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Career Episode -3

Chronology: From March 2007 till present


Location: Dubai, UAE
Name of employer: XYZ Limited
Designation: Senior Project Engineer (Electrical)

Establishing Projects management Department in the GULF region

Introduction:

CE3.1 XYZ Limited is one of the major entities of the corporate organisation, keeping itself
as the market leader for Low voltage and medium voltage products in the Gulf. It is
also considered as one of the fastest growing subsidiaries of Schneider Electric world-
wide in terms of revenue and profitability. In line with the fast growing economy and
business in the gulf region, especially Dubai and Qatar, the management decided to
cope with this dynamic market by bringing expertise from different Schneider entities
to build a projects consultation centre (Projects Management Team).

I would consider it as my greatest career opportunity to be the first to join this newly
created department, and play a role in establishing this type of projects business in the
region, utilizing my six years of experience in Schneider Egypt.

CE3.2 I started my new position on 26th December 2005 as a Senior Projects Engineer in the
projects Department which we called ‘Local Consultation Centre.

Organogram: Position Occupied by me.

CE3.3 The Project Management Department is responsible for:


 Study of tenders in depth (technically and commercially).
 Promote Schneider’s standard solutions and packages and better position
Schneider’s offer in the market.
 Preparing technical and commercial offers for projects electrical package.
 Projects execution and follow up ensuring delivery of correct equipment on time
and meeting all contractual terms.
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 Ensure achieving the registration margins, profitability for the company.

In addition to the above, my responsibilities included setting up the system in terms of


forms, documentation, process, interface with other departments, suppliers and customers,
as well as building a central database for all Gulf projects.

Working for XYZ Limited as a Senior Projects Engineer in the project Management
Department, some of my major achievements and accountabilities are (not limited to):

 Participated in establishment and development of the projects department (consultation


business) in Schneider Electric Gulf.
 Prepared technical and commercial offers for the projects (MV, LV and packages) in
different market segments.
 Strongly provided technical and commercial support to Schneider’s sales force in Gulf
countries and to our agents to facilitate optimum positioning of Schneider Electric‘s
offer in their Markets.
 Developed the technical tender response, in cooperation with the sales team, taking
into consideration the customer needs, and managed to optimise the proposals in terms
of competitive positioning to the customer which lead to profitability to the company.
 Followed up the contracts closely on regular basis to ensure registered margin, to meet
contractual deadlines and to ensure delivery of correct equipment in accordance to
customer’s requirements in time.
 Conducted and developed excellent relations with the customers.

CE3.4 In a very short time, (around three months) we were successful to win our first big project.
Project Information is given below:
 Project: ABC Air College - District cooling plant.
 Customer : SNC-Lavalin & Tabreed
 Scope of Schneider: Supply, testing, commissioning and start-up of the electrical
equipment package comprising:
• 11KV Metal clad switchgear, with SF6 circuit breaker, 1250A, 25KA/3sec,
IP41.
• 3.3KV Metal clad switchgear with SF6 CB, 2500A, 25KA /3sec, IP41.
• Cast resin Power transformers 11KV/3.3KV, 7MVA
• Cast resin Distribution transformers 11KV/0.4KV, 2.8MVA
• 3.3KV Soft starters for chillers.
• LV/LV isolating transformers.
• Relay co-ordination study.

CE3.5 At the beginning of the project I conducted 3 kick-off meetings with the client to figure out
the real needs of the whole district cooling plant project as an over-all system, so that we
provide the appropriate scheme and control system, in terms of power demand, ensuring
proper sizing of all equipment including current transformers, circuit breakers and bus
bars. We also had to prepare the completion schedule, ensuring we are in line with the
overall system progress. We also confirmed the environmental data of the site which is
located in Al-Ain in UAE, to make sure we are providing the appropriate equipment
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degree of protection IP, to provide anti-condensate heaters for humid conditions, to apply
adequate de-ration factors for bus bars and circuit breakers in case of high ambient
conditions (which is the case in this part of the world).

CE3.6 The real difficulty, risk and challenge I was facing was our limited capabilities in terms of
resources, tools and effective set- up since we were in the beginning stages of operation. I
had only two engineers and a draftsman at that time, and we had to do the engineering
drawings, BOQ, calculation notes and all technical documentation submittals; project
contractual follow up, handling modifications by advising technical feasibility and their
relevant commercial impacts on price and the delays involved. We also had to look into
logistics issues such as following up with suppliers (in France and USA) and the
forwarder. We also followed up financial aspects as invoicing, receivables and monitoring
our margins.

