Mohammad Mohammad Helmy Abu Zahra

El Mahalla El Kobra, El Gharbeah Governorate, Egypt.

Cell Phone: +20100 653 1106, Telephone: +2040 208 24 51.
Email: Engineer_Mohammad5@yahoo.com

Objective
A position enriching the academic knowledge and practical experience, enhancing skills and encourages the desire to
technical self-improvement in the aspect of petroleum, natural gas and petrochemicals industries.
Personal Background
Nationality: Egyptian.
Birth Date: February 14, 1987.
Social Status: Married (having two children).
Military Status: Finally exempted.
University Educational Background
Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Engineering, July 2009.
University: Suez University (Previously Suez Canal University, Suez Branch).
Faculty: Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering – Suez.
Department: Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Engineering.
Cumulative Grade: Very good with honor degree (78.27%), ranked the third over 102 students.
Graduation Project
Title: Production of Polyethylene (Specifically Low-density Polyethylene “LDPE”).
Grade: Excellent.
Abstract: The project involves a deep and wide study on the different types, methods of production, additives and
applications of polyethylene. In addition, raw materials for Ethylene production have been studied according to the latest
world processes. Practically, the project extended to full accurate design calculations for equipment from which LDPE
production unit consists.
Current Positions and Post-graduation Study
Technical Studies Section Head (R&D Dept.), Cairo Oil Refining Company (CORC)–Tanta Refinery,from 8/2013 till now.
Fast-track member of Ministry of Petroleum’s Petroleum Sector Modernization Project from 2017 till now.
Part-time instructor at Chemical Engineering Dept., Higher Institute of Engineering, El Shorouk Academy (ShA).
Master-degree scholar in Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University 3/2016.
Chemical Engineering Courses’ and Process Simulation instructor at the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers, EgyCET, Apex,
Jelecom, DMAIC, SPE, and AIChE – Egyptian Universities Student Chapters.

Previous Experiences
Process engineer: Operations Deputy, The Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Co. (ECHEM), 6/2010 to 8/2013.
Member of Ministry of Petroleum’s Petroleum Delegation to USA for Egypt Refineries Modernization 12/2018.
Author of “Principles of Gas Flaring System” published by “Lambert Academic Publishing” (ISBN:978-620-0-24873-2).
Oil, gas, petrochemicals, and process simulation consultant at the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers from 10/2014.
Six-month loanee to Nile Delta Gas Plant, Belayim Petroleum Company (PETROBEL), 10/2012 to 3/2013.
Three-months loanee to Western Desert Gas Complex, The Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), 2/2012 to 4/2012.
Ten-month technical on-job trainee in Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (SIDPEC),11/2010 to 10/2011.
Computer Skills
ICDL V.4, certificated June 22, 2008.
Professional user of all Microsoft office suite: word, powerpoint, excel, onenote, access, and outlook.
Sufficient knowledge of hardware and maintenance.
Operating Systems: MS-Dos, Microsoft Windows (All Versions; 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10).
Office Packages: Microsoft Office (All Versions).
Programming: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005: Programmer of some process equipment design applications:
Low density polyethylene simulator "LDPE Sim. 6.0", N. Gas compressor and vertical separator designer“VerSep2.1”
Internet: High level of dealing with Internet, Satellite Maps (Google Earth).
Professional user of Aspentech process simulation softwares: Aspen Hysys, Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR),
Aspen Flare System Analyzer (FlareNet), and Aspen Process Economics Analysis (APEA).
Maintenance planning and management systems: Maximo and SAP.
Graphic Information Systems (GIS): AutoCAD 2007 and Adobe Photoshop.
Public Activities
Member in The American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ linkedin groups, (www.linkedin.com/AIChE).
Member in chemical resources exchange program; (www.chemresources.com), since 2013.
Member in the Egyptian Petroleum Association; (www.egypa.com), since 2010.
Member in the International Society of Petroleum Engineers ;(www.spe.org), no. #3427219.
Active Member in Society of Petroleum Engineering, Suez Canal Student Chapter; Since 2006.
Attendant in the Egyptian - Syrian Conference for Petroleum Engineering, Suez; November 2007.
Head of the Cultural Committee in the faculty's student union; 2006 – 2008.
 Personal education and work experience hierarchy

2004 – 2009
(Student)

7–11/2009
(Long-term tests and filtration for a grant of one-year technical training in Italy)

2/2012 – 4/2012
(On-loan commissioning Engineer)
(WDGC)
6/2010 – 8/2013
(Affiliates operation follow-up process engineer) 11/2010-10/2011
10/2012 – 3/2013 (On-job trainee in Ethylene, Polyethylene and Utilities plants)
(On-loan production engineer in Nile Delta Fields Gas Plant)

8/2016 till now

(First process development Engineer)
10/2014 till present Currently
(Oil, Gas, and Petrochemicals Engineering Courses Instructor) (Part-time instructor, Chemical Engineering Dept.)
Process Simulation Instructor.

3/2016 12/2017
(Master-degree scholar, Faculty of Engineering) (Member of the Egyptian MoP’s modernization project