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Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

First Industrial City In Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

- Improved plant performance through strategic engineering investigations, advanced troubleshooting techniques, and preciseroot cause analysis, optimizing the process and leading to a decrease in waste by 20% and an increase in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by 10%.- Conducted comprehensive CapEx analysis on machinery, equipment, and infrastructure projects, with a focus on budgetingand ROI, resulting in the successful implementation of new machinery.- Managed the installation and commissioning of new machinery through strong suppliers contact, to ensure seamless operation in order to produce plastic compounds, high powder content fillers, elastomers, additives, and masterbatches.- Successfully managed LEAN initiatives (5S, GMP, TPM, VSM) by leading focused improvement projects and coordinating Kaizen events, contributing to a total of USD 120K in cost savings.

First Industrial City In Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

- Restructured the recycling plant and optimized the production flow to enhance polymers recycling and plastic waste management, while ensuring comprehensive tracking of this operation through production KPIs (OEE, waste, downtime, and conversion cost).- Elevated product quality and achieved a notable 35% reduction in non-conformance rate.- Assisted in obtaining and maintaining compliance with several ISO and ISCC certifications.- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams such as supply chain, warehouse, planning, maintenance, procurement, technical, and quality control, to ensure effective execution.

- Calculated and designed mechanical, electrical and plumbing circuits (HVAC, water, drainage, power, lighting, equipement and low current).- Completed electro-mechanical BOQs.

Beirut District, Lebanon

- Carrying out engineering and architecture data collection in prisons in Lebanon through mobile data application.- Ensuring the accuracy of the data collected during the surveys, conducting retroactive data cleaning and formatting, ensuring filling of hard documents.- Issuing feedback and advice to the survey management team on potential improvement and adjustments of the survey tools and protocols, including the original questionnaires.

El Metn District, Lebanon

-Worked in the design of HVAC, drainage and water supply systems (load calculations, piping, pipe sizing, pump calculations, coordination between the aforementioned systems, etc.)-Elaborted shop drawings.-Prepared BOQ.-Inspected HVAC, drainage and water supply systems execution during site visits.

Bachelor In Engineering (B.E), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: ASME - USEK Chapter

Double Degree Of French And Lebanese Baccalaureate, General Sciences

Activities and Societies: Scouts Groupe Champville, Champville Alumni Catalyst, Champville Junior Basketball Team, Champville Athletics.