Professional Summary
Solar PV and battery storage systems engineer. I size, model and commission utility-scale PV plants and C&I storage, including grid-code compliance studies and O&M hand-over packages.
Engineering Expertise
Solar PVEnergy StorageGrid CompliancePower Systems
Technical Skills
Solar PVBattery StoragePVsystETAPGrid CodesProtection Coordination
Certifications
- NABCEP PV Installation Professional — NABCEP (2018)
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM) — AEE (2020)
Work Experience
- Senior PV & Storage Engineer· Masdar Clean Energy2019 — Present
Design lead on 120 MWp of PV and 45 MWh of BESS; owned PVsyst yield models, SLDs and grid compliance filings.
- Electrical Design Engineer· ACWA Power2015 — 2019
MV/LV design, cable sizing and protection coordination for solar plants across the GCC.
- Field Commissioning Engineer· Enerwhere2013 — 2015
Commissioned hybrid diesel-PV microgrids and wrote the standard commissioning checklists still in use.
Education
- MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering — Khalifa University (2013)
- BSc Electrical Engineering — University of Jordan (2011)
Research & Publications
- Bifacial gain modelling in desert climates — Solar Energy Journal (2021)
Languages
- Arabic · Native
- English · Fluent
- French · Conversational
Availability
available
Contact / Hire
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Portfolio projects
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