Azhar Ahmed

Provided asset integrity management services for Oil & Gas, Petro‑Chem, Power and Process industries covering RCM, RBI, RAM, FFS analysis, and maintenance & integrity systems audits.
Experienced with API 510/570/653, API RP 580/581, ASME B31.3 / Section VIII, and NACE standards.
Developed and delivered RCM training and software programs; applied reliability tools (Bad‑Actor, FMEA, RBI, RBM, RCM, R

Led a comprehensive post implementation evaluation and internal audit of enterprise wide operational and business systems for a large food manufacturing organization supplying major North American retailers.
• Conducted an independent, end to end evaluation of FGF Foods’ operational and management systems following multi year system enhancements
• Assessed the current state effectiveness, maturity

• Led reliability facilitation studies as part of an integrated client organization.
• Led a small team of reliability engineers for multiple or large project initiatives.
• Developed reliability engineering studies to specific project requirements, including:
Failure Mode and Effect analysis (FMECA’s), Reliability, Availability and Maintainability analysis (RAM’s), Mean Time Between Failures (

• Participated as lead engineer in development of inspection and maintenance, failure root cause analysis studies, RBI/ RCM services, Fitness for Service and Remaining Life Assessment Projects.
• Consolidated and implemented Bureau Veritas s strategy for Asset Integrity services in the Middle East Region (Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, heavy industry)
• Contributed to the business development in i

Module leader for RBI implementation as part of four year Reliability Management System implementation program, including Availability Modelling (RAM), Defect Elimination (RCA), Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM), Turnaround Optimisation, Planning, Scheduling and Optimisation, Cost Control, Budgeting, Reliability Governance, Operator Essential Care and Safety Instrumented Function Op

HMA produces turbine, circulatory & submersible pumps, under technology transfer agreement from Grundfos. Responsibilities include:
• Managed, supervised, executed duties & responsibilities related to Factory HR; Administration, Quality Control, MRP, Store, Operations and Service Departments
• Developed &Monitored Progress of After Sales Service
• Endeavored on Continual Improvement in Operations

• Provided engineering services in the area of system development, plant / equipment / process design, modifications and upgrades
• Coordinated manufacturing facilities & equipment improvement projects
• Increased the production equipment up-time to 95% for a medical device manufacturer thru proper maintenance of utilities equipment
• Upgraded the performance of the maintenance department of a t

AUTOMATION SPECIALIST

• Provided engineering and technical support for the paint shop equipment including automation, paint circulation, air supply houses, ovens, sludge systems, chillers and spray booths
• Developed and maintained preventative maintenance and spare parts program for support equipment
• Developed infrastructure plans for support equipment
• Provided week end and vacation support

• Coordinated manufacturing facilities equipment improvement projects for Ford’s Windsor Casting Plant involving conveyor modifications, engine & crank-shaft cleaning equipment upgrades

• Managed the Maintenance, Advanced Launch, Advanced Quality and Manufacturing Engineering Teams involved in the development/testing and manufacture of seats for the Ford 150 Trucks and the Toyota Corolla
• Managed yearly shutdown supervising equipment / process upgrades, escalating the installation schedule of critical conveyors units by 6 months
• Developed and Implemented Personal Development

Scheduled equipment installations during shut downs using MS Project leading to an over all reduction of down time from the proposed 10 weeks to 3 weeks and savings in excess of $50 million

Utilized IBM-RUMBA 6000 based financial reporting system to report financial progress of on-going projects clearing a 3 year back log, resulting in satisfied contractors being paid on time

Prepared justific

Implemented a production planning and control system based on CMS software running on the IBM AS400 System with particular focus on reporting production efficiency and material variance control

Prepared feasibility studies for production improvement projects involving CNC machine tools, CAD/CAM systems for mould design and manufacture, preventive maintenance scheduling systems and rapid proto-ty

• Supervised the design, development, testing and installation of customized engineered doors
• Developed a fully automated paint line capable of primer-paint and top-coat 400 door panels in a 8 hour shift resulting in a 5 fold increase in thru put and quality
• Developed plant layouts, incorporated and procured custom built electrostatic paint guns, sheet metal processing, welding, machining and

Supervised design, fabrication, and installation of heavy steel doors, aircraft hangar doors, and bullet/blast proof doors. Led $50M+ in projects from design through commissioning.

Worked as Maintenance Planner at Saudi Arabian Ductile Iron Pipes.

• Planned facility layout to allow implementation of just-in-time material and parts handling for AirBus wings manufacture by applying group technology, parts flow & IDEF analysis techniques to reduce lead times
• Modified layout at Filton to implement a Just in Time material and parts handling system for manufacturing AirBus Wing parts. Equipment involved CNC 2-Axis routing machines, automat

• Supervised the Inspection section, Bagging section, Machine Shop/Tool Room, Fabrication Shop, Plant Motor Pool in an unionized environment
• Implemented and modified a tool control system in dBase III
• Managed plant turn-around, inspections, repair & fabrication of pressure vessels, heat exchangers and turbo-machinery

Worked as Assistant Engineer at Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP).

BICC-FCO-Commonwealth Scholarship

One of the two recipients of the Foreign & Common Wealth Office tripartite scholarship

First Non European awarded the British Aerospace Fellow ship at Cranfield Manufacturing Center for PhD research in the area of Manufacturing Logistics

An over all training in Plant Engineering focusing on Power Plants and special concentration on Nuclear Power Systems based on CANDU reactors

Postgraduate certificate in Nuclear Power Plant Technology with focus on CANDU reactors.

Higher Secondary Certificate in Pre-Engineering.

Secondary School Certificate in Science.