RadhishKumar Balakrishnan, DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER

RadhishKumar Balakrishnan

DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER

SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Bachelor's degree, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Experience
20 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 3 Months

DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER at SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since October 2013

13.8KV Load dispatch center operation by which ensure reliable & quality power supply to customers 24X7
Monitor 115 Nos. of SCADA controlled 69/13.8KV & 115/13.8KV grid station by maintaining nominal bus voltage on 13.8KV side
Plan & Design new and reinforcement network of substations, underground Cables and Overhead Lines.
Review, plan and initiate improvement projects to the network.
Develop Maintenance Programs for substation equipments and Underground and Overhead power lines
Experience in design, construction, contracting of substation and power line projects
Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 13.8kV Ring Main Unit
Electrification of residential, commercial and industrial areas
Supervision of various Site Installation Engineers & Outsourced Field Service Groups

ASSISTANT MANAGER at TATA POWER DELHI DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  • India
  • August 2005 to May 2013

Looked after:
Plan Design & Engineering of HT/LT Distribution Network upto 11KV
Operations & maintenance of HT/LT Distribution Network upto 11KV
Erection, testing & commissioning of 11kV Ring Main Unit and electrification of regularized colonies
Execution of CAPEX/OPEX schemes using SAP PM module
Administered various Site Installation Engineers & Outsourced Field Service Groups

Projects Handled:
High Voltage Distribution System (Conversion of LT Network to HVDS)
System Improvement & Augmentation Scheme Execution
Monitor outage through SAP PM Module
Electrification of Residential/Commercial Centre
Reduce HT (11KV) feeder tripping
Replacement of 11 KV RMU
Conversion of Bare Conductor LT Network into LT AB Cable Network
Street Lighting Maintenance & Complaints Resolution
Monitor No Supply Complaint Resolution
Energy Audit & DT Metering
Resolution of Consumer Requests through ERP Based System
Automatic Meter Reading (GSM) & Mass Meter Replacement Drive
Fast Meter Complaint Resolution Drive
AT & C Loss Reduction

SITE ENGINEER - ELECTRICAL at ASEA BROWN BOVERI, INDIA
  • India
  • May 2004 to May 2005

Responsible for managing projects like Fire Fighting System, Public Address System, Telephone System, HVAC, Illumination System, Cabling, Equipment erection of HT/LT sub stations.

Functions include coordinating with various cross-functional teams like Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical), Construction and Quality Management, Sub-Contract Management, and ensuring project execution with improved customer value & project margin.

Project
- Second 1X500MW HVDC Back to Back Project at Vizag, India
(US $50mn HVDC project from largest Indian utility, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. On EPC basis)

Functional responsibilities include finalizing division of responsibilities, co-ordination among cross-functional engineering teams like electrical, civil, structural, mechanical auxiliary systems, Supply management & vendor finalization, managing construction activities, schedule monitoring, and finally achieving project target and managing a team of functional supervisors responsible for various sub-systems.

RESEARCH INTERN at NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY
  • India
  • August 2003 to May 2004

NPL (NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY) is a custodian of nation’s Primary and Secondary standards of fundamental and all measuring units, disseminates it through calibration services to the country.

Successfully established the Quality System of various DU (Decision Units) under the supervision and Guidance of Quality Manager, NPL.
Responsibilities include preparation and updating of Quality & Document Manuals, Internal Audits, Management Review Meeting, Calibration of various Instruments, Gauges, Meters, Sensors, Transducers etc., Evaluation of Uncertainty as per ISO/IEC 17025,

Project
- Quality System ISO/IEC 17025

Education

Bachelor's degree, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • at PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • April 2002

CUMULATIVE GPA ( OF 4 YEAR COURSE): 7.76/10

High school or equivalent, MATHS, PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY
  • at BISHOP UBAGARASAMY HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
  • April 1998

SECURED SCHOOL FIRST RANK IN HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE.

Specialties & Skills

Engineering
Planning
Power Distribution
Electrical Maintenance
Project Management
MS OFFICE
QUALITY SYSTEM ISO/IEC 17025
PROJECT/SITE/CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
MATERIAL MANAGEMENT, CLIENT/VENDOR FOLLOW UP
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF 11K DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
POWER DISTRIBUTION PLANNING & ENGINEERING

Languages

English
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Cooking
  • Stock Market & Investment in Equities & Funds
  • Reading Books