1. Name : Sherif Rafik Mohamed GAAFAR
Date of Birth : 4 September 1981
Nationality : Egyptian
Current Job : Lead engineer -ALSTOM GRID
Education : B.Sc. of Electrical Power & Machines-Helwan University, 2004
Mobile : +20(0)14 33 1 44 95 -Egypt
E-Mail : sherif.gaafar@ alstom.com
Core compentencies:-
- Project & Program engineering management, planning, organizing & controlling of engineering
documents.
- Engineering scheduling / Quality Assurance / Engineering Risk Management.
Key qualifications:-
- Ensuring the optimization of the technical solutions.
- Scheduling of projects, ensuring on-time accurate deliverables.
- Supervision and coordination the various activities the work.
- Clients, suppliers, contractors, partners and departments management.
- Coordination with the approving authorities, Site follows up and claims.
Personal qualifications:-
- Open tolerance, flexibility, humility, justice/fairness, liking for others, ability to command
respect, ability to integrate indifferent environment.
EDUCATION:-
- Master of business administration from Eslsca business school 2014.
- Professional project Management diploma 2014.
- Bachelor of Engineering, Helwan University, July 2004.
Specialization: electrical power.
- Preparing master of Protection & instruments in Ain Shams University.
- General secondary certificate, Orouba Language School, July 1998.

2. Technical skills:-
Able to transform contract requirements into principals; equipment specification and sizing, realizing &
execution of the following activities:-
Conventional control :Able to do optimization taken into account impact of principles on security
and availability performances and to perform fault analysis.
Protection System :Able to find best CT/protection relay optimized solution, choosing protection
relays and fulfilling technical sheets with specific attention born on relay sensitivity, defining I/O
configuration of protection relay, able to recon duct settings notes. Able to do the Selectivity and relay
coordination studies. Able to do relay settings notes, and to enter settings value.
Digital control system:Able to define DCS system architecture. Able to define validation plan and
to supervise the factory and site testing or to perform system configuration. Able to identify deviations. .
Has a good knowledge of communication protocols and can manage the interfaces between systems and
Automation.Able to define system architecture. Able to define validation plan and to supervise the
factory and site testing or to perform system configuration. Able to identify deviations. . Has a good
knowledge of communication protocols and can manage the interfaces between systems and
Automation. Expert knowledge + experience on different systems.
Telecom : Knowledge of different telecom interfaces for each technology (PLC, Microwave,
OPGW…)
Auxiliary services: Able to perform complete electrical distribution studies with selectivity, cables
rating, batteries and rectifiers specification and ratings following various.
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
1. ALSTOM GRID ( since 6/2010 to now)
- Job title: Lead engineer
 Duties and responsibilities:-
Technical and time management of all the related tasks within the project acting as a
Supervisor or technical lead through the following:-
1. Starting from the technical analysis from tender books and the Country technical
specification & criteria then producing contract report.
2. Plans and manages the tasks of project design.
3. Coordination & interfacing follow up with partners, others departments & between
the various activities in the project.
4. Managing of clients / consultants & respecting constraints of the contract, costs and
time.
5. Ensure the optimization of the technical solutions.
6. Validate principles, single line diagrams, Calculations & Sizing Notes, Materials
technical specifications, Boards specifications & front views, Numerical protection
technical solutions, materials selection and validation of Design Intent,
Protection/instrument current/voltage transformer Sizing, DCS and Protection
Systems specification.
7. Validate DCS architecture, DCS specifications & hardware specifications, data list,
screen views
8. Purchasing Orders demand & BOQ’s.
9. Producing & checking fabrication electrical Diagrams, Control & Protection panels,
Wiring Diagrams, labelling, Cable lists, and Connection diagrams.
10. Doing the factory attendance tests.
11. Producing & checking Operation/maintenance manuals.
12. Producing & checking Selectivity studies, protection setting & programming.

3. 13. Sites follow up.
14. Finalizing design validation – as built drawing.
 Projects.
- (2010) AKAKUS IR OIL OPERATION (AIS) 4 substations 33/6.6kv ->Oil &
Gas
- (2010) AKAKUS IR OIL OPERATION (AIS) 4 substations 66/33/6.6kv -> Oil
& Gas
- (2010) MEDELEC 66/11kV (GIS) 16 substations (Libya) ) -> with GECOL
utility
- (2011) TANSANIA 33/11KV 9 groups substations ->MCAT utility
- (2011) LOT2 11 substations program (Ethiopia) ->EEPCO utility/AECOM
- (2013) ELSEUZ 500KV substation extension (Egypt)
PREVIOUS OCCUPATION:
2. Areva transmission & distribution Egypt ( since 10/2005 to 6/2010)
- Job title: Package responsible engineer ( since 3/2008 to 6/2010)
- Job title: Design engineer ( 3/2007 to 3/2008 )
- Job title: J.design engineer (10/2005 to 3/2007 )
 Duties and responsibilities:-
Technical and time management of all the related tasks within the project acting as a
Supervisor or technical lead through the following:-
1. Starting from the technical analysis from tender books and the Country technical
specification & criteria then producing contract report.
2. Plans and manages the tasks of project design.
3. Coordination & interfacing follow up with partners, others departments & between
the various activities in the project.
4. Managing of clients / consultants & respecting constraints of the contract, costs and
time.
5. Ensure the optimization of the technical solutions.
6. Validate principles, single line diagrams, Calculations & Sizing Notes, Materials
technical specifications, Boards specifications & front views, Numerical protection
technical solutions, materials selection and validation of Design Intent,
Protection/instrument current/voltage transformer Sizing, DCS and Protection
Systems specification.
7. Validate DCS architecture, DCS specifications & hardware specifications, data list,
screen views
8. Purchasing Orders demand & BOQ’s.
9. Producing & checking fabrication electrical Diagrams, Control & Protection panels,
Wiring Diagrams, labelling, Cable lists, and Connection diagrams.
10. Doing the factory attendance tests.
11. Producing & checking Operation/maintenance manuals.
12. Producing & checking Selectivity studies, protection setting & programming.
13. Sites follow up.
14. Finalizing design validation – as built drawing.
 projects.
- (2004) Nubaria 500/220kv (AIS) substation (Egypt)
- (2004) West delta dispatching centre (Egypt)
- (2005) El Gardabya 66/11kv (GIS) extensions (Libya) - > GECOL utility
- (2005) Allepo & Barammeka 220/66/11kv (GIS) substation(Syria) - > PEEGT
utility
- (2006) Ohanet 60/5.5kv (AIS) substation (Algeria) - > Industrial (French
language )

