Taha Iqbal

Detail-oriented Mechanical Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the Oil & Gas and utility sectors, which includes improvement in reliability of plant equipment, Risk, identification of critical equipment and bad actors. Participated in RCFA. Proficient in MS Office, Meridium, and SAP PM. Recognized for strong communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to work effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.

Asset Reliability Engineer - Qatar Energy LNG - Qatar

(2024-08)

• Lead cross‑functional team to conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) using PROACT methodology.
• Identify failure mechanisms and developed SMART recommendations to address root & contributing causes.
• Track implementation of RCFA & Bad Actor (BA) recommendations to ensure timely closure and sustained reliability improvement.
• Perform bad actor identification based on MTBF trends and criticality ranking.
• Participate in weekly asset meetings to monitor KPIs, reliability performance and action tracking.
• Provided structured weekly reliability updates and technical insights to asset leadership.
• Conduct weekly walk around to identify operational risks and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct consistency assessment charter across asset lots to standardize operations and maintenance practices, operating philosophy and reliability strategies.
• Participate in the PDRR governance charter for RLTO assets.in Qatar Energy LNG.

Maintenance & Reliability Engineer (O&M) - Silvera - Calgary, Canada

(2022-06 - 2024-07)

• Conducted comprehensive reliability studies, providing actionable recommendations to enhance equipment performance and operational strategies.
• Led Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) teams to diagnose equipment failures and develop effective maintenance protocols.
• Coordinated contractor bids, technical evaluations, and maintenance execution.
• Reviewed equipment strategies with cross functional teams and initiated PMCR actions where required.
• Supported shutdown planning, lifecycle management, and capital budget reviews.

Maintenance Coordinator - Waster Maintenance - Calgary, Canada

(2021-03 - 2022-05)

• Reviewed and prioritized maintenance work requests.
• Performed routine inspections of boilers, heaters, and fire‑suppression systems.
• Coordinate with parties/stake holders to ensure the smooth operation of the units.

Project Coordinator - AGAT Laboratories - Calgary, Canada

(2017-03 - 2019-12)

• Handled various oil sand projects of leading oil industries (Suncor, Imperial Oils) in Alberta.
• Tracked project Progress, amend deliverable in order to complete the project within the stipulated time.
• Checked incoming data for accuracy and integrity to identify and resolve problems.
• Additional responsibility includes supporting analytical testing of samples using laser diffracting machine, execute and documenting methods per test procedure.

Master of Engineering - Mechanical & Manufacturing - University of Calgary (2016)

Certificate of Achievement - Project Management Fundamentals - CCIS Calgary (2020)