Libin Varghese

EIT, PMP

Libin Varghese
Translating project visions and objectives into reality, offering tangible results in line with client expectations, with experience in Plant management, Research and Development of innovative products.
An electrical engineer with over 6 years of experience in utility industry and project management.

Professional Experience

Reliability Standards & Compliance Engineer
Reliability Standards & Compliance Engineer
The New York Power Authority, NY
2022- Present
Electrical Engineer- Distribution Engineering
Electrical Engineer- Distribution Engineering
Consolidated Edison, Inc. NY
2022- 2022
Senior Engineer- Electrical Distribution & Planning Engineering
Senior Engineer- Electrical Distribution & Planning Engineering
AVANGRID, Inc. NY
2021 -2022
Asst. Plant Manager & Asst. Project Manager
Asst. Plant Manager & Asst. Project Manager
Zulal Water Factory, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA), UAE
2016- 2019
Project Engineer - Research & Developmen
Project Engineer - Research & Developmen
Resnova Technologies Pvt. LTD, Kochi, India
2014 - 2016
Engineer Trainee - Electrical
Engineer Trainee - Electrical
Excel Electronics Lab, Kottayam, India
2011- 2012

Technical Skills

CYMDIST
95 %
ASPEN ONELINER
95 %
SM Web
95 %
ARCFM
95 %
PSIM
92 %
MATLAB
92 %
SAP
90 %
Visio
90 %
Eagle
90 %
Reliability Rules and Standards
90 %
NERC Standards
90 %
Distribution Engineering
90 %
Electrical Engineering
90 %
Microsoft Office Suite
90 %
Project Management
90 %
Microgrids
90 %
Microsoft Office Suite
88 %
AutoCAD
75 %
C Programming
70 %
PSSE
50 %

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Stony Brook University, New York
Ongoing
Graduate Certificate Course
Graduate Certificate Course
The Cooper Union, NYC
Dec 2020
Master of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Master of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
Nov 2014
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
May 2011

Certifications

Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) / Engineer In Trainee (EIT) Certification – Electrical and Computer EngineeringNY state board
Project Management Certification (PMP)2976063
Certified Energy Manager (CEM)Pursuing
OSHA 30-ConstructionControl ID:12-602304851
Certificate Course in NECCode-NFPA 70
Training ReceivedISO 9001;2015, GMP, ISO45001, ISO22000, ISO14001

Publications

01
Libin Varghese, Adarsh S, Akash J Kamal, Romison MJ, Shibin Joseph, Sareesh Pillai
GUARDICON: A low cost novel energy efficient integrated security system for temples and other places2013 Annual International Conference on Emerging Research Areas and 2013 International Conference on Microelectronics, Communications and Renewable Energy
June 2013
Print ISBN 978-1-4673-5150-8
Pages 1-4, 4-6
02
Libin Varghese, Adarsh S, Nithya Merrin, Chithira Jacob, Anoop P
E-DIAGNOSER: An Advanced Low Cost Patient Monitoring Watchproceedings of The International Conference on Global Innovation in Technology and Sciences (ICGITS 2013)
April 2013
Pages 308-314
03
Libin Varghese, Unnikrishnan L, Mebin Joseph
I-SOCKET:-AN INTELLIGENT ADVANCED LOW COST POWER SAVING SOCKET2014 IEEE Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science
March 2013
Print ISBN 978-1-4799-2525-4
Pages 1-4, 1-2
04
Libin Varghese, J.T Kuncheria
Modelling and Design of Cost Efficient Novel Digital Controller for Brushless DC Motor Drive2014 Annual International Conference on Emerging Research Areas: Magnetics, Machines and Drives (AICERA/iCMMD)
July 2014
Print ISBN 978-1-4799-5202-1
05
Libin Varghese, Anna Mathew, Justin Jose, Rayis Moopan
Development of Moisture Meter for Copra2018 International Conference on Emerging Trends and Innovations In Engineering And Technological Research (ICETIETR)
July 2018
Print ISBN 978-1-4799-5202-1

