John Hanna

Senior substation engineerFull Time

• Job Details:2009-08 - Current Senior Substation Engineer Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, Suez • Managed, mentored and developed team of five technicians through weekly shift work • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships. • Applied principles of electrical theory to advance and improve product development and efficiency. • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently. • Retested electrical products and systems to determine effect of modifications. • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment. • Improved methods for measurement, documentation and work flow management. • Troubleshot electrical problems during extremely stressful power system emergency situations. • Coordinated with vendors to identify and procure appropriate equipment necessary for project completion. • Preparing and presenting reports with justification and documentation in recommending courses of action for capital improvement projects, asset management strategies, standards, maintenance procedures, work methods, materials, and guidelines. • Support commissioning and installing of new projects and coordinate all power plant control functions for remote operations in addition to participating in SAT and FAT for the newly added switchgears. • Wrote qualification documents, test plans and test reports for quality assurance purposes. • Monitored installation and operations to consistently meet standards. • Operated experience in 11KV, 66KV, 220KV 500KV substation operation accordance with associated NEIS/IEC/NEC standards. • Participated in the extensions held in the substation ( adding 2 power transformers 500 MVA, 500/220/11 KV), 2 lines of 500 KV each, 2 power transformers 125 MVA, 220/66 KV) including the installation and commissioning ending with full operation.