Project summary: Planned, configured, and supported Energy Management Systems (EMS) to enable real-time monitoring, supervisory control, and optimization of transmission and distribution networks within high- availability control center environments. • Performed advanced power system studies, including load flow analysis (Newton-Raphson), short-circuit analysis (ANSI/IEC), contingency analysis (N-1/N-2), voltage stability assessment, reactive power planning, transfer capability evaluation, and fault current analysis to maintain secure and compliant grid operation. • Conducted transmission system modeling and network topology validation, ensuring accurate representation of breakers, transformers, generators, transmission lines, and bus configurations in EMS databases and study models. • Supported state estimation tuning, bad data detection, and telemetry validation, improving data accuracy and ensuring reliable real-time grid visibility. • Assisted in evaluation of System Operating Limits (SOLs) and operational reliability margins in alignment with NERC reliability principles and IEEE standards. • Integrated EMS with SCADA systems, RTUs, IEDs, and field devices using industry-standard communication protocols such as DNP3, Modbus, and TCP/IP, ensuring secure and stable data acquisition. • Designed, implemented, and supported VSAT/TSAT satellite communication systems for mission-critical monitoring of remote substations, renewable generation sites, and transmission infrastructure. • Performed communication performance analysis, including latency, jitter, packet loss, redundancy architecture, and failover validation, and assessed impact on EMS applications such as contingency analysis and alarm processing. • Supported renewable energy and DER interconnection studies, evaluating grid impacts of solar, wind, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) on voltage regulation, reactive power support, and fault contribution levels. • Assisted in protection and coordination activities, including review of relay settings concepts, transformer differential protection, distance protection schemes, grounding system design, cable sizing, and short-circuit duty verification. • Designed and reviewed Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), control schematics, protection layouts, communication rack layouts, grounding systems, and power distribution diagrams using AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical, ensuring compliance with IEEE, IEC, ANSI, and NEC standards. • Supported equipment specification, technical evaluation, and sizing of relays, circuit breakers, transformers, UPS systems, modems, routers, RF equipment, and auxiliary power systems. • Configured and validated EMS real-time applications including alarms, limit checking, network topology processing, calculations, contingency analysis modules, and operator visualization dashboards. • Developed Python-based automation scripts for study case preparation, contingency scenario execution, telemetry quality checks, and performance monitoring. • Performed SQL-based database validation, query optimization, and data integrity checks within EMS environments to ensure accuracy of historical and real-time operational data. • Supported Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, system cutover, black- start validation support, and go-live activities, ensuring full operational readiness. • Implemented redundancy and high-availability architectures, including server failover, communication path redundancy, and backup database synchronization to enhance system reliability. • Assisted in identifying and mitigating cybersecurity and access control risks within EMS/SCADA environments in accordance with utility operational policies. • Coordinated with utilities, ISO/RTO stakeholders, EPC teams, OEM vendors, and field engineers to resolve integration challenges and improve system performance. • Maintained comprehensive technical documentation, including system design specifications, test procedures, configuration baselines, compliance documentation, and as-built drawings. • Provided post-implementation operational support, troubleshooting alarms, telemetry mismatches, communication failures, and performance issues in real-time grid environments. • Worked on dynamic behaviour assessment of inverter-based resources (IBRs), analysing voltage response and grid stability under disturbance conditions. • Assisted in PSCAD-based dynamic/EMT simulations to study fast transient response, inverter control behaviour, and fault ride-through performance. • Evaluated reactive power control and voltage regulation strategies for solar, wind, and BESS integration under contingency scenarios. • Analysed grid performance during transient events such as faults, switching operations, and sudden generation/load changes.

