Ahmed Altaif

Bis 2024, Solar Engineer (PV), UNDP & GEF
Khartoum, Sudan

Skills

Project Management
MS Office
Team work
Business Development
Communication skills
AutoCAD
PVsyst
SolidWorks
MS Project
MatLab
Linux
CFD
ANSYS
OpenFOAM
FEM
Simulation
WindPRO
WAsP
Project Planning
MS-Office
Research and Development
Renewable Energy
Modeling

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.

  • 7 months, Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

    Working Student

    STAWAG Energie GmbH

    • 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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