Professional Summary
A determined electrical design engineer with 5 years of credible experience in industrial control panel manufacturing. Skilled in designing, upgrading, and managing electrical systems for various industries, including water and wastewater treatment. Professional engineer previously registered with The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Highlight of Skills
●Top-notch Project and team management skills
●Adept at design and upgrade of AC/DC systems for control panels
●Good at reviewing PLC logic code on RS Logix 500 and RS Logix 5000
●Research and implementation of electrical standards and component selection
●Proficient in ePLAN P8, ProPanel, AutoCAD Electrical, and Solidworks Electrical tools
●Strong communication skills across cross-functional teams to meet client requirements
●Proficient in using industry software for 2D layouts, electrical schematics, and 3D models
Professional Experience
Unico Technologies Systems Design Engineer Nov. 2022 – March 2024
System Design and Testing
●Analyse data to determine suitable component sizes and ratings for systems
●Run point-to-point testing of assembled systems to pre-defined compliance standard
●Create electrical schematics, 2D and 3D layouts of systems using ePLAN Electric P8 and ProPanel
●Customise VFD systems such as Battery simulators, EV Battery test stands, and inverters, to better fulfil client custom orders/requests
Enterprise Design Refresh Program
●Simplify layout drawings for test and commissioning engineers
●Create functional macros to speed up design process for engineers
●Update drawings to match IEC standards, using latest symbols and tags
●Standardize electric drawings to create uniformity for engineers and clients
●Create a page grouping of systems to easily identify specific sections in drawings
●Organize continuous improvement focused meetings to improve the team’s productivity
Product Optimization Program
●Liaise with engineers on standardizing designs
●Review and standardize processes, to reduce production time and enable business
●Choose standard functionality for systems and preparing drawings ahead of orders
Whippendell Marine Electrical Applications Engineer April 2022 – Oct. 2022
Applications Design Projects
●Design products to withstand harsh Naval and submarine conditions
●Research of suitable panels with required IP ratings, and components to specified power ratings, using both currently used manufacturers and newer ones
●Carry out control panel layout and schematic design on AutoCAD Electrical
●Design of various control panels such as motor starters, operator consoles, to be stationed in various locations on a new naval ship, to customer specification
Atlas Converting Electrical Design Engineer Aug. 2021 – April 2022
System Upgrades and Design
●Design drawings for slitter rewinder machine upgrades requested by clients, to replace obsolete parts and integrate new components with existing assemblies
●Lead system designs to client requirements for new orders by reading through requirement documents to determine specific system required, customisations
●Research new components and direct contacting of suppliers to source suitable devices
Software Migration Project
●Configure devices on ePLAN, to be used in projects and the creation of page and device macros
●Integrate communications such as PLC with electrical drawings and its configuration on ePLAN
●Organize continuous improvement focused meetings to improve the team’s productivity
●Complete the migration of project schematics from AutoCAD Electrical to ePLAN P8
Siemens Mobility ePlan Design Engineer Oct. 2019 – Nov. 2020
System Design
●Collaborate with site engineers to implement corrections made to designs and layout onsite, across multiple train stations
●Complete design and correction of electrical systems and wiring diagrams for train station cabinets for the new Elizabeth line stations
●Collaborate with a wide range of team members including commissioning engineers to ensure drawings matched site devices
Adsyst Automation Project Engineer Sept. 2018 – Sept. 2019
Telemetry Configuration
●Configure remote telemetry devices using ClearSCADA ViewX
●Configure telemetry points alongside site engineers to initiate monitoring or repairs on different sites, ensuring acceptable water and waste levels
Electrical Design
●Review PLC logic code on RS Logix 500 and RS Logix 5000
●Completed Scheider Electric SCADA and ViewX trainings
●Churn out layout drawings using Visio
●Review electrical wiring diagrams to new standards using ePlan
Educational Qualification
Coventry University MSc Control Engineering Sept 2017 – June 2018
Modules included: System identification, Parameter Estimation, Linear and Nonlinear Control Systems, Data Acquisition and Embedded Controllers, Self-Tuning and Adaptive Control, Mathematics and Computing for Control. Software packages used include Matlab, Simulink, LabView and DSpace.
A project and dissertation were completed with Jaguar Land Rover entitled Mathematical Modelling of Starting Lighting and Ignition (SLI) Li-ion battery. Detailed research of current SLI batteries and Li-ion technology as a possible replacement was carried out. Laboratory simulated tests comparing both were also done and a final mathematical model derived using Matlab.
The University of Kent BEng Electronic & Comms. Sept. 2010 – June 2014
Modules completed include: Digital Control, RF Circuit design, Engineering Analysis, Product Development, Embedded Computer Systems and Communication Electronics.
Final year project was to design a hand-movement pattern recognition device. An Arduino microcontroller was used to interface multiple electronic devices and sensors and the programming was done in the C Programming language.
Other Qualifications
●ePLAN P8 2022 part 1 and 2 training course completed
●Auto CAD Zero To Hero course completed with Academy Class
●Solidworks and Solidworks electrical training completed on GoEngineer platform
●IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulation: Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018