Electrical Commissioning Technician - Power Plant

RESUME

FELIX CHANDRAMOHAN

Madanpillaitharmam, Tirunelveli,

Tamilnadu, India-627114

Contact No: Mobile +91-978*******(India) Point of Mobilization : Trivandrum, India

+964-772-***-****(Iraq) Email ID : *********@*****.***

ELECTRICAL COMMISSIONING TECHNICIAN

An achievement oriented, high skilled electrical engineering professional expecting challenging opportunity to provide value addition to the company both professionally and personally with having excellent competence in planning, erection, installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, operation, maintenance and trouble shooting of various Electrical equipments in oil & gas and power plant projects (onshore/offshore) acquired during 10 years in my career.

Profile:-

An electrical professional, having 10 years experience with excellent command over English, time-oriented; interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to interact effectively with team members and other groups.

Excellent time management skills, multi-tasking abilities, independently prioritize and execute responsibilities effectively for a single trade, group of related tasks or functional area.

Very well conversant with the PTW (permit to work) system and LOTO (lock out – tag out - Try) safety procedures, electrical safety code work practices followed in oil and gas plants.

Adhere to all interpret various plant drawings, P&ID’s, electrical drawings, equipment interconnections, layout drawings and schematic drawings.

Skilled at building strong team environments, ability to analyse problems, assess risk profile, determine action, develop solutions, fostering open communications, prompting concepts of integrity and teamwork to all levels.

Ability to make independent decisions in the planning, organizing and coordinating to develop solutions to complex problems also flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.

Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision.

Motivates team by recognizing individual contributions and expressing positive morale and commitment.

Can easily adjust to any ethnically diversified working environment and work well within a global team.

Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate portions in ANSI//NFPA/API/UL/IEEE/IEC, National Electric codes (NEC) and Electrical Safety as well as OSHA and OPCO standards.

Having good working knowledge in Power Management System (PMS), Load Management System (LMS), Energy Management System (EMS), CMMS, MS Office 2010- Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, Auto cad.

Coordinates and monitors operational process of contractors while mentoring and coaching junior staff over assigned responsibilities including preparation of direct reports.

Educational Qualification:-

Professional : Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (2007)

From Dept. of Technical Education / Tamilnadu – India

Academic Qualification : SSLC (2004)

Computer Skill : MS Office 2010, AutoCAD, PLC & DCS

Special safety courses:-

PTW, Elementary first aid

Authorized Gas Tester (AGT)

Fire prevention and fire fighting

Proficiency in survival techniques

Power Medicine & First Aid Course

Helicopter underwater escape techniques

Proficiency in Personal Safety & Social Responsibility

BA and H2S training (ETSDC-Abu Dhabi, Petro China- Iraq)

Red Zone Induction(CAIRN) & Brown Field Induction Training

Experience Summary:-

May 2014 to till date

HALFAYA Oil & Gas Field, Onshore (Iraq) through Antonoil Company

Position -- Senior Technician -- Commissioning (CPF-1 & power plant)

Ensure all activities are performed safely and also required quality manner, within relevant regulatory and company requirements and in accordance with HSE standards.

Supervises, coordinates and oversees all commissioning activities of all major projects in order to identify and benchmark key production efficiency measures.

Alignment checking, reviewing inter & layout drawings, P&ID’s prior to punch listing & clearing of punch items.

Testing of various transformers WR, IR, PI, Impedance, MP test, vector group, core balance, Magnetizing curve test, BDV & sensitivity, stability test with restricted earth fault and earth fault relay(up to 20MVA).

Conduct pre-energisation check of MV/LV 3 phase Induction and Synchronous motors(up to 4600KW) including WR & IR testing, DC Hi-Pot test, air-gap test, phase rotation test, no load & load run test.

Testing of breakers open & closing timing, conduct resistance (in micro ohms) & trip test by Secondary and Primary Injection for such as VCB, ACB, MCCB & MCB.

Commissioning & start up of gas turbine (STG- 400), IAC unit, N2 unit, BSDG, PMCC, SMCC & auxiliary systems.

Testing and inspection of bus duct and bus bar assembly including conduct resistance test, milli volt drop test, torque test & alignment of bus bar conductor.

Check the communication between EMCS (Electrical Monitoring Control System) to DCS, switchgear, MCC motors, relays, cubicles, marshalling cabinets and electrical miscellaneous equipments alarm, indications.

Testing of protection relays like distance, differential, O/C&E/F, bay control units, DIRC O/C &E/F, auxiliary relay and its related scheme (ABB-REF542, RET614 and REF615).

