Shavinka Jayasekera

Plant Technician @ Antora Energy

About

Currently working at Antora Energy as a Plant Technician conducting operations, maintenance, and commissioning for a thermal battery plant. Worked closely with commissioning engineers on plant startup readiness with tasks including electrical and mechanical scope that involved low-voltage and medium voltage transformers, pumps, boilers, cooling systems, and air systems. Also a MS student in Mechanical Engineering with an AoE in Materials Science, who worked on microwave-assisted separation of critical metals in e-waste. This resulted in an 80% separation of required metals from capacitors and processor chips with around 70% purity.

Country

United States

City

Morgantown

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

LOTO, Lock Out Tag Out, Plant Operations, Root Cause Analysis, Project Commissioning, Mechanical Maintenance, Blueprint Reading, Excel Formulas, Thermodynamics, Research Proposals, Aircraft Design, Control Systems Design, Composites, Aircraft Structures, Autodesk Inventor, Technical Drawing, XPS, Vacuum Pumps, Vacuum Chambers, Powder X-ray Diffraction

Experience

Plant Technician

Antora Energy

2025-10 - Present · 1 yr

South Dakota, United States

Execute and verify Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) for maintenance and commissioning activities; follow site safety procedures and contribute to safe job planning (e.g., JSAs/toolbox talks). Perform basic maintenance and corrective work on site equipment such as the TES modules, pumps, boilers, and cooling systems and documenting work completed and follow-up needs. Assist with commissioning/startup activities, coordinating with engineers/contractors and helping drive punch-list closure and readiness for operation. Also working on equipment readiness checks and functional verification alongside engineering/controls/electrical teams related to the scope.