Namgay Tshering

abkooc@r.postjobfree.com (530-***-****

**** ******* ******, ***-**, Chico, CA 95926

EDUCATION

o Master of Science(MS) in Electrical & Computer Engineering

December 2010

California State University, Chico, CA

o Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

May 2004

VIT University, Vellore, India

o Pre-University Education

March 2000

Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Bhutan

Master's Thesis: Development of Control System to optimize the efficiency

of Wind Turbine.

Research is aimed at designing adaptive control system and developing

control algorithm for a variable speed wind turbine to increase

aerodynamic efficiency and energy capture. MATLAB and Simulink

simulation environment is being used for this work.

PROFILE

o Industrial experience in Dams, radial gates, HRT, surge shaft,

generators, transformers, switchgear, control protection, emergency

back-up power supply, motors, turbine system, safety instructions and

Project Management in hydroelectric power plants.

o Research experience in high speed simulations of power conversion

systems in Hardware-In-Loop (HIL) simulation, simulation on FPGA

platforms, distributed and multi-rate simulation via fast speed

network communication.

o Advanced coursework in Power System Analysis, Electrical Machine

Design, Advanced Control System,

High Frequency Design Techniques, Advanced Networking and VHDL.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems : DOS, Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/2007,

Linux

Simulation Environments : MATLAB & Simulink, PSpice, Virtual Test

Bed (VTB).

EDA Tools : Xilinx EDK, ISE, XPS, System Generator for

DSP, Altera Quartus II,

AutoCAD, MiPower, SCADA.

High Level Languages & IDE : C/C++, Visual Basic, Fortran.

Assembly Languages : Intel 8085, Intel 80x86 family, 8051

and derivatives, 68000, Microchip

PIC family

Hardware Description Languages : VHDL

Tools & API : MS Office, MS project, MS Visio

Work Experience

Research Foundation, Chico, CA

Research Assistant, McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences

Feb 2009 -Present

Research project titled "Real-Time Power Electronics Simulation." The major

use of this system is in the field of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)

design, a major initiative being pursued by the US Navy.

o Interfaced FPGA-DSP based controller board with DC & AC drives for

high speed multi-rate and distributed simulation.

o Conducted motor model analysis and improved motor performance.

Page 1 of 2

Tala Hydroelectric Project 1020MW, Tala, Bhutan

Assistant Engineer (Electrical)

December 2004 - December 2008

o Tested and commissioned six units of synchronous generator each of

170MW with 10% overload capability and transformed it as the nation's

highest source of revenue.

o Designed electrical control system, emergency backup power supply,

HT/LT system, illumination, and strengthened the reliability of the

machines.

o Computed protection and monitoring system for the dam, HRT and radial

gates and maintained the water level within permissible limit.

o Minimized generation outage by troubleshooting challenging technical

problems in short span of time on valves, motors, governor system,

switchgear, auto sequence control & HMI.

o Coordinated with the international partners for design, modifications

and finalizations of the electromechanical package and contributed in

successful commissioning of the Project.

Bhutan Power Corporation, Thimpu, Bhutan

June 2004 -Dec 2004

o Assisted in designing 66/33KV substation and accelerated the work

progress.

o Worked in Cabling, Testing and charging of the substation.

Projects

California State University, Chico

Chico, CA

Reading and displaying scan code string on the VGA using UP1 Cores.

Recognized as outstanding performance in the academic year Spring

2009.

Tala Hydroelectric Project, 1020MW

Tala, Bhutan

Controls & Protection of Machines. Analyzed tripping reports, monitored

characteristics of the equipments, incorporated crucial information in

user manual and improved overall efficiency of the plant.

Bhutan Power Corporation, Thimphu

Thimphu, Bhutan

Load flow analysis of 66KV Transmission lines using MiPower. Implemented

in using software to analyze load flow studies.

Academic Projects

VIT University, India

Load flow study of a Real 11KV distribution system using MiPower and

Newton Raphson Method. Won credit from the Dean for accomplishing

innovative academic project.

Awards, Honors & Activities

Academic

o Narain G & Joyce Hingorani Scholarship (2009).

o Soroptimist International Goodwill and Understanding Scholarship

(2009).

o IEEE Student Member.

o Received incentive for vigilance and hard work during challenging

monsoon season (2007, 2008).

o First Division with Distinction at VIT University, Vellore, India

(2004).

o Best Soccer Player at VIT University, Vellore, India (2003).

o Full Scholarship for B.E Electrical & Electronics Engineering by Royal

Government of Bhutan (2000).

Professional

o Represented Tala Hydroelectric Project for: System Coordination,

Outage planning and Grid Management Coordination.

Namgay Tshering

Page 2 of 2

Contact this candidate