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Fawaz Alsaif

Fawaz Alsaif

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Iftikar | Kuwait

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My Portfolio Highlights

My New Workbook

Telecom Customer Churn

My New Course

Introduction to Python

My New Workbook

NBA Shooting Data

Insights architect, designing structures of knowledge with data as the foundation.

My Work

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DataLab

Telecom Customer Churn

course

Introduction to Python

DataLab

NBA Shooting Data

My Certifications

These are the industry credentials that I’ve earned.

AI Fundamentals

AI Fundamentals

Data Literacy

Data Literacy

Other Certificates

MITx MIT Micromasters in supply chain management

Deeplearning.ai Machine Learning Specialization

Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt

Google Google Project Management certificate

scrum.org Professional Scrum Master

DataCamp Course Completion

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My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

KNPC | Nov 2016 - Present

Operations Section Head – Acid Gas Removal Units

• Managed the operations of two Acid Gas Removal Plants including amine treating (2 x 230 MMSCFD), Liquid-Liquid treating (2 x 40 MBPD) and Sulfur Recovery (1080 t/day total). • Led the commissioning of New Acid Gas Removal Unit at MAA refinery during COVID-19, thus doubling the sour gas & condensate processing capacity at MAA refinery. • Led operations teams of up to 150 Engineers & Operators. • Optimized the supply of chemicals to the units using inventory management techniques. • Achieved 30+ months of continuous operation as of September 2023. • Intermittently covered the operation at an NGL processing plant of 1000 MMSCFD gas processing capacity. • Ensured proper training and preparation of workforce to the new unit commissioning.
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KNPC | Nov 2009 - Apr 2016

Operations Engineer - Acid Gas Removal Unit

• Led the execution of 40+ plant modifications, which resulted in a reduction of SO2 emissions from 3000+ ppm to less than 500 ppm. • Led 5 major overhauls and multiple unplanned shutdowns which resulted in substantial improvement of unit operations. • Improved SRU condensers’ reliability, thus eliminating any tube leaks since 2015. • Improved plant sour gas throughput by 10+% annually from 2014 to 2017. • Developed an approach for control of combustion air input using feedforward control in lieu of the classic tail gas analyzer control, thus improving environmental performance of the TGT unit. • Reviewed and modified the Tail Gas Treatment unit’s procedures to minimize soot formation, which improved unit reliability and performance to KEPA limit (250 ppm of SO2). • Developed an Aspen HYSYS model to predict amine unit performance based on unit parameters. • Participated in over 50 Root Cause Analyses using multiples methodologies in multiple process units, which participated in improved the concerned process units’ reliability.

My Education

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Micromasters in Supply Chain Management MITx on edX | 2022
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, GeneralJack Welch Management Institute | 2020
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering (Génie des Procédés et Environnement)Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse | 2009
Master's of Research, Chemical Engineering  · (September 2008 - AugustToulouse INP | 2009

About Me

Fawaz Alsaif

With over 12 years dealing with process units troubleshooting (oil & gas sector), I have developed analytical, especially with Lean & Six sigma and RCA methods. I aim to augment that expertise with data analytics/machine learning skills.

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