Cheick Oumar Bamba
Roanoke,VA
Summary
Dynamic electrical design engineer with a proven track record at Virginia Transformer Corp, adept at delivering high-quality electrical design packages for multimillion-dollar projects. Skilled in designing three-phase power transformers and interpreting customer specifications, while fostering collaboration across teams to enhance product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Engineering
Virginia Transformer Corp
2025.01 - 2026.01
- Monitored manufacturing operations to ensure compliance with established company procedures, engineering specifications, quality standards, and manufacturing requirements throughout the transformer production process.
- Verified that manufactured power transformers met customer specifications, electrical design requirements, and applicable quality standards, supporting product reliability and manufacturing quality.
- Investigated and resolved manufacturing issues across critical production areas, including winding, core cutting, and high-voltage assembly (HVA), providing technical solutions to minimize production disruptions and maintain process efficiency.
- Troubleshot transformer testing failures, including turns ratio, insulation resistance, sound level, and power factor tests; investigated causes, collaborated with teams, and implemented corrective actions to resolve issues and ensure test success.
- Participated in weekly Smart Quality and Reliability Assessment meetings with engineering and manufacturing teams to address quality issues, investigate recurring failures, identify root causes, and develop corrective and preventive actions for enhanced product reliability.
- Collaborated with design engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve production challenges, address nonconformances, and align transformer designs with manufacturing processes and customer requirements.
- Assisted customers during factory visits by addressing technical questions and explaining quality procedures.
- Investigated transformer failures in the field, identified technical issues, and performed or supported on-site repairs to restore equipment functionality and reliability.
Electrical design engineer
Virginia Transformer Corp
2023.01 - 2025.01
- Successfully delivered electrical engineering designs for multiple multimillion-dollar transformer projects serving leading power utilities across the United States and Canada, meeting project requirements and maintaining engineering quality.
- Designed a wide range of three-phase medium- and high-voltage power transformers, including de-energized tap changer (DETC), on-load tap changer (OLTC), and dual-voltage configurations, addressing customer-specific electrical and technical requirements.
- Developed comprehensive electrical design packages from approved designs and project specifications, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with engineering standards and internal procedures.
- Reviewed and verified electrical design packages from junior engineers, identifying discrepancies and ensuring technical accuracy while promoting adherence to engineering standards and project specifications.
- Identified design discrepancies and opportunities to enhance engineering deliverables, documentation quality, and design review practices, supporting consistent execution and minimizing potential rework.
- Supported manufacturing and shop personnel by addressing engineering questions and clarifying design requirements.
- Supported fabrication and testing on shop floor by answering technical questions and clarifying design requirements.
- Identified design discrepancies and opportunities to improve engineering deliverables, documentation quality, and design review practices to support consistent engineering execution and reduce potential rework.
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
2018.01 - 2023.01
- Led project analyzing power system reliability, enhancing understanding of system performance.
- Supported graduate research through experimentation and data analysis, contributing to research outcomes.
- Taught Labs for power system protection, tools for power flow analysis (ETAP, Power world, electrical transformers, Instrumentation and control).
- Provided It maintenance service to the department of Physics
Southern University A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
2015.01 - 2018.01
- Learned Unix Command and performed Ab-initio Calculations of some semiconductor materials (BeO).
- Provided Tutoring service to The Center for Students Success Southern University A&M College Baton Rouge
- Attended Plasma Physics Summer School at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, California.
- Participated in a materials modeling training workshop at SUBR sponsored by the Consortium on Materials and Energy Studies (CMAES).
Teaching Assistant
Southern University A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
- Taught Algebra based physics, Calculus based Physics and Introductory Physics.
- Provided Tutoring service in Calculus and Physics to the Navy ROTC
Education
MS - Electrical Engineering
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA2023-01
Master of Science - Physics and Mathematics
Southern University A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA2018-01
Bachelor of Science - Physics and Chemistry
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Bamako
Bamako, Mali2010-01
Skills
- Ability to prepare accurate electrical design packages, drawings, and technical documentation
- Ability to interpret customer specifications and translate them into engineering designs
- Ability to design three-phase medium- and high-voltage power transformers
- Knowledge of applicable IEEE, IEC, ANSI, and internal engineering requirements
- Ability to create and submit an accurate bill of materials
PRESENTATION AND CONFERENCE
- Annual American Physical Society March Meeting Oral presentation 2017, 2018
- Annual Louisiana Academy of Science Meeting Oral presentation
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Southern University A&M College Baton Rouge
- Participated in outreach activities organized by the department of physics for high schools in the Baton Rouge Area.
Timeline
Process Engineering
Virginia Transformer Corp
2025.01 - 2026.01
Electrical design engineer
Virginia Transformer Corp
2023.01 - 2025.01
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Louisiana State University
2018.01 - 2023.01
Southern University A&M College
2015.01 - 2018.01
Teaching Assistant
Southern University A&M College
MS - Electrical Engineering
Louisiana State University
Master of Science - Physics and Mathematics
Southern University A&M College
Bachelor of Science - Physics and Chemistry
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Bamako