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hameedshaikhh2o

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Abdul Hameed Shaikh

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Hameed

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General Manager Chemical Division Aquatech Pakist

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I have been working In a Water Engineering Company dealing with Reverse Osmosis plant based on well/sea water. Plus industrial waste water treatment/recycling plants particularly Textile waste. My Resume as under: A. Hameed Shaikh Professional Experience: Over 25 years of engineering / management experience in which more than 15 years in commissioning, operations and maintenance of desalination plants, both R.O. and MSF systems, boiler water chemistry, demineralization plants, waste water treatment plants, conditioning of cooling water, operation and maintenance planning, distribution of water supply system both piped and tankers, bulk and laboratory chemical stocks inventory control, and laboratory supervision. Education: 1969 B.Sc. (Honors) M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry From Sindh University Pakistan Experience: Sep.2004 till date Re-join Aquatech Infrastructure Ltd. 11-12 Shaheen Towers, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi-75400, Pakistan as General Manager Chemical Division Aquatech is a water engineering limited company. and authorized Agent of Hydranautics Company USA, X-Flow Company Netherlands and few other companies for instrumentation, pumps, dosing pumps and filters and water treatment chemicals. The main business is to design and fabricate RO plants on the basis of mostly brackish water for industrial use. Sea water RO plants are also being designed due to very high TDS of brackish water using the sea water membranes. The company also involved in operation and Maintenance of RO plants on contract basis. Secondly, about 2 years before we have been involved in water treatment and recycling systems and have been awarded big water treatment and recycling projects. In hand projects are as under: • RO plants Capacity ( 50,000 GPD to 120,000 GPD ) O & M on contract basis 6 Numbers • Treatment plant Capacity (200,000 GPD to 500,000) Two plants are under commissioning and the third one is under construction. • RO Plants (4 trains capacity 250,000 GPD each) under construction. • RO Plants total Capacity 10 MGPD, first phase 2.5 MGPD is going to be started soon. Engineering Staff: We have experienced mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, electrical engineers, Chemists, diploma holders (experience 10 years plus), experienced technicians and plant operators to handle all type of relevant technical jobs. As according to the clients requirement, we design the plants ourselves and then import the necessary components (like: membranes, pressure vessels, UV system DAF, DSF and big HP pumps etc.) except the components which are available in the local market. All the pipe work, steel work like feed header/concentrate header, skids and supports, sand filter, multimedia filter, cartridge filter housing we get from the local engineering workshops. Our electrical engineers design the electrical panels and then get fabricated by the local engineering workshops. Our company finally does all the PVC pipe work, installation of feed and HP pumps, chemical dosing pumps, feed & concentrate headers, UV system if required, sand and multimedia filters, and complete all installation, commissioning and operation of the plant. Our company also offers, 2 – 4 weeks operators training to provide the technical assistance to the clients to operate the plant safely and efficiently and also covers one year free technical services and guidance. Water Testing Laboratory: A water testing Laboratory established by me is completely equipped with the equipments from Hach Co. USA. The lab is capable of doing general test like: TDS, pH, Alkalinity, Hardness, chloride, chlorine free and total, (also chlorine demand) fluoride, sulfide, sulfate nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, Silica, phosphates, potassium, barium, iron, copper, chromium, manganese, zinc etc. plus BOD, COD, TOC, TSS SDI etc. etc. The purpose of this lab is to analyze the quality of raw (Brackish water) to determine and estimate the pre-treatment system required for the safety and efficiency of membrane system. Post treatment can be determined by the product quality and any specific requirement. Weekly and or monthly check-ups to monitor the plant efficiency and the knowledge about the chemical cleaning required. In the field of waste water we are working in the field of textile waste. The analysis of waste water required to facilitate and the determination of the appropriate chemicals/polymers and their dosage for coagulation, flocculation and decantation of suspended solids and to estimate the consumption of chemicals and acid to be used to feed the required quality to the DAF (Dissolved Air Floatation) and then membrane system to make the water quality required for the membrane system to get the product suitable to reuse. These are the specific quality membrane to reduce TDS and remove the color. Recently