Curriculum Vitae

M. ABUBACKER SIDDIQ
Kuwait
+965 69091803 | +91 8754175647
abubckrshah@gmail.com | abubacker_siddiq88 |

ICS Engineer -DCS, HEISCO, Kuwait

7+ years experience in oil and gas automation.
4+ years on-site practice in Singapore, South Korea and Kuwait.
Profile Summary
Expertise in Cyber security, DCS & SCADA Systems.
Specialization in Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Indian, Male, 30 years, Muslim, Married

CYBER SECURITY (OT)

 Third party communication security - OPC, MODBUS, TSAA and
TRICONEX-SOE.
 ICSS and NON ICSS Network Architecture Design and Implementation
as per ISA 62443 and NIST 800-82 standards.
 Multilayer CISCO ASA firewalls -ICSS and PCN network.
 Switches - CISCO and ENTERASYS.

DCS
 Schneider Electric:
Area of Experience
 CCS 9.3, CS 6.3, FCP270 FT, FCP280 FT, and Fox draw 10.4.3,
ARCHESTRA IDE.
 Wonderware Historian, Report packages, Alarm database
management, Maintenance response center (asset management).
 Mitsubishi Hitachi power system: DIASYS Netmation 4S.

SCADA
 Schneider Electric: INFUSION 2.0, ARCHESTRA 3.6
 ABB: ABB AC800F - SCADA VANTAGE 5.1.1, CONTROL BUILDER F,
Falcon-NOV (Drilling SCADA).

Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding

Co (HEISCO), Kuwait Feb 2019-Present
( www.heisco.com )
 ICS Engineer -DCS

Total Experience Schneider Electric, India

Mar 2014-Jan 2019
7 years 10 months (www.schneider-electric.com)
 Senior Engineer -DCS & Cyber security

GG Instruments Pvt. Ltd., India

Jun 2011-Feb 2014
(Sub vendor for M/S. ABB Ltd. Bangalore)
 Project Automation Engineer

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 M.E (Master of Engineering), 2011
Power Electronics and Drives
Qualifications
B.E (Bachelor of Engineering), 2009
Electronics and Communication

Cyber security

▪ Domain: Implementation and administration of active directory

services, replication, trust relationship, enforcing domain group
policies and managing user accounts using active directory.
▪ EPO (MCAFEE): Server management, policy management, patches
updating, virus protection and eradication.
▪ Implementation of system recovery procedures to minimize losses.
▪ VM ware environment configuration, windows server 2008
installation and administration (installation of active directory, DNS,
DHCP).
▪ Implementation of firewall (CISCO ASA) protection between business
layer and L2 layer.
▪ Implementation of security in third party communication like OPC DA
and OPC AE in L2 layers.
▪ Backup and recovery (Symantec): Configuration, schedule backup
and recovery management in ICS.
▪ Centralized patch management (WSUS): Installation and
configuration of WSUS, approval patches for windows security and ICS
patches.
▪ Network performance monitors (NETSIGHT): Logging, monitoring,
alerting and reporting mechanism.
Key Roles &
▪ Hardware: CISCO ASA Firewalls, CISCO Switches, ENTERASYS
Responsibilities
Switches, TOFINO Firewalls, DATA DIODES.
▪ Software: Active Directory, Wire shark, Windows Server 2008,
Symantec Backup Exec, VMware, MS SQL Server, MS Reporting
Server.

Engineering

▪ Tag list creation, Cabinet designing, IO assignment, Bulk generation,

Termination database creation, Instrument list, JB & Cable schedule
and Power distribution diagram.
▪ DCS Programming: Functional block diagram (FBD).
▪ HMI: Static Symbols creation and dynamic linking in Foxdraw and
Intouch (Wonderware).
▪ Asset Management System (AMS): Preparation of asset management
architecture and asset management system configuration.
▪ System Engineering: Preparation of system architecture & network
architecture, ICS related Software installation and Troubleshooting.
▪ Instrument Commissioning: FF control valve commissioning –Fisher,
Flow serve, GE, Metso positioner, PT, TT, FT, LT and Local indicator.
▪ Communication protocols: FF, HART, HART MUX (Via Pactware),
PROFIBUS, MODBUS TCP/IP, OPC, TSAA (TRICONEX).
▪ Course of Exercise by vendors: CISCO (Switches and ASA Firewall),
Enterasys (Switches), NOV (Falcon Drilling SCADA system).
▪ Technical documentation for handing over, including FDS, FAT/SAT.

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 ▪ Special Applications:
 Information System –Preparation of Foxboro PIMS (Process
 information Management Server), WIS (Wonderware
 Information Server), Tags configuration and Graphics
 replication.
 Historian – Wonderware Historian Installation, Tags
 configuration and Historian management.
▪ Conducting FAT, SAT.

