Arthur Patrick Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

The Superintendent, Distribution Control is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the physical operation and switching of the subtransmission and distribution systems in order to maintain or restore electrical service to customers. Responsible for safely and adequately controlling, loading, switching, and troubleshooting of these systems and associated substation equipment.Key responsibilities include:· Lead, train, and develop Distribution System Operating Supervisors (DSOS) to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the subtransmission and distribution systems and the continuous operation of the system.· Provide direction to DSOS’ in the reliable operation of system equipment to ensure the safety of the public and company personnel, while minimizing risk to system equipment.· Oversee distribution operation support in association with emergencies and major outages. This includes receiving the analysis of information from the DSOS’ as they monitor a variety of systems and communicate with field workers determining the extent of system outages.· Provide project coordination for work requests to address major customer’s and contractor’s needs, including responding to their reliability concerns and planning for their requested scheduled outages and new equipment installations.· Oversee the supervisors as they write detailed switching orders and oversee the application of the Workmen’s Protection Assurance program.· Collaborate with Division Superintendents and substation superintendents to follow projects including system expansion and maintenance activities to ensure the integrity of the distribution systems.· Monitor the resolution of all issues and conflicts concerning the Distribution Control Office with both external and internal customers, including Customer Contact Center, EOC, etc.· Contribute to the long range planning activities for Distribution Operations through the development and implementation function goals and objectives.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

o Provide technical assistance and training to Distribution System Operating Supervisors and field personnel including Traveling Operators, Trouble Dept., Overhead and Underground crews, and Substation mechanicso Develop distribution automation strategies and solutions to create a self-healing system that provides safe and reliable energy for Ameren Missouri customers o Perform system studies to analyze equipment capacities and capabilities during abnormal switching conditions or following the failure of equipment and recommend risk mitigating solutions that ensure coworker and public safety while restoring customers safe and efficientlyo Create complex SAWS switching orders for upcoming project work or following an event on the systemo Utilize engineering expertise to monitor alarms to properly dispatch field personnel and mitigate potential safety hazards or damage to equipmento As the start-up supervisor, commission all major equipment on the Ameren Missouri system from single DA device installations to brand new 3 unit substations

New York, Ny, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Worked with Project Engineering specifically in the Electrical group and the Instrumentation & Controls group doing various tasks such as DCS console upgrade support, arc flash analysis, PLC logic and design, and one-line diagram markup.