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HADI, ABDUL-SOMMED

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdul-sommed-hadi-68412873 SUMMARY STATEMENT:

Electrical graduate student with over 5 years of combined experience in research and industry. Versatile and reliable with proven leadership and technical skills; and with agility to quickly learn and adapt to new and changing environments.

EDUCATION:

M.S. Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, AL (July 2017) [GPA: 3.75] B.S. Electrical/Electronic Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Ghana (2012) [GPA: 3.91] SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

Programming: Python, MATLAB, MATPOWER, LabVIEW, R

Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Visio

Tools: Pspice, PowerWorld, Circuit Wizard, Analog Discovery Board

Ability to draw and interpret electrical schematic diagrams

Extensive experience in electrical wiring and installations

Ability to troubleshoot electrical and industrial control and instrumentation systems PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant (EENG 0221L Circuits lab), Electrical Engineering Department, Tuskegee University (Jan. 2015-present)

Independently maintained, calibrated and troubleshooted lab equipment and monitored inventory

Facilitated, taught and assisted students with lab experiments and coursework

Teamed up and performed a thorough analysis and helped develop an algorithm to decouple the IEEE 39-bus system into regions for my research group.

Undertook research for the NSF and DOE on power system stability by incorporating renewables in the grid

Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer, Pioneer Food Cannery Ltd, Ghana (Nov. 2012-Jan. 2015)

Ensured adequate power supply to plant and machinery

Assembled, installed, maintained and also performed preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical, electronic and instrumentation wirings, equipment and fixtures in a proper and efficient manner

Operated and troubleshooted Industrial Scales, Videojet can coding machines, Checkweighers, Logtec Pre-cookers, Steriflow Retorts, Safeline metal detectors and Industrial temperature recorders

Identified and calibrated various inaccurate machines and instrumentation systems.

Prepared and compiled reports on performance and maintenance of plant equipment.

Masterminded the teaming up with the QA and production teams which succeeded in reducing deviations from set targets to 5% for the 2014 production year.

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Sales Engineer Intern, Mantrac Ghana Ltd (Summer 2011)

Provided front-desk technical support to clientele

Performed pre-delivery inspections (PDIs) on imported generator sets; serviced faulty generator sets.

Aided with the sales of generators and parts to customers and undertook weekly stocktaking of parts. Electrical Technician Intern, Kristo Asafo Technology Center, Winneba, Ghana (June 2009 -July 2009)

Built various electrical and electronic circuit boards

Repaired faulty electrical gadgets.

PROJECTS AND DESIGN:

Distributed Control of Voltage and Reactive Power with Renewable Energy Integration in a Power Grid Using Game Theory (MS Thesis Research, Tuskegee University, AL)

Designed an automatic street lighting System for the Accra-Tema Motorway (Undergraduate Thesis Research, University of Mines and Technology-Ghana, Spring 2012)

Led a team of 4 that undertook the full wiring of the electrical and pneumatic systems of an industrial pre-cooker vessel (Pioneer Food Cannery, PFC, April 2014)

Solely installed industrial temperature recorders in the PFC production zones (March, 2014) TECHNICAL TRAINING:

LabVIEW Software training by National Instruments (July, 2015)

Stand-Alone Photo Voltaic System Design and Installation Training by Solar Utilization Company Ltd

(SUCO-PLUS), Ghana ( March 2012)

Lock out – Tag out Training provided by Pioneer Food Cannery Ltd, Ghana (November 2012) MEMBERSHIP:

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE),

NSF Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT)

Sigma Xi Honor Society

LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE:

Student Leadership Council Representative, Tuskegee University Engineering Research Center on CURENT (August 2016 - Present )

Vice-Captain of Africa United Soccer Team, Tuskegee University (September 2015 - Present)

Secretary, Ghanaian Association of Macon County, AL (April 2015-Present )

Member, NSBE Events Committee, Tuskegee University (September 2015 – August 2016 )

Senator, Faculty of Engineering Students Association, UMaT, Ghana (2009-2012)

Assistant General Secretary, Northern Students’ Union, UMaT (May 2010 – May 2011)

Assistant School Prefect, Evangelical Presbyterian Junior High School, Ashaiman, Ghana

(May 2003 – April 2004)

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