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UGOCHUKWU ALVIN OPARA

UGOCHUKWU ALVIN OPARA

Facilities Manager
Doha

Summary

An analytical and solutions-driven Facilities Management professional with 15 years of experience in Operations, Maintenance, Design, installation, technical evaluation, Request for Quotation, Invitation for Tender, Tender Evaluation, venue coordination and project management. Recognized for being part of a team that organized and managed Major international events like; 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2018 Gymnastics World Championship and the 2019 IAAF World Athletics championship held in Doha.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certificates

Work History

Aspire Dome Venue Facilities Manager (Electrical Engineer)

MOSANADA FMS
Doha
10.2014 - Current
  • Oversee maintenance job flow through CMMS, achieving 0ver 98.5% of Planned Preventive maintenance (PPM) and Corrective maintenance (CM) completion in last 9 years within Targeted Completion Date (TCD), eliminating backlogs
  • Streamline and control all MEP installations and equipment
  • Deliver efficient assistance in installations, operations, and maintenance of Fire Alarm Device(s) and equipment
  • Administer contractors handling PPM and CM works in Aspire Dome
  • Accelerate flow of all work documents like service orders, request for quotation, request for inspection, stock vouchers, and purchase orders
  • Interface with client for processing of all work documents and effective management of Aspire Dome
  • Reduced Venue operational expenditure (OPEX) by 21% after 1 year, by identifying and removing redundant equipment, thereby reducing cost of maintenance.
  • Part of team that organized and managed major international events in Qatar, like 2022 FIFA world cup, 2020 ITTF Qatar Open table Tennis world tour and FIE Qatar Grand Prix 2021 Fencing Championship, 2019 IAAF World Athletics championship held in Doha,2018 Gymnastics World Championship and many others.
  • Managed electrical installations & equipment, operation and maintenance activities of switchboards, transformers, feeder pillars, motor control centers, variable frequency drives, distribution boards, lighting control panels, and lighting relay control panels.
  • Managed HVAC installations, operations, and maintenance activities for Motors, exhaust fans, smoke extract fans, AHUs, FCUs, Smoke Dampers, fresh air, and return fans.
  • Part of Organization's Internal Audit team that carries out audits of operational procedures and processes of various organization's departments as against ISO standards
  • Manage operations and maintenance of mechanical systems, booster pumps, circulation pumps, drainage pumps, Calorifier, sewage lines and Plumbing works.
  • Executed and implemented electrical systems upgrade projects and plant changes.
  • Manage civil works, building upgrades and renovations.
  • Manage operation and maintenance of Chilled water system, line, and circulation pumps.
  • Takes part in tender package preparation for Aspire Zone maintenance contracts.
  • Finalize technical evaluation of tenders, for companies bidding for Aspire Zone’s, ministry of culture and sports facilities maintenance contract.
  • Prepare Request for Quotations documents for outsourced maintenance and upgrade works.
  • Carry out technical evaluation of suppliers’ quotation.
  • Manage operations and maintenance of Fire water line systems.
  • Manage operations and maintenance of Fire detection, firefighting, and fire suppression systems.
  • Coordinate all test and certification activities like, Switchboards IEF Relays and Air Circuit Breakers protection test and certifications, High Potential and Megger Test on electrical installations and equipment, generator load test, Fire alarm equipment test in aspire sports hall.
  • Monitor House-keeping activities.
  • Manage pest control activities.
  • Supervise landscaping activities, ensure proper planning of work schedule to avoid clashes with other activities in venue, also ensured that our client's aesthetics considerations are met.
  • Coordinate all test activities like, fire alarm test and generator load test in aspire sports hall.
  • Evaluate and manage relevant technical support contracts.
  • Ensure full adherence to safety regulations and made sure contractors meet all safety requirements in their day-to-day activities.
  • Review, and present operational reports like; Incident report, damaged asset report, site inspection report, and contractors’ activity report in Aspire Dome.
  • Provide engineering, technical, and soft services support to client.

Site Engineer

UNITECH CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.
Doha
05.2013 - 12.2013
  • Coordinated installation and testing of Electrical panels, cable tray, pipes, and trench installations at Qatar steel plant new project
  • Was part of office review of documents for demolition and re-laying of cables at Qatar petroleum Service Berth 04 and Marpol Reception facility
  • Monitored cable laying, termination, and electrical panel installations at Qatar steel EF5 project
  • Formulated RFI, RFQ, BOQ, purchase orders, delivery note, and material inspection documents.

