Mr. IP Laiju joined ASAP Kerala as a Consultant (Training), with an extensive body of work of 25 years in the Electric Power Industry. He has worked in the fields of electricity, power system protection relays, substation automation and smart grid projects, to name a few, for the Governments of India and Kerala, apart from working in the Middle-East.
He served in the capacity of an authorised Consultant for GE (General Electric Co)/ALSTOM Grid for digital substations, protection & automation; and Smart Grid solutions for KSEB Industries in Kerala. He was also a part-time Consultant to Aluminium Industries Ltd., Relays division, Trivandrum, where he led R&D engineers in developing the latest technology, Numerical IEDs and Smart Grid products for the Indian market. Mr Laiju is currently an MIE member of The Institution of Engineers (IEI), and has contributed as an active member of the International GCC-CIGRE Committee and CIGRE India. He held the position of ‘AREVA T&D Technical Institute manager’ in Dubai, and has gained professional expertise with MNCs like GE (General Electric), ABB AUTOMATION CO, AVK-SEG, ALIND; Government of India Organisation like IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) and Kerala Government PSU – Travancore Titanium Products Ltd., etc. Mr Laiju is also well-versed with international standards of quality process methodologies under ISO 9001-2008.