Patrick Vavar

Experience

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  PNG Power Ltd

  Jun 2009 - Nov 2017

  Reporting to Senior SCADA Maintenance Engineer under SCADA Maintenance Team. responsibilities are to maintain Port Moresby’s SCADA Automated Power Grid, both the software, (CitectSCADA) RTUs, field IED with routine maintenance checks & troubleshooting to maintain the system 24/7 Was responsible for the controlling & monitoring of Power Supply for the Gazelle Power System Grid on 24hr basis. Experience - High Voltage Switching & Controlling (66KV & 22KV) - Line sectional-zing & Clearance - Familiar with both HV & LV Reticulations - Operation of HV apparatus within Zone Substation including on Trans and Dist Lines (1 year 1 month)Location: East New Britain ProvinceAssignment: I was attached under the Generation Team and was responsible for daily operation &maintenance of 1 X Hydro PowerStation and 6 X CAT 3516 Diesel Engines for theThermal PowerStation, providing assistants to the Generation Manger (9 Months)Location: East New Britain ProvinceAssignments: I was Responsible for Providing Operational Report on Gazelle’s Power Systemreliability on a daily & Monthly basis to Headquarters for Management Briefing andfuture planning

  • Distribution Automation Engineer

    Jul 2012 - Nov 2017

  • Power System Controller

    Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Electrical Engineer

    Mar 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Data & Statistics Officer

    Jun 2009 - Mar 2010
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  U.S. Department of State

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2022

  Electrical Project Engineer

  Duties include inspect construction; review plans; recommend approval of shop drawings and submittals; maintain a daily log of construction activities; develop change orders including preparing cost estimates; and other construction engineering duties related to the New US Embassy Compound Project in Port Moresby as directed by the OBO Project Director.

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  U.S. Embassy Port Moresby

  Sept 2022 - now

  Electrical Engineer Supervisor

  As Electrical Engineer I, supervise & leads a team of skilled Electricians & Generator Technical tradespersons and is responsible for maintaining all of the New Embassy Compound (NEC) Electrical Power Distribution Systems, both interior and exterior. Included among these components are the Generators, Voltage Regulators, Transformers, Medium and Low-Voltage Switchgear, Automatic Transfer Switches, Motor Control Centers, Distribution Panel boards and Sub-Panels, Feeder Wire and Cabling, Branch Circuit Wiring, Lighting and Power Outlets, and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems, Power Monitoring systems & the Grid-tie photovoltaic system. Recently commissioned a HV metering TX and Meter with PNG Power LTD for the US Embassy compound. Show less