Funded R&D Projects

GuardIcon
2012
A novel security system for temple A project Funded by DST, India
₹ 100,000
Ediagnoser
2011
A novel wearable multiparmeter monitoring device e A project Funded by DST, India
₹ 100,000
I Socket
2011
A novel power saving device Funded by 3M-CII
₹ 200,000
Vidyuth Mithra
2018
A portable device to prevent electrocution funded by Kerala State Electricity Board
₹ 100,000
Mobili
2014
A cost efficient multipurpose FPGA based electric wheelchair funded by Department of disability studies
₹ 30,000
Capacitative Agro Moisture Meter
2019
Funded by Kerala State
₹ 130,000

Professional Affiliation

ISTE Life Member
Member, Project Management Institute(PMI)
IEEE Senior Member

Industrial Projects

Installation & Commissioning
  • Bosch Bottling Line
  • Including Electrical Substation
Electrical Planning Studies
  • Major up gradation in Geneva region
Power System Protection Studies
  • Fuse coordination and Protection studies in various regions
Grid Automation Projects
  • Automatic grid restoration (AGR) and Loop scheme studies and implementation
  • an artificial intelligence (AI) logic that helps facilitate an effective and efficient response should outages occur
  • Distribution system automation projects
Power quality studies
Clean Energy Projects
  • DER interconnection studies
Power System Equipments
  • Equipment designs and improvements to improve the secondary grid reliability and maintenance of existing equipments
  • Perform various engineering studies, calculations, evaluations and develop various secondary distribution system performance criteria
  • Secondary Grid failure and Event Analysis - Root cause analysis of secondary events including manhole explosions, fires, and shocks
Reliability and Compliance Engineering
  • Evaluating NERC and NPCC standards applicability of various projects on TOP,TO,GO,GOP and TP standards
  • Leads in the coordination, monitoring, and execution of compliance activity associated with applicable NERC Reliability Standards with a particular focus on Transmission Operations (TOP) Standards

