Electrical Engineer Maintenance

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*** – **** – ** Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C0T4, Canada

Mob: 403-***-****, Email: *******.******@*****.***

PROFILE HIGHLIGHTS

Over 9 years of professional experience in electrical process field equipment, reliability engineering, assets predictive maintenance and delivering reliability improvement capital projects.

Specialized in high, medium and low voltage distribution systems such as motor control centers (MCC), power transformers, distribution panels, circuit breakers, switchgears, generators, protection relays, AC and DC drives (VFDs), instrumentation and PLC systems.

Certified in Project Management (PMP) with proven experience in managing variety of strategic and sustainable capital projects ($20mn to $1.1bn) in a multi-disciplinary team.

Proficient in MS office, AutoCAD, Maximo, SAP, MS Project, and electrical power system software.

Acquainted with various standards such as ISO 9001-2000, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001, NFPA 70E, and SAE JA1011, CSA and Canadian Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Electrical Engineer Oct 2010 – May 2015

GDF SUEZ Energy International- JOMEL, 2,800 MW Power Plant

Provided engineering services to E&I maintenance and operation departments with regards to E&I equipment fault troubleshooting, predictive and preventive maintenance activities.

Optimized maintenance spares cost by 20%, performed root cause analysis on equipment breakdowns and improved equipment reliability.

Provided high quality technical assistance for the commissioning and start-up of new 2,800 MW power plant, initiated timely and proper corrective action to meet the project deliverables.

Successfully prepared feasibility studies and capital expenditure requests for the following Strategic and Sustainable Capital projects:

A wireless monitoring system for twenty high voltage power transformers - $ 5mn

PLC system programming, installation and commission for chemical dosing automation - $ 500K

Electrical Control and Monitoring system of medium and high voltage switchgears - $ 10mn

Implemented and managed arc flash safety program for low, medium and high voltage systems

Assisted Plant Manager with developing, managing and monitoring maintenance budget.

Actively participated in the site health and safety programs and ensured complete compliance to Corporate Policies, Guidelines and applicable Legislation.

Liaised with the onsite contractors and consultants in a professional manner on all maintenance and project management activities.

Electrical Engineer Oct 2007 – Sept 2010

Engro Fertilizers Ltd / (Former Exxon Chemicals Company)

Proactively assisted production and E&I maintenance technicians to complete work efficiently, recorded data in SAP/ Maximo, managed maintenance (PM/CM) backlogs, and prioritized notification on a daily basis.

Collaborated with EPC consultants and internal project team on engineering, installation and commissioning low, medium and high voltage systems at Fertilizer Manufacturing plant ($1.1Bn).

Provided technical support to Engineering Manager, operation and maintenance team in electrical fault troubleshooting, mitigated plant tripping risks and implemented reliable solutions

Developed lifecycle plans for all electrical process field equipment such as motors, generators, transformer, VFDs, distribution panels, switchgears, and PLC and control systems.

Implemented condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance strategies for electrical equipment such as thermal imaging, transformer dissolve gas analysis, and vibration monitoring.

Designed, installed and maintained AC and DC drives, providing training to junior E&I technicians

Electrical Engineer (EIT) Feb 2007 – Oct 2007

SIEMENS Engineering Company Ltd

Coordinated (SCADA) system project for the power utility company, managed 15 technicians, completed project on time, on schedule and on budget.

Produced single line diagrams, three line diagrams, Protection and control (P&C) schematic diagrams, and AC/DC schematics diagrams

Developed project schedule using MS Project, prepared monthly (KPI report) including cost performance index and schedule performance index.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuing Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation with APEGA -217606 In progress

Canadian National Professional Practice Examination (NPPE) – Passed 2016

4th Class Power Engineer Ticket, A-89150 2016

Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, USA– 1-801-***-****

IRCA Certified Lead Auditor for ISO-14001/ 18001 by TUVNORD UK 2013

Reliability Centered Maintenance – “FACILITATOR” by ALADON Network, Canada 2014

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering 2007

NED University of Engineering & Technology

(Canadian equivalency by CES Toronto: Bachelor’s degree (four years) of Electrical Engineering)

4th Class Power Engineering 2016

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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