Electrical Engineer with * years of experience working power generation, building services, & storage area networking (SAN) in electrical engineering. Excellent interpersonal & communication abilities, & possess a wide range of technical skills. Enjoys being part of a team, as well as managing, motivating & training a productive team, and thrives in high pressure and challenging working environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ceylon Electricity Board Lakvijaya Coal Power Station (3 X 300MW) Norochcholai, Sri Lanka

Electrical Engineer (Operations) October 2012 – April 2016

Personally responsible for all operations in the power station (3 x 300MW) and the gas insulated substation.

Responsible for proper & safe operations monitoring voltage, temp, pres., water flow & level, steam flow etc

Responsible for operations of auxiliary equipment (hydrogen plant, chlorination plant, RO plant, mini boiler)

Responsible of maintaining operations logs, routine operations logs & preparation of incident reports.

Identified & entered electrical, I&C and mechanical defects in the CMMS system for rectification.

Responsible for testing, commissioning & troubleshooting of electrical & instrumentation phase II project.

Analyzed existing electrical, instrumentation & control systems & provided reliability & safety improvement.

Responsible for safe operation & reliability of the unit generator & steam turbine (HP, IP, & LP single shaft).

Responsible for startup, synchronize and load generating unit & shut down of unit as and when required.

Conducted switching operations of feeders in case of breakdown/interruptions (220kV, 6kV, 400V).

Conducted testing, trouble shooting and isolation of 2 nos. 800kVA diesel generators, 4 nos. 60kVA UPS.

Maintaining and troubleshooting of EPS (Emergency Power System) and 220V DC battery banks.

Restored supply in the shortest possible time during partial or total failure due to plant or feeder failures.

Responsible for proper isolation for the safety of human & any equipment, switchgear or feeder (tag out device, rack out breakers, switch off ctrl power, earth the equipment, warning signs, issuing work permits) & to restore the isolation after the maintenance or repair work is over (High Voltage & Low Voltage).

Reviewed P&ID diagrams, electrical diagrams and prepared specifications for upgrades & modifications.

Conducted phase II Distributed Control Station (DCS) logic testing on Emerson Ovation & did modifications.

Worked with chiller plants, air handling units, boiler(1025 T/hr,16.7MPa), condenser, pumps, VSDs & PLCs.

Diagnosed electrical & instrumentation problems & provided solutions with the collaboration of technicians.

Provided solutions to wrong electrical and I&C works completed by the contractor (eg: wrong pres. tappings)

Maintaining & operation of CCTV, HVAC, and instruments (flow meters, sensors, gauges and analyzers).

Conducted insulation resistance tests for the main generator stator/rotor, transformers, motors, & switchgear.

Worked with PLCs integrated with HMI and SCADA systems (troubleshoot, perform operations, etc)

Identified maintenance defects & safety hazards of the power plant and took measures to document & rectify.

Enforced engineering ethics considering both human & environmental safety (eg: FGD testing & operation)

Trained and managed thirty electrical/mechanical superintendents, & managed skilled/unskilled workers.

Provided technical assistance in electrical, instrument & control system design review, modifications, estimation, bid review, installation, testing & commissioning of the phase II of the project & during upgrades.

Responsible for proper operation of pumps (centrifugal, screw type, mixed flow, etc), motors (400V, 6kV), valves (motorized, pneumatic, manual, non-return, etc) & troubleshooting using meggar, multi-meter, clip-on.

Knowledge of hydro power (Kaplan, Francis, Pelton), & power plant protections, & standard safety features.

Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Colombo 07, Sri Lanka

Electrical Engineer (Building Services & Hospital Works) August 2011 – September 2012

Provided consultancy related to electrical works (switch gear, panel boards, earth pits, etc) according to BS 7671 for "TT System", electrical installation & protection (MCB,RCCB etc) and performed engineering calculations.

Designed light fitting layouts, & receptacle layouts using Dialux & Autocad calculated cable sizes, load demands.

Designed, read, reviewed electrical single line wiring diagrams using Autocad & reviewed proposals, contracts.

Designed Low Voltage power distribution systems, and lightning protection systems (BS 6651) for buildings.

Responsible for building services of the building & infrastructure development projects in Lighting & Small Power, Standby power, Telecommunication systems, and Power/Load Distribution.

Project management which involves managing electro mechanical works in building construction.

Responsible for construction supervision, electrical work inspection, witness testing & commissioning.

Responsible for preparation of specifications, bill of quantities & cost estimations for all electrical aspects.

