Rafique Ahmed
Senior Marine Chief Engineer
Karachi,Sindh
Summary
Experienced, Energetic, goal-oriented, and dedicated expert whose confidence, and hard work promote success with positive attitude. A highly dependable and resourceful Senior marine Engineering Professional offering 24 years of progressive experience in managing and executing Technical, Operational, preventive maintenance & corrective maintenance economically and with relevant safety standards and project management history to give added value to teams and organizations.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CHIEF ENGINEER
SGS Pakistan, LNG PROJECT SERVICES
07.2021 - Current
- On Behalf of SGS Pakistan to witness and verify safe Decommissioning and commissioning operations and process of FSRU EXQUISITE and LNGC at EETL (Engro Elenegy Terminal Limited) and commissioned back and witness/verify safe regasification operation from LNGC, FSRU to Port Custody transfer system.
- Conducted technical and safety audit of entire facilities PGPCL (Pakistan Gas Port Consortium Limited) LNG terminal, FSRU BW Integrity, and LNGC at Port Qasim on behalf of SGS Pakistan to ensure safe and compliant operation and process.
- Optimized system performance by implementing innovative engineering solutions and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Improved safety standards by conducting thorough risk assessments and implementing necessary mitigation measures.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by staying updated on industry standards and implementing necessary changes to company procedures.
- Enhanced productivity through streamlined workflows, process improvements, and efficient resource allocation.
- Developed and implemented procedures to verify compliance with engineering standards.
Technical Superintendent
SOECHI GROUP
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Responsible for overall management and technical operations of Vessel (LNG/LPG/ Crude oil TANKERS) fleet. This included overseeing daily operations, maintenance and repair, budgeting, survey schedules, onboard general assessment, inspections, technical compliance audits and investigations, etc.
- Managed 04 oil tankers and approximately 40 emails, incoming calls and faxes per day from ship, office, other departments and contractors.
- Attended vessel’s dry-docking, repairs, and survey when required.
- Performed evaluation for dry-docking, repair quotes, and selection of shipyards for repair works, ship maintenance, etc.
- Monitored technical status of vessel to class certification and survey.
- Ensured that all copies of statutory, SOLAS, and equipment certificates LSA, and FFA were properly maintained and documented.
- Enhanced safety standards with thorough risk assessments and implementation of safety procedures.
- Streamlined operations by optimizing shipboard systems and equipment for efficiency.
- Increased cost savings through effective procurement, inventory management, and budget monitoring.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by staying current on industry guidelines and implementing necessary changes to vessel operations.
- Supported crew development with comprehensive training programs focused on technical skills and safety awareness.
Technical Superintendent Engineer
EURO ASIA ENGINEERING PVT LIMITED
06.2016 - 02.2020
- Provided technical expertise and led the teams for operation, maintenance, emergency repairs, major overhauling, upgrade works, and regulatory compliances of port facilities and terminal boats & vessels, sea trails upon completion of repairs and port terminals
- This included doing viability studies for fuel consumption reduction, root cause analysis of systems, equipment overhauling methods and history as well as energy harnessing from waste
- Managed team of approximately 50 field staff to maintain services and maintenance requirements
- Created, managed, and analyzed performance data and other information to enhance operations
- Ensured compliance with all Environmental Health & Safety goals & objectives - Understand all legal, regulatory, information security, and compliance requirements - Develop risk assessment, and enhance HSSE within site teams.
Technical Superintendent, Manager
SMITLAMNALCO ABU DHABI
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Responsible for managing LNG port terminal operation contract between Smitalmanlco & Port Qasim
- Authority, Pakistan
- Overall responsible for management of all contract site activities to ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency.
- Operations, in compliance with international & national legal, class, contractual, organizational, and other applicable obligations
- Also responsible for maintaining Professional relationships with Internal and
- External Customers, Contractors, and other stakeholders
- Site Management operation and maintenance of fleet of 4 x 85 Ton BP LNG ASD vessels/mooring boats/pilot boats
- Ensured Regulatory compliance and also terminal guidelines issued by clients
- Managed shoreside and boat crew team of 60-person locals and ex-pats
- Site HSE representative; responsibilities including audits, safety meetings and walks, risk assessments
- HEMP, toolbox talks, and implementation of company Operations Management System
- Develop EHS culture at site with support of Top management, through Robust EHS programs.
- Planned, Prepared, and executed annual site budget to maintain expenditures within limits.
- Drives optimization of Site port operation and maintenance strategies to achieve lower cost operation and/or increased efficiency and output.
