Power Engineer

Objective

To seek an Electrical Engineering position utilizing Power Systems background

Experience

Consulting Engineer II, Project Solutions Engineering, Inc., Columbia, Mo, 04/08-05/09

* Modeling of hospital power system using SKM. This includes one line diagram creation, short circuit analysis, circuit breaker selection, coordination, and arc flash analysis

* Creating construction documents as related to power, lighting and fire alarm design of healthcare, commercial buildings using AutoCAD 08 and Visual Lighting software programs

Power Systems Engineer, Power Depot, Inc., Miami, FL, 05/07-04/08

* Interface with engineers, customers, contractors and vendors to configure emergency power system, which includes electrical generators, circuit breakers, transfer switches and parallel switchgear

* Generator sizing using proprietary software

Research Assistant, FIU, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Miami, FL, 08/00-04/07

* High and low frequency modeling of electric machinery including transformers, cables, and motors

* Modeling involved finite element analysis, system based studies involving EMI analysis using Simulink, writing computer programs as well as using commercial engineering softwares

* Designed control algorithms for motor speed control applications using Simulink to utilize in real time distributed simulation environment

Teaching Assistant, FIU, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Miami, FL., 08/00-08/05

* Taught Energy Conversion and Electrical Circuits laboratories

* Conducted problem sessions for Energy Conversion course

* Mentored students in term projects of various power courses

Design Engineer, Advani Oerlicon Ltd, Pune, India, 06/99-06/00

* Designed transformers for welding applications. Design included analytical calculations and prototype verification

* Verification included finding performance parameters using heat run, short circuit, open circuit, and full load tests

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Major: Power Systems, GPA: 3.8

Florida International University, Miami, Florida, April 2007

Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, Major: Power Systems, GPA: 3.62

Florida International University, Miami, Florida, Dec. 2002

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Major: Power Systems, First class

University of Pune, College of Engineering and Technology, Pune, India, July 1998

Publications

Coauthored four journal and more than thirty conference papers in various IEEE transactions and conferences

Computer Languages and Programs

C, ANSYS EMAG, SKM Windows Power Tools, MATLAB, Simulink, FEMLAB, AutoCAD, PSpice, QuickNet, Flux2D, RT-Lab, DSPACE, PowerWorld, Visual Lighting

Academic Projects

* Protection relay and circuit breaker selection and coordination for IEEE test systems

* Economic dispatch and optimal power flow study for IEEE test systems

* Power system security evaluation using neural networks

* Transient stability study for multi-machine system using time domain methods

* Speed control of DC and AC motors using Simulink

* Power quality events classification using FFT and DWT

* DC and AC machine design optimization using artificial intelligent techniques

Professional Affiliations

* Eta Kappa Nu: lifetime member

* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): student member

* Sigma Xi: associate member

* Phi Beta Delta-Zeta Alpha chapter: lifetime member

* Delta Epsilon Iota-Gamma Delta chapter: lifetime member

Honors

* Recipient of research and teaching assistantship throughout graduate program

* Involved as a judge in the Future City Competition, regional level conducted at FIU, Jan/02-Jan/06

* Ranked among top 5% of students in the University of Pune, India throughout undergraduate program

* Recipient of middle school (86-89), high school (89-92) and National Merit Scholarship (92-98), India

References

Available upon request

Authorized to work in U.S.A. without sponsorship

EIT (Engineer–in-Training) exemption for being PhD

Willing to relocate

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