Curriculum Vitae

*.Name of staff: Manuel Novo Buján

2.Position: Hydropower Operations and Maintenance Head

3.Company: First Gen Hydro Power Corporation

4.With the company since: Jan-2015

5.Professional Title: Industrial engineer (electrical speciality 1997. Structures Master 2009).

6.Date of birth: 6-11-1971

7.Nationality: Spain

8.Details: acru1i@r.postjobfree.com, Tel. : +349********, Mobile : +639*********, +346********, skype ID : mnovobujan

9.Professional Education:

Institution

E.T.S. Industrial Engineers, University of Vigo, Spain

Date

1997

Degree

MSc Industrial Engineer (electrical)

Institution

Abanca Business School at Vigo (Caixanova)

Date

2004

Degree

Executive MBA

Institution

E.T.S. Industrials Engineers, University of Vigo, Spain

Date

2009

Degree

Course in industrial buildings and constructions (one year program)

10.Training courses:

• COURSE IN PREVENTION OF RISKS AT WORKPLACE, HSE. 2001. Specialty in Security at work environment. Equivalent of NEBOSH, by Oficial College of Technical Mining Engineering. Six months.

• Industrial Security, Power Electrical Systems, Industrial Applications, Metallic Technologies of Electrical Aparamenta, Quality inside Industry, Metallic Structures, Bioclimatic Architecture, Prevention of Labour Risks, Electrical Protections Technology, etc.

Project management PMP course.

11.Countries of work experience: Spain, Portugal, UAE, Philippines, Kenya, Uganda, Angola, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman..

12.Employment record:

Date

January 1998 to June 1998

Employer

Pumade, S.A.

Position held

support engineer at Production and Quality Department, Lalín (Spain)

Date

June 1998 to August 2000

Employer

Cortizo Hidroeléctricas, S.A. (Cortizo Group), Spain. http://www.cortizo.com/

Position held

Technical Director

Date

August 2000 to November 2000

Employer

Freelance Industrial Engineer designing a parking supermarket for DIA (Carrefour) in Verín, Spain.

Position held

Owner

Date

November 2000 to August 2003

Employer

GAMESA ENERGÍA RENOVABLES, S.A., Spain. http://www.gamesacorp.com/es/

Position held

Area Manager

Date

August 2003 to February 2006

Employer

Tasga, Ltd. (Copasa group), Spain. http://www.copasa.es/

Position held

Industrial Director

Date

February 2006 to June 2006

Employer

Preparing exams for industrial engineer position at spanish public administration.

Position held

Student

Date

June 2006 to September 2006

Employer

Empresa pública Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain. Public Company Hospital Costa del Sol.

Position held

General Services Department Director support engineer.

Date

September 2006 to October 2013

Employer

Novo Consultores, electrical instalations, energy, environment and infrastructures consultant

Position held

Freelance industrial engineer, owner

Date

October 2013 to January 2014

Employer

Sogreah gulf, electrical mechanical engineer http://www.arteliagroup.com/

Position held

Senior Industrial engineer

Date

January 2014 to present day

Employer

Leliadoura, S.L., consultancy

Position held

Senior electromechanical engineer, project manager

Date

January 2015 to present day

Employer

First Gen Hydro Power Corporation

Position held

Operations and Maintenance Head.

13.Software : Amtech, Dialux, ABB Doc, Siemens Simaris, ETAP, Bentley substations, Turbnpro, Bentley waterhammer, AFT impulse, Pipenet.

14.Professional Experience:

Some examples of power plants designed, constructed and operated.

Name of assignment or project: Masiway Hydropower Project - Philippines

Year: from Jan 2015 to present

Location: Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Client: First Gen Hydro Power Corporation

Main project features: This project comprises a 25 m high RCC dam, 9x16.85 m substation, 21x35 m underground powerhouse with 1x12 MW Kaplan turbine-generator unit, outdoor switchboards 13.8 kV, LV/MV, I&C and SCADA.