Awards

First prize in Infocom Innovation Hub KolkataE-Diagnoser won first prize in Infocom Innovation Hub Kolkata, a prestigious national level project contest for engineering students jointly organized by National Council of Science Museums and The Telegraph
9 December 2012
Won second prize in Yuva Anveshak competitionWon second prize in Yuva Anveshak competition 2013, a national level business plan cum project contest jointly organized by IIT Jodhpur and The State Government of Rajasthan
24 February 2013
Won the Socially Relevant Technological Innovation Awards 2013Won the Socially Relevant Technological Innovation Awards-2013, a prestigious national award instituted by Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) and Techpedia.
2013
Runner up/finalist mention of IEEE Global Humanitarian Engineering Project award 2013E-diagnoser won the runner up/finalist mention of IEEE Global Humanitarian Engineering Project award 2013. a prestigious international award organized by IEEE at Silicon valley,U.S.A
24 October 2013
Third prize in Malayala Manorama Yuva Mastermind 2013Project “Intelligent-Socket” won third prize in Malayala Manorama Yuva Mastermind 2013 a prestigious state level project contest for college students organized by Malayala Manorama
29 January 2013
Consolation prize in the open innovation contest for public category of Techtop 13Won the consolation prize in the open innovation contest for public category of Techtop’13- a prestigious national level project contest jointly organized by Degree controls and Technopark Trivandrum
23 August 2013
Special recognition prize in Engineer Infinite 2014Won the Special recognition prize in Engineer Infinite 2014, a prestigious national level project contest organised as a part of ELECRAMA, world’s largest power transmission and distribution (T&D) confluence held at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)
12 January 2014
First prize in the prestigious 3M India - CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Young Innovators Challenge Award 2015Won the first prize in the prestigious 3M India - CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Young Innovators Challenge Award 2015 held at Hotel ITC Royal Gardenia, Bangalore. The awards were given annually for the best innovative ideas that have the potential to make a difference.
7 August 2015
First prize in Malayala Manorama Yuva Mastermind 2014Project Vidyuth Mithra won first prize in Malayala Manorama Yuva Mastermind 2014 a prestigious state level project contest for college students organized by Malayala Manorama
8 February 2014
Consolation prize in Techtop 14Project Vidyuth Mithra won the consolation prize in Techtop 14 - a prestigious national level project contest jointly organized by Degree controls and Technopark Trivandrum
26 July 2014
Best M.Tech thesis award - 2014Won the Best M.Tech thesis award -2014 in Electrical and Electronics Engineering instituted by L&T Mumbai in association with ISTE
2014
First prize in IAS CMD Graduate Student Thesis Contest 2015Won the First prize in IAS CMD Graduate Student Thesis Contest 2015, a prestigious international award organized by IEEE Industry Applications Society at Texas, U.S.A
22 October 2015
Top eight projects shortlisted to the finals of Texas Instruments MCU Design Challenge 2014One among the top eight projects shortlisted to the finals of Texas Instruments MCU Design Challenge 2014, a national level design challenge for the working professionals across India organized and held at TI campus at Bengaluru
29 June 2015
Best Innovative Idea AwardWon the best Innovative Idea Award, a prestigious statewide challenge for technological innovations with business viability conducted as a part of Young Entrepreneurs Summit (YES) Kerala 2015 organized by State government of Kerala at Hotel Crown Plaza, Kochi
12 September 2015
SRISTI-UNICEF Awards for Inclusive Innovation for Children, Women & Youth 2015Won the SRISTI-UNICEF Awards for Inclusive Innovation for Children, Women & Youth 2015, award ceremony held at IIM-Ahmedabad
30 November 2015
Participated in the prestigious exhibition on Innovation in medical science and biotechnologyParticipated in the prestigious exhibition on “Innovation in medical science and biotechnology” at Rastrapathi bhavan as a part of week-long Festival of Innovation that was inaugurated by Honorable President of India.
16 March 2016
Won the 4rth place in SWAPNA KERALAM ContestWon the 4th place in SWAPNA KERALAM Contest (for the idea FIND N PARK) powered by Malayala Manorama and Nucleus Insides- A challenge to find the best ideas for a better Kerala held at Le meridian hotel, Kochi
24 October 2016
ISTE - Rajagiri young Inovator 13Won the ISTE-Rajagiri young Inovator 13 award
2013
One among two winners of APJ Abdul Kalam youth challenge programme 2016One among two winners of APJ Abdul Kalam youth challenge programme 2016 ,a state wide challenge organised by Government of Kerala to target the youth in the state to find out the best innovative solution for societal issues
2016
one among the best 40 Innovation in medical science and biotechnologySelected as one among the best 40 “Innovation in medical science and biotechnology” organized by ICMR and Rastrapathi Bhavan at Rastrapathi bhavan as a part of prestigious week-long Festival of Innovation hosted by Honorable President of India
16 March 2016
One among the 63 Indian delegate Selected for summer youth assembly at United NationsOne among the 63 Indian delegate Selected for summer youth assembly at United Nations, New york on the theme Leaving no one behind
12 August 2017
One among the 20 finalist of All IEEE Young Engineers Humanitarian Challenge (AIYEHUM) 2016One among the 20 finalist of All IEEE Young Engineers’ Humanitarian Challenge (AIYEHUM) 2016 , organized by the IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific), - a project competition where young scientists and engineers identify a community problem, develop technological solutions to address them and eventually implement it with the support provided by the IEEE R10
2016
One among the nine innovative projects funded by Kerala State Electricity BoardOne among the nine innovative projects funded by Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to develop the projects as viable business models
2015

Patents

Guardicon
Sep 14, 2011
Electronic Diagnoser
Mar 1, 2011

Trilemma

I just want to introduce a term called ‘Energy Trilemma’. Global institutions today face what is known as the energy 'Trilemma'— the need to balance energy security with energy that is affordable and environmentally and socially responsible