Electrical Engineer Power Plant

Gopal S Gururangan

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Summary

My 40 years of experience in the Electrical Power sector and responsibilities included:

- Project management of $ multi million projects for the Electrical utilities in Saudi Arabia, USA (Milwaukee), India. The Project involved perfect co-ordination between the Utilities, consultant, contractors on the inter phase aspects of the project and I had successfully liaised between the three through periodical meetings and site visits.

- As a project manager I was responsible for all electrical engineering related facilities planning, designing and engineering of overhead and underground electrical distribution systems and In the capacity of consultant, provided specialized services to the customer to assist in resolving electrical field problems requiring unusual engineering solutions. Problems concerned with general engineering were evaluated and co-ordination between Civil, electrical and Mechanical sections was ensured

- Performed technical studies such as fault flow, relay settings. Studies were based on sound engineering practices, up-to-date technology, current industrial standards, and governing Federal, State and local codes.

- Provided project design support services to include submittal review, maintaining design, modifications, and approval documentation. Developed project designs in compliance with construction, environment, fire, safety, security, and information systems standards and requirements.

SKILLS

Knowledge of Electrical Design to include types of equipments utilized as well thorough understanding of the electrical system layouts Ability to communicate effectively with project team members, including project management, customer and other engineers/designers, and clients Ability to read and understand construction documents of all trades Good general business writing and public speaking

Competent in computer skills to include CADD, and Microsoft Office products ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Design, construction supervision, commissioning of 380KV substations with 350MVA Auto-transformers, Auxiliary Transforms, 8 Twin circuit 380KV feeders controlled by SF6 insulated Circuit Breakers, outdoor structures, substation lighting, grounding, security and fire alarm systems, at Saudi Arabia for the Saudi Utility company. The project was commissioned on schedule

Design, construction and commissioning of the Ad-Dur, Bahrain Desalination Plant lighting

Design, construction supervision and commissioning of Sugar Creek 345KV Gas Turbine Power Plant substation with outdoor structures, plant lighting, security and fire alarm systems; at Terra haute, USA

Experience

February 2006 to December 2010

Senior project Engineer

Mantech Power systems and engineering, - Chennai, India Team leader of the design engineering division for the 220KV and 400KV substations of the National Thermal power Corporation's substation projects in Eastern and central India

October 2000 to December 2005

Senior Electrical Engineer

Harza Engineering company - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Project Engineer for the two 365 KV GT Power Plant Substations : Environmental Engineering Co Ltd Baltimore Maryland, USA September 1999 to August 2000

Worked as a senior Electrical Engineer in charge of the design of H.V. and L.V. distribution system for the Denox projects executed by the company for the power plants in USA to remove the Pollutants from the flue gas March 1998 to April 1999

General Manager

Encon Power Ltd

Chennai, India

Was responsible for the Project management of the construction of the Thermal Power plant with 6x 50MW Gas Turbine Generators and associated switchgear and auxiliaries, at Vijayawada, India (located 400 miles north-east of Chennai) Significant Achievements:

Established project time schedule and monitoring procedure. Created CPM network for monitoring the erection and commissioning Jan 1997- February 1998

Senior Electrical Engineer

M.S. Engineers, PVt Ltd.

Albany, USA

Testing of the 66KV Power Plant substation for the Papua New Guinea Electrical Utility

Aug - 1982 to Dec 199

Chief Electrical Engineer

Al-Bawardy Consulting Engineers

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 6

Leader of the project division specializing in the Project management of the design, construction and project management of EHV projects up to voltage level Power Projects

-230KV Gas Insulated Switchgear substation with 250MVA transformers for the Central Region of Riyadh

Two 380KV Gas Insulated substations each with 12 feeder bays including 2 x 350MVA -380KV/66KV Transformers, 80MVAR reactors and two bus-couplers and 2 x 380KV /13.8KV station transformers and 4 x 380 KV feeder lines

-22Miles of 380KV Transmission lines Double circuit to interconnect the two substations

-25 year master plan for the electrical extensions in kingdom of saudi Arabia including load survey, aerial mapping and orientation of the lines and substations

- Bahrain Ad-Dur 10 MIGD Sea water Desalination Plant-complete Electrical design, Teneder specifications, Tender evaluation and construction management and supervision

Significant achievements:

Development of the project department from the scratch Good customer-consultant relationship

Development of 100% in-house design capabilities without dependence on foreign collaboration

Business development

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