Resume
SUMMARY
Automation engineer with more than 3 years of experience having advanced skills in PLC programming and HMI & SCADA Design, touching multiple sectors, and proficient in root-cause analysis. Dedicated to delivering exceptional results, driving innovation, and collaborating effectively in fast-paced environments.
EXPERIENCE
Automation Engineer December 2022 - September 2023
SPA Inter-Enterprise • Algiers, Algeria
- Led Ain Zada Water Treatment Plant project, utilizing S7-400H system, redundant IPC servers, HMIs, and ET200M modules for automation network architecture, performed on-site testing and comissioning, SCADA system design with WinCC Explorer, and programming with Step7 and instrument calibration.
- Improved Medea pumping station by programming the SOFREL S550 remote control system and integrating measuring stations via Modbus RTU.
- Prepared as built reports and electrical schematics and rewired wrong electrical wiring and replaced equipement ( bad relays , buttons , selectors ) for the Ghrib pumping station, to ensure the functionality of manual and automatic mode.
- Contributed to the development of Khenchla’s wastewater treatement plant in which we used a redundant S7-1500 system with 4 ET200MP distributed units, supervised and contributed to field servicing (installing and calibrating various sensors), comissioning, and project start up.
- Led team of technicians to troubleshoot Lahlef’s wastewater treatement plant and helped in Design and comissioning of 2 SCADA systems (WinCC explorer 7.5) for two separate projects (Lahlef and DeurDeur’s Water treatement plant)
Automation Engineer January 2022 - December 2022
LM Electric SARL • Algiers, Algeria
- Modernized a blister packaging machine by replacing old automation technology with new Siemens PLC (S7-1214c) and HMI (KTP700 DP), creating a new logic program, and designing an HMI panel from scratch.
- Served as Engineering Manager, leading a team of 4 cross-functional engineers, coordinating project activities, ensuring efficient collaboration, and driving successful outcomes.
- Provided technical solutions for faulty servo-drive and communication cables in co-operation with TETRAPAK, and resolved issues with a faulty Compactlogix AB PLC for various clients.
- Diagnosed electrical and electronic faults in a 1450 MWatts power plant for Samsung C&T.
- Troubleshot and debugged PLC programs for a variety of machines, including PrimaGlaces and CasaGlaces ice cream machines and a communication problem for Opera d’Alger.
- Created an automation architecture and programmed PLCs and SCADA systems for a large wastewater treatment station using Siemens S7-1513R and ET200S.
Part time Automation Engineer November 2019 - September 2021
Siemens • Algiers, Algeria
- Assisted in troubleshooting and optimizing Siemens PLC programs for various industrial automation projects, implement HMIs using Siemens WinCC software, provided technical assistance during project execution.
- Cocacola project : General maintenance and troubleshooting bugs manifesting from old design
- Faderco project : Develop an automatic solution and a user interface for the water treatment station and fragrance preparation for the baby wipes
EDUCATION
Ph.D in Automation and Control Systems Mar 2022 - Jul 2025
Yahia fares university • Medea, Algeria
Master in Automation and Control Systems Sep 2019 - Sep 2021
Yahia fares university • Medea, Algeria
Graduation project: Design and implementation of an intelligent authentication system based on facial recognition and artificial intelligence.
Bachelor in Automation and Control systems Sep 2016 - Jun 2019
Yahia fares university • Medea, Algeria
Graduation project: Implementation of an intelligent public lighting system using fuzzy logic.
Skills
Technical Skills:
• Programming languages : Ladder , SCL , FBD , Python , PHP , C#
• Electrical engineering : Design , wiring , EPLAN P8
• System integration : Troubleshooting , commissioning , instrumentation
• Industrial networks : Profinet , Profibus , Modbus RTU & TCP/IP
• Office tools : Microsoft Word , Excel , PowerPoint , Visio
• Allen-Bradley PLC : RSLogix, Studio 5000
• Siemens PLC : Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC HMI/SCADA, WinCC Explorer
• IoT : Softools, SOFREL S500 , Data Acquisition
Languages:
English: Full professional proficiency
Arabic: Native
French: Limited professional proficiency
Honors
Employee of the month 2022
Received the title of "Employee of the month" consecutively for January, February, March, July, August, September.
Valedictorian Bachelor / Master 2019 / 2021
First in class, received valedictorian title.
Certifications
For the full list of my certificates please visit: Certificates