modules for Electricity and Water
meters, inside villas, buildings and 11/0.4 KV substations.
Identify defect and repaired AMR system Modules in workshop.
Create weekly and monthly progress report.
Created Snag lists and Follow up on rectification works.
Supported Site of Automatic Meter Reading and Worked well in a
high pressure environment, addressed client needs and
eliminate all.
Supported of Installation & Maintenance of Noise Loggers,
Repeaters, Alpha Units with Zone scan Software by Hand Held
Unit for leak detection of water.
Troubleshoot and Maintenance of Warning and Control station of
waste-water project.
Worked closely in Installation and commissioning of RTU, I-Trans
Gas detectors, Prosonic and hydrostatic Level Meters, ISCO Flow
Meters, SCAN Spectrometer, PLC, Thermostatic cooler and
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power supplies.
Certified more than 150 Defective devices Reports in JIRA
(Issues tracking and project management software).

Research Center for Modeling and Simulation / NUST

Islamabad, Pakistan
Lab Technician (Electrical)
6/2007 - 5/2010 (3 years)
Maintenance of 165 KVA Generators, 40 kW UPS and LV wiring.
Maintenance and programmed of telephone exchange.
Maintained hardware FPGA cards and National instruments
devices in Electronics System Design Automation lab.
Repaired of Generators, UPS and Electronic Devices.
Solved issues to get access to digital library and availability of
computing resources in the labs and repaired electrical and
electronics devices.
Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Electronics)

Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
Islamabad, Pakistan
2008 Recognized by HEC and Pakistan Engineering Council
Associate Degree in Electronics Engineering (DAE)
Rawalpindi Swedish Institute of Technology
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2003 Recognized by Punjab Board of Technical Education of Pakistan

Certifications
Introduction to PMP Exam, LinkedIn
The 5-Day Excel Challenge, LinkedIn
Project Management Simplified, LinkedIn
Business Writing Fundamentals, LinkedIn
Solving Common Project Problems, LinkedIn
HHU and MAXIMO Training, ADDC HQ, UAE
PD measurement and Thermal Image Practical/Theoretical, UAE
Basic Fire Fighting & First Aid Training/Courses, TSC/ETSDC, UAE
2150 AV Flow Meter Training, TELEDYNE ISCO, UAE
Presentation
Testing and Commissioning of MV/LV Cables and 11/0.4 KV Package
Unit Substations; Oral presentation at Intec GOPA, Abu Dhabi
Languages

English: advance (speaking, reading, writing)

Urdu:
native language
Arabic: beginner (speaking, reading, writing)

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