Pratik Shah, E.I.T., PMP®, MSEE

Experience

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  Larsen & Toubro

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2006

  Electrical Engineering Intern

  • Worked as a design intern for control gear and changeover switches product portfolio• Design Medium voltage control products (MCCB, Contactors, Indoor ACB's) using PRO/Engineer Wildfire software

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  TATA Power

  Dec 2007 - Jun 2008

  Electrical Engineering Intern

  • The TATA Power company is honored with the Worlds Most Ethical Company in the Energy industry and had an opportunity to explore and experience the operation and maintenance department of most reputed Independent power producer in India.

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  Siemens

  Jul 2011 - May 2012

  Graduate Trainee Engineer

  •Worked in the IC-LMV-MV-MV1-BD team at Mumbai, Kalwa Office, India•Attended the first batch of GTE’s training in 2011-2012 held at Vadodara, Gujarat where training was received to familiarize with Siemens Culture and various activities were scheduled for training to use Siemens tools.•Maintained and developed product portfolio for medium voltage indoor Air-insulated switchgear-NXAIR series and VCB’s from 11kV to 33kV •Provided technical support to the sales and marketing team and communicated with the cross-functional team to review customer requirements and prepared a deviation list when necessary •Used NXTools engineering software for the projection of MV switchgear packages to prepare specifications, layout drawings and to generate Bill of Material•Complied with standards group- IEC 62271 to prepare proposals for the medium voltage bid packages. Keen to transition from IEC to ANSI codes.•Aligned with the DTO (Design-To-Order) team for non-standard requirements•Handled small quotes independently and approached management only for strategic decisions•Reviewed Engineering documents including requisitions, vendor quotations for the current transformers, voltage transformers, electromechanical and numerical relays, and discussed with the internal supply chain team to get the optimized quotes from the vendors Show less

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  Airtel

  May 2012 - Jul 2013

  Sales and Proposal Executive

  • Coordinated with all concerned stakeholders of the project – Clients, vendors, etc. Prepared Minutes of Meeting(MOM), attended conferences and handled sales portfolio for Telecom leased lines

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  University of Houston

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  • Providing information, support, and services to culturally diverse residents and abiding university and housing policies Masters in Electrical Engineering

  • Front Desk Associate, University Housing

    Apr 2014 - May 2015

  • Graduate Student

    Aug 2013 - May 2015
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  JR2 ENERGY SERVICES, INC

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2019

  Utility in Houston: Substation Engineering• Attended kickoff meetings with clients, review project scope, field check, design drawings, etc.Utility in San Antonio: Distribution Engineering• Project Engineer for the Design team of the Overhead Line extension jobs for Customer Engineering- Residential Services group. We were responsible for the completion of Task 2360 in the WMIS (work management information system) and designing the construction sketch in ArcFM and ArcGIS Designer Software• Pulled permit applications for TxDOT, City of San Antonio, Bexar County, etc. Projects:► Residential services projects include line extensions, poles replacement, transformer installation, service point installation, etc. Show less Utility in Houston, TX: Substations• Assisted in the completion of projects which include upgrades of existing transmission and distribution substations: Attended kickoff meetings with clients, review milestones, project scope, field check, design drawings, and bill of material• Assisted in design of E&S drawings: Foundation, General Location, Grounding, Power and Control layout, Electrical layout• Assisted in design of R&S drawings: Relay & Metering one line, Cable list, and preparation of Transmittal's• Prepared project drawings for client review: Issue-For-Approval(IFA) and Construction(IFC)Various Projects:► Installation of new feeders and extension of the existing bay for substations based on client standards ► Medium & High voltage circuit breaker change-out► Designed Ballistic wall around the perimeter of the Cap-Banks► Designed Installation of series and shunt reactors- Physical scope (Client required to use their standard structures but still tailor-made to fit in an existing substation)► Power Transformer replacement► Replace RTU panel (System Northwest RTU with Neles 2400 RTU)► Special projects- Firewall Installations (various designs depending on the site conditions and client requirements)Utility in Houston, TX: Overhead Distribution• Consulted with owners staff for the definition of project goals, requirements, and constraints which includes long-range capacity plans, easements, permits, relocation, and agreement letters• Evaluated and analyzed all available background information, incorporating the owner’s design guidelines and confirm the proper location of electrical facilities by performing project site trip to orient design to actual field conditionsVarious Projects:► Distribution Development Project, Rehab jobs for utility service centers in and around Houston area Show less

  • Electrical Engineer II

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Electrical Engineer I

    Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
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  Mott MacDonald

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2020

  Electrical Engineer III

  Worked as an Interconnection Engineer and assisted Senior Project Engineer for several Developer projects in the Mid-Atlantic states and Texas region.• Developed .raw, .seq and .DYR models and simulated these models in PowerWorld Simulator software.• Developed General Arrangement and Single Line Diagram for the Wind farms, capacity ranging from 50MW to 300MW.• Developed SLD and G.A. for P.V. and B.E.S.S., capacity ranging from 20MW to 120MW• Generated new service requests in the PJM Que point, following the Transmission Owner Planning criteria, standards, and processes. • Assist the Renewable Developer with Interconnection agreements and upgrade requirements. Show less

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  Ampirical

  Nov 2020 - Aug 2021

  Engineer- III

  • Developed engineering design packages for the high voltage substations in Louisiana and Mississippi regions.• Responsible for design, development, implementation, and analysis of substation power systems.

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  Entergy

  Aug 2021 - now

  • Product Development • Project Management

  • Senior Electrical Engineer

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Electrical Engineer

    Aug 2021 - Dec 2023