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Silva Sachifunga Numa

Huambo

Summary

Experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with expertise in electromechanical systems, rotating and static equipment, and pressure vessel and tank construction. Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams through complex projects at Dar Al-Handasah Consultants, ensuring project quality and efficiency. Skilled at quickly mastering new processes and leading teams to success.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)
Luanda
06.2024 - Current

Supervised electromechanical activities for the Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport Fuel Terminal Storage Tank Project, ensuring compliance and timely completion.

  • 4 fuel tanks of 3000m³ each, 2 AVGAS tanks of 500m³ each, 2 product recovery tanks of 100m³ each; Fuel loading and unloading station; Fire-fighting pumps station and 2 water tanks with a capacity of 1,400m³; Energy transformation and distribution room; Fuel pumping and filtering station; Hydrocarbon separation system tank; Integrated building (technical and administrative); Service station at the airport; Fuel distribution and reception control room; Fuel pipework network, Hydrants pits / fuel wells.
  • Directed efforts to improve construction processes for mechanical systems.
  • Coordinated efforts across departments to ensure timely project completion.
  • Provided mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and skilled team environment.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)
Bengo / Luanda
10.2021 - Current

Supervised electro-mechanical tasks throughout construction, installation, and commissioning phases at Bulk Oil Storage Facility in Terminal Oceanic da Barra do Dande - Angola

  • Gasoil storage tanks repair and complete the construction, painting, appurtenances installation, cathodic protection installation, firefighting pipe and product's transport pipes as per API 650, API 620, API 653, ASME Sec V, ASME Sec VIII, API 651, STD ISO 8501 - 1, ASME B31, ASME B16.5 ASME 16.20, NFPA 58, NFPA 15, NFPA 20, NFPA 24, NFPA 24, NFPA 72;
  • Gasoline storage tanks repair and complete the construction, painting, appurtenances installation, cathodic protection installation, firefighting pipe and product's transport pipes as per API 650, API 620, API 653, ASME Sec V, ASME Sec VIII, API 651, STD ISO 8501 - 1, ASME B31, ASME B16.5 ASME 16.20, NFPA 58, NFPA 15, NFPA 20, NFPA 24, NFPA 24, NFPA 72;
  • Installations of LPG Pressure Vessels (Bullets), appurtenances, cathodic protection installation, firefighting pipe and product's transport pipes as per ASME Sec
  • VIII, AWS, API 2510, API 2510A, API 520, ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5 ASME 16.20, NFPA 58, NFPA 15, NFPA 20, NFPA 24, NFPA 24, NFPA 72, EEMUA Publ.190 & ABNT standards;
  • Installation of the 2 Berths with Marines Loading Arm for LPG, Gasoil and Gasoline;
  • Installation of the fire fighting network, pumping station and others auxiliaries systems;
  • Negotiated the implementation of change in order to improve the project quality with contractor without additional cost to the client

Mechanical Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)
Soyo - Zaire
12.2017 - 09.2021

Supervised all mechanical activities such as: Construction, Installation and Commissioning at the Soyo I Combined Cycle Plant, designed to generate 750 MW in combined cycle regime: 6 Turbines, 4 Gas Turbines (Brayton - Joule Thermodynamic Cycle) powered with natural gas supplied by ALNG plant and 2 Steam Turbines (Rankine Thermodynamic Cycle):

