CURRICULUM VITAE Tomas LAZAR Electrical Engineer, Power Engineering

1. NAME 2. EXPERIENCE 3. QUALIFICATIONS Tomas LAZAR since 1971, hydropower engineering, control & protection systems engineering 1970 M.Sc. (El.Eng., Power Engineering) Institute of Technology, Prague 1979 Ph.D. (Power Engineering, Control & Protections) Power Research Institute, Prague 1994 Chartered Engineer - Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers 2000 Chartered Engineer - Slovak Chamber of Chartered Engineers 1947 Czech Czech (mother tongue), English, German, Spanish, Russian Austria, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey United Nations, N.Y., USA, Technical Assistance Recruitment and Administration Service,No. R-24 912

4. YEAR OF BIRTH 5. NATIONALITY 6. LANGUAGES 7. COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE ABROAD 8. INTERNATIONAL ROSTER OF EXPERTS

EMPLOYMENT RECORD 1971 - 1993 Hydroprojekt Prague, Czechoslovakia 1971 - 1974 Assistant and Senior Designer 1975 - 1993 Chief Designer, Head of Department, Expert 1985 - 1986 Ministry of Basic Industry, La Habana, Cuba Technical Adviser on Hydro Power Plants (temporary leave of absence from Hydroprojekt) 1992 - 1993 Ethiopian Electric Light and Power Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Consultant on Protection and Control Facilities (temporary leave of absence from Hydroprojekt) 1993 - present INGEA, Pvt. Ltd. Co., Prague, Czech Republic 1993 - 1998 Technical Director 1999 - present Director (Consulting Engineers and Contractor Company) NATURE OF DUTIES Elaboration, supervision and management of Feasibility Studies, Technical and Final Projects of electrical part of Hydro Power Plants (control and protection systems in particular), project management, designer supervisions of erection and commissioning, consultant in the field of electrical part of Hydro Power Plants (new plants, rehabilitation projects, operation) EXAMPLES OF SOME MAJOR PROJECTS - Pumped Storage Plant Dalesice, 4x 100 MW, Czechoslovakia (control and protection system of the Units) - Hydro Power Plant Malka Wakana, 4x 38 MW, Ethiopia (electrical protections of the Units and HV switchyards) - HPP Mangla (Units 9+10), extension project 2x100 MW, Pakistan (Chief Designer and Project Manager of the electrical part) - Pumped Storage Plant Dlouhe Strane, 2x 320 MW, Czech Republic (Chief Designer and Project Manager on control and protections, incl. supervision during commissioning) - Hydro Power Plant Liptovska Mara, 4x 50 MW, Slovak Republic (1971-1977) (1982-1990) (1988-1994) (1990-1996) (1999 2000)
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(modernisation project control system, el. protections) - medium and small size hydro power plants - electrical part (continuously) (design of new plants, design of rehabilitation and modernisation) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ABROAD 1975 Austria 2 months of training, Tauernkraftwerke AG, Salzburg, computer control systems 1980 - 1995 Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey short term technical activities related to export of Hydro Power Plant's technological equipment, technical consultant to offers and final projects, designer supervision during erection and commissioning 1985 - 1986 Cuba 14 months Technical Adviser in Ministry of Basic Industry, La Habana, Division of Power Plants Development, adviser on hydro power plants development, local staff training 1988 - 1994 Pakistan Chief Designer and Project Manager on electrical part of Hydro Power Plant Mangla Extension Project (Units 9+10), Pakistan, incl. co-ordination of suppliers from Czechoslovakia, Germany and Pakistan, activity carried out in Czechoslovakia and partially in Pakistan and Germany 1992 - 1993 Ethiopia 16 months Consultant (Expert Engineer) on protection and control facilities with Ethiopian Electric Light and Power Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Operation Department. Technical assistance to Ethiopia financed in the World Bank / IDA loan. The activity involved training of the local staff on protection and control facilities (calculations, implementation of a new setting and testing of electrical protections in the whole electrical grid - HV substations, hydro power plants) and advisory to the management on matters regarding control and protection systems (operation, modernisation) 1998 - 2000 Ethiopia Project Manager of Awash II&III HEPPs rehabilitation project - electrical part (control devices), project management, design and designer supervision. 2000 - 2003 Ethiopia Project Manager of Tis Abay HEPP excitation system modernization project (external connections and control, cabling), project management, design and designer supervision. 2001 - 2002 India Project Manager of Tillari HEPP (1x 68 MW) turbine uprating electrical part, project management, design and designer supervision. (under elaboration) 2002 Pakistan Project Manager of Mangla HEPP, Units 5 & 6 (2x 125 MVA) turbine governor replacement electrical part connection to automatics, project management, design and designer supervision. (under elaboration)