Muhammad Z A. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Oakland, California, Us

Windsor, Ct, Us

Key Responsibilities:• Designed and prepared construction orders related to overhead and underground facilities associated with electric distribution systems in California. Applied prescribed standards, guides, specifications and procedures.• Assisted in the performance of load studies on various jobs related to distribution transformers. Investigated circuit overloads and voltage complaints to determine necessary corrective action. Performed Voltage drop and Flicker calculation.• Prepared post estimate packages for more than 200 work orders in California, including replacement/installation of SCADA operated Switches, Trip savers, Capacitors and Regulators.• Prepared more than 200 construction packages for 07D/2AA/2AF/2AO/B-tag/GAC ( pole replacement, equipment replacement, pole loading, removal of idle facilities, SCADA equipment installation)jobs. • Learned fire hardening standards of PG&E/ CPUC and implemented them in the Butte County Rebuild project (OH and UG tap lines). Proposed new 12kV primary distribution lines, 600V secondary distribution lines, line fuses, Switches and other protective equipment as per Utility’s Fire hardening standards.• Assisted in the High Speed Rail project by relocating and designing the distribution system as per utility standards.• Prepared Circuit Map Change Sheet for different projects, incorporated new 12kV primary lines, line fuses, switches and other primary distribution equipment.• Performed project work management by using SAP. Navigated SAP by activating/ deactivating different tasks, uploaded related documents.

Key Responsibilities were: - Conducted power flow studies, performed transmission system re-configurations, schedule curtailments, re-dispatching generation and reduced demand as required. Assessed the reliability impact of near-term planned and real time forced transmission and distribution outages.-Engineering Support: Provided engineering support in 24/7 rotational shifts to different departments i.e Grid System Operation, Grid System Construction, Distribution Operation and Distribution Construction.-Coordination: Coordinated in planned and forced outages of the Transmission system and ensured system security, reliable operations and system restoration.- Monitoring: Comprehensively monitored and implemented the Reliability Plan(RP) for electrical system of LESCO (5800MVA), which included operating procedures, restoration procedures, and management of the under-frequency and under voltage load shedding. Maintained continuous electric supply of LESCO which has more than 120 substations, 1775 feeders and 4.5 million consumers by using MTI Galaxy Live Monitor.- Surveillance & Supervisory Control : Observed various Power Quality parameters of LESCO MW, MVAR, Voltage, Frequency and Power Factor by using EMS Application. - Testing & Commissioning: Ensured solid communication among Power Distribution Control Center of LESCO and its 120 Substations, 305 I/C panels of power transformers and 1775 11KV feeders. Tested various components of an electrical system i.e relays, circuit breakers, Capacitor banks, Regulators and Tap changers using MTI software.- Load Management Planning: Devised and implemented the load management plan (of Avg 4000MW) to avoid system over loading and meet generation constraints. - Took appropriate real-time actions under normal and emergency conditions and maintained system reliability in compliance with Regional Control Center (RCC).- Prepared power outage summaries, Fault reports, SAIDI, SAIFI and CAIDI.

-Prepared and reviewed engineering designs/layouts for the construction, installation and maintenance of electrical power distribution (overhead and underground) system -Planned and surveyed HT/LT overhead and underground lines and rehabilitated the distributed network by Energy Loss Reduction methods using ArcGIS and SynerGi. -Assisted in developing standard operating procedures,quality & safety standards. -Modified existing lines by preforming root analysis on power interruptions and equipment failures.-Developed emergency design change notices and updated System Protection and Control Department -Resolved recurring electrical distribution problems related to power outages , Low voltage and poor Power Quality. -Tested and commissioned Single/ Three phase smart energy meters.-Fielded HT/LT lines and inspected Sub-stations.-Controlled damage/loss of transformers and transmission lines through load management.-Forecasted load of the area of jurisdiction.-Ensured safety standards-Reduced the technical distribution line losses by improving Power Factor, Harmonics and heat loss. -Implemented Energy Loss Reduction methods-Took immediate action to prevent un-authorized/ illegal consumption of electrical energy.-Delivered electrical system repair services for better and smooth electrical operations of the distribution system which included maintenance and repair of 11KV feeders, distribution transformers, HT & LT structures and capacitor banks.-Disposal of inspection reports.-Scrutinized estimates of new connection at site including tube wells. -Encouraged residential consumers for gird tie solar and Installed 23 bidirectional net-meters which allowed consumers to sell solar electricity to the utility.

Lahore, Pk

1. Conducted labs of PSP(Power System Protection), Power Electronics.2. Supervised various final year projects i.ePLC (Power line carrier), ATS(Automatic Transfer Switch), Maximum Power Point Tracking and many others3. Configured and programmed different PLCs and RTUs of Siemens, Allen Bradley, Fatek and Schneider 4. Troubleshooting of Lab equipment, Cathode Ray Oscilloscope, DC voltage supply, AC generator5. Evaluated LAB reports

During that internship,I worked on 1. GTPS ( Gas Turbine Power Station) simulatorSPS (Steam Power Station) simulatorCCP ( Combine Cycle Plant) simulator2. Transmission Cables, splicing and cable pulling calculations.3. Analog and Digital Energy Meter working and operation. Working of GSM based smart meters and Advanced metering infrastructure4. Battery banks in substation.5. Visited switch yard at a 220 KV grid station. 6. Different Circuit breakers and electrical relays for power system protection.7. Visited transformer reclamation center, Performed Transformer Testing.

Gained practical knowledge and expertises in Gas turbine Thermal Power Station Operations.1. 8 Gas Turbines (each 25 MW)2. Combine cycle power plant of 48MWIts working, maintenance of its auxiliaries, execution and supervisory control in Control Room.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Electrical Engineering

Intermediate, Pre-Engineering

Matriculation, Science