Support the team in managing network incident and fault response including setting priority for rectification and coordinating activities of Maintenance Service Providers and other parties as necessary. Managing risks,exposure and network restoration in the most efficient and effective manner .

Conduct independent in-depth engineering investigations which analyse the operation of protection and automation systems following high voltage network incidents Prepare engineering investigation reports and technical briefings for Engineers and Senior Managers, explaining power system incident sequence and root cause Identify risk areas on the transmission network and produce a remedial action plan for Operations Management and Network Performance to improve power system performance with relevant technical justification Co-ordinate engineering design reviews/changes with design groups to ensure operational risks are addressed to meet the required priority.

Managed the Southern Region Protection Design Team.Southern Protection Design Team Protection Engineer.•Act as a technical specialist in all areas of protection design and manage a team of professionals to provide technical guidance, advice and support;•Co-ordinate the development and application of protection systems encompassing generation facilities, the transmission grid and into the distribution supply system;•Ensure all aspects of the protection design, from a program perspective, are produced and delivered in accordance with Powerlink policies, standards, practices, project budget and timeframes.

Southern Protection Design Team Engineer.•Deliver protection designs associated with Capital Expenditure and Operational projects.•Support the Project Manager in defining the scope for and estimating the protection design costs associated with new work;•Support the Project Manager in delivering Protection Design to the project scope, on time and on budget;•Support the Design Standards Team in developing new concepts, preparing design standards, and interfacing with the Asset Manager;

Manager and Principal of Protection Design Consultancy delivering Protection Design Solutions for Power Systems

Managed a total workforce of approximately 170 personnel.Responsible for the management of the Distribution Department including budget preparation and cost control. Responsible for the efficient operation of the entire 132kV transmission, 33kV sub-transmission and 11 kV distribution and 415V reticulation networks. Responsible for providing guidance to professional engineers, technical officers and tradesmen in the Construction, Transmission, Operation & Maintenance, Substations, Metering and Inspections sections. Managed contracts with external line construction companies.

Managed a workforce of approximately 70 personnel.Responsible for the management of the Construction Section. Responsible for construction of sub-transmission and distribution and reticulation networks including streetlights. Managed the construction of overhead and cable networks. Liaised with customers and consultants during the installation of Bulk supply substations.

Responsible for 33 kV overhead line design to withstand cyclonic winds. Responsible for carrying out load flow studies on proposed line extensions. Responsible for substation augmentation designs. Responsible for the preparation of drawings of protection schemes and cabling schedules. Responsible for preparation of specifications for the purchase of circuit breakers complete with protective relays, protection and metering current transformers. Prepared budgets for the System Planning Department.Carried out precommissioning tests on transformers. Obtained magnetisation curves of metering and protection CTs. Carried out polarity and ratio tests on CTs. Carried out primary and secondary injection tests on protection systems. Checked protection circuits for desired operation. Commissioned transformers, switchgear, tap changer control units, voltage boosters and power factor correction units.