Software Engineer, Market Application/Transmission Engineer Specialist 2012-Present

IT/OT/Cybersecurity Consultant to National Grid SA – National Control Centre (NCC - EMS/MMS) Project

DAR International Engineering Consultancy assigned at Saudi Electricity Company-National Grid SA

Technical support in the operation and maintenance of EMS and MMS system and provides recommendation and solution on issues/ incidents regarding IT infrastructure, database, network, hardware and running applications.

Performs System Administration, Database Administration and Network Administration for Market Management System and Energy Management System.

Prepare technical documents, design specifications and scope of work. Project management and Implementation of IT related projects such as Automatic Metering System – Meter Data Management (AMS-MDM), Data Historian and Cyber Security Enhancement of National Control Center.

Review the existing security policy and make necessary adjustments if required. Preparation of conceptual design on the Cyber-Security Project for National Control Centre of National Grid of SA.

Team Consultant for both Energy Management System and Market Management System Project for the National Control Centre of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Participates in Factory Acceptance Test for EMS and MMS Systems in General Electric (Alstom) Office in Massy France.

Recommends and Implements security controls based on the approved security policies for NCC.

Projects: Projects:

1. Cyber Security Enhancement to comply with ISO27001, NERC-CIP and National Cyber Security in Saudi Arabia

2. National Control Center Project (MMS & EMS)

3. Meter Data Management Project

4. Data Historian/Business Intelligence Project

5. Renewable Energy Project

Software Senior Engineer 2005-2012

Philippine Electricity Market Corporation

Operates Market Management System supplied by ABB for Wholesale Electricity Market Operator and Participants.

Supervises and leads the software development team for the successful design, development and implementation of requested system. Recommends software solutions to the process-owners/users.

Design, develop, enhance, implement and manage interface programs/In-housed developed application for Energy Management System (EMS) of System Operation (Transco) and Market Management System (MMS) of PEMC-WESM using Visual Basic front-end and MS SQL and Oracle as back-end.

Conducts Systems Analysis and Design. Reviews, develops, and designs data models using standard diagramming techniques.

Assists process-owners/users in the preparation of Functional Specifications; Technical Specifications; and Request for Proposal Requirements and Project Information Sheet.

Assists the Software Test Engineers and provides inputs to the development of test and Quality Control (QC) procedures.

Undertakes the deployment and change to production environment.

Undertakes research on technology updates to determine the most suitable computer software to obtain the most effective system performance.

Evaluates technical and financial feasibility of software development projects.

Develops and maintains software coding standards, re-usable algorithms, modelling tools, documentation procedures and manuals; evaluates software development languages.

Provide 24/7 immediate technical assistance/support on an “ON CALL” basis for Market Management System (MMS) - Unix AIX and Tru64, Oracle 9i.

Respond to issues /concerns raised regarding MMS and public/secured website access, MMS related inquiries during shift and staff work were either resolved or escalated to lead person within one business day.

Maintenance of Windows NT servers, desktop, hardware/software used by Market Management System.

Generates Ad-Hoc/statistical reports using database software products for business applications and queries requested by the management or general public/ participants.

Plan and issue annual renewal of server security certificates and digital certificates to market participants.

Technical Working Group for Strategic and Business Continuity Planning.

Participates in the certification process and audit preparation for ISO27001.

Senior Clerk/Programer Responsibility 1995-2005

National Power Corporation

Application system design and development of in-house systems based on approved design

Systems Developed:

• Vendors Accreditation System - monitors the products of a accredited suppliers. It also uses to accredited/blacklisted the specified vendor. Currently use by Materials Management Department.

• Purchase Requisition System - a standalone system that monitors/prepares Purchase Requisition.

• Previous Purchase System - use for inquiries of previous purchases of specified items.

Assists in the maintenance of ISG-Local Area Network, hardware, cablings and conduct periodic anti-virus maintenance of network workstations.

Involves in implementation of Computerized Materials Management System/Plant Maintenance System (CMMS/PMS) of performs Preventive and Corrective Maintenance of computer hardware facilities and its peripherals.

Maintains and updates system libraries and generates reports, including database manipulation/extraction. Preparation of System Documentation and other materials for orientation/training of users. Extraction of database for the statistics tables including preparation of statistical reports.

Attends to inquiries on PR/PO/IO status by various groups and generates requested reports for submission to groups concerned.

Assists in modification of existing programs for Procurement Monitoring System.

Junior Programmer 1994

Tryco Pharmaceutical Corporation

Develops module of Inventory system. Conduct interviews to end-user to gather their requirements.