Electrical & Energy Systems • Supported graduate-level coursework and research in Energy Management Systems (EMS), SCADA architectures, and bulk power system operations, covering generation, transmission, and distribution system modeling in alignment with NERC reliability principles and IEEE standards. • Guided laboratory sessions using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, MATLAB/Simulink, and EMS simulation platforms, assisting students in developing single-line diagrams (SLDs), control schematics, protection layouts, and real-time monitoring models for transmission and substation systems. • Assisted student teams in projects involving EMS-SCADA integration, RTU configuration, telemetry validation, and communication protocols (DNP3, Modbus, TCP/IP) to simulate real-world control center environments and high- availability architectures. • Provided hands-on technical guidance in load flow analysis (Newton-Raphson), short-circuit analysis (ANSI/IEC), contingency analysis (N-1), outage impact studies, voltage stability assessment, and transfer capability evaluation, strengthening practical understanding of grid reliability and system operating limits (SOLs). • Mentored students in applying Python-based automation (NumPy, Pandas) for telemetry data processing, contingency case generation, bad data detection, and EMS performance analytics, improving efficiency in study case preparation and results validation. • Supported academic projects focused on renewable energy and DER integration, including solar, wind, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) impact assessment on voltage regulation, reactive power support, and fault current contribution. • Guided development of VSAT/TSAT satellite communication models, helping students understand communication latency, redundancy architecture, failover mechanisms, and their impact on real-time EMS applications. • Reviewed and validated project deliverables including system modeling documentation, topology validation reports, technical specifications, test procedures, and performance evaluation reports, ensuring structured presentation of engineering findings. • Provided mentorship on system validation methodologies, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) concepts, Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) principles, and commissioning best practices for mission-critical power system deployments.

Project summary: Delivered EMS-based power system studies, transmission modelling, and operational support for international utilities and network operators, ensuring reliable real-time monitoring, supervisory control, contingency analysis (N-1/N-2), and coordination across geographically distributed generation, transmission, and renewable assets. • Modeled EMS-integrated renewable energy sources (solar, wind) and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to evaluate voltage stability, reactive power support, fault current contribution, system operating limits (SOLs), and operational reliability under varying load and network conditions. • Performed advanced load flow analysis (Newton-Raphson), short-circuit analysis (ANSI/IEC), contingency simulations, transfer capability evaluation, and outage impact studies within EMS and planning environments to maintain secure and compliant grid performance. • Supported state estimation tuning, bad data detection, topology validation, and real-time telemetry quality checks, improving situational awareness and operational decision-making in high-availability control center environments. • Conducted high renewable penetration impact studies, analysing thermal loading, voltage profiles, congestion risks, dynamic response, and system stability margins, including the impact of communication latency, jitter, packet loss, and failover scenarios on EMS real-time applications. • Performed dynamic performance simulations and failover testing to evaluate system resilience, redundancy architecture, server failover mechanisms, and communication network reliability during network disturbances and cyber/communication events. • Supported EMS, SCADA, RTU, and IED integration studies, utilizing DNP3, Modbus, TCP/IP protocols, ensuring reliable telemetry, control command validation, and seamless data exchange between control centers, renewable plants, substations, and storage facilities. • Assisted with Available Transfer Capability (ATC) and transfer path evaluation concepts, congestion analysis, and operational reliability assessment in alignment with NERC reliability principles, IEEE standards, and utility operational procedures. • Conducted integration testing, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, and system validation activities for EMS interfaces with renewable plants, energy storage systems, substations, and communication networks. • Developed and reviewed AutoCAD-based Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), control room layouts, communication network architecture diagrams, protection schematics, grounding layouts, and electrical distribution drawings, ensuring compliance with IEEE, IEC, ANSI, and NEC standards. • Supported protection and control coordination concepts, including review of relay protection schemes (distance,overcurrent, differential), grounding systems, and short-circuit duty verification during renewable and transmission system integration. • Utilized Python-based automation and SQL validation techniques for telemetry data processing, contingency case preparation, performance monitoring, and historical data integrity verification within EMS environments. • Prepared comprehensive technical study reports, design documentation, interface control documents (ICDs), deployment packages, validation procedures, and as-built documentation for international utility customers and ISO/RTO stakeholders. • Performed dynamic stability analysis for high renewable penetration systems, assessing system response to disturbances and contingency events. • Supported inverter-based resource modelling, including evaluation of control strategies and impact on system strength and stability. • Conducted studies on fault ride-through (FRT) capability and voltage recovery performance of renewable plants. • Assisted in grid interconnection studies for IBRs, focusing on voltage stability, weak grid conditions, and system reliability.