George Halim

George Halim

Address: 670 Asleton Blvd
City: Milton
Province: Ontario
Postal Code: L9T 8K4
Cell Phone: +1 (647) 633-3360
Email: ghriad@yahoo.com

Career Egyptian Fertilizers Company | Orascom Construction Industries (EFC | OCI)
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Summary and 2 plant construction (2005 to 2007) – Project Team Member, Automation
Achievements and Control Systems.
EFC | OCI 1st plant revamp (2009 to 2013) – Project Team Lead, Automation
and Control Systems.
EFC | OCI 2nd plant revamp (2009 to 2012) – Project Team Lead,
Automation and Control Systems.
Final due diligence, held by OCI in Netherlands, for the acquisition of DSM
Agro and Melamine plants. OCI successfully finalized this acquisition
(February 2010) – Team Lead, Instrumentation and Control Systems.
HAZOP studies and FAT/SAT of EFC | OCI 1st and 2nd plants revamp projects
in ABB Frankfurt – Germany (October 2011) – Project Team Lead,
Automation and Control Systems.
ISO9001:2008 Quality Management System (2011) – Lead Auditor.
Designated as Key Person in EFC | OCI (2012), the largest private sector
granular urea producer in Egypt.
Atlantic Power Nipigon, RS3 to DeltaV upgrade project (2013 to 2014),
Project Team Member, Project Automation Services.
Atlantic Power Calstock, RS3 to DeltaV upgrade project (2014 to 2015),
Project Team Member, Project Automation Services.
US Steel Lake Erie Coke Oven upgrade project (2015), Technical Lead,
Project Automation Services.
General Motors Oshawa Boilers BMS upgrade (2015), Technical Lead,
Project Automation Services.
OPG Darlington Yokogawa single loop controller (2015 to 2016), Technical
Lead, Project Automation Services.

Work History Project Services, Project Automation Services
and Lakeside Process Controls, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
October 2013 – February 2016
Experience
• Design control system architecture.
• Design control system hardware and software, using Emerson DeltaV DCS
and DeltaV Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
• Prepare configuration design specifications as per customer requirements.
• Prepare instrument and I/O lists, and loop diagrams.
• Interpret design input documentation such as P&IDs, process narratives and
logic schematics, including control system requirements, design criteria, and
user requirements.
• Participate in building the simulation systems, FAT/SAT, commissioning &
startups and operators/engineers training.
• Review and comment on information to/from customers, other vendors, and
other team members within Lakeside.
• Schedule, coordinate resources and manage contracts including
procurement, shipment and delivery, legal terms and conditions, taxation,
risk assessment/management.
Team Lead, Automation and Control Systems
Egyptian Fertilizers Company | Orascom Construction Industries, Suez, Egypt
November 2002 – May 2013
• Program DCS/PLC systems proficiently; ABB, Allen Bradley and Siemens.
• Conduct day to day troubleshooting, maintenance, and system
administration in a critical system environment (EFC is a chemical plant),
while being involved in other projects. For example, study and maintain the
overall system network architecture, perform loop tuning of interdependent
processes, plan for disaster recovery and data backup, and analyze historian
alarms and events.
• Prepare and review the procedures and work instructions of the
Instrumentation Department for system maintenance, preventive
maintenance according to manufacturer standards, and expansion projects,
as Instrumentation Department Representative / Lead Auditor in the
ISO9001:2008 Quality Management System QMS.
• Participate in HAZOP studies, KOMs, FAT/SAT, and commissioning &
startups.
• Manage automation assets spare parts inventory.
• Prepare RFQs and evaluate vendor bids and quotations for technical
adequacy and budget constraints.
• Prepare daily log sheets and detailed monthly reports for all automation and
control systems activities and projects progress.

Education Foundations of Project Management (SCS1860-200)
University of Toronto – School of Continuing Studies – Mississauga Campus
January 2014 – April 2014
Masters of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering – Systems & Computers
Faculty of Engineering – Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
October 2006 – July 2010
The thesis was done in constructing a Rule-Based Supervisory Control
System (using Matlab/Simulink).
Published a paper titled “Supervisory Control System for a Fermentation
Plant” in the IEEE Xplore database. This paper was presented in the IEEE
13th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES
2009), which was held in Barbados in April 16 – 18, 2009. The paper can be
found in http://ieeexplore.ieee.org
Also published a paper titled “Fuzzy Supervisory Control System for a Fed-
Batch Baker’s Yeast Fermentation Process” in the 13th International
Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Symposium on Information
Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM 2009), which was held in
Moscow, Russia in June 2009. The paper can be found in http://www.ifac-
papersonline.net/40754.html
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering – Systems & Computers
Faculty of Engineering – Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
October 1997 – July 2002

Professional • Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) in Microsoft Visual C++
Qualifications 6.0. (MCP ID 2651098).
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) in Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (MCP ID 2651098).
• Certificate of Excellence in Siemens Sematic S7 training course from
Siemens.
• Lead Auditor in Quality Management System for ISO9001:2008 from
Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

Skills • Simulation Systems, FAT/SAT, Commissioning and startups.
• Computer skills, HP UNIX Operating System, MS Windows Operating
Systems and MS Office Applications.
• Quality Management.
• Risk Assessment / Supervision / Team Leadership / Management.
• Communication skills, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Training and coaching skills.