CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA :
Name : RAJASIMHA KOPAY N
Year of Birth : 1955
Nationality : INDIAN
Passport Details : Z 2180403 Valid until 19 March 2021
Contact Details : 00974 - 77760 362 (Mobile)
00974 - 44278688 (Home)
Email ID : ************@*******.***
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of : R V College of Engineering, Bangalore
Engineering University, Bangalore, India - 1976
SYNOPSIS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Over 35 years of core experience in Design, Engineering, Construction &
installation of conventional outdoor substations of voltage level 400kV
/ 220 kV & GIS substations ( 132 kV, 66 kV, 33 kV & 11 kV ) & large
thermal power plants ( installed capacity of 210 MW x 7 = 1470 MW ) &
simple gas turbine power plant of installed capacity of 150 MW.
Working as Engineering Project Manager, leading a team & responsible for
efficient management of design team for HV GIS substations, detailed
engineering & coordination with Civil & MEP & consultants. Responsibilities
include:
. Compliance with the technical specifications.
. Technical inputs to specifications for HV, MV power cabling, bonding,
diversion of HV power cables between stations, MEP & Civil services,
proposals
. Development of project schedules, management of engineering team.
. Preparation & review of Primary & Secondary designs, HV, MV power
cables, for HV substations & Power plants.
. Review & approval of technical documents from vendors.
. Coordination & interfacing with HV / MV power cables, Civil & MEP
services during site installation.
. Coordination with clients' consultants.
. Review of project progress in routine progress meetings.
Technical competency includes following activities:
. Preparation of layouts, general arrangement, HV, MV cable routing
drawings, SLDs.
. Preparation of technical specifications, tendering & bid evaluation,
placement of orders, project schedules, progress reports,
. Review of battery, charger & UPS sizing calculations, station transformer
adequacy checks, HV, MV cable arrangement, bonding & routing drawings.
. Preparation of CT, VT sizing calculations, review of fixed & variable
relay setting calculations.
. Preparation of operation & maintenance schedules, annual maintenance
reports for power plants.
. Installation of electrical equipments in power plants, HV GIS
substations, cabling & cable termination, supervision of testing &
commissioning.
. Preparation of SAT formats & review of FAT reports before issue of
dispatch clearance for dispatch of equipments .
. Witness of FAT of electrical equipments viz 247 MVA & 150 MVA
generators, power transformers, MV motors, 220 kV relay panels, LV
panels etc at manufacturers shops.
. Familiar with IEC, IEEE, BS international standards.
. Familiar with MS words, Excel, power point & trained in Primavera
planning P6 software.
. Developed useful interfacing schedules for coordination between various
disciplines.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Feb 2010 -Till Date : SEIMENS WLL, DOHA QATAR
Oct 2007 - Dec 2009 : ETA - POWER PROJECTS DIVISION, Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
Mar 2006 - Sep 2007 : FEDERAL ELECTRICITY & WATER AUTHORITY,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aug 2003 - Jan 2006 : SAUDI ELECTRIC COMPANY (On Deputation from
DAR AL RIYADH Consultants, Al Khobar,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sep 1980 - July 2003 : KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD., Bangalore,
India
May 1977 - Aug 1980 : UNIVERSAL ENGINEERS, Bangalore, India
CAREER PROFILE :
FEB 2010 - Till Date : SEIMENS WLL - DOHA
POSITION HELD : ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER ELECTRICAL
PROJECTS:
QATAR POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EXPANSION - PHASE IX
Project comprises of the following 66/11 KV Substation projects
awarded in 2010:
Umm Ghuwalina : New (Energized)
Khalifat : Replacement(Energized)
Old Ghanim : Replacement(Energized)
Naeeja Local : Upgrade (Energized)
Al-Saad (West) : Modification (Energized)
Mergab Mall : New award in March 2011 (Energized)
QATAR POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EXPANSION - PHASE X
Project comprises of the following 132/66/11 KV Substation projects
awarded in July 2011:
STAGE 1
Garaffa North : Upgrade
Bin Mahamood : New
Doha Industrial F : New
Ministry of Interior : New
Sheraton Park : New (Underground)
Barwa Al Doha : New
STAGE II - New Award in Dec 2011
Al Khissa North : Upgrade
Vegetable Market : Upgrade
Al Wajbah : New
Umm Al Gahab : Upgrade
Abu Sidra : Upgrade
Doha Industrial C : Upgrade
PSS-3 : Upgrade
Lusail Real Estate
Development Authority : 66 / 11 kV - Golf 1 s/s ( Awarded in Dec
2012 )
Al Mirgab Developers Semi Underground .
