JAVEED MOHAMMED ABDUL

• Delivered technical consultation on chemical treatment and optimization, enhancing overall water treatment process effectiveness.
• Evaluated existing water treatment processes and technologies, providing actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Advised on cooling water treatment issues, focusing on chemical treatment optimization, fouling control, and corrosion mitigation.
• Conducted evaluations of water and wastewater quality to ensure compliance with standards.

• Provided consultations, operational/technical support and maintenance for the operation and maintenance of around 15 desalination plants corporate wide of Saudi Aramco.
• Improved efficiency of reverse osmosis desalination processes through chemical treatment optimization. feed and product water pretreatment
• Conducted feasibility studies and performance evaluations of desalination membranes, assessing inorganic and biofouling impacts on reverse osmosis system performance.
• Maintained demineralization systems to produce boiler feed water for all Saudi Aramco water utility plants.
• Performed boiler feedwater and boiler water treatment that included chemical treatment optimization utilized for steam and return condensate for conventional and combined power generation (HRSG).
• Provided technical support for cooling water treatment, focusing on macro and micro fouling control of seawater used in industrial cooling.
• Provided seawater treatment consultations for reservoir injection in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), including seawater disinfection, mechanical and chemical de-oxygenation, and biocide optimization for pipeline corrosion control.
• Conducted a comprehensive water conservation assessment of around 25 Saudi Aramco's facilities.
• Developed and implemented water solutions to optimize consumption, enhancing supply sustainability, optimizing demand, maximizing wastewater reuse, and minimizing losses.
• Evaluated water quality assessment of diverse water types such as potable, wastewater, desalination feed, cooling water and produced water.
• Coordinated with local and international vendors and reviewed desalination design packages.

• Led detailed engineering investigations and designs for water treatment systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Executed water quality assessments for Acid mine drainage contamination, providing actionable insights for remediation strategies.
• Collaborated with clients to resolve water quality issues at operating mine sites, enhancing operational safety and environmental compliance.
• Developed water treatment services in collaboration with existing services and clients.
• Undertook project management and client management duties for projects.
• Coached junior and intermediate staff, focusing on mentoring and teamwork.

• Investigated wastewater treatment by (single individual) and sequential treatment processes such as, AOPs combined with granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption/biodegradation in a process integrated approach.
• Researched advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for wastewater treatment, including in-situ and ex-situ chemical oxidation using Fenton's Process, photo-catalysis, granular activated carbon adsorption, and biodegradation to enhance treatment of contaminated wastewater.
• Designed all lab scale experiments and conducted chemical analysis of contaminants
• Developed analytical methods for chemical analysis of metsulfuron methyl, trimethoprim, and chlorophenols using HPLC and ion chromatography to ensure accurate contaminant detection.
• Utilized Total organic carbon analyzer for the analysis of total organic carbon and dissolved organic carbon.

• Created crossflow sampler membrane fouling index (CFS-MFI) as a pre-treatment tool to evaluate feed water quality for reverse osmosis desalination.
• Conducted seawater treatment using membrane technologies (MF, UF, RO) to address challenges in membrane fouling.
• Analyzed membrane foulants using scanning electron microscope to identify and characterize fouling agents.

• Optimized desalination processes, including reverse osmosis and multi-stage flash, while overseeing daily operations of desalination plants to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Conducted research and development studies on thermal and membrane (reverse osmosis) desalination processes.
• Monitored desalination system performance, troubleshooted issues such as membrane fouling and scaling, and implemented predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
• Led project on extraction, purification, and characterization of humic acids from Gulf and Red Seas to assess membrane fouling propensity in seawater intake for commercial seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO), culminating in published research.
• Conducted research on mitigating alkaline and non-alkaline membrane scaling issues in RO membranes by removing divalent ions such as calcium, magnesium, and sulphate through nano filtration.
• Developed process optimization strategies and performed techno-economic evaluations of brackish and seawater desalination technologies.
• Performed pre-treatment and post-treatment optimization studies for brackish and seawater desalination for both thermal and membrane RO desalination technologies.
• Monitored the performance of 25 stages of MSF desalination plant for chemical optimization, water quality and scaling issues.
• Evaluated and optimized different pre-treatment chemicals, such as anti-scalants and antifoaming provided by various suppliers.
• Analyzed seawater and product water for heavy metals contamination, such as Hg, Se, As, and Cr, using cold vapour, hydride generation, and ICP according to international standard methods.
• Performed RO membrane/module autopsies using different analytical techniques.
• Conducted pilot tests for chemical optimization for desalination technologies.

• Provided water treatment environmental consultations to government and private industries.
• Conducted thorough analyses of various material types, focusing on water quality.
• Drinking, Brackish, Seawater and Wastewater for water quality parameters according to international standards such as ASTM and WHO guidelines
• Provided chemical analysis services to governmental and private clients.
• Supervised diverse chemical analyses using sophisticated analytical instruments to ensure accurate results.
• Conducted the analysis of Oil & petroleum products-such as lube oil, transformer oils and petroleum products for private/government clients and reported the results.
• Developed methods for water quality characterization and assessment, enhancing analytical capabilities.

Conducted PhD research into advanced treatment technologies for the removal of persistent organic pollutants from contaminated water and groundwater. Designed and optimized adsorption, biofiltration, photocatalysis and Fenton oxidation processes; developed predictive mathematical models for contaminant degradation and transport; established analytical methods for trace organic contaminant analysis; and demonstrated highly effective treatment strategies for landfill leachate, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and chlorinated organic compounds. Research outcomes contributed to advances in groundwater remediation, advanced oxidation processes and sustainable water treatment technologies

Research Project
“Development of the Modified Fouling Index (MFI) for the Assessment of Membrane Fouling Propensity.”

Analytical chemistry