MOHD YAAKOB BIN JAAFAR , Ir .
FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 2 , 2022
2016 - 2018 Senior General Manager ( Asset Management ), SESB
2012 – 2016 General Manager , Transmission Division , SESB
2008 - 2012 Chief Engineer , Transmission Maintenance Department , Transmission Division , SESB
2004 – 2008 Engineer , Transmission Maintenance Department , Transmission Division , SESB
MOHD YAAKOB BIN JAAFAR , Ir .
Born September , 1979
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER yaakobj @ sesb . com . my
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Chief Executive Officer , Sabah Electricity Sdn . Bhd . ( SESB )
• Member , Board of Directors , Elopura Power Sdn . Bhd .
• Member , Board of Directors , Oriole Hydro Padas Sdn . Bhd .
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng . ( Hons ) in Electrical , Universiti Teknologi Mara ( UiTM )
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
• ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ( ACPE )
• Competent Electrical Engineer ( up to 275kV ), Energy Commission Malaysia
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2022 - Current Chief Executive Officer , SESB
2018 - 2022 Senior General Manager ( Asset Development ), SESB
2003 – 2004 Project Engineer , Esajadi Sdn . Bhd .
2003 Clerk of Work ( M & E ), Pintar Juara Konsultant Sdn Bhd
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• 2020 – 2022 : - Vice Chairman , IEM , Sabah Branch
• 2019 – 2022 : - Exco Member , International Council on Large Electric Systems ( CIGRE ), Malaysia
• 2017 – 2021 : SESB Chairman , Joint Maintenance Cooperation Committee ( JMCC )
• 2016 – 2019 , Honorary Treasurer , IEM , Sabah Branch -
• 2015 – 2016 : Industrial Advisory Panel Member , Electrical & Electronic Programme , Faculty of Engineering , Universiti Malaysia Sabah ( UMS
• 2013 – 2015 : Exco Member , IEM , Sabah Branch
• 2010 – 2011 : Industrial Advisory Panel Member , Electrical & Electronic Programme , School of Engineering & IT , Universiti Malaysia Sabah ( UMS )
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Operation & maintenance , testing & diagnostic for high voltage substation equipment and transmission lines
• Technical planning , development , engineering , procurement , testing and commissioning of power system projects for the generation , transmission , and distribution
• Quality inspector for factory audits and high voltage product inspection , testing and acceptance
• Regulatory economic , tariff and governance for electricity industry
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Ahli Setia Darjah Kinabalu ( ASDK )
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