CURRICULUM VITAE FARHAN BAIG

FARHAN BAIG
House # 7445, King Khalid Road, G-19, Yanbu Al Bahr, KSA.
+966-533490511(4PM-10PM) , +966-14-3219748(8AM-4PM)
farhanbaig12@hotmail.com
Skype: farhanbaig12
Summary 19+ Years Of experience in the field of Instrument and Control (I&C), Electrical
with Master’s in Electrical Engineering (contd.) which involves Operation and
Maintenance (O&M), Warranty, Testing and Commissioning of Signaling
Systems, Communication Systems, SCADA, Distributed Control System
(DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), handling Of Machine
Monitoring Systems, Field Instrumentation Network And Electronic Circuits.
Major work area includes Refinery, Power Generation, Gas Processing
Facilities and Water Treatment Facilities.

Key Skills  Expert Level understanding of Combine Cycle Power Plant, Lube Refinery
and Natural Gas processing plant.
 Plant operational and maintenance strategies, applicable safety standards.
 Expert at troubleshooting/RCA strategies, remedial actions and incident
investigations.
 Management of PM/CM for the process industry.
 Knowledge of regulatory requirements.
 Expert at different control technologies such as SCADA, PLCs, DCS and
Signaling and Data logging, Communications.
 Implementation of firm procedures for Maintenance.
 Department building creation Team Work Environment.
 Contracts management and review of contractor work scope, schedule and
cost.
 Monitoring of team’s performance (KPIs) and necessary actions to enhance
the productivity.
 Leadership and analytical skills along with the ability to motivate people.
 Communication expertise, written and oral.
 Resolution of queries related to design, operations and safety.
 MOC (Management of Change) Organization, implementation and
documents update.
 Co-ordination with teams such as mechanical, projects, planning, finance
and procurement.
 Expert Level Knowledge of Tank Gauging Systems, Metering and Proving
Systems.
 Expert level knowledge of all types of field instruments and their calibration
procedures.
 Maintenance and Commissioning of Continuous Emission monitoring
systems (CEMS).
 Management of SPDP (Spare parts data package).
 Implementation of Health and Safety Environmental (HSE) procedures.

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 Full awareness of Permit to Work System (PTW), Switching Programs,

shutdown job planning.
 Knowledge of SEC, IEC, NFPA, ASHRAE, ISA and ARAMCO standards.
 Implementation of ISO 9001 based Quality Management System (QMS).

Career  Author of two publications which were published internationally in IEEE

Accomplishments transactions.
 Certificate of appreciation from Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company
(LUBEREF) for Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning supervision.
 Certificate of appreciation from Saudi Electric Company (SEC) for
outstanding coordination and performance.
 Certificate of appreciation from GE, for remarkable co-ordination.
 An appreciation letter from CHEMTROLS Industries for remarkable support
and co-ordination.
 Leading of 20+ RCA board investigations and necessary corrective actions.
 Winner of the first prize in E-Indus 2003 (IEEE event of the year), for the
technical publication.
Projects / Utilities  LUBEREF II 2000MTPD (Group II) and 767MTPD (Group I) Expansion
Project, Yanbu, KSA.
 380KV Substation (9023) Extension for 1300MW Combine Cycle Power
Project, Riyadh KSA.
 PP10 Combine Cycle, 1300MW Extension Project. Riyadh KSA.
 PP10 Simple Cycle, 3000MW Project, Riyadh KSA.
 600MMSCFD Extension of Train 3 at Qadirpur Gas Field, Qadirpur, PK 
720m3/d fuel treatment plant, Islamabad, PK.
 950KW Induction Kiln Installation, testing and commissioning, PK.
 Installation and commissioning of 2 units of Constant Tension (CT) Winch
System, at Pakistan Navy(PN) ship, PK.

Technology  DCS - GE Mark VIE

Summary  GE MARK VIE SPEEDTRONIC Control System for Gas Turbines
 SCADA SYSTEM – SIEMENS, ABB
 PLC - B&R 2005, SIEMENS S5/S7 300/400, Allen Bradley ControlLogix
5573
 Communication System - GE Multilin
 RADAR TANK GUAGING SYSTEM – EMERSON 5900S Raptor
 METERING SYSTEM - ODS (OMNI), EMERSON DL8000
 Fire and Gas Detection System – PROMEL
 MCC - SIEMENS (SIVACON), GE, EXHEAT, SCHNEIDER
 ISOPHASE BUS DUCTS - SIMELECTRO
 SWGRS – GEDAC, ABB, ALSTOM(GCB), SCHNEIDER
 UPS/CHARGERS – CHLORIDE, JEMA
 TRANSFORMERS – ALSTOM, ABB, SITEC
 WOODWARDS PEAK150 Governor Control System.

