Design Electrical

Chaitanya N Katekar

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Arlington, TX -76010

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Employment summary:

Two years of work experience in SDDC (Switchgear design and development center) of Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T Ltd) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Work Experience:

Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mumbai

Designation: Sr. Design Engineer.

Project: THUNDER.

Client: Product being custom made, Client varies.

Project description:

Project dealt with design and development of new range of switchboards. (PCC-Power Control center and MCC- Motor control center).Product has undergone rigorous testing to ensure reliability and safety at user end.

Responsibilities:

• Design of 3D models using Pro-E (basic CAD design tool).

• Determine design approaches and parameters.

• Design fixtures for testing.

• Design review, database management, performance of basic engineering calculations, drawing preparations.

• Responsible for electrical design, code compliance safety, value engineering, life cycle cost.

• Create test plans which include functional plan and add detailed test requirements and procedures to be followed based on inputs from Development Manager.

• Product development / Design, Test, QA and Research.

• Working in cross functional teams (CFT).

• Preparing Bill Of Material, Change requests in SAP

Computer Skills: Pro-E, Pro-Mechanica, Power world simulator, MATLAB, SAP, PSpice, PSSE (Novice), MS office.

Operating systems: Windows 98/XP/Vista.

Academics:

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at University Of Texas – Arlington.

Starting Semester –Fall 2009

CGPA: 3.72/4.00

Bachelor of engineering in electrical engineering in Electrical Engineering from ‘Walchand college of Engineering’ (Affiliated to Shivaji University) with 73.93 %( First class with distinction) in 2007.

Course work:

1. Power System modeling and analysis.

2. Programmable logic controllers and automation.

3. Power system Planning, operation and control in deregulated environment.

4. Power Quality.

5. Power Protective relaying.

6. Power electronics.

7. Linear control system.

Academic Projects:

• Power flow analysis: Using Power world simulator, perform an initial power flow solution to verify given base case system and repeat the analysis considering a single transmission line or transformer outage.

• Power system design and planning: Design and develop a single line diagram of given system in power world simulator using voltage control methods, control the voltage magnitude of a particular power system element.

• Hair pin insulation detection: Using PLC IP 3416, to develop a ladder diagram that will give an indication of hair pin. Concept was to glow led as an indication of good insulated hair pin or bad insulated hair pin.

Paper presentations:

• A national level paper presentation on “Ultrasonic Motor”.

• A college level paper presentation on “MEMS”.

Other skills and interests:

• Basic knowledge of planning and scheduling.

• Knowledge of SCADA, smart grid.

• Familiar with work sequence, general content and methods used to generate specifications within engineering discipline.

• Ability to read and understand construction drawings with and understanding of coordination aspects between different disciplines.

• Solid Circuit electronic and programming skills.

• Ability to put forth extra efforts to meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of DFSS (Design For Six Sigma) tool, lean manufacturing.

• Electrical system load calculations, short circuit calculations, single line diagram generation and load distribution design for low, medium and high voltage systems

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