Osama Al- Masri, Engineer

Engineering Fields: Piping/Materials/Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intermediate Piping Engineer
Sept 2008 - Feb 2009
Jacobs Engineering Inc., Calgary, AB
SUNCOR, FireBag Stages 3, 4, 5 SAGD ($8.0 B)
Responsibilities
- Produced specifications for piping material components including valves, specialty items, piping fabrication and NDE in compliance with industry codes and regulations.
- Prepared cost estimates for bids and proposals.
- Performed technical bid evaluations.
- Co-ordinated material requisitions, piping specialty item listings and reviewed vendor drawings.
- Performed pipe stress analysis in accordance with ASME B31.3 code requirements using CEASAR II.
- Conducted nozzle loads analysis on vessels, exchangers, API pumps and tanks using WRC107/297, API610 & API 650 standards.

Piping Specialist (Area Lead)
Feb 2008 - Sept 2008
Jacobs Engineering Inc., Calgary, AB
BA Energy, Heartland Upgrader Project ($1.5 B)
Responsibilities
- Prepared technical sections of inquiries for specialty items.
- Developed cost estimates for bids, proposals and provided recommendations resulting in the selection of piping specialties vendors.
- Prepared piping material CAD specifications requests and communicated with vendors and consultants regarding related technical problems.
- Developed piping materials and valve specifications.

Piping Specialist
Feb 2006 - Feb 2008
Jacobs Engineering Inc., Calgary, AB
BA Energy, Heartland Upgrader Project ($1.5 B)
Responsibilities
- Executed all piping engineering work including detailed stress analysis on pipes using CEASAR II.
- Reviewed all project specifications and quality proofed vendor drawings as required.
- Coordinated with co-departments to increase familiarity of project specifications.
- Stressed all pipe racks in plant (2 KM) and provided appropriate supports and expansion loops.
- Checked piping stress using ASME B31.3 requirements and nozzle loads of equipment including but not limited to: pumps, vessels, exchangers etc.
- Re-designed special supports including but not limited to: variable springs, constant springs, struts, snubbers, etc.
- Checked nozzle loads on centrifugal pumps and tanks to satisfy API 610 & API 650 standards.
- Performed the shell local stress calculation utilizing WRC107 & WRC297.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics)
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
1999 - 2005

International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1997 - 1998

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta
2008 - Present

Fredericton Society of Automotive Engineers
2003 - Present

INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

OS/Platform
MS-DOS
Windows 3.1/95/NT/2000/XP/VISTA

Languages
Java, C, Assembly Language, HTML, Simulink, PSpice, AutoCAD, CAESAR II, Minitab, Unigraphics, SmartPlant, MATLAB, Ladder Logic, Lab Windows/CVI

Microsoft Software
Microsoft Office 2000/XP -Word/Excel/FrontPage/Outlook/Publisher/PowerPoint/AccessCAD