Vinayak Parodhi
Electrical Engineer
Abu Dhabi
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Electrical Technician
Emirates Global Aluminum
Abu Dhabi
08.2017 - Current
- Installed electrical conduit and wiring for power, controls, and lighting.
- Tested, troubleshot, and calibrated equipment in shop and field.
- Interpreted blueprints, schematics, drawings, and layouts to complete repairs.
- Tested wiring and other system parts for electrical flow and function.
- Disconnected and removed motors and pumps.
- Installed electrical wiring through conduits and holes in both flooring and walls.
- Performed preventive maintenance tasks to verify proper working condition of electrical panels and conduits.
- Replaced faulty wiring, switches and circuit breakers to reduce fire risks, boost service capacity and increase versatility.
- Inspected equipment for defects and safety hazards and completed necessary repairs.
- Assisted with emergency and scheduled shutdowns while performing regular electrical duties.
- Connected electrical systems to external power sources and programmed automated control systems to protect equipment from high voltage.
- Operated and maintained electronic transmitting and receiving equipment.
- Installed, adjusted and calibrated electrical equipment and instrumentation to maintain proper performance.
- Obtained measurements and readings using volt and ohm meters, meggers, IC testers and dial indicators.
- Modified, maintained, or repaired electronics equipment or systems to achieve proper functioning.
- Used information in technical diagrams, schematics, and manuals to understand operations and make successful repairs.
- Attended training committees that wrote training modules for equipment operation and testing.
- Completed custom automation equipment design to customers' specifications using AutoCad.
- Implemented operational timelines for service shut-offs to be observed.
- Calculated amounts for designing and testing electrical systems and supplied finished costs to customers.
- Worked to create safe, low-cost and dependable designs.
- Revamped systems and upgraded wiring, PLCs and drives to handle changing needs.
- Reviewed existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions or amendments to outdated material.
- Created, aligned, and optimized electrical instrumentation and testing equipment.
- Prepared yearly and technical budgets for electricity projects.
- Trained new system users and employees in classroom type sessions to promote useful system knowledge and operations expertise.
- Conferred with engineers and designers to investigate and solve failure issues.
- Analyzed interruption reports and outage databases to identify outage trends and determine needed coordination changes.
- Devised and implemented updates and resolutions for handling risks, maintaining compliance and improving designs.
- Updated hardware and software platforms by implementing automation and efficiency improvements.
Assistant Manager
Vedanta Limited
Jharsuguda
09.2010 - 07.2017
- Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Made hiring recommendations to increase company's productivity and profitability with quality workers.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
- Created employee schedules to align coverage with forecasted demands.
- Created weekly staffing schedule to support 24-7 coverage for on-call maintenance.
- Developed and deployed maintenance control plans to direct execution of planned preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
- Supervised training of maintenance personnel on procedures, material and equipment use and OSHA safety regulations.
- Mentored maintenance employees by motivating and providing direction to achieve set goals.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
05.2006 - 05.2010
Skills
Arc flash knowledge
Knowledge of backup systems
Microsoft Windows expert
Calibration specialist
Computer-literate
Team Player
Hand and power tools
Schematics Interpretation
Fluent in English ,Hindi & Marathi
Installation and repair specialist
National Electrical Code knowledge
SAP MM & PM module
OSHAD
Badminton
Passionate badminton player. Represented at district level in hometown.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Senior Electrical Technician - Emirates Global Aluminum
08.2017 - Current
Assistant Manager - Vedanta Limited
09.2010 - 07.2017
SRKNEC - Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
05.2006 - 05.2010