CE3.7 The project execution period was approximately ten months, during this period the
management was strongly supporting us to overcome any obstacles, and a real team work
was taking place to secure the contract. I was very closely following with our suppliers in
France, guiding them especially in the technical issues and ensuring that they meet the
contractual dates.

CE3.8 Our project scope was mainly divided into two major phases:
 Phase-1: Supply of the equipment to the site.
 Phase-2: Site activities (supervision on installation, commissioning and start up).

After completion of the first phase, we started preparations in advance for the second phase
by mobilization at project site, arranging for the tools and equipment necessary for testing.

One of the main activities during commissioning is the setting of all the protective relays
according to the relay coordination study that are prepared.

I had to overcome a critical problem in this stage, which was the lack of upstream electrical
network data and difficulty of achieving selectivity. The purpose of the relay co-ordination
study is to achieve selectivity (discrimination) between different levels of the network, to
ensure continuity of service and reliability. In other words, it is to set the protection relays
with fault values and time values in such a way as to ensure that in case of any electrical
fault, the closest circuit breaker feeding the fault will trip not the main upstream breaker, thus
we can isolate the faulty section without interfering with other loads in the network.

We needed the settings and type of curve of the existing upstream relay so that we can carry
out the coordination study, but the client and AADC (AL Ain Distribution Company),
confirmed that these data and documents are not available and that the upstream relay is an
old fashion electro-mechanical relay supplied more than 20 years ago. I checked the
upstream existing switchgear at site to get the exact type and model of the relay as well as
the settings, and later with very much difficulty I found the curve characteristics on the
internet. Then I found the main problem, when it was found out that according to the
information of the upstream relay it was impossible to achieve co-ordination since the
upstream over current and time settings were very low.

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Initially we requested AADC to check the possibility of changing the upstream settings to
the required settings. However, after they checked the complete upstream network they
came back to us confirming that it is not possible to make any changes. It was a serious
problem especially since the project start-up date was planned to be within a months’ time.

It was quite obvious that the current or time selectivity cannot be achieved, so I was looking
for an alternative solution, and after few days of checking the detailed technical manuals and
catalogues of our microprocessor protective multifunction relays Sepam (Merlin Gerin type),
and the schematic drawings, I found that we can achieve logic discrimination between our
provided 11Kv and 3.3KV switchgears, since this feature is available in our provided relays.
When a downstream relay senses a fault it will give a blocking digital input signal to the
upstream relay to delay it’s tripping for an adjustable time, which is sufficient to let the
downstream relay trip and isolate the fault. This solution was an alternative solution to the
normal (commonly used) time and current discrimination.

CE3.9All site work was carried out in full co-ordination with different suppliers, such as chillier
suppliers and generator suppliers, and the plant was successfully energized.

CE3.10 Finally the project was completed and handed over to the client. The realized
margin was in line with our targeted margin at the beginning of the project. Commissioning
reports were also prepared and analysed for possible ways of improvement. It is also
submitted to the Management for their reference, review and comments about improvement
opportunities, if any.

CE3.11This project success was the main trigger and motivation for the company to decide
increasing the resources and capabilities immediately to cope with the unbelievable fast
moving business cycle in UAE. It was also decided to increase the scope of our activity to
include supplying EMCS (energy management and control system) in 2006.

CE3.12Working on this project was of great importance for me, since I had the chance to go
through the whole cycle, preparing the quotation, negotiating the offer, awarding of
contract, and execution of work at project site. During my career, I always ensure that my
work is professional and ethical. In addition to this project, we also managed to win few
more projects. Our internal set-up is now well organised.

List of Acronyms:

DC - Direct Current
AC - Alternating Current
CB - Circuit Breaker

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Career Episode - 2
Chronology: From August 2007 till February 2009
Location: Cairo, EGYPT
Name of Employer: PQR Corporation
Designation: Senior Project Engineer (Electrical)

Introduction:

After working for almost two years in the design office in ABC Company, I was selected to
join the Project Management/ Operations Department in the designation of Senior Project
Engineer. By this career up-gradation/promotion, I was moving up in my career in Schneider
Electric. The qualifications required for joining the Project Management Department
included a minimum of 2 years of technical experience, and excellent communication and
interpersonal skills since the nature of the job requires full interaction and coordination with
all the internal departments, suppliers, clients and consultants. I joined the Project
Management Department in August 2007, working mainly in the oil and gas, and export
sectors.

