Perumall Varadarajan

Electrical Power System Engineer, Relay Protection Engineer. Sustation Engineer

Columbus, OH
Job title: Electrical Power System Engineer or Manager for: UHV, EHV, HV Electrical Power System. Power Plants & UHV, EHV, HV Sub stations. Petrochemical, Oil, Gas & Manufacturing Industries. Utilities & Common Facilities. Consulting, Contracting & EPC Companies. Energy - Utilities - Gas Electric, Objective: To achieve a Challenging & Rewarding Career in Dynamic Organization that provides Opportunities for Career Growth & Knowledge Development and Higher Responsibilities & to apply beneficially the gained Skills. Qualified as: M.E (Electrical & Electronics) Post Graduate Degree in Electrical Power System Enginee ring. B.E (Electrical Engineering) Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering. M.B.A Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration. A Highly Experienced Electrical Power System Engineer with strong background in Relay Protection and Control and Substation with continuous working experience since 1966 & with Overseas experience in UHV, EHV, HV, MV Power & Petrochemical Industries in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Netherlands & India in: State National, Regional & Power Grid. Substations & Receiving Stations. Electrical Power Transmission & Distribution System. Power Plants. Petrochemical Plants: Ethylene, Butene, Polystyrene, PVC& VCM. Petrochemical Plants Dock Tank Farm Export Facilities. Petrochemical Plant Sub system like: Sub stations & Electrical Distribution. Motors & Motor Controllers. Protective Relays. Metering & Instrumentation. Fire Alarm & Fire Fighting Systems. Cathodic Protection Systems Plant Lighting System. Utilities & Common Facilities.. Plastic Processing Industry. Responsible for: Substation Projects from Electrical Design & Engineering stage to Sub Station Operation including Project Management, Construction, Supervision, Contract Management & Plant Start up. Plant Project from Electrical Design & Engineering stage to Plant Operation including Project Management, Construction, Supervision, Contract Management & Plant Start up. Inspection & Quality Assurance. Electrical Power and Distribution System Equipments Testing, Comm issioning & Plant Start Up. Protective Relays Testing, Commissioning and Maintaining, Electrical System Operation & Maintenance. Consulting, Plant Engineering & Technical Services. Research & Development. Teaching & Training. Warranty Claims & Management. Material & Man Power Management. Shut Down Planning & Execution. Certified in :

 Protective Relaying. Power System Protection. Power Line Carrier Communication & Carrier Protection. Safe Work Permits Issue & Receipts in Power & Petrochemical Plants. Plastics Processing. Entrepreneur Development. Teaching & Training Techniques. PERT & CPM Techniques. Computer Hardware. Computer Networking. Web Designing. Energy Management and Energy Auditing. Evaluated by the Employers as Asset to the Company & The Only Live Wire and was reward for consistent excellent performances. Skills set are the following: Lead & Supervised & executed International Assignments, Projects & Work Force. Managed Professionals Groups, Technicians & Skilled Craft Work Force. A strong leader and Provided Leadership & lead Multi National Teams and always has the Team in mind. Handled Multi Responsibilities, Tasks & Projects. Familiar with relevant Standards & Developments. Developed Procedures, Standards & Specifications. Adaptable to New Work & Management Environment. Possess High Learning Skills & Analytical Skills.. Highly Initiative, Productive, Dependable & Hard Working. Cost, Time Schedule Conscious & Delivered Projects ahead of Schedule. Can generate additional Revenue to the Organization. Strong Communicator and Possess Excellent Spoken & Written English Communication skills. Will be the right choice for any Employer. Safety is the top priority. Possess great judgment. A self starter, persistent and has great ideas ready to implement. PERUMAL VARADARAJAN, B.E, M.E, M.B.A, pvrajan63@yahoo.com

Work Experience Plastic Processing Industries in India

1991 to Present 5. DEGREE HELD:

PLASTIC PROCESSING INDUSTRY

1991 to Present In Plastic Processing Industry for the Manufacture of Flexible Multi Core Cables, Cords, Cable Harnesses & Connectors. 11. ROLES & IN SYSTEMS: EXPERIENCE IN RELAY PROTECTION, RELAY TESTING, SUBSTATION: 22 years. Experience is in HV, EHV, and UHV Substation/Power System/Petrochemical Industry in India, Saudi Arabia, Yemen & Netherlands as given under: Relay Protection & Control. Metering & Instrumentation Field Testing, Calibration, Commissioning of Relays & Meters: New Protective Relays for Transmission & Distribution System. Energy Meters, Trivector Meters, Demand Meters & Instruments.

