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Houston, TX, US

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Leading the team focused on large subtransmission new construction projects rebuilding the electrical system to meet various utility demands.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Leading DTE’s Engineering Field Services. Responsible for engineering technical support of power equipment, relay protection, SCADA within DTE’s Distribution Operations. Managing team responsible for all protective rubber PPE within DTE Enterprise. Supporting protection & rotating equipment work at natural gas, coal powered and nuclear power plants..

Detroit, Michigan

Leading the Electrical Engineering Primary Services team supporting DTE’s critical primary customers as well as Safety lead for all of Electrical Engineering while leading Service Excellence efforts for all of DTE & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives within Distribution Operations

Greater Detroit Area

Leading Primary Services team in driving innovation and growth in metro Detroit with new construction and improved electrical technology with industrial customers. Working as Incident Commander for emergency events on the electrical system within Distribution Operations of DTE Energy. Chair of Hazardous Energy Committee responsible for ensuring.

Detroit, Michigan

Leading Operational Engineering Support. Worked with System Operations Center to create contingency/jumper plans to decrease customer outage time. Increase reliability and efficiency of the electrical system.

Detroit

Leading Primary & Meter services. Worked on electrical connection & design approvals for projects like Little Caesars Arena, M1 Rail, COBO hall & Coleman A Young Municipal Building PLD migration. Reestablished process structure in DTE Energy enterprise calibration lab to improve turn around time for safety equipment.

Work with DTE Energy Primary Service customers. Responsible for the customers in the metro Detroit area. Opportunity to work with architectural & engineering firms, high/mid voltage contractors, DTE Electrical Engineering, DTE Planning & Design, etc. A multi-faceted group linking various engineering minds to improve customer satisfaction in the utility.

Cross training in Voltage and Operational Support. Present sub transmission concerns for summer peak loads at System Operations center 2013 pre-peak seminar.

One Energy Plaza, Detroit MI

Working with Relay Performance. Apply relaying design and system changes ranging from distribution all the way to generation.

Conduct bible studies, host events including volunteer events, develop leaders.

Introduce and educate both students and faculty on the proper use of Altium Designer and MathCAD.

Performed administrative duties as President of student organization. Conducted & hosted various seminars & technical talks. Spent almost $3000 to update the computers & other equipment in the organization office. Worked with faculty and department chair to host Town Hall meetings.

Worked in Distribution Relay Engineering. Performed fault studies, fusing jobs and reset relay settings.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) In Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEEEarned my Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering. President of Wayne State's IEEE student chapter.