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Delivering major substation upgrade projects in Projects and Construction Team (South).Successfully managing the Electrical utility projects from initiation till financial closure. Leading the Project Team with a strong focus on key process groups as per PMBOK. Working actively and collaboratively with delivery team on knowledge areas such as integration, scope, schedule, risk, quality, communication and cost management to steer the project towards successful and timely handover.

Delivering major substation upgrade projects in Projects and Construction Team (South).Successfully managing the Electrical utility projects from initiation till financial closure. Leading the Project Team with a strong focus on key process groups as per PMBOK. Working actively and collaboratively with delivery team on knowledge areas such as integration, scope, schedule, risk, quality, communication and cost management to steer the project towards successful and timely handover.Actively contributing in tender preparation from delivery perspective for upcoming sub-station Projects in Australia.

Project delivery of Transformer Solutions to a wide variety of industries and customers around the world in a most optimized manner complying to quality standards and with a strong commitment towards safety and environment policies. Customer Base include electricity generators, transmission and distribution organisations as well as a variety of heavy and light industrial users.

Customized Project Engineering to serve various Electricity Transmission/Distribution Companies and Electrical Delivery Service Companies in Victoria and other states of Australia. Major Projects included Hughenden Solar Farm [Queensland], Karadoc Solar Farm, St. Kilda JU Power Supply up-gradation for Yarra Trams, Crowlands Wind Farm Terminal Station, Ararat Terminal Station, Melbourne Water's Kew Pumping Station HV Switchboard Replacement Project, Transgrid Orange Rebuild Project, Seymour Station Re-build Project.

Project Management for a Brown field 220 kV GIS Station including resource and stakeholders management for installation, testing and commissioning of EHV Sub-Station in OHSAS compliant environment. Management of “triple constraint” – project scope, time and cost in managing competing project requirements. Liaising with internal and external stakeholders. Project close out/ lessons learnt meetings.

Project Delivery for Installation, testing and commissioning of 400 kV EHV Substation including 500 MVA Inter-connected transformer and associated 400 kV and 220 kV Switch-yard bays.

Construction, installation, testing and commissioning of Green Field 400/220 kV EHV Sub-Station. Tested and commissioned Siemens numeric Protection Schemes, RTU based automation SCADA, 220 V Aux DC system. Completed all ITRs/ ITP's and SAT as per contractual provisions guidelines and International standards.

Maintenance of 12 X 30 MW captive Power Plant in Refinery. Comprehensive testing of Generators, FBLS scheme. Learnt basic Sub-Station testing skills like Circuit Breaker CRM/ DCRM/ Timing testing. Testing of CTs, VT's in 100 kV Sub-Station. Learnt Relay protection schemes having ABB Relays (REL, RET) and other EM relays. Got an exposure to VSD/ VFDs.

Teaching B.Tech students the subjects like Power System analysis (CAPSA), Power Systems (T&D/ Sw.gear and Protn.), Electrical Drives, Electrical Machines (AC and DC). Acted as a supervisor for final year Electrical projects.