ALHASSAN AHMED FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER, CFPS, CFI-I Phone: 00966 054948 6950 / Email: [email protected]Page - 1 - of 11 Profile A Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) with more than 15 years of engineering and design experience in active and passive fire protection systems (water-based, water mist, fire alarm, gaseous suppression, wet chemical for kitchen hood and smoke control) in the GCC and the Middle East including U.A.E, Qatar, K.S.A, Oman and Egypt. AlHassan is currently working as the Head of Fire Protection Department at Manens-Tifs and managing one of the largest medical city projects in KSA, with a budget of almost US$ 8 billion. AlHassan has an extensive experience managing high-profile projects in the GCC such as Abu Dhabi Airport, Jabaal Omar Project in Makkah (38 5-star hotel towers), high rise buildings, and Gas/Oil Fields in UAE and Oman. He is an expert with most international standards and codes for example, NFPA, IFC, IBC, API, FGI, BSI and Local Civil Defense Rules & Regulations, OSHA, Hazardous Materials and Risk Assessment. Because of his knowledge of international standards, codes, market and technical specification of fire protection equipment’s and devices, he was able to minimize project cost without any impact on life safety, fire protection s ystems, or quality. I am professional membership of international associations eg. NFPA, SFPE, ICC, ASSE and PMI. I have capability to evaluate fire protection systems, components and designs in order to evaluate loss control risks in commercial and industrial, etc. buildings and occupancies per NFPA and IFC standards, to support the insurance companies. I have excellent experience in Oil & Gas, Metro, Airport, Hospital, Education buildings and University, Hotel, Residential, Power Station, Warehouse and Industrial Projects with Consultancy / Contracting and third party environment. AlHassan has excellent interpersonal communication skills which allowed him to represent his company professionally before clients, professional organizations and regulatory authorities. Where applicable, he identifies any business development opportunities. He also has a broad knowledge covering the design, installation, test & commissioning and inspection of fire protection systems. He has experience in Quality Assurance and an ability to use good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions. AlHassan also has excellent negotiation skills especially when seeking approvals from local authorities for fire safety designs and proposals. He is fluent in English and Arabic. AlHassan is currently in the process of obtaining his P.E. designation from USA and Canada, CFI-II, CFPE, CLSS-Health Care Facility Manager from NFPA, NICET Level IV Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Systems and to become a member of an NFPA Technical Committee. Education M.Sc. in Occupational Safety and Fire Sciences (10 Course) Midtown University, 2013 B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering University of Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, 2000 Fire Protection Diploma (6 Course) Oklahoma State University, USA CFPS by NFPA # 4005 Certified Fire Protection Specialist CFI-I by NFPA # 15-0060 Certified Fire Inspector COSH Professional by OSHA, USA (26 Course) Certified Occupational Safety and Health Professional by OSHA CWCS by TYCO, USA. Certified Wet Chemical System for kitchen hood by TYCO, USA. CFS by TYCO, USA. Certified Foam Systems of fuel tanks & aircraft hangars by TYCO. Experience 2015 – Date Manens-Tifs Consultants, Italy, Riyadh, KSA Branch (Representative MOI - owner of SFMC project) Position: Head of Fire Protection Department Ministry of Interior – Security Forces Medical Center Project Size: 2.5 km 2 , Total Project Budget: US$8 billion This project involves the construction of two medical complexes in Riyadh and Jeddah. Each development contains three hospitals with approximately 1300 beds, 2750 housing units of various types (villas, family housing and single housing), mosques, a power station, a fuel station, an LPG station, six helipads, a boiler, chillers, sport and recreation facilities, parking lots, as well as the required utility infrastructure and road systems. Responsible for all fire protection systems (passive and active) Manage the entire fire protection design process Supervision of fire protection systems Follow-up on staff team, archive, and document in an efficient manner
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Assist design team and contractor to comply with NFPA and FGI requirements
Verify and review the design of active fire protection systems (suppression, fire alarm and smoke control) according to
NFPA and FGI requirements through design and construction (prepared by Adkins Consultants, UK)
Lead coordination meetings with design team, contractor and client
Verify and review fire life safety reports & drawings according to NFPA and FGI requirements (prepared by WSP |
Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA)
Contribute to development of fire strategy reports and drawings for SFMC project
Review materials data sheets for fire devices and fire equipment
Conduct inspection, testing and commissioning of fire protection systems
Manage and Monitor progress and site activities related to achieving NFPA and FGI goals
2013 – 2015
AON (was Schirmer) Fire Protection & Safety Consultants, USA (Dubai, UAE), GCC regional office.
One of the world’s oldest and largest Fire Protection & Safety Consultant firms (Since 1939 Chicago, USA).
Position: Senior Fire Protection Consultant.
Conduct audits, inspections, and surveys of fire protection systems
Test and commission fire protection systems
Review design drawings of fire protection systems (tender and shop drawings)
Design fire protection systems
Supervise projects
Contribute to development of fire strategy reports and drawings
Review Foam, Water Mist System and Wet Chemical (kitchen hood ) Systems.
Projects:
Jazan IGCC Plant with Aramco, KSA
Transitional Research Institute and Bio Bank in Hamad Medical City, Qatar
King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital-KSA
Abu Dhabi Distribution Co. (ADDC), UAE
Several airports, including Doha, Muscat, Salala and Abu Dhabi International Airport. The largest was Abu Dhabi
International Airport with 65 gates and US$5 billion
Daleel, Occidental and Block 60 with OOCEP Petroleum Company at Muscat, Oman
Jabal Omar Development Co. KSA (Project Budget: US$9 billion) Size: 38 Hotels Tower five stars, including Hilton,
Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Conrad, Double Tree Hotels
2011- 2013
Zener Qatar Trading & Contracting (Doha - Qatar)
Supply, Installation, Operation, Maintenance Fire Protection Systems
Position: Deputy Director Supervising the sales, estimations, installation and maintenance Fire Protection Departments.
Follow up the inquiries and quotations with clients.
Coordinate with design consultants and Civil Defense
Attend meetings with design consultants, main contractors and suppliers.
Supervise testing and commissioning of fire protection systems for all projects
Follow up on the contracts & project progress to ensure it meets project schedule.
Monitor project progress to ensure proper implementation with our company and sub-contractors.
2009- 2011
TÜV – SÜD Middle East Company, Germany (Abu Dhabi - U.A.E branch)
Third Party Inspection Company, since 1866 – Germany, Oil & Gas and Constriction field. Position: Senior Engineer of Fire Protection & Safety Inspection and Safety Instructor.
Our Client: CCC, Al Jaber Establishment, Hyundai Engineering Constriction, Al Habtoor Group, Al Futtaim,
Samsung, Target Group, SKE&C, GS E&C.
Instructor for Fire and Safety Training Courses. Some of the courses I taught included: Fire Wardens, Fire Basics, Fire
Extinguisher, Fire Marshal, Fire Suppression and Prevention, First Aid Course, Rigging and Slinging, and Confined