From 1989 until now, he is a teaching staff at the Department of Electrical Engineering, FT UI. Iwa Garniwa had the opportunity to take a short-term High Voltage Engineering course at Cardiff University, England, and was given the opportunity to take part in the World Bank's "Electricity Conservation in Commercial and domestic sub-sector organization experience" training. Not only that, before he served as the Rector of Institut Teknologi PLN, he was entrusted with the position of Chairman of Electrical Power and Energy Studies (EPES), Member of the Electricity Accreditation Committee (PAK) of DJK ESDM. From 2008 to 2013, he served as Director of Energy Studies, Universitas Indonesia.

Iwa Garniwa is a Member of the National Research Council of the Energy Engineering Commission, Member of the Electric Power System Reliability Committee of the Directorate General of Electricity and Energy Utilization of ESDM. He is also a member of the Indonesian Electricity Society (MKI) Expert Council, BRESL Electric Motor Technical Working Group (TWG), BRESL Technical Working Group (TWG) Expert Regional Project Management Unit (RPMU), PJCI Member, and PII Expert Council.

In addition to being active and experienced in the field of academics and practitioners, until now, he is also active as a resource person in various events related to energy and electricity.

After retiring from the manufacturing industry, Iwan became an expert consultant at the Director General of Vocational Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and the other side he became a lecturer at the Master Program in Manufacturing Technology at the University of Jendral Achmad Yani (Unjani) in Bandung/Cimahi until March 2022. Now Iwan is Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at ITPLN since April 2022.

As a researcher and academics, Iwan has been a reviewer in International Journals, namely Rural and Remote Health, his research has also been published in International Journals, namely Technology and Health Care, International Journal of Health Care Engineering. In addition, his research has also been published in the National Journal in Indonesia and Japan, as well as at the International Conference in Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, Mexico respectively.

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint’, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” [Vincent Van Gogh]

Having a great career at PT PLN (Persero) since 1985 in the field of Distribution, Transmission, and Generation with the longest career in the field of power generation. And finally, a career at PT PLN (Persero) at PUSLITBANG as General Manager. After a career at PT PLN (Persero), he continued with a career at IPP and O & M service companies, as directors and commissioners.

Joined ITPLN as a lecturer since 2016 until now.

"Modesty leads to strength, admitting mistakes and making amends for mistakes is the highest form of self-respect."