Paul Chahine

Company's Objective:

Providing electrical power to the cities of Adma, Fatka, and Sahel Alma (initial operations started in Adma).

Key Responsibilities:

• Managed the service department, overseeing mechanical and electrical technical support.
• Designed systems, solutions, and processes to optimize operations and service quality.
• Led financial decision-making, including cost analysis and pricing strategies ($/kWh, service, maintenance, etc.).
• Directed financial operations, ensuring sustainable cash flow and budgeting.
• Made strategic decisions to drive business growth and operational efficiency.
• Established and strengthened relationships with key suppliers like Coral headed by Mr. Edgard Yammine.

Key Achievements:

• Crisis Management During Lebanese Revolution:
• Negotiated a high-stakes fuel supply deal with Coral owner, ensuring uninterrupted generator operation during a national fuel shortage.
• Technical Innovations:
• Designed and synchronized multiple generators for seamless operations.
• Implemented remote monitoring and control systems for generators and security cameras via mobile devices.
• Operational Improvements:
• Automated client databases and financial processes, improving accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in maintenance and repair of electrical and mechanical systems in high-end vehicles, including BMW, Range Rover, Mercedes, and Porsche.

Key Achievements:

• Learnt how to use scanners to identify electrical and mechanical faults and troubleshoot problems.
• Collaborated with senior technicians to learn advanced troubleshooting techniques and repair procedures.
• Developed a strong understanding of the maintenance needs.

Responsibilities:

• Used Autocad for designing HVAC, drainage, fire protection, and water plumbing layouts.
• Assisted with project documentation, including system calculations and technical reports.
• Supported installation coordination and site inspections for mechanical systems.

Key Achievements:

• Improved system layouts and enhancing efficiency.
• Gained practical experience in HVAC, drainage, floor heating, fire protection and water supply plumbing systems.
• Assisted in troubleshooting design issues, ensuring system compliance and performance.

Designed and installed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, including electrical wiring, inverters, and high performance lithium-ion batteries.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully installed many solar systems, helping clients reduce energy costs and transition to renewable energy sources.

Job Description:

• Designed electrical and control systems compliant with aerospace codes and regulations.
• Created I/O lists for Garmin and Dynon systems.
• Designed electrical wiring routes and color codes.

Key Achievements:

• Developed I/O lists and electrical layouts for different systems.
• Gained knowledge of aerospace codes and regulations.
• Gained a good experience and understanding of systems including ADAHRS, autopilot, pitot heat, communication (CANBUS/RS232), lightning in an airplane, flaps, trim, engines, antennas etc.

Job Description:

• Ensured quality control in production and engineering designs, and facilitating effective communication between the two departments.
• Developed new methods and provided training to production teams, enhancing efficiency and quality in the manufacturing process.
• Created bilingual work instructions in french and english establishing standardized procedures for production and engineering teams.
• Resolved complex issues and challenges that others were unable to address.
• Investigated and addressed client's complaints, implementing corrective actions to ensure continuous improvement in quality.
• Interpreted and corrected HVAC electrical control designs.
• Conducted engineering calculations.
• Ensured all work is compliant to electrical codes (NEC, CSA, UL, UL508A etc.)
• Helped in programming Carel controller for fluid coolers, gas coolers, adiabatic systems, heat pumps, and dehumidifiers.
• Researched and identified new controllers and technologies.
• Wiring and controls of VFDs and controllers like KE2, XC643, EC3-D73, Penn450, Multiflex board etc.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully bridged communication between production and engineering, optimizing workflow and quality.
• Developed and implemented training materials that improved production efficiency and quality standards.
• Led the resolution of complex technical problems.
• Played an important role to ensure that electrical panels and electrical designs and routings comply to different applicable codes.

Job Description:

• Head of the electrical department and taking charge almost alone of all the electrical troubleshooting, design, problem solving etc.
• Creating, verifying and improving control IO lists for different products.
• Creating power IO lists for different products.
• Verifying electrical plans and controls.
• Ensure quality of electrical designs.
• Collaborating with different suppliers like ExcelPro, NRGY, Benshaw and control partners as Logix and M&M.
• Ensuring compliance to applicable codes and standards.
• Choosing electrical equipments and wires type.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Continuous development.
• Standardizing electrical IO lists, electrical plans and interconnections between different manufacturers and for different machines.
• Automation documents that facilitate work for project engineers and service.
• Creation of many control diagrams.
• Conducting engineering calculations.

Key Achievements:

• Creation of the automated electrical BOM which is a powerful tool used in Carnot and Federalsburg able to AUTOMATICALLY size: different VFDs for different compressors, power and control cables, transfos, fuses for compressors and transfos, lenghts of power and control cables for VFDs compressors and interconnections, rigid and flexible conduits lenght and max filling etc. It also takes into account the place of the project as for example different standards are for Chicago projects, the ambient temperature, the altitude of the project and the spacing between wires or grouping them.
• Creation of a formula to size VFDs depending on the number of cylinders of the compressor, its MOA and the short term overload of the VFD.
• Creation of an automation document that will AUTOMATICALLY generate VFD parameters depending on VFD model and compressor.
• Creation of different standard IO lists for controls and power for different products.
• Standardizing connections to M&M controls used in Carnot and Federalsburg.
• Integrating the VFD cable and line reactors for VFD controlled compressors.
• Enhancing control strategies and electrical diagrams.
• Creation, design and standardization of the CO2 control detection panel and electrical diagram.
• Improving and standardizing compressors safety lines.
• Troubleshooting documents to help service such as Danfoss VFD troubleshooting document.
• Creating and designing benchtest electrical diagram to test our machines.
• Different working instructions such as different VFD cables installation, temperature sensors installation etc.
• Building strong relationships with partners and different suppliers.
• Creation of a brief electrical codes resumes.
• SCCR calculation documentation.