Power Plant Engineer

Velu Kandaswamy PE., PMP

**** ******* ***, ***** ****, TX-77479

Objective: To secure a Project Management position in an organization that

offers challenging roles with opportunities to learn and grow.

Profile:

Nineteen years of progressive Project Engineering/Management experience in

executing large complex EPC projects.

Inter-national project execution experience in India, China, Venezuela,

Nepal and Indonesia

Growth oriented, self starter with good communication skills.

Registered professional engineer in Texas & Ohio with a Masters degree in

Engineering.

Professional Experience:

Aker Solutions, Houston, TX - Sep. 2008 - Present

Technical Manager

Gulf LNG re-gasification project:

Worked as a supervising discipline engineer, responsible for the successful

completion of electrical & control design and engineering on this $700

million EPC project. Management responsibilities included developing

project schedule, assigning resources, controlling schedule, controlling

cost, ensuring quality of deliverables, communicating with client and

vendors, progress reporting, managed procurements and subcontracts.

Technical responsibilities included guiding and reviewing engineering and

design deliverables such as equipment sizing calculations, equipment

specifications, equipment layout drawings, detailed installation drawings,

creating and reviewing procurement packages, technical and commercial bid

analysis, co-ordination and expediting inter-disciplinary and vendor/sub-

contractor issues and reviewing vendor deliverables etc. Participate in

equipment inspection, construction and commissioning support.

Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS - Nov. 2000 - Jul 2008

Engineer Level 6 - Power Division

Worked as a supervising engineer on several power plant projects, which

included conceptual design, feasibility studies, proposal preparation,

design and detail engineering of power EPC projects etc. Responsible for

managing a team of engineers and designers for the successful completion of

design and detail engineering of power plant projects. Provided technical

inputs to project teams to support facility design, contracting strategies,

technology selections, etc. to support selection and execution of power

generation projects. Engaged internal and external resources to meet

project deliverables and oversaw high value engineering center.

Expatriate Engineer, Pune, India - Dec 2005 - May 2008.

Established and developed capabilities of high value engineering office in

Pune, India to meet the engineering & design support requirements of large

power plant and oil & gas projects. Created work flow procedures,

engineering guidelines and systems to ensure quality. Responsibilities

included identifying and hiring engineering and design professionals,

planned, coordinated and provided training and supervised engineering &

design work assigned to Pune office.

Managed design and engineering work, which involved multi-discipline and

multi-office coordination of several large EPC power and oil & gas projects

listed below. Helped in establishing division of responsibilities.

Monitored and reported progress of the assigned work. Facilitated root

cause analysis and implemented solutions to improve work performance and

quality.

JK Spruce Unit 2 Power Plant, CPS Energy, San Antonio, TX

A 750-MW coal fired power plant with about 30000 man-hours of work assigned

to the Pune office. The work involved sizing calculation of mechanical and

electrical equipment. Preparation of purchase specification, 3 D modeling,

routing of piping and cable trays. Develop process logics, electrical

schematics and vendor drawing review.

Dallman Unit 4, CWLP, Springfield, IL

A 208-MW pulverized coal power plant, is one of the cleanest coal-fired

generating units in the nation. Design and detail engineering of air

quality control system, which involved 3 D modeling, developing process

logics, vendor drawing review and equipment sizing calculation and purchase

specification.

Costa Azul LNG Re-gasification Project, Sempra Energy, Mexico

Managed design and engineering work, which included design of plant

lighting and communication system, PDS modelling of electrical equipment

and raceway system. Cable sizing calculations, short circuit and load flow

studies, relay setting calculations and relay coordination studies etc.

Bhilai Power Plant, NSPCL, Bhilai, India

A 2 x 250 MW Power Project, performed the role of Owner's engineer.

Coordinated design, engineering and construction efforts of various

contractors. Reviewed and approved purchase specifications, monitored and

reported progress to the owner.

Engineer Level 5

SCIP Caojing Power Plant, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China

A combined cycle cogeneration power plant project using GE-9FA turbines,

with complex project requirements to meet ANSI, IEEE, IEC and GB standards

with locally(China) manufactured equipment, coordinate design and

engineering efforts at various locations(Kansas City, Bangkok and

Shanghai), communicate with client and partner (GE), and support the

project engineer in project scheduling and control.

Prepared sizing calculations for Generator Step-Up and Unit Auxiliary

Transformers, Battery and Battery Chargers, and UPS Systems, etc.; prepared

load flow, short circuit and motor starting studies using ETAP; prepared

the following one-line diagrams: overall one lines, medium and low voltage

switchgear, motor control center, DC and UPS systems, DC and AC power panel

diagrams; contract administration, i.e., prepare and mange the following

specifications: Generator Step-Up Transformers, Unit Auxiliary and Station

Service Transformers, Switchgear and Motor Control Center, Insulated

Conductors including Medium and Low Voltage Cables, DC and UPS Equipment

for Power Plant Applications; performed/coordinated inspections of

Transformers, 6KV Switchgears, Motor Control Centers and protective relay

panels; coordinate electrical design activities like ETAP studies,

Generator Circuit Breaker (GCB) and Iso-phase Bus Duct (IPB) short circuit

calculations, Generator Reactive Power Circuit Capability study, and

grounding calculations with specialty groups and/or off-shore offices (i.e.

