Pedro Rafael J.

• 13+ years of university professor. Tutor in pre-grade and post-grade thesis. • 20+ years of experience in PDVSA (Venezuela State-owned oil company, [login to view URL]), working in various projects of electrical transmission, distribution and generation. • 15+ years of experience in management. • Speaker of various papers in five (05) international congresses ( ANDESCON 1999, CUBA 2005, IEEE PES 2006, ALTAE 2007, CIGRE 2007 y 2009 ). More than ten (10) publications. • Electrical engineering design experience working with different international standards (ANSI, IEEE, IEC, NEMA, NFPA). Expertise in power electrical equipment specification. • Strong expertise in the planning of generation and transmission systems using the ETAP OTI and Powerfactory software. • Strong expertise in electrical demand forecast studies for the PDVSA oil company. • Expertise in macro-economic study applied at various options transmission vs generation. • Strong expertise in power electrical system studies. Specialist in transient stability studies, motor starting studies, load flow, short-circuit, operational availability studies and electrical protection coordination. • Strong experience in adjustment and coordination of transmission and distribution numerical protection systems (over-current, differential, distance, tele-protection and communication) using Powerfactory and ETAP software. Handling experience with protective relays from several manufacturers: Alstom, ABB, General Electric, SIEMENS, SEL and others. Design of protection and communication scheme for new HV substation. • Knowledge the IEC 61850 architecture for Substation Automation System. • Expertise in Variable Speed Drive (VSD) and soft-starter using application program (ATPDraw, Powerfactory, ETAP) • Currently, I am working in power system studies, configuration and testing of electrical protections • NFPA 70E-2018 and IEEE 1584-2018 Electrical Arc-Flash calculation using ETAP. • Dynamic simulation of BESS, FESS, and Eolic energy using Powerfactory. • Harmonic simulation in the frequency and time domain using Powerfactory.