Muhammad Afraz Iftikhar
OCC Systems Manager @ Hitachi Rail
About
Achievement oriented early career engineer with solid educational foundation and a wide array of experience through several hands on engineering projects. Consistently recognized for being highly competent, motivated and demonstrating superior analytical and problem solving skills. Working as a Operation & Maintenance Engineer in Hitachi Rail STS.
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United Arab Emirates
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Microsoft Office, Engineering, Electronics, Process Improvement, Matlab, Simulink, MS office, LaTeX, PLC Programming, Instrumentation, Testing, Programming, SCADA, PLC, Project Engineering, Process Control, C++, Commissioning, Troubleshooting, Electricians
Experience

OCC Systems Manager
United Arab Emirates
- Analyze operations maintenance reports to create improvement plans. - Develop processes for implementing manpower plans. - Ensure Workplace Safety. - Handle engagement with authorities and other stakeholders’ skills and competencies. - Implement optimized workflows to improve operations. - Implement training plans to equip staff with the relevant skills. - Lead recovery actions for rail incidents or accidents. - Manage the department's performance in achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). - Manage the overall systems of the Operations Control Centre (OCC). - Recommend follow-up actions to prevent the recurrence of rail incidents or accidents. - Work with stakeholders relating to the management of rail incidents.

Senior Control System Engineer
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Ensure the delivery of the Integrated OCC solutions for projects/tenders with the highest level of effectiveness. • Ensure the standardization of the overall design and delivery of the Automation subsystems, for what concern OCC, and the related escalation in case of specific issues or critical decisions. • Ensure the Requirements Management Process for the Integrated OCC (requirements identification, allocation, traceability, etc.) making sure the requirements are development up to the final validation. • In case of inapplicability of existing OCC solutions, defines guidelines and requirements for new OCC solutions • Ensure that the identified OCC integration processes are duly implemented across the Automation technologies • Ensure dissemination of OCC integration technologies and processes vs company impacted team • Support sharing of technological needs with other relevant Company units • Ensure monitoring on overall OCC technologies in order to verify that are designed and developed taking into account the Human Factor requirements. • Ensure the execution of the Verification activities on issued documents, according to the V&V Plan

Control Center System Engineer
United Arab Emirates
Overall General System Design in turn key projects in order to meet the requirements imposed by the various contracts. - Support the Project Engineer contributing to the implementation of the adequate and effective technical solution. - Ensure the identification, management and fulfillment of the System and Functional Requirements for the entire life cycle of the project (Design and Testing). - Coordinate the process of identification, management and the resolution of the Interfaces among the subsystems. - Assure the continuous updating of the design STD in accordance to the technology innovation. - Guarantee a functional and ergonomic design of Operation Control. - Perform flees sizing. - SITE test relevant to the System Performances.

O&M Engineer
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Job Description: Design of Operation and Maintenance project activities in accordance with contractual requirements and handover of the system to the Operator being part of the Project Team since the beginning of the project to the O& M Mobilization) Major Responsibilities: -> Reviewing and developing maintenance and storage facilities and mainline designs from O& M prospective. -> Reviewing and developing system operating plans, failure management plans, and maintenance plans. -> Reviewing and developing O& M test plans, procedures and reports. -> Reviewing spare parts analyses and recommended spare part lists; reviewing operating manuals and procedures. -> Reviewing and developing, operating manuals, rule books, emergency management processes and procedures etc. -> Review design submitting (plans, manuals, analysis, drawings and specifications) for conformance with the design specifications. -> Review Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Operation Analysis, Failure Analysis, System Compliance Matrix, Systems Design Doc. and Drawings. -> Prepare responses for Requests for Information (RFIs), Design Variances. -> Prepare written analyses, reports, and other related documents regarding the reviews of designs from system operating aspect. -> Work with other engineering disciplines, and representatives of other departments to accomplish project work and other assigned tasks.

Commissioning Engineer
Abu Dhabi
Job Description: Working as a commissioning lead engineer with Ansaldo–STS. Four commissioning teams are working under my supervision for the four different systems (Power Management System, Freight Control System, Security management system and Signaling System). Managing the monthly plan for testing & commissioning activities in order to achieve the weekly milestones. Moreover, leading the engineering and commissioning meetings with client and consultant. Major Responsibilities: -> Responsible of meetings with Client for the briefing of weekly progress. -> Communicate with vendors with respect to necessary changes required in the supplied equipment drawings. -> Participate in project meetings and document minutes. -> Responsible for the development of test procedure. -> Daily and weekly schedule for site activities. -> Prepare & plan look-ahead schedule for site activities. -> Preparation of Test report based on SAT procedure. -> Verify that all equipment installation activities are conducted in accordance with project specifications. -> Perform daily commissioning activities liaison and co-ordination with client, consultant, sub-contractors, vendors & construction team. -> Conduct T&C activities for Way side Interlocking Systems Vital & Non-Vital interface with OCC. -> Commissioning of HS23 blade server and X3500M4 servers. -> Responsible for Red-line and as-built drawings. -> Ensure HSE regulations are enforced at all times. -> Responsible for the integration and testing of Signalling system, LV System, MV System, HVAC System, Fire System, Freight Control System & Access Control System, with SCADA system. -> Responsible for Defect Liability Period.

Engineering Trainee
Nishat mills Pvt. Limited
Lahore
Worked as a training engineer, my responsibilities were fault detection in electronic instrument of textile machinery . - Practically worked on PLCs (Siemens Simatic S7-300) and the drawing reading of PLC(Programmable Logic Controllers) programming - Responsible for trouble shooting of Winding, Warping, Sizing, Loom machines - Responsible for Investigation of plant and equipment trips and providing engineering solutions, execution of day to day preventive and corrective maintenance activities - Responsible for troubleshooting logic related problems - Responsible for maintaining the progressive documents, Weekly planing for manager in order to achieve weekly target and to make sure the coordination of workers and manager

Engineering Trainee
International Lighting Center (PHILIPS)
Lahore, Pakistan
- Lux level test, Installation & Maintenance as according to requirement - Select and test components for prototypes and final products - Build and breadboard prototypes to test and validate functionality - Conduct full functional, electrical and compliance tests on new products - Work closely with other team members through the life-cycle of the projects - Maintain the progressive documentation
Education

Process Automation
A master education extended my knowledge on process control engineering,membrane separation processes and steady-state simulation. The education is finished with elaborate courses on dynamic modelling, process optimization, simulation, logic control and state estimation.
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