Organogram: Position Occupied by me.

Working for PQR Corporation as a Senior Projects Engineer (Electrical) in project


Management Department, in the Industry, oil and gas and export Sectors (Gulf countries and
East Mediterranean and South America). Where my achievements and accountabilities were
(not limited to):

 Prepared technical and commercial offers for the projects in the industry, oil and
gas market Segment as well as for all export jobs.
 Provided technical and commercial support to Schneider’s sales offices in Gulf
and East Med. and to our agents to facilitate optimum positioning of Schneider
Electric Egypt’s offer in their Markets.
 Prepared strong competing promotional and pre-qualifications files in order to
penetrate new markets and to be added to suppliers’ lists for the huge companies
in the oil and gas field in the Gulf.
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 Responsible for achieving the annual sales budget (order intake) for the export
accounts.
 Followed up the contracts closely on regular basis to meet contractual deadlines
and to ensure delivery of correct equipment in accordance to customer’s
requirements in time.
 Identified discrepancies between registered and actual margins, rationalized
causes, and proposed improvements in the contractual process.
 Promoted and used standard solutions studied by the technical department to
reduce production time and cost

CE2.1 As described above it is a technical-commercial position. Since I already had good


technical experience, I only had to enhance and strengthen my commercial as well as
managerial capabilities. I was trained for one month on the different quotation tools,
and financial aspects such as Letter of Credit (L/C), bank guarantees, logistics and
incoterms. I also underwent some training courses to improve communication skills,
negotiation skills, time management and problem solving capability.

CE2.2 After one month’s training, I was quite ready and capable to take on my new
challenge as a Project manager in the oil and gas market segment as well as for the
export projects. In fact, the oil and gas sector is the most critical among all other
market segments, since the oil and gas clients are all major international EPCs
(Engineering, procurement and construction) including Bechtel, KBR, Technip. The
natures of the oil and gas projects are of high technical specifications with strong
safety and reliability requirements.

CE2.3 PQR Corporation was invited for bidding in a major project for the supply of the complete
electrical package. It was a targeted project for Schneider Electric, and we were very much
interested in getting this prestigious project.

CE2.4 I was appointed to handle this project in the tendering stage, and also in the order stage( in
case of the project being awarded to our organization).

CE2.5 General Information on the project:


The project was called ABC XYZ Development Project for gas production; it was located
in the western region of Alexandria, Egypt. The client was a consortium between ENPPI
and Bechtel UK. The scope of the electrical package included supply, testing and
commissioning of 3.3KV Medium voltage switchgear, power transformers, Low voltage
main distribution switchgears 4000A, LV MCCs (motor control centres), DC system
(batteries and battery chargers), Bus duct, UPS and SCADA system (electrical distribution
supervisory system), relay co-ordination and short circuit calculation studies.

CE2.6 My main responsibility was divided into two main phases

1. Tendering Phase:
 Study in depth the enquiry documents (technical and commercial).
 Finalising any clarifications on the tender documents with customer
 Preparing complete technical and commercial offer

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2. Project Execution:
 Final negotiation of order commercial conditions.
 Contract review and acknowledgment
 Following up the project execution to meet the contractual obligations.
 Ensure achieving the registered gross margin and profitability for the
company.
 Ensure high quality service for the customer and meeting the whole project
schedule (the whole gas plant) and coordinating with different suppliers in the
project and with mechanical scope of the project.

CE2.7 The main problem I was facing was that to remain competitive and win the contact for the
project, and at the same time to fully comply with the specifications, keeping high quality
in terms of reliability and safety (which can by no means be compromised in oil and gas
industry). My only solution was the value engineering, exploring different alternatives to
achieve required functions through the most cost effective ways. I started studying tender
documents in details and clarified any vague points. Part of the ‘scope of work’ can be
manufactured in our factory, and some equipment had to be sourced from different
suppliers. I sent the request for quotations to the different suppliers; I evaluated their
offers in co-ordination with our design engineers, held meetings with the suppliers to
discuss their proposals and to try to optimize their offers.

