DHARMIK PANCHAL

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER POWER SYSTEM ENGINEER

CA, USA 510-***-**** adgol2@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dharmikpanchal/ SUMMARY

Recent graduate with 3 years of experience as an Intern for Los Angeles Unified School District & manufacturing industry. Solid knowledge of Power system analysis & stability, Generation & transmission and Renewable energy. Ensure compliance with applicable National and International codes and standards NEC, IEEE best practices and value practices. Team player with excellent ethics and communication skills. EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, CA Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering; Major in Power System (GPA-3.7) Aug. 2018 - May 2020 Course work- Power system Distribution, Protection/Stability, Renewable energy, Vehicle electrification, Embedded Architecture. PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY Gujarat, INDIA Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering Aug. 2014 - May 2018 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Los Angeles, CA Electrical Engineering Intern (Department- Sustainability initiative) Jun. 2019 - Jan. 2020

● Provided support to the sustainability team on project proposition 39 energy efficiency program where LAUSD received

$141 million in grant funds from California energy commission. Worked on building codes and regulations including Life Safety, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.

● Verified energy models for new and existing buildings. Generated energy trend data analysis for buildings and campuses which verified actual energy saving. Maintained report-writing and other related documentation work & calculated missing electrical parameters. Developed computer-aided design AutoCAD drawings & schematic Diagrams.

● Reviewed the Building Automation Management System operation to ensure optimized control of HVAC Controls building controls practices. Experienced in developing design documentation (plans, specifications, etc) for construction.

● Participated in inventory of safety-related codes and standards for energy storage systems and charging stations & pre installation procedure.

JAY APPLIANCES Gujarat, INDIA

Electrical Engineer Jul. 2016 - Jul. 2018

● Designed and tested new electrical hardware, conducted testing. Designed PCB layouts, technical drawings and specifications of electrical system. Interacted with manufacturers and suppliers to investigate new technologies.

● Proactively identified and resolved any issue or concerns that may exist. Responsible for the CNC machine production

& operation. Experienced with EMI minimization, signal integrity, and low noise. WELSPUN GROUP Gujarat, INDIA

Intern Jun. 2017 - Jul. 2017

● Developed power system models and performed analytical studies, relay coordination, power flow, short-circuit protection. Reviewed and updated single line diagrams. Worked with senior engineers in maintenance of transformers and participated in pre and post testing of electrical equipment.

● Configuration of SEL relay and updated parameters. Updated substation protection and control for utility equipment such as transformers, lines and substation busses. Perform various contingency analysis for system on softwares. PROJECTS

Solar Panel tracking using two-way PSOC Communication Tools & Technology: Cypress PSoc 5LP Micro-controller, FreeRTOS, UART & I2C communication Protocols, Stepper-Motor, Light- dependent resistors, PSoC creator Software, Embedded architecture Details: Implemented UART communication protocol for transmitting and receiving data between two controllers. Various task performed on each PSOC using FreeRTOS such as comparing intensity of light, calculate surrounding temperature & display various values on LCD segment display. Stepper motor rotates the panel depending on light intensity. Light depended resistor mounted on panels send the data to micro-controller which being compared.

Wireless operation of motor using PLC and SCADA systems Tools & Technology: PLC Programming, VFD, Motors, Siemens S7-300, Sinamics G120 Advanced motor drive, Wi-fi, Profinet-Profibus, Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal-SIEMENS), Oscilloscope Details: Controlled induction motor using Siemens S7-300, Sinamics G120 advanced drive manufactured by Siemens. Developed PLC logic in TIA portal software v12 provided by SIEMENS. Various operation performed by establishing connection between Wi-Fi router and PLC kit through webpage protected with password as input source. Renting Movie Application

Tools & Technology: Python, Django, PyCharm, Unittest, Amazon Web Services (AWS-EC2), HTML, CSS, Agile, Git Details: Created User friendly web application, CRU operation, Connected with Database, deployed project on AWS, tested various modules and functions using integration testing and unit testing, Assertation based verification. Voltage drop compensation- IEEE bus37 node feeder test Ensured voltage at end consumer according to standards Tools & Technology: PSCAD, Feeder and breaker size, Circuit design and modification, short circuit current calculation Under voltage and over voltage protection circuit

Tools & Technology: IC, Voltage regulator, Diodes, Resistors, Capacitor, Circuit board, Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Transformer, Op-amps, Load, Analog-digital Circuit design

SKILLS

Automation Tools

PLC, SCADA, HMI, VFD, Octave

Totally Integrated Automation

Portal (TIA Portal-SIEMENS)

Simulation Tools

MATLAB, Simulink,

PowerWorld, eQUEST

MicroStation, EnergyPlus

Design Tools

AutoCAD Electrical, Revit, SKM,

PSCAD, PSPICE, Multisim, EAGLE,

PSoC Creator, Altium, RSLogix/Studio

Programming

Language

C, Python

TECHNICAL TRAINING CERTIFICATES

AC/DC Drive

Low Voltage Switch Gear (Circuit breaker, Fuses, MCB) Protection of Induction Motor, Generator Unit protection Distance Protection Under voltage, Over voltage protection size breakers and feeders, High voltage testing laboratory Automating Real-World Tasks with Python - Google

Amazon Web Services - Amazon

AutoCAD Electrical Essential Training

Revit 2018: Essential Training for MEP

Machine Learning - Pursuing

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