Deepika Parihar
Quakers Hill,NSW
Summary
Over 18 years of experience in electricity industry with master’s degree in ‘Engineering Asset Management’ from University of Wollongong. This experience encompasses working with transmission, distribution as well as electrical generation industry in various roles, which provided knowledge of various technologies like solar, wind, hydro, substations and BESS systems.
Award winner at Endeavour Energy for women in leadership project work titled –“Adoption of Technology” and it's successful implementation in business. Specialising in asset management and strategy development for battery systems .
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Infrastructure Asset Strategist
TransGrid
08.2023 - Current
- Oversee operations and optimization of BESS units, DC systems, SVCs etc. ensuring alignment with Strategic Asset Management objectives and achieving performance targets.
- Manage and negotiate contracts with suppliers and commercial partners, ensuring compliance with terms and fostering strong relationships to maximize asset efficiency.
- Develop, implement, and review Asset Management Plans and unplanned maintenance activities in coordination with OEMs and field management teams.
- Overall management of reliability, performance, and budget of the BESS and other assets in my portfolio.
- Working as SME for batteries and identifying new technologies and strategies to manage portfolio of batteries to drive long-term performance improvements and operational efficiency.
- Handle the creation and management of asset work orders, purchase orders, and maintenance agreements ensuring balance of cost, risk and performance.
Strategy Analyst
Snowy Hydro Ltd.
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Provide strategic direction to business by providing overarching view of risk and developing strategic asset management plan
- Which involves investment decision modelling, developing performance matrices and life cycle costing analysis etc
- Keeping up with electricity generation issues, policy obligations, insights, challenges, industry trends and practices and opportunities to shape the business strategy, Developing methodology for prioritisation of all the opex and capex projects, based on risk and corporate business guidelines
- Leading program management plan for generating transformers and other electrical assets
- Doing project sponsor role and managing technical as well as financial issues of the all electrical asset projects from business strategy point of view.
Substation Asset Strategist
TransGrid
10.2019 - 02.2023
- Developed and continually improving an effective network management plan in relation to substation assets, their environmental impact, corporate policy and consideration of statutory requirements
- Effectively integrated and balanced a consideration of economic, technical and risk factors in the development of asset management plans, standards and actions for substation assets and communicated them to stakeholders
- Continuous improvement in asset management techniques by looking for innovative solution for condition monitoring of assets as well as maintenance to efficiently delivering the programs
- Keeping abreast of new technologies like synchronous condenser, smart wires and battery systems
- Developed health indices and asset failure modelling using AWB software to evaluate probability of failures, spares management for predicting asset performance and investment forecasting
- Helped in developing risk framework and models for worker safety, public safety etc
- For regulatory submission
- Successful management of number of asset portfolios (over $150M value) for asset failures, investigations, defect management, data improvement etc
- Overall management of capital program and maintenance programs and associated investment required to meet agreed performance levels.
Senior Subs Trans Assets Engineer
Endeavour Energy
05.2015 - 09.2019
- Lead the small team of engineers and worked in collaboration with substation designers and network planning team to review the network configuration and number of substation design standards as well as optimisation of equipment specification for cost savings while maintaining the quality of equipment and network reliability
- Developing and updating policies, procedures, technical specifications, substation design and maintenance standards in alignment with industry best practises and company objectives
- Organise workshops and stakeholders (multi discipline) meetings to gain their input in changes required in current practices and standards
- Follow-up meetings are held with field staff and stakeholders affected by changes to bring them along the journey
- Perform condition assessment and evaluate health index of substation assets including switchgears and power transformers and provide strategic advice to business regarding replacement or refurbishment of these assets; Provide expert technical advice for event investigations for network incident and identify not only the root cause of incident but also the future improvements.