CE2.8 I collected all the information on previous (similar) tenders, particularly regarding the
prices of other competitors, and the main technical requirements. As a result, I was in a
better position to set target prices for suppliers.

CE2.9 Finally within 6 weeks and before the bidding closing date I was able, with the
coordination of the design office and the sales department, to integrate a competitive
compliant technical and commercial offer for the complete electrical package. It was then
reviewed and accepted by the top management prior to submitting the proposal.

CE2.10 Proposals for all bidders went through technical evaluation by the client, and after
three rounds of technical clarifications which took almost 2 months, we were short listed
as a technically successful bidder.

CE2.11 During the technical evaluation rounds, we used one strong technical advantage in
our offer which led to better positioning of our offer. This was the use of low voltage
motor starters with coordination type 2.

CE2.12 As per IEC standards, motor starters are classified into co-ordination type 1 and 2,
They both protect people and property, however in co-ordination type 1 starter , when an
electrical fault occurs due to a short circuit, the starter components have to be checked, and
the circuit breaker or the contactors due to contacts welding has to be changed. In this case
highly qualified maintenance staffs are required. This also disrupts the continuity of
service, which is very crucial in oil and gas industry, as time is needed to replace the
defected components and put the starter into service again.

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While in co-ordination type 2, after an electrical fault occurs, the starter can be put into
service again without changing any components; only slight welding of contacts might be
required. In most cases, the fault can be easily cleared by switching on and off the
contactor few times. The basic idea behind co-ordination type 2 starters is selecting an
oversized contactor, and the combination of starter components (circuit breaker, contactor
and overload relay) are all tested together in the manufacturer’s laboratories. So this type
of coordination ensures continuity of service and does not require highly qualified
technicians at site.

We were offering motor starters of co-ordination type 2 to comply with the project
requirements, and this was a great advantage which was not offered by all manufacturers.
Then the commercial proposal was evaluated Schneider Electric Egypt was awarded this
contract which was the biggest in 2003, and our combined efforts were greatly appreciated
by the top management. The second bidder was 4% higher in price and the overall
proposed delivery time was one month more .

CE2.13 At this time I had to start the second phase which was the execution of the project.
I started by finalising and acknowledging the purchase order. Kick-off meetings were held
to start the process and I worked on getting the full technical documents and drawings
approved.

CE2.14 I conducted a site survey with our site services engineers so that to ensure proper
coordination with the overall plant system such as civil works, mechanical works, and the
environmental conditions of the plant, so we better understood the process of the plant, and
were fully aware of the overall system. I also checked the overall plant completion
schedule, so as to prioritize our deliveries to be in-line with the overall schedule
requirements.

CE2.15 During the course of the project execution, the client came up with some changes
and modifications in the loads (motor ratings), which had some price and delivery impacts.
I had a series of meetings with the client, and the rates and technical requirements for the
variations were mutually agreed upon.

CE2.16 One of technical difficulties we faced was that the client changed the electrical
equipment arrangement in the electrical room. As a result the space reserved for the low
voltage switchboard became insufficient, and at that time we were already in the final
stage of manufacturing.

The designed and approved length of the low voltage switchboard was 9900 mm, however
after the change in arrangement of equipment, the available space was only 4800 mm, and
the civil works and the openings in the concrete slabs had been done accordingly as per the
initial design.

Being in late stage of the project execution made the situation even worse. I had to discuss
with the client to sort out this issue. Then I had to study different solutions to comply with
the available space. I had to re-design the switchboard, trying out different layouts and re-
arranging the electrical component layout within the switchboard. I was also trying my

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best to keep the components which were already installed unchanged so as to minimize
further work involved and the time required for modification.

After 4 days of detailed study, I proposed to the customer a new layout, which was “U”
shape. Also I had to change the switchboard to be of the rear connection type (cables to be
connected from the rear of the panel) as this also helped in removing some of the cable
ducts and hence reduce the overall width. The switchboard being a “U” shape requires 2
additional cubicles (corners) which required special design as the bus bar rating was high,
4000A.

Finally, this proposal was approved by the customer, however the only remaining problem
was that the time required to manufacture these 2 additional cubicles (corners) was 2
months, while delivery of the switchboard was supposed to be in 5 weeks’ time frame.

