FARHAN AHMED
Senior/Principal Cathodic Protection Engineer
Cathodic Protection Design Engineer with expertise in designing and optimizing impressed current and sacrificial anode systems for oil and gas infrastructure. Skilled in corrosion analysis, pipeline integrity, and project management. Seeking to leverage technical skills and certifications in a challenging engineering role.
Dammam, KSA
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Cathodic Protection Project Engineer
SOGEC
Apr 2021 — PresentCurrentDammam, KSA
- Prepare comprehensive Cathodic Protection (CP) design packages for pipelines, tanks, buried piping, well casings, and other onshore oil and gas facilities per Saudi Aramco, AMPP/NACE, and international standards, impacting project timelines by 20%
- Perform CP system design calculations including current demand, anode sizing and selection, rectifier sizing, cable sizing, voltage drop analysis, groundbed design, and test station layouts, enhancing system efficiency by 15%
- Develop engineering deliverables such as design reports, drawings, bill of materials, material requisitions, specifications, and construction work packages, streamlining project execution
- Conduct coating assessment, soil resistivity evaluation, and electrical interference studies to optimize CP system performance and ensure long-term asset integrity, reducing maintenance costs by 10%
- Support Saudi Aramco pipeline projects by integrating terrain, geological, and site survey data into CP engineering designs and preparing complete design deliverables, improving design accuracy
- Review and analyze Close Interval Potential Survey (CIPS), Direct Current Voltage Gradient (DCVG), Pearson Survey, and soil resistivity data to evaluate pipeline integrity and develop effective CP design solutions, increasing pipeline safety
- Engineer corrosion monitoring systems including selection and installation design of corrosion probes, coupons, reference electrodes, test stations, and injection quills, enhancing monitoring capabilities
- Coordinate field investigations, CP monitoring activities, and pipeline surveys to validate engineering assumptions and support design optimization, ensuring compliance with project specifications
- Prepare technical reports, engineering calculations, design documentation, and final project deliverables ensuring compliance with Saudi Aramco engineering standards and project specifications, facilitating stakeholder approvals
- Provide technical support during procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and performance evaluation of cathodic protection systems, ensuring project success
Corrosion Engineer
Petro China Iraq FZE Branch
Feb 2019 — Mar 2021Halfaya Oil Field
- Supervise ECDA and pipeline repair jobs for 450,000 BPD surface facility
- Oversee CP site activities, assign daily tasks to technicians, and train them on field CP issues
- Troubleshoot CP transformers
- Prepare repair job scopes for inspection, repair, and modification jobs from third-party contractors
- Prepare scope of work for installation, repair, and rehabilitation of new and existing cathodic protection, corrosion monitoring systems, and repair jobs
- Manage inventory for materials related to CP, CM, and coatings/paint
- Prepare annual and quarterly corrosion review reports with recommendations for improvement
Inspection Engineer
SGS Pakistan PVT Limited
Apr 2015 — Jan 2019
- Perform CP inspection for onshore structures
- Collect data for pre-design surveys
- Conduct ECDA inspections and prepare reports
- Manage PCM, DCVG, CIPS, and ACVG survey projects across multiple industrial sectors
- Conduct root cause analysis for CP systems and write reports
Skills
Cathodic Protection Data AnalysisCathodic Protection DesigningCorrosion/Metallurgical AnalysisPipeline Corrosion ManagementProject ManagementECDA
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Metallurgy
NED University, Karachi, Pakistan
FSc
Government Degree Gulshan College, Karachi
Certifications
NACE Cathodic Protection Level II, III and IV certified
NACE
Advance NDT techniques and their industrial application
SGS Pakistan
VPCI applications in energy Sector
Corrtech Pakistan
Languages
English
Fluent
Urdu
Native
Hindi
Fluent
References available upon request.