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Mohamad Abdelwahab

Mohamad Abdelwahab

Calgary,AB

Summary

Senior Professional Engineer with extensive experience in natural resource extraction and processing. Strong collaborator with a talent for combining business and technical skills to design simple solutions for complex problems. Strategic, dynamic, problem solver specializing in the development of operational models ensuring project viability and long-term business profitability. Safety-minded professional who thrives in demanding conditions and is passionate about developing and mentoring future leaders.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2
2

Languages (Arabic & English)

Work History

Senior Advisor, Planning & Analysis

SUNCOR ENERGY
09.2021 - Current
  • Lead corporate planning initiatives for all assets in North America, combined annual capacity of 500 kbpd; collaborate with executive and senior leaders to develop annual business plans and establish strategic and performance metrics
  • Maintain corporate operational performance scorecard for external financial reporting; develop and present monthly and quarterly updates to senior leaders including deviations from plan and proposed mitigations
  • Support Finance and Planning activities utilizing operational data for revenue, cost and demand forecasting
  • Prepare Board of Directors annual presentations for Suncor’s Downstream business; provide detailed analysis of current and future performance opportunities across all assets
  • Derive annual bonus payout targets for 17,000 employees using statistical analysis of historical performance and industry benchmarking
  • Monitor, track, and report Canadian refineries’ throughput/emissions on weekly/annual basis; provide analysis and explanation of deviances from capacity to Canada Energy Regulator and Statistics Canada
  • Calculate, maintain, and present monthly Loss of Value events for all assets to executive team members
  • Initiate and facilitate Energy studies across North American assets to deliver on Suncor's commitment of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050; prioritize and present opportunities and recommendations using carbon credits and marginal abatement curves
  • Benchmark refineries’ performance against competition using Solomon fuel studies
  • Train junior staff using Harvard ManageMentor to roll out new corporate initiatives

Mid Range Mine Engineer

FORT HILLS ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
08.2019 - 08.2021
  • Developed and presented 5-year-tailings plans to Steering Committee, cross functional team and Executive Team, responsible for successfully integrating plan within overall Mine, Tailings, and Closure Plan
  • Built Fort Hills’ first and fully independent production and forecasting model; demonstrated its accuracy within 5% of annual production reconciliation
  • Invented numerical models using option valuation to optimize tailings dam internal drain installation resulting in $25M cash savings and $50M in future savings
  • Improved scenario analysis work by reducing turnaround time from two weeks to three hours through process improvement
  • Organized Fort Hills’ first Short Range Tailings Planning team with clear procedures, role descriptions, and skills-based progression system
  • Composed and managed Scopes of Work and Engineering Work Packages for small to midsize projects up to $25M
  • Played key role in reducing project costs from $1.1B to $580M by using own forecasting model and treatment plant optimization; selected by CEO to receive 2021 Suncor Excellence Award
  • Identified and initiated organizational change project (mechanical discipline) to bring outsourced pipeline engineering designs in house and saved $2M annually in design costs
  • Presented and published a technical paper on a new method to size dams and manage tailings fluids to a panel of experts at the 2021 Canadian Dam Association conference

Production Forecaster

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
05.2018 - 08.2019
  • Developed and was accountable for first two years of the 10-year operations business plan; detailing annual $500M spend and resource plan impacting 360 employees; plan was successfully submitted and approved by Alberta Energy Regulator
  • Developed operational sensitivities models using scenario analysis of multiple variables and presented findings to general managers
  • Responsible for identifying and quantifying operational and corporate risk; analysis was prepared and presented to VP, Operations for decision-making
  • Chaired Risk Assessment and Management workshops; implemented organizational decision matrix for evaluating projects and initiatives
  • Technical leadership, mentorship, and training of junior engineers
  • Provided life-of-mine insight and assisted in formulating operational philosophy
  • Authored annual emissions report figures for Environment Canada

Production Scheduler

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
05.2016 - 04.2018
  • Supervised daily operations and maintained site-wide material and fluid balance
  • Ensured regulatory compliance of all operating dams
  • Managed 170 kilometers of pipelines and fluid transfer systems
  • Chaired 10-week waste treatment plans, updated weekly
  • Implemented operational key performance indicators improving project compliance (safety and operational) by 12%
  • Developed maintenance models that aligned refinery activities with production targets resulting in 16% increase in dam construction productivity
  • Facilitated Change Management (MOC) workshops using internal and external resources encompassing all business areas including safety, environmental impact, operability and profitability resulting in $20M of realized savings annually

Mine Engineer-in-Training

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
05.2013 - 05.2016
  • Collaborated with field supervisors and front-line workers to create daily mine, drill, blast and haul plans incorporating operators’ feedback to drive ownership and pride in accomplishments
  • Designed and implemented 4 million tonnes of ore stockpiles to de-bottleneck production resulting in $125M in savings, realized within 12 months of implementation
  • Analyzed data and designed road framework solutions for enhancing truck fleet productivity
  • Collaborated with geotechnical engineers to design blast patterns near sensitive structures and plant buildings
  • Planned weekly construction activities of 2 tailings management facilities ensuring geotechnical guidelines were followed
  • Designed and implemented final land closure topography of tailings and dump structures meeting all stakeholder requirements (hydrological, chemical and geotechnical)

Education

MBA - Natural Resource Management

University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
06.2019

Bachelor of Applied Science - Mining and Mineral Process Engineering

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
05.2013

Skills

  • Financial Modelling & Analysis
  • Organizational Savvy
  • Strong Business Acumen
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset
  • Arabic Language Fluency
  • Effective Communication & Presentation
  • Negotiation & Collaboration
  • Coaching & Mentoring

Accomplishments

  • 2021 Suncor Excellence Award, selected by CEO for exemplary business achievement in the capital cost restructuring category
  • Invented a new method to manage waste water dams and presented technical paper to a panel of experts from the Canadian Dam Association
  • Rated top Risk Management facilitator at Syncrude Canada Ltd. in 2018

Affiliations

  • Professional Engineer, APEGA, 2013 - Present
  • Associate, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (USA), 2011 - Present
  • Associate, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum 2010 – Present

Software

SAP

Minesight

Microstation

Surpac

Vulcan

Minescape

Microsoft Office Suite

Muck3D

Certification

  • Certified Management of Change Facilitator, Scheduler, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
  • Certified Risk Assessment Facilitator, Forecaster, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
  • Certified Negotiator, Forecaster, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Hobbies

  • Sky gazing and Astrophotography
  • Hiking
  • Cooking

Timeline

Senior Advisor, Planning & Analysis

SUNCOR ENERGY
09.2021 - Current

Mid Range Mine Engineer

FORT HILLS ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
08.2019 - 08.2021

Production Forecaster

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
05.2018 - 08.2019

Production Scheduler

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
05.2016 - 04.2018

Mine Engineer-in-Training

Syncrude Canada Ltd.
05.2013 - 05.2016

MBA - Natural Resource Management

University of Alberta

Bachelor of Applied Science - Mining and Mineral Process Engineering

University of British Columbia

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