Rahim Jafari

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About Rahim Jafari

A devoted leader in the area of power systems protection and control engineering An expert in power system modeling/studies covering transient studies, System Impact Assessment (SIS), short circuit, arc flash, power quality, protection coordination Experienced in protection design and studies of transmission power plants Solid experience is developing, configuration, programming and testing of SCADA systems Expertise in design and studies of distribution feeders and substation protection Experienced in preparing detail engineering including single lines, three lines, relay logic drawings, dc schematics, protection panel drawings, wiring diagrams, communication drawings, etc. Heavily involved in microgrids modeling, studies, protection system design, and testing Experienced in RTDS HIL-based relay and controller testing and settings optimization NERC compliance verification including PRC-019, PRC-024, PRC-025, PRC-026, and PRC-027 Thorough knowledge and experience in modeling/studies of inverter based resources including PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Solid Knowledge and experience in power system grounding, and ground fault protection Widely used industry standards including and NERC Extensively experienced in preparing relay setting files, setting template files, including SEL, GE, EATON, and Basler Experienced in SCADA design, programming, and communications including IEC 61850, Mirrored Bit, Modbus, and DNP Proficient in EasyPower, ETAP, PSCAD, CYME, ASPEN, SEL Quickset, SEL RTAC, Matlab, Latex, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook Familiar with Windmill/Light Table, AutoCad, GE EnerVista, C Programming, etc.