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Sanne de Vries

Electrical Engineer — Power and Controls

sanne.devries@example.com · +31 6 1000 0318 · Rotterdam, Netherlands · linkedin.com/in/example-profile

Summary

Eight years in industrial power distribution and control systems. Led the substation upgrade that cut unplanned outages on a production site from eleven a year to two. Work to IEC standards, write my own PLC logic and carry out my own compliance testing.

Work Experience

Senior Electrical Engineer

January 2021 – Present

Industrial manufacturing site · Rotterdam

  • Led a substation upgrade that took unplanned outages from eleven a year to two.
  • Rewrote protection coordination across the site, eliminating a recurring nuisance-trip fault.
  • Programmed and commissioned PLC control for two lines inside a four-day shutdown window.

Controls Engineer

June 2018 – December 2020

Systems integrator · Eindhoven

  • Designed and commissioned control panels for fourteen client installations.
  • Standardised the PLC code library, cutting commissioning time by around 30%.
  • Carried out compliance and insulation testing and produced handover documentation.

Graduate Electrical Engineer

September 2016 – May 2018

Engineering consultancy · Eindhoven

  • Produced schematics, panel layouts and cable schedules under supervision.
  • Performed load and short-circuit calculations for four distribution projects.
  • Assisted with site surveys and as-built documentation.

Education

September 2014 – June 2016

Delft University of Technology

MSc, Electrical Engineering · 8.1/10

September 2010 – June 2014

Eindhoven University of Technology

BSc, Electrical Engineering · 7.6/10

Projects

Substation Upgrade

Replaced ageing switchgear and rebuilt protection coordination on a live production site; unplanned outages fell from eleven a year to two.

Shutdown Commissioning

Programmed and commissioned PLC control for two production lines inside a four-day shutdown, with no overrun into production time.

Skills

LV and MV distributionPLC programmingSCADAEPLANTIA PortalStudio 5000Safety-first workingContractor coordinationMethodical fault finding

Languages

  • Dutch · Native
  • English · Advanced
  • German · Intermediate
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