Aliu Abdul-Hamid

Seasoned Engineering Management professional with the ability to provide innovative and strategic direction and leadership in both technical and commercial senior management roles to achieve institutional objectives. Experienced leader and manager with over a decade of hands-on field and innovative experience in the Energy and Infrastructure industries. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver.

Engineering Manager - Rinker Materials (Formerly Power Precast Solutions) - Ottawa, Canada

(2022-06)

Providing strategic leadership in regulatory compliance, commercial market development, human resource management, design, project management, and research & development to improve revenue, efficiency and overall competitiveness of the company. Critical milestones include the infusion of efficiency and improvement in commercial strategy and operational quality control which resulted in a three-fold increase in revenue between 2019 and 2024.

• Participating in senior management meetings and providing departmental updates.
• Participating in sales and marketing meetings and advising on regional strategies.
• Providing critical input for budgeting, including recurrent and capital expenditure.
• Liaising with international suppliers and clients on specification and adaptability with Canadian codes and standards.
• Reviewing contracts and sales agreements for approvals or otherwise.
• Conducting audit and interfacing with external agencies for code and standard compliance.
• Participating in regulatory review committee meetings and interfacing between commercial producers and regulators.
• Reviewing cost estimates and providing list price recommendations to sales personnel.
• Reviewing product price quotations and recommending sales margins for customers.
• Negotiating prices with sub-contractors, service providers and customers; ensuring competitive prices whilst maintaining a fair balance in the interest of all parties.
• Monitoring compliance and adherence to design and fabrication codes.
• Reviewing commercial viability reports for products and providing strategic input for review and rollout.
• Spearheading the introduction of viable commercial products and participating in sales outreaches as subject matter expert.
• Reviewing monthly inventory audit reports and providing requisite directions on compliance with external audit requirement.
• Reviewing vendor bid pricing and providing purchase approvals.
• Providing critical input and recommendation to Human Resources for the purposes of hiring, remuneration, promotion and termination of employees.
• Reviewing design calculations and ensuring accuracy and consistency with code requirements.
• Conducting employee performance reviews to assess strength and provide direction for improvement or re-assignment of roles.
• Designing and reviewing departmental Quality Systems Manual (QSM) and Strategic Plan for growth.
• Designed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to provide guidelines for project execution and delivery.

Project Manager/Coordinator - Power Precast Solutions - Ottawa, Canada

(2019-09 - 2022-05)

• Participated in commercial sales outreaches as technical lead.
• Reviewed vendor quotations and provided reports for approvals.
• Participated in commercial and sales review meetings and provided input for margin calls.
• Prepared price estimates and detailed breakdown of material and labor input during tender submission.
• Engaged potential clients on both technical and commercial viability of submitted bids.
• Managed and updated individual component price database serving as input for annual price determination for supplied products.
• Provided engineering support services to the design and fabrication of products.
• Instituted first-ever in-house templates for designs and estimation and eliminated the use of third-party personnel to reduce overheads and improve profits.
• Instituted first-ever in-house template for standardized engineering drawings to improve both efficiency and quality of product fabrication.
• Developed comprehensive quality control and assurance controls for production and service delivery.
• Served as communication interface between technical and non-technical internal and external clients.
• Successfully managed the fabrication and delivery of projects totaling over $45M between 2019 and 2022.
• Submitted Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Clarification (RFC) to project owners and consultants to clarify bid processes for externally managed projects.
• Provided responses to Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Clarification (RFC) from contractors and other clients for internally managed projects.
• Ensured both resource and labor scheduling addressed project delivery requirements.
• Interfaced with clients to provide status reports on projects and ensured project critical paths are clearly identified.

Structural Engineer - Design & System's Inc - Ottawa, Canada

(2019-05 - 2019-08)

• Provided engineering support services including drafting and load calculations for design.
• Carried out load estimation and structural analysis for design.
• Prepared AutoCAD drawings for structural designs.
• Carried out site visit and inspection of projects.
• Conducted structural integrity assessments and submitted initial draft reports.

Teaching & Research Assistant - Carleton University - Ottawa, Canada

(2017-09 - 2024-04)

• Delivered tutorials and carried out laboratory testing services.
• Graded student assignments and provided useful feedback for improvement.
• Scheduled Office Hours to assist students with specific challenges.

Field Engineer/Senior Field Engineer - Schlumberger - Takoradi, Ghana & Lagos, Nigeria

(2012-04 - 2016-03)

As part of the technical team on the Jubilee Campaign (Phase 1 and Phase 1A) to improve reservoir and well performance through stimulation and optimization procedures, daily production was brought to 100,000 bpd with cumulative production reaching 50 million barrels by mid-2012. In Lagos, I was part of the commercial and technical team responsible for reservoir, well improvement, and optimization techniques for Sub-Saharan regions, including Nigeria, Congo, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.

• Assisted technical sales engineers in the preparation and submission of commercial and technical bids.
• Conducted Net Present Value (NPV) analysis on various reservoir intervention processes to assess the commercial viability of such interventions.
• Prepared resource and operational schedule sequences and identified the critical pathways for project execution.
• Prepared and submitted operational material request and costing sheets approvals.
• Prepared billing reports and supporting documents for submittal to operators for payments.
• Reviewed reservoir data to identify potential pay-zones and provide estimates on total reservoir/field capacity.
• Worked collaboratively with internal and external partners to provide recommendations on reservoir treatment and optimization techniques.
• Designed, executed and provided evaluation reports on specific reservoir treatment/optimization techniques.
• Provided technical support in the execution of fracturing and reservoir stimulation operations in offshore oil fields in Sub-Saharan region of Africa.
• Operated field acquisition systems and provided interfacing with clients during field operations.
• Prepared End of Well (EOW) technical reports for reservoir stimulation operations.
• Provided leadership with Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team to ensure operational safety and efficiency.
• Provided leadership with the Loss Prevention Team (LPT) to minimize loss to assets of the company during operation.
• Provided mentorship to junior engineers and interns.

Civil Engineer - Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company of Ghana - Accra, Ghana

(2012-01 - 2012-03)

• Reviewed interim payment requests and progress of work of contractors for onward approvals.
• Provided engineering and technical support services as part of the engineering department.
• Reviewed designs from consultants and ensured they met all local regulatory standards.
• Supervised construction of Tank Farms for the company.
• Arranged to obtain local permits and ensure regulatory compliance related to engineering projects being executed by the agency.

Project Engineer - Institute for Policy Alternative - Tamale, Ghana

(2010-01 - 2011-12)

• Provided engineering and technical support services as part of infrastructure expansion drive for the institute.
• Provided clerical support to the policy design committee for Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).

Civil Engineer - Tamale Metropolitan Assembly - Tamale, Ghana

(2009-10 - 2010-08)

• Supervised and inspected construction projects awarded by the local assembly.
• Provided recommendations for remedial work on existing buildings with defects.

Ph.D. - Civil Engineering - Carleton University (2025-12)

Master of Science - Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering Option) - Carleton University (2019-08)

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2009-06)