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 WOODWARDS PROTECH GII Turbine Protection System.

 BENTLY NEVADA 3500 - Vibration Monitoring System
 ESD SYSTEM - NOUVA PIGNONE
 INSTRUMENTATION – EMERSON, ROSEMOUNT (HART/FF),
MICROMOTION,
 YOKOGAWA (HART/FF), HONEYWELL, E&H Level and Flow Transmitters
(HART/FF).
 VALVES – WOODWARD, AUMA, ROTORK, FLOWSERVE, REXA,
DREHMO, KROHNE,  MASONEILAN, PERAR, FISHER.
 VALVE POSITIONERS – STI, FISHER, MASONEILAN(HART/FF),
FLOWSERVE (HART/FF)
 Emission Monitoring System - SICK MAIHAK, AMETEK
 YOKOGAWA Plant Resource Manager (PRM)

Experience SEP 2021 – PRESENT FARABI PETROCHEMICALS, YANBU KSA.

LEAD INSTRUMENT ENGINEER
Key Responsibilities:
 Provide leadership in promoting, demonstrating the company core values,
ethics policy and leadership framework.
 Preparation of Contracts and co-ordination.
 Schedule Compliance and performance monitoring (KPIs).
 To conduct meetings with contractor for raised disputes for the resolution
and close out.
 Participation in audits and leading incident investigations.
 Identification of training needs and development f Personnel Development
Plan for the team.
 RCA of the recurring problems and generation of MOC (management of
change) for the document updates.
 Job tracking, scheduling, close out, update and controlling of the manpower.
 Conducting daily meetings with team members and reporting to client.
 Client/Contractor Co-ordination.
 Leadership role during commissioning and startup activities for plant
expansions.
 Management of resources, managing the field inspections, punch listing,
and resolution of disputes with contractor for the expansion projects.

FEB 2017 – SEP 2021 SAUDI ARAMCO BASE OIL COMPANY (LUBEREF
II), YANBU KSA.
LEAD INSTRUMENT ENGINEER
Key Responsibilities:
 Leading the maintenance team for the 2000MTPD (Group II) and 767MTPD
(Group I) equipped with 3 Engineers, 4 foremen and 17 technicians.
 Budget requisition for OPEX and CAPEX expenses.
 Review and optimization of PM programs.
 Review of blanket agreements for maintenance support with vendors.

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 Field troubleshooting support and setting the guidelines for team.

 Preparation of maintenance procedures in order to achieve uniformity of
skills among the team.
 Review of spare parts data package and add to stock items.
 Schedule Compliance and performance monitoring (KPIs).
 Participation in audits and leading the incident investigations (RCA).
 Identification of training needs and development of Personnel Development
Plan for the team.
 MOC (management of change) Organization and necessary document
updates.
 Leadership role during commissioning and startup activities for plant
expansions.
 Management of resources, managing the field inspections, punch listing,
and resolution of disputes with contractor for the expansion projects.
 Provide leadership in promoting, demonstrating the company core values,
ethics policy and leadership framework.
 Resolution of technical queries raised / received from contractor.
 Conducting discussions with team after Documents Package Review,
resolution of disputes, raising disputes to the contractor.
 Troubleshooting and configuration of Radar Tank Gauging System –
Emerson Raptor 5900S
 Advance Level configuration and troubleshooting of Vibration monitoring
System – BN 3500
 ESD Valves design modifications to meet with process requirements.
 Identification and resolution of design issues with DEMIN WATER and CPP
(Condensate Polishing) packages.
 Configuration for Batch Controllers EMERSON DL8000 via Rocklink
Software.
 Advanced Level Configuration and troubleshooting with Metering System
equipped with Provers ODS (OMNI).
 Job tracking, scheduling, close out, update and controlling of the manpower.
 Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation
changes, initiatives and industry technology developments reports.
FEB 2014 – NOV 2016 ARABIAN BEMCO, RIYADH KSA.
MANAGER ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT(E&I) – Commissioning and
Maintenance

