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About Slahadin Ali Ashair

Rotating Machinery Engineering leader and Digital Factory

Adnoc Offshore (AOF) Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Rotating Machinery, Technology and Operation Excellence expert. Over 34 years of practical experience in the field of rotating machinery engineering, Operations & Maintenance, Reliability and machinery condition monitoring diagnostics, maintenance technical support, troubleshooting, failure analysis, reliability studies/ analysis of wide range of rotating machines & static equipment’s electrical and control
Pioneered the initiation, execution, and implementation of Adnoc Offshore Digital Factory (AOFDF), an engine based on the own patented notion of Reality-Based Predictive Analytics Prescriptive Platform (RB-PdM®) which includes managing, directing, leading, architecting, and stewarding the strategic vision for the ADNOC Offshore Digital Factory technology portfolio. This ensures alignment with the overarching corporate objectives.
AOF’s Surface Facility Rotating Machinery Manager was Leading, Managing & providing guidance and Focal point for the various Rotating Machinery maintenance activities, retrofit / upgrade projects, onshore repairs, maintenance engineering studies, development of scope of works, specialized vendors and contractors’ services, and various operation & maintenance contracts such as Turbines overhauls, Pumps overhauls, etc. Acts as Rotating Machinery maintenance Technical Authority and provides support for Plants Rotating machinery Modifications & provides Maintenance Discipline Engineering support. Develops Various Maintenance Strategies including condition monitoring system with regards to repairs and maintenance / integrity assurance for implementation.
O&M Support Leader for the gigantic UZ failed in Adnoc Offshore managed the operation and maintenance, overall upgrade, retrofit debottlenecking and selection for turbomachinery, rotating, static, electrical, control and Workshops services as well as health monitoring for all fleet at Upper Zakum (UZ) concession. Lead, Manage & provide guidance/directions to the department specialist team members (Rotating Machinery, Electrical, Control Systems &). Focal point for the various maintenance activities, retrofit / upgrade projects, onshore repairs, maintenance engineering studies, development of scope of works, specialized vendors and contractors’ services, and various operation & maintenance contracts. Acts as Maintenance Technical Authority and provides support for Plants & provides Maintenance Discipline Engineering support. Develops Various Maintenance Strategies including condition monitoring system with regards to repairs and maintenance / integrity assurance for implementation. Provide specialist discipline support to Engineering Services Depts. & project teams as required.
Operation Excellence Division (OED), Leader for operation maintenance, reliability, engineering and Integrity (ROMEI) governance. Initiates and develops maintenance strategies for all operational site’s plants and equipment and ensures effective implementation of these strategies. Ensures integrity of safety critical system including protection system such as ESD, F&G and HSECES. Provides technical expertise and assistance to operational divisions on all matters related to AIPS, Operating Integrity and HSECES TIV, material engineering, reliability engineering, reliability assessment, reliability monitoring for all process equipment and plants. Carries out reliability/availability/ studies and report plants performance analysis. Carries out reliability improvement studies and defines short- and medium-term action plans. Devises and develop maintenance performance mechanisms analysis. Development of maintenance & reliability management systems & practices. Carry out audit on operational and maintenance procedures and make recommendation to close identified gaps.
Leading and providing guidance and Focal point for selection, design and installation commissioning of Power and utility boilers all types (including FD/ID and ND system) as well as steam and gas turbines (all duties frames), MED / MSMF desalination evaporators and gas, steam and desalination plant auxiliaries. Also, key role in all Power and desalination plants trouble shooting of major breakdowns, vibration analysis, insitu balancing, etc. Managed, new projects design scrutiny, new equipment/plants acceptance, field/work-shop inspections, and assessment of new contractors/suppliers. Supervising mechanical maintenance activities within utilities plants, steam distribution and generation, gas turbines, desalination plants, pumps, compressors, gas turbines, etc. As Lead Machinery (Rotating Equipment) Engineer, leading the team of Machinery engineers, provide technical guidance, review and approval of specifications, management of tasks to meet the project schedules, estimation & control of man-hour budget. Compliance to HSE requirements.
Practical experience in the field of maintenance, engineering, maintenance technical support, troubleshooting, condition monitoring/ analysis/ diagnostics, failure analysis, reliability studies/ analysis (i.e. RAM/ROM, RAMO, RCA, FMECA, etc.) of wide range of rotating machines and static equipment in the field of Oil & Gas, power generation, water desalination, aero-derivative and industrial gas turbines, and steam generators/ turbines, auxiliaries, maintenance managements systems/ planning & machinery engineering/ maintenance.