Senior Projects Manager
ALRECCO USA INTERNATIONAL
Total years of experience :30 years, 7 Months
Chevron Oil and Gas Production Company LLC Bakers Field California USA October 2013- Jan 15, 2014 (4 months)SJBVU (CONTRACT)
•Providing Electrical Engineering and design support for existing and new Oil and Gas fields in Midway Sunset Fellows Area in Kern County of Bakersfield California The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying
Supervised engineering and design jobs for Power Substations, O/H and U/G T&D and P&C systems and providing technical support to government agencies at home and abroad for new construction and maintenance of existing facilities. The job includes testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying.
These jobs included design and CAD works for U/G feeder ducting system and manholes design layouts.
Designing &planning O/H&U.G. 12KV feeders design for Exelon /Com Ed for TSS 111and TDC577 138/34/12 KV substations in Chicago land Area.
Cargill, CITGO, Us Gypsum. Valero and other major food and oil industries.
•Performed engineering and design duties, applying engineering principles and knowledge of substation design, using SEL, ABB and GE Multiline relays. Utilizing my previous Experience in application of relays and metering in an electrical substation at 138kV and above.
•Designed electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems. Designed connection drawings, performed cable sizing calculations, and cabling in underground ducting and industrial cable trays and hanger systems for 13.8KV distribution system and motor control centers. The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying
•Performed Relay coordination for HV lines, Transformer protection and 13.8KV Feeders. Utilizing my knowledge and understanding of substation components and their functions.
•Preparation of design documents and drawings necessary to complete these projects. Using engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
•Working in a team environment. and communicating effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients
Senior Substations and Transmission -Protection &Controls Engineer General Electric Company (GE)-Energy Services, Chicago USA 2011- 2012(CONTRACT)
•Preparing conceptual packages, complete design documents and drawings and issuing for bid and for construction for high voltage 69KV-138KV and above, EHV and medium voltage substations and HV and EHV transmission lines.
•Specifying protective relays for substations bus and feeder protection, transformer differential and backup protection, transmission line protection for HV and EHV lines and breaker protection using SEL, AREVA and GE Multilin and ABB Relays.
•Writing theory of operations and performing relay setting and tabulating SCADA points.
•Also taking part in physical design of substation, grounding studies and battery sizing calculations.
•Performing these designs for OKLAHAMA GAS & ELECTRICTY (OG&E), BALTIMORE GAS&ELECTRICITY(BGE) and (PGE) ETC .
•Designing Electrical rooms, Control House, SCADA Points & Communication systems. The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying
HVDC Transmission Lines and Converter Stations projects in USA and Canada
Designing fossil power generating stations systems, preparing specifications for GSU 450MVA and UAT and 84MVA - 22KV to 525 KV SST power transformers, 525KV, 240 KV rated Station-switchyards and 525KV, 138KV/69KV/13.8 KV- UATs 2X45MVA for substations for wet flue gas desulfurization systems, 16000hp ID Fan motors and VFD’s and 22KVIsophase bus systems, 13.8 KV &4.16KV non-segregated bus systems13.8KV cable bus systems.
•Specifying Protective relays like SEL GB300 and GT687, and SEL 652, SEL 321, 421, 351, 551, and 487&587 Motor protective relays like SEL 701, GE Multilin and Siemens relays.
•Designing 10X 20MW 480V/13.8KV/115KVEnergy Storage systems for AES GLOBAL NY Westover, Dyno, and Cayuga, Red oak and Armenia Mnt.
•Prepared one line diagrams and 3 lines schematics.
•Lake land Fossil Power Plant Florida, Coronado generating station Units one and two(2 X 500MW) for SRP, Dresden and Kammer for American Electric power. For Coronado Power Plant addition of 4X84 MVA Station AUX Transformers 525KV/13.8KV for Salt River Project, and 345KV/13.8KV Transformers and Switchgears for Welsh POWER in TX.
•Performing short circuit studies, Arch flash analysis on 480V, 13.8KV and 34KV switchgears with ETAP & Easy Power software tool. The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying
Designing 34KV/13.8KV and 138KV/69KV/34/KV substations, 12KV-Power supply/ Distribution Networks Systems for O’HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
•Included substation design, Feeders, Switchgears and Transformers design suitable for O’HARE DOA standards.
•It involved construction management as well. Recently Designed 900s Clark UG-Vault, Cable and Conduit for 2x2500KVA 34KV/12KV ESS# 708-5 and 708-6, for 2020 North Ruby.
Management of a Project for PHCN (NEPA).
•Playing the lead Electrical Engineer role in conjunction with other personnel on the consortium team and in conjunction with the client’s staff in the fulfillment of the following project requirements.