So we proposed that we would deliver the switchboard partially, meaning that all the
columns/cubicles will be delivered as a first batch to allow the contractor to start fixing the
panels and to start cable termination, while the 2 additional corners will be supplied as a
second batch. I also agreed to send our services engineer to ensure proper integration and
installation of the complete switchboard at site. Also the contractor had to modify the civil
works as per our recommendations.

CE2.16 I attended all the witnessed FAT (factory acceptance tests), only minor
modifications were required, some of these were rectified in the factory, and some others
were cleared at site after delivery.

CE2.17 I supervised the site activities which included the commissioning, testing and start-
up of all the supplied equipment as well as testing the interface with the over-all site
control system.

CE2.18 Working on such a project for almost one and half year - throughout the project
life cycle has enhanced both my engineering and management skills to a great extent. It
has provided me with varied experience in all aspects of project management.

List of Acronyms:

DC - Direct Current
AC - Alternating Current
CB - Circuit Breaker

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Career Episode -1
Chronology: From October 2005 to July 2007
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Name of employer: ABC Company
Designation: Electrical Design Engineer/ Project Engineer

Introduction:

ABC Company, Cairo, Egypt is one of the best-known multinational companies and a market
leader in the field of electrical equipment. The core business undertaken by the company are
Electrical Engineering projects, including manufacturing, supplying, installation,
commissioning and testing of electrical equipment, low voltage and medium voltage
equipment, as well as control systems.

Working for ABC Company as an Electrical Design Engineer in the Design and Standardisation
Department where my achievements were (includes but not limited to):

 Designed Medium voltage, low voltage, power factor correction switchgears and Motor
control centres (MCCs),
 Contributed to the development of optimal and economical solutions in the offer and order
stage of different projects to comply with the requirements of the customer and to the
international norms and standards.
 Studied and designed contracts requiring high technical knowledge to produce documents
(drawings, bill of materials, calculation notes, studies and manuals) needed for the
customer as well as for the manufacturing cycle.
 Succeeded to propose optimal means to reduce equipment and productivity costs.
 Provided technical support to all departments involved in the industrial cycle to achieve
customer satisfaction.
 Managed to provide standard solutions (drawings, BOQ, programs) to be used by the
company for future contracts completion.
 Resolved the non-conformities.

Organogram: Position Occupied by me.


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CE 1.1 I had the opportunity to join ABC right after my graduation as an Electrical Engineer from
university. I completed 4 years full-time Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from
XYZ University. The first year of the course included some papers in Mathematics, and
also provided a basic knowledge of physical sciences underpinning Engineering,
mechanics, and chemistry. It also provided an overview of other disciplined of
Engineering. The later years concentrated more particularly on the various aspects of
Electrical Engineering. Of special interest to were some papers on Electrical Machines (I
and II). Included in this was the design of various Electrical machines such as Motors,
Generators etc. We had to design the shaft and rotor, calculate Input and Output values,
losses, and so on for the machinery.

CE1.2 I joined ABC Company in October 2005, which is one of the market leaders in electrical
switchgear manufacturing. Initially I participated in a three month training called NRTP
(New Recruits’ Training Program) during which I worked with different departments
(sales, project management, design office, logistics, the workshop, and the site services) to
have an in-depth understanding of the nature of the work undertaken by the company. On
the completion of my training period, I started my responsibilities as an Electrical Design
Engineer and joined the company as a permanent employee.

CE1.3 My main responsibilities were to design, issue bill of materials (BOM) and drawings for
low voltage and medium voltage switchgears as well as motor control centres (MCCs),
and power factor correction for projects in all Egyptian market segments.

CE1.4 I will detail below one of the particular tasks I was in charge of as a design engineer. It was
to standardize the use of electronic motor starters (soft starters) instead of conventional star
delta starter as a starting method for squirrel cage induction motors.

