Ali Ghafoor, Project Manager Electrical Engineering

Ali Ghafoor

Project Manager Electrical Engineering

Renewable Resources (JV Tractebel-NESPAK-RE)

Location
Pakistan
Education
Master's degree, Power Systems Engineering
Experience
14 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 5 Months

Project Manager Electrical Engineering at Renewable Resources (JV Tractebel-NESPAK-RE)
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since August 2019

• Leading team of electrical engineers for smooth design and supervision of 220kV and 132kV substations project of 650 million USD Project
• Responsible for closure of base and detail electrical design and implementation of design as per project specifications and international standards
• Responsible for the finalization of Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) i.e. not only limited to the finalization of FAT and SAT protocols of primary equipment
• Supervise, manage and evaluate project schedule and team progress
• Support team in timely closure of electrical design, studies, equipment finalization and coordination of field activities to ensure compliance of QMS
• Direct quality control and quality assurance efforts to ensure construction is completed in accordance as per approved drawings and specifications
• Arrange design review meetings for stakeholder’s coordination
• Attend project progress monthly and weekly review meetings
• 220kV ICI AIS Substation extension
• 220kV KPC BPS GIS Substation extension with 1km 220kV HV cable circuit
• 132/11kV Landhi GIS Substation with 8km 132kV HV cable circuit
• 132kV KTPS Substation with 5km 132kV HV cable circuit
• 132kV Q&K Substation with 2.5km 132kV HV cable circuits

Senior Design Engineer - Electrical at Siemens
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2016 to July 2019

• Lead geographical distributed design team of more than 15 electrical engineers for the successful and timely completion of detail engineering design
• Developed overall substation, tray, duct bank, trench layouts with AutoCAD
• Developed overall SLDs and Auxiliary AC & DC supply SLDs
• Prepared grounding calculation as per IEEE 80 with AutoGrid Pro(SES-CDEGS)
• Prepared shielding calculation as per as per IEC 62305, IEEE 998, DIN and lighting calculations with DIALux
• Performed equipment sizing calculations and prepared BOQs
• Developed HV/MV Cable Layouts and bonding arrangements along with cable sizing as per IEC 60949, IEC 60287, IEEE 575
• Prepared engineering progress monitoring sheets for deign monitoring
• Conducted technical coordination meetings with consortium partners and client
• Prepared testing protocols of major equipment i.e. GIS, Transformer, Cables
• Prepared relay setting calculations and CT/VT sizing along with GIS LCC schematics and HV busbar arrangements
• Prepared sag tention calculation along dynamic and static forces on structures and equipment as per IEC 60865-1, CIGRE SC 23
• 220kV NPQ switching GIS Substation with PVT(220kV/0.4kV)
• 220/132/11kV Surjani GIS/AIS Substation
• 220/132/11kV Gulshan GIS/AIS Substation(with new LDC/DRC)
• 220/132/11kV Baldia GIS extension Substation
• 220/132/11kV KDA GIS extension Substation
• 132/11kV SHD/OGL/LBS/GAD GIS Substations
• 220/132/11kV KCR GIS extension Substation
• 132/11kV BOC AIS extension Substation

Senior Design Engineer - Electrical at Alfanar Co. (DAR Engineering)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2015 to August 2016

• Developed overall substation layouts along HV/MV/LV switchgear, control buildings and Overall Single Line Diagrams (SLD), AC/DC single line diagrams with MicroStation
• Developed Cable tray layouts with foundation and trench/duct bank layout
• Prepared Substation Grounding design with AutoGrid Pro (CDEGS) as per IEEE 80, Lighting Calculations with DIALux
• Performed Aux Transformer, Battery, UPS and Charger sizing calculation
• Prepared project man hours and proposed equipment/material quantities
• Prepared AC/DC Cable, CB sizing along breaker coordination, load flow, short circuit studies and Insulation Coordination with ETAP as per IEC 60936, IEC 525
• Prepared HV/MV Cable sizing calculations with layouts an bonding arrangement as per IEC 60287, IEC 60949, IEEE 575, CIGRE 283
• Prepared Lightning Protection design as per IEC 62305, NFPA 780, IEEE 998
• Coordinated with Civil, Mechanical and Transmission Line Departments in compliance with approved QMS checklists during detail design stage
• Prepared CT/VT sizing and relay setting calculations and panel interface wiring diagrams and HV busbar arrangements
• Coordinated with tendering department for design documents and BOQs
• 380132/13.8kV Arar Substation
• 380/132/13.8kV Qassim-5 BSP Substation
• 380/115/13.8kV Dammam North BSP Substation
• 380/132/13.8kV Khamis BSP Substation
• 132/33/13.8kV Turaif Substation
• 132/13.8kV Alhamra Substation
• 115/13.8kV Bandreah Substation

Design Electrical Engineer at Pakistan Engineering Services
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2010 to December 2014

• Completed FEED and Detail Engineering Design of Substations
• Developed Overall Switchyard layouts, Overall Single Line Diagrams, AC/DC System, Cable routing layouts along trench/duct bank with AutoCAD
• Finalized Substation electrical equipment with the sizing of equipment as per project requirements along with respective BOQs
• Prepared Shielding, Cable, CB sizing along CB coordination study, Lighting calculations in conjunction with applicable layouts
• Develop Grounding Layouts and calculations as per IEEE 80
• Prepared auxiliaries calculations i.e. Aux trafo, battery (485, 1115), UPS,
• Charger sizing
• Developed tray and equipment hardware layout
• Prepared HV cable sizing and layout along with bonding arrangement
• Carried load flow and short circuit analysis using ETAP
• 500/220/132/11kV Azad Patan Switchyard
• 500/220/132/11kV Ashkot Swithcyard
• 220/132/11kV patrind GIS Substation
• 132/11kV Golen Gol Substation with extension of 3 132kV substations
• 132/11kV Matiltan Substation with extension of 2 132kV substations

Education

Master's degree, Power Systems Engineering
  • at MUST
  • May 2014

Continuing part time M.Sc Power Engineering along with my job as this MSc is improving my working abilities and helping me a lot in my professional career. The majors of this course are : -Power System Analysis -Renewable Energy Technologies -Power System Optimization -Advance Topics in Power -Power System Insulation -Power System Design

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
  • October 2009

MAJORS: -Machines -Transformers -Power Generation -Transmission & Distribution

Specialties & Skills

Substation Automation
Power Plants
Project Collaboration
Power Generation
Project Bidding
Project Documentation
MS OFFICE
Bentley Project Wise

Languages

Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
German
Beginner

Memberships

Pakistan Engineering Council(PEC)
  • Registered Engineer/Member of PEC
  • December 2009

Training and Certifications

Power Plant Operations (Training)
Training Institute:
Mangla Hydro Power Station
Date Attended:
October 2009

Hobbies

  • Video Gaming,Football,History