Monitoring, identifying and reporting daily activities to superior, participating in meetings and completion of approved commissioning check sheets and also complete field level risk assessments.

Assist vendor representatives and site operations in commissioning and start up (energisation) activities.

Knowledge of generator interlocks, load shed synchronisation, change over, remote control & load distribution in both open and combined loop cycle (24 X 3200 KVA, CATERPILLER make, rental power plant).

February 2013 to April 2014

Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd, Offshore (United Arab Emirates - Dubai)

Position -- Senior Technician -- Commissioning (GEAD Gas wellhead & platform project)

Ensuring safe & efficient completion of electrical commissioning procedures as per company, international standards.

Plans and directs work, provides training, facilitates interaction with other work groups, establishes goals and objectives and sets performance criteria.

Follow and maintain standards of Quality in accordance with Quality system requirements.

Commissioning, start up of gas turbine (GE LM2500+), generator (BRUSH), transformers (up to 4125 KVA).

AC/DC Hi-Pot test on HV/LV switchgears (ABB), VCB, ACB (Schneider), variable type contactors & power cables.

Generator short circuit and open circuit test, interlock between Excitation Systems, GCB & UCB (4 X 2500KVA).

Commissioning of various HT & LT motors, switch gears, AVR, RIO panels, battery units, inverters, single phase & three phase AC,DC circuits, VFD, UPS, HVAC, EDB, MOV, NER, cathode protection system & heat tracing system.

Identify and provide the manpower and material requirements and plan commissioning and start-up activity.

Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes.

Testing of relay protection such as under voltage, earth fault, restricted earth fault, synchronize check, bus tie synchronizing, bus bar protection, motor protection, generator protection by Secondary & Primary Injection.

Ensure compliance with the site safety rules and with all safety aspects in the execution of work.

Liaise with other disciplines, project personnel to ensure interfaces clearly defined & support systems handovers.

May 2010 to January 2013

Cairn Energy India Ltd, Onshore (INDIA) through Brunel India Pvt Ltd

Position -- Senior Technician – Operations & Maintenance (Mangala Oil & Gas plant, well pads & water plant)

Planned and implemented maintenance schedules (routine, corrective, preventive & predictive and turnaround) of various electrical equipments and enhanced machine up time and equipment reliability as well as optimum output.

Assists technicians, provided technical input to strategies for maintenance, repair, and replacement specifications.

Isolation of electrical equipment up to 6.6 KV and 33 KV on specific instruction; Interpret condition monitoring surveys to identify early performance deterioration and take necessary action to prevent equipment failure.

Draft work orders, obtain work permits and directs the implementation of preventative and predictive maintenance plans / programs to ensure that plant availability is maximised and corrective maintenance activity is minimised.

Ensures availability of adequate manpower, materials, spares, tools and test equipment guided by standard procedures.

Operation and maintenance of boilers, vessels and steam turbine generator (3 X 1200KW, Triveni Make).

Maintenance and troubleshooting of 11/33/6.6/.433 KV transformers, 33KV load break switch (LBS) unit, pressurized substations, 6.6 KV HT motors and, capacitor bank, UPS, HVAC, cathode protection, heat tracing & NGR system.

Electrical & Instrument activities for VFD (Baker Hughes), RMU unit (Schneider) with ESP HV motor package (85KVA) including PLC system & SCADAA system and SCR, IGBT controllers, MCC units.

Resolve problems and defects in microprocessor based numerical relays & electro-mechanical relays & power system protection equipments such as circuit breakers, switch gears, conductors, auxiliary equipments, compressors.

33KV over head line (OHL) maintenance, 25km line patrolling and trouble shooting.

Interpret condition monitoring surveys to identify early performance deterioration and take necessary action to prevent equipment failure and also performed thermo vision infra red hot spot scanner at 415 volt switchgear.

Participated major shutdown, cable laying, glanding & termination of cables up to 630 sq mm and maintenance of electrical utilities such as water pumps, water treatment plant.

Ensure comprehensive records, logs are maintained and effective handovers are carried out at shift and crew change.

August 2008 to Apr 2010

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Offshore (INDIA) through S.S Construction

Position -- Electrical Technician -- Operations & Maintenance (Sager Laxmi platform)

Maintenance and trouble shooting of all electrical equipment from 24 VDC to 33 KV AC systems.

Respond to breakdowns in timely manner, carry out and apply effective fault finding and investigation techniques.

Regularly upgraded and implemented best maintenance practices for improved reliability.

Carry out fault finding and diagnostic checks on all site equipment, ensuring any repairs are addressed promptly.

Ensure proper working and check integrity, for effectiveness of the live equipment system.