Bangkok, Shanghai).

AEP Kyger Creek PRB Coal Conversion Project, Ohio 2005

Modified the auxiliary electric system of the existing coal handling system

in the coal power plant. Sized, specified and managed contracts for major

electrical equipment such as transformers, switchgear, MCC etc.

Communicated with the client and vendors, coordinated engineering with

other disciplines, and supported the project engineer in project scheduling

and control.

Engineer Level 4

Lungmen Nuclear Power Project, Taiwan Power Company, Taipei, Taiwan

Prepared calculations to size current transformers for medium and low

voltage systems. Designed 120V power distribution system for utility power

supply. This included over 500 circuits and complex segregation

requirements. The design included panel board drawings, circuits and

database entry. Coordinated various task assignments with B&V Bangkok

office. Verified electrical data for various systems through extensive use

of Powertrak.

Proposal Engineer

Lead Proposal Engineer-provided conceptual / preliminary / definitive

proposals for various new power facilities including simple and combined

cycle units, and pulverized coal facilities; as well as retrofit and

cogeneration facilities. Performed conceptual and front end design and

feasibility studies.

Kvaerner Process, Houston, TX, USA - June 1998 - Nov.2000

Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer-Design and Detail Engineering of Electrical

Systems for Oil & Gas and Petro-Chemical projects, which includes

preparation of Single line diagram, Area Classification, Specifying and

sizing of various equipment such as transformers, switchgear, UPS and

Batteries & Charger. Short circuit calculation, load flow analysis and

Relay co-ordination studies. Coordinate engineering assignments with

overseas engineering offices in Venezuela and India and helped in training

engineering and design personnel in India.

British Petroleum - GTL-TF, Alaska

Worked as a Lead Electrical Engineer for the Design and detail engineering

of Electrical System for the "Gas to Liquids - Test Facility". Sizing and

preparing the requisition and purchase specification for the following

major equipment 15 kV Switchgear, 14.4kV/4.16kV & 14.4kV/480 V

Transformers, 4.16 kV & 480 V MCC, Variable Frequency Drives, UPS, Battery

and charger. Programming and configuration of PLC system for monitoring and

control of Electrical system. Conducted the Short circuit calculations,

load flow studies using ETAP.

Sincor Sulfur Complex, Jose, Venezuela

Worked as Lead Electrical Engineer for the design and detail engineering of

Electrical System for the Sulfur Complex complying with IEC standards.

Sized, prepared the requisition and purchase specification for the

following major equipment 34.5 kV/6.9 kV transformer, 6.6 kV switchgear,

6.6 kV/480 V transformer, 460 V switchgear, Variable Frequency Drives, UPS,

battery and charger and cathodic protection. Designed and engineered a PLC

system for Electrical monitoring and control (EMCS). Performed an extensive

coordination of work between the owner, lead contractor (Technip), detail

engineering center in Venezuela (Jantessa) and the various sub-contractors.

TDI Project, Bayer, Bay Town, TX

Designed for Bayer, complete electrical system for the TDI project which

included Area Classification, Load analysis and short circuit calculations

using ETAP. The major equipment involved 480 V MCC and UPS.

Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., Bangalore, India - Apr1995 to Jan1997

Senior Engineer

Design, Engineering & order handling of substation projects for various

industries, which include preparation of SLD, sizing of equipment like

Transformers, selection of equipment like Circuit Breakers, Isolators,

Control & Relay Panel, CT, PT etc. Preparation of equipment layout, cable

scheduling and routing. Design of Capacitor Banks and Harmonic filters for

power factor correction and harmonic filtering respectively. Short Circuit

calculation, Relay setting calculations and co-ordination studies.

Designed, engineered and executed an order for setting up a 110 kV outdoor

Switchyard for Nepal Electricity Authority, Nepal.

Designed engineered and executed an order for setting up a 11 kV substation

for Raymond steels, Nasik, India, which included the 5th and 7th Harmonic

filter banks. Conducted the Harmonic studies to design the filter banks.

Designed, engineered and executed an order for setting up a 11kV Filter

bank system which included 5th, 7th and 11th Harmonic filter bank for PT

Essar Dhananjaya, Indonesia.

GEC Alsthom India Ltd., Chennai, India

Feb. 1992 to Apr. 1995

Assistant Protection Engineer

Responsible for short circuit calculations, Relay setting calculations,

Relay co-ordination studies, Application check for various protection

relays, Design of Protection Systems for various projects, Consultancy in

application of protective relays. Sizing and selection of current

transformers for various relay protection applications.

Relay Coordination study for MRL Limited, Chennai, India:

Conducted Short Circuit Calculations, relay setting calculations and Relay

co-ordination studies for this refinery project. The studies included

110/33 kV Transformer differential protection and down stream Electrical

system.

Relay Coordination study for ICI Limited, Kanpur, India:

Conducted the Relay co-ordination studies and relay setting calculations

for this fertiliser plant, which minimised the Plant shut downs and

resulted in increased productivity.

MV Power Consultants & Contractors, Chennai, India

Apr 1989 to May 1990

Worked as an electrical engineer on industrial electrification projects,

which included sizing of transformers, distribution boards, lighting

design, procurement of electrical equipment and construction supervision.

References

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