U. Durga Vara Prasad
Electrical Engineer
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Seasoned Electrical Engineer with a strong focus on maintenance and commissioning in challenging industrial settings. Expertise in developing and implementing preventive and corrective maintenance strategies for complex electrical systems, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to rigorous safety regulations. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate effectively with vendors to enhance production efficiency and minimize downtime. Committed to driving continuous improvement and delivering high-quality results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical engineer
Gujarat Gas limited
10.2025 - Current
- Manage end-to-end PNG and CNG distribution operations, ensuring uninterrupted supply to domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers.
- Oversee pipeline integrity management, including valves, metering systems, and PRS/DRS installations.
- Conduct preventive and predictive maintenance, reducing downtime and improving network reliability.
- Enforce HSE standards under OISD and PNGRB regulations; lead safety audits and emergency response drills.
- Monitor gas flow, pressure, and consumption using SCADA and field instrumentation.
- Prepare and analyze O&M performance reports in SAP PM and MS Excel.
- Collaborate on system upgrades, network expansion, and energy efficiency initiatives.
Electrical Engineer — Maintenance & Commissioning
Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (GSPC)
06.2013 - 09.2025
- Lead day-to-day electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and field supervision across process platforms.
- Own preventive and corrective maintenance plans for generators, transformers, HV/MV switchgear, UPS, motors, VFDs, HVAC, and PLC systems.
- Perform testing, calibration, and functional checks of protection relays; implement selective coordination for numerical relays.
- Maintain complete and current technical records: calibration logs, logic/wiring diagrams, cause-and-effect matrices, and earthing records.
- Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and vendors/OEMs to plan outages and secure spares with minimal production impact.
- Champion safety by enforcing HSE, PTW, and LOTO procedures; conduct toolbox talks and job safety analyses.
- Gas turbine generator protection schemes — verified logic and relay settings for incomers, transformer, and motor feeders.
- Power transformers (up to 16/20 MVA, 11 kV/6.6 kV): testing, commissioning, and condition-based maintenance programs.
- Emergency systems: 220 V/125 V DC FCBC & DC switchgear panels; 415 V AC UPS — commissioning and reliability improvements.
- HT/LT motors (up to 2.1 MW), MOVs, VFD drives — alignment, functional checks, failure analysis & corrective actions.
- Cathodic protection systems (impressed current and sacrificial anode) — commissioning and periodic performance checks.
- Annual & monthly PM schedules — coordinated with OEMs, improved MTBF, and reduced unplanned downtime.
Junior Research Fellow
Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (DRDO)
05.2011 - 06.2013
- Supported R&D activities for electrical systems: testing, analysis, and prototype validation.
Education
B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Puducherry University (Regency Institute of Technology)
Yanam01.2010
Intermediate - CBSE
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Yanam01.2006
10th - CBSE
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Yanam01.2004
Skills
- ETAP software proficiency
- Experience with SAP PM tools
- Skilled in MS Project for task management
- Experienced with MS Office applications
- Health and safety compliance
- Risk management assessment
- Vendor management
- Reliability-focused maintenance
- Workplace safety enforcement
- System commissioning expertise
- Scheduled maintenance practices
- Electrical asset management
- Expertise in emergency power systems and cathodic protection
- Preventive and corrective maintenance
- Risk assessment and job safety analysis
- Technical documentation expertise
Certification
- Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)
- Fire Fighting (IPSEM, Goa)
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety
- Permit to Work (PTW) & Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- First Aid (Indian Red Cross Society)
- Survival At Sea
Timeline
Technical engineer
Gujarat Gas limited
10.2025 - Current
Electrical Engineer — Maintenance & Commissioning
Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (GSPC)
06.2013 - 09.2025
Junior Research Fellow
Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (DRDO)
05.2011 - 06.2013
Intermediate - CBSE
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
10th - CBSE
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Puducherry University (Regency Institute of Technology)