Shahzada Khurram

Directed full lifecycle asset management for a 400 MW wind farm, maximizing operational efficiency
with turbine availability at 98.75% and balance of plant efficiency at 99%.
• Developed and managed multi-million-dollar budgets, optimizing expenditure to drive financial
performance while maintaining high operational reliability.
• Led contract negotiations and vendor management, ensuring financial and operational agreements
aligned with corporate and regulatory standards.
• Supervised spare parts inventory and procurement, ensuring seamless supply chain management to
prevent downtime and enhance asset availability.
• Implemented robust HSE policies and risk mitigation strategies, ensuring 100% compliance with local
and international regulations.
• Managed workforce planning and staff development, fostering a high-performance culture with
strategic talent deployment and training initiatives.
• Oversaw regulatory compliance and license renewals, ensuring seamless plant operations and
adherence to all legal requirements.
• Prepared financial, operational, and performance reports for shareholders, lenders, and regulatory
bodies, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
• Led Board and stakeholder meetings, presenting technical, financial, and strategic updates on plant
operations, budgeting, and performance.

Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance Engineer for High Voltage Substation
• Commissioning and Testing of 380/132/110KV Electrical Substations Projects.
• Preventive and Corrective Maintenance of 380/132/110KV Substations.
• To perform C&DF, TTR, Polarity Test, Winding Resistance, open circuit test and Insulation Resistance (Megger) test of transformers.
• Timing tests of EHV, HV and MV Circuit Breakers
• Contact Resistance Testing EHV, HV and MV Circuit Breakers.
• CT and PT Testing Using Omicron and CPC 100
• Primary Injection of CT Using ODEN
• AC HIPOT Test of 13.8KV and 132KV Switchgear.
• Testing commissioning and setting of Relay SEL 710, SEL 751A, SEL 451 REJ525, REF615, REM610, SEPAM S40, CDG11, GE MII
• Metering Panel Testing Internal Wiring Check, Metering (Ammeters, Voltmeters, Wattmeter, Varmeter…) & MCB’s.
• Reviewing the whole drawing, making modifications on the drawing (if required) and that’s before applying it actually in the site.
• Commissioning LV ACDB & DCDB and testing all of their components.
• Test and Verify the Electrical Power and Control Schematic Drawings and Loops of Transformers, Switchgears, Relays and SCADA Systems
• High Voltage Test of MV and HV Switchgear.
• SF6 Gas Dew Point and purity Testing.
• HV and VLF test of Cables.
•Impedance and Specific Gravity measurement and Load test of Station Battery Bank
• Familiar with Testing Equipment:
Freja 300, Sverker 760, Megger MIT510/2, Winding resistance Test set MTO 0210, Megger TTR 330, CHAUVIN ARNOUX CA.6545 Megameter, CPC 100, CT ANALYSER, DELTA 4000, CMC 256, Hipotronics, EGIL Timing Test Set, Oden Primary Injection, Oil Di Electric test set of Hipotronics
•Create project specific testing and commissioning plans
•Developing formats and procedure for thorugh testing of electrical equipment and developing reports for test results
•Review of test data to client standards and review of in-service test data.
•Verifying cable schedules and revision of it according to on site modifications.
Possess knowledge in Transformer protection, Transformer Differential Protection & REF Protection, Bus Bar protection
•PTW, LOA, Tag-In, Tag-Out, Padlock System, Hot Permit and Cold Permits for Safety formalities for all kind of Electrical Work
•Responsible in testing of DC power supply system including the batteries, the chargers and switchboards
•Perform scheme test or functional test, testing of inter‐trip panel and tripping matrix and monitor testing of mechanical and electrical interlocking schemes.
Provide interface between testing contractors/subcontractors and client

