Simon Shahin

Power Systems | Sustainable Development | Human Rights Advocacy | Content Creation

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

- Electrical Engineer, sub-majored in Power and Renewable Energy, with experience working in Endeavour Energy, Ausgrid, AEMO, TransGrid, Stowe, and Elecnor (from data capture and system analysis to on-site inspections and project management), and technical knowledge and skills developed through different platforms, including AutoCAD, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, Python, etc. - Passionate about designing and innovating solutions in: 1. Clean Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro, and BESS). 2. Waste RRR (Reducing, Reusing/Upcycling, and Recycling). 3. Climate Action (Emissions, Biodiversity, and Health). (Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) No.7/9, 11/12, 13, 14/15, and 17.) - Experienced hire and speaker with expertise at working in the sectors of Youth Empowerment, Refugee Resettlement, and Human Rights Advocacy, both nationally and internationally, since settling in Australia in 2015 (as a refugee from Syria). - Language enthusiast (polyglot), distance runner (triathlon aspiration), classical music pianist and church organist, landscape photographer, travel vlogger, and chess (and Rubik Cube) player. “Without Commitment, we’ll Never Start; Without Consistency, we’ll Never Finish.” Denzel Washington John 3:16

Experience

  • FLGOFF Electronics Aviation Engineer at Royal Australian Air Force
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    OTS: IOC. AMG: PD&T.

  • Public Speaker - Face-to-Face at Refugee Council of Australia
    Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

    Face-to-Face Program: - Public speaking and story sharing about personal refuge-seeking experience to schools, colleges, and other platforms.

  • Electrical Site Engineer at Elecnor Group
    Feb 2024 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Buronga Substation - Project EnergyConnect (PEC) of Transgrid: Plant Installation Record (PIR), Lighting Design, and Site and Commissioning Engineering.

  • Electrical Engineer at Stowe Australia
    Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 · 7 mos

    Providing Support for Private-Sector Installation Projects.

  • Transgrid ()
    • Graduate Electrical Engineer - Maintenance Projects
      Aug 2022 - Jan 2023 · 6 mos

      Working in Project Management: Issuing Project Approval Documents (PADs), conducting Environmental Cleaning Tasks, completing Project Close-Outs, and attending site visits and jobs.

    • Graduate Electrical Engineer - Asset Monitoring Centre
      Feb 2022 - Aug 2022 · 7 mos

      - Working on defect inspections of urgencies from one day to under three months. - Corresponding with stakeholders, internal/external customers, and concerned parties.

    • API Vacation Placement Grad Intern - Operations Analysis
      Nov 2021 - Feb 2022 · 4 mos

      - Attended a Regional Trip to Armadale. - Studied and improved a Python script on representing the duck curve’s effect on the grid’s loads (following the increasing disruptive effects of rooftop PVs since 2019). - Protection and Stability Workshop undertaking. - API reporting.