Electrical Engineer - Maintenance
Endeavour Energy
05.2015 - 09.2017
- Developing maintenance strategies for substation and mains assets in alignment with company objectives
- Performing detailed reliability centred maintenance analysis on substation and mains assets resulting in optimum maintenance intervals and lowest long run cost for assets, while maintaining safety and reliability of the network
- Perform condition assessment of aged substation switchgears and power transformers and provide strategic advice to business regarding replacement or refurbishment of these assets;
Plant Engineer
ElectraNet Pty Ltd.
01.2009 - 05.2015
- Lead the plant procurement standardisation project and developed the plant selection criteria and procurement procedure including tender evaluation and negotiation
- Acted in the Design Manager role for various projects and have experience of managing a team of engineers, draftsmen and contactors
- As a Design Manger, I have prepared scope of works, managed preparation of drawings and cost estimates, lead design review team and managed commissioning at site
- Conducting design reviews with contractors to ensure the final design meets the requirement of ElectraNet standards and contract specifications
- Developed and updated technical specifications for various primary assets including transformers, static VAR compensators, harmonic filters, PLC equipment etc.
Senior Engineer - Circuit Breaker(CB) & Systems
ABB Ltd. India
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Leading the order execution team and stakeholder management, which involves co-ordination with design, operations and manufacturing to manage non-standard requirements of customer
- Management of sub-contractors for wiring of CB cabinet, ensuring that orders are delivered on time and customer requirements are met
- Manage and guide the team of draftsman for the preparation of the customer specific drawings for the customer approval at receipt of order
- Support the design and development team of the circuit breaker by providing feedback from customers on the design of CBs.
Education
Master of Engineering - Asset Management
UOW
Wollongong, NSW04.2021
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering -
MNIT Jaipur
Rajasthan India07.2002
Skills
- Driving high-performance culture with clear goals and action plans
- Managing stakeholders and team in remote environment, well versed with online tools to keep open communication
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Adaptable to changing business environment
Accomplishments
- Developed renewal and maintenance strategy for non-prescribed (customer) assets for ISO 550001 re-certification.
- Major data improvements for disconnectors due to clear goal setting, providing road maps and communication plans with stakeholders in field for data entry and planned condition assessments and their recording in database.
- Successfully completed “Boosting field user adoption of technology project” for improving tech competency of field workers for company’s IT transformation program as part of “Woman in leadership program”.
- Identified areas of improvement and cost savings through number of initiatives like essential spares analysis, maintenance task scheduling analysis, warranted amendments to substation designs etc. Significantly improved Commissioning procedure and standards for company’s network electrical assets.
- Achieved 20% savings in maintenance cost of various network assets by performing RCM analysis. Timely Identification of poor performing transformers for replacement program.
- Accomplished whole of life cycle costing evaluation for substation primary assets procurement.
- Successfully managed disconnector refurbishment project which was selected for best managed project in South Australia.
- Successfully implemented the new (E3-schematic software) to minimise the error and time in the preparation of schematic and wiring drawings for the circuit breakers.
- Designed the packing list programme with SAP team and implemented for the circuit breaker division in ABB, which resulted in increased efficiency of packaging the circuit breakers. Delivered numerous training programs for ABB India’s R&D training centre related to CB.
Personal Information
Title: MIEAust. CPEng.
Timeline
Digital Infrastructure Asset Strategist
TransGrid
08.2023 - Current
Strategy Analyst
Snowy Hydro Ltd.
03.2023 - 08.2023
Substation Asset Strategist
TransGrid
10.2019 - 02.2023
Electrical Engineer - Maintenance
Endeavour Energy
05.2015 - 09.2017
Senior Subs Trans Assets Engineer
Endeavour Energy
05.2015 - 09.2019
Plant Engineer
ElectraNet Pty Ltd.
01.2009 - 05.2015
Senior Engineer - Circuit Breaker(CB) & Systems
ABB Ltd. India
01.2006 - 01.2009
Master of Engineering - Asset Management
UOW
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering -
MNIT Jaipur
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