• Maintenance of 132/11 KV conventional grid station
• Commissioning of 11KV 2.8MW substation
• Performing different test on Power transformer, distribution transformer, MV and LV switch gears
• Carried out Annual Preventive Maintenance of different Grid and substation Auxiliaries.
Hands on Experience of Following Testing Equipment's
1. VIDAR vacuum interrupter tester for 11kv Switchgear
2. Vacuum Tester Mitsubishi
3. Insulation Resistance Test using Megger test set
4. Contact Resistance Test of HV and MV Circuit Breaker using MOM 100 Test set
5. ISA CBA 1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer.
6. 3000A Primary Current Injection Set Foster
7. Secondary Current Injection set AVO
8. Megger Earthing Resistance Test Set.
9. Earthing tester Kyoritsu
10. SF6 Gas Leakage Detector.
11. Transformer Oil Dielectric Test set DTS Series High voltage Instrument
12. SF6 Gas Dew Point and Purity Analyzer.
13. High voltage Indicator Edgcumbe
14. High Voltage Phase Sequence Tester Kyoritsu

• Maintenance & Testing of 132/ 66 & 11 KV Conventional Grid station Equipment's Including:-

1. Power Transformer (30 MVA & 31.5/40MVA )
2. 11KV Switchgears (Make: Siemens, Areva and Alstom).
3. 132KV Spring Charged, Hydraulic and Air Compressor type Breakers (Siemens, Areva, Alstom, GEC, Magreni, ABB)
4. Testing of 132KV Breakers. (Timing test using CBA 1000 and contact resistance test)
5. DC 220V Charger (Make: NIFE, Industrial Chloride & Statron).
6. Capacitor Banks 4MVAR & 8MVAR (Make: Siemens)
7. 132kv & 220kv Isolator Maintenance (Make: GEC, Areva, China Type)
8. House Transformer 11kv/440v (Make: PEL, Siemens)
9. DC & AC Panels (Make: Areva, Descon)
10. Maintenance of 132kv Current and Potential Transformers.
11. Attended Power Transformer Oil Leakages.
12. Maintenance of Diesel generators

• Maintenance & Testing of 220kV & 132kV GIS System including:-

1. Replacement of Tulip Contact of GIS Breaker.
2. Replacement of Seals and Gaskets of GIS Breaker Compartment.
3. Testing of Siemens GIS Breaker ON/OFF Timings using CBA 1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer.
4. Testing of Dew point and Purity Analyzing of SF6 Gas using in GIS.
5. Testing of SF6 Gas Leakage using SF6 Gas Leakage detector.
6. Attended Hydraulic Oil Leakage from Breaker Mechanism in GIS.
7. Attended SF6 Gas Leakage in GIS.
8. Attended Bus bar Isolator replacement of ABB GIS 220 KV at Baldia grid station

• Hands on Experience of Following Testing Equipments:-

1. VIDAR vacuum interrupter tester for 11kv Switchgear.
2. ISA CBA 1000 Circuit Breaker Analyzer.
3. Megger Primary Current Test Set.
4. Megger Earthing Resistance Test Set.
5. SF6 Gas Leakage Detector.
6. Transformer Oil Dielectric Test set.
7. SF6 Gas Dew Point Mirror and Purity Analyzer.

• Installation Performed of Following Grid Station Equipments:-

1. 11kv Switchgears.
2. Power Transformer.
3. 132kv Breakers & Isolators.
4. Capacitor Banks.
5. DC Charger.
6. NGR (Neutral Grounding Resistors).
7. DC Battery Banks.
8. House Transformer.
9. Surge Arrestor
10. Grid Grounding
11. Grid Fire Alarm System

• Preparing of testing plan and testing strategy for Grid Station equipment like power transformer, circuit breaker and allied equipment.
• Maintenance of medium voltage capacitor bank, control panels, AC and DC panels.
• Planning and implementation of Annual preventive maintenance (APM) program for substation equipments.
• Trouble shooting of time to time faults at Grid Stations and propose remedial measures.
• Study of load flow and prepare proposals for system expansion according to load growth.
• Preparing Control Scheme for 132kv Breakers and Isolators.
• Review and approval of factory routine test reports. Witness of factory routine tests for critical equipment like circuit breakers, Power transformers, current transformers and all protection and control panels.
• Supervise the design, construction, activities for their timely completion according to schedule. Issue instructions and implementation resource enhancement to meet the schedule mile stone dates.

Work in 220 KV/132 KV/11 KV High Voltage Substation design department