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Key Responsibilities:
 Managed the E&I team of 70+ Personnel which include 5 Engineers for the
commissioning and maintenance activities.
 Commissioning and maintenance of Control Systems equipped with DCS,
PLC , SCADA implemented for 40 Dual pressure HRSG Units – NEM, 10
Units of Steam Turbines – GE, 32 Units of Frame7EA Gas Turbines – GE
and Water Treatment Plant with 180 m3/h capacity.
 Management of commissioning activities for 10 x 380KV Feeder Substation
Extension which consists of cables and related accessories.
 Commissioning and maintenance for 1500MW, Combined Cycle extension,
which consists of 10 BRUSH Generators Units, 10 ALSTOM FKGA GCB
Units, 10 sets of ALSTOM 196MVA GSU transformers, ISO phase bus duct,
MV/LV SWGRs, Aux. transformers, UPS/Chargers and MCCs.
 Conducting the daily/weekly progress meetings and walk downs with site
teams and assignment of the related targets.
 To maintain comprehensive project documentation and red mark ups.
 Preparation of warranty claims, making defect reports and follow up with
vendors for spare parts.
 Co-ordination with all parties in the project i.e. consultants, contractors, sub-
contractors.
 Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines, quality and safety
standards.
 Review of subcontractors’ contract documents and scope of work.
 Identification of elements at project design stage and construction likely to
give rise to disputes and their resolution.
 Preparation of Histograms for manpower and equipment usage.

APRIL 2012 – FEB 2014 ARABIAN BEMCO, RIYADH KSA.

SR. ENGINEER ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT(E&I)

Key Responsibilities:
 Commissioning and Maintenance of MARK VIE DCS - GE, SIEMENS-S7
300/400 PLCs and Relay logic based Control systems.
 Lead the testing and commissioning activities for 3200 I/Os GE MARK VIE
DCS system.
 Commissioning supervision of SCADA System–SIEMENS and GE Multilin
Communication equipment.
 Commissioning and maintenance of 40 Continuous Emission Monitoring
System Units including Moisture Analyzers - MACH INSTRUMENTS
(MAC155H), Dust Monitors - SICK MAIHAK OMD 41, Gas analyzers-SICK
MAIHAK S700 and SCADA-SIEMENS Controllers.
 Resolution of Configuration and measurement issues with DP Type Level
transmitters.
 Expert Level Configuration of Coriolis Flow meters via Prolink-III software.
 Maintenance of Instrumentation network.
 RCA of recurring issues and trip investigations.

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 Reports writing of plant faults, management of warranty claims and spare

parts.
 Shutdown job planning and co-ordination with client
 Commissioning of fuel treatment and forwarding plant extension with the
capacity of 60m3/hr.

OCT 2009 – APRIL 2012 ARABIAN BEMCO, RIYADH KSA.

ENGINEER ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT(E&I) - Maintenance and
Commissioning

Key Responsibilities:
 Commissioning of SCADA System – ABB.
 Commissioning and Maintenance of 32 Crude Oil Heaters units – Exheat
1250KW each.
 Commissioning and Maintenance of 10 Bleed Air Coolers Units.
 Lead the calibration and configuration activity of various field devices like
pressure / temperature level switches and transmitters, control valves,
analyzers and pneumatic equipment.
 Commissioning co-ordination with GE for 16 GTG frame 7EA gas turbine
units.
 Lead the Verification of safety and interlock test for GTG units with MARK
VIE Control.
 Supervision of commissioning, vibration monitoring system - BENTLEY
NEAVADA 3500.
 Commissioning supervision and Maintenance of CAT 3616 BSDG unit.
 Preparation of comprehensive project documentation such as red markups
and as built dwgs.
 Lead the close out team i.e. punch list, NCRs and WDRs.

SEP 2008 – OCT 2009 PETROSIN ENGINEERING PVT. LTD, ISB, PK

SR. ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT ENGINEER – Head of E&I Dept.

Key Responsibilities:
 Managed the E&I team of 200+ Personnel for the plant construction and
commissioning activities.
 To conduct the meetings with clients and consultants for progress and
resolution.
 Preparation of Man-hours Budget and Time Bar Schedule of various
deliverables.
 To ensure that construction activities were being followed according to pre-
determined schedule.
 Commissioning and modification of ESD system – NOUVA PIGNONE.
 Installation and Commissioning of Fire and GAS Detection System –
PROMEL.
 Installation and Commissioning supervision of SIVACON MCC - SIEMENS
 Installation and Commissioning Supervision of Control System – MODICON
Quantum and related instrumentation network.