4. - (2006) Ciba 220/11kv (AIS) substation (Algeria) Industrial (French language )
- (2006) Kom hammada 66/11kv (AIS) substation (Egypt)
- (2006) Assdada 220/66/11 KV (AIS) substitution (Libya) -> GECOL utility
- (2007) EMCC 132/11kv (GIS) substation (Dubai) -> FEWA utility/ORASCOM
- (2007) Nubaria 500/220kv (AIS) substation (Egypt) phase 3-> EETC
utility/PESESCO
- (2008) Relizane 220kV (GIS) substation (Algeria)French language project ->
SONELGAZ utility (French language )
- (2008) Batheem 220/66/11kv (GIS) substation (Egypt)
- (2009) EL-Mashtal 66/11kv (GIS) substation (Egypt)
- (2009) 66/11kv (GIS) 4 substations (Libya) -> with GECOL utility
3. Shaker consultancy group (from 7/2004 to 10/2005)
- Job title: J. Design engineer
 Duties and responsibilities:-
- Producing and checking detailed schematic, wiring and connection diagram of the
control, protection, measuring, alarming systems and principle diagrams.
- Producing and checking corresponding front views and internal arrangement.
 projects.
- (2004) Nubaria 500/220kv (AIS) substation (Egypt)
- (2004) West delta dispatching centre (Egypt)
TRAINNINGS & COURSES:
1. Areva-td (2008) ADVANCED Digital Control System (DCS)
- Global overview of DCS: architecture, communication principles, IEDs, bay computers,
gateways, Operator Interface.
- Choice of system components.
- Operating level, operating surfaces, operating hierarchy.
- Construction of communication structures.
- Construction of systems.
- Project engineering and service tools, construction and application.
- Case examples/exercises with PACiS.(Areva DCS system)
- PACiS IEC 61850 Standards to substation Automation projects.
2. Areva-td (2006-2007) Networks & industrial installations Protection.
- Short Circuit Calculation (Symmetrical components theory).
- Over current Protection (F51-50-51N-50N-67-67N) : Generality, Calculation Note, MiCOM
S1.
- Transformer Differential Protection (F87T and REF) : Generality, MICOM P632, Calculation
Note, MiCOM S1.
- Distance Protection (F21 + ARS + 67N) : Generality, MICOM P442, ABB REL 521, ABB
REL 670 Calculation Note, MiCOM S1, PCM 600.
- Voltage regulator relay setting.
- MiCOM P139 feeder manager relay functionality training, with MiCOM S1 handling ,
Setting calculation support, Checking of setting files & parameter files for 2 P139 relays.
3. Shaker consultancy on job training (2001- 2004)
- Producing and checking detailed schematic, wiring and connection diagram of the control,
protection, measuring, alarming systems and principle diagrams.
- Producing and checking corresponding front views and internal arrangement.
4. Engineers syndicate (2004)

5. - Central air conditioning systems design and control.
- Advanced course in refrigeration and control.
- Automatic fire fighting systems.
- Advanced applications PLCs functions and applications.
5. CONISIS co. (2003)
- Introduced to PLCs functions and applications.
- Introduced to SCADA functions and applications.
- Introduced to Hitachi inverters programming.
6. Gemsa oil company (2002)
- Attended in the project management department.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Fluent in both spoken and written Arabic and English languages.
- Good knowledge of French language.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Excellent Computer & internet user
- Microsoft Office
- Engineering base
- Microstation
- Etab
- Mathcad
- Autocad
- Elecdes
PERSONAL DATA:
- Religion: Muslim
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Military status: Exempted

6. - Central air conditioning systems design and control.
- Advanced course in refrigeration and control.
- Automatic fire fighting systems.
- Advanced applications PLCs functions and applications.
5. CONISIS co. (2003)
- Introduced to PLCs functions and applications.
- Introduced to SCADA functions and applications.
- Introduced to Hitachi inverters programming.
6. Gemsa oil company (2002)
- Attended in the project management department.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Fluent in both spoken and written Arabic and English languages.
- Good knowledge of French language.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Excellent Computer & internet user
- Microsoft Office
- Engineering base
- Microstation
- Etab
- Mathcad
- Autocad
- Elecdes
PERSONAL DATA:
- Religion: Muslim
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Military status: Exempted