Utilized condition monitoring program and monitored, analyzed the condition of various rotating/associated equipment and rectified faults, maintained a record of the repair work in log book.

Proactively evaluated the potential problems, risk assessment and taken appropriate measures to minimize the loss.

Checking & troubleshooting works for drilling rig facilities, floating production storage, offloading vessels, topside modules of offshore platform & overhauls and intrusive maintenance on platform equipment..

Maintenance, fault investigation and rectification including general maintenance of different types of detectors and extinguishing systems, power receptacles, fire alarm system with smoke, heat and flame detectors.

Determining equipment failure modes by monitoring equipment performances, implementing maintenance & repair strategies and also diagnose system and equipment faults and implement approved corrective actions.

Resolve problems and defects the process electrical components in consultation and coordination with the higher operations superior.

May 2007 to July 2008

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (INDIA) through Berlin Engineers

Position -- Electrical Technician -- Commissioning (power plant)

Contribute to the daily work plan and ensure jobs are completed safely and efficiently.

Observe relevant FAT, vendor inspection, site acceptance tests; review, coordinate and provide instruction, guidance on technical issues in line with team; Ensure that all suppliers’ equipment is in compliance with design specifications.

Field inspection and acceptance testing of medium and high voltage electrical equipments (up to 230KV) in an asset.

Commissioning of control & relay panel for generator, transformer, bus coupler, bus - transfer and line feeder.

Testing of various panels, HV/LV breakers, motors, VAC contactors (Schneider make), protection relays, CT, PT, starters, controlling and auxiliary units, fused switches, utility & distribution systems.

Functional and interlock testing of switchgears such as two incomers with Bus Tie and two incomers without Bus Tie.

Conduct thermostat control functions, high temperature, low flow, external trip tests of all heating equipments.

Familiar with all kinds of commissioning checks ( bus bar stability, differential stability for transformers, generators, motors, cable differential stability, line differential stability, schemes checks with various system equipments).

Utilize equipment criticality ratings and reliability resources to provide recommendations on spare parts required.

Identifies criteria, analyses and makes conclusions regarding the problem & coordinating vendor representatives.

Perform polarity, ratio and insulation resistance test of CT & VT used for core balance, protection and metering.

Hands on Experience with Test kits:-

Omicron make, CT Analyzer

Omicron make, Secondary Injection Kit (CMC 256 Plus)

Programma make, Secondary injection Kit (FREJA 300) & Sverker (760)

Programma make, Primary Injection Test Kit (ODEN 3000A)

HIPOTRONICS make, AC Dielectric Test Kit (100HVT-A,B)

Team Building:-

Developed clear responsibilities and organization structure also providing responses to Technical Queries.

Can easily adjust to any ethnically diversified working environment and work well within a global team.

Serves as a trusted coach or mentor by guiding others through developmental activities, and by providing feedback to ensure they are equipped to do the work independently.

Identified strengths and weaknesses of individual team member, provide guidance, support, trained appropriately, motivated and developed a cohesive multi-disciplinary/multi-cultural team.

HSE:-

Established effective systems, procedures and emergency action plans as per industrial Health, safety and environment (HSE) program (ISO-14001).

Created awareness in the employees for the importance of maintaining safety, hygiene and cleanliness of the environment, and ensured HSE policy and system compliance.

For major activities carry out job safety analysis, risk assessments, critical task analysis and to initiate developments to reduce loss exposures in critical jobs.

Strictly followed work permit procedure & continuous focus, identifying, handling risks concerning operation.

Achievement:-

Having “Certificate of Competency for Electrical Supervisor” Form-C (for Mines) issued by Government of Rajasthan Electrical Licensing Board, India. [License no:- LI 4(5) VVN/2012/10451]

“Safety Electrical Person”, certified by Cegelec Oil & Gas Division, Abudhabi.

Appreciated by GE team while commissioning N’02 LM2500+G4 gas turbine (aerospace engine), Dubai.

“Best Performer”, awarded by Cairn Energy India Ltd, India.

“Authorized Electrical Person”, certified by Cairn Energy India Ltd, India.

Personal Data:

oName : Felix. C

oFather Name : Chandramohan. K

oDOB : 28-10-1988

oNationality : Indian

oMarital Status : Single

oDriving License : TN74 201******** (India Valid)

oLanguages Known : English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam

Passport Details:-

oPassport No : J2723693

oValid Up to : 10-08-2020

oPlace of Issue : Madurai

Declaration:-

I consider myself adept with Electrical and Electronics professional and possess good knowledge of computers.

I am also confident of the soft and interpersonal skills; I possess and my ability to work in a team and individual.

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Yours Faithfully,

C.FELIX

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