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 Site supervision of equipment installation activities such as E&I Equipment,

Aux Transformer, bus bars, cable trays, cable pulling and termination
activities.
 Supervision of close out activities and maintenance during warranty period.
 Red Markups and As Built drawings and material tracking as per the BOQ.
 Review of engineering documents such as single line dwgs, instrumentation
schemes, P&IDs, cable schedules, termination schedules and layouts etc.

DEC 2007 – SEP 2008 NESCOM, ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN

MANAGER ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENT(E&I) - Maintenance
Key Responsibilities:
 Managed the maintenance team for the fuel processing plant with 720 m3/d
capacity.
 Annual shutdown job planning cost estimation and resource management.
 Participation in the preparation of annual budget (E&I) including operational
expenditure (OPEx).
 Development maintenance schedules and work instructions according to a
maintenance policy.
 RCA (root cause analysis) of recurring errors in the plant and operational
logic modification.
 To ensure accurate, reliable records keeping and keep technical
documentation up to date.
 Management of spare parts stock, assistance in expansion projects and
reliability Improvement.
 Review of conceptual design and contracts preparation for the scope of
work for contracted out jobs and selection of contractors.
 Co-ordination with the process team for the revamp of control scheme as
required.
 Implementation of ISO 9001:2000 procedures in the department.

MAY 2003 – NOV 2007 NESCOM, ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN

ASSISTANT MANAGER (E&I) - Maintenance
Key Responsibilities:
 Maintenance of instrumentation network for the fuel processing plant.
 Maintenance of MV/LV SWGRs, UPS/Chargers and MCCs.
 Maintenance of Instrumentation network for boiler - BABCOCK, 50MW Steam
Turbine SIEMENS and 5MW BSDG Set - WARTSILA and their protections.
 Calibration of field instruments including transmitters, switches, control
valves, safety valves, vibration and speed sensors (functional checks),
regulators and indicators.
 Programme modifications for the enhancement of plant protection and
process improvements that involve controllers like SIEMENS S7-300/400,
B&R2005.
 Organize, supervise and control the contractors, ensure closing out of all
punch points and WDRs/NCRs.

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Trainings/ Short  Five day training Course on RCA and Incident Investigation Leadership –
Courses PII, USA
 Two day training Course on Hydrocom Actuator System – for Reciprocating
Compressors – HOERBIGER, KSA
 Five Day training Course on Radar Tank Gauging System, Emerson 5900S
– Emerson, KSA  Management Course “Problems of a Workplace”.
 2 day training on Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) -
CHEMTROLS, KSA.
 2 weeks training course on Electromechanical Actuator Control System,
Belgrade University, Serbia.
 Training of Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO).
 Five day training on Gas turbine Control \ Aircraft Engine Control from
Cranfield University UK.
 Five weeks Training on Advanced Control System Design from CASE,
Islamabad, PK.
 Safety training consists of 16 lectures that include environmental hazards,
fall protection, First Aid and lifting and rigging.
 2-day ISO9001:2000 training workshop, University of Karachi, PK.
Education  Sir Syed Case University of Science and Technology
MS with majors in Electrical Engineering
 Institute of Industrial Electronics Engineering (IIEE), N.E.D University of
Engineering and Technology.
B.E. with Majors in Industrial Electronics (Instrumentation and Control)

Publications  M.FarhanBaig, Ali Amir, R.Samar, “Design and Implementation Universal

Actuator DC Drive, published to IBCAST January’09, CESAT Islamabad
Pakistan.
M.FarhanBaig, Rooh, “Design and Implementation of PLC Based tabled
Coating System, “IEEE conference E-Indus’03, Karachi, Pakistan
Memberships  Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) Member
 Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
 Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Member
 Member board of governors of INDUTRIONICS, a literary society of IIEE

Computer Skills SAP, MS Project, MS Office, MS Visio and Engineering software packages
(Tool Box ST, Step 7, Cimplicity, Automation Studio, RSLinx, MATLAB and
ORCAD etc).

Languages Fluent In Written and Spoken English, Urdu and working knowledge of Arabic
Personal  Nationality: Pakistan.
Information  Residence Permit: Saudi Arabia
 Saudi Driving License: Valid
 Permanent Address: A-106 Block 13, Gulistan-E-Jauhar, Karachi,
Pakistan.

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References  Engr. Rizwan Majeed

Sr. Control System Engineer
Saudi Aramco Lube Oil Company-Luberef, Yanbu, KSA.
majeedr@luberef.com
+966-143282165
 Engr. Azeem Uddin
Sr. Consultant
EGIS International, Riyadh, KSA.
azeemuddinuzair@yahoo.com
+966556429972

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