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Sherif R.

Sherif R.

Instrumentation & Control Expert | TUV Functional Safety Expert (SIS)

- Results-driven project management and business consulting professional with 16+ years of experience across the full project lifecycle — from concept and FEED through detailed engineering till commissioning, startup, and operations. - Certified PMP, TUV Functional Safety Engineer, and CompEx-qualified specialist with an MBA in business management. - I have delivered complex capital projects for a wide range of clients — from large industrial corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — with deep expertise in instrumentation and control systems, safety instrumented systems (SIS), DCS/SCADA, PLC programming, hazardous area engineering, and business consulting. My background combines technical depth with PMP-level project governance, commercial MBA skills, and strategic business planning. What is my technical offer: • Functional Safety studies —SIF Proof Test Procedures, SIL determination, LOPA, SIS design review per IEC 61511 • HAZOP facilitation and process safety documentation • Instrumentation engineering — instrument index, datasheets, C&E, hook-up drawings, control philosophy • Hazardous area classification and Ex equipment review — IEC 60079, ATEX, IECEx, CompEx • PLC programming and control engineering — Review and develop logic development, control narrative review What is my other Managerial Skills: • Business consulting — strategies, business plans, strategic plans, feasibility studies, and market analysis for SMEs • Business writing — technical proposals, executive reports, bid documents, lessons learned • Project management consulting — PMO setup, project controls, schedule review (P6 / MS Project) • Technical writing — operating procedures, commissioning plans, engineering specifications Available for fixed-price studies, hourly consulting, and long-term project support. Fluent in English and Arabic.

🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt$75/hr100% JSSSince Jul 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$349

Last 6 months ÷ 2.9 months active (since Aug 2026)

World#92,355 / 412k
🇪🇬Country#1,220 / 6,384
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $1k

Total earnings
$1k
World#393,443 / 412k
🇪🇬Country#6,114 / 6,384
Per project
$338

$334 in the last 6 months

World#220,313 / 412k
🇪🇬Country#2,978 / 6,384
Projects, last 6 months
3
100% fixed0% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇪🇬Country#845 / 6,384
Projects in all
3
100% fixed0% hourly
World#304,140 / 412k
🇪🇬Country#4,793 / 6,384

Earnings, last 30 days

$1kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$980$1,000$1,020$1,040Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 13% in HAZOP

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 2HAZOP16 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #1Top 13%
  2. 3PESTEL Analysis18 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #1Top 17%
  3. #11Process Safety46 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #1Top 24%
  4. #26SWOT Analysis138 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #1Top 19%
  5. #31Feasibility Study211 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #1Top 15%
  6. #52Control Engineering188 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #5Top 28%
  7. #55Engineering Management174 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #4Top 32%
  8. #73PLC Programming290 freelancers · 🇪🇬 #6Top 25%