OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging full time position as a Power Systems Studies Engineer, where I can use my technical skills and yet learn.
EDUCATION
Portland State University, GPA: 3.53/4.00
Masters in ECE (Major: Power Engineering) Expected Graduation March 2013
University of Pune GPA: 3.50/4.00
Bachelors of Engineering, Electrical Engineering May 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Portland State University (Dec 2012- till present)
• Conducting labs for Power Systems basics and Power systems Protection courses.
Graduate Research Student, Portland State University
• Designing a Lock out/Tag out scheme for the relays in the PGE sponsored Power Lab at the Portland State University. (Winter 2013)
• Worked as a research student on the project of “Effects of Harmonics from the Electric Vehicles charging stations on the Life of Transformers” (Winter-Spring 2012)
Graduate Trainee Engineer, Crompton Greaves Ltd., Mumbai, India (Apr 2010 – Apr 2011)
• Simulation of stray losses and short circuit forces on a power transformer using the Ansoft 2D software.
• Market research and competitor evaluation at the product level.
• Member of the High Voltage lab design team.
Project Trainee, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) (Aug 2008 – Aug 2009)
The project comprised of testing of a regenerative engine dynamometer on an automobile engine and to check the regenerative capabilities. Designed and developed a logic controller using LabView and NI USB 6211 device driver which was used for the testing of automobile engine.
RELEVANT COURSES
Power Systems Analysis Power Systems Operation Fundamentals
Generation System Analysis and Design Power Systems Protection
Distribution Planning Transmission System Planning
Electric Vehicles Energy Management
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Power System Software: ATP/EMTP, PowerWorld, ETAP, Simulink V7.6, basic level PSS/E, LabVolt EMS
Tools: SolidWorks, Ansoft 2D, LabView, AutoCAD
Programming Languages: C, C++, MATLAB
Platforms: DOS, Windows 98/2000/2003/XP/Vista-Professional, Macintosh, Linux
Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
GRADUATE PROJECTS
ETAP project (Fall 2012)
• Performed system studies for DFIG- Grid Interconnection using ETAP. Tasks comprised of running power flows, short circuit studies, and system’s protection coordination. Ensured reactive power compensation met the technical requirements at steady state. Performed P-Q curve analysis at the point of common coupling with the grid.
IEEE Bus Model using PowerWorld (Fall 2011,Spring 2012)
• Power flow base case modeling and contingency analysis of a 230kV network in the North-West United States using PowerWorld. Tasks comprised of running power flows and checking the system for thermal and voltage violations for N-0 system condition and for N-1, N-2 and multiple contingencies. Performed sensitivity analysis for transformer outages. Also c...
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