Electrical Control
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NIMAL JAYASINGHE
SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 60077
TEL: (Home) 847-***-****
(Mobile) 847-***-****
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Over 25 years of Electrical Design experience associated with the design
and implementation of electrical power distribution systems for electric
utilities, industrial facilities, chemical plants, nuclear and fossil
power generating stations. My experience also encompasses substation
engineering design, associated with relay and line upgrades, SCADA
systems, and related relay control and protection projects. And
experience encompasses electrical substation and transmission facilities
voltages including 12KV, 34.52KV, 69KV, 138KV, and 345KV.
I was responsible for performing and supervising electrical design work
associated with a wide range of electric power generation projects,
substation and transmission projects, and electrical distribution systems
associated with large industrial facilities including both power
generation, steam generation, and co-generation facilities.
WORK HISTORY:
MIDDOUGH INC. August 2011 - November 2011
Holland, Ohio
Senior Electrical Designer
. Provided engineering and design support for Installation of new PLCs
in different area Control
Centers in the BP Husky plant in Toledo Ohio. Issued plan drawings and
panel schedules for the PLC's.
. Field verified many Panel Circuits at various Switch Rack Power Panels
and provided updated Panel Schedules for the purpose of supplying
power to various instruments.
. Conducted Plant walk-downs to complete all electrical inspection for
installation of safety beacons
and sensors for the rapid evacuation of Plant personnel and visitors.
. Designed and issued overhead and above ground conduit plans for the
installations of Beacons
Sensors.
. Incorporated the use of AutoCAD and many Windows software applications
such as Microsoft
Office Professional Windows, Microsoft word, Microsoft Access and
Microsoft Excel.
PCI MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING COMPANY August 2008 - May 2010
Schaumburg, Illinois
Senior Electrical Designer
. Provided engineering and design support for various system protection
and substation projects including the village of Chatham, main
substation at Chatham, Illinois. Also provided relay and line upgrade
for 34.5KV and 138KV Power Distribution Systems. Created Relay Panel
and Control Panel drawings, Relay and Control Schematic & Wiring
diagrams for Protection and Control of
the Substation. Produced One Line and Physical Layout drawings
when needed.
. Provided engineering and design support for Luftkin Bio-Mass energy
project, in Luftkin, Texas. Created single line and schematic diagrams
for various Switchgear and Motor Control Centers. Produced three lines
Current and Potential diagram for 138KV/ 13.8KV GSU Transformers.
Provided Switchyard Physical Arrangement drawings by the Power
Generating area. Produced many Physical Layout drawings including
Underground Conduit layout drawings. Created bill of material, station
equipment specifications and wiring schedules.
. Incorporated the use of AutoCAD & Microstation and many Windows
software applications such as Microsoft Office Professional Windows,
Microsoft word, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY May 2008 - August
2008
Columbus, Ohio
Electrical Designer
. Provided electrical design for many relay control and protection
projects including RTU installations
For voltages 12 KV thru 345KV.
. Provided electrical design for point to point wiring and inter panel
wiring and layouts of relay panels and substation control panels.
. Prepared schematic, wiring diagrams, motor control center diagrams,
and power distribution for power generation projects.
. Provided engineering and design support for various system protection
and substation projects including relay & line upgrade and Physical
drawing changes.
. Incorporate the use of AutoCAD & Microstation and many Windows
software applications.
AMBITECH ENGINEERING May
2007 - April 2008
Downers Grove, Illinois
Senior Electrical Designer
. Involved in the Modification and Upgrades of Sulfur Recovery Unit at
Exxon Mobil
Plant in Joliet Illinois. Created new Junction Boxes, Conduits and
Cables connecting various new and existing Instruments such as
Electrical control elements, Pressure switches, Limit Switches,
Temperature elements, Solenoids etc. Designed home run conduits and
cables to the control center at the Mic building.
. Provided Electrical Design, working with client's Recommendations of
Panel Layout and showing proposed device locations with the help of
Piping Isometric drawings.
