
Ahmed Altaif
Skills
Timeline
Professional experience for Ahmed Altaif
- 2 years and 3 months, Feb 2022 - Apr 2024
Solar Engineer (PV)
UNDP & GEF
Designing and sizing solar photovoltaic systems for irrigation.
- 1 year, Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
PV Planner
Fluegelboten Zambia Limited
• Designing utility-scale ground-mounted solar PV projects. • Optimizing layouts and yields based on constraint analysis.
• Solar power yield forecast and installation planning. • System layout and electrical design drawings.
- 1 year, Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Research Assistant
Chair for Wind Power Drives
Modeling wind turbines in SolidWorks and performing CFD simulations in Ansys and OpenFOAM software.
- 8 months, Apr 2018 - Nov 2018
Working Student
Sun Energie Konzept GmbH
Helping the technical team in project planning, design, and economic evaluation.
- 3 months, Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
Intern
ForWind - Zentrum für Windenergieforschung
Developing a code to analyze load data of a wind turbine in MATLAB.
- 2 years, Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
Project Engineer
Wind Energy Project, UNDP & GEF
• Monitoring and analyzing wind data. • Modeling of wind farms using WAsP and WindPRO software.
- 4 years and 11 months, Oct 2009 - Aug 2014
Renewable Energy Engineer
Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity, Sudan
• Participated in conducting feasibility studies for 3 wind farms with a total capacity of 300 MW. • Engaged in carrying out 4 feasibility studies of photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 40 MWp in different locations in Sudan.
- 1 year and 2 months, Aug 2008 - Sep 2009
Designer
J&S Engineering Works
• 2D and 3D drawings of the project facilities including oil and water tanks, piping, and firefighting systems using AutoCAD and Solidworks. • Designing and sizing the piping systems and pipelines for both oil products and firefighting mediums.
- 1 year, Aug 2007 - Jul 2008
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Khartoum
• Tuition duties in a wide range of mechanical engineering fields. • Laboratory assistant for various disciplines.
Educational background for Ahmed Altaif
- 10 months, Sep 2024 - Jun 2025
Further Training for Solar System Specialist
Future Job Institute GmbH
• Planning & Designing of Photovoltaic Rooftop Systems, • Electrical Wiring & Protective Measures, • Solar Panel Installation & Inverter Installation, • Energy Storage & Battery Systems.
- 1 year and 6 months, Oct 2016 - Mar 2018
Renewable Energies
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Wind Energy - Solar Energy - Energy Meteorology and Storage Technology - Biomass and Hydropower - Energy Systems and Energy Economics.
- 4 years and 10 months, Nov 2002 - Aug 2007
Mechanical Engineering
University of Khartoum
Mechanics of Materials - Materials Science - Thermodynamics - Fluid Mechanics - Machine Elements - Heat Transfer - Manufacturing Process - Mechanical Design - Hydraulic - Gas Dynamics - Engineering Management - Industrial Management - Engineering Economics.
Languages
Arabic
C2 (Expert / native speaker)
English
C1 (Fluent)
German
B1-B2 (Good)
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