Muhammad Atif Khan

A qualified senior engineer with more than twenty years of managerial-level experience in the domain of quality management, technical management support and project management; open to relocation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Control & Engineering Manager                                                                    

Safety & Protection Factory (SPF), Dammam, KSA                 September 2008 to December 2020

Profile of Working & Achievements

• Got Saudi Aramco Approval of over 30 9COMs and 100s of 9CAT for the company as a local manufacturer of explosion & weather-proof electrical equipment, and solar energy solution by preparing and submitting Aramco’s required dossiers, and by going through Aramco quality and technical teams’ validation subsequent visits.
• Presented SPF in Aramco’s various departments including Consulting Services Department (CSD), Project Inspection Department (PID) & Project Management Team (PMT); Sabic, Sadara, & Yasrif for getting their approvals
• Built & maintained positive working relationships with external parties i.e., licensor, customer, suppliers, and EPC contractors
• Identified & Implemented effective process control systems to support development and qualification of ongoing manufacturing of project deliverables to meet internal and external requirements
• Facilitated and promoted process management approaches with the focus on quality
• Ensured that quality mission is clearly communicated and understood, and quality plans are developed and implemented
• Made inspection & testing procedures
• Established effective QMS based on ISO9001:2008 and later on ISO9001:2015 standard
• Trained QC Supervisors and Inspectors for incoming, in-process, and final inspection
• Developed, maintained, and updated Quality System Manual (QSM)
• Successfully went through Certification Audit, three re-certification audits and eight surveillance audits by complying with all processes including Management Review Meetings, Internal Quality Audits, Non-Conformity Reports, Risk Mitigation, and Corrective Maintenance
• Headed teams for project execution and Non-Material Requirements (NMRs) preparation, submission & completion including VDR, QP, ITP, Engineering, Final & As-Built Drawings, FAT, SAT, MDBI, MDB and SPDP
• Successfully issued NOIs and handled third party inspections until the closure of punch points
• Worked to resolve inter-discipline, vendors, customer issues
• Ensured discipline technical work and team activities met all health, safety, and environmental issues
• Supported the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates.
• Led the launch of the local assembly of Hazloc products in 2009
• Provided focused engineering support within operational and customized products/solution development that includes explosion-proof equipment ranging from digital junction boxes, analogue junction boxes, marshalling boxes, local control stations, motor control stations, lighting fixtures of various types and ratings, power distribution panels, disconnect switches to switch racks
• Designed applications & engineering control of products including but not limited to Juamah, Hawiyah, Haradh, Karan Upstream Gas Facilities, Safaniyah, Manifa CPF Facilities, Wasit, Mirjan & Zuluf, MGSE projects with Saipem, Enppi, Petrofac, Hyundai, Tecnicas Reunidas, McDermott, JGC, GS E&S, CAT and Sepco
• Supervised commissioning & installation of explosion-proof electrical equipment at various plants of Saudi Aramco, Sabic, Flowserve, and Zamil AC
• Supervised installation & commissioning of over 5000 Explosion-Proof lighting fixtures in Sahara & Tasnee petrochemical plants
• Ensured adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications; used local/global standards to support technical excellence

Manager, Technical                                                                            

Atlas Group of Industries, Pakistan                                                              June 2002 To August 2008

Profile of Working & Achievements

• Led multidisciplinary teams to install, commission, and run machinery including rod break-down machines, drum twisters, tandem insulation lines & triple layer extrusion line for manufacturing primary telephone cables at Atlas Telecom Products
• Led project team for the installation & commissioning of triple-layer extrusion line for medium voltage cable production at Atlas Cables
• Actively participated in the commissioning work of 13-Die Tandem Aluminium Drawing Machine, 7-Bobbin & 30-Bobbin Wire Stranders at Atlas Cables
• Designed, planned & executed installations & commissioning of power supply substation with HT Transformer, LT transformer, Main Distribution Panel, PFI Panel, 450KVA & 1MW standby gas generators
• Supervised the daily schedule of personnel to facilitate installation of machinery coordinated closely with HODs for project progress & completion
• Headed teams for plants’ corrective, preventive, and risk-mitigation maintenance of Atlas Telecom Products and Atlas Cables for 24/7 operation. Plants machinery includes CNC tandem lines, fitted with PLCs & Computer interface
• Established production planning & control function
• Optimized production by effectively utilizing human resources
• Successfully managed the production staff in meeting the targets by giving them vision, mission and resources
• Estimated quantities for the materials of telecommunication & power cables in order to help tender preparation
• Visited several countries for the inspection of raw materials, testing equipment, and machines.
• Designed lay-up of pairs & strands so as to reduce the cross talk in telecommunication cables with optimum performance of the machines
• Synchronized production lines to manufacture consistent quality products 
• Reduced cost of poor quality (COPQ) by decreasing wastage from 4% to 0.5-1%
• Identified and troubleshot process, maintenance, equipment, and operation related problems affecting the quality of goods

Master in Business Administration

BE (Electrical)

IECEx Certified Professional

Six-Sigma Green Belt Certified

Project Management Essentail Certified