RAVI SHANKAR CHOWDHURY

Tel.: +919903074546 E-Mail: ravi.s.chowdhury@gmail.com In quest of assignments across Consulting, Project Management, Automation & Control with an organization of repute Professional Synopsis Result oriented Project Engineer with almost 7 years of extensive experience in Consulting, Project Management, Automation & SCADA Operations. Since April11 with Kalki Communication Technologies Limited as Senior Consultant. Manage a portfolio of consulting projects- Timely execution, System study and Reports preparation, Utility requirement study based on techno-commercial considerations, cost-benefit study, specifications and system design. Detailed Project Report, Tender documents preparation, Tendering, Pre-Bid and Bid evaluation support to customer. Project Management- Issue handling, QA, and Implementation including Commissioning support. Possess technical expertise in SCADA and RTU Engineering to provide solutions to different site problems, finalization of specs of projects and for renovation and modernization, technical audits for ensuring best practices. Project Management- Manage a team of Engineers for execution of SCADA projects. Tendering and Proposal- Provide technical inputs and product finalization based on tender specifications and customer requirements. Design and Optimize Design and optimize solutions offering to customers. Sales and Tendering Technical support to Sales and Tendering for bid preparation. Engineering- SCADA and RTU engineering based on tender /contract specifications. Coordinating with customers for understanding their technical requirements on the basis of geometry, bearing life and components strength and service life. Studying capacity & preparedness of various designs & system facilities to meet future demands. Possess keen interest in Advanced Control Systems, Utility Specific Modern SCADA, PLC and DCS technologies. Executed prestigious projects many of which are completed ahead of schedule incorporating state of the art technology in the field of control & automation along with optimizing resource utilization. Effective leadership, communication & interpersonal skills with strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

Areas of Expertise Conducting cost benefit analysis of the projects including feasibility studies, assessment of the requirements, adaptation, interfaces, testing and commissioning. Coordinating with customers for understanding their technical requirements on the basis of Geometry and components strength and service life. Preparing As-Is Study, DPR, RFP and MIS reports, manuals & work instructions for commissioning activities and operation and maintenance of the unit and commissioning activities. Monitoring adherence to quality standards and maintaining the related documents for the same.

Employment Details Since April11 with Kalki Communication Technologies Limited as Senior Consultant. Job Accountabilities:

Manage a portfolio of consulting projects- Timely execution, System study and Reports preparation, Utility requirement study based on techno-commercial considerations, cost-benefit study, specifications and system design. Detailed Project Report, Tender documents preparation, Tendering, Pre-Bid and Bid evaluation support to customer. Project Management- Issue handling, QA, and Implementation including Commissioning support. New business initiatives

Jul10 Mar11 with ICSA India Limited as Assistant Manager-Energy Networks Management Systems. Job Accountabilities: SCADA/ SAS project execution management

Engineering RTU (DF1725) and SCADA (DF8000 and DF1800)Includes Database building, SCADA Functions Implementation, DMS applications, etc. Testing, Integration and Troubleshooting Project kickoff and monitor project progress with milestones completion. Support Sales and Tendering for technical bid evaluation and project risk analysis. Support Sales and Tendering for new business initiatives and technical solution offerings. Motivate and guide team members for achievement of common goals.

Sep07-Jul10 with Honeywell Automation India Limited, Pune as Project Engineer (Life Cycle Services Transmission & Distribution) Job Accountabilities:

Providing resident support to life cycle services group for system support and performance at client location.(WRSC & C EMS/SCADA project PGCIL- involving XA21 SCADA (GE Energy) on Sun Solaris Platform). Troubleshooting systems and application on Solaris 5.8 Sun SPARC. Handling engineering for SCADA (includes BOM, BOQ) 66 KV, 132 KV, 220 KV, 400 KV sub stations. Looking into RTU configuration development (GE Harris RTU) integration with master station & SCADA communication protocol configuration (IEC 101/104, Modbus, DNP 3.0).