Pre commissioning Tests on Protective Relays: Relay Setting & Relay Co -ordination Studies. Development of Procedures for Pre commissioning Tests, Maintenance, Operating Procedures. Equipment & Relay Selection. Relay Panel, Control Panel Design & Fabrication & Wiring. Relay Panel, Control Panel Wiring Check & Functional Checks. Carry out Functional Checks. Maintenance of Relays: Periodical Testing, Calibration & Adjustment of existing Relays and Energy Meters, Demand Meters, Instruments. Relay Tripping Review & Relay Performance Rating. Responsible for the Electrical Systems Equipment. Develop Preventative Maintenance requirements and Plans for Electrical Equipment. Pre Commissioning Tests on Substation Equipments: Testing & Commissioning Operation, Maintenance & Trouble Shooting of Substation Equipments & Devices like: Power Transformers. Switch Gears. PTs, CTs. Capacitor Banks, Reactors. Load Break Switches Bus Bars, GIS, AIS, Packaged Substations. Protective Relays. Switching Station, Substation & Distribution System Equipments. Testing & Commissioning of UPS, Battery & Battery Chargers. Maintenance of Subs station Equipments: Responsible for the execution of Electrical Power Distribution System Maintenance and safety Activities. Maintenance of the Plant Electrical Distribution system which Includes: Circuit breakers, Switches and Motor Starters ranging from 250 V DC to 35000 V AC, Power Rectifiers, Transformers, Sub stations, Underground and Overhead Cable, Plant SCADA System, Sub station Batteries, UPS and all Protective Relays. Maintenance of Motors & Motor Control Centers: Experience in Maintenance of Motors & Motor Controllers in heavy Industrial, Petrochemical & Utility areas. Electrical Power Distribution Maintenance experience In Petrochemical Plant. Design/Engineering/Technical Services: Fault Level & Load Flow Studies. Equipments Selection & Sizing. Instruments Setting & Performance Studies. Sub station Equipments Selection, Installation, Operation & Maintenance. Equipment Failure & Relay Failure Analysis & Recommendations. Line Loss Studies & Recommendations. Conducted System Improvement Studies related to Equipments & Protection Requirements. Conducted Soil Resistivity Studies & Ground Potential Rise Study. Conducted root cause analysis for electrical equipment. Maintain awareness of New Technology for Application in Site Equipment Design, Testing & Installations. Design Projects utilize Engineering Skills & Applicable NEC Codes & Standards. Shutdown Planning/Execution: Shut Down Planning & Implementation. Develop Turnaround Work Lists and Execution Plans. Power & Petrochemical Projects: Develop & Implement Long-range Plans & Infrastructure Projects. Provide Design, Quality Assurance for Electrical Proj ects in the area supported.

Emergency Response: Lead electrical efforts during Plant emergencies and recoveries. Projects (Power & Petrochemical Industries): Estimation & Preparation of Construction Package for System Improvements. Electrical Power Projects & Petrochemical Electrical Projects Engineering, Design, Construction Package Preparation & Review, Construction & Installation, Supervision, Safety Walk Through, Testing & Commissioning & Plant Startup. Cathodic Protection System: Design Engineering, Installation, Testing, Surveying, Monitoring, Maintenance & Trouble Shooting of Cathodic Protection in Petrochemical Plant. Warranty Claims/Management: Conducted Studies, Surveyed, Fault Analyzed, Warranty Claims made, Followed up, Negotiated with Vendor, Replacement obtained & Work Completed for the following in Petrochemical Plant. Premature Failure of Batteries. Of Uninterruptible Power Supply. Malfunctioning of Fire Alarm System. Under Protection & Malfunctioning of Cathodic Protection System. Failure of Power Transformer.

Petrochemical Industries Substation & Distribution System & Motors & Motor Controllers
1984 to 1991

PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
1984 to 1991 Saudi Royal Commission Basic Industries Corporation Owned Petrochemical Industrial Plant in Saudi Arabia to Produce: Petrochemical Plants Manufacturing Ethylene & Butene. Plastic Manufacturing Plant Manufacturing PVC, VCM. Polystyrene Manufacturing Plant. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation owned Utilities & Common Facilities. Dock Tank Farm Export Facilities for Petrochemical Industries for Ethylene, Butene, Polystyrene, VCM & PVC.

