Farshad Tavakol, P.Eng, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Manage Electrical Engineering and Design teams for MEG Energy, Gibson programs, GROC, CNRL, and etc. including:
• Recruit, train and organize electrical teams based on the projects requirements
• Develop Detailed Engineering (DE) and Front End Engineering Designs (FEEDs), ensuring the most reliable and cost effective design,
• Provide technical supports to project teams, applying cross-discipline engineering experience
• Develop engineering documents, reports, and estimates, identifying equipment needed and guiding site contractors in installations.
• Study power systems, including short-circuit, protection, relay setting, and arc flash using ETAP, specifying equipment characteristics and capacities and ensuring personnel and equipment safety.

Calgary, Alberta

• Managed packages from developing bid documents to start-up / commissioning. Worked on power generators, variable speed drives (VSDs), medium and low (MV / LV) switchgears and motor control centers (MCCs), electrical.
• Studied Front End Engineering Designs (FEEDs), ensuring gas plant projects reflected clients’ unique requirements.
• Provided technical supports to project teams, applying cross-discipline engineering experience.
• Developed engineering documents, reports, and estimates, identifying equipment needed and guiding site contractors in installations.
• Studied power systems, including short-circuit, protection, relay setting, and arc flash using ETAP, specifying equipment characteristics and capacities and ensuring personnel and equipment safety.
• Developed bid lists, bid documents, RFQ packages, bid evaluations, technical clarifications, ensuring most appropriate equipment was purchased.

Iran

• Managed engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects and supervised electrical department.
• Assessed workload for electrical discipline, assigning appropriate number and expertise / experience of personnel to each project.
• Provided support to project teams in the execution of their project responsibilities, ensuring quality and integrity of projects.
• Developed and maintained electrical engineering technical expertise of department, maximizing efficiency of services to refinery and petrochemical projects.
• Hired electrical engineers and managed classifications and salaries, providing leadership and mentoring.
• Prepared 15 technical and commercial proposals, resulting in 2 wins.

Iran

• Managed electrical department and led project engineering teams for oil (9 projects), gas (8 projects), and 1 petrochemical project. Project sizes varied from about $100K to $3B.
• Met company goals by enhancing value of electrical engineering department through hiring, training and, mentoring of more than 10 electrical engineers and designers.
• Led engineering teams, ensuring project tasks were executed on time and within budget and scope.
• Drafted electrical engineering instructions, ensuring team-wide understanding and proper implementation.
• Built strong relationships with customers by delivering projects on time and budget.
• Communicated effectively with site contractors, maximizing project efficiencies.

Milan, Italy

• Assigned and relocated in 2007 – 2008 by Bina as electrical lead engineer of Bandar Abbas Gas Condensate Refinery joint venture EPC project.o Participated actively in project kick-off-meetings, identifying duty.

Iran

• Recruited as a new engineer to join electrical department and help them design the electrical parts of oil, gas, petrochemical, metal and mining projects.
• Assisted in engineering of all electrical requirements of four projects in detailed design stage in accordance with the relevant standards and codes. The projects were commissioned successfully.
• Prepared about 18 technical proposals for tenders which resulted in winning some of them.
• Supervised installation and commissioning of electrical systems of two projects within 30 months as Field Engineer and Supervisor. The project goals were achieved.