Outdoor substation: 13.8/69 kV for generation bay

Positions held: Project Manager, OM Head

Activities performed: Management of the refurbishment of the HPP comprising excitation, governor, main transformer, protection and metering and substation circuit breaker.

Name of assignment or project: Jamba-Ia-Mina Hydropower Project - Angola

Year: from May 2013 to June 2013

Location: Jamba-Ia-Mina, Angola

Client: Sogreah FZCO

Main project features: This project comprises a 38.5 m high RCC dam, 612 m dam overall length, 2x5.6x10.55 m intake gate, 223 m length and 6x4.2 m diameter penstock, 23.4x96 m surface powerhouse with 3x74.6 MW Francis turbine-generator unit, indoor switchboards 15 kV, LV/MV, I&C and SCADA, and a 0.18 Km length 15 kV Underground powerline.

Outdoor substation: 15/220 kV for generation bays, 220/30 kV for distribution bay, 75x64 m.

Positions held: electromechanical engineer.

Activities performed: redesign new surface powerhouse and switchyard.

Name of assignment or project: Laxosa wind farm Project - Spain

Year: from January 2008 to Oct 2008

Location: Laxosa, Pontecaldelas - Spain

Client: Gaeólica, S.L.

Main project features: The project comprises a 6 wind turbine generators REpower 3.3 MW, 19.8 Mw, more than 3 km gradded aggregate access roads, 2 MV circuits, more than 3 km optical fiber, operation and maintenance building, more than 3 km 20 kV cable trenchs and Underground powerline, LV and MV switchgears, I&C and SCADA.

Outdoor substation 20/66 kV, 415 k€, 18x22 m.

Overhead powerline: 4 km 66 kV, 185 k€.

Positions held: Project director, design engineer.

Activities performed: Designing, planning, scheduling and budgeting.

Name of assignment or project: Touro Hydropower Project - Spain

Year: from June 2003 to February 2006

Location: Ollares, Touro, Spain

Client: Tasga, Ltd.

Main project features: The Salto de Touro project comprises a 29.75 m high RCC dam, 15 x 6 m section headrace tunnel, 21 m long penstock, surface powerhouse with 2x7 MW Alstom Kaplan turbine-generator units, mechanical equipments, LV/MV, I&C and SCADA.

Outdoor substation: 6/66 kV, 335 k€, 12x20 m.

Overhead powerline: 7.7 km length, 66 kV, 1.16 m€.

Positions held: project director.

Activities performed: Project Manager, site construction supervision, procurements manager, planning, scheduling, budgeting, commissioning and operation and maintenance manager.

Name of assignment or project: Caldas de Reis Segade powerhouse Hydropower Project - Spain

Year: From June 1998 to August 2000

Location: Caldas de Reis, Spain

Client: Cortizo Hidroeléctricas, S.A.

Main project features: The project comprises a 38.5 m high RCC dam with an overall length of 161 m, 625 m of 3 m dia. headrace tunnel, gates tower, 60 m long penstock and 12.5x35 m surface powerhouse with 2 x 4.5 MW Baliño Francis turbine-generator units, 20 kV indoor cabinets.

Indoor substation: 6/20 kV, 85 k€.

Overhead powerline: 2.3 km length, 20 kV, 225 k€.

Positions held: project director.

Activities performed: Project Manager, site construction supervision, Designer engineer, Procurements Manager, planning, scheduling, budgeting, commissioning, Plant Director for operation and maintenance.

15.Relevant Working Experience:

Cortizo Hidroeléctricas, S.A. (Cortizo Group), GAMESA energías renovables, S.A., Tasga, Ltd.(COPASA), Sogreah Gulf FZCO Dubai (ARTELIA GROUP).

16.Languages (1-Excellent, 5-Basic):

Language

Reading

Writing

Speaking

English

1

2

3

Portuguese

1

2

2

Spanish

1

1

1

17.Membership of professional associations:

Member of Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de Galicia, Spain

Member of Asociación de Ingenieros Industriales de Galicia, Spain

Planning to become chartered engineer from IET (UK).

18.Certification:

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me, my qualifications, and my experience.

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