SARANRAJ KRISHNAN

2nd Block of 1x500MW Back-to-Back HVDC converter station, Bangladesh-India Power transmission center, Power Grid Company Of Bangladesh.

400KV/230KV - Bay Extension Substation , Power Grid Company of Bangladesh , Ishwardi .

Key Responsibilities :

• Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
• Provided primary customer support to internal and external customers.
• Collaborated with customer and project management team to assist project closure
• 24/7 technical support extended to customer to maintain the availability and reliability.
• Incident report and outage records maintained

Project : 2nd Block of 1x500MW Back-to-Back HVDC converter station, Bangladesh-India Power transmission center, Power Grid Company Of Bangladesh.400KV/230KV - Bay Extension Substation , Power Grid Company of Bangladesh , Ishwardi .

• Responsibilities :
• • Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
• • Maintained defect and liability record of components.
• • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
• • Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
• • Utilized exemplary negotiation skills to obtain manufacturing service agreements and assure quality standards.
• • Supervised site investigations reported issues and escalated those that required further assistance.
• • Encouraged departmental employees to present positive, exemplary image to customers. • Collaborated with After sales Management and Project Management to solving open issues with customer.

2nd Block of 1x500MW Back-to-Back HVDC converter station, Bangladesh-India Power transmission center, Power Grid Company Of Bangladesh.

400KV/230KV - Bay Extension Substation , Power Grid Company of Bangladesh , Ishwardi .

Responsible :

• Commissioned 400KV and 230KV system equipment's (Transformer , CT , PT, LA,v Isolator, Capacitor , resistor, reactors)
• Commissioned for AC protection systems with associated DC system interfaces.
• Commissioned 230KV Extension Line Bay's at Ishwardi
• Commissioned Auxiliary system and fire fighting systems and related control circuits.

Played as Technical support Engineer in Availability and reliability period

Project : 1x 500MW Back to Back HVDC converter station, Bangladesh-India Power transmission center, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.

Key Responsible :

• Used ticketing systems to manage and process support actions and requests.
• Monitored systems in operation and quickly troubleshot errors.
• Served as primary point of contact for support relating to owned solutions and products.
• Worked directly with clients in rollout and post-rollout stages to train and support new applications and systems.
• Explained technical information in clear terms to promote better understanding for non-technical users.
• Maintained response times to support business continuity.
• Performed root cause analysis of reported issues to enact corrections.

Worked as HVDC Control and Protection Engineer in Defect and Liability Period .

Project : 1x 500MW Back to Back HVDC converter station, Bangladesh-India Power transmission center, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.

Responsibilities :
• Collaborated with project managers to escalate and address customer inquiries or technical issues
• Assisted customers in identifying issues and explained solutions to restore service and functionality.
• Documented support interactions and trip incidents for future reference
• Analyzed issues to identify troubleshooting methods needed for quick remediation using SIMATIC TDC , DIGSI 4 ,SIGRA and IBA software's
• Collaborated with Project management execution team and get resolving open issues and warranty issues with end customer.

Project : TATA Steel plant , 6MTPA Integrated Steel plant at Kalinga Nagar , Orissa,
Responsible :
-Commissioning co-ordination with team.
-Supervising testing team and protocol follow-up and supporting to commissioning activities
-Prepare a charging procedures
-Co-ordination with Commissioning manager and end customer
-Commissioning Of Component : 6.6KV switch gear and 20 MVA transformers and 33KV GIS.

The benchmark for fastest completion of India's first private ± 500KV HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) transmission system, Mundra - Mohindergarh transmission line (989 kms).

Project : 2500MW, +/- 500KV HVDC Substation Mundra(Gujarat) -Haryana .Client : M/s. Adani Power LTD , Mahendargargh .

• Key responsibilities :
• Co-ordinate with After Sales Management for warranty and Operation & maintenance Support to Customer.
• Incident Analysis using Digsi4 , Simatic manager and IBA PDA software's.
• Troubleshooted the Telecommunication networks problems and LAN net works issues.
• Co- ordination with expert engineering team for any modification or change implementation required at site to achieve the desired results as per customer requirements
• Co-ordination with end customer for protocol and other documentation work. Handing over of test equipment and systems to customer after final testing and approval.
• Attending issues on PEMO , LFL , HMI and AC Protection systems with associated equipment's.
• Responsible for warranty replacement activates.
• Responsible for maintain the availability and reliability's records.

Assignments :

• Proved successful Testing and commissioning with tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Supervised construction and pre-commissioning and commissioning of electrical equipments and substations.
• Provided on-site engineering and technical services during installation and fielding processes.
• Performed in-depth electrical acceptance testing of completed hardware.
• Administered both energized and de-energized testing on multi-design change packages.

1. M/s. Adani Power LTD, (2500MW, +-500KV HVDC Substation Mundra, Gujarat)

2. M/s. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation LTD, (25KV substation Airport Express Line, New Delhi)

3. M/s. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation LTD, (66/33/25KV GIS, Mahipalpur, New delhi)

4. M/s. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, (400/220 KV GIS, Meenjoor, Chennai).

5. M/s. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, (400/220KV Power Grid Automation Switchyard, Hiriyur, Bangalore)

6. M/s. Cairn Energy India Pvt. Ltd, (4x12MW Steam Power plant (Oil and Gas), Barmer, Rajasthan)

7. M/s. PENNA ELECTRICITY LTD, (2x17MW Gas Power plant, Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu)

8. M/s. Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation LTD. (220/66/11KV GIS, Meyuhal, Bangalore)

9. M/s. J&K State Power Development Corporation LTD.(132/33KV Automation Substation, Simli, Jammu Kashmir)

10. M/s. Reliance Energy India Pvt LTD. (4x300MW Thermal Power plant(CHP Plant),Rosa,UttarPrathesh)

• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Maintained and serviced diesel generators rated up to 1500KV in various locations throughout TAMILNADU.
  • Maintained fire fighting systems in NOKIA and ITC Ltd process plants in Chennai.
  • Coordinated site investigations, documented issues, and escalated to executive teams.
  • Troubleshoot issues to keep machinery and tools operational.
  • Collaborated with personnel and managers to meet tight deadlines.