Mahmoud Gomaa

Accomplished Oil & Gas Professional with an impressive with over 24+ years of proven expertise in delivering offshore ,onshore and fabrication yard activities  covering Offshore and onshore EPC & Marine Projects Wellhead Towers, Subsea Systems, Cables & Piping, Mechanical Completion (MC), pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and RFSU for wellhead platforms, onshore plants and tie-in systems. Having good experience in Detailed Engineering projects in the Oil & Gas industry and in Offshore Wellhead Tower, Subsea Cable & Piping specification .Strong capability in managing SIMOPS offshore environments, coordinating interfaces between platform, subsea, marine, and brownfield tie-in activities, and leading multidisciplinary commissioning teams. Highly skilled in CSU scheduling, system testing, PSSR, vendor coordination, and client interface management, ensuring safe, compliant, and schedule-driven handover.

• Lead and manage the commissioning team across offshore projects including startup, performance testing, and optimization.
• Develop and maintain the overall pre-commissioning and commissioning execution plans, schedules, and procedures for Offshore Wellhead Tower, subsea cables, and piping systems.
• Ensure all equipment, systems (e.g., wellhead towers, subsea infrastructure, piping, electrical/control systems), and facilities align with technical specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
• Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all commissioning activities for Offshore Wellhead Towers (WHTs), subsea cables, subsea piping systems, and associated brownfield/greenfield modifications
• Lead commissioning of wellhead control panels, hydraulic systems, ESD/PSD systems, fire & gas systems, telecoms and power distribution
• Coordinate with operations representatives for SIMOPS, greenfield/brownfield scopes, and commissioning strategies 
• Follow up Fabrication Yard activities to ensure equipment system fully systemized, mechanically complete, tested, preserved, documented, enabling a safe, efficient, and risk-free transition before installation and commissioning.
• Oversee functional testing, leak testing, valve stroking, and wellhead instrumentation checks
• Led commissioning efforts for oil and gas Platform, completing the project 3 months ahead of schedule.
• Conducted site inspections and troubleshooting, resolving 95% of commissioning issues during the periodical location visits.
• Implemented new commissioning protocols that reduced equipment testing time by 25%.
• Successfully managed commissioning activities for wellhead towers, achieving a 98% operational efficiency rate post-commissioning.
• Conducted troubleshooting and root cause analysis for system failures, leading to a 30% reduction in post-commissioning issues.
• Lead the review and approval process with primary focus on EPC contractor during detailed design phase. 
• Deep understanding of mechanical, piping, instruments and electrical systems related to subsea cables, piping and offshore wellhead tower, including relevant engineering codes and standards
• Verify the readiness of systems/subsystems for MC and RFSU certificates issuance and coordinate with Licensors and Vendors 
• Participates in engineering design and constructability reviews to ensure systems are being built for maintainability and ease of testing.
• Fully conversant with all the relevant issues and procedures related to Pre-commissioning, Mechanical Completion, Commissioning and Pre-Start-up Safety Reviews (PSSR) & Start-up Phase 
• Ensure system readiness by overseeing activities such as system walk downs, punch list clearance, flushing, leak testing, and mechanical completion and functional checks and Participate in walk - down inspections. 
• Coordinate the commissioning of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems on the offshore platforms
• Participate in walk - down inspections, punch listing and testing including troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical & instrument component issues that can arise on the project.
• Develop  Commissioning Execution Plan (CEP), commissioning philosophy systemization, commissioning schedules and system boundaries                                                                                                                                                                                                            
• Prepare commissioning schedules, manpower plans, and resource requirements
• Supervise commissioning of HV/LV subsea power cables, fiber optic cables, and umbilical.
• Manage commissioning interfaces between new installations and existing facilities
• Enforce strict compliance with HSE standards, PTW systems, SIMOPS, and offshore safety regulations

EDUCATIONION
Suez Canal University- Egypt
BSc Refining Engineering. (1994 – 1999)
General appreciation “Good".