Ashok Kumar Thangaraj, Electrical Maintenance / Commissioning Engineer

Ashok Kumar Thangaraj

Electrical Maintenance / Commissioning Engineer

GE Power

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Experience
10 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 4 Months

Electrical Maintenance / Commissioning Engineer at GE Power
  • India - Chennai
  • September 2011 to August 2017

• All activities related to the testing and validation of an equipment, facility or plant in accordance to the design objectives or specifications for operational use. Includes Performance Services, Performance tests.
• Major contribution to the development of an operational year plan for own department activities of the team.
• Suggests improvements in products, processes and procedures.
• Works together with people from the business unit. Contacts are under guidance and/ or geared towards specifying activities, planning of activities and giving explanations on technical issues
• Scheduling and coordinating work to tight deadlines
• Creating and carrying out test procedures
• Ensuring site safety norms
• Coordinating with installation/ project engineers/ Project Managers
• Site report preparation, planning and execution
• Needs to work closely with the global project team.
• Investigating technical problems, diagnosing/ repairing faults
• Troubleshooting

Highlight:

• Commissioning of LV Variable Speed drives, Automation technology and Safety PLC (PNOZ) for Offshore floating crane(800T) for client Gusto MSC(Netherlands) in Jebel Ali Free zone, Dubai (Lamprell ship building) and COSCO shipyard, Shanghai.
• Commissioning of Variable Speed drives, Automation technology and Safety PLC (PNOZ) for STS crane (Twin Forty) for client ZPMC, Shanghai in HHLA container terminal, Hamburg
• Involved in FAT and Testing of MV Variable Speed Drives (16 MW) for Pumped storage power plant in GE Energy, Berlin
• Commissioning of MV Variable Frequency Drives for Hydro Pump Turbine driven by three phase doubly fed Induction Machine (2 x 430MVA) in Pumped Storage Power plant for Customer Voith Hydro GMBH & Energias de Portugal- Frades, Portugal.
• Commissioning of MV Variable Speed Drive (12MW), Inverter duty Transformer (12.5MVA) & Motor(8150kW) for Gas Injection Compressor supplied by Man Diesel & Turbo SE for customer Technip Abu Dhabi & ZADCO, Zirkuin. UAE.
• Commissioning of MV Variable Speed Drive for Rotor test bench balancing and its automation & Safety PLC supplied by Schenk GMBH using SIMATIC Step7-300 PLC.
• Involved in Commissioning of MV drives (4.6MW) for Synchronous motors in Roughing mill application (Reversible), SAIL (Bokaro steel Plant).
• Commissioning of MV Variable Speed drives & Motor for Gas Injection Compressor (HP_2x5.4MW & MP_2x10.5MW) supplied by GE Oil & Gas for Customer Hyundai Heavy Industries(HHI) and Total E&P Congo, MOHO Nord offshore.
• Commissioning of MV drives & Motors for finishing mill in ZPSS, China.
• Commissioning of MV drives(5x9MW drives) train with transformer, MV switchgears and motors for Gas Compressor application in Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant, Waad Al Shamal, Turaif, KSA for the customer Saudi Electric Company (SEC) & Abener.
• Commissioning and service of MV drives( 12x18MW) train with transformer, MV switchgears and motors for Boiler Feed pump application in Jeddah South Thermal Power Plant(JSTPP), Jeddah, KSA.
• Commissioning of MV drives & motors (6 x MV7821) for PR & MR helper motor application in Cameron LNG, Hackberry, LA, USA.

Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer at Siemens Industry Solutions
  • India - Mumbai
  • July 2010 to August 2011

• Enhancing production process operations and escalating operational efficiencies.
• Effectuating Preventive Maintenance, Breakdown Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Proactive Maintenance and Condition monitoring of Electrical & Instrumentation equipment to increase machine uptime and equipment reliability in Cement Industry and Mines.
• Undergone Maintenance of 110kV Switchyard consisting of M/s. AREVA make Power Transformer (25/31.5MVA, 110kV/11.9kV), 1250A SF6 Circuit Breaker, PT, CT & Air Break switch.
• Has gone through documentation of Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, Condition Monitoring & Break down Analysis (RCA) for Various Equipment’s- LT & HT motors, Transformers, LT & HT Switchgears, HT Capacitors, APFC, Battery Bank & Charger, Earth pit, VFD & SPRS drives.

Highlights:

• Shouldered the responsibility of training engineers and technicians in Cement plant technology.
• Prepared history card for all electrical equipment’s in Dalmia Cements for Scheduling periodic maintenance frequency.

Electrical & Instrumentation Operations & Maintenance Engineer at Chettinad Cements
  • India - Chennai
  • May 2007 to June 2010

• Has Supervised through Erection & Commissioning of Electrical Equipment’s in 3200 MT Ball mill Cement & Raw Grinding Unit.
• Has Undergone the Maintenance of 900-3300KW M/s.BHEL make HT Motors with GRR, GRS & LRS methods of Rotor Speed Control.
• Has Undergone the Testing, Commissioning & Maintenance of 2000KVA M/s. VOLAMP make Distribution Transformers & 12/16.5MVA Power Transformer with ON-Load Tap Changing.
• Has undergone training programme conducted by FLSmidth on Cement technology.
• Managing overall activities pertaining to installation and commissioning of a wide range of machinery, systems and equipment’s.
• Has Undergone testing of L&T make Motor control centre(MCC) panels with Feeder Vision Relays & ACB’s in L&T AUTOMATION, Coimbatore & Maintenance of SCHNEIDER Electric. MCC & PCC panels.
• Solving Right of Way problem (ROW) with client for execution of work.
• Maintaining documentation as required on quality procedures, tests and checking of day-to-day erection progress.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
  • at Anna University
  • June 2007

Bachelors in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Kongu Engineering College (4 years)

Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • at Anna University
  • May 2007

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with 72% in 2007 from Kongu Engineering College, ANNA University, Tamilnadu, India. Higher Secondary Education from Carmel Matric. Hr. Sec School, Erode. with 91% in 2002. Secondary School Leaving Certificate from Carmel Matric. Hr. Sec School, Erode, with 86% in 2000.

Specialties & Skills

Industrial Automation
Electrical Installation
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Testing
Electrical Maintenance
MS office
Industrial Automation
Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
Electrical Switchgears
Electrical Maintenance
Electrical Commissioning

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Native Speaker