  • MINEA / GAMEK as the owner and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) as the contractor
  • Directed effective integration of power plant systems.
  • 4xGE 9E.03 Gas Turbine: Model - PG9171E, Rate Speed - 3000rpm, Output - 125MW, HR - 10959 KJ/kWh, Exhaust gas flow - 1470.7t/h, Exhaust gas Temperature - 551.8 deg C
  • Code and standards applicable ASME PTC 22 - 2014, ASME PTC 46 - 2015, ASME B31.1 & B31.3, EN13480, ISO 20816-2 and GE Standards;
  • 4xHRSG GE/HZB: Model - NG-209E-R, Double pressure, non-reheat, unfired, nondeaerator, horizontal, natural circulation
  • Specifications HP Steam: 184.92t/h, 8.386MPa, 523.6 deg C; LP Steam: 47.94t/h, 0.6091MPa, 223.6 deg C
  • Code and standards applicable EN13445, ASME PTC 4.4 - 2008, ASME PTC 8.2, ASME B31.1 & B31.3, EN13480 and GE Standards;
  • 2xGE A201 Steam Turbine: Single cylinder, axial exhaust, no-reheat, condensing, output - 132.51MW, 3000rpm
  • Specifications HP Steam: 369.84t/h, 8.286MPa, 522.4 deg C; LP Steam: 95.87t/h, 0.5673MPa, 222.9 deg C
  • Code and standards applicable EN13445, ASME PTC 4.4 - 2008, ASME PTC 8.2, ASME PTC 6.2 - 2011, ASME PTC 46 - 2015, ASME B31.1 & B31.3, EN13480, ISO 20816-2 and GE Standards;
  • Ensured compliance with ASME PTC 8.2, ISO 10816-1, ISO 20816-7, and ISO 10816-3 standards during equipment testing.
  • Design and electromechanical testing schedule review and approval, as per site conditions and following the proper applicable standards;
  • Analyze the natural gas quality supplied by the gas provider to insure a safe operation of the Plant as per design parameters ISO 13686 - 2013, ASTM D1945 - 03, AGA - 8, and GE requirement;
  • Perform the inspection on welding seems by different methods as per EN 473, AWS B1.11, ISO 9712, ASME / ANSI B16;
  • Supervision during assembly by welding steel tanks for Diesel storage tanks as EN 473, AWS B1.11, ISO 9712, ASME / ANSI B16, API 650, ANSI / API 1104, API 620;
  • Analysis, review and approval the Thermal Performance Test procedure for Gas Turbine and Steam Turbine provided by General Electrical (GE) Engineering as per ASME PTC 4.4 - 2008, ASME PTC 8.2 - 2011, ASME PTC 46 - 2015 and GE Standards;
  • Worked with contractor and suppliers the implementation of changes in order to improve the project quality without additional cost to the client;
  • Installation and commissioning of the natural gas treatment and regulatory station, at inlet: Pressure 2.8 - 4.5 MPa, Temperature 20 - 60 oC, Flow 139690 Nm3/h - 134kg/s; at exit: Pressure 2.55 - 4.5 MPa, Temperature 92 - 110 oC, Flow 34773 Nm3/h - 8.5 kg/s
  • Standards: ASME B16.5, EN 12186 - 2014, EM 14382, BS 1872, ANSI B16.10, ASME B31.3, ASME SEC VIII - 2015, API RP 573:
  • Supervision of the mechanical activities in the Quay Construction Project and Soyo Naval Base Requalification - Zaire: Water System network, Sewer Network, HVAC, Fighting Fighting
  • The normal and codes NBR 12218, NBR 05626, NBR 07198, NBR 8160, ASHRAE 55;
  • Developed and tested mechanical components to ensure proper functioning.
  • Analyzed project requirements and designed solutions for complex engineering problems.

Electromechanical System Teacher

Ministry of Defense
Lobito
03.2017 - 11.2017
  • Teaching to the Students of the course of Armament - Electromechanical System; Help in the improvement of curricular programs;

Teacher

Ministry of High Education
03.2016 - 12.2016
  • Teaching Thermodynamics and Fluids Mechanic in Mechanic Department - ISPH
  • Teaching Quantic Mechanic and Modern Physics in Exact Sciences - ISCED

Drilling Engineer Challenger and Well site Drilling Engineer

BP (British Petroleum) Angola
Luanda
10.2014 - 09.2015
  • Company Overview: Global Wells Organization (GWO)
  • Providing local engineering support to related well during drilling or completion fase (liner counts, torque and drag graph, simulations and graphs, cement calculation and cement pumping schedule, drill performance report) using engineering software;
  • Daily reports of drilling and completion operations on Open Wells application;
  • Preparation and coordination of daily operations planning meetings;
  • Preparation of final well report;
  • Maintain a good working relationship with service companies;
  • Capture lessons learned from each operation;
  • Prepare and keep track on the inventory for all tools on the drillship
  • Global Wells Organization (GWO)

Intern

BP (British Petroleum) Angola
Luanda
07.2013 - 09.2013
  • Company Overview: Global Wells Organization (GWO)
  • Two-Stage Cementing Design for an oil well located at Block 31
  • Global Wells Organization (GWO)

Intern

TEMSAN - Construction and Machinery Industry
Ankara
06.2012 - 07.2012
  • Worked with production quality control team throughout all operations;
  • Worked with engineers and contributed on beam dimension control, drawing review and weld testing
  • Participated on various manufacturing operations such as Sandblasting, welding, folding, cutting and rolling

Teacher

PUNIV - Longonjo
Huambo
09.2004 - 12.2008
  • Teacher of Physics, Mathematic and Technical drawing in department of Exact Sciences

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Northern Cyprus - Middle East Technical University (METU)
Turkey
06-2014

