Moustafa Helal

Mechanical Power Engineer with approximately 15+ years of relevant professional experience in HVAC, refrigeration, electromechanical maintenance, and maintenance management. Experienced in split units, central DX, VRF, chillers, cooling towers, central refrigeration, cold and freezing rooms, display refrigerators, compressors, evaporators, condensers, and refrigeration accessories. Strong experience in corrective and preventive maintenance, equipment selection and installation, start-up, control diagrams, maintenance planning, budgeting, project supervision, store preparation and handover, and technical team leadership.

Currently working in Saudi Arabia as Regional Maintenance Manager.

Regional Maintenance Manager – South & West KSA at Al Othaim Markets (2023-11 – Present)

• Responsible for corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance planning for hypermarkets and stores.
• Supervise preparation and handover of new and developed stores, especially electromechanical works.
• Oversee air-conditioning, refrigeration, fire alarm and firefighting systems, electrical distribution panels and cables, emergency generators, and related equipment.
• Manage maintenance activities covering building and electromechanical systems.

Project Director at Food Festival (2022-06 – 2023-05)

• Full responsibility for supervision and management of a new hypermarket, restaurant, and coffee shop project.
• Supervised construction, electromechanical, and decoration works and handed over the site to the operations department ready for opening.

General Maintenance & Fitting Manager at Capri (2021-11 – 2022-05)

• Led technicians responsible for fitting equipment in markets, restaurants, and coffee shops.
• Supervised shop drawings, equipment start-up, and maintenance activities.

General Maintenance Manager at Awlad Ragab (2017-11 – 2020-08)

• Managed corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance planning for stores with central refrigeration, air-conditioning, ovens, fire alarm and firefighting systems, electrical distribution panels, emergency generators, and other equipment.
• Supervised preparation, development, and reopening of stores, especially electromechanical works.
• Prepared annual maintenance cost budgets for all stores.

CEO & Owner at Techno Cool (2016-01 – 2017-10)

• Managed electromechanical works in refrigeration, air conditioning, fire systems, and electrical works.
• Responsible for works and preparation of supermarkets and restaurants.

General Maintenance Manager at Metro Market (2009-01 – 2015-12)

• Managed corrective and preventive maintenance for stores with central refrigeration, air-conditioning systems, ovens, fire alarm and firefighting systems, electrical distribution panels, and other equipment.
• Supervised electromechanical works for stores under construction and prepared annual maintenance cost budgets.

Electromechanical Manager at Mansour Group (MG) (2010-01 – 2012-12)

• Responsible for maintenance of chillers, cooling towers, and cold rooms, including systems up to 500 TR refrigeration and cold rooms up to 300 TR refrigeration.
• Improved cooling-system efficiency, including redesigning the cooling tower at the Alexandria head office and selecting a replacement to improve summer performance.
• Designed and fitted cold and freezing rooms for new stores throughout Egypt.
• Handled takeover of electromechanical works.

General Maintenance Engineer at Metro Market (2004-01 – 2008-12)

• Performed corrective and preventive maintenance for central refrigeration, air-conditioning systems, elevators, automatic doors, fire alarm systems, drainage, electrical distribution panels, and other equipment.

Electrical Control Design Engineer at Fricool Group (2003-04 – 2004-01)

• Designed and prepared control panels for refrigeration systems, refrigerators, cold rooms, and freezing rooms.
• Performed repairs for refrigeration systems at major supermarkets, including Carrefour, Spinneys, Metro Market, Khier Zaman, and Alpha Market.

Refrigeration Site Engineer at Raslan for Electricity & Refrigeration (2001-03 – 2003-04)

• Installed and maintained cold and freezing rooms for hotels and resorts in Egypt.
• Selected and installed compressors, evaporators, condensers, pipelines, electrical cables, and panels for cold and freezing rooms.

B.Sc. in Mechanical Power Engineering – Alexandria University, Faculty of Engineering (1999-06)