Electrical Design Engineer

ARIOSH LIMITED, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd
Bonny/Rivers State
07.2011 - 02.2013
  • Simulated electrical designs through skillful utilization of ETAP 4.0 software
  • Drafted NLNG As-Built drawings with
  • AutoCAD and PDMS
  • Successfully coordinated MEP installations and inspections
  • Involved in as-built field verification and documents update of NLNG bonny facility design document
  • Performed technical evaluations on project proposals in order to accomplish technical details
  • Reviewed Electrical Designs for new and upgrade works.

Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Nigerian Gas Company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Ajaokuta/Kogi State
06.2010 - 06.2011
  • Monitored gas transmission to 3 customers’ facilities, measured gas consumption and cost for sales, and drove routine BMS operations
  • Supervised planned preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical equipment such as DDC panels, Wellhead control panel, Motor Control Centre, Switchboards/Switchgears, SMBs, DBs, and VFDs
  • Recorded temperature and pressure readings during gas transmissions as well as coordinated all equipment test
  • Involved in planned preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical equipment such as DDC panels
  • Wellhead control panel, Motor Control Centre, Switchboards/Switchgears, SMBs, DBs, and VFDs
  • Coordinated Ref Relays, Air Circuit breakers and other electrical equipment and facilities test and certifications
  • Interpreted electrical As-Built drawings, schematic drawings and other related electrical engineering drawings for effective coordination of installation and Repair works.

Electrical Engineer

Monier Construction Company. (MCC)
Port Harcourt/Rivers State
10.2008 - 05.2010
  • Involved in installation, operations and maintenance of electrical equipment and facilities, development of low and extra-low voltage circuit designs, including earthing and lightning protections, for onshore and offshore facilities, determining; load flow and short circuit current, carrying out motor starting and harmonic analysis in over 6 construction projects.
  • Involved in operations and maintenance of MV and LV panels like Switchgears, switchboards
  • Feeder pillars, Sub-main boards and distribution boards
  • Involved in performance of test and certification activities like, Ref Relays and Air Circuit Breakers protection test and certifications, High potential and Megger Test for both pre-commissioning and post- commissioning
  • Involved in installation of MV and LV panels like Switchgears, switchboards, Feeder pillars, Sub- main boards and distribution boards
  • Involved in calculation and projection of cable sizes, cable schedules and cable routes, cable laying and termination
  • Involved in HVAC equipment installation and maintenance, in buildings, roads, bridges, onshore and offshore platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Power System Option

Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
11.2002 - 10.2007

Skills

Managementundefined

Accomplishments

  • Successful Event venue support for the FIFA World Cup.
  • Successful Event venue support for the 2018 Gymnastics World Championship.
  • Successful Event venue support for the 2019 IAAF World Athletics championship held in Doha
  • Successful managing of the operations and maintenance of Aspire Dome indoor Sports hall and Warm-up Track outdoor facilities in the last 9+ years, managing the operations and maintenance of Electrical, HVAC, Mechanical, BMS, Fire alarm, fire-fighting and fire suppression systems, Generators, card access systems and UPS systems.
  • achieving 0ver 98.5% of Planned Preventive maintenance (PPM) and Corrective maintenance (CM) completion in the last 9+ years within the Targeted Completion Date (TCD), eliminating backlogs.
  • Reducing venue operational expenditure (OPEX) by 21% in1 year, by identifying and removing redundant equipment, revising the PPM schedule, removing irrelevant maintenance tasks and duplication of maintenance job card tasks and checks, while preparing an effective job tasks and checklist that improved the state of the equipment and their life span and maintained their operational capability.

Affiliations

Member International Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) / BIFM

Timeline

HABC First Aid

07-2023

IMS: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 internal Auditor Course

02-2023

ISO 9001-2015 Quality Management System Lead Auditor

04-2020

BIFM/IWFM Level 2 in Facilities Services Principles

08-2018

IOSH Managing Safely

05-2017

ETAP 114.1 Power System Analysis

09-2016

Aspire Dome Venue Facilities Manager (Electrical Engineer)

MOSANADA FMS
10.2014 - Current

NEBOSH IGC

06-2014

Site Engineer

UNITECH CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.
05.2013 - 12.2013

Electrical Design Engineer

ARIOSH LIMITED, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd
07.2011 - 02.2013

Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Nigerian Gas Company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
06.2010 - 06.2011

Electrical Engineer

Monier Construction Company. (MCC)
10.2008 - 05.2010

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Power System Option

Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
11.2002 - 10.2007

Certification

NEBOSH IGC

Interests

Facilities Management

Operations Engineering

Maintenance Engineering

Safety Engineering

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