S.Shahabur Alam, M.ENG., P.Eng.
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PROFILE
Design protection & control scheme and physical design of 345kv/138kV/115kv/34kv/13.8kV substations, Switching Station Canada, USA
Physical design of 138kV switching stations, prepared MR, job requisitions
Installation and commissioning of substations physical system and protection scheme
Prepared transformer sizing calculation and cable loss calculation
Prepared RFP and evaluate bid for the Transformers, Breakers, Disconnect switch, Rapid ground switch, Shunt reactors also perform all calculations
Performed grounding calculation, bus bar sizing calculation, battery sizing, CT selection, Surge Arrester Selection, MV/HV switchgear selection
Designed and analyzed grounding, prepared reports
Shielding designed of a switching station
Designed load flow analyses, arc-flash hazard analyses, short circuit analysis, relay co-ordination using ETAP
Skilled in PLC, automation, SCADA, remote control system, communication protocol
Knowledgeable in electrical standard codes such as CSA, IEC 61850, IEEE, ANSI,
Skilled in ETAP, Easy power, ASPEN, Symp Ground. Elecdes, and MS-Office,2D Autocad & 3D Autocad
Skilled in design, installation, modification and maintenance of Motor, MCC, VFD for Textile mills, paper mills and west water pumping station.
Designed long route of underground high voltage cable
Designed high voltage overhead line
Review Manufacturer design and drawings
Maintain, trouble-shooting 300kv/138kV/132kv/33kv substation protection & control system, alarm system
Procurement of major electrical equipment, man-hour estimates, cost estimates, and bid proposal preparation, control house specification, equipment specifications using standard
Strong background in leading and managing projects in a changing environment
Master’s of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Canada
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Professional Engineer (P.Eng), APEGS, SK and PEO, Ontario, Canada
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Sr. Electrical Engineer March 2013 to March 2016
Rockwell Automation, Saskatoon, SK
Designed 138kV switching station physical system with bus profile, protection system, panel wiring, wring schedule using Elecdes software.
Conceptual design of switching station,
Prepared single line drawings of switching station
Designed grounding system, analyzed grounding with SYMP Grounding software and prepared report
Designed underground conduit system for switching stations
Sized dc Led Acid Battery system for substation.
Shielding design of switching station
Analyzed the Capacitor Bank of switching station
Designed special scheme of normal and emergency mode of operation system of a switching station
Designed and Prepared RFP and bid evaluation for breakers, Switches, Rapid ground switch, Shunt reactors, CTs
Sr. Electrical Engineer March 2012–November 2012
March Consulting Associate Inc, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Prepared Single line deign, Short circuit analysis, Load flow analysis, Harmonic analysis, grounding analysis
using ETAP
Designed MCC, Low voltage switchgear, VFD
Pipeline grounding due to high voltage induction current, Truck grounding system design
Performed Lightning system design
Prepared 25kV cable specification and layout design, splice design
Designed 13.8 kV underground and overhead power line layout and protection system
Prepared transformer specification and designed Transformer Vault
Designed medium voltage splitter bus and connection diagram
Prepared Bid proposal, RFQ, Bid evaluation etc
Senior Protection and Control Engineer February 2011–Feb 2012
SNC Lavalin Construction, Rochester, NY, USA
Prepared conceptual design of 345 kV, 115 kV, 35 kV and 12.8 kV substation etc
Designed high voltage substation protection system
Prepared high and voltage specification of switchgear, relay, transformer, battery charger, AC/DC panel, control panel etc
Prepared BOM for high voltage substations
Designed Relay co-ordination of high voltage protection system using ASPEN
Lead Protection and Control Engineer Mar 2007–Jan 2010
Hatch Acres Corporation, Amherst, NY, USA
Responsible for protection and control design of utility transmission and distribution substations
Performed protection and control system design engineering for 345KV and 115KV substations located in the Sate of Maine, USA
Performed protection and control system design for 115KV and 34KV substations and under frequency relay replacement project for New York State Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric, USA
Was detail designer of transformer protection, transformer parallel operation, under voltage throw over using SEL relay, transmission line protection, circuit breaker operation, relay interconnecting wiring drawing, capacitor bank protection, bus bar protection, bus junction connection, bus tiebreaker operation, metering, syncro check design, annuncitor connection, ac/dc power connection
Responsible for design, modification of substation remote control systems, SCADA, Jmux, Imux, SMP-16 gateway, SMP I/O, GPS clock, touch monitor, modem, optical fiber connection
Involved in all aspects of in ground and above ground substation design
Provided relay calculations and settings, relay selection, performed CT saturation calculation, control cable voltage drop calculation, surge arrester selection
Selection of CT, PT, Fuses, circuit switcher, MV/HV Switchgear ; work flowing IEEE standard: transformer sizing, cable loss calculation, grounding calculation, switchgear specification; bus bar sizing, selection of surge arrester, battery sizing
Underground cable drop calculation and conduct sizing using AMPCALC software
Short circuit analysis and relay co-ordination using ASPEN simulation software and ETAP
Protection and Control Engineer 1999-2001
Alsthom, Kuwait
Maintenance substation Control & Protection System for high voltage substation
Carried out calculations of substation relay setting, Differential relay, Directional relay, Over Current, Earth fault relay, Solkor relay
Design and modified the substation grounding system, lightning system, fire alarm system
Design, review and modified control, relay protection and metering schemes
Prepare & review technical specification, control diagram, control cable termination diagram, switching diagram, cable route diagram, panel layout and bills of material
Prepare testing and commissioning procedures of 33/11 kV transformers, CT, PT, circuit-breakers, relay protections, metering scheme and inspected the critical events
Design and install Battery power distribution system (10000 amp A/C & DC), battery, battery charger, Rectifier, Inverter
Modify MCC(Motor control center) for a wastewater pumping station
Project Engineer 1996-1998
Monno Fabric Ltd(Process Industry) and Ananto Paper Mills Ltd, Bangladesh.
Install, maintain and modify textile machinery, Motors, MCC, VFD, control system, power system, PLC control system, computer control system, and microprocessor based machines, Cable Tray
Develop calibration and inspection procedures for monitoring instruments,
Evaluate the performance of electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic instruments and determined their servicing and replacement periods
Evaluate performance of instruments and documented their maintenance history,
Perform fault analysis of machine, identified root cause and provided technical solution
Electrical Engineer 1993-1995
Consociates International Ltd(EPCM projects), Waha Oil Company, Libya
Design and installed power system for workshop, warehouse, MCC, VFD, swimming pool and tennis court including indoor and outdoor lighting, cable tray, conduit, fire alarm system, grounding
Install electro-mechanical system: chemical injection and filtration system of a swimming pool, compressed air distribution system, serviced generator
Design underground duct bank system, main control panel, sub panel
Store Manager
Pizza 73, Saskatoon May 2010 to February 2011
Managing store and staff, Service to customer, Accounts, Cooking and prepare Pizza.
EDUCATION
Master of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering) December, 2006
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
OTHER COURSES TAKEN
ETAP power system analysis Workshop, ETAP Canada LTD
One line diagram, Load flow analyses, Cable system, Short Circuit analyses, Motor acceleration, device co-ordination, Transformer sizing, Ground grid system design, Arc Flash analyses
QEW (Qualified electrical worker) training April, 2011
Construction Safety Training System(CSTA) from SCSA, Saskatchewan May, 2011
Auto CAD
Concordia University Continue Education
PUBLICATION
“3-Phase Fault Current Limiter For Distribution Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth-2006 (PEDES-2006)