This document contains the resume of Onyejose Chukwuma, an electrical engineer with over 7 years of experience in high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage electrical installations, testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance of electrical projects. He has worked as a central control room operator and shift lead/control room operator at two power plants in Nigeria. His experience includes operating gas turbines, diesel generators, switchgear, transformers, and more. He holds several professional certifications in safety and gas turbine operation and maintenance.

1. ONYEJOSE CHUKWUMA
1 Mount Zion close off Stallion road Elelenwo, Port Harcourt. Phone : +2348063309679 or +2348051964518
e-mail: onyejosechukwuma@yahoo.com, Sex : Male, Date Of birth 18th Dec.1981
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Highly motivated, dynamic, result oriented Electrical Engineer with 7+ years experience in high voltage, medium voltage
and low voltage. I have an in depth knowledge of electrical installations/construction, testing, commissioning, operations
and maintenance of electrical projects.
Professional Certifications:
Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals
2008 Health Safety and Environment Level 2 (HSE 2)
2008 Health Safety and Environment Level 3 (HSE 3)
2015 Power Plant Control Room Operator Certificate Training Course
University Of Arizona, Continuing and Professional Education. Tucson AZ. USA.
• 2502 Gas Turbine Support Systems – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 2503 Operation of Gas Turbines – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 2504 Control and Protection Systems – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 2505 Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 2506 Gas Turbine Routine Maintenance – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 2507 Gas Turbine Major Maintenance – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 2510 Gas Turbine Generator and Electrical Systems – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX
78727.
• 901 Plant Control System – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 910 Turbine and Auxiliaries System – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 911 Generator and Auxiliaries System Operation and Control – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100
Austin TX 78727.
• 912 Unit Integrated Start-up and Shut-down – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
• 914 Abnormal Plant Conditions – 360training.com. 1380 Burnet road; Suit 100 Austin TX 78727.
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
STEAG ENCOTEC WEST AFRICA LIMITED April 2015 till date
Central Control Room Operator (Alaoji 504MW Power Plant) April 2015 till date
Duties/Responsibilities
• Operation of GE frame 9E gas turbines from start-up running and shutting down
• Taking of hourly readings, interpretation of alarms and writing of reports, two numbers of 3.5MVA black start
diesel generators and emergency diesel generator
• Start-up checks, operation and shutting down of frame 9E GE gas turbine
• Monitoring of gas temperature and pressure, real energy, reactive energy generator cap curve, vibration of the
turbine, lube oil header temperature, exhaust temperature and all alarms etc
• Safe shutting down of each Unit and monitoring the unit in cool-down mode to avoid bowing of rotor.
• Report defects, alteration and recommend repairs for improvement.
Central Control Room Operator (Calabar 630MW power plant) April 2015 – July 2015
Duties/Responsibilities
• Operation of GE frame 9E gas turbine from start-up running and shutting down with DCS

2. • Taking of hourly readings, interpretation of alarms and writing of reports, three(3) numbers of 2.2MVA black start
diesel generators and emergency diesel generator in Calabar power plant with DCS
• MV and LV switching with DCS
• Operation of BOP’s; water treatment plant air compressor and water bath heaters in gas receiving station etc from
central control room with DCS
• Taking of hourly readings, interpretation of alarms and writing of reports
ROCKSON ENGINEERING NIGERIA LIMITED March 2009 – March 2015
Shift Lead / Control Room Operator December 2012 – March 2015
Duties/Responsibilities
• Operation and maintenance on General Electric (GE) frame 9E gas turbine, two (2) numbers of 3.5MVA black
start diesel generators and emergency diesel generator at Alaoji power plant. Takes the lead in troubleshooting
operational problems and ensures action until there is resolution.
• Plan within the department and interdepartmentally to maximize efficiency. Participate in the maintenance
planning process and initiate maintenance requisitions to achieve quality and performance targets.
• Provide leadership for daily operational reliability and energy availability, along with the required support for
all production matters.
• On-shift direction and leadership to shift team, providing supervision and taking responsibility for
operator activity.
• Ensures safe and efficient operation of all process and power plant equipment
• Prepare safe work documentation for day-to-day maintenance work.
• Schedules equipment outages to accommodate repair plans.
• Leads Health and Safety initiatives, ensures monthly operations audit is completed and Deficiencies are
acted upon.
• Takes the lead in troubleshooting operational problems and ensures action until there is resolution.
• Start-up checks, operation and shutting down of frame 9E GE gas turbine
• Start-up checks, operation and shutting down of frame 9E GE gas turbine
• Monitoring of gas temperature and pressure, real energy, reactive energy generator cap curve, vibration of the
turbine, lube oil header temperature, exhaust temperature and all alarms etc
• Taking of hourly readings such as voltage, frequency real energy, reactive energy, lube oil header temperature
exhaust temperature gas temperature and pressure, air inlet temperature, etc
• Safe shutting down of each Unit and monitoring the unit in cool-down mode to avoid bowing of rotor.
• Report defects, alteration and recommend repairs for improvement.
• Writing of daily and weekly report.
• Medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) switching.
• Taking of hourly readings of voltage, frequency, tap changer position, transformer winding temperature,
transformer oil temperature, etc
• Procedures for Lock Out-Tag-Out (LOTO) during maintenance or repair.
• Writing of daily and weekly report.
• Make sure the workplace is safe and clean. This includes reviewing and enforcing all Occupational Safety and
Health Administration standards and policies, responsible for completing and filing all incident reports and
accident reports and reporting all violations of safety and other policies. Ensure that employee exposure to risk is
minimized by following all safety regulations.
Electrical Engineer – Power Plant April 2011 – Dec. 2012
Duties/Responsibilities
• Liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors) including attending regular
progress meetings to keep them informed of progress on the project.

3. • Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force and the work of
subcontractors; planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed
deadlines.
• Testing, commissioning and operations on two (2) numbers of 3.5MVA blackstart generators and an emergency
diesel generator with AMF (Automatic Mains Failure) at Alaoji power plant.
• Testing and commissioning of motor control centre (MCC) made up of direct-online (DOL) starters and star/delta
starter for turbine auxiliaries and closed cooling water (CCW).
• Testing and commissioning of DC pump (for emergency lube oil pump) and AC electric motors (for turbine
compartment ventilation, lube oil pump, oil mist eliminator, water injection skid etc).
• Testing and commissioning of closed cooling water CCW (cooling tower with a conservator tank and automatic
water level control)
• Cable tray fabrication, cable routing/pulling, loop checks and termination of control cables on four (4) units of gas
turbine at Alaoji power plant
• Cable pulling and handling of armoured and non-armoured cables ranging from LV cables to MV XLPE cables up
to 3X300mm2
• Cable test such as dielectric withstanding voltage test (with hipot tester), insulation resistance test (with Megger)
and earth resistance test.
• Trouble shooting of motor starters, control and alarm circuits in motor starters, MV and LV switch gears and
transformers.
• Cabling, loop checks and termination of power and control cables for GSU and auxiliary transformers.
• Assembling of power control module (PCM) for blackstart generators and gas turbine MV and LV power at Alaoji
power plant.
• Cabling and installation of MV and LV switch gears and termination in blackstart control room.
• Structural cabling and electrical installations of administrative building, fire-fighting building workshop etc.
Electrical Engineer – Substations Jan. 2010 – April 2011
Duties/Responsibilities
• Building of five diameters 1074MW, 330KV Alaoji generating sub-station at Alaoji power plant, from assembling of
steel structures, erecting of gantry, earthing of steel structures and equipment, installation of switchyard
equipment such as current transformers, isolators, post insulators, surge arrestors, and circuit breakers,
grounding switches, overhead conductors etc.
• Installation and aligning of centre break isolators, installing of 330kv Ariva circuit breaker and ABB circuit
breakers, current transformers, and CVT
• Laying, glanding and termination of control cables
• Logging and stringing of 330kv bundle over-head conductors
• Loop checks, testing and commissioning of high voltage (HV) switch yard equipment
• Assembling of four (4) numbers of 170MVA 15/330KV generator step-up transformer (GSU) and 25MVA, 15/11KV
auxiliary transformer from ladder, conservator tank, cooling fine, primary and secondary bushings, breathers,
piping etc. Vacuuming and oil treatment.
• Testing commissioning of four numbers of 170MVA generator step up transformer (GSU) and four numbers of unit
auxiliary transformers (UAT)
• Liaising with consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, surveyors and the general workforce involved in
the project.

4. Assit. Electrical Engineer – Substations Sept. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Duties/Responsibilities
• Building of two diameter dual feed 330KV line bay at Alaoji sub-station to accommodate the dual circuit from the
generating station. From assembling of steel structures, earthing of steel structures, installation of switchyard
equipment such as current transformers, isolators, post insulators, surge arrestors, and circuit breakers,
grounding switches, over-head conductors etc.
• Loop checks, testing and commissioning of high voltage (HV) switch yard equipment
Trainee Engineer sub-station March 2009 – Sept. 2009
Duties/Responsibilities
• Refurbishing of 132KV transformer bay and building of 132KV line bay at Oginigba transmission sub-
station in Port Harcourt
• Installation and aligning of 132kv isolators, installation of 132kv ABB circuit breakers
• Assembling of steel structures, installation of sub-station equipment, laying of control cables and earthing.
• Installation of control panel and termination of cables on transformer local and remote tap changer panel.
• Assembling of 60MVA 132/33KV step-down transformer and grounding transformer with vacuuming and
oil treatment.
• Testing and commissioning of 60MVA step-up transformer, earthing transformer, circuit breakers, current
transformers isolators etc
ITECO NIGERIA LIMITED April 2007 – Oct. 2008
Graduate Trainee Intelligence building solutions April 2007 – Oct. 2008
Duties / Responsibilities:
• Support of access control equipment (electromechanical barrier, turnstiles, revolving doors magnetic locks
etc) in SHELL industrial areas Port Harcourt.
• Survey, design and installation of surveillance camera (CCTV) and electronic access control system
(vehicle barrier, turnstiles, revolving doors, motorized gate, magnetic locks etc) and fire alarm system in
NLNG residential and industrial area Bonny Island.
Education:
1993 First School Leaving Certificate
Army Children School G.R.A Port Harcourt
2000 Senior School Certificate Examination/GCE O’ level
Ika Grammar School Agbor Delta State
2003 National Diploma (OND) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Auchi Edo State
2006 Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical Electronics Engineering (Power / Machine option)
Federal Polytechnic Auchi Edo State
Personal Information:
• A good team player
• Ability to learn fast
• Very good inter-personal relationship
• Very good analytical skill
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Project, Visio etc
• Proficient in Autocad
• Cable sizing, load calculation etc
• Strong decision-making skills and the ability to prioritize and plan effectively
Interest: Travelling and playing scrabble

5. Language: English language
References: On request

6. Language: English language
References: On request