KAUSHAL PATEL
Pocatello,ID
Summary
26+ years of experience in engineering, Design & Manufacturing Transformers. Curious electrical engineering leader with a determination to resolve challenging customer requirements by employing technical expertise, leadership, creativity, attention to detail, persistence, and effective communication.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Electrical Lead Design Engineer
Virginia Transformer corporation
09.2019 - Current
- Prepared power and Auto transformers design up to 230 kV, 1050 BIL and up to 120 MVA, per ANSI standards.
- Designed transformers with resistance type and reactive type Load Tap Changers (ABB UZE, RMVII and VM Types LTC).
- Design reviews meeting with customers and consultants.
- Electro analysis/Transient Voltage analysis review for complex design.
- Prepare technical data sheets, costings, drawings, nameplates, outline review, internal connection diagrams.
- Providing shop support for CCA inspections and troubleshooting shop issues.
- Reviewed/checked designs for fellow engineers.
- Create various electrical models of transformers to suit various configurations for error-free and faster development.
- Evaluating the engineering design, identifying the actionable items that will affect development and modification of the design as pre requirements.
- To co-ordinate with winder for winding of different types like Helical winding, Cont. disc winding, spiral Winding, Single/double/triple interleaved winding and cross over winding.
- To detect failure analysis and discuss the same with Design Department
- To carry out all routine activities pertaining to the winding section and monitor all activities as per planning Schedule /specification /design.
- Work allocates to winder as per planning schedule and availability of raw materials.
- Developed Insulation cutting to suit various configurations for error-free and more efficient product output/Insulation scraps reduction.
- Designation: Electrical design Engineer: (April 2015 to August 2019)
- Winding Engineer: Dec 2008 to March 2015
- Developed innovative engineering solutions to enhance product efficiency and reliability.
- Lead design projects for transformer systems, ensuring adherence to industry standards and specifications.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering skill development and encouraging best practices in design methodologies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline design processes and improve project timelines.
Sr. Engineer
SUZLON INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD.
04.2006 - 12.2008
- Company Overview: (Transformer up to 33kV 2.5 MVA)
- To carry out all routine activities pertaining to production and monitor all activities as per planning schedule.
- To co-ordinate with third party inspection agency for final inspection.
- To improve production capacity/productivity by reducing failure cause and preventive repetitive failure/non-conformity by analysis.
- To handle all service problems and do rectification work at site.
- To prepare and maintain QMS documents for Production and Maintenance Department in accordance with ISO 9001: 2000
- Looking for preventive maintenance of all equipment’s D.G. Set, EOT Crane, Compressor, Battery Operated Trolley, Heating Oven, Oil Filtration Machine, Shot Blasting Unit, Winding Machines, Drill Machine, Hydraulic Operated Cutting Machine etc. as per Schedule.
- Planning of preventive maintenance.
- To operate SAP for Production & Planning module.
- Create PR for material, create service entry, MRP run create production order; make BOM, new material code generate in system, goods issue & receipt, month end stock taking.
- Designation:
Production Engineer (winding & HVA)
M/S Voltamp Transformer Ltd, Vadodara
09.2003 - 04.2006
- Worked in the manufacturing plant of Distribution & Power transformers winding up to 132kV to 50 MVA.
- To co-ordinate with winder for winding of different types like Helical winding, Cont. disc winding, spiral Winding, Single/double/triple interleaved winding and cross over winding.
- To detect failure analysis and discuss the same with the Design Department.
- To carry out all routine activities pertaining to the winding section and monitor all activities as per planning Schedule/specification/design.
- To organize out pressing maintain coil evening process record in logbook.
- Work allocates to winder as per planning schedule and availability of raw materials.
- Designation:
- Mentored junior engineers and technicians, fostering skill development and promoting best practices.
- Analyzed production data to identify inefficiencies, driving corrective actions for continuous improvement.
- Developed and implemented standard operating procedures to ensure consistent quality in manufacturing processes.
- Lead production line optimization initiatives, enhancing throughput and reducing downtime.
- Conducted root cause analysis on production issues, implementing solutions that improved operational reliability.
Production Engineer
M/S Narayan Power Tech Pvt. Ltd.
03.2002 - 08.2003
- LT and HT CT/PT, tape wound, cast resin, oil cooled ct/pt unit varnished type metering protection ct. HT CT and PT up to 33 KV class.
- To monitor production as per plan/Schedule
- To co-ordinate with Design & Testing with respect to technical parameters
- To co-ordinate with all section’s activities like winding, testing, casting etc.
- To monitor production in all sections
- To co-ordinate with the testing section for final inspection.
- Designation:
Design Engineer
M/S Apex Electricals Limited.
11.2000 - 02.2002
- Designed core and coils of power transformers up to 230 kV and 50 MVA as IS standard.
- Designed two-winding transformer, Load Tap Changing Power.
- Prepared transformer nameplates, internal connection diagrams and final cooling.
- Provided shop support by participating in pre vapor phase inspections and addressing shop non-Conformances.
- Worked on core designs as per customer specification.
- Prepared job specific manufacturing package/drawings for shop the shop floor for Manufacturing.
- To carry out daily/monthly production and monitor activities as per planning schedule
- To observe and check all production activities as per system & specification /Design
- To arrange inspection of product during in-process
- To maintain all production records as per ISO 9001 norms
- To co-ordinate with Design & Testing with respect to technical parameters
- To co-ordinate with all section’s activities like core, coil, tanking etc.
- To co-ordinate with customer inspection in shop floor, with design for improvement implementation, customer inspection.
- To maintain all the records of inward inspection/in-process inspection as per ISO – 9001 manuals
- To prepare necessary documents, Production norms for ISO-9001 standard & Maintain records for the same
- Distribution & Power transformer winding up to 230 kV and 315 MVA class.
- To co-ordinate with winder for winding of different types like Helical winding, Cont. disc winding, spiral winding, Single/double/triple interleaved winding and cross over winding.
- To organize coil pressing and maintain coil sizing process record in logbook.
- Work allocates to winder as per planning schedule and availability of raw materials.
- Designation: Junior Engineer: July’1996 to October 2000
Education
Diploma - Electrical Engineering
Technical Examination Board T.F.G. Polytechnic Institute
India01.1996
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Windows 10/11
- Operating Systems
- Autodesk
- Inventor
- AutoCAD
- Ansys Maxwell Tool
- VLN
- SAPRTON
- VB design programe
Timeline
Electrical Lead Design Engineer
Virginia Transformer corporation
09.2019 - Current
Sr. Engineer
SUZLON INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD.
04.2006 - 12.2008
Production Engineer (winding & HVA)
M/S Voltamp Transformer Ltd, Vadodara
09.2003 - 04.2006
Production Engineer
M/S Narayan Power Tech Pvt. Ltd.
03.2002 - 08.2003
Design Engineer
M/S Apex Electricals Limited.
11.2000 - 02.2002
Diploma - Electrical Engineering
Technical Examination Board T.F.G. Polytechnic Institute
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