we have introduced a new system to minimize use of chemicals and the DAF system by using Dyna Sand Filters (DSF), Ultra Filtration (UF) System and finally the membrane system giving the final product. It’s a cost effective system eliminating all the chemicals for coagulation and flocculation so on + dosing systems and the complete DAF. Only the acid is being used to adjust the pH and some other chemicals required for chemical cleaning of UF and RO membranes frequently. Responsibilities: • Over all control and supervision of Water Testing Laboratory. • Supervision of Periodic analysis of samples from all RO plants under contract and other samples on payment or for new RO plants to get business. • Periodic chemical cleaning of all RO plants under contract and also other plants on payment. • Designing of RO plant and selection of membrane as according to the feed water quality available and the permeate quality requirement. • Designing and estimation of pre-treatment and post treatment systems for RO plant as per desired quality. • In case of permeate to be used for drinking, have to control blending, disinfection and some additives for corrosion control in distribution lines. • In case of sea water RO, disinfection system to control entry of marine life and filtration system to avoid entry of weeds and other debris into the system. • Supervision of maintenance of all RO plants, schedule of preventive periodic maintenance (PPM). Daily check-ups of plants operating parameters and instructions to readjust if necessary to maintain the production, quality and efficiency and to know when chemical cleaning is required • Supervision of trouble shouting of all RO plants. • Hiring of man power for the company as per time to time requirement. Presently we are working on two big contracts of one million GPD RO Plants, one in Karachi and other in Gawadar and 4 textile waste treatment and recovery (80%) plants of capacity 200,000 GPD to 500,000 GPD plants in Karachi. Feb.2002 to Mar.2003 AQUATECH Company, 11, 12 & 14 Shaheen Tower, 23-A, Block-6 P.E.C.H.S., Sharah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan. After coming back from USA I have joined AQUATECH. This company is providing water engineering services to the industries having water problems. They are involved in designing and fabrication of the plants according to the quality of water available (well water) and water quality required for any specific use. I have been appointed as General Manager AQUALAB (Water Testing Laboratory). • I have been first assigned to establish a complete water testing laboratory. I have arranged complete facilities to Analyze Drinking water (as per WHO Standard), Well water / under ground water / Sea water ( for designing the R.O. Plant) and Waste water ( for NEQS testing requirements) as well as to design waste water treatment and recycling plant. This Laboratory is now completed with Hach Co. USA equipments and is completely capable to perform the analysis as mentioned above. • As I have long enough experience of handling R.O. Plants, MSF Plants, Softeners and Demineralizers, Boiler chemistry and quality control, safe drinking water and potability of water so its also my responsibility to provide process guidance in water purification systems. Mar.2003 to Sep.2004 Astro International (Pvt.) Ltd., 501 Noor estate Sharea Faisal, Karachi-75350, Pakistan. I have been appointed as Manager (Water Technology) and have been given free hand to establish Water Technology Division. Additional responsibilities included as under: • Complete installation and services of high precision laboratory equipments such as spectrophotometers, pH meters, conductivity meter, DO meters, electro-analyzers, furnaces, potentiometers, atomic absorption and other type of spectrophotometers etc. • Preparation of quotations • Discussions and technical explanation about the equipments. Oct.2000 to May.2001 Siddiqsons Denim Mills Ltd. D-53 S.I.T.E. Karachi. As a R. O. Plant Incharge. The plant comprises of two units of capacity 50,000 gallons per day each. The production is being used in Textile dyeing, Rope dyeing, Rope sizing, Cross ball warping, and finishing. My responsibilities are to completely take care of operation, maintenance, chemical dosing and chemical cleaning of R. O. Units as well as the supervision of water testing laboratory and process guidance as according to the water analysis. Further more, quality control, chemical dosing and chemical cleaning of 4 boilers of capacity about 10 tons per hour each and boiler feed water, quality control and recharging of two softening plants, one to be used for one boiler and other for cooling towers for compressors. I have established the complete water testing laboratory for testing all kind of water being used in the factory. The Lab consists of DR-2010 spectrophotometer, other equipment and chemical reagents from Hach Co. USA and all standard methods being used are USEPA accepted and approved methods. Feb.1999 to Jun.2000 Alkhorayef Operation & Maintenance Co. at Air Defense commission (ADC) Desalination Plant Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Joined as a chemical engineer / Operation engineer The plant comprise of two MSF units of