1. Resume For Mr. Vanaisa Bulai.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Date of Birth: 06th April, 1983.
Phone #: +679 7264962/ +679 9301042
Postal address: PO Box 11884, Nadi Airport, Fiji Islands. Email: bulai06@hotmail.com
TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT:
February 2016- Present: Foreman at Laser Electric Fiji Ltd
Typical duties performed:
Power restoration after tropical Cyclone Winston- straightening of poles
Training colleagues in line maintenance example pole access, change of cross arm, wiring of
transformers (single and three phases), joining of broken conductors, using crimp link,
changing of HV and LV tin/disk/circle insulators
Installing of ground stays; replacing of broken poles, cross arms-Line restringing and
resagging
January 2012- December, 2014 Foreman/Lineman at Power Electric Fiji Ltd
Typical Duties Performed:
Power line construction distribution such as concrete poles, wooden poles including manual
erection Transmission line construction (33KV)
carrying out maintenance in distribution lines and Domestic wiring
June 2011- July 2007: Line Mechanic at Fiji Electricity Authority 2010-2007:
Typical Duties Performed:
Line Mechanic Training, conducted at Fiji Electricity Authority, Navutu Depot, Lautoka
Following units were covered in three stages of three weeks per annum over the 3 year
training period:
Basic electricity – DC and AC and Basic circuit theory Fiji Electricity Authority power system
and Substations Power system components and Basic transformer construction and theory
Power line construction regulations and Power line construction
Power line fault analysis and Single line diagrams Geographical diagrams and FEA Safety
manual and procedures Ropes, slings, knots and their use in conjunction with line instruction
and Communication First Aid and CPR Pole top rescue and Pole top rescue & refresher
course by FEA Category A- Authorization to take permit to work by FEA Category C-
Authorization to carry out HV switching by FEA First Aid certificate (by Fiji Red Cross Society)
and
FEA safety manual course by FEA Work procedures review by FEA and Pole top rescue by
FEA .

2. July 2007-July 2011 Fiji Electricity Authority- Line Mechanic
Typical Duties Performed:
Overhead line maintenance, switchgear and transformer maintenance Transformer
installations and commissioning High voltage switching
Power restoration after natural disasters example floods and cyclones
Maintenance of existing Distribution assets (transformers, line hardware, cross arms and poles)
Carrying out Rural and Urban electrification works in the Western division
Wiring of Distribution transformers on 11KV & 415KV reticulation
Trouble shooting, isolating, rectifying and normalizing of distribution calls on the high and low
voltage networks in the Western division
Vegetation management along distribution overhead lines
Carrying out stand-by duties in the Western division
Sept 2006-Dec 2006 & January –Apr 2007 Airports Fiji Limited.
Electrical Trade Trainee in the Electrical and Mechanical Section
Typical Duties Performed:
Airfield lighting systems and controls Electro- Mechanical equipment’s e.g. passenger
loading bridges, baggage conveyors, escalators, and passenger lifts automatic doors Fully
automatic standby generators and controls
Fire alarm systems Airport car parking systems and controls
Street lighting and controls Airport Apron flood lighting systems and controls Jan-Feb 2005 Fiji
Electricity Authority (attachment) Nov-Dec 2004 Fiji Electricity Authority (attachment)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Feb 2015- Dec 2015 Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering (1 unit is left to complete)
Fiji Wireman’s Licence #: 2422 2014:
EWRB #: EW134855 (www.ewrb.govt.nz/)
File #: W13BU23622 2013: Electrical Lines worker - Distribution [ANZSCO code 342211]
(www.vetasses.com.au)
2005-2004 Diploma in Electrical Engineering (ELECTRICAL) from The Fiji Institute of Technology
now known as Fiji National University
2010-2007: Line Mechanic Training, conducted at Fiji Electricity Authority, Navutu Depot,
Lautoka Following units were covered in three stages of three weeks per annum over the 3
year training period: Basic electricity – DC and AC Basic circuit theory Fiji Electricity
Authority power system Substations Power system components Basic transformer
construction and theory Power line construction regulations

3. Power line construction Power line fault analysis Single line diagrams Geographical
diagrams FEA Safety manual and procedures Ropes, slings, knots and their use in
conjunction with line instruction Communication First aid EAR & CPR Pole top rescue
REFEREES:
1) Mr. Jovesa Tuilevuka, Acting Station Officer, E/M Airports Fiji Ltd email: jovesa@afl.com.fj
2) Mr. Joji Bilivalu, Network Engineer, Unison NZ, Ltd, Email: Joji.Bilivalu@unison.co.nz
Phone #: +64 21443165
3) Mr. Mosese Ramanaitaga, Technical officer, Fiji Electricity Authority, Email:
moseser@fea.com.fj
4) Mr. Rajan Anand, Former Project Engineer Transmission, Fiji Electricity Authority. Email:
ranand@brandisindustries.com.au