Power Systems

Chris Turney

Director | Power Systems

BE (Electrical) 1982 - The University of Auckland

"Many things have changed since I founded Ergo, but a constant has been my strong commitment to delivering complete, practical and cost-effective electrical engineering solutions."

Chris founded Ergo in 2003 after more than twenty-five years in the electrical engineering industry. As an engineer he has a talent for conceptual design. He has the ability to quickly scope a project to create workable conceptual documents that can be understood and used by all members of a project team. As a director of Ergo he is passionate about the company's culture - always seeking ways for it to reflect the value he places on integrity, good relationships, innovation and best practice.

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Carla Smith

head of department | power systems

BE (Electrical & Electronic) 1998 - The University of Auckland | NZCE (Electrical) 1994

"Clients can rest assured that the Power Systems team will produce excellent designs - without exception."

Carla is a founding staff member of Ergo, and the head of the Power Systems department since 2009. She has more than ten years' power systems experience.

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Ross Dodd

engineer | power systems

NZCE (Electrical) 1986 | Electrical Technician Certificate 1985

"Two decades working in power systems, particularly the practical aspects of electrical fit-outs and maintenance, have given me considerable design experience."

Ross is a highly experienced designer who specialises in the detailed design of new high and medium voltage installations and retrofits. His particular expertise is in the design of protection, metering, DC chargers, SCADA panels and switchgear. He is also a skilled conceptual designer of protection schemes and SCADA networks. Ross is responsible for training Ergo's graduate engineers in detailed design, and is involved in creating in-house standard templates and procedures. In addition to design work, he undertakes project management.

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Azam Khan

senior project manager | Power Systems

BSc (Electrical Engineering) 1999 - The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

"Doing a good job starts with a good working relationship with the client. I try to fully understand my clients' needs from the outset so I can deliver the finished project on time and within budget."

Azam has extensive design experience. He has worked on detailed primary and secondary design for 33kV and 11kV substations, with ripple plants a particular specialty. He is also skilled at design phase project management. Protection, circuit breaker and ripple plant upgrades are some of the projects he has been involved in at Ergo.

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Amrita Sharma

Engineer | power systems

BE (Hons) (Electrical & Electronic) 2007 - The University of Auckland

"Clients can rely on me to deliver accurate, high-quality designs within the specified timeframe."

Amrita is responsible for detailed power systems design (specifically in the areas of protection upgrades and substation auxiliary panels), peer review of protection setting and project management. She also assists in conceptual design.

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Steve Timmins

Technical specialist - Protection | Power Systems

NZCE (Electrical) 1985

"Strong analytical skills helps me deliver great results."

Steve is the company's protection specialist. He is experienced in all aspects of protection design as well as power systems fault analysis, relay configuration and setting for the distribution, and on-site commissioning.

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Maria Kobe

technical specialist | power systems

BE (Hons) (Electrical) 1979 | PhD (Electrical Engineering) 1985 - The University of Auckland

"Being thorough and analytical enables me to add value to projects."

Maria's expertise in network engineering is a welcome addition to Ergo's skill base. Using Electrical Power Systems Analysis (ETAP) software, she is working on network modelling and design, load flow and earthing studies. She has strong analytical skills honed by a background in academia.

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Soumya Sridhara

Graduate Engineer | Power Systems

BE (Hons) (Electrical & Electronic) 2010 - The University of Auckland

"After years of study I enjoy putting theory into practice."

Soumya joined Ergo in 2010 as a graduate engineer. She assists the Power Systems team on a range of detailed design projects, including the design of RTU replacements, 11kV circuit breakers, new 11kV switchrooms, and auxiliary panels.

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Liam Doar

Senior Designer | Power Systems

"A good design can only be achieved with the attention to detail."

Liam moved to the Power Systems department as a Senior Designer in September 2011. The move was a natural progression, allowing him to take on engineering challenges and further his design expertise. His first project has been the detailed design of a thirty-eight bay 33kV Switchboard.

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Shankaran Pillay

Graduate Engineer | Power Systems

BE (Electrical & Electronic) | Bcom (Operations & Supply Chain Management) 2011 - The University of Auckland

"Being efficient is one thing. Being effective is a whole other thing."

As a graduate engineer, Shankaran's first task at Ergo has been to check the quality of design for various power systems projects. Shankaran is passionate about power systems engineering. He believes his commerce degree, and the sales skills he acquired while completing his double degree, help him to see engineering in a broader context.

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