Engineer Electrical

RAMESH BHINDI

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510-***-**** ● ************@*******.***

Permanent work authorization ● No visa sponsorship required

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Electrical Engineer with 25+ years of experience in residential and commercial construction projects seeks

opportunity to leverage wide set of skills in an Electrical Engineering position

Key Skills

Expertise in design, supervision, execution and maintenance of residential and nonresidential buildings

Familiarity with design and installation of off-grid and grid-connected PV modules

Experienced in managing technical and administrative staff

Knowledge of installation and maintenance of transformers, generators, switchgear panels,

transmission and distribution lines, single phase and three phase electrical wiring

Proficient in MS Office and AutoCAD 2011

Multilingual: English, Hindi and Gujarati (Indian languages)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Roads and Building Department, Government of Gujarat, India Dec 1978 – Aug 2010

Key governmental department in the state of Gujarat with over 2000 engineers responsible for construction

and maintenance of all roads, buildings and bridges

Executive Engineer (based in Gandhinagar, India) Dec 2003 – Aug 2010

Successfully designed, supervised and completed government projects including public hospitals,

circuit houses, educational institutions, residential projects with budgets from USD $20,000 to $2M

Designed and installed all electrical components for 125 off grid 12V street lights as well as gridconnected

PV modules for residential compounds and 50 solar water heaters

Headed division responsible for preparing estimates, tender documents, selecting agencies for project

execution and overseeing project completion to government standards

Managed 100+ staff: assistant engineers, electricians, draftsmen, accountants and administrative clerks

Reduced energy consumption by ~10% transitioning to alternative energy sources like solar and wind

Reduced operating cost by ~5% and increased efficiency by 10-20% by implementing new cost

effective measures such as upgrades to more energy-efficient components and equipment

Conducted energy audit of government residential and non-residential buildings and suggested

measures that reduced energy waste by 5-8% and increased installation life span by 3-5 years

Coordinated Government departments, contractors and clients by arranging conferences, technical

seminars and meetings to facilitate successful completion of Government projects

Deputy Executive Engineer (based in Ahmedabad, India) July 1994 – Dec 2003

Successfully completed ~70 projects installing electric wiring, fixtures and power supplies for

numerous government residential and nonresidential buildings in a timely fashion

Managed 50+ staff including electricians, assistant engineers and administrative staff

Managed maintenance of ~60 Government non-residential buildings and 25 residential compounds

Installed protective circuit breakers for all electrical circuits of existing electrical installations, reducing

faults and complaints by ~7% and increasing system safety for users and installers

Assistant Engineer (based in Rajkot, India) Dec 1978 – July 1994

Ensured all projects were completed in compliance with Government standards of codes and practice

Managed 25+ staff including electricians, wiremen and administrative staff

Managed maintenance of ~25 Government non-residential buildings and 10 residential compounds,

fixing electric faults and restoring power supply of the electric installations

Introduced periodic maintenance schedule and successfully reduced electric breakdowns/faults by

~5% while reducing staff requirements for the maintenance department

EDUCATION

B.E. in Electrical Engineering

Saurashtra University, Morvi, India

One of the top five universities in Gujarat state, affiliated with the All India Council of Technical Education

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