Devendra De Silva

I'm a BSc. engineering graduate in Electrical engineering from Sri Lanka with about total 21 years experience in industry out of which 4 years of experience in Middle -East country.

I have about 12 years of experience in testing and commissioning of  Protection Relay, Power Transformers and Instrument equipment in Thermal Power Stations in Sri Lanka.

Home Lands Construction (Pvt) Ltd

Manager – MEP                                                                                       Jan 2022 - Up to date

• Responsible for designing of Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing drawings for Residences.
• Supervision of implementation of entire Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing scope of High rise Apartments and Residential construction projects.
• Issuing Chartered engineer certifications to CEB/LECO for new electricity connections.         

Al Tasnim Enterprises L.L.C ,Sultanate of Oman

 Senior Engineer-Estimation                                                                     April 2019 – September 2021 

• Quantifying and Costing of BOQ’s related to Oil and Gas infrastructure projects and Civil construction projects 

Edotco Services Lanka (Pvt) Ltd                                                        

Manager-Engineering Design (Energy)                                                    August 2016– March 2019

• Responsible for managing end to end process of material procurement and electrical and earthing installation service contract finalizing by preparing, Scope of Work, BOQ, SLA’s and technical recommendations.
• Grounding and earthing systems design and implementing projects for improving of grounding and surge protection systems.
• Improving and monitoring internal processes and assure the following ISO standards.
• Working as the leader or as a team member of all energy and cost saving projects.
• Maintain at 100% availability of Telecom power Infrastructure, planningand implementation.  power systems upgrades to facilitate day to day network   requirements, expansions and carry out energy audits. 
• Identifying risk factors and recommend actions plan for mitigating risks and enhancing power infra KPIs and SLAs to ensure 100% power infra availability.

EnergoProjekts Entel L.L.C Consultant Engineers Oman                       

Consultant Electrical Engineer                                                                      April 2015 –August 2016

• Consultancy service for Ministry of Electricity and Water in Oman.
• Preparing Frame Contracts, Evaluation of contracts and consultation service for clients/contractors in Sultan of Oman. 

Asia Power (Pvt.) Ltd                                                                                   

Senior Electrical Engineer/Head of Department-Electrical                       April 2011 – April 2015                               

Plant Details : Plant capacity 51MW ,Diesel Engine – 8x6570kW Dutzs 16V640,Alternator- Siemens 8000kVA,Boilers- Danstoker,Separators –Westfalia GEA OSE 20/40,SwitchgearABB , Automation -  SatGraph.

Ace Power Generation Horana (Pvt) Ltd                                                         

Senior Engineer– Electrical &Automation/Head of Department-Electrical      Aug 2009 – April 2011 

Electrical and Automation Engineer/Head of Department-Electrical                Jan 2007- Aug 2009

Plant Details : Plant capacity is 24 MW, Diesel engine – WATSILA 18V32LN, Alternator – ABB AMG 900XS08, 7970kVA,Boilers- AALBORG, Separators – Alfa Laval, Switchgear –ABB Automation – VASA  Engineering.

• Execution of assignments of all electrical, Automation & Instrumentation maintenance aspects of the power plant using total quality management techniques inclusive of planned, unplanned & enhancement maintenance of engines main system & auxiliaries.
•  Daily spare parts and maintenance work planning and forecasting. Tools calibration and control, General facility maintenance. Mama system and Maintenance reporting & other logistics works.

Operation Second Engineer                                                                              Jun 2006 – Jan 2007 

Wartsila Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.,                                                                                   

Operation Second Engineer                                                                              Oct 2004 - Jun 2006

• Co-coordinating with system control of Ceylon electricity board about  energy dispatch schedule to provide uninterrupted power to the system,
• Checking of parameters of engines, alternators and all auxiliary units in order to provide continuous service by following operational procedures.

Department of Computer science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka

Systems Engineer                                                                                                    Nov 2003 - Oct 2004

• Maintenance of entire university Computer network and its back up power supply system for data communication accessories.

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka

Instructor                                                                           Sep 2002 - Nov 2003 &   Sep 2001 - May 2002       

• Conducting practical classes in power systems, Electrical Machines, Wiring Diagram for under graduate students.

DEBUG Computer peripherals (Pvt) Ltd., Colombo-06 Sri Lanka

Engineer (UPS)                                                                                               May 2002 - Sep 2002

• Installation, servicing and maintenance of High End uninterrupted power supplies.

• Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka.         (Year 2013)
•  B.Sc. Engineering (2nd Lower Division) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. (Year 2001)