 KNPC CFP(Clean fuel project), Kuwait, South Korea, Singapore

ICS Engineer- DCS & Cyber security, Jan 2015 to Jan 2019
 FAP ELICS, Singapore
System and Application Engineer, Jul 2014 – Nov 2014
Major Projects
Handled  GASCO, Singapore
System and Application Engineer, Apr 2014 – Jun 2014
 Enterprise wide SCADA system for production & drilling facilities,
India
Project Automation Engineer, Jun 2011 – Feb 2014

Personal Details

Father’s Name T. Mohaideen Ahamed Shah

Date of Birth Jan 9, 1988

Nationality Indian

Religion Islam

Marital Status Married

Present Address Fahaheel, Kuwait

Languages Known English, Tamil

Contact No +965 69091803

+91 8754175647(WhatsApp)

Skype ID abubacker_siddiq88

Passport Details
No R5352676
Issued at Madurai
Expires on 08/11/2027

Driving license Indian Driving license

ABUBACKER SIDDIQ

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Projects Summary

Project name KNPC CFP

Position ICS Engineer -DCS & Cyber security

Client KNPC

Main Contractor JGC Corporation, Japan

Consultant Schneider Electric

Contribution SAT (Site Commissioning), Kuwait

 Process control Network and ICSS Network Architecture Design and
Implementation.
 Conduct Redundant Network Interface test between CCR, Main FARs
and all Sub FARs.
 Local HMI's Security policy implementation.
 Implement Secure OPC DA communication between FOXBORO DCS
and APC Honeywell Systems and PIMS (Process Information
Management Server).
 Achieve Wonderware OPC AE secure communication between
FOXBORO DCS and GE systems.
 Routine MCAFEE EPO Antivirus update and EPO management.
 Implement Server Bios Hardening.
▪ Implement secure communication between FOXBORO DCS and
TRICONEX [TSAA] systems.
▪ Implement secure communication between FOXBORO DCS and
TRICONEX SOE systems.
 Implement secure MODBUS TCP/IP communication between
FOXBORO DCS and MMS systems.
 Cisco ASA Multilayer Firewall Configuration between PCN
Network L4, L3 and L2 Layers.
 Active Directory management, policy creation and
implementation for ICSS systems and Non- ICSS systems.
 Implement Automatic Symantec System Backup and routine
check.
 Implement secure Time Sync between GPS [MEINBERG] and ICSS and
non ICSS systems, using CISCO ASA Firewall.
 Implement secure communication between ICSS AW server [L2 Layer]
and MRC [Asset Management] - Repository and Web Servers [L3
Layer].
 Implement secure communication between ICSS AW server and
Third party server for Asset management [PACTWARE].
 Implement separate Network Monitor software [NETSIGHT] for
ICSS and NON- ICSS switches, and routine monitor for switches.
 ICSS Switches configuration and Firmware update.
 Process Control Network [PCN] Switches configuration and
firmware Update.

FAT, Singapore & Korea

 Installation and configuration of all types of EWS and OWS
(FOXBORO) software.
 Domain operations in OFF-MESH domain controller network (KNPC-
CFP), Security in SHELL standard (DMZ network) architecture.

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  Network Security in Process Control Network using Firewall
deployment.
 Secure OPC integration with various vendor packages.
 Development and implementation of secure L4 layer DCS architecture
for asset level and corporate level management.
 Customization of the base templates and IOT for FF instruments
(NE107 standard, ITK version 6).
 Work on Asset Management System (Maintenance Response Center),
Modification of AAMS template for HART_MUX device and creation of
AAMS template for OPC devices.
 Installation and configuration of Wonderware Historian.
 Conduction of FAT, Singapore (PRE-FAT added).
 Conduction of SIT, Korea.

Project name FAP ELICS

Position System and Application Engineer

Client RASGAS

Main Contractor Chiyoda Almana Engineering

Consultant Schneider Electric

Contribution  Tag list creation, Bulk generation, Symbol creation, Dynamic

linking etc.
 Work on specifications and datasheets of instruments and other
hardware in automation scope and coordination with
procurement and supply chain team.
 FAT and FDS technical document preparation.
 Cabinet visual, Earthing and power up check.
 Simple loop check, IO Injection and Hardware check.
 Documents for Network Architecture, System interconnection etc.
 FAT punch close practices.
 Conduction of FAT, Singapore.

Project name GASC0

Position System and Application Engineer

Main Contractor GASCO

Consultant Schneider Electric

Contribution  Wonderware smart symbol creation, Wonderware scripting and

Alarm Database management.
 Third party OPC communication via FSGATEWAY.
 Alarm database and Report package creation.
 Conduction of FAT, Singapore.

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Project name Enterprise wide SCADA system for production & drilling facilities

Position Project Automation Engineer

Client ONGC

Main Contractor ABB

Consultant GG Instruments Pvt. Ltd

 Operations on SCADA Controller ABB AC800F, Falcon-NOV

Contribution (Drilling SCADA).
 Integration of oil well instruments with MDTATCO (NOV) system.
 Data integration between MDTATCO server and ABB Falcon
system.
 Data replication from Tier-I to Tier-II & Tier-III.
 Programming in Control Builder-F software.
 Deployment of Filed Instruments such as Pressure, Temperature,
Level, Flow Transmitter.
 Conduction of SAT.
 Routine monitoring of well and Data replication.
 Graphics modification and dynamic linking.
 Field device commission, integration with SCADA vantage
system, Rig-up and Rig-down practices.
 Configuration of Historian and Database maintenance.
 Configuration and management of web server (CITRIX).