• Leading the technical design activities for rail power supply systems within GE Power Conversion globally;
• Providing technical support for GE local engineering teams for each region (USA, LatAm, Europe, Nema,);
• Principal design of static frequency converter station for rail application (16.7Hz, 25Hz and 50Hz railway supply systems);
• Complete technical specification for DC Metro supply systems (feeder station equipment);
• Working on given projects as a tender manager / engineer within the energy solution part of a global infrastructure company;
• Responsible for technical solution, price, components specification and sourcing for given projects (tenders) with the focus on the primary equipment;
• Managing the relationships with the customer as well as suppliers; customer support, supplier negotiation, technical clarification, etc.

Achievements

• Lead engineer for DC rail electrification project – DC part; Project “Automated people mover” at Tampa International airport;
• Tender management for static frequency converter stations for rail application – 50 Hz – 16.7 Hz (DB – Germany, ÖBB – Austria, SBB – Switzerland, Scandinavia), 60 Hz – 25 Hz (Amtrak – USA), 50 Hz – 50 Hz (Australia);
• Tender management (technical part) of complete technical solutions (from HV down to traction and LV equipment) for DC Metro Rail supply systems (Lima – Peru, Doha – Qatar, Sao Paulo – Brazil, Jakarta – Indonesia, Makkah – SA, Bangkok - Thailand and others).
• Engineering support of HVDC 500kV transmission for an off-shore wind farm - tender proposal, primary equipment specification (transformer, reactor, switchgear components, etc.), system engineering (earthing, bonding, protection, etc.)
• Electrical supply – primary equipment: system studies, principal design, specification, sourcing;
• Product development of static frequency converter stations for 50Hz railway application (system study, technical solution, business case, value proposition);
• Principal engineering of power and railway equipment within the scope of the tender documentation;
• Principal engineering converter station for rail application;
• Principal engineering support for the world first two applications of the 50 to 50Hz railway static frequency converter (Queensland Australia);
• Project development and execution.

• Industrial energy supplies
• Energy transformation and distribution
• Traction and electric railway supply system
• Traction and rolling stock
• Hardware development.

• Working as a project engineer for a major railway infrastructure company; responsible for overall (general) engineering and technical solutions within the given projects.
• The main accountability lies in ensuring smooth coordination among all members of the project team and coordination of all interfaces between each subsystem within the given project (protection, control & SCADA, power, switchgear design)
• Close coordination with project Commercial Manager

Achievements

• Planning and completion of AC and DC traction supply systems and subsystems for light railway rail (including 3rd / 4th rail and overhead line systems) as well as mainline railway applications (included systems: DC 600V; DC 700V, DC 1200V; AC 15kV 16.7Hz; AC 25kV 50Hz); cooperation with electrical infrastructure facilities;
• Cooperation on product design and development (DC switchgear for 3rd / 4th rail applications, DC control and protection relay);
• Management of approval processes for product application on the 3rd/ 4th rail supply systems (LUL, Network Rail). Technical specification of the productrequirements;
• Creating a general concept / procedure for a design of a DCsubstation;
• Selecting and evaluating technical solutions for traction supply systems; Determination of themost beneficial technical solution;
• Technical and commercial negotiation and clarification with suppliers as well as withcustomers;
• Project management (schedule, costs, and quality) within all project phases (planning, technical specification, engineering);
• Ensuring appropriate technical and quality standards are kept and fulfilled during design and building stages of the projects, providing site support;
• Coordination of interfaces among various departments within the projects; liaison with electrical (system study), mechanical, SCADA, protection engineers;
• Providing technical support for the tender department; Managing approval processes of BBRail own product for the English market
• Technical support for the commercial project manager
• Creating project documentation (Written documents, CAD drawings, calculations, etc.).

• Working as an electrical engineering for a railway consultancy; majority of the work focusing on modification, overhaul, and maintenance of traction & rolling stock.
• Complying engineering solutions for the railway industry
• Managing engineering projects towards customer satisfaction

Achievements

• Design of modifications and improvements on several English traction & rolling stock units including schematics, drawings and installation procedures. Also modifications on GM-EMD locomotives such as class 66/67;
• Risk assessment and compilation of maintenance and overhaul instructions for traction vehicles;
• Auditing and quality control of either suppliers and contractors (several sites in Europe) or internal (EWS);
• Supervising and engineering support during installation of modifications and improvements on traction and rolling stock as well as during overhauls;
• Fault finding and failure investigations; mainly for EWS Railway (including EMC);
• Providing tests and trials for new electrical equipment on traction and rolling stock;
• Commissioning of new / modified equipment including French and Spanish signalling and safety systems as well as ERTMS.

• Design and development of the new protection system for DC railway supply systems.
• Research into power supply systems used on the DC electric railways

Achievements

• Research of power supply systems used on the 3 kV (overhead wire system) and 750 V DC (3rd / 4th) railways with the focus on the protection equipment;
• Design of a new protection method based on evaluating the present traffic in the protected supply section and using new signalling systems such as ERTMS and train - ground communication;
• Development of a new protection system based on the newly designed protection method and specification for additional use of the developed system (power factor control, real time maintenance, power consumption control, etc);
• Simulation of traction vehicles (traction power and control) running on 3 kV and 750 V DC railways using scientific and engineering software - Matlab, Simulink;
• Detail simulations of DC railway supply systems (3 kV - overhead line, 750 V - 3rd rail)
• Software development in Matlab (data processing);
• Teaching and supervising labs at the School of Electrical Engineering.

Developing web applications in Macromedia Flash – programming in Macromedia Action Script, creating web based animations

Achievements

• Design and development of animations for web based presentations using Macromedia Flash and Action Script, working as a part of the developer team;
• Using HTML and XML for design and development of websites with embedded Flash objects such as navigation buttons, banners and games;
• Covering legal and engineering issues during building and commissioning of a local commercial Wi-Fi network.