GAURANG MAHENDRABHAI MEHTA
Paradise,Australia
Summary
Electrical Engineer familiar with all major engineering standards associated with control gear components and electrical power stations. Experienced electrical engineer with over 4 years of experience in the engineering industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Store Manager
Optus Retail
07.2021 - Current
- Managing one of the biggest stores in South Australia.
- Training team members to achieve higher sales results, resolve customer complaints, provide optimum solutions, and over-achieving sales targets.
- Recruited and retained top talent, with a focus on completing timely performance evaluations, providing positive feedback, and rewarding superior performance.
- Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
Project Engineer
Torrent Power
12.2019 - 06.2021
- Executing the solar project from the head office.
- Worked directly with project construction leads to execute plans according to prescribed budgets and timeframe commitments.
- Heading the team of three with duties involved in DC execution, AC execution, and switchyard.
- Worked on a 51MW solar power plant and a 50MW wind power plant.
- Conducted on-site engineering audits for proposed projects to support costing and timeframe estimations.
- Worked on the 11/66 kV substation.
Tutor
UTS Insearch
07.2017 - 08.2019
- Providing feedback to UG-level students in assignments, and lab work.
- Provided one-on-one and small group instruction to over 28 students falling behind in technical skills.
- Conducting tests and solving student inquiries with difficult problems involved with power system analysis and power systems protection.
- Conducting lab for power systems analysis and power systems protection at the UG level.
- Served as a model of professional behavior for students.
Assistant Professor
BITS Edu Campus
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Conducting lectures at UG-level for electrical engineering students.
- Teaching electrical machines 1&2, power system analysis, power system protection, and high voltage engineering at different semesters in university.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives behind the engineering aspect relating to practical scenarios.
- Part of the R&D committee at the university for the development of lab in the university and also involved in funded projects.
Power Systems Engineer
L&T S&L
08.2013 - 06.2016
- Power system studies analysis such as load flow analysis, short circuit analysis, and harmonic analysis using ETAP software.
- Analysis and design of distance protection scheme using PSCAD/EMTDC software for 132km long 400 kV EHVAC line from Rajpura TPS to Nakodar line, and its adjacent 53km Nakodar to Makhu line.
- Introduction of quadrilateral characteristics in distance protection scheme to avoid maloperations during power swing conditions.
- Conducted several projects involving system studies and then presented them to seniors and clients.
- Reviewing and approving drawing designs made in PLADES software by verifying client requirements and proper configuration.
- Conducting various contingency analyses of different faults at several locations and finding proper solutions for that by using simulation for 2*700 MW thermal power plant.
- Cable sizing calculation and circuit breaker sizing analysis.
Junior Electrical Engineer
Kumar Engineering Works
07.2011 - 06.2012
- Assisted with coordination and completion of prototype field demonstrations.
- Documented work for internal use and client status updates.
- Operated electrical test equipment.
- Prepared budgets by estimating materials, labor and construction costs.
Education
Master of Technology - Electrical Power Systems
Institute of Technology, Nirma University
Ahmedabad05.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Gujarat University
Ahmedabad06.2011
Skills
- Project Management
- Technical Drawings and Schematics
- MathWorks MATLAB
- Power Generation, Power supplies
- ETAP, PSCAD/EMTDC, PSIM Software
- Power Plant Equipment
- Design Standards and work management
- Continuous Professional Improvement
- Work Planning and Prioritization
Accomplishments
- Engineers Australia skills assessment as Professional Electrical Engineer
- Member of Energy Networks Australia.
- Published technical paper at ICEMS Sydney " Khademlahashy, A., Mehta, G., Li, L. & Zhu, J. 2017, 'Impact of using current limiting reactor on the existing circuit breakers in micro-grids', 2017 20th international Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), pp. 1-5."
- Published technical paper at ICEMS Sydney "Khademlahashy, A., Mehta, G., Li, L. & Zhu, J. 2017, 'Lifetime evaluation of HV transformers', 2017 20th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), pp. 1-5."
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Retail Store Manager
Optus Retail
07.2021 - Current
Project Engineer
Torrent Power
12.2019 - 06.2021
Tutor
UTS Insearch
07.2017 - 08.2019
Assistant Professor
BITS Edu Campus
07.2016 - 06.2017
Power Systems Engineer
L&T S&L
08.2013 - 06.2016
Junior Electrical Engineer
Kumar Engineering Works
07.2011 - 06.2012
Master of Technology - Electrical Power Systems
Institute of Technology, Nirma University
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Gujarat University
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