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Prague, Czechia

Prague, Czechia

• Interact with global customers to understand their project requirements and develop customized marine control solutions through product specification, installation, commissioning, and training
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for the execution of marine power generation and propulsion control system projects
• Develop and review application and technical service documentation, wiring diagrams, and schematics
• Deliver in-house and on-site training and consultation for new and potential customers
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to prepare project charters, engineering survey reports, change requests, and technical proposals for scope, methodologies, schedules, and deliverables.
• Advise global company representatives on industry trends, new solutions, and competitor products

• Assist in understanding the requirements in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standards and the evidence necessary to demonstrate compliance with the Standards.
• Review compliance documentation from the responsible operations departments and provide guidance on document development and maintenance.
• Coordinate communications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), NERC, and Texas Reliability Entity for compliance related activities.
• Collaborate with various Company departments and Legal to coordinate the Company’s response to formal audits, spot checks, certification reviews, self-logs, self-reports, system event reporting, requests.
• Document and evaluate internal controls and provide recommendations for process improvements.
• Review active Standards in development and provide updates to the various operations department Subject Matter Experts and management regarding any potential impact to operations and current complianceactivities..

• Direct and coordinate field switching and clearance activity to ensure safety of personnel and equipment on all 12kV – 345kV system facilities.
• Analyze Energy Management System (EMS) data to verify accuracy and to stay abreast of power system changes on all 69kV – 345kV system facilities.
• Monitor and control voltage as prescribed by the System Voltage Profile. Make appropriate voltage changes using static and dynamic voltage sources.
• Collaborate with the Reliability Coordinator to ensure voltage stability and reliability, and minimize transmission congestion when initiating planned outage switching while being aware of transmission corridor loading.
• Implement the commissioning and interconnection of new electrical facilities safely and reliably.
• Review and initiate sequences of steps for handling multiple system problems to minimize risk.

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas

• Identify work scope for facility reconstruction project; draft procedures and sequencing methods for complex infrastructure upgrades, including UPS systems, paralleling switchgear, and Power Distribution Units.
• Provide professional customer service by swiftly responding to customer complaints, identifying electrical and cooling issues, restoring services expeditiously, and placing preventative reoccurrence measures.
• Prepare team’s daily workloads, assign tasks, organize, and lead team meetings to focus efforts on varying occupational demands and conditions.
• Conduct detailed analyses on power usage effectiveness, cooling, and humidification efficiencies, various power back-up and reliability processes, and loading requirements, and produce reports for senior management.
• Developed new and accurate preventive maintenance program for existing equipment by tracking equipment failures and material deficiencies. Resulted in company resource savings and increased client satisfaction.

• Managed three programs on board a nuclear aircraft carrier including reactor electrical maintenance and material management, current ships maintenance, and equipment deficiency log.
• Led team of 25 to plan and perform all maintenance and critical repairs of reactor plant, propulsion plant, and ship-wide 4160/450/120V distribution systems.
• Oversaw development of approval procedures and accurate documentation of thousands of preventative maintenance checks.
• Conducted performance evaluations and promoted and awarded team members who displayed exceptional skills and work ethic
• Led team to troubleshoot and repair various reactor plant and propulsion plant components
• Directed resolution of material deficiencies including calibration, rebuilds, parts replacement, adjustments, rewiring, and equipment upgrades to electrical distribution systems and components for the reactor plant.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nuclear Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Nu Sigma National Honor Society

Nuclear Physics, Electrical Theory, Thermodynamics