Dr. Abdelaziz Alzaabi

Team Leader Mechanical Maintenance

Regularly appointed by senior leadership, this individual served as Acting Maintenance Manager, assuming departmental accountability for site safety, production targets, and cross-functional coordination during managerial absences. This role involved governing turnaround readiness, safe isolation, and cross-functional execution for major Super Complex overhauls. Key responsibilities included directing multi-disciplinary maintenance teams to achieve KPIs and improve asset uptime, enforcing work management system execution discipline and maintaining HSE compliance. This individual also accelerated critical maintenance goals and optimized operational and capital expenditure budgets by identifying cost-effective contracting solutions, yielding direct savings exceeding $428,000 USD. Furthermore, this individual successfully integrated UAE National personnel ahead of the 2025 target, establishing mentorship programs for Early Professional Employees.

• Served as Acting Maintenance Manager with full departmental accountability for site safety and production targets
• Governed massive Super Complex overhauls including CP-1/LTDP-1 Tie-in and WIM/UAP turnarounds
• Improved asset uptime by 15% through enforcement of WMS execution discipline
• Generated financial savings exceeding $428,000 USD by optimizing OPEX/CAPEX budgets
• Integrated UAE National personnel ahead of 2025 targets through robust mentorship

In a Reliability Engineering role, the individual developed and executed targeted reliability improvement projects for mission-critical rotating equipment, directly enhancing site availability. The scope included auditing and overhauling PM plans and site-specific mechanical procedures, elevating the overall quality of technical maintenance. Responsibilities also involved conducting advanced engineering tasks and root cause analysis to solve complex, systemic rotating equipment failures across the facility.

• Developed and executed reliability improvement projects for mission-critical rotating equipment
• Audited and overhauled PM plans and site-specific mechanical procedures
• Conducted advanced engineering tasks and RCA to solve complex systemic equipment failures

This individual contributed to research within mechanical engineering and the oil and gas industry, culminating in a journal publication of findings. Responsibilities included developing an understanding of diverse oil and gas engineering techniques, acquiring technical knowledge in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and materials science, and presenting research at conferences.

• Contributed to industry journal publication of research findings
• Presented research findings at conferences and received recognition for contributions
• Acquired technical knowledge in fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and materials science

Developed practical proficiency in aircraft component maintenance and repair. Supported senior maintenance engineers, contributing to aircraft preparation for inspection by ensuring the satisfactory condition of components.

• Established hands-on skills in aircraft component maintenance and repair
• Assisted in preparing aircraft for inspection

As a Trainee in Mechanical Engineering, this individual contributed to the design and implementation of mechanical systems for oil and gas projects. Responsibilities included supporting the creation of technical reports and documentation, attending technical meetings to expand knowledge, and assisting senior engineers with site visits, inspections, and surveys to gather data for design and analysis.

• Contributed to mechanical system design and implementation for oil and gas projects
• Supported technical reports and documentation for mechanical engineering projects

This individual developed skills in stress analysis, materials selection, and design for manufacturing. They participated in training to expand nuclear sector mechanical design knowledge and applied theoretical concepts to real-world projects, advancing engineering knowledge.

• Developed skills in stress analysis, materials selection, and design for manufacturing
• Expanded nuclear sector mechanical design knowledge