Electrical Project Manager

Janne Kinnunen

Email: *****.*.********@*****.*** 9172 Hackberry Avenue . Plymouth . MI 48170

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jannekinnunen Cell: +1-734-***-****

ENGINEERING MANAGER • TEST AND DEVELOPMENT LEADER

Specialized in product development of rotating electrical machines and power

converters, and the implementation of test facilities.

Professional Summary

Recognized program leader for testing systems, test cells, testing methods development, compliance and

product verification. With 10 years of experience in the power generation and power electronics

industries.

Expert on budgeting, management, resourcing, contracting, supervision, scheduling, training, preventive

maintenance planning and safety coordination. Skilled on documentation, implementation of work

instructions and creation of reporting templates for test organizations. Successfully defined capacity

management for product development and serial production testing for megawatt class electrical drive

systems, power converters and electrical machines.

Accomplished on definition and implementation of high power supplies, switchgear, cooling systems,

controls, measurement equipment, data acquisition and drive systems. Experience includes applications

in wind energy, traditional industries and special applications, direct drives, medium speed drives, and

high speed drives.

Specialties

Permanent magnet machines, Variable frequency drives, Electrical machine design, Team lead and

management. Matlab, Simulink, MathCAD, Flux (2D FEA, 3D FEA).

Skills Summary

Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Encore International relations Project engineering

AutoCAD (basics) Labview Prototypes

Budgeting Maintenance management PSpice

Calibration MathCAD Reliability

Controls Matlab Reporting

Data acquisition Measurement equipment Research

Data analysis Motors Scheduling

Dyno cells MS Office tools Simulink

Electric Power Partner development SolidWorks (basics)

Electrical engineering Power conversion Switchgear

Electrical machines Product development Testing

Finite element analysis Product validation Troubleshooting

FMEA Project coordination Variable frequency drives

Individual who is willing to learn something new all the time. Fast learner who can take over new tasks

and responsibilities. Organized and systematic way of working to keep track of broad projects or

specialized focused programs. Good with group work, team management, foreman work and

independent work. Strengths are adaptation and passion to succeed within the given tasks. Patience to

troubleshoot the technical issues in a systematic way. Team leadership, group motivation and the

administrative management. Experience with manufacturing assembly, test setup installations,

switchgear maintenance, cutting, welding and beyond.

Janne Kinnunen . Cell: +1-734-***-****

Work Experience

Danotek Motion Technologies

Testing Manager. Nov 2010 – Nov 2012

Responsible for testing systems development, and the implementation of serial production lines and

product development in 1 – 3000 kW range. Reliability management and coordination.

Led and executed the testing of permanent magnet generators and variable frequency drives,

troubleshooting, failure analysis and development in multi megawatt scale. Component level inspections,

assembly, testing and packaging of kilowatt scale electric hydraulic pumps for power steering applications

and ~100 kW generators in cogeneration applications using natural gas. Directed all activities for

instrumentation and measurements for voltage, current, torque, power, vibrations, temperature and

acoustic noise.

Defined tasks for daily testing and managed the test facility. Coordinated testing schedules, purchase

orders, equipment calibrations, specified the test cell upgrades and preventive maintenance.

Integral member of the teams for prototype development of electrical machines and variable frequency

drives development. Defined the budgeting, scheduling and layout/concept designs for the prototype

generator, converter and drive system testing topologies.

The Switch

Manager, Testing. July 2008 to Nov 2010

Responsibility of the testing in The Switch corporation. Management for internal and partner test field

definitions and implementations. International experience in test procedure and process definitions and

implementations. Co-operation with suppliers and partners with product verification.

Project manager for new test field in a new factory. Test field was designed, budgeted, built and

commissioned to test 1 – 5 MW scale variable frequency drives, direct drive and medium speed generators

and systems in volume production, type testing and for R&D purposes. Test area included several parallel

test cells for different purposes. Project was a multimillion EUR project including resourcing, contracts with

suppliers and contractors, contractor meetings, budgeting, scheduling, switchgear and automation system

commissioning and inspections, definition of maintenance program for air and liquid cooling systems,

switchgear, transformers, measurement equipment, power accessories and electric drives.

Project manager for corporate level data collection system in the test fields. Data collection system was

defined for production testing and also for type testing of electrical machines and variable frequency drives.

Definition included automated data collection into data base and automated test sequencing and step by

step instructions for the test technicians.

Lead for implementing testing procedures into international partner facilities. This included co-operation

with our own test engineers and technicians together with the partner resources. Training and related

documentation with work instructions and templates were implemented with the partner resources in situ.

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The Switch

Technical Account Manager. Dec 2007 to June 2008

Responsibility of the testing in The Switch corporation. Management for test field resourcing, layouts and

measurement equipment calibrations. Making of test reports from type testing and development testing.

Project engineer for new test field in a new factory. Test field was designed, budgeted, built and

commissioned to test mainly from 100 kW to 3 MW-scale medium speed and high speed rotating machines

but also variable frequency drives and systems. Test area included parallel test cells for production testing

and type testing. Project was a multimillion EUR project including resourcing, contracts with suppliers and

contractors, contractor meetings, budgeting, scheduling, switchgear and automation system commissioning

and inspections.

Lead for customer witness tests in multiple programs for generators, variable frequency drives and drive

systems. Work included meetings with the customers to go through the test setups, technical discussions,

executing witness tests and presenting test results to the customers.

The Switch (part time)

Part time engineer. Sept 2004 to Nov 2007

The Switch Electrical Machines. Electrical machine designs, finite element analysis of electrical machines.

Testing of machines. Electromagnetic design of permanent magnet synchronous generator for a diesel

genset.