PROJECT SITE MANAGER
AEROROYCE JV LIMITED
10.2013 - 03.2015
- Managed Construction and site management activities of 32MW Power plant being EPC contractor at
- South Asia Pakistan Terminal with Coordination with all stakeholders
- Responsible and in charge of Project Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, HSE, Procurement, and QA/QC discipline
- Power plant consisting of 3 New MAN 18V32/40 generator sets + 2 New Cummins C2750 generator sets, with complete power plant.
- Development of method statements and procedures for various pre-commissioning activities and ensuring execution of construction as per approved method statements.
- Installation & alignment of rotary equipment namely compressors and pumps and their final alignment with piping
- Reduced project costs through effective resource allocation and budget management.
- Fabrication, construction, and installation of complete power plant, including tank farm area, fuel systems, firefighting and building systems, MV system, LV system, etc.
- Startup, Test and Commissioning, and final handover of power plant to End user.
- Enhanced safety protocols, resulting in significant decrease in workplace accidents.
- Managed workforce on project site: 200 persons consisting of Chinese and Pakistanis.
Superintendent Engineer (Marine)
WARTSILA (PVT) LTD PAKISTAN
08.2010 - 10.2013
- Supervise and execute major maintenance and overhauling of Wartsila machinery and engines.
- Supervise and execute new installations of engines and provide start-up services for new marine and mechanical machinery and engine Installations.
- Execute warranty and service work as well as troubleshooting on installations with full knowledge of - Engines, auxiliary equipment, and installation and related factories.
- Handle technical discussions/communications with product factories and prepare /write internal and external service reports.
- Provide customer support through written and verbal communication.
- Supervises all maintenance work carried out in mechanical workshop and ensures availability and operability of all workshop machines and equipment.
- Responsible for establishing and maintaining power plants by forming and implementing quality.
- Carried out Predictive, preventive, and breakdown maintenance of engines & auxiliaries.
- Improved team productivity by providing technical guidance and mentoring junior engineers.
- Evaluated vendor proposals for equipment procurement, selecting optimal solutions based on performance requirements.
- Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
Cargo Engineer
Shell, Oil & GAS, LNG Vessel
07.2001 - 05.2009
- In charge of operation, maintenance, loading and unloading of LNGC, LPG and Gas Plant.
- In charge of running, servicing, and monitoring all hydraulic and automation systems of Gas plant.
- In charge of operation and maintenance of companders, boil-off gas systems, high-duty gas compressors, bog gas compressors, and LNG gas vaporizers
- In charge of running, servicing, and monitoring of Nitrogen production system
- In charge of spare parts ordering and maintaining
- Loading and discharging of Fuel oil, Diesel oil, and Lubricants in bunker tanks.
Second Engineer
Shell Oil
- LNG and Oil Tankers - Planning, scheduling, and implementation of maintenance program of all Engine room machinery
- In charge of running, servicing, monitoring, and maintenance of Engine Room plant machinery
- Supervision of Engine room staff and Safety & environmental management system
- In charge of all spare parts and stores
- Operation and Maintenance of electrical installation
- Automation and Control
- Installation of machinery and its fabrication
- Loading and discharging of Fuel oil, Diesel oil, and Lubricants in bunker tanks.
3rd Engineer & 4th Engineer
Shell Oil
- Th Engineer and 5th Engineer Oil Tankers
- In charge of Purifiers and air compressors maintenance
- In charge of all engine room pump maintenance
- Assist 1st Engineer on Main Engine maintenance
- In charge of Diesel Generator Engine maintenance
- In charge of Boilers, Economizer, and Incinerator maintenance.
Education
EXECUTIVE MBA - Contracts Management
Virtual University
Karachi, Pakistan 03.2015
MARINE CHIEF ENGINEER - Marine Engineeing
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore 02.2001
ADVANCED DIPLOMA - MARINE ENGINEERING
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore11.2000
Bachelor of Science - MARINE ENGINEERING
Karachi University
Karachi, SD09.1994
Skills
- Communication
- Decision Making & Solution-oriented
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Analytical Problem-solving & Troubleshooting
- Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Corrective & Preventive maintenance planning
- Marine Engineering
- Shipyard, Dry Docking & refits
- Risk analysis & Management
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Regulatory compliance
- Stores & Spares
- Audits & Inspections
- Training, research & development
- ISM, ISPS, MARPOL & SOLAS
Accomplishments
As Superintendent Engineer marine division, have done the commissioning, start-up, capacity tests, and sea trails of Pakistan Navy ASD small tanker cum utility tug PNS RASDGAR and PNS MADADGAR with Wartsila W9L20 engines and Wartsila steerable thrusters (Azimuth Thrusters).
