Our People
Abdul Hashmi
BEng (Hons), MSc, AMIMechE
Expertise
- Mechanical and engineering design
- Energy and process engineering
- Investigation of industrial accidents, personal injuries and fatalities
- Investigation of defective engineering design and plant mal-performance
Experience
Research and preparation of evidence for cases covering power stations, pipe work, & boilers etc. Assisting senior colleagues in the preparation of expert evidence. Investigation of defective engineering design and plant mal-performance.
Involved in several Energy Projects with different clients, and also supporting EPC Wrap.
Technical Drawing and Layout, Specific details and bottleneck in projects. Material arrangement and inventory control for projects. Evaluating number of man hours consumed in a specific job and providing tendering cost for mechanical components and auxiliaries. Conducting engineering and related studies.
Preparation designs/drawing on AutoCAD.
Technical review of reports and projects.
Personal Data
- Position: Graduate Engineer, Cadogans
- Year of Birth: 1978
- Languages: English
Professional Qualifications and Registrations
- BEng (Honours) Mechanical Engineering, NED University, Pakistan
- MSc Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
- Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Selection of Experience:
Power Stations
UK. (Alstom and Ineos) Part of a team investigating a number of issues concerning the design and reliability of three 110 tonne/hr steam boilers. It was claimed that the furnace/burner configuration and superheater design were wrong and that remedial works resulted in a boiler design that was not proven. In addition there were issues concerning whether reliability runs had been completed in compliance with the Contract.
Finland. Part of a team investigating events that may have delayed and disrupted the design and construction of a nuclear power plant. Preparation of evidence for ICC Arbitration in Paris.
Estonia. Part of a team investigating a dispute relating to fuel, boiler operation, corrosion, demineralised water, permits to work, provisional acceptance and turbines of Oil Shale Power Plant.
Turkey. Services in connection with supplying spare parts from Japan to a 1400 MW oil and gas fired power station.
UK. Assisted in the investigation of failure of fume and dust extraction system of 5 MW Coal Fired/CHP.
Health and Safety Investigations
Prohibition Notice Appeal. Assisted in preparing report and advice in relation to a successful prohibition notice appeal concerning a partially enclosed rotating shaft.
Personal Injuries. Assisted in the investigation of numerous fatal accidents and serious personal injuries principally involving mechanical and construction plant and equipment.
Studies
Energy Surveys. Assisted in carrying out energy surveys at commercial and industrial premises.
Employment Record
- 2008 to date: Cadogan Consultants. Assistant Engineer working on a wide range of energy and mechanical related projects.
- 2001 to 2005: Brothers Engineering Works. Assistant Manager working with manufacturer and supplier of OEM's (Automobile) in Pakistan.
IT and Computer Skills
- Experienced in the use of word-processor, spreadsheet and database software packages, finite element and pipework stress analysis program.
Technical Papers
- MSc Thesis (2007) on "Investigation Of The Fundamental Differences Between Design And Fabrication At Nano/Micro & Macro Level"
- BSc Thesis (2001) on "Develop An Object Oriented Software For The Control Of Manufacturing Cell"