
The Meaning behind our name
The word “agbara” is Yoruba (a West African language) for “power”.
We believe this word symbolizes what our company stands for in so many ways:
1. We are specialized in producing high quality power delivery engineering (transmission, substation, distribution, etc.) solutions.
2. The strength of our company is derived from the power of our team, and our ability to seamlessly blend with and increase the capabilities of our clients.
3. As a certified minority enterprise many of our staff are descended from the continent of Africa and can identify with the gravity and dual meaning of this term.
No matter the meaning of the name, our company houses some of the brightest minds in the power delivery industry and we seek to utilize them every day to bring your project concepts to life. With licensed civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers, as well as technicians and project managers we have the experience to see any project through to completion.
Our goal is to not only create the most innovative, efficient, safe, and effective engineering designs, but also to become an industry leader in the recruitment, retention, and education of minorities and “non-traditional” staff members to our team. We believe that as we gain more utility partners we become better able to increase our staff size and capacity, while introducing historically under-represented groups to our company and the industry as a whole.
Thank you for your interest in our team. If you have any questions or would like to partner with us, please reach out via our contact page or hello@agbaraeng.com.
Our Services
OUR TEAM

President & CEO
Jamil Newell, P.E.
Mr. Newell is a seasoned Civil Engineer with experience in construction management, transmission, and distribution engineering. He has both electrical utility and private consulting experience and has been involved in projects from 13kV to 500kV. He has managed multiple aspects of wind farm engineering design as well as the engineering of hundreds of miles of overhead and underground transmission and distribution at varying voltages. He founded Agbara Engineering to provide top-notch engineering services in an environment of excellence, innovation, and inclusiveness.

Transmission Line Engineering Coach
Craig P.E.
Mr. Cameron has worked as a project manager, team leader, and engineer, motivating engineering teams to complete projects accurately, on-time, and within budget. He is experienced with transmission and distribution line design, design calculations, foundation design, transmission pole load trees, concrete/soil testing, and more. He is also experienced in the review of design drawings and specifications, calculations, and PLS-CADD/Pole modeling. Craig has performed transmission line inspection of delivered wood and steel poles, pole framings, foundations, anchors, right-of-way, tree clearing, road creation, and wire sagging.

Project Manager
Syed, PMP
Syed Vasamat Rizvi, graduate in Electrical Engineering, has extensive experience in transmission & distribution line design, construction & project management. Mr. Rizvi has gained significant consulting experience through his time with multinational engineering firms and has also served as a key member of the engineering design and project management team leading the bid and award of several projects for various electrical utilities. Mr. Rizvi has served as an engineering and project manager on several new lines, relocations, ampacity upgrades, re-conductoring and fiber optic installation projects ranging from 69kV to 500kV. His experience and qualifications also include field engineering, proposal writing, developing project execution methodologies, forecasting project cost estimates, producing construction work packages, reviewing design quality for code adherence, reporting on project progress, project budget/engineering man hours and preparation of project schedules.

Substation / P&C Engineering Coach
Ricardo
Mr. Rennalls is the Engineering Coach for the Substation group at Agbara Engineering, with more than 30 years of electric utility and commercial experience. Expert knowledge of customer service, design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance of medium and high voltage substations; cable schedules, wiring diagrams, line diagrams, protection logic schemes, and alternating and direct current schematics; grounding and lightening protection.