SUMMARY
Nearly 30 years of profit & loss (P&L), high voltage substation, SCADA, consulting, project management & engineering experience with Fortune 200 utilities, major engineering & construction firms. Background includes leadership, ownership, supervision, management and design of $100+ million of electrical equipment and systems & dozens of employees resulting in savings of millions of dollars.
Possess excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal relation skills. Highly proficient in computer applications: SKM Analysis, Microsoft Station, AutoCAD & Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint & Project).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kelly Engineering Services Detroit, Michigan 2014 - present
Project Manager/Senior Engineer (consultant)
• Developed circuit upgrades 4.8kV and 13.2kV distribution power circuits for Detroit Edison (DTE) in Detroit, Michigan.
• Developed power flow studies, specification, scoping documents, estimates and schedules.
• Conducted fault and transient studies.
Duke Energy Charlotte, North Carolina 2013
Project Manager (consultant)
• Managed inter-disciplinary teams (electrical, mechanical, etc. engineers) for the upgrade of the transmission and substation infrastructure for Duke Energy –one of the largest utility companies in the nation.
• Reduced engineering costs on a key project by 20% as a result of meticulous implementation of PMBOK and Six Sigma concepts and techniques.
URS, Chicago, Illinois 2012 – 2013
Engineering Manager (consultant)
• Position supervises 30 engineers.
• Developed $3 million+ proposal for projects for the design 4kV and 12kV distribution power circuits for ComEd (Exelon) in Chicago, Illinois.
• Developed power flow studies, specification, scoping documents, estimates and schedules.
• Conducted fault and transient studies using SKM analysis.
Laramore, Douglass & Popham, (LDP), Chicago, Illinois 2011 – 2012
Senior Electrical Engineer (consultant)
• Managed $1 million+ projects consisting of a team of engineers and drafters for the development of substation controls and protective relays schemes and application (SCADA) where the client was Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) in Newark, New Jersey.
• Developed physical and panel layouts, 1 & 3 line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay settings, communication protocols, specification, scoping documents, estimates and schedules.
• Conducted power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies.
• Executed calculations involving bus sizes, transformers, lightning protection, transformers and ground grids.
• Cut costs by 20% on a $1 million+ project by correcting a design flaw.
Asea Brown & Boveri (ABB) Coral Springs, Florida 2010
Supervisory Electrical Engineer (consultant)
• Managed 9 engineers and drafters for the development of substation controls and protective relays schemes and application (SCADA) where the client was Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) in San Francisco.
• Developed physical and panel layouts, 1 & 3 line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay settings, communication protocols, specification, scoping documents, estimates and schedules.
• Conducted power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies.
• Executed calculations involving bus sizes, transformers, lightning protection, transformers and ground grids.
• Tutored engineers resulting in 30% efficiency improvement.
DC Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Bridgman, Michigan 2009 - 2010
Lead Electrical Engineer (consultant)
• Managed the procurement, design, construction and installation of substations and (4) 500MVA, 26kV – 765kV generator step up transformers, $5 million each, for Automated Engineering Services (AES) and American Electric Power (AEP), a fortune 500 electric utility, at an 1100 MW nuclear power plant (DC Cook, Unit 2) and transmission site.
• Developed accompanying 765kV substation - “breaker and a half” configuration. Specifications, scoping documents, estimates, calculations were required.
• Developed the power pack installation system that would reduce scheduled outages by 10%.
• Engineered the substation and generation systems consistent with the National Electrical Code (NEC), NRC, IEEE, ANSI & NESC standards.
Roberts & Schaefer Chicago, Illinois 2008 – 2009
Project Manager (consultant)
• Managed a $34,000,000 dust collection and coal conveying project for a fossil fuel power plant at this $100+ million engineering and construction firm. Project included a 500kV substation controls and protective relays scheme and application. Calculations involved lightning, transformers, grounding, etc.
• Supervised multi-disciplinary team of 40+ engineers.
• Reduced engineering costs by nearly 50%. Responsibilities included client interaction, data networks, vendor evaluation, budgeting, procurement, commissioning, planning and design.
Patrick Engineering Inc. Chicago, Illinois 2007 – 2008
Project Manager (consultant)
• Supervised 35+ employees at this $50,000,000+ engineering firm in the design of high voltage substation and electrical systems (SCADA) for the client: ComEd, a Fortune 500 company.
• Developed physical and panel layouts, 1 & 3 line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay settings, communication protocols, specification, scoping documents, estimates and schedules.
• Conducted power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies.
• Executed calculations involving bus sizes, transformers, lightning protection, transformers and ground grids.
• Managed the department successfully resulting in the renegotiation and the subsequent renewal of the $10,000,000+ contract. Directed efforts of engineers and designers, coordinated with sourcing and the project team on technical matters to meet project specifications, cost control and schedule objectives. All designs in accordance to IEEE & ANSI standards and codes such as the NEC and NESC.
• Developed a training program encompassing power distribution, transformer studies, ampacity and voltage analysis, etc.
• Led the effort for development of proposals. This included writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, directing design on drawing requirements, and the development of clarifications and exceptions a...
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