Vinny Moreira

Experience

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  AREVA T&D

  Mar 2006 - Dec 2009

  Member of Protection and Control Team (PCE)• Protection Relay Configuration, Tests ( P14x, P44x, P64x, P54x, P64x )• PACiS Configuration, Tests, Commissioning and Startup (SCE, PACiS-OI HMI, PACiS-Gateway, C264 and C264 Protection)• IEDs Integration through the communication protocols ( IEC 61850, IEC60870-5-101, IEC60870-5-103, IEC60870-5-104, DNP3.0 / DNP3.0 IP, Modbus / Modbus TCP )• Troubleshoot communication bug• Tests in Electrical Panels Member of Protection and Control Team (PCE)• Tests in Electrical Panels

  • Electrical System Technician

    Oct 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Trainee

    Mar 2006 - Oct 2007
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  Schneider Electric (Former Areva T&D)

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Electrical System Engineer

  Member of Protection and Control Team (PCE), responsible for the RTU and HMI configuration, commissioning at the substation and power plant. Advanced level on troubleshoot SCADA communication.• Protection Relay Configuration, Tests ( P14x, P44x, P64x, P54x, P64x );• PACiS Configuration, Tests, Commissioning and Startup (SCE, PACiS-OI HMI, PACiS-Gateway, C264 and C264 Protection);• IEDs Integration through the communication protocols ( IEC 61850, IEC60870-5-101, IEC60870-5-103, IEC60870-5-104, DNP3.0 / DNP3.0 IP, Modbus / Modbus TCP );• Troubleshoot communication bug;• Customer Support (external) and Staff Support (internal);• Electrical Panels Tests and Project Philosophy Analysis; Show less

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  Alstom

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2014

  Electrical Protection Engineer

  Member of Substation Automation Solutions Team (SAS) in Protection and Control Projects.After the sale of AREVA T&D in Brazil, the ALSTOM Grid did not have a Substation Protection and Control Team, I was the first team member together with the Engineering Manager, we developed all the procedures at the sector, hiring and training the new staffs, new supplier development and monitoring of the project activities through the meetings with costumers. Identify improvements and opportunities across the projects. In two years, the numbers of new employees reached more than 30 people. I was the unique person in the team who had knowledge of protection and control.• Electrical Projects Management;• Development of Smart Grid solutions together Sales Team;• Development of IEC 61850-9-2LE Process Bus into the Brazilian utilities using Merging Units and ALSTOM's Relays;• Protection Relay Configuration, Tests, Commissioning and Startup - P14x (advanced feeder management relay with overcurrent and earth fault protection and autoreclose) - P44x (line protection: full scheme 5-zone distance, plus aided directional earth fault) - P54x (line protection: differential, subcycle distance and directional earth fault) - P64x (transformer protection: differential, REF, thermal, and overfluxing protection)• DS-Agile Configuration, Tests, Commissioning and Startup (SCE, DS-OI HMI, DS-Gateway, C264 and C264 Protection); - C264 (RTU, Bay computer, feeder manager)• Omicron CMC 356 Expert User;• IEDs Integration through the communication protocols ( IEC 61850, IEC60870-5-101, IEC60870-5-103, IEC60870-5-104, DNP3.0 / DNP3.0 IP, Modbus / Modbus TCP );• Development of SCADA Data Gateway database to integrate through the different protocols. (SCADA Data Gateway is a Triangle MicroWorks software);• Configuration of the Fault Recorder based IEC 61850 protocol and GOOSE trigger;• Electrical Panels Tests and Project Philosophy Analysis; Show less

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  Schneider Electric

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2019

  Member of the application team, responsible for launching and training of the new IEDs and RTUs, pre-sale designing of the smart substation solutions, new products and applications for Australian utilities and renewable market.• Protection Relay Configuration and Tests (P14x, P44x, P54x, P64x, VIP, VAMP, P3 and P5 Easergy);• PACiS (SCHNEIDER automation substation system): Configuration, Tests, Commissioning and Startup (SCE, C264, C264 Protection, T200, T300, Flair-Fault Passage Indicator;• ISAGRAF for development of complex logic ;• IEDs Integration through the communication protocols (IEC 61850, IEC60870-5-101, IEC60870-5-103, IEC60870-5-104, DNP3.0 / DNP3.0 IP, Modbus / Modbus TCP);• Customer Support and Pre-sale Support; Show less Member of the engineering team at the transformers and kiosk substations factory, responsible for whole smart solutions, R&D of new products and applications for Australian utilities and renewable market. • Coordination of smart kiosk substation prototypes;• Protection Relay Configuration and Tests (P14x, P44x, P54x, P64x, VIP, VAMP, P3 Easergy);• PACiS (SCHNEIDER automation substation system): Configuration, Tests, Commissioning and Startup (SCE, C264, C264 Protection, T200, T300, Flair-Fault Passage Indicator;• ISAGRAF for development of complex logic;• IEDs Integration through the communication protocols (IEC 61850, IEC60870-5-101, IEC60870-5-103, IEC60870-5-104, DNP3.0 / DNP3.0 IP, Modbus / Modbus TCP);• Customer Support (external) and Staff Support (internal);• Electrical Panel Tests and Project Analysis; Show less

  • Solution Engineer

    Feb 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Automation and Protection Engineer

    Mar 2016 - Feb 2019
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  Siemens

  Dec 2019 - now

  Portfolio Consulting Professional

  Member of the presales team, responsible for the Siemens Digital Grid portfolio in Queensland and Northern Territory.• Providing solutions for transmission and distribution grids in terms of protection, automation and power quality products.• Development of new technologies such as process bus (IEC61850-9-2LE and IEC61869) for renewable and distribution markets.• Training of IEDs including the SIPROTEC, Reyrolle and SICAM for customers.