CE1.5 General Information regarding the project:


In general, the commonly used methods of motor starting are the following: direct on line
starting, star delta starting, autotransformer starters. These are the conventional methods of
motor starting which depend on contactors, bi-metallic thermal overload relays etc.
However, electronic starters, known as ‘soft starters’, with variable speed drives using
power electronics technology are rapidly replacing the old conventional starters due to
various advantages to the user as well as the ease in installation. The objectives of the
project were:

 Promote the soft starter product of MNOP – (Brand name is TeleMecanique),


 Cost reduction of motor starters of small ratings up to 15 KW.
 Price reduction of the MCC panels (motor control centres) which are composed of
these starters.
 Standardize the schematic/control drawings and bill of materials to reduce time
and cost of design.

CE1.6 In addition to the three months training, I had another 3 days technical specialised
training on soft starters conducted by the Product Manager, I also carried out an in-
depth study of all the relevant catalogues and technical documents. I was well
prepared to take on the full responsibility for the assigned project. My job mainly
involved the following:

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 Prepare standard detailed material list (BOQ) for every standard motor rating to
include all the required components with their proper quantities and part numbers
(such as the Circuit Breaker (CB), soft starter, terminal blocks, selector switch and
auxiliary control relays etc.)
 Design the schematic (control circuit) where I followed the concept of value
engineering which involves providing necessary functions at lowest cost, and the
identification and elimination of unnecessary costs and I prepared the complete
drawing for each motor rating.
 Calculate the cost saving in each motor rating by comparing the prices of the
conventional starter components with the electronic motor starter components.
 Calculate the accurate space required for each motor starter in the panel for both cases
(conventional and electronic).

CE1.7 Within 3 weeks, I completed the initial study and I had the complete file ready including
all the Bill of quantities (BOQ) and drawings to be used by all the designers in their
different projects.
CE1.8 As shown by the study, we achieved around 12.5% cost saving as a result of using these
starters, however we had two more challenges ahead, first to increase awareness of the
consultants and end-users regarding the advantages of using the electronic starters, and
secondly to further increase the cost saving by 2 or 3 % more.

CE1.9 I started collecting data from the marketing department regarding the approximate
quantities of starters required annually, market price and details of main competitors.
Based on these data, I started negotiation with our soft starter supplier in France trying to
get the best transfer prices.

CE1.10In a few months, I was able to get our first order for MCCs including soft starters, after
several technical/commercial discussions with the consultant. It was for a pharmaceutical
Co. During the execution of the job, I was responsible for following up the process in the
workshop to ensure we are meeting the project requirements and IEC international
standards. I instructed the technicians regarding all the required precautions and
installation recommendations before they started the assembly. Assembly is carried out as
per the following steps:

a) The switchgear enclosure assembly


b) Installing the main horizontal bus bars
c) Then the vertical bus bars.
d) Fixing the metal sheet mounting plates.
e) Fixing the functional units circuit breakers.
f) Fixing the motor starters (soft starters).

After the switchgear manufacturing was finished, I followed up the final quality control. I
had to ensure compliance to the standards and specifications by:
 Visual inspection of the switchgear
 Checking the compliance with the shop drawings.
 Mechanical checking.
 Checking the wiring.
 Testing the sequence of operation (control circuits).

Additionally, I attended the customer inspection in our factory.


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CE1.11 As the second phase of the project, I started coordinating with the logistics
department to create all the data of the components on their system, including the part
numbers, full technical description, transfer prices, and also to forecast annual
consumption so that we can build effective stock, as per the forecasted requirements.

CE1.12 I always ensured that the technical specifications were met and the technical data
sheets were well prepared. By this technique cost over-runs can be eliminated and the
smooth progress of work can be ensured.

CE1.13 As the number of orders with soft starters started to increase; it became necessary
to provide training to all the designers. I conducted technical training sessions for the staff
of the design office. As a result, the technical competency within our design team
increased, and they became totally autonomous.

CE1.14 I was able to achieve a high competency level internally in terms of designing,
costing and logistics. I also provided technical support to the product manager and the
sales force in the early bidding stages of the projects. Our team work was highly
successful.

Working on such a project was beneficial for me as I learnt a lot in terms of dealing with
other departments, consultants and various major clients. I was able to overcome numerous
problems arising on site. Solving the problems gave a boost to my managerial as well as
technical skills in all aspects of designing, planning and execution of large projects. Working
with this organisation was an extremely rich experience for my career. Finally, I was able to
understand Electrical Engineering in depth, and to apply what I had learnt in the work
environment.

List of Acronyms:

DC - Direct Current
AC - Alternating Current
CB - Circuit Breaker

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