Senior Electrical Engineer
BEng(Hons), MIEAust, CPEng, NER, RPEQ
Shehan joined CTP as an Electrical Engineer in 2018. He has a diverse range of experience and has worked in the fields of low voltage distribution switchboards, building services, construction and the water industries before starting out in renewables. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia and a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland. He attained his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic) from Swinburne University of Technology.
As a Senior Electrical Engineer of the Utility Team, he oversees many of CTP’s protection & earthing designs and studies for complex grid connected, hybrid and microgrid systems in different distribution network services provider areas around the country. He is also involved in MV & LV AC detailed design, cabling system (HV/MV/LV) for renewable energy generators, primary and secondary designs of CTP MV switchgear solution – e-Cube, programming of feeder protection relays and design reviews.
Shehan is proficient in DigSILENT Powerfactory and PSS Sincal software used for protection studies and SafeGrid software used for earthing studies. He also has in depth knowledge of Australian Standards such as AS2067, AS3000, AS3008 etc.