Christopher Barber Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Hectorspruit, Mpumalanga

· This dual role enables me to design equipment and structures and then oversee and coordinate their fabrication or construction from inception to completion.· Managing multi-disciplinary projects requiring coordination between various internal departments including steel fabrication, electrical, civil and IT, as well as external suppliers and.

Stone, England, United Kingdom

· Detail design of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter stations.· Layout of the AC busbars, switchgear and filter yards, as well as the arrangements of reactors and converter valves.· Prepared 3D CAD models and 2D drawings.· Performed all the necessary calculations including sizing of flexable conductors and busbars to withstand both electrical.

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Responsible for planning and detailing the design of substations
• Responsible for all the necessary calculations:o Fault currento Conductor sizingo Earthingo Lightning protectiono Structural analysis of steel supports
• Coordinate the various aspects of the substation including electrical, civil and mechanical engineering.
• Responsible for the following drawings and designs:o electrical equipment layouts, and elevationso the civil layouts… Show more
• Responsible for the following drawings and designs:o electrical equipment layouts, and elevationso the civil layouts o earthing layoutso lightning protection planso foundation designso design and detailing of steel.
• Liaise with both suppliers and clients and co-ordinate information flowing in and out of the department.Projects that I have worked on include the following:Caprivi Interconector Project (Namibia) 400kV and 330kV AC.

Btech, Mechanical Engineering

Grade 12