110KV National/Regional Power

1966 to 1984 State Owned Country wide 400KV/230 KV/110KV National/Regional Powe r Grid having Hydro, Thermal, Nuclear Power Stations in India. State Owned National Power Grid with SCADA System for Remote Monitoring & Control of Maximum 400KV System Voltage in India. Saudi Royal Commission State Owned 220/116 KV Power Grid, Subs Stations, Receiving Stations in Saudi Arabia. State Owned Country wide Transmission, Distribution Networks, Substation & Switching Stations in India of Voltages 6.6KV/13.8KV/22KV/33KV/66KV/116KV/230KV/400KV. Yemen State Owned Regional 6.6KV/13.8KV/22KV/33KV/66KV/116KV Transmission, Distribution Networks, Substation & Switching Stations, Diesel Generators, in Yemen. Saudi Royal Commission Owned Emergency Gas Turbine Station, Diesel Generators, Pad Mounted Live Front Equipments, Remote Control & SCADA System & vast Distribution Network to supply Power to Core & Support Industries & Community Centers for Industrial City in Saudi Arabia.

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Madurai University, India

1983 to 1983 1983).

Electrical Power System Engineering, Madurai University, India

1980 to 1980 1980).

M.E-Master of Engineering Post Graduate Degree in Power System Engineering Specialization

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India
1966 to 1966 1966). 6. SPECIALIZATION: M.E-Master of Engineering Post Graduate Degree in Power System Engineering Specialization: To mention a few important & relevant subjects: Power System Operation. Power System Analysis. Power System Stability. Power System Protection. Power System Control. Water Power Engineering. Carrier Communication. Carrier Protection. Protective Relaying. Power System under Frequency Operation. Substation Design. Transmission & Distribution. Control System. Load Flow Studies. Operation Research. Instrumentation & Control. B.E-Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering Specialization: To mention a few important & relevant subjects: Substation Design. Electrical Machine Design. Transmission & Distribution. AC & DC Machines. Electrical Design. Relay Protection. Generating Stations & Substations. Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machines & Water Turbines. Heat Engines & Steam Turbines. Thermo Dynamics. Electrical Estimation, Specifications & Engineering Economics. M.B.A-Master of Business Administration Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration Specialization: To mention a few important & relevant subjects: Principles of Management. Business Administration. Personnel Management. Marketing Management. Organization Behavior& Human Relation. Management Information System (MIS). Material Management. Finance Management. Managerial Accounting. Operation Research.

 Linear & Nonlinear Programming. Sales Promotion. Production Management. Planning & Budgeting. & work well as a Team Member & Team Leader. Leadership & Training & Development Skills: Identification of training needs, design & development of tr aining Materials, conducting training, & evaluating the effectiveness of Ability to adapt to multi-task time-sharing on various simultaneous assignments. Can work without direct supervision. Negotiating Skills. Technical Writing Skills. Stable Mental & Physical Work Skills: Able to climb vertical caged ladders, climb stairs, perform site Walk-downs. Can Work as required (24x7), including shift-work, overtime, weekends & holidays as necessary to support the project. 9. RESPONSIBILITIES: In Plants, System & their size: Hydro Electric Power Station. Thermal Power Station & their Generators. National & Regional Power Grid. Grid Station, Switch Yards & Sub Station & their Equipments of Voltage 110KV, 230KV/400KV. Low Voltage, Medium, Voltage High Voltage, Extra High Voltage & Ultra High Voltage Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution System of Voltages 6.6KV/11KV/22KV/33KV/66KV/110KV/230KV/400KV. Motors & Motor Controllers in Petrochemical Plant. Petrochemical Plant Substation & Distribution System. Petrochemical Plant Dock Tank Farm Export Facilities. Lighting for Process Area, Streets & Buildings. Processing & Manufacturing Equipment in Ethylene, Butene, Polystyrene, VCM & PVC Plant. Motor operated Control Valves (MOVs). Fire & Gas Detection & Alarm Systems. Deluge & Halon System. Access Control & Security & Surveillance Systems. Critical Load (computer) Distribution. Cathodic Protection System. DCS Interface. Power Line Carrier Communication (PLCC) & Coupling Equipments. SCADA & Remote Control System. Dock Tank Farm Export Facilities for Petrochemical Plant. Electrical Hazardous Area in Petrochemical Plant. Electrical Heat Tracing for Petrochemical Process pipe lines & equipments. Responsibility in Plant & Substation Equipments: Possess the following strong Knowledge & Skills in the above Equipments: Test, Commission, Star Up, Calibrate, Adjust, Install, Operate, Maintain, Trouble Shoot, Analyze Fault of the fo llowing: Substation Automation, Industrial Automation. Electrical Protection, Control Systems, SCADA, RTU. Hydro Electric Generators, Steam Turbo Generators ,Gas Turbo Generators, Diesel Engine Generators, Emergency Generators. Hydro Electric Power Plants, Thermal Power Plant Electrical System Equipments. Power Generation, LV, MV, HV, EHV & UHV Electrical Power Transmission & Distribution Systems & Networks. HV, EHV, UHV Substations like AIS, GIS &out Door Substations. HV,EHV,UHV Substation, Switchyards, Switching Stations, Power House Substation, Package Substations, Compact Substations, Mobile Substations, Mobile Power Supply & Distribution. 4.16KV,11KV,22KV,33KV,66KV,110KV,230KV,400KV Systems Equipments Medium & Low Voltage Distribution.