66/11 kV Maamoura South s/s ( Awarded in Sep
2013)
Semi Underground.
OCT 2007 - DEC 2009 : EMIRATES TRADING AGENCY (ETA) - POWER
PROJECTS DIVISION, DUBAI, UAE
POSITION HELD : MANAGER - PROJECTS (DEWA APPROVED)
Contributing for 132/11 KV GIS Substation projects under DEWA and
private property developers in Dubai, UAE . Lead a team of
electrical, civil, MEP & testing & commissioning engineers.
PROJECTS:
QARYAT JUMEIRAH - 132/11 KV Substation
Letter of appreciation issued by EHS -TRAKHEES, JAFZA for the best
EHS procedures practiced at the project site.
Letter of appreciation issued by DEWA for the excellent Occupational
Health & Safety performances & presentation during the British
Safety Council 5 Star Health & Safety Management System Audit,(
Third party auditors for DEWA ).
LOST CITY, 132/11 KV Substation
TELECOMMUNICATION CITY, 132/11 KV Substation
MAR 2006 - AUG 2007 : FEDERAL ELECTRICITY & WATER AUTHORITY,
DUBAI, UAE.
POSITION HELD : SENIOR LEAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER with a team
of engineers .
PROJECTS:
AL ZAWRA COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT AT AJMAN, UAE
The project consisted 6 Nos G9171 Gas Turbines and 9A5 Generators
supplied by GEEP, France.
AUG 2003 - JAN 2006 : DAR AL RIYADH CONSULTANTS/SAUDI ELECTRICITY
COMPANY, KSA
POSITION HELD : PROJECT ENGINEER
Involved in installation of following 132/33/13.80 KB GIS
Substations
Al Suffa and Qunfudah : Extension of 2 Nos 66 kV GIS bays
Muhayil and Majardah : Extension of 2 Nos 66 kV GIS bays
Al Zarqa and Sabya : New
Muhayil North : New
Samitah, Qilwa and : Installation of capacitor banks
Baish
Qunfudah town & : New
Muhayil north
New Al Salamah : New
SEP 1980 - JUL 2003 : KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD., KARNATAKA,
INDIA
POSITION HELD : EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
PROJECT
7 X 210 MW -Raichur Thermal Power Station - Coal fired boilers (
BHEL make ), KWU ( German make ) 3 stage Turbines, 247 MVA
hydrogen cooled generators, with conventional outdoor 220 kV / 400
kV switchyard with 315 MVA inter bus transformers.
MAR 1977 - AUG 1980 : UNIVERSAL ENGINEERS, BANGALORE, INDIA
POSITION HELD : FIELD ENGINEER
PROJECTS
Commenced career as field engineer and supervised electrification
projects of Commercial & Industrial buildings
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Member of The Institution of Engineers, India
Member of IEEE Institute .
Member of PMI, USA.
TRAININGS:
Power System Protections conducted by ALSTOM, Bangalore, India.
Power System Protections conducted by ABB, Bangalore, India
Power System Protections conducted by Central Electricity Authority
Government of India.
Variable frequency Drives for Power Plants conducted by BHEL, India.
Operation & Maintenance of Power Stations conducted by Power
Engineers Training Society, India.
PMP - Have undergone training in PMP
Primavera P6 project management.
Seminar on ETAP .
Driving License : Valid Indian, UAE & Qatar driving license
References: 1. Mr Uwe Lingmann, Project Manager, Siemens, Kuwait.
2. Mr Andre Romermann, Project Manager, Siemens,
Germany.
+ 49 (9131) 7-20105.