Narendra Biptah

· Directly managed teams >300 persons (total) of various skill levels incorporating training, motivation and performance management

· Mentorship - appointed mentor to Engineers-in-Training with 5 team members successfully completing program

· Directly managed the commissioning and maintenance of assets associated with the power grid for a customer base of 150000 residing in the East/North Eastern zone of Trinidad and 30000 residing in Tobago

· Prepared and managed annual budget (capital and recurrent) >$150M TT

· Managed several teams dedicated to executing works to achieve strategic goals of the organization: Maintenance Planning, Utilization, Substations and Projects, Overhead Lines Maintenance and Construction and Emergency sections

· Fleet Management - managed fleet operations for 45 vehicles. This is inclusive of implementing a 5-tier vehicle maintenance system to ensure >90% fleet availability

· Project Management – Managed project teams to execute projects within timeline and budget. Major projects include – New ANR Robinson Airport (>$10MTT); Commissioning of Courland Bay 33/12kV Power Transformer ($5MTT) and the Studley Park Storage Facility (>$1MTT)

· Managed Work Planning and Scheduling system to efficiently execute works in consideration to backlog and in accordance with priority and resource availability resulting in the improvement in productivity of workforce >30%

· Review monthly performance to ensure compliance to regulatory standards and corporate mandates

· Established performance objectives for employees and facilitated the implementation of an online performance management system (PeopleSoft EMIS)

· Managed all procurement of goods and services while ensuring compliance to statutory and corporate mandates (Procurement Legislation) (>$10M TT annually)

· Collaborated with state agencies (THA, EIDECOT, DIQE, WASA, TSTT, DIGICEL) and other third party companies in executing and coordinating works

· HSE - Directly responsible for ensuring compliance to all HSE policies and practices. Conducts accident investigation to thoroughly establish root causes and implement systems to prevent recurrence

· Contract Management - manages contract for services in excess of $15M TT

· Driver of Digital Transformation of various processes

• Overtime Application and Tracking: replaced paper-based system with an online (Microsoft Forms), fully automated application process flow
• Data analytics is facilitated via Power Automate and Power BI
• Condition Monitoring of Plant and Equipment: replaced paper based system of survey and recording plant/asset condition with online system (ARCGIS Surveys123)
• Data analytics facilitated by Power BI which has contributed to >90% reduction of priority 1 defects within 3 months
• Reliability of Supply to Customers: transformed analysis of grid performance using Power BI to establish trends and implement strategies to improve customer satisfaction reflected in reliability indices.

• Directly managed teams >100 persons of various skill levels incorporating training, motivation and performance management
• Prepared and directly managed annual budget (recurrent and capital) valued >$40M TT
• Directly collaborated with Government and state agencies in processing requests for public lighting throughout Trinidad and Tobago
• Accountable for the application and expenditure of Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) funds to facilitate the execution of Government initiated projects
• Directly responsible for the construction and maintenance of ALL street lighting (>250000) and recreational ground facilities (>400)
• Managed and completed 25 recreation facility project (>$30M TT) and major roadway lighting projects (Curepe Interchange $15M TT, Reinzi Kirton Highway $15M TT, Point Fortin Highway $20M TT), all within budget and time lines
• Completed detailed manpower planning exercise involving considerations to job requirements, employee skill level, gap analysis, financial implications and risk analysis
• Proposals were reviewed, approved and fully implemented
• Initiated and implemented to use of industry best software application used for lighting designs (DIALUX).

• Directly managed teams >30 persons of various skill levels incorporating training, motivation and performance management
• Researched, prepared and implemented maintenance philosophies in accordance to industry standards and manufacturer recommendations
• Managed and executed the survey of plant and grid to establish condition and implement systems to monitor same using a combination of preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance activities
• Implemented a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) used to optimize operations and reduce human resource dependency
• Directly responsible for Tendering and Procuring of assets and recurring services in full adherence to organization policies and processes
• Tenders and Procurement directly responsible for >$20M TT yearly
• Directly responsible for coordinating works with all other utilities
• Directly involved in implementing various online systems to record, monitor and process customer requests
• Communicated with several foreign manufacturers in commissioning and troubleshooting major assets
• Construction and maintenance of infrastructure to facilitate customer requests and the reliability of supply to customers
• Managed the immediate response to emergency reports made by customers.