Electrical Engineer Project

Faraz Akhtar, P.Eng.

*** - **** ******* *****,

Phone: 587-***-****

Calgary, Alberta T2G 5C1 E-mail:

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OBJECTIVE

Obtain a challenging discipline engineer role where I can enhance my

engineering skills as well as utilize my technical and practical experience

1 Highlights of accomplishments and skills

< Able to work as a professional engineer in Texas for 3 years under

NAFTA agreement

< Over 4 years of Suncor oil sands operations work experience in Fort

Mcmurray

< Represented central engineering team and checked electrical designs

from engineering and procurement houses for Voyageur Sulphur Project

of up to $1.5 billion

< Acted as Suncor technical point-of-contact for external engineering

resources for NSE Pit 4 strategic development project valued over $500

million

< Was promoted as ETAP Canada instructor certified by OTI California for

excellent technical, communication and presentation skills

< A good working knowledge of industrial codes and procedures

< Proficient in using Microsoft Office, SAP, AutoCad, ETAP, PSCAD and

MATLAB

3 employment experience

Electrical Engineer (Oct 2010 to present)

Suncor Energy Inc., Canada

< Evaluated and identified electrical hazard, submitted relevant

reports, suggested and recommended strategy creation and changes to

reduce, control or mitigate risk

< Ensured Electric heat tracing design is complying to industrial and

Suncor standards

< Interfaced with engineering and projects to ensure accuracy and

quality is inherent in detailed design stage

< Contributed to the development of overall project schedules and

supervised work in accordance with the approved schedule

< Ensured Construction Work Packages are compliant to Suncor technical

standards, reported any deviations, and raised Technical Deviations

where applicable

< Facilitated Lessons Learned sessions and Risk workshops session with

Suncor regulatory compliance coordinator

< Interfaced directly and regularly with Suncor operations, maintenance

and reliability business units and addressed their needs and concerns

< Managed a list of RFIs, TDNs, PDNs and ensured their timely

response/approvals

< Represented Suncor Energy as discipline engineer at HAZOP meetings

with BU and contractors

< Assisted project managers to achieve quality, cost and schedule goals

for project by interfacing with BU, contractors and other CFTs

1 Special Accomplishments

< Interfaced with Heat tracing contractor and engineering house and led

the team which saved project $1million in engineering, procurement and

construction cost.

Electrical Engineer, EIT (Sep. 2008 - Oct. 2010)

Enertia Engineering Limited, Edmonton, Alberta

Project Lead, EPCOR Real Time project

< Worked as an ETAP Real Time integrator for EPCOR, electrical utility

for city of

Faraz Akhtar 587-***-****

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Edmonton

< Coordinated with Operations Technologies Inc., California to implement

an ETAP Real Time system for EPCOR

< Facilitated creation of ETAP Model, modification, tag table creation

and mapping using Microsoft Access, and integration with EPCOR's

existing SCADA System

Electrical Engineer, Suncor Power System Studies

< Modeled Suncor, Fort McMurray power systems network using ETAP for

running load flow, voltage drop, short-circuit analysis, relay

coordination, static motor acceleration and arc flash studies

< Updated Suncor engineers on the project progress through bi-weekly

meetings

< Coordinated and assisted Suncor engineers in electrical equipment data

collection and managed a complicated Excel database using macros

Electrical Engineer, Potash Corp New Brunswick Arc Flash Studies

< Modeled Potash Corp New Brunswick and Saint John Port power system

model in ETAP

< Guided AMEC, Saskatchewan Engineers with electrical equipment data

collection

< Managed equipment database in Excel and coordinated through weekly

meetings

Special Accomplishments at Enertia Engineering

< Acted as point-of-contact for EPCOR utilities on behalf of Enertia

Engineering and was responsible for managing city of Edmonton ETAP

power systems Real Time model

< Promoted as ETAP Canada instructor on behalf of OTI California

certified by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Trainee Electrical Engineer (Jan. 2005 - Oct. 2005)

Siemens Engineering Co. Ltd.

< Prepared bids and proposals for grid station switchgears, relay and

control protection panels, grid station automation panels and

buildings

< Designed relay protection schemes for High Voltage Substations

< Assisted in the designing of 'protection single line diagrams' for

Substations

< Supervised technicians in wiring of protection and control panels

< Calculated 'fault current' in the system required for CT Calculation

< Assisted in the programming and simulation of relays

Education

Masters of Electrical Engineering (September 2008)

Major in Power Systems and Control

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Graduated Jan. 2005)

NED University of Engineering and Technology

Karachi, Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

. Member of APEGA since Nov 2008

. Member of IEEE since Jan 2008

. Eaton Protection Coordination - Certificate

June 2011

. Siemens Advance Distance Protection for Distance Relays - Certificate.

May 2005

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