Zubair Ahmed
Gudabiya
Summary
An accomplished professional with over 3 decades of experience in Project Management, Ship Construction, Operations & Maintenance, Quality Management and Team Management majorly in Marine viz. Shipbuilding & Ship Repair domains
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Diesel Technician
Moon Marine Bahrain
01.2022 - Current
- Personal Business Servicing and repairing boat and yacht engines and the machines
Owner/Operator
Lahore Marina Boat Club Pakistan
01.2016 - 01.2022
- A personal business of water sports in river
- Maintain several sizes of sports and leisure boats
Mechanical Superintendent
Bahrain Ship Repair Engineering Co.
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Developing project baselines; monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects
- Rendering on-site administrative and technical management of field related activities on project site
- Leading a team of professionals; ensuring suitable deployment & timely availability of manpower (designers & engineers)
- Collaborating with Client Representatives / Client under supervision of Managers or Higher Authorities
- Managing a team of in-house contractors and vendors thereby ensuring work is completed at schedule with high quality standard and precision
- Proactively identifying areas of obstruction / breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipment through application of troubleshooting tools
- Developing plans and allocating required manpower for all related maintenance work
- Taking care of HSE functions viz
- Following instructions from Safety Officer as well as reporting hazards/incidents/near misses to safety officers
Mechanical Supervisor
Al Ghanim Marine
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Functioned as active part of a team held accountable for work assignments/rotations, staff training, staff vacations, staff breaks, and overtime
- Assignment and arranging back-up for absent employees
- Created & maintained Maintenance Task Lists in accordance to company's Maintenance Management System (MMS)
- Service Order Task Lists for active Service Order within the assigned project
- Task Lists / Service Order for Variation Order Requests (VOR)
- Internal budgetary quotations, detailing workshop, sub-contract and procurement costs
Port Engineer
Arabian Gulf Mechanical Services (AGMS)
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Planned& effectuated preventive maintenance schedules of crew & supply boats to increase machine up time / equipment reliability
- Performed failure investigation analysis to identify gaps & take corrective measures so as to reduce equipment downtime & maximize plant availability
- Ensured all the fleet boats are in fully safely operational condition at all the times; Conducted readiness for ISO and safety audits
Senior Project Engineer & Ship Repair Manager
Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company
01.2011 - 12.2012
- Arrange and supply engine spares to the customers
- Clearing the invoices
- Searching for new suppliers (engine parts suppliers) and making a business deals for customers
- Managing the customer's vessels repair in the ship yard
- Developing project baselines; monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time over-runs and quality Compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects
- Rendering on-site administrative and technical management of field related activities on project site
- Leading a team of professionals; ensuring suitable deployment & timely availability of manpower (designers & engineers)
- Collaborating with Client Representatives / Client under supervision of Managers or Higher Authorities
Service Boat Engineer (Over All)
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
01.1998 - 12.2011
- Equipment reliability
- Performed failure investigation analysis to identify gaps & take corrective measures so as to reduce equipment downtime & maximize plant availability
- Planned & effectuated preventive maintenance schedules of Gas Cylinder carrying Truck & Trailers, LPG tankers road transporters, fork lifters
- General overhaul of complete truck & trailers, that includes engines, transmission, brake systems
- Ensured all the fleet boats are in fully safely operational condition at all the times; Conducted readiness for ISO and safety audits
- Planned& effectuated preventive maintenance schedules of crew & supply boats to increase machine up time / equipment reliability
- Performed failure investigation analysis to identify gaps & take corrective measures so as to reduce equipment downtime & maximize plant availability
- Ensured all the fleet boats are in fully safely operational condition at all the times; Conducted readiness for ISO and safety audits
- Liaised with Engineering; seek approval for any deviations from established working procedures or practices
- Responsible for checking as well as evaluating open notifications towards equipment and open engineering change notes (ECN)
- Attended internal & external meetings on regular basis; provided technical support for on-going maintenance projects
- Entrusted with responsible for proposing, directing & amending internal / external technical work scopes to the workshop, projects and purchasing
- Released purchase requisitions to the appropriate level to support purchasing as required; also issued internal quotations to the appropriate level
Mobile Workshop Technician (Mechanical)
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
01.1997 - 12.1998
Marine Crafts Maintenance Foreman (Mechanical)
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
01.1982 - 12.1996
Education
Automotive Technician -
Penn Foster Career School
01.2010
Air Craft / Power Plant Mechanics -
International Correspondence Schools
01.1992
High School -
International Correspondence Schools
01.1985
Diesel Engine Mechanic -
International Correspondence Schools
01.1982
Skills
- Marine Crafts
- Generators
- Forklift
- Truck and trailers Repairing & Maintenance
- Fabrication & Installation Management
- Defect Assessment
- Techno-Commercial Operations
- QA/QC/HSE
- Coordination & Liaison
- Team Management
- Client dealings
- Diesel Engines
- Petrol Engines
- Marine Transmissions
- Propulsion
- Steering Systems
- Controls
- Pumps
- Anchor Windlass
- Capstones
- Air Compressors
- Hull & Structure of Marine Crafts
- Highway trucks
- 12/24 VDC systems
- 240 VAC systems
Hobbies and Interests
- When I am not working, I enjoy staying fit through weight lifting.
- I also enjoy cycling on a daily basis and travelling when I am able to.
- I like to immerse myself in other cultures and develop my communication skills.
- Water sports.
Certification
Certifications
Advanced Microsoft excel 2003
Behavior Based Safety
Detroit Diesel Allison Service Training
Defensive Driving – Theory
ISO 9001 QMS Foundation Training Course
Fire prevention and protection course
Team work and managing teams
Timeline
Senior Diesel Technician
Moon Marine Bahrain
01.2022 - Current
Owner/Operator
Lahore Marina Boat Club Pakistan
01.2016 - 01.2022
Mechanical Superintendent
Bahrain Ship Repair Engineering Co.
01.2015 - 01.2016
Mechanical Supervisor
Al Ghanim Marine
01.2013 - 01.2014
Port Engineer
Arabian Gulf Mechanical Services (AGMS)
01.2013 - 12.2013
Senior Project Engineer & Ship Repair Manager
Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company
01.2011 - 12.2012
Service Boat Engineer (Over All)
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
01.1998 - 12.2011
Mobile Workshop Technician (Mechanical)
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
01.1997 - 12.1998
Marine Crafts Maintenance Foreman (Mechanical)
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
01.1982 - 12.1996
Air Craft / Power Plant Mechanics -
International Correspondence Schools
High School -
International Correspondence Schools
Diesel Engine Mechanic -
International Correspondence Schools
Automotive Technician -
Penn Foster Career School
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