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Shailesh Kumar Pal

Power System Secondary & Protection Engineer

Summary

Results-driven Control & Protection Engineer specializing in Control & Protection, Substation Automation, and LT Auxiliaries systems. Developed and implemented solutions for application development and troubleshooting, enhancing operational efficiency through effective user support and system integration. Committed to fostering user satisfaction by delivering targeted training and resolving software issues.

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Work History

Application Specialist- Protection & Control

Siemens Ltd
05.2023 - Current
  • Nearly 9 years of experience in Engineering services of protection & control relays panels, LT Auxiliary AC & DC services & Engineering documents review up to 765kV level one and half breaker scheme. Also done testing and commissioning of CRP panels and retrofitting of different make Numerical relays.
  • Current Organization: Siemens Ltd
  • Designation: Application Specialist- Protection & Control.
  • Duration: May 2023 to till Now.
  • Previous Organization: Siemens ltd Kolkata
  • Designation: Manager Testing & Commissioning
  • Duration: March 2019 to June 2023.
  • Previous Organization: Oasis techno Engineers Pvt Ltd
  • Designation: Senior Engineer. Testing & Commissioning.
  • Duration: October 2016 to Feb 20219

Siemens Ltd
03.2023 - Current
  • Working on various Tender projects and supporting engineering and on-site/off-site implementation for siemens protection and automation products.
  • Preparing Engineering documents for product and engineering solutions as per guidelines of IEC/IS and BIS OTR.
  • Verification & Validation of engineering drawings, protection scheme, protection application/devices based on algorithms.
  • Involved in conformance testing (IEC61850) of IEDs & RTUs with MoP approved Lab like CPRI, ERDA and IDEMI along with type test.
  • 5.1. 2023 March to date:

NPCIL
11.2021 - 03.2023
  • Working on NPCIL (Nuclear power corporation of India Ltd) for 1000 MW units, where responsible for system stability test on Real time simulation (RTDS) with conformance testing of smart IEDs engineering drawing preparation for 6.6kv process plant.
  • Executed multiple designs of different retrofit jobs like WBSTCL, IOCL, SAIL, PGCIL, Kolkata Metro Railways Getco Reliance & Adani etc.
  • Nuclear power corporation of India Ltd
  • 5.2. 2021 Nov to Mar 2023:

02.2017 - 02.2023
  • Testing and commissioning of Various Customers like DMRC (Delhi Metro), UPPTCL, RRVNL, 765/400KV Kota Substation etc. 250 MW generator at MMBUNLCO (NTPC) SAS (IEC 61850) solution and site execution.
  • Data center projects for CRP (Customers: - STT Delhi, SIFY Noida, NTT Net magic, PDG, Adani DC Etc.) secondary site commissioning activity
  • Field equipment testing like CT, PT, Isolator, circuit breaker etc.
  • Protection relay retrofitting with engineering and configuration.
  • Responsible for FAT and SAT for CRP and HT panels.
  • Protection worked with different Protection schemes and Siemens Products, like Generator, Line distance, transformer etc. Expertise in troubleshooting protection relays and control wiring. It includes technical analysis of all customer-related issues.
  • Follow-up & resolve customer technical issues and perform necessary troubleshooting, fault finding and diagnostics.
  • Drive prompt closures of field issues, interfacing with engineering team on known issues and solutions.
  • Training & Demo given various Customer (BSES, BOKARO STEEL PLANT, HMEL, RRVPNL, LMRC, DMRC Etc.) on Siemens Make products and Software.
  • 5.4. 2017 Feb to 2023 Sept:

11.2016 - 01.2022
  • Worked as Testing and commissioning activities at various NTPC Generation, PGCIL, UPPTCL, PSTCL sites for CRP and Retrofit jobs for Sip4 and Reyrolle relays up to 400Kv level.
  • On-site Support to team members with training of Graduate engineers at customer sites and Office.
  • PGCIL 400 kV Eastern region of India LBB and Auto reclose scheme implantation and execution.
  • Tata power Odisa protection device retrofitting and SAS implementation.
  • Worked on 33/11kV with integration of Goose IED up to Scada ICD and CID with Point-to-point checking of Signals.
  • 7SA522 & 7UT61 relays testing at PICUIL & Oadisa.
  • NTPC Vindhyachal Process plant retrofitting scheme preparation and logic implementation.
  • Team Member Delhi Metro SAS solution team.
  • JSW energy Point on wave switching solution implementation very first time in India.
  • 7. 2016 Nov- 2022: - Testing and Commissioning engineer.

Lead Engineer in Control & Protection

Siemens Ltd
Kolkata, India
09.2019 - 11.2021
  • Led onsite installation of protection equipment in Eastern India, ensuring timely and effective deployment.
  • Supported regions during tendering and execution stages by preparing BOQ, schematic diagrams, and communication interfaces.
  • Kolkata Metro Project: - Review of Scheme, System Architecture and FDS documents BOQ of SAS, Relay Setting Calculation Etc.
  • Reviewed and prepared documentation during execution stage (OTR) for submission to end clients, addressing clarifications and specifications.
  • 5.3. 2019 Sept to Nov 2021:

Education

B. Tech - Engineering and technology

BITS Pilani
  • Pursuing (As working professional)
  • GPA: 7.57

Diploma In Electrical Engineering - Electrical engineering

Board of technical education UP
01-2014
GPA: 70%

Intermediate (12th) - PCM

UP Board
01-2010
GPA: 60.1%

Highschool (10th) - PCM

UP Board
01-2008
GPA: 65.0%

Skills

SIPROTEC product expertise

Hands on experience on Micom SEL, ABB protection relay

Generator protection

Knowledge of IEC Standard of Protection and Automation devices

Protection design

Relay engineering

Testing and commissioning

Commissioning panels experience

Power system analysis

IEC61850 compliance

Simulation testing

Automation design

Fault diagnosis

System stability testing

Equipment testing

Device retrofitting

Protection diagram support

SAS deployment

Project management

Expert troubleshooting

Technical support

Document preparation

Documentation

Training delivery

Product setup

Team collaboration

Collaboration

Team collaboration

Team development

Time prioritization

Self-motivation

Task management

Communication

Collaboration

Certification

Certificate for analysis of primary Power system fault analysis through SIGRA tool.

Interests

Show stopper, eager to adopt new technology’s, interest in space theory

Awards

Got The STAR Award for RTDS testing of Siprotec5 device in record time 2021, Got the Customer support hero award for excellent service towards customer centric approach., Got special reward for completing the verification & validation task for NPCIL.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my knowledge. Date: - ..................... Place...Goa (Shailesh Kumar Pal)

ORGANISATIONAL

Believe in Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time bound goals

Timeline

Application Specialist- Protection & Control - Siemens Ltd
05.2023 - Current
- Siemens Ltd
03.2023 - Current
- NPCIL
11.2021 - 03.2023
Lead Engineer in Control & Protection - Siemens Ltd
09.2019 - 11.2021
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02.2017 - 02.2023
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11.2016 - 01.2022
UP Board - Highschool (10th), PCM
UP Board - Intermediate (12th), PCM
Board of technical education UP - Diploma In Electrical Engineering, Electrical engineering
BITS Pilani - B. Tech, Engineering and technology
Shailesh Kumar PalPower System Secondary & Protection Engineer