TZ Thaw Zin Service Engineer
Service Engineer · Technical Translator

Thaw Zin

Electrical & Automation — diesel & gas gensets · English ↔ Burmese

Experienced field service engineer and technical translator with 16+ years across energy, marine, rail and oil & gas. I maintain, repair and troubleshoot generators and engines end-to-end — and I translate the engineering so people actually understand it. Safety-first, customer-obsessed, and fluent in Burmese and English.

Based in Singapore Field Service · Electrical & Automation
16+
Years since 2009
6
Roles in energy
8
Certifications
13
Brands serviced
Portrait of Thaw Zin
Thaw ZinSingapore · EST. 2009
01 · Capabilities

Skills

Hands-on from the panel to the pistons — plus the language and tools to document it all.

Power Generation

Generator RepairDiesel EnginesGas Engines Marine EnginesOil & Gas / Offshore

Electrical & Control

Electrical SystemsModbusControl Systems ATS & Control PanelsSynchronizing Panels

Service & Operations

TroubleshootingPreventive MaintenanceCommissioning OverhaulLoad Bank TestingCustomer Service

Technical & Languages

Windows & LinuxTech SavvyEnglish ↔ Burmese Trados & XbenchLinguistic QA/QCDriving · Class 3
02 · Career

Work Experience

From Caterpillar apprentice to senior technician at a global brand — sixteen years, one trade.

10/2024 — Present

Senior Technician (Electrical / Automation)

Rolls-Royce Solutions Asia Pte Ltd · Singapore

Field service on mtu power systems and gensets for a global brand — electrical, automation and control.

mtuField ServiceElectrical
01 Details
04/2023 — 09/2024

Lead Engineer

EP Engineering Services · Singapore

Led a team on generator and fuel-system maintenance, load-bank testing and emergency troubleshooting.

GensetsTeam LeadLoad Bank
02 Details
02/2019 — 02/2023

Freelance Service Engineer & Translator

Self-Employed · Yangon, Myanmar

Gen-set service to overhaul, ATS/control-panel upgrades, plus English→Burmese translation for global tech clients.

TranslationTradosATS Upgrade
03 Details
01/2018 — 01/2019

Service Engineer cum Assistant Manager

Linear Power International Co., Ltd · Yangon

Led engineers resolving customer issues; primary contact, training and reporting for key accounts.

LeadershipAccountsTraining
04 Details
View full experience Includes Myan Shwe Pyi (CAT) apprenticeship & Perpetual Power
03 · Education

Education

A degree, an international diploma and a Caterpillar apprenticeship — all earned while working full-time.

Graduated 2017

B.A. English Literature

Dagon University · Yangon, Myanmar

Bachelor degree completed by distance learning while holding down a full-time engineering role.

GPA 3.14Distance Learning
01 Details
Graduated 2015

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma — Electrical Engineering

City & Guilds, UK · Yangon, Myanmar

Electrical & Electronic Engineering diploma — earned with distinction while working and studying.

DistinctionElectrical Power
02 Details
Completed 2013

Electric Power Generating (Diesel & Gas) & Control

MSP (CAT) Training Center · Yangon, Myanmar

Three-year Caterpillar apprenticeship to an international curriculum — graduated rank 1 in the batch.

Rank 1CaterpillarApprenticeship
03 Details
04 · Credentials

Certifications

Safety, control, OEM and leadership credentials that back up the hands-on work.

Certified Safety Supervisor Courses

Safety

Electrical Installation & Wiring

Electrical

Euro Pass

Engineering Certification

English Pre-Intermediate

Language

Power Systems Fundamentals

Caterpillar University

Engine Overhaul Training

Mitsubishi · Japan

Cummins INSITE

ECM Software

mtu ECU 4 · 7 · 8 · 9

Gas Engine & BVNG Training
Burmese Native English EF SET C2 · 72/100
05 · Brands

Brands I've Worked With

Gensets, engines and controllers across the field. Click the arrows to spin the dial.