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Farzam Shahni

Summary

An Electrical, Automation, and Control Engineer with 14 years of extensive experience in designing, installing, and commissioning complex systems. Proven track record in delivering projects on time and within budget while overseeing management and R&D initiatives. Adept in leadership and mentoring, fostering team growth and innovation in engineering solutions.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Engineer

Honeywell
01.2021 - Current
  • Project Management: Take ownership of assigned projects from inception to completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to customer specifications.
  • Customer Interaction: Act as a primary point of contact for customers, understanding their needs, addressing concerns, and providing regular updates on project progress.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of Honeywell EBI, and PLC products and solutions.
  • PLC programming (Control Edge, SoftMaster, and HCI).
  • Documentation: Prepare and maintain project documentation, including project plans, engineering drawings, technical specifications, and installation manuals.
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure that all project deliverables meet Honeywell's quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
  • Commissioning and Testing: System commissioning and testing activities, ensuring proper functionality, performance validation, and adherence to design specifications.
  • Compliance and Safety: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, codes, regulations, and safety guidelines throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Determined design criteria or specifications.
  • Determined project schedule by studying project plan and specifications and calculating time requirements.
  • Managed resources such as equipment, materials, personnel, and subcontractors to achieve project goals.
  • Finished projects on time and within budget.

Senior Control Engineer

Automatix Ltd
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Project documentation, engineering, development, and design control systems.
  • Develop advanced control, design PID controllers, optimal control, adaptive control, and model predictive control.
  • Select appropriate hardware components for control systems, including PLCs, DCS, sensors, and actuators, and integrate them into the overall system architecture.
  • Develop software for control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems.
  • Perform testing and validation of control systems through simulation and real-world testing to ensure they meet performance and reliability requirements.
  • Identify and troubleshoot issues with control systems, including hardware and software problems, and implement solutions to resolve them.
  • Lead control engineering projects, including defining project scope, managing resources, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identify potential risks associated with control systems, implement measures to mitigate them, including cybersecurity threats and safety hazards, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project delays, cost overruns, and quality issues.
  • Provide technical support to customers, including troubleshooting issues, answering inquiries, and offering solutions to optimize system performance.
  • Prepared daily project status updates to inform staff and document project changes.

Support Engineer

Streat Control
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Providing technical advice and assistance to maintenance, engineering, and operational teams
  • Work with business teams to simplify and improve operations by analysing processes and create end-to-end automation solution designs
  • Sell industrial solutions, suggest product and service in line with client needs and requirements

Senior Electrical and Control Engineer

Razi Petrochemical Company (RPC)
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Manage and monitor the operation and maintenance teams, contractors, and consultants
  • Research, design, and management of electrical and control systems
  • Ensure projects scopes are clearly defined and the process works safely and efficiently following specifications
  • Applying MOC procedure, development planning, scheduling, and delivery maintenance projects
  • Cost estimation and risk management of E&C projects
  • Developing control systems and programming of PLC, DCS, SCADA systems
  • Training and supporting of internal customers
  • Prepare and review the FAT, SAT, commissioning procedures, plan, investigate and validate the P&ID and loop/logic diagram, installation, tests, and handover control projects

Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Razi Petrochemical Company (RPC)
01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Verifying installation and test of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control devices
  • Programming/upgrading of PLC systems, wiring/loops test, check, replace network cards and cables, power supplies, and I/O cards
  • Installation and maintenance of electrical and control system

Education

PhD - Control System

University of Auckland
01.2019

ME - Control System

University of Pune
01.2010

BE - Electrical Engineering

University of Kerman
01.2006

Honours

  • Engineer of the Year, RPC, 2013.
  • International Society of Automation (ISA) Award, 2015.
  • University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship, 2014 - 2020.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Project Engineer

Honeywell
01.2021 - Current

Senior Control Engineer

Automatix Ltd
01.2020 - 01.2021

Support Engineer

Streat Control
01.2019 - 01.2020

Senior Electrical and Control Engineer

Razi Petrochemical Company (RPC)
01.2010 - 01.2014

Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Razi Petrochemical Company (RPC)
01.2004 - 01.2008

PhD - Control System

University of Auckland

ME - Control System

University of Pune

BE - Electrical Engineering

University of Kerman

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