Jan07-Aug07 with NELCO Limited (A TATA Enterprise), Navi Mumbai as Application Engineer Job Accountabilities:

Responsible for software and database development for Automatic Data Logging System projects for substations. Looking into the communication testing of RTU and master using IEC-870-101, ICCP communication. Providing support to commissioning team for troubleshooting and project implementation. Handling vendor management and doing communication protocol analysis like IEC870-5-101, Modbus. Familiar with softwares like SIRIUS-Synergy Systems and Solutions, SCX-Serck Controls

Commenced career from Feb05-Nov06 with Webel Power Electronics Limited, Kolkata as Site Engineer Projects Done Project: Substation SCADA over IEC 104 and IEC 101 communicating to multiple masters over GPRS network Client: APCPDCL Organization: ICSA India Limited Role: Project Management, System Engineering and commissioning Tools Used: DF1725 RTU, DF8000 SCADA, DF1800 Mini SCADA Project: DF1725 RTU Integration with GE XA21 SCADA over IEC 101 Client: MPPTCL Organization: ICSA India Limited Role: Engineering and commissioning Tools Used: DF1725 RTU, GE XA21 Ver 6.0

Project: RTU up gradation of D20 M++ (IEC 60870-5-101) to D20 ME II (IEC 60870-5-104) Client: TATA Power Limited Organization: Honeywell Automation India Limited Role: Engineering and commissioning Tools Used: GE Harris RTU, Configpro 6.5 Project: Region System Control and Coordination- EMS/ SCADA Client: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Organization: Honeywell Automation India Limited Role: As first line of support for Systems Software and Hardware Tools Used: GE Harris RTU, GE XA 21 system, Sun Solaris Operating system on Sun Sparc Machines Project: SCADA for Indian Railways Nagpur-Ballarshah Section AFLN Client: Indian Railways Organization: NELCO Limited Role: Engineering and Commissioning Tools Used: NELCO RTU, Serck Controls SCX 6.5 on Windows XP Project: Automatic Data Logging System Assam State Electricity Board Organization: NELCO Limited Role: Master Station SCADA Engineering and commissioning support. Tools Used: NELCO RTU, Synergy Systems- SIRIUS SCADA on Windows XP Project: Distributed automation for Hydel Power Plant Retrofit & generation control- West Bengal State Electricity Board Organization: Webel Power Electronics Limited. Role: Engineering, Testing, Commissioning Overall site execution management. Tools Used: Hardware and Software provided by C-DAC, Trivandrum. Project: Augmentation of Coke Oven Plant- Durgapur Projects Limited. Organization: Webel Power Electronics Limited. Role: Testing, FAT, Commissioning and SAT support. Tools Used: Control Panels, Power Distribution Panels IT Skills Platforms: UNIX, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, DOS, Windows 95, 98, Me, XP Databases: SQL- Oracle 8i (Basic end user knowledge) SCADA: DF8000 SCADA, DF1800 Mini SCADA, XA 21 SCADA (GE Energy Master SCADA for EMS); SCX 6 (Serck Controls Master station SCADA); SIRIUS (Synergy Systems Master station SCADA) RTU: GE Harris D20/D25, Dong Fang DF1725, DF1331 and Related configuration tools Languages: C, C++ Web-Programming: HTML, PHP Packages: MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Technical Packages: Matlab 5.3, 6.0(ANN, Statistical, Power System, Control System) Tool Box

Education

PGDM (Executive) from IMT Ghaziabad (Currently pursuing) B.E Electrical (Electronics & Power) from KDK College of Engineering, Nagpur with 57.1% HSC from Delhi Public School, Dhanbad (CBSE) with 74.3% SSC from De Nobili School, CMRI, Dhanbad with 77.8% Trainings Attended

Basic Networking concepts for SCADA use at Honeywell Training Centre, Pune.

SCADA Communication Protocol IEC 60870-5-101/104/103, DNP 3.0, IEC 61850 at Honeywell Training Centre. Six Sigma fundamentals training at Honeywell Training Centre at NELCO Limited. Personal Details

Date of Birth: 9th May 1982 Passport No.: F9219110 & Date of expiry 07.09.2016 Permanent Address: 3/30 Jagjivan Nagar Colony, Dhanbad-826003, Jharkhand Present Address: Flat #3-B, Pravasmriti Apartments, 16/3 Baguihati 2nd Lane, Ambagan, Kolkata- 700028 Languages Known: English, Hindi, and Bengali