capacity 375,000 gpd each and 3 R.O. units of capacity 300,000 gpd each. As Operation Engineer I have to look after the operations of whole plant as detailed under: • Overall quality control and process guidance of 2 MSF desalination units and 3 Reverse Osmosis units together with 2 boilers, intake sea water and product water chlorination, pre-treatment and post treatment for R.O. feed and product water to make the quality perfectly drinkable according to International standards. • Process control of MSF system by dosing Belgard-EV, Belit M-8 • OFF-LOAD acid cleaning of Evaporators and Boilers. • Chemical cleaning of R.O. membrane systems. • Supervision of laboratory which was equipped with all necessary equipments including HACH DREL / 2000 Spectrophotometer for the complete analysis of water and to give instructions to maintain the process and quality of boiler / feed / product water. • Chemicals stock and inventory control of all dosing as well as lab. chemicals and equipments. • Planning of maintenance, shut-downs and acid cleaning of the evaporator tubes as well as R.O. Units. • Preparation of shift roasters and water distribution system. • Daily, weekly and monthly reports of production / distribution, bulk / lab. chemical consumption, inventory control, and over all management and company’s policy implementation. • Two months training to MSF / R.O. operators / supervisors/ chemist. • Over-all responsibilities of desalination plant in absence of site manager and general correspondence with the clients, supplier of chemicals / membranes. Apr.1996 to Jul.1997 Environmental Policy Technology Project, CH2M-Hill International Services Inc., USA. • As Plant Manager of 3 x 250 M3 / day Reveres Osmosis Plant at Turkmenbashi, Dashavoz Velayat, Turkmenistan, complete administration / supervision of operation and maintenance of the plant, guidance of pre & post chemical treatment / Analysis of feed (well water) and product water, production / distribution control, remineralization of permeate water / quality control of product and feed water, monthly reports of production / distribution, bulk / lab. chemical consumption, inventory control, accounts, employees salaries, support / logistics services for the site and over all management and company’s policy implementation. • Designed and commissioned a new re-mineralization system on the plant. • Participated as trainer during two weeks training of the local operators. Mar.1994 to Mar.1996 Sweet Water Services Karachi, Pakistan Established Sweet Water Services in Karachi, Pakistan for producing bottled water from a Reverse Osmosis Plant. Also provided consultancy services to private industry such as construction, textile, leather tanning and pharmaceutical companies to improve the quality of process water and to manage industrial discharge and sewage treatment. Oct.1987 to Mar.1994. Esmil international, B.V., The Netherlands. Bomba Power and Desalination Plant Libya. As a Chief Chemist / Acting Plant Manager my responsibilities were as under: • The Complete process guidance and quality control of 3 x 10,000 M3 / day desalination plants, together with complete process control of 74 bar/ 398 C 3 boilers, (sea water) chemistry, product water chemistry and distribution water chemistry. • Operation and Maintenance ( O & M ) of a Demineralization Plant of 5 M3/ hr • & M of a small R.O. Plant initially used to provide drinking water on site. • Designed and commissioned a new sea water remineralization system for the product water. Details: • Overall quality control and process guidance of a multistage flash desalination plant of 3 x 10,000 cubic meter/day together with 3 medium pressure boilers, intake sea water and product water chlorination, remineralization of product water by injecting carbon dioxide in distillate (product water) and then pass through Calcium Carbonate filter beds (Juraperle is being used) to increase the hardness and dosing of Hexa-meta Phosphate, Sodium Hexa-Fluorosilicate and Sodium Carbonate makes the distillate perfectly drinkable according to International standards. • Later-on, due to non-availability of Carbon Dioxide gas and to reduce large expenses for remineralization, a new system was designed and commissioned to remineralize distillate by 5 micron filtered and disinfected sea water to raise the TDS between 250-300 mg/l. • Process control of desalination system by dosing Belgard-EV, Belit M-8 and some time Sulphuric acid dosing when operating temperature is above 105 C, some times for • “ON-LOAD” Acid cleaning of evaporators and tubes. • OFF-LOAD Acid cleaning of Evaporators and Boilers • Water distribution and handling of water storage of capacity 50,000 cubic meters. • Quality control of steam for 10.5 Mw Turbo generator, testing of cooling water for two standby diesel generators of 750 kW each ( for initial start-up and emergency power generation). • Operation and regeneration of de-mineralization plant of capacity 5 cubic meters/hours. • Chemicals stock and inventory control of all dosing as well as lab. chemicals and equipments. • The Laboratory equipped with all necessary equipments including HACH DREL/5 Spectrophotometer for the complete analysis of water. Feb.1984 to Apr.1986 Global Chemical & Maintenance Systems, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman and Pacoima CA, USA Managed the process and the laboratory of Power & Desalination Plant on Masirah Island, Sultanate of Oman. The plants were 150,000 GPD & 200,000 GPD. Additionally involved in commissioning and then the operation of 9 RO Plants located in very remote locations in Sultanate of Oman. Details: • Quality control and process guidance of a Multi-stage Flash Desalination plant of 120,000 IGPD, one Ejecto-Vapour Compression Desalination plant of 150,000 IGPD, together with two low pressure steam generating boilers, intake and product water chlorination system, demineralization system for product water, Chemical dosing and control of desalination process, planning of maintenance, shut-downs and acid cleaning of the evaporator tubes using a separate acid cleaning unit, control of water distribution system and handling of four water reservoirs of one million IG capacity. • Supervision of power generation by Diesel generator 5x265 kW and 1x3 MW, including other plant accessories such as pumps, motors, compressors and other related equipments. • Preparation of shift roasters, chemical stocks and inventory control, total responsibility of laboratory which is equipped with Hach DREL/Spectrophotometer and other instruments for the complete analysis of water. • Over-all responsibilities of power and desalination plant in absence of site manager. • During our stay in Masirah Island, achieved a contract of installation, Commissioning and Operation & Maintenance (O & M) of a Waste Water Treatment Plant. Responsibilities include Influent process & Chlorine dosing control, laboratory for effluent quality control to maintain residual chlorine, Dissolve Oxygen (BOD/COD) and other tests as per International Standards. Also distribution control for the supply of effluent to the farmers. Jun.1982 to Jan.1984 Al-Suweilmy Establishment, Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Joined this construction establishment in Saudi Arabia and worked in very remote locations to monitor the construction water quality obtained from various sources for different construction requirements. Also responsible for maintaining drinking water quality on site for a crew of more then 100 persons on each site. Aug.1976 to Jun.1982 Astro International (Pvt.) Ltd., 501 Noor estates Sharea Faisal, Karachi-75350, Pakistan. May.1986 to Oct.1987 (After working in Saudi Arabia and Oman I came back and joined Astro again) As a Sales Executive my responsibilities included as under: • Complete installation and services of high precision laboratory equipments such as spectrophotometers, pH meters, conductivity meter, DO meters, electro-analyzers, furnaces, potentiometers, atomic absorption and other type of spectrophotometers etc. • Preparation of quotations. Discussions and technical explanation about the equipments. Joined Scapaneous S.A. Co. Ltd., a Greek Company working in Iran but unfortunately got injured in a traffic accident and while hospitalized unrest erupted in Iran and I came back to Pakistan and joined again with Astro International Dec.1970 to Aug.1976 Pakistan Machine Tool Factory, Landhi, Karachi, Pakistan. Inspection of different type of tools and spare parts for hardness, tensile strength, compaction, thickness, electroplating and some climate resistance tests. Chemical Analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous raw materials, alloys, ores, minerals, building materials and water samples collected from different sources. Additional Professional Achievements: International Project Management experience in remote locations with many nationalities. Worked in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman and in Libya as Acting Plant Manager and Turkmenistan (Russian Countries) handling of weekly/monthly technical reports, all routine office matters including petty cash, local employees salaries, management of support services and logistics for the site. Modifications in operational parameters to meet site specific requirements. Professional Memberships: • American Water Works Association, USA • American Official Analytical Chemists ( AOAC ), USA • Institute of Chemical Engineers, U.K. • Water for People, USA. Computer literacy: Microsoft word / Excel / internet etc. Languages: English, Urdu, Arabic, Persian (not fluent), Russian. (not fluent) Personal Information Date of birth: Feb.01, 1946 Marital status: Married Nationality: Pakistan Address in Pakistan: D-9 Abdullah Banglows, F. B. Area Block-7, Karachi-75950, Pakistan Tel: +92-21-6373389 and 6322020, Cell: +92-21-300-3605994 (can use this number) E-mail: hameedshaikhh2o@yahoo.com Address in Dubai P.O. Box 502279, DMC, Dubai, UAE Dubai Cell # 050 4209214 ( this number is held up as I am in Pakistan Now) Cell # of my son in Dubai 050 2753299 (Aamir Shaikh) My son’s e-mail address: aamirid@yahoo.com Passport # A1965039 References: Shall be furnished on request

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My Main field is the water desalination by Reverse Osmosis systems, Multi-Stage Flash System, Deionization, Boiler Chemistry and overall water testing laboratory

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