. Performed Field Walk downs, to the Sulfur Recovery Unit., and various
instrument
locations. Located sites for new Junction Boxes and various
Instruments.
. Issued Bill of Materials. Provided detailed Scope of work report, Turn
around and Pre turn around Reports.
. Incorporated the use of Microstation & many Windows software
applications.
PATRICK ENGINEERING
September 2006 - May 2007
Lisle, Illinois
Electrical Designer
. Provided Electrical Design Support for Underground Duct Bank &
Overhead Power Distribution system for voltages ranging from 12KV thru
345KV for Commonwealth Edison Company's, Chicago North Office.
. Created Electrical Design of power distribution diagrams for
residential and commercial
Customers of city of Chicago. Produced electrical and fiber
transmission and distribution
Map diagram for the city.
. Performed field walk down to various site locations.
. Incorporated the use of AutoCAD and many Windows software
applications.
QUALITECH ENGINEERING
March 2006 -September 2006
Chicago, Illinois
Senior Electrical Designer
. Involved in the modification and upgrade of Selenese, Schreveport and
Welsh
Substations in Texakarna, Texas.
. Replaced and upgraded existing DC panels, Relay and breaker control
panels for 345KV
And 138KV lines. Schematic and wiring diagrams were revised or new
diagrams were designed as needed. New junction boxes were added as
needed. New cables were added to all panels and junction boxes.
Created new cable list and material list to all substations.
. Was involved in the TSS 80 Pontiac Substation 138KV SCADA RTU
replacement and
Annunciator removal project for Commonwealth Edison Company.
. Make design changes on schematic and wiring diagrams for tripping
connections. Also did Design changes on transformer bus and phase
shifter drawings.
. Revised conduit and cable table listing drawings.
. Incorporated the use of Microstation.
Jacobs Engineering July 2005 - February
2006
Indianapolis, IN
Electrical Designer
. Responsible for lighting specifications, conduit and cable trays, MCC
schedules, issuing electrical load lists, material take-offs, and
power plan drawings showing transformers and fan locations.
. Involved in the boiler upgrade project for Eli Lilly Company.
. Setup new 15kV substation with 1500kVA rated transformers, two new
motor control centers, numerous lighting and power distribution
panels.
. Produced detailed drawings of lightings fixtures.
. Developed power and lighting plans, single-line, schematic,
connection, and control wiring diagrams.
. Designed and developed detailed grounding drawings for the load center
and the pipe/cable tray.
. Incorporated the use of AutoCAD.
SARGENT & LUNDY Oct. 2004 - May 2005
Chicago, Illinois
Electrical Designer
. Responsibilities include designing Wiring Diagrams for PLC upgrade for
Lower Colorado River Fayette Power Project in Austin, Texas. Voltage
range for Control Wiring from 24V DC, 125V DC and120V AC. Power Source
were From MCC or the Load Center or other external source.
. Upgrade included many modifications of the PLC Rack Arrangements and
new Wiring Design for various Conveyor Systems, Unit Three Thickener
System, Flocculent System, Filter Feed Pumps, Thickener Under Flow and
various other Devices. Incorporated the use of Auto-Cad 2002.
ENERGY ENGINEERING Oct. 2001 - August 2002
Woodridge, Illinois
Electrical Designer
. Responsibilities include creating Physical and Wiring Diagrams for
Substation, Control, Meter
and Computer buildings.
. Designing Conduit layout and wiring for Lighting Receptacles and
switches. Creating Area Classification Drawings. Incorporated the use
of Microstation and AutoCAD.
. Design and development of Piping and Instrumentation Drawings for
Natural Gas Pipe Line Companies.
RAYMOND PROFESSIONAL GROUP INC. Oct. 1997 - August 2001
Chicago, Illinois
Electrical Designer
. Electrical Engineering Design Team Member; Designed Electrical Wiring
and Schematic Diagrams for Commonwealth Edison Fossil Power Stations
at Collin and Will County.