Bachelor of Science - Mathematic

Universidade Agostinho Neto Faculty of Education
Huambo, Angola
12-2008

High School Diploma -

Instituto Medio Normal De Educação (IMNE)
Huambo, Angola
12-2003

Skills

  • Pressure Vessel Construction
  • Test Equipment Operation
  • Strategic Maintenance Planning
  • Quality Assurance Controls
  • Vibration analysis
  • Engineering calculations

Certification

  • ASME BPVCSEC IX - Welding, Brazing, & Fusing Qualifications, VCPD1223, ASME Course Certificate CEU PDH
  • Practical Welding Technology, ASME Course Certificate CEU PDH
  • Piping Design Engineering & Piping Isometrics Masterclass, WR Training Pro on Udemy
  • Ethics for Engineers: Doing the Right Thing When No One is Looking, ASME Course PDH Certificate
  • Introduction to ASME Standards & Certification, ASME Course PDH Certificate
  • Mastering Construction / Project Management, Udemy
  • Non-Destructive Testing Level II Full Course, Augmintech Education Pvt Ltd on Udemy
  • Oil and Gas Industry - Tank, Sphere & Bullet Specification, Process Engineering Hacks on Udemy
  • PMI Angola Chapter - PMP

Publications and Webinars

  • EPISTEMOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS TO PROMOTE ETHICAL VALUES FORMATION AND INVESTIGATIVE-THINKING IN ANGOLAN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, Arnaldo Faustino, Eurico Wongo Gungula, Silva Sachifunga Numa, http://publikacia.net/archive/2014/6/2/22
  • Webinar - Let's Talk Outages: Learnings from Autumn and Planning for the Spring, Amir Hafzalla - President, FieldCore A GE Company, Eric Gray - President, Americas GE Gas Power, Mark Albenze - President, Services GE Gas Power
  • Webinar - Decarbonization Technologies: Exploring Carbon Capture, Dr. Jeff Goldmeer - Director, Emergent Technologies GE Gas Power, John Catillaz - Decarbonization Director GE Gas Power, Dr. Chris Consoli - Senior Consultant, Storage Global CCS Institute, Guloren Turan - General Manager, Advocacy Global CCS Institute
  • Webinar: Maintenance Planning, Keith Berriman, P.E. - Engagement Director Professional Services, Emerson Automation, Ricky Smith - Vice President, World Class Maintenance
  • Planning and Schedule training and the Microsoft Project training, Mr. Jameil Termos, Dar Beirut Senior PMC Engineer at ADA
  • Participated in online training events held by the Order of Engineers of Angola (OEA), 01/2020, 12/2021

Hobbies and Interests

  • Playing Squash, football and going to the gymnasium
  • Reading about energy resource, journal from ASME every month and others daily technical paper or reports.

Societies

  • America Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 100149213
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • Order of Angolan engineers, 3816, 2017

Honours and Awards

  • Honor student, METU NCC, 01/2012, 05/2013
  • BP scholarship education for higher education, 01/2009, 12/2014

Languages

Portuguese
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Spanish
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)
06.2024 - Current

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)
10.2021 - Current

Mechanical Engineer

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)
12.2017 - 09.2021

Electromechanical System Teacher

Ministry of Defense
03.2017 - 11.2017

Teacher

Ministry of High Education
03.2016 - 12.2016

Drilling Engineer Challenger and Well site Drilling Engineer

BP (British Petroleum) Angola
10.2014 - 09.2015

Intern

BP (British Petroleum) Angola
07.2013 - 09.2013

Intern

TEMSAN - Construction and Machinery Industry
06.2012 - 07.2012

Teacher

PUNIV - Longonjo
09.2004 - 12.2008
  • ASME BPVCSEC IX - Welding, Brazing, & Fusing Qualifications, VCPD1223, ASME Course Certificate CEU PDH
  • Practical Welding Technology, ASME Course Certificate CEU PDH
  • Piping Design Engineering & Piping Isometrics Masterclass, WR Training Pro on Udemy
  • Ethics for Engineers: Doing the Right Thing When No One is Looking, ASME Course PDH Certificate
  • Introduction to ASME Standards & Certification, ASME Course PDH Certificate
  • Mastering Construction / Project Management, Udemy
  • Non-Destructive Testing Level II Full Course, Augmintech Education Pvt Ltd on Udemy
  • Oil and Gas Industry - Tank, Sphere & Bullet Specification, Process Engineering Hacks on Udemy
  • PMI Angola Chapter - PMP

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Northern Cyprus - Middle East Technical University (METU)

Bachelor of Science - Mathematic

Universidade Agostinho Neto Faculty of Education

High School Diploma -

Instituto Medio Normal De Educação (IMNE)
Silva Sachifunga Numa