 HV,EHV,UHV Heavy Electrical Equipments for Power Plants & Power System. Power Transformers, Auto Transformers, AC&DC Transformers Rectifiers. Power Capacitor Banks, Reactors & Voltage Regulators. Switchgear, Circuit Breakers like GIS, Air Blast, MOCB, and Bulk Oil. Instrument Transformers like PTs, CTs, and CVTs & Metering Sets. Grounding & Grounding Transformers. Station & Building Grounding System/Ground Fault Interrupters. Lightning & Surge Protection/Lightning Arresters. HV Switches, Isolators, Oil Switches &Air Break Switches. Pad Mounted Transformers, Live Front Distribution Equipments. Station Service Equipment. Demand Meters, Trivector Meters & Energy Meters. Battery Chargers, Batteries, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Emergency Power Generation. Automatic Transfer Switches for Generators & Duplex Distribution System. Cables in Trays & Duct Banks. Relay and Protection, Protective Relays. Instruments & Instrumentation. Lighting for Process Area, Building & Street. Fire, Smoke, Flame & Gas Detection and associated Alarm & Annunciators. LAN, Substation Computers, Microprocessor. Network Analyzers & Fault Recorders. LV, MV & HV Motors & Motor Control Centers. Cathodic Protection System, Anodes & Power Supplies. Master Clock & Public Address System. Card Access System & Surveillance System. Wiring-Connection & Wiring-Power & Lighting. Heat tracing for process equipments & pipe lines. RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: Acquired & used the following Skills in Electric Power Companies & Petrochemical Industries. Testing & Commissioning of Sub Station Equipments up to 400KV: Testing & Commissioning. High-Voltage & Efficiency Testing. Start Up of Power Plants/Petrochemical Plants. Expert Testing knowledge of Generators/Utility System/Protective Relaying/Transmission & Distribution Transformers/Power Circuit Breakers & Controls/Lightning Protectors/CT/PT/Station Batteries. Expert Knowledge in the following Tests Equipments: Insulation Resistance Tester/High Voltage Test Sets (HIPOT Test Kits)/Transformer Ratio Tester/Low Resistance Ohm Meters/Thermo Graphic Cameras/High Current Primary & Secondary Injection Test Sets/Relay Test Sets. Relay Protection & Relay Testing: Possess experience in protective relay applications. Design Protective Relays for Coordination with Upstream & Downstream Systems. Relay Settings. Calibration/Adjustment/Testing/Commissioning of Relay & Meter. Sizing & Selection of Substation equipments/Relays/Devices/Metering & Instrumentation. Develop Test Plans & Pre commissioning Procedures. Conduct Relay Co-ordination Studies/Review Relay Tripping/Evaluate Relay Performance. Develop Relay Settings/Perform Power System Protection Analysis. Develop standards for various types of protective relaying. Check & Critique One Line Diagrams/Three-Line Diagrams/DC Schematics/Vendor Diagrams in support of protective relaying Analysis. Prepare protective relay setting documents/provide technical guidance to the staff electrical engineers during the electrical design of the stage of the projects. Provide Technical/Managerial Leadership in Protective Relaying Experienced in Preparing Setting Calculations & Settings for Protective Relays from several relay Manufacturers for Protection of Generators, large Power Transformers, & Medium

