Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates, Inc.
Providing consulting services to various clients on condition assessment & condition based maintenance strategies of high voltage equipment, as well as
failure analysis and root cause analysis of power transformer, cable and switchgears. Provide investigation for electrical incident.
Director, consulting company, Calgary, Canada
Providing consulting services to various clients on condition assessment & condition based maintenance strategies of high voltage equipment. Providing consulting services to various power utility and industrial clients on development of asset management and risk based asset maintenance policies for transmission and distribution assets. Providing mentorship to researchers of cable diagnostic group in TNB research. Providing consulting support to manufacturers of condition monitoring equipment and system. Providing consulting support to transformer and switchgear manufacturers. Failure analysis and root cause analysis of power transformer, cable and switchgear. Training Need Assessment & Designing Training Courses on condition monitoring of power transformer, cable and switchgear. Conducting training on high voltage equipment maintenance. Providing consulting and training services to utilities and industries on electrical safety.
Consultant, engineering company, Calgary, Canada
Performing engineering analysis – short circuit analysis, protective device co-ordination and arc flash hazard analysis using EasyPower and SKM for industrial clients. Providing consulting services to industrial clients on electrical safety program development.
Consultant, electrical safety company, Calgary, Canada
Conducting electrical safety audit for utilities and industrial clients. Providing consulting services to industrial clients on electrical safety program development. Performing engineering analysis – short circuit analysis, protective device co-ordination and arc flash hazard analysis using ETAP and EDSA for industrial clients. Providing consulting services to industrial clients on mitigation techniques for arc flash hazards. Developing tools and techniques for electrical safety audit, electrical safety program, arc flash hazard analysis studies and project management. Developing arc flash hazard analysis calculator based on NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584 methods. Designing and conducting short courses on electrical safety. Designing and developing contents for on-line training courses on electrical safety.
Manager, Electrical Services, Canada Training Group, Saskatchewan, Canada
Conducted training on high voltage safety. Conducted training on high voltage maintenance training need assessment & designing training courses. Developed questionnaires at NETA Level III standard. Provided consulting services to various clients on condition based maintenance & reliability centered maintenance policies.
Senior Lecturer, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Taught courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Supervised 15 Master and 3 Ph.D. thesis in the research areas of Insulation Condition Assessment of Transformer, Switchgear, Cable and Insulators. Conducted short courses in the areas of condition monitoring, maintenance and testing for TNB engineers. Provided consulting to TNB subsidiaries in the areas of Insulation Condition Assessment of Transformers, Switchgear, Cable and Insulators. Designed courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Set up laboratories for postgraduate research.
Senior Engineer, CESC Limited, Calcutta, India
Managed multi-discipline engineering project. Accountable for technical accuracy of engineering activities and deliverables. Ensured equipment design is optimized for safety, reliability and life cycle cost. Supported project schedule, cost control, change management, and quality management. Participated in electrical equipment specification development committee operated DCS controlled coal fired pulverized fuel generating station. Commissioned primary equipment of 33 kV & 132 kV substations. Performed diagnostic tests for power transformers, switchgears & cables. Developed operating manuals dealing with 2x67.5 MW plant operating procedures, guidelines for planned maintenance, emergency strategies and concepts of automatic digital control systems. Developed manuals on safe operating procedures and condition-based maintenance policies for high voltage equipment. Developed and commissioned power plant simulator for on-job training of power station personnel. Developed quality manual for the implementation of ISO 9002 procedures in generating station. Developed and commissioned light current laboratory to carry out on-job training for substation and distribution department personnel. Trained engineers and supervisors on power plant operation through power plant simulator. Trained engineers and supervisors on generators, protection system, DCS, transformers, switchgears & cables.
Testing Engineer, For Gloster Cables, Howrah, India
Carried out power frequency wet and dry test for 132kV XLPE cables. Carried out heat cycle test. Carried out partial discharge test.
Senior Researcher and Testing Engineer, High Tension Laboratory, Calcutta, India
Carried out high voltage testing of transformers, switches. Switchgears and capacitors. Provided solutions of industrial problems to various industries and power utilities. Carried out failure analysis of power transformers. Carried out electric field optimization using numerical methods. Taught courses at the undergraduate level and part-time BEE course. Carried out research leading to Ph.D.