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Sai Ganti

Sai Ganti

Fremont,CA

Summary

Determined Controls Engineer with sound knowledge of quality assurance procedures, strategic planning and specification review. Analytical problem-solver with strengths in communication and organization. Comfortable working for long periods of time with little to no supervision. Proficient at creating Control Schematics, Layouts, BOMs, Programming PLC's, HMI Integration, Industrial Automation and leading a Project.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Controls Engineer

E Tech Group
07.2021 - Current
  • Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of BMS and EPMS systems.
  • Provide technical assistance and support to operations during life cycle of data center.
  • Review results and action items from quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS and take actions to get them resolved.
  • Develop BMS & EPMS projects scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of efforts (LOE) to projects requested by customers and stakeholders.
  • Manage scope, schedule, finance and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in data centers.
  • Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, review of vendors proposal and issuance of purchase orders.
  • Participate in global on-call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in-service data centers.
  • Attend project related meetings, coordinate with project leaders and regularly report status to Controls and stakeholder's management.
  • Review, implement, troubleshoot and iterate on controls sequence of operation (SOO) and provide necessary feedback to design team.
  • Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces.
  • Frequently visit (locally) assigned in-operation data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, supervise vendor's work to ensure compliance with scope, design, SOO and applicable local codes.
  • Project Highlights (Vantage Data Centers) - Acted as a site lead and a lead commissioning engineer. Lead a team of 5 or more members to get the sites to completion (AZ11, AZ12, AZ13, AZ14, VA14, CA23). Other responsibilities include, weekly CX meetings, leading safety stand-downs, commissioning a variety of equipments, building graphics package, tag remediation, performing L2 networking installations, L3 point to point checks, performing L4 script testing with external commissioning agencies, filling out PFCs, maintaining issue trackers, solving CX alloy issues, filling out internal trackers and other documentation, and updating everyday tasks and delegation.

Controls Engineer

Virginia Transformer Corporation
05.2020 - 07.2021
  • Required skill experience in designing Transformer control schematic, design/Drafting of protection system scheme using AutoCAD Electrical.
  • Decide control panel sizing, component selection& terminal wiring control panel general arrangement & NEMA selection.
  • Responsible for electrical circuit design and familiar with electronics and transformer protection systems.
  • Knowledge of Condition monitoring system used in Transformer schematic.
  • Knowledge of different LTC scheme i.e Reinhausen, ABB.
  • Knowledge on electrical standards ANSI, CSA, IEEE, IEC for control panel.
  • Knowledge of different electronics devices used in Transformer control system for monitoring & controlling temperature, voltage regulation, Annunciation & communication protocol used in industry.
  • Participate in cross-functional activities such as customer meetings, quality improvements, product, project reviews and shop reviews.
  • Provision of technical support to Customers and to Sales, Manufacturing, Testing, Commissioning functions.

Electrical Design Engineer

Virginia Transformer Corporation
09.2019 - 05.2020
    • Design and development of calculations for oil-filled power transformers
    • Development of new technologies for cost effective transformers
    • Test data collections from production/manufacturing departments and review for product improvement
    • Using in-house tools to design transformers as per customer requirement and supporting build until unit is shipped to customer.

Education

Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Alabama at Birmingham
01.2019

Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Anna University
01.2017

Skills

  • AutoCAD
  • PLC/HMI Programming (AB, Siemens)
  • BMS/EPMS
  • Fortinet
  • Ignition (Inductive Automation)
  • Control System Networking
  • SCADA
  • Sepasoft MES (OEE Downtime)
  • MATLAB/Simulink
  • PSS E
  • Cadence Virtuoso
  • PCB design and layout

Accomplishments

  • Won the Dragon Slayer Award twice consecutively for the highest effectiveness percentage in that quarter.
  • National Badminton Player; won many regional and national tournaments securing medals for my home state.
  • Excellent communication skills with a tight grasp at 5 languages from back home and abroad.
  • Excellent Team Leading skills; managed a team of 5 or more to bring projects at hand to completion.

Work Availability

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Timeline

Sr. Controls Engineer

E Tech Group
07.2021 - Current

Controls Engineer

Virginia Transformer Corporation
05.2020 - 07.2021

Electrical Design Engineer

Virginia Transformer Corporation
09.2019 - 05.2020

Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Anna University