Voltage Switchgear for Electric Power Generating Station applications. Familiar with the Testing & Commissioning of Current & Voltage Transformers/Generators/Induction Motors/Power Transformers/Circuit Breakers & their related industry standards to support protective Relay analysis. Familiar with protection during motor-starting. Testing & Commissioning of new generation protective relays & Protective schemes (O/C, E/F, differential, Distance, REF, Bus bar Etc.) Of Switchgear, CT, CVT and should be able to attend & trouble shoot problems in 132/33kV Substations. Power Plant & System Operation/Supervision: Supervision of Utilities operators on shifts. Provided leadership, training, and discipline. Administered timekeeping and payroll. Identified and solved operating problems. Submittal of Maintenance work orders. Supported Company goals in safety, environmental compliance, quality, cost, productivity and continuous improvement. Communicating department and company goals and other information. Identifying improvement opportunities. Implementing changes continuous improvement opportunities. Directing Shift Maintenance and other support personnel. Maintenance & Trouble shooting: Maintenance & Trouble Shooting. Carry out Maintenance Planning & Preventative Maintenance. Operate & Maintain Power House & Petrochemical Plant Electrical Distribution. Preventive & Predictive Monitoring & Reliability Centered Maintenance. Shut Down Planning & Execution. System & Equipment Survey & Monitor. Provided Emergency On-Call Management & Maintenance Support & Responds to Facilities Outside of Normal Business Hours. Provide engineering support to area electrical inspectors in repair of electrical installations. Power System Studies: Perform Engineering Calculations for Voltage Drop during Motor Starting. Perform Short Circuit Analysis for all Electrical Systems. Conduct Power System Analysis & Short Circuit Studies and power System stability. Good knowledge in Schematics & Blueprints. Developing Procedures: Developed the following Procedures. Safety Procedures. Maintenance Procedures. Operating Procedures. Testing & Commissioning Procedures. Work Standards, Specifications & Policy Procedure & Standards. Reporting & Presentation: The following were prepared. Activity Reporting. Report Generation & Reporting. Technical Reports. Made Presentations. Prepared management presentation. Consultancy & Technical Services: Shouldered the following Additional Responsibilities in a Power Plant & Petrochemical Industrial Facility. Resolving problems such as power systems transients, harmonic Distortion, power factor correction and outage remediation. Advise & Influence the Management in Potential Application of New Advances. Analyze Equipment Failures & Suggest & Implem ent Corrective Measures. Development of Engineering Solutions to Repetitive Equipment Failures & other Problems.

 Performed Engineering Analysis and fulfilling Project Management. Provide Short & Long Term Solutions. Resolve Maintenance Problems. Provide Technical Advice/Support. Refinement of the Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Program. Improve Equipment Operations. Research & Root Cause Analysis. Provide Technical Expertise in Addressing Problems on Daily Basis to include Ana lyzing & Implementing ways of Reducing or Modifying the need for Maintenance. Initiate new Capital Improvement Programs in support of Power & Petrochemical Plants. Conduct Vibration Analysis, Lubrication Studies & Thermo Graphic Studies. Leverage of my Technical Competency. Energy Audit, Analyze & Study Line Loss. Provide Equipment Specs. Power System Operation & Load Dispatching. Conduct Mock Drill & Carry out Emergency Response. Prospecting/Lead Generation. Worked with Specialized Staff, Consultants & Customers to address Reliability as well as Failure Analysis. Hot Stick Techniques for Hot Line Operation. Fault & Failure Analysis. Held Increasingly Responsible Relevant Experience. Power System, Electrical Substation, and Power Plant & Petrochemical Plant Design upto 400KV: Design of Transmission Substations (indoor and outdoor) to required Standards and Practices. Produce efficient Substation Primary Designs that are technically Accurate and considerate of system life cycles. Carrying out Transmission System analysis and planning studies. Good working knowledge on the following: Substation physical layouts. Control Schematics. Wiring diagrams. Preparing bid specs. Material take-offs. Utility design. One Line & Schematic Diagrams. Engineering & Design of Hydro Electric & Thermal Power Generating Station Electrical Systems. Preparation of Hydro Electric & Thermal Power Generating Plant Change Modification Packages. Preparation of Power Plant Auxiliary Electrical Distribution System Design Calculations. Design of Lighting & Power. Controls Panel Design & Layout. Above/below ground & in-plant circuit schematic layout & conduit Design, conduit sizing, conductor wire gauge, insulation types, Routing & sequencing for all forms of wiring. Conductor and conduit sizing. Wire Lists for Design & Control wiring. Drive wiring to motor & other controllers. Power wiring for motors & drives. Specifying/Scaling motors & power circuits. Below ground & in-concrete vault conduit designs, sizing & routing (Sequencing) for all the above. Review of Power Plant design and specifications for cost Effectiveness and suggestions for alternatives where applicable. Design power distribution, lighting and auxiliary systems for high Tech facilities. Substation Design. Facility Distribution Layout. Review, Comment and Correct: Electrical Calculations; Electrical Design Drawings and Shop Drawings prepared by Company Associates & outside vendors for accuracy & compliance to design criteria & specification.