. Projects include Turbine Control, Unit 5FD & ID Fan Cooling System,
High Pressure Service Water Pumps, Stamet Feeder and Cyclone Air Flow
modification. Submitted Transmittals and Drawing Schedules for
Construction & Demolition Projects.
. Produced I/O Designation Drawings for Bailey Termination Cabinets,
Produced Single Line and Wiring Block Interconnection Diagrams for
Turbine Control and Instrumentation, Documented Cable Schedule and
Tabulation. Involved in walk down and Inspection on sight locations.
. From January 1999 to March 2001 worked for Commonwealth Edison
Company's System Protection Department at Willow Brook. Assisted in
various System Protection and other Substation Projects, Including
Digital Fault Recorder, Audio Tone Cabinets and Transformer Relay and
Line Upgrade for 138/ 345kv & 34kv Lines. Designed and developed SCADA
diagrams for many substation projects.
. Performed walk downs and inspections at various substations.
Incorporated the use of AutoCAD.
KRACK CORPORATION January
1994- June 1996
Franklyn Park, Illinois
Electrical Designer
. Responsibilities include designing schematic and point to point wiring
diagrams for refrigerant systems.
. Acted as liaison between the plant Personnel and the engineering
design team related to design matters.
. Designed control panels and equipment layout for Refrigerant Systems
used in food processing plants and Cold storage rooms in supermarkets.
. Sheet metal fabrication for control panels. Implemented programs to
standardize control schematic diagrams according to customer
specification and utilizing time saving methods. Incorporated the use
of AutoCAD.
RAYTHEON ENGINEERS Oct. 1990 - November 1993
Downers Grove, IL
Electrical Designer
. Enhancement of wiring and physical drawings for supervisory control
and data acquisition (SCADA) Project, Commonwealth Edison Company
Fossil substations. Designed point to point wiring diagrams, single
line diagrams.
. Provided Electrical Design working with client's Relay Recommendations
and/or marked prints of Schematics showing Protection and Control
Logic; Panel Layout showing proposed device locations; One-Line
Diagrams showing Breakers, Transformers, CTs, PTs, etc.
. Performed the Design of Field Wiring, Remote Terminal Units (RTU),
Digital Fault Recorders (DFR) and SCADA Units inside an electrical
substation.
. Created Cable Diagrams and Charts. Created Removal and Addition sets
if required. Prepared Final Construction Sets. Prepared Material
Lists.
. Incorporated the use of AutoCAD.
AMBITECH ENGINEERING Jan. 1988 - September
1990
Glen Ellyn, IL
Electrical Designer
. Designed and developed Power Distribution and Lighting wiring and
layout Diagrams for Commercial and Industrial buildings. Produced Bill
of materials and Fixture schedules etc.
. Designed cable tray and conduit layouts, support drawings and
electrical wiring diagrams.
. Performed field walk down for electrical, piping and instrumentation
installation design for Quantum Chemicals Corporation in. Reviewed and
issued wall penetration drawings. Client companies; petrochemical and
oil refineries.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PRODUCTS Jan. 1985 - December 1987
Electrical designer
. Designed and developed equipment layout for control panels for
conveyor systems. Designed ladder logic diagrams for programmable
controller system for conveyors.
. Walk down analysis and inspection. Preparation of bill of material.
. Responsibilities were developing layout & wiring diagrams for control
panels; designed & drafted control schematic diagrams and Point to
point wiring. Diagrams.
. Producing pneumatic control diagrams.
. Preparation of bill of materials.
EDUCATION:
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science: Major - Physics 1985
WRIGHT JUNIOR COLLEGE
Chicago, IL
Associate of Science: Major - Engineering 1979
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
. Proficient in many Windows software applications such as Microsoft
Office Professional Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Access; Programmable Controller, Auto Cad and Micro Station.
. Proficient in many Electronic Test Equipment includes Power Supply,
Wave Form Generator, Volt Meter, Amp Meter & Oscilloscope.
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