ELECTRICAL ENGINEER/POWER PLANT SHIFT ENGINEER/GAS PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR/ENGINEER/SNR POWER PLANT OP

2012-todate (Expatriate); employed and working as a Power Plant and Gas production Operations Shift Engineer/Supervisor at Contourglobal Rwanda dealing in offshore methane gas extraction from Lake Kivu and onshore thermal power generation, reporting directly to Plant Facilities Manager/Plant Director
Key result areas
• Ensuring close monitoring of the demands from the dispatcher (REG NCC, Rwanda’s Energy/Utility company); and ensuring that the demands are met in due time.
• Communicating with dispatcher & ensuring close monitoring of the load demands & achieving times (as per request and contracts with the grid operator)
• Maintaining operation data log sheet, preparing daily GEF and Power Plant consolidated reports, engine(s) running schedule as per instruction by Plant Facilities Manager and Gas Production Manager.
• Supervise and monitor planned and unplanned repairs on the barge fleet equipment (including gas treatment system)
• Monitor and operate all the gas treatment systems.
• Monitor environmental regulatory issues and keep Barge Manager advised
• Manage a team of Gas Equipment Technicians and Operations Technicians. Providing necessary hands on training; communicating effectively with the shift team,
• Take charge barge towing and moving techniques.
• Supervise and lead Root Cause Analysis of plant equipment failures; with the objective of increasing unit efficiency, reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Ensuring that the “Work Authorization Process” (LO/TO, PTW, HWPT) is strictly followed for all Equipment under my responsibility. Duly inform the Plant Facilities Manager, Maintenance Manager and the Barge Manager of the anomalies noted
• Closely monitoring the quality, stock and levels of Fuel Gas, Lubricating Oil, Water, and others.
• Ensuring proper and continual training of personnel under my responsibility.
• Bringing in inputs and contributing in activities so as to improve the Operating Conditions of the Plant.
• Provide technical leadership in defining, evaluating and correcting technical problems and developing plant improvements.
• Analyze plant O&M data to confirm plant performance to established standards, operating goals, permits and contracts.
• Monitor and recommend plans for compliance with safety and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Identify and prioritize plant monitoring and performance improvement opportunities or requirements.
• Perform functional and operational testing of plant systems and components. Interpret acceptability of data in comparison with established standards or sound power plant practices. Assist in the investigation of plant problems, incidents, accidents, and provide analyses, recommendations, reports, and follow up plans.
• Perform routine preventive and predictive maintenance on all systems and equipment; support corrective maintenance efforts on selected equipment Conduct operations safely, reliably, efficiently, and in full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Maintain logs, records, and data sheets; prepare reports, trends, time sheets, material requisitions, work orders, and other administrative documents related to the business of power production.

2010-2012 Worked as an Operations Shift Engineer on a 2year contract basis at
Wartsila Power Plant Namanve Uganda (Jacobsen Uganda ltd) generating
50MW of thermal power, reporting directly to Operations Manager
Key result areas.
• Ensuring close monitoring of the demands from the dispatcher (UETCL, Uganda’s energy/utility company); and ensuring that the demands are met in due time.
• Ensuring that the “Work Authorization Process” (LO/TO) is strictly followed for all Equipment under my responsibility. Duly inform the Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager and the Barge Manager of the anomalies noted.
• Closely monitoring the quality, stock and levels of Fuel Gas, Lubricating Oil, Water, and others.
• Ensuring proper and continual training of personnel under my responsibility.
• Bringing in inputs and contributing in activities so as to improve the Operating Conditions of the Plant.
• Provide technical leadership in defining, evaluating and correcting technical problems and developing plant improvements.
• Analyze plant O&M data to confirm plant performance to established standards, operating goals, permits and contracts.
• Monitor and recommend plans for compliance with safety and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Identify and prioritize plant monitoring and performance improvement opportunities or requirements.
• Recommend measures and budgets for plant performance improvements.
• Analyze equipment failures, determine causes, recommend recovery plans and impose cost effective solutions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Lead or participate in project meetings and conference calls.
• Provide verbal and written project status updates and reports.

2009- 2010 Appointed and worked as an Electrical Maintenance Technician at Airtel/Warid telecom Bugolobi on a 1 year contract basis, reporting to the Electrical Engineer.
Key result areas
• In charge of the entire electrical and electronics repair, maintenance works.
• Maintenance and servicing of standby diesel generators.
• Preparation of reports on status and performance of all Electrical and electronic systems.
• Working with contractors, contracted to perform Electrical works/installations for the company.
• Observing and complying with environmental, health and safety measures and regulations.
• Installation and maintenance of electrical equipment on the sites;
• Diagnosing electrical faults and ensuring timely attendance to the same
• Coordinate trouble shooting for suspected electrical malfunctioning of machinery and equipment with maintenance team.
• Raise orders for spares and other required electrical items

2007-2009 Appointed and worked as a Power Plant Senior Operator at Aggreko International Power Projects Uganda generating 100 MW of thermal power using LFO/Diesel Cummins reciprocating engines, reporting to the Plant Shift Engineer.
Key result areas
• Handling, repairing and maintenance of 1250 KVA Cummins diesel generators.
• Carrying out ‘A’ and ‘B’ services.
• Working as a Control Engineer/Operator for thermal power generation of 50MW; Starting, stopping and synchronising KTA50 1250KVA LFO Generator sets onto the national grid.
• Control of Active and Reactive Power, control of Voltage, current, generator winding temperature, and generator bearing temperatures etc.
Responsible for Start, Run, Synchronize, Load, shutdown of generators as per instructions of the Shift Charge Engineer
• Performing routine inspections and equipment maintenance for proper operation and availability. Assist in the start-up, operation and shutdown of mechanical and electrical equipment to meet contract and business plan requirements.
• Manually operate valves, pumps, dampers, and other equipment as necessary. Perform switching of electrical equipment up to 11kV. Perform operations to place electrical circuits and generating equipment in and out of service.
• Through the DCS system, controls, monitors, starts, stops, regulates, evaluates, performs routine maintenance, and operation of all support systems from the main control room.
• Identify abnormal operating and equipment conditions; troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical equipment to optimize cost effectiveness while ensuring reliability.
• Understand system-operating requirements, identify trends, perform routine analysis and make recommendations for operating adjustments.
• Actively monitoring and reporting alarms, trips, faults, abnormalities as they are picked up by the control room computers or the station and remote automated signalization instrumentation

2005-2007 Appointed on contract basis and worked as an Electrical Technician for
Lafarge East Africa/Hima Cement Ltd Company, reporting to Electrical
Engineer.
Key result areas
• Handling Industrial installation and maintenance, Cable laying, Three and single phase wiring, of ac and dc circuits, etc.
• Service, maintain and repair of Electronic Control systems involving programmable logic controllers and frequency drives controlling motor speeds
• Operation of 1MVA Diesel generators supplying power to the Cement Plant during grid failure.
• Ensuring safe electrical working environment for electrical panels and equipment by making routine walk about/inspection on all utilities.
• Ensuring power supply stability to the equipment to avoid damage in case of power fluctuations and high voltage/low voltage change over’s during flickers and failures.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting of, compressed air system, fire system and ensuring that generators are in good order.