 Prepare design sketches for answers to 'Requests for Information' and 'Submittals' from the Company's Construction Organization and other internal Departments. Organize and attend meetings and field walks with all involved Disciplines for project & provide progress reports. Coordinating 'Field Support' during construction phase of a project. Project Engineering, Plant Engineering & Consulting: Carried out the following works. Defined the Scope of the Project Engineering Requirements, Estimating Project Man Hours & Requirements. Concisely described the Project Requirements by means of Engineer's Sketches and Verbal Instructions. Checking Drawing Packages for Completeness & Accuracy. Supervise Overall Engineering Package Quality and Production. Given Adequate Instructions to enable the Design Staff to Perform Their Task with Quality Work. Coordinating & organizing work with other disciplin es. Perform calculations required for discipline/Check calculations of Other Engineers for completeness & accuracy. Proposal Development & Presentation & Physical Design. Initiate new Capital Improvement Programs in Support of Power/Petrochemical Plants. Design of New Facilities, Existing Plant Facilities & Modification to Systems & Procedures. Design of Under Ground Cables & in Duct Banks. Design & Engineering of Sub System in Electrical Power & Petrochemical Plants. Design Lighting, Power & Grounding for Petrochemical plants, Power Generation Plants, Commercial Buildings, Warehouses & Office Buildings. Prepare Construction Package, Check Packages during Design Phase & Prior to Construction Issue. Prepare sketches for Designers. Design projects utilize engineering skills and applicable NEC Codes & standards. Projects for new facilities & modifying existing plants. Construction Package Preparation: Project Management: Performed Project Management. Project Scheduling. Project Construction. Project Administration. Installation & New Construction. Construct & Install. Cost Control & Monitoring. Coordinate & Monitor Project Assignments. Field Follow Construction Phase of Project. Design & Build. Project Execution. Can prepare, read, interpret & comprehend Power Plant & Petrochemical Plant engineering specifications, design drawings scopes of work and contracts. Can prepare division of responsibility (DOR) documents. Estimation: Estimate the Costs of Proposed Projects. Estimate Material & Labor. Cost Estimation. Contract Administration: Contract Proposal & Preparation. Prepare Purchase Orders & Purchasing. Bidding & Bidding Evaluation. Negotiate Contracts. Vendor Selection & Coordination. Quality Assurance: Punch List & Perform Field Work during Scope Phase of the Project. Project Supervision. Quality Assurance & Control.

 Computer Literate. Production & Manufacturing. Field Experience: Possess Power Plant field experience Supervision: Supervised a team of Engineers/Technicians exceeding 200. Co-ordination: Able to coordinate team activities, conduct review meetings & Interface with executive management. Estimation: Responsible for gathering all data required in preparing lump sum, unit rate & cost plus detailed Power Plant estimates Responsible for conceptual estimating, cost analysis, & overall Estimate coordination. Material Take off List Preparation: Review and analyze complex bills of material. Review and development of discipline and multi-discipline material Take-offs (MTO). Inventory Management: Carried out the following. Inventory Control, Spare Parts Management, Material Management. Material Purchase: Inspection: Familiar with Inspection & Test Methods & the Associated Costs of these New Techniques & Implementation of Corrective Actions. Inspection of the Project Works, Equipments. Inspect Plant Operations, Recommend Improvements, & Prepare Process Specifications. Develop & Update Electrical System Drawings: Assist the Drafters & Designers to develop new Drawings. Compare drawings to as built installation and check for errors and problems & effect correction Safety, Health & Environment: Conducted & provided the following. Safety Reviews & Safety Walk Through. Safety Audit. Safety Coordination. Safety, Health & Environment & Conscious. Ensure compliance with OSHA, company, and industrial codes & Standards and internal procedures. Standards: Familiar with IEEE, National Electrical Code (NEC) & NETA. OEM. Prepare, review, and modify related electrical standards and guides as well as to identify any areas of deficiency in related existing documents. 10. PROJECTS CARRIED OUT: Design, Construction, Testing and Commissioning of HV, EHV, UHV Electrical Transmission and Distribution Substations: As a member Engineer and Manager of Substation Design, Project Construction and Testing and Commissioning Team, was responsible for the following: Design of all aspects of Substation. Substation Equipments Sizing and Selection. Protective Relays Sizing and Selection. Substation Construction supervision Testing and Commissioning of Substation Equipments. Testing and Commissioning of Protective Relays. Testing and Commissioning of Meters and Instruments. Testing and Commissioning of Power Line Carrier Communication Equipments and Protection System and SCADA System. Initial Charging and Commissioning of Alkaline and Chloride Station Storage Batteries. Ethylene Plant, Butene Plant, Polystyrene Plant Project: As a Project Team Responsible for: Project Management, Construction & Supervision. Quality Control & Quality Assurance. Safety Reviews & Safety Audit.