•Providing the protection schemes an analysis, creating one line and three-line schematics for the primary distribution substations 132KV/33KV and secondary 33KV/11KV injection Substations for the new and existing.
•Specifying protection relays and providing the relay setting for system reliability and integrity during normal working of lines and for fault clearances for the feeders, transformers and bus protection. The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying
•Providing a detailed calculation & analysis of Technical losses on the132KV/33KV Transmission lines, 300 MVA grid station and 33 KV/ 11 KV feeder and distribution network.
•Providing recommendations of actions that should be taken to improve the quality of electrical supply in the distribution network.
•Designed capacitor banks to compensate for system reactive MVAR losses.
•Maintenance and upgrading of transmission and distribution infrastructure from feeder connections to consumer premises including protection, metering and grounding system.
•Developing standards and specifications and for KANO national electric power authority. Training and mentoring existing Utility engineers& staff.
•Accurate materials sourcing according to US standards, NEC Codes, project specs & design and cost-effective purchasing and shipping for international projects.
•Performing short circuit studies, Arch flash analysis on 480V, 13.8KV and 34KV switchgears with NEPLAN and Easy Power software and failure mode analysis(FEMA) for EHV&HV bus systems at 138KV and 240KV Switchyards and Bus systems.
•Customer fulfillment and satisfaction by furnishing client technical questions, negotiations with Vendors like General Electric, Cutler hammer, Square D and lighting fixture manufacturers in USA and CANADA.
•Performing short circuit studies, load flow simulations, system stability studies, are flash studies, and protective relay design.
WESCO DISTRIBUTION PA USA).
Clients: US Govt., US Defense department, General Electric, Cutler hammer and Square D
•Receiving Design documents, B.O.M, Specs & Drawings for Power distribution, preparing protection Schemes and one line and 3-line protection schematics for control Systems, for US Govt., US Ministry of Defense (MOD) and US Embassies and International construction companies like J.A.Jones, Morganti and Blackman Etc. .
•Fulfillment of FOB orders from major international construction companies, US MOD, taking off Quantities, competitive RFQ pricing, tender closing, Contract negotiations and management.
•Accurate materials sourcing according to US standards, NEC Codes, project specs & design and cost-effective purchasing and shipping for international projects.
•Customer fulfillment and satisfaction by furnishing client technical questions, negotiations with Vendors like Alstom, General Electric, Cutler hammer, Square D in USA and
CANADA.
•Performing short circuit studies, Arch flash analysis on 480V, 13.8KV and 34KV switchgears with NEPLAN and Easy Power software The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers and switchgears and protective relaying
City of Chicago, Chicago Metra, DOA,
CDOT and IDOT
•Design/construction of Electrical systems and plants in Chicago involving inspections to ensure that the project was completed according to client specifications.
•Designing and planning of substations power protection one line and three-line schemes for Metra, DOA, and Water treatment plant in Chicago.
•Calculating voltage drops and technical losses related to distribution networks for the city of Chicago, Metra and CDOT and IDOT.
•Responsible for engineering services to upgrade and modify the existing protection schemes at primary and secondary voltage levels for COMED and other clients.
•Designing of new public Systems and upgrading existing Systems.
•Providing Engineering and design Services of new surge Protective devices from lightning strikes to the power distribution panels and Electrical Plants.
•Team leader for construction, installation and maintenance of Electrical/Mechanical systems.
•Management of cabling and wiring for motor control centers, electrical substations, Industrial and commercial electrical wiring and control.
•Construction of electrical distribution system and deployment of diesel generating sets for emergency power supply.
•Recommended best practices for quality of electrical supply in the distribution network.
Supervised the construction of electrical sub-stations and power plants for various International Companies.
Procurement of all the equipment from USA as per FBO’s requirements and Supervision of Electrical and Mechanical activities of the project till completion. The job included testing and commissioning of HV substation equipment- transformers, switchgears and protective relaying.
In charge of manufacture and quality control of electrical equipment division.
•Exercised quality control of rotors, stators, bottom end caps and drive motors. Installation of centrifuge machines and cascade systems.
•Designing high speed centrifuge hysteresis toroidal motors at 450HZ and higher frequencies and 0.98PF, designing permanent Alnico ring magnets, Assembly of Invertors 400 KW capacity and installation of UPS systems 200KVA.
Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Pakistan.
. Participated in the design and detail engineering review projects, implementation, commissioning of Automation Systems, Control, Protection of Hydroelectric Power Plants with an installed power of 5X 200 MW”
•Cable laying and Substation Construction of an 11 KV/440-volt underground power distribution System.
•Implemented consumer service connections in accordance with the design standards and specifications of WAPDA which were provided by international consultants like Sargent & Lundy and Minor & minor of USA.
•Management of illegal consumption reduction through disconnection and reconnection of consumers.
courses: PLC Courses - St Clair College Windsor ON Canada