Supervised two electrical superintendents responsible for electrical inspection & project completion targets.

Aimco Global/Acradyne Portland, Oregon, U.S.A

Electrical Engineering Intern July 2010 – February 2011

Electro mechanical analysis of circuit boards (IO circuit/kdm circuit boards) & statistical analysis of test data

Circuit analysis and finding the defective circuit boards using a multi-meter and electronic circuit knowledge

Tested high speed fastening tools, controller firmware, software, and controller IO for errors (toolware, cartware)

Assembled tool adaptors & test jigs to test tool circuit boards, maintained & updated test procedures and test plans

Reviewed schematics of circuit boards and top levels assembly drawing and redlined errors in the schematics

Pro Unlimited at LSI Logic Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A

Product Test Contractor – Co-operative Education January 2008 – January 2009

Executed test cases for disk array storage systems (iSCSI, fiber channel, SAS) & edited test scripts on smcli

Configured storage arrays such as controllers, drive trays, switches and servers(Brocade and QLogic)

Worked in a team to test the quality of products & interacted with engineers & developers on product defects

Tested and certified numerous high-performance RAID (disk array) storage systems (dx 4100/4800/6800)

Tested both Controller Firmware, and its associated host application by running I/O

Housing & Residence Life, Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A

Community Assistant (CA) January 2007 – August 2009

Organized and conducted events and programs for residents, Worked with peers towards a common goal

Established WSU Code of Conduct among residents, & helped out residents with their problems and questions

EDUCATION

Master’s University : Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering June 2011

Portland State University, Portland, OR, U.S.A GPA 3.53/4.0

NWCCU Accredited Masters’ Degree and University

ABET Accredited University

Bachelor’s University: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude) December 2009

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, U.S.A GPA 3.4/4.0

Accredited Under Washington Accord

ABET Accredited Degree and University

Accredited by Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association

School : Royal College Colombo 07, Sri Lanka

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Power World, Windows (64bit/32bit), LT SPICE, AUTO CAD, Unix, Solaris, Ubuntu, Sanscan, Advanced Design System (ADS), CATIA, SANtricity, Virtual PCs, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Computer Hardware, Emerson Ovation System, Distributed Control System (DCS), Blue beam, Lock-Out Tag-Out, 5S

Professional Development or Training Schemes – Imesh Neeran Gunaratna

Start Date

End Date

Company

Accreditation number (if applicable)

08/02/2007

31/09/ 2011

14/07/2012

01/10/2012

19/02/2013

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12/03/2013

22/03/2013

21/05/2013

13/07/2013

20/07/2013

27/07/2013

14/06/2014

20/08/2014

11/10/2014

20/08/2014

20/09/2005

07/07/2006

08/07/2006

08/02/2007

01/10/ 2011

14/07/2012

12/12/2012

23/02/2013

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16/03/2013

31/05/2013

31/05/2013

13/07/2013

20/07/2013

27/07/2013

19/07/2014

20/08/2014

11/10/2014

27/09/2015

Auto Cad certificate from “Challenge IT Skills Development Centre” Gampaha, Sri Lanka

Computer Hardware certificate from “Challenge IT Skills Development Centre” Gampaha, Sri Lanka

University of Cambridge

IELTS Examination – 8.0/9.0

Fire Extinguishing training certificate from Housing and Residence of Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Two day short course in “Electrical Installation & Protection” conducted by University of Peradeniya, Engineering Design Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka

Workshop on proper maintenance of motor vehicles conducted by Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, 415, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka

Induction Training conducted by Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka

10 Day Occupational Health and Safety training conducted by Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka

70 Day Overseas Training on Coal Power Generation conducted by China National Machinery & Equipment Corporation (CMEC), in China

10 Day Overseas Training on Ovation –Windows Configuration Courses conducted by Emerson Process Management Co.Ltd in China

Time And Task Management CPD course conducted by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)

Procurement Management CPD course conducted by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)

Report Writing CPD course conducted by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)

Health and Safety Management CPD course conducted by

Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)

One day inspirational lectures by Mr.Dhammika Kalapuge arranged by Ceylong Electricity Board Sri Lanka

I have participated FEISCA( Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia) Regional Seminar on Innovative Technologies for Excellence in Engineering, Colombo Sri Lanka

Professional Review Examination “Engineer in Society” passed. Conducted by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)

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TR/OHS/10

TXE13053107

EET/CPD/TTM/2013/29

EET/CPD/PM/2013/04

EET/CPD/RW/2013/01

EDU/CPD/HSM/2014/07

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