 Pre Commissioning Tests, Commissioning & Start Up of New Plant. Construction of PVC, VCM Plants & Dock Tank Farm Export Facilities. New Ethylene Pyrolysis Furnace Plant: Performed the Design & Engineering. Prepared Construction Package. Carried out Safety Review. Audited for safety. Project Construction, Supervision. Carried out Pre commissioning Tests. Commissioning & Startup. Mal functioning of Cathodic Protection System, Fire Alarm System: Study carried out. Results Analyzed & Problem Identified. System Redesigned. Warranty Claims raised. Vendor Negotiated. Problem Rectified. Premature failure of Batteries for UPS and Sub Stations: System Surveyed & Measurements made. Results Analyzed & Problem Identified. Warranty Claimed. Vendor negotiated & free replacement of UPS Batteries obtained. Carried out Initial Charging of Battery & Commissioned. Frequent Total Power Failure problem in Petrochemical Plant: Carried out the System Study. Studied the Relay Protection requirements. Problem Identified& Recommendations made. Problem Rectified. Electrical Hazardous Area Classification for Petrochemical Plant: Carried out the Study. Discussed with Departments & Recommendation made, Documented and implemented. Development, Revision & Up dating of the following Procedures: General Engineering Specification. Maintenance Procedures. Operating Procedures. Testing & Safety Procedures. New Standards & Procedures. Material Management, Spare Parts & Project Surplus Materials Review: Review of Stock. Coding materials. Setting max, min levels. Create new & delete items & Disposal. SPECIAL PROJECTS IN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, INDIA: Transformer Differential Relay Malfunction: Study, Measurements, Problem Identification, Problem Solving. Under Frequency Operation, Load Shedding: Study & make Load & Frequency Decay Calculation. Calculate Load Shedding. Work under Frequency Rela y Setting. Relay Installation, Testing & Commissioning. Power System Line Loss Study for Distribution System. Carried out Distribution Line Loss Study in Power Company as below: Identified the potential area. Installed meters and metered and m onitored. Assessed the Line Loss. Suggested the improvements. 10. INDUSTRY WORKED/EMPLOYER: Worked over 42 Years in the following Power/Petrochemical/Plastic Processing Industries in India/Saudi Arabia/Netherlands/Yemen

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8. SKILLS: Managerial Skill: Experience in Working on International Assignments. Experience as a Department Manager for Electrical Engineering. Experience as a Project Manager. Ability and flexibility to work on Multiple Projects Simultaneously. Possess a High Level of Initiative & Ability to handle Multiple Soft Skills: Possessing the following soft Skills. Good English Speaking & Writing Skills. Effective oral and written communications skills. High Analytical Skills to Trouble Shoot & Fault Finding. Quick & Correct Decision Making. Training & Teaching Skills to Train Engineers & Technicians. Possess Leadership Skills. Teamwork Skills. Team Player & Lead the Team for Effective Performance. Interpersonal (People) Skills. Multi Task Capability. Highly Reliable, Dependable, Result Oriented, Productive, Effective & Can make a difference & Impact the Bottom line. Can interact with Multinational Work Force. Can Adapt to New Work & Management Environment. Successfully lead Multi National Teams in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Netherlands & India to achieve Management Objectives. Enthusiastic & Readily available for immediate International

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