Summary

  • Senior Planning Engineer with 17+ years of experience in electrical engineering.
  • Expertise includes designing and managing overhead lines, material and quality control, system operations and fault resolution, strategic network planning, project scheduling, substations engineering and design, load forecasting, and distribution network analysis.
  • Currently working as a Senior Strategic Planning Engineer at Sudanese Electricity Distribution Company, responsible for long, medium, and short-term planning, load forecasting, project planning, and coordination with stakeholders.
  • Previously held positions as Manager for Customer Service Center, Manager for Network Analysis and Monitoring Department, and Senior Distribution Engineer.
  • Holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Energy Supply and Control and a B.Sc. in Electrical & Computer Engineering.
  • Certified in PLS CADD distribution network design software, energy statistics and their use, SCADA and load flow analysis, strategic planning, distribution network planning and load forecast, power factor correction and fault analysis, substation automation system, and NEPLAN program.
  • Proficient in planning tools and techniques, project management, decision making, problem solving, reporting and documentation, communication and presentation, MATLAB, AutoCAD, PLS CAD, GIS, NE-plan, ETAP Network Analysis, and Microsoft Office Project.
  • Fluent in English and Arabic.
  • References available upon request.

Years of Experience

17+ years

Residence

Cairo, Egypt

Nationality

Sudanese

Birthdate

1980-05-06

Work Experience

Sudanese electricity Distribution Company

Senior strategic planning engineer

January 2019 - Now

Preparation of long, medium and short term plans which include load forecast. Planning for new projects (distribution lines and substations), energy sales, human resources, investment, production, maintenance and operation. Preparation of performance reports for Sudanese electricity Distribution Company quarterly and Performance evaluation. Identifying the bottlenecks in the distribution and transmission networks through data gathering from faults log events, historical data and control center reports. Performing load flow studied using Nepaln and Etap software for the candidate areas to define the feasible solutions with respect to losses, voltage profile, economic consideration and operation contingency. Prepare detailed plan in short, medium and long term include detailed information about new substations and lines, upgrading substations capacities and load shifting. Coordinates with localities, municipalities and other stakeholders to provide land leases and permits for planned substations and O/H, U/G lines.

Sudanese electricity Distribution Company

Manager for Customer Service Center

January 2017 - December 2019

Overseeing customer inquiries, complaint resolution, and emergency support. Ensuring efficient service delivery across industrial, agricultural, residential, and unified sectors. Managing the specialized Customer Services Center. Coordinating with the Automatic Control Center for smooth operations.

Sudanese electricity Distribution Company

Manager for network analysis and monitoring department

January 2014 - December 2017

Performing short and long-term power system planning on distribution and sub-transmission systems. Perform distribution circuit analysis for loading, voltage, reactive power, reliability, balancing and coordination. Perform large customer interconnection studies and recommend necessary infrastructure developments to meet customer needs while ensuring a safe and reliable service. Analysis electricity network (power flow solution, voltage droop, optimal distribution network). Participating in medium term load forecast study for (SEDC). Monitoring SCADA system (alarms, fault, operation). Monitor system reliability and performance recommending improvements that will enhance reliability on our system.

Sudanese electricity Distribution Company

Senior distribution engineer

January 2010 - December 2014

Supervision, arranging & coordinating with all distribution offices in department. Reporting & preparing all materials of maintenance of medium & low voltage. Coordinating with contractors to supply & install all materials which used to construct, improve & maintenance our distribution network, such as (concrete poles, conductors, cables, insulators etc...)

Sudanese electricity Distribution Company

Power distribution systems engineer

January 2008 - December 2010

Operation and maintenance of substation equipment including (transformer, switchgear, isolators, and capacitor banks), troubleshooting their control circuits and protection relays problems. Leading teamwork’s working in electricity networks operation and maintenance including overhead lines, cables, RMUs, and transformers with their deference voltage levels (0.415, 11, 33 and 110 KV). Preparing of cost and materials estimations for electricity networks of non-electrified areas and supervising the erection stages.

Shambati Factory for Plastic Products

Maintenance Electrical Engineer

January 2006 - December 2008

Diagnosing and fixing electrical issues in machinery and equipment. Conducting preventive maintenance to prevent breakdowns stages. Installing new electrical components and fittings. Recommending replacements for old or faulty parts.

Education

Sudan Academy of Science

M.Sc. in Electrical Energy Supply and Control

2014 - 2017

Omdurman Islamic University

B.Sc. (Honors) in Electrical & Computer Engineering

1998 - 2003

Languages

Language

English

Professional Proficiency

Language

Arabic

Mother Language

Courses and Certificates

Low voltage protection: Feb 2009

Um Haraz training center, Sudan

Network technologies: Nov 2009

Um Haraz training center, Sudan

Design of distribution network: Mar 2010.

Um Haraz training center, Sudan

NEPLAN program: Feb2013

Sudanese electricity transmission co ltd

Substation and network analysis: Dec 2013

Sudanese electricity distribution co ltd

Substation automation system: Oct 2014

golden seasons for training and consultation

Power factor correction and fault analysis: Dec 2014

ILSAS training Centre, Malaysia

Distribution network planning and load forecast: Feb 2015.

London gate academy

Strategic planning: Feb 2017

Um Haraz training center, Sudan

Training of trainers (TOT): Apr 2018.

SCADA and load flow analysis: Jul 2019

TEDAŞ training Centre, turkey

Understanding Energy Statistics and their use : Sep 2021

IRENA

PLS CADD distribution network design software: Apr 2022

Sudanese electricity distribution co ltd

Skills

  • Project Management and Planning

    Planning tools and techniques

    Performance monitoring and evaluation

    Awareness of international standards (IEEE, NEC, IEC)

    Project management handling and priorities

  • Decision-Making and Problem Solving

    Strong decision-maker

    Complex problem solver

  • Communication and Documentation:

    Reporting and documentation

    Communication and presentation

  • Electrical Engineering Skills:

    Load forecasting and impact analysis

    Reading and understanding electrical drawings and scheme functionality

  • Office program

    Microsoft Office / Microsoft Word / Microsoft Excel / Microsoft PowerPoint / Microsoft office Project

  • Planning program

    NEPLAN / ETAP | Electrical Power System Analysis Software / Basic AutoCAD / Organizational and planning skills/ArcGIS/SCADA/MATLAB Simulink/ PLS-CADD