As technical Superintendent, accomplishment successfully operation, crew management, logistics, procurement, planned maintenance, emergency, condition-based maintenance, and preventive maintenance for ASD tugs at Engro Elengy terminal & PGPCL LNG Terminal Port Qasim Authority.
As In charge and team leader, carried out pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, capacity load test trails, and final sea trials of:
Q-Max M.V. Bu SAMRA (LNG Vessel)
Q-Max M.V. Bu SAMRA (LNG Vessel) for LNG Plant commissioning, startup trails maiden loading and discharging operation at RASLAFFAN, QATAR.
Certification
- INTERNAL AUDITOR TRAINING COURSE Smitlamnalco Sharjah UAE.
- ESSENTIAL OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT COURSE. Wartsila Pakistan.
- PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING. Wartsila Pakistan.
- ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC ENGINEERING COURSE H.M.S SULTAN, Southampton, U.K. (23/05/2003)
- ELECTRONICS & CONTROL TECHNOLOGY Institute of Maritime Studies, Karachi(09/08/2004)
- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER COURSE H.M.S. SULTAN, Southampton, U.K. (11/02/2005).
- SAFETY OFFICER WORKSHOP. (HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY&ENVIROMENT) Shell Safety Officer Workshop, LONDON, UK (25/02/2005)
- ABRASIVE WHEEL MOUNTING COURSE SHELL, U.K. (30/06/2002)
- VIBRATION TRAINING COURSE (VCI) Vibration consultants and instrumentation limited, Manchester, U.K.(16/05/2003)
- ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING COURSE Singapore Polytechnic (12/07/2000)
- PROFICIENCY IN PERSONAL SAFETY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Maritime Training Institute, Karachi. (07/08/2004)
- CREW RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COURSE Shell Safety Officer Workshop, LONDON, U.K. (02/08/2005)
- ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. Shell Ship Management. (02/08/2007)
- LNG TRAINING COURSE (SIGTTO COMPETENCY FOR THE RANK OF CHIEF ENGINEER) FROM VIDEOTEL MARINE INTERNATIONAL UK. (05/08/2008).
- LNG PLANT INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL South Tyne Side Collage South Shields UK (27/06/2008)
- SPECIALISED TRAINING LIQUEFIED GAS. Warsash Southampton Solent University. (18/04/2008)
- MARINE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE South Tyne Side Collage South Shields UK (13/06/2008)
- OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF GAS COMBUSTOR Hamworthy Combustion POOLE UK. (02/09/2008)
- HIGH VOLTAGE FAMILIARISATION South Tyne Side Collage South Shields UK (21/06/2088)
- LNG PLANT HAZARDOUS AREAS. South Tyne Side Collage South Shields UK (18/06/2008)
- SIGTTO APPROVED LNG CARGO OPERATIONS Warsasha Maritime Academy Southampton UK.
- HONEYWELL LNG CARRIER OPERATOR COURSE (DCS). Honeywell OKPO, KOREA (17/11/2008).
- CRYOSTAR ECOREL TRAINING COURSE For LNG Cryostar OKPO, KOREA (08/12/2008).
- MAN DIESEL TRAINING COURSE, Primeserv Academy BUSAN KOREA (14/11/2008).
Timeline
CHIEF ENGINEER
SGS Pakistan, LNG PROJECT SERVICES
07.2021 - Current
Technical Superintendent
SOECHI GROUP
03.2020 - 03.2021
Technical Superintendent Engineer
EURO ASIA ENGINEERING PVT LIMITED
06.2016 - 02.2020
Technical Superintendent, Manager
SMITLAMNALCO ABU DHABI
03.2015 - 06.2016
PROJECT SITE MANAGER
AEROROYCE JV LIMITED
10.2013 - 03.2015
Superintendent Engineer (Marine)
WARTSILA (PVT) LTD PAKISTAN
08.2010 - 10.2013
Cargo Engineer
Shell, Oil & GAS, LNG Vessel
07.2001 - 05.2009
Second Engineer
Shell Oil
3rd Engineer & 4th Engineer
Shell Oil
EXECUTIVE MBA - Contracts Management
Virtual University
MARINE CHIEF ENGINEER - Marine Engineeing
Singapore Polytechnic
ADVANCED DIPLOMA - MARINE ENGINEERING
Singapore Polytechnic
Bachelor of Science - MARINE ENGINEERING
Karachi University
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