OBJECTIVE
Dynamic, analytical, self-motivated bilingual electrical engineer highly regarded for leveraging expertise in installing, and developing of SCADA, HMI and PI System projects, and implementing LV, MV and HV feeders to monitoring systems by using some industrial communication protocols such as IEC-60870-5-104, Modbus TCP, DNP 3.0. Conducted SCADA and PI System projects at Power Plants (Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric and Combined Gas), utility companies in the European Countries. Respected as a motivational, strong team design abilities and collaborator who demonstrate skills in data analysis, compliance, assessments and detail-orientation. Out-of-the-box thinker committed to making continuous improvements in planning, designing and quality assurance to enable long-term growth and profitability. Exemplary educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of KOCAELI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ELTRESIS, LOS ANGELES, CA, NOVEMBER 2018 to Present PROJECT ENGINEER
§ Installed OSIsoft PI System;
§ Configured PI Servers; (Security Settings, Failovers, Bufferings), Configured Interfaces; (OPC- DA, UFL, RDBMS, Modbus Connector, etc.),
§ Created Asset Frameworks; Hierarchies, Analyses, Event Frames and Notifications,
§ Created Dashboards with PI Vision, PI Processbook, and created Datalink reports,
§ Worked as OSIsoft PI support engineer, did troubleshooting for PI platform faults for PI customers,
§ Created & implemented SCADA projects at several Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric and Combined Natural Gas Power Plants with various SCADA brands like Siemens, GE, PCVUE, etc.
§ Created SCADA screens, alarm notification rules for power plants,
§ Conducted several demo projects for several industrial companies (pharmaceutical, pulp & paper) as well as power plants,
PRO-ENERGY SOLAR SYSTEMS, LOS ANGELES, CA, AUGUST 2016 TO NOVEMBER 2018 PROJECT ENGINEER
§ Successfully worked as an integration engineer for high voltage and medium voltage switchgear projects,
§ Installed, integrated and created SCADA screens at power plants with brands & various industrial communication protocols i.e. Modbus TCP/RTU, IEC-60870-5-101/103/104, IEC 61850, DNP 3.0, Profibus / Profinet, S7 TCP protocol and OPC DA/UA/AE,
§ Created Solar Power Plants visual screens and dashboards for monitoring,
§ Calculated efficiency, daily energy production and energy sales on SCADA,
§ Installed historians, databases, notification tools and alarm & event groups, ZAFER JAN TOPAL
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INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
VIKO BY PANASONIC, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, May 2014 to September 2014 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP
§ Performed lab testing on a variety of new and emerging technology products,
§ Conducted functional tests for circuit breakers, disconnectors and earth switches,
§ Performed SATs and FATs with panel manufacturing team,
§ Worked at R&D Center with experienced engineer,
AYEDAS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, May 2013 to September 2013 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP
§ Worked as an intern engineer at a DMS project in Istanbul,
§ Created a communication & network line between the DMS SCADA and the substations,
§ Used several SAS applications such as communicating with SCADA using IEC-61850,
§ Garnered knowledge and utilization of AutoCAD and other technology,
§ Prepared as-built projects for MV panels,
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC.) IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, JUNE 2015 Kocaeli Technical University, Kocaeli, Turkey
U.S. Equivalency Certificate from World Education Services, 2017
(Permanently and Legally Authorized to work in United States as an Electrical Engineer) TRAININGS
§ PI System Basics,
§ Configuring a Simple PI System,
§ Configuring PI Data Archive Security,
§ Troubleshooting Basics for Administrators,
§ Enabling Condition Based Maintenance (CBM),
§ Building Asset Hierarchies with PI AF,
§ Configuring Analytics with PI AF,
§ Easy Wins to Improve Asset Framework Experience,
§ PI System: From Data Exploration to Notification,
§ Visualizing PI System Data with PI Vision & Beyond Basics,
§ Pi Vision: Migrating PI ProcessBook Displays,
§ Building Display with ProcessBook,
§ Creating Reports with PI DataLink,
§ Developing Applications with PI AF SDK & Programming in Web API,
§ AF SDK Project Management Best Practices,
§ ABB MicroSCADA Training,
§ Arc Informatique EMS, BMS, Energy and Process SCADA Training, KEY SKILLS
Superior skills in automation tasks of power generation & utilities
• SCADA: Superior skills to deliver BMS, Energy, Process Automation SCADA projects with multiple brands Siemens WinCC, ABB MicroSCADA, PcVue, Zenon (COPA DATA),
• OSISOFT PI: End to end implementation from OPC integration to OEE calculations, from dashboards to reports.