Ahmed Zayed

Directing the full spectrum of O&M activities for the natural gas distribution network, ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted supply. ⚙️ Operational Leadership & Strategy: -Direct daily operations of the natural gas distribution network, serving over 150 industrial and commercial clients. -Manage departmental OPEX and CAPEX budgets, optimizing resource allocation and significantly reducing operational waste. -Prepare comprehensive technical reports and executive presentations, leveraging advanced data analysis and automation tools to enhance performance tracking and decision-making. -Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for network control, pressure regulation, and rapid emergency response. 🔧 Technical & Maintenance Excellence: -Develop and execute predictive and preventive maintenance programs for all critical assets, including pipelines, valves, and PRMS. -Oversee the troubleshooting and maintenance of critical station equipment (WBH, filtration, and odorization units) and manage precision instrumentation calibration. -Monitor HMI systems continuously to track gas flow and network health, proactively resolving anomalies. Ensure strict adherence to international regulatory codes (ASME B31.8, IGEM/TD/13) across all design, installation, and maintenance activities. 👷 Safety & Contractor Management: -Lead safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations to sustain a "zero-harm" workplace culture. -Evaluate technical bids for network expansion and equipment procurement. -Oversee third-party contractors during field execution, ensuring stringent quality control, timeline adherence, and safety compliance.

Supported the strategic direction and daily execution of natural gas operations, driving operational excellence, financial performance, and team development across the concession area. 📈 Business Strategy & Financial Management: -Developed and executed annual operating plans, sales strategies, and OPEX/CAPEX budgets, initiating corrective actions to ensure all financial parameters and business targets were achieved. -Managed cross-functional operations including purchasing, sales, marketing, and customer accounts for over 150 clients. -Streamlined inventory and supply chain operations, optimizing resource allocation which directly contributed to increased overall profitability. ⚙️ Process Optimization & Risk Mitigation: -Established systems and SOPs to drive operational excellence, significantly improving team efficiency and operational quality. -Evaluated and implemented new tender specifications, ensuring all operations strictly aligned with the latest international natural gas guidelines and standards. -Managed the continuous improvement of Health & Safety performance, proactively mitigating business risks and acting as a direct reporting line to the General Manager for incident management. 👥 Talent Acquisition & Team Leadership: -Directed the end-to-end talent lifecycle by recruiting, hiring, and training core personnel to establish key internal functions for the organization. -Overseen staff development and succession planning, fostering a high-performance culture that exceeded industry standards. -Supervised operations staff, ensuring strict compliance with corporate policies while maintaining high team morale and productivity.

•Responsible for planning, organizing, and managing duties related to operation team. •Formulate strategic and operational objectives. •Improve operational management system, process, and KPIs within department. •Review and monitor field operations and implementation of activities and achievements (daily/monthly) and review its results as detailed in annual short and long-term operational plan. •Submit monthly and quarterly progress reports to operation manager. •Handle and update spare parts inventory and ensure availability of consumable materials and emergency spare parts. •Manage budgets and forecasts of department. •Review, evaluate, and recommend proposals, and manage supplier performance. •Review detailed EPC contract, implement pre-commissioning procedure, commissioning schedule, and check sheets for compliance with contract. •Reconcile operating expenditure against planned budget for operation and maintenance activities. •Investigate and address any vacancies to ensure effective cost control and identify areas of cost reduction. •Guarantee all safety precautions and quality standards are met.

•Responsible for operation and maintenance of Natural Gas PRS (Pressure Reduction Stations) - over 100 PRS -across Suez Gulf Industrial Zone that consumed about 17 million SCM / day. •Responsible for operation and maintenance of natural gas station which supplies Suez Gulf Electrical Power Plant Capacity 210,000 Sm3/hr. •Responsible for operation and maintenance of natural gas station which supplies Suez Thermal Electrical Power Plant Capacity 150,000 Sm3/hr. •Develop technical solutions for operations management and plants maintenance, including preventive and corrective maintenance plans and detailed maintenance schedules. •Follow up Tours to all PRS's to observe operations, check for abnormal situations and take readings of main parameters and collect data from control rooms and field operators for analysis and review. •Plan, schedule, and implementation of simulated emergency program (emergency drills, gas leakage, odorant split) in order to ensure and improve adequate preparation and organization of emergency crews, to be able to effectively and safely deal with different emergencies. •Perform technical studies for new projects tenders, provide comments on the drawings and P&I (piping and instrumentation) diagrams, check design calculations and specifications, and make comments as appropriate. •Participate in HAZOP and HAZAN studies pertaining to proposed modifications, including identifying potential operational and safety-related problems and coordinating appropriate solutions. •Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems

•Monitor and operate natural gas stations from control room through SCADA system, identify potential problems and submit recommendations for appropriate actions such as revising Identify possible trends, prepare daily reports and other daily operating activities reports with comment and submit to supervisor for review. •Carry out any isolation, de-isolation, venting, purging, commissioning, and mothballing of pipelines and other Gas Stations facilities as required in safe, timely and efficient manner and in accordance with established Company Quality procedures, QHSE Codes and standards. •Handle and manage minor and major emergency interventions in pressure reduction stations, distribution networks, industrial activities and clients' installations. •Provide support to some computerized metering Systems such as “Flow Computers & volume correctors”. •Prepare consumption statements based on metering system readings for clients and GASCO and send invoices accordingly. •Participate in commissioning of new projects to ascertain that equipment and auxiliaries comply with specifications.

•Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work. •Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications. •Assessed impact of modification requests for ongoing projects. •Dentified technical risks within managed projects. • Supervise the project progress for pipeline - Polyethylene PE100 & PE 80 - extensions and daily planning schedules in the Suez area. •Supervise technical staff in certain zone on day-to-day or project basis, including determining workloads and schedules, and developing, implementing and interpreting policies and procedures. •Interface between TAQA & subcontractor and any consultants during site construction. •Inspect completed installations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards. •Attend the commissioning and testing and start-up of natural gas station for Elsweedy Cement Co. Capacity 30,000 Sm3/hr. •Attend the commissioning and testing and start-up of natural gas station for EBIC Co. Capacity 100,000 Sm3/hr. •Attend the commissioning and testing and start-up of natural gas station for Suez steel Co. Capacity 100,000 Sm3/hr. •Attend the commissioning and testing and start-up of natural gas station for Suez 2 Domestic station. 20,000 Sm3/hr. •Attend the commissioning and testing and start-up of natural gas station for Saint Gobian Co.Capacity 20,000 Sm3/hr. •Emergency engineer for Suez Gulf Industrial Area.

•Adjusted machine settings to maximize performance and equipment longevity. •Frequently diagnosed mechanical problems and determined how to correct issues. •Investigated and corrected mechanical problems with machinery. •Reviewed technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair. •Worked frequently with mechanical and plumbing systems to complete knowledgeable inspections and skilled repairs. •Visually inspected and tested machinery and equipment, performing routine preventive maintenance. •Trained and supervised staff on equipment maintenance and safety procedures. •Performed preventive maintenance and repairs on various types of equipment. •Maintenance of mechanical equipment as the following: Centrifugal pumps. Gearboxes. Hydraulics & Pneumatic Devices. Water supply station. Belt Conveyors & Chain Conveyors. Over Head Cranes. Screw compressor. Maintenance for rolling mill special devices.