Harmonic measurement software with LabView to test electrical machines. User interface and data

logging features.

Calculation of forcing functions in the assembly of large segmented stators in permanent magnet direct

drive generators for wind turbines. Calculation of skin effect in large stator windings. Finite element

analysis and analytical equations were used for results and comparison.

Testing of large direct drive permanent magnet generators and power converters as a system for wind

power applications. Testing of high speed prototypes of permanent magnet generators and power

converters as a system. Power range 1-4 MW.

Commissioning of very high speed induction motor drives in vacuum pump applications for pulp and

paper industry. Installations, testing, data collection and reporting.

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Lappeenranta University of Technology

Researcher. Sept 2004 to Nov 2007

Worked as researcher in the department of Electrical Engineering, laboratory of Electrical Drives

Technology. Selected as a student of The Graduate School of Electrical Engineering.

Design of permanent magnet machines for wind turbine and traditional industry applications. Design of

damper windings for direct on-line electrical machines. Modeling of electrical machines with Finite

Element Analysis in 2D FEA and 3D FEA.

Assembled and tested a ~100 kW permanent magnet synchronous generator with damper windings. Also

tested ~600 kW and ~10 kW versions. Parallel active reactive power compensation was also studied and

tested with direct-on-line PM-generators.

I did also my Doctorate degree dissertation during that time (title "Direct-on-line axial flux permanent

magnet synchronous generator static and dynamic performance"). Simulation model of permanent

magnet generators with damper windings and synchronous reluctance machines in Simulink

environment was part of the research tools developed.

Rotatek Finland Oy (part time)

Part time engineer. May 2002 to Aug 2004

Converting of extensive electromagnetic calculation and simulation software for permanent magnet

machines from LabView to Matlab. Balancing software for outer rotor machine rotors. Software was

made with LabView. Task included actual running and balancing of the machines and software testing.

Electromagnetic designs of various electrical machines and simulation with finite element analysis.

Lappeenranta University of Technology

Research assistant. May 2002 to August 2004

Research assistant in the laboratory of Electric Drives Technology. Laboratory works among electrical

machines, filters, inductors, inverters and power converters. I did also my Master’s degree work during

that time (title "Reluctance network of permanent magnet synchronous machines for modelling static air

gap flux density, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2004

As a part of a co-operation with a industrial partners I was a part of a team that made a simulation model

of a electromechanical system including driveshafts, joints, electrical machine, variable frequency drive

and mechanical/electrical loads. Electrical machine was a model block that was running internal finite

element analysis of the machine model. Variable frequency drive and the mechanical parts were created

with Simulink. My part was to integrate the finite element analysis model of the electrical machine into

the rest of the simulation model.

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Education

Doctor of Science Electrical Engineering, 2007, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Master of Science Electrical Engineering, 2004, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Training

Forklift, Crane (Danotek)

Crane operation (Petri Lindman, Lappeenranta, Finland)

CPR,First aid 1, Industrial safety, Machine safety (The Switch)

NFPA 70E Arc Flash / Electrical safety with Industrial High Voltage

S1 electrical safety examination (All voltage levels, AEL Ltd, Helsinki, Finland)

Product Creation Process, Critical Chain, 5S (The Switch)

Skilled Foreman (TKK Dipoli, Helsinki, Finland) Measurement Uncertainty (HBM, Vantaa, Finland)

Measurement Uncertainty (HBM, Vantaa, Finland)

Special responsibilities

IP Committee, Danotek Motion Technologies

Executive Management Team, 2011, Danotek Motion Technologies

Electrical Machines Technology Board, The Switch

Electrical Machines Division Management Board, The Switch

EAKR Steering Group (safety), The Switch

5S Group, The Switch

Supervisor for Master’s Degree thesis, The Switch, Antti Vahvaselkä

Supervisor for Master’s Degree thesis, The Switch, Jarno Kanninen

Supervisor for Bachelor’s Degree thesis, The Switch, Henri Löyttynen

High Power Converters Technology Board by invitation, The Switch

ICT Steering Group by invitation, The Switch

Languages

Finnish Native language

English Excellent

Swedish Good (second native language)

German Good

Other interests

American cars (classic restoration and high performance)

Video shooting and editing (car events, rallies, weddings)

Gym

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Books and publications

Dissertation: Direct-on-line axial flux permanent magnet synchronous generator static and dynamic performance,

Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2007.

Thesis required for a diploma: Reluctance network of permanent magnet synchronous machines for modelling static

air gap flux density, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2004.

Journal: “Design of damper windings for permanent magnet synchronous machines.” International Review of Electrical

Engineering, I.R.E.E. Issue April 2007.

Proceedings: “Modeling and applications of permanent magnet synchronous generators in isolated networks”, Summer

Seminar on Nordic Network for Multi Disciplinary Optimized Electric Drives 2.-4.September.2005, Poland.

Proceedings: “Parameter analysis of directly network connected non-salient pole permanent magnet synchronous

generator”, Nordic workshop on Power and Industrial Electronics, NORPIE 2006, 12-14.June.2006, Lund, Sweden.

Proceedings: “Analysis of directly network connected non-salient pole permanent magnet synchronous machines”,

International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2006, 9-13.July.2006, Montreal, Canada. REWARDED:

Certification of excellence: Best oral presentation.

Proceedings: “Design parameters for directly network connected non-salient permanent magnet synchronous

generator”, International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2006, 2-5.September.2006, Chania, Greece.

Proceedings: “Permanent magnet generator with parallel reactive power controlling active controller.” International

Forum on Systems and Mechatronics, 2007, IFSM 2007, 3-6.December 2007, Tainan, Taiwan.Gym (regularly)

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