Fernando Arango Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, MB, CA

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Responsible for the development of specifications and recommendations to acquire complex electrical apparatus for Stations.
• Responsible for all technical aspects of complex electrical apparatus, evaluation of major equipment requirements and follow through to completion of work.
• Leads and/or supports QMS Factory Audits, witnessing inspections, FATs and/or quality investigations.
• Research complex technical assignments associated with electrical apparatus designs, application and be responsible for technical support of complex apparatus to other Business Units within the Corporation.
• Lead the development of detailed technical specifications and procurement process for complex Station Apparatus.
• Responsible for analysis of technical and commercial data as well as leading the negotiation process with vendors in preparation of recommendations for the supply of complex apparatus.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Lead Engineer for Riel Sectionalization E & P Project and Riel 230 kV expansion EP&C Project.
• Provide project management from the planning phase through to the closure for assigned projects.
• Lead the proposal, budget, design, and commissioning of engineering projects.
• Have a broad scope involved in multi-disciplinary project and support teams, feasibility studies and detailed design and execution of a variety of projects.
• Have project management responsibility drawing on the technical expertise from other disciplines.
• Lead/participates in the development of contract plans including estimates, scope, schedules, human resource requirements, procurement strategies, risk assessment and quality requirements.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Designed and costed power transformers. This includes short circuit analysis, forces computation, no-load and load losses calculation, sizing and selection of active part materials, voltage distribution calculation.
• Responsible for managing all customers’ proposals, which includes review of all technical and commercial specifications. (Annual bids in excess of $500 million in Canada and United States markets).
• Reviewed the terms & conditions and set selling prices for all requests for proposals submitted to customers.
• Completion of technical and commercial documentation.
• Advised the Sales Manager on contracts valued up to $8 million with Customers.
• Monitored market activities by gathering market intelligence through customers, agents, publications and government websites.

Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

• As part of the feasibility study team for hydro projects, performed financial evaluations of various small run-off river power plants ranging between 10 and 50 MW with an average energy production of 170 GWh per year..
• Pre-designed the electromechanical equipment for small power plants up to 50 MW.
• Prepared reference terms for pre-feasibility and feasibility studies of small power plants.
• Designed and conducted marketing studies on a 150 MW coal-fired power plant in Antioquia.
• Participated in the promotion of the Pescadero-Ituango Hydro project. (1800 MW, 11,000 GWh –year and 1,400 Million dollars investment.
• Thoroughly evaluated levels of risk and return of small hydro projects to ensure feasibility of the projects.

Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

• Oversaw network designs for buildings and construction of distribution systems. This included multistory housing buildings, recreational parks, highways and roads lighting.
• Coordinated and supervised the construction of electrical networks. (Sub-transmission and Distribution). Approximately 500 km of distribution network in rural areas (countryside).
• Coordinated and supervised the upgrade of the telephone network (overhead lines) of the municipality of Segovia, a 35,000 people town in Colombia.
• Supervised the electrical works of the Metropolitan stadium of the city of Bello in Colombia
• Responsible for cost control, budgeting and scheduling in relation to project designs and construction activities.
• Consulted with clients to determine their needs, provided them with assessments and cost estimates.

Bachelor’S Degree In Electrical Engineering, Power Systems

Master’S Degree In Business Administration (Mba), Project Evaluation And Financial Assessment

Masters Certificate In Project Management, Project Management