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San Antonio, Texas, Us

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Responsible for leadership of underground construction and maintenance crews for CPS Energy.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Responsible for all CPS Energy activities related to pole attachment contracts and permits. Additionally responsible for all CPS Energy activites related to Google Fiber deployment in San Antonio.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Windsor, Ct, Us

Responsible for strategic business development and marketing for new and existing clients for TRC's San Antonio, Texas Power Delivery Group. Focus areas include: communications infrastructure, substation engineering, transmission engineering, protection and controls, distribution engineering, and regulatory compliance.

Bandera, Texas, Us

Responsible for the leadership, direction, and management of all planning, engineering, construction, compliance, operations, maintenance and technical service activities for BEC’s transmission, substation, and distribution systems (annual capital and O&M budget exceeding $10 million). BEC net utility plant exceeded $152 million in December 2012. • Responsible for the supervision and professional and technical development of BEC’s Engineering & Operations Division staff of 62 multi-disciplined employees.• Collaborated with and provide general advice and technical expertise to the BEC General Manager/CEO and BEC Board of Directors as a member of BEC’s Senior Management Team. • Responsible for the strategic planning, development and implementation of new policies, procedures and tariffs related to all engineering and operational activities, distributed generation, NERC and other regulatory compliance, Smart Grid, and energy efficiency initiatives for the Cooperative. • Serve an instructor with the NRECA Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program (MIP) at the University of Wisconsin to provide leadership and guidance to those seeking management positions within the cooperative industry (Subject: Strategic Importance of the Cooperative’s Construction Work Plan). • Represented BEC’s innovative practices by presenting papers at industry conferences.

Taylor, Tx, Us

Provided technical guidance in the development of ERCOT planning standards, market protocols, operating guides and procedures to support the planning and reliable operation of the ERCOT transmission grid. • Drafted internal assessment and comments on proposed Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) rulemakings and ERCOT Protocol revisions relating to the overall ERCOT system planning effort. • Provided ERCOT staff support to the Generation Adequacy Task Force, Critical Infrastructure Protection Group, and other market participant work groups, task forces or subcommittees. • Worked with Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) on emergency operating agreement with Mexico for ERCOT. • Worked with the NERC Standards Evaluation Subcommittee in planning standards and proposing changes to insure ERCOT regional interests were addressed. Responsible for developing initial compliance efforts of NERC Reliability Standards for ERCOT Transmission Services. • Drafted and worked with ERCOT Executive Management Team to implement ERCOT’s initial Enterprise Risk Management framework.

Lamar, Missouri, Us

Performed consulting services for a variety of clients including distribution cooperatives and municipal utilities. Services included development of long range plans, construction work plans, environmental reports, load forecasts, labor contracts, distribution line staking, tariff development, work order (219) inspections, mapping, and general regulatory support. • Supervised staff of 6 multi-disciplined employees. • Developed new distribution staking standards and techniques resulting in client saving 15% annually in staking costs. Developed and presented 3-day school on Distribution Line Staking to various cooperatives in Missouri.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Responsible for creating, leading, directing and managing all distribution planning activities at the corporate level for AEP’s 11 operating companies (following the AEP/CSW merger) including over 200,000 miles of distribution circuits and 3,000 substations. AEP distribution system peak load exceeded 28,000 MW in 2002. • Supervised 54 engineers located in 9 states. • Responsible for the administration of the corporate-wide distribution expansion capital budget of $65 million annually. Implemented new processes and procedures which realized initial year savings of $25 million while improving/maintaining reliability. • Sponsored the development of a new strategic risk management plan for AEP Distribution Asset Planning. • Provided regulatory support of distribution activities in 11 state jurisdictions as a Subject Matter Expert.

Responsible for creating, leading, directing and managing distribution planning activities at the corporate level for CSW’s four electric operating companies. CSW distribution system peak load exceeded 12,000 MW in 2000. • Supervised direct staff of 11 engineers located in 3 states. • Responsible for the administration of the corporate-wide distribution expansion capital budget of $30 million annually. Implemented new planning processes and procedures which realized initial year savings of $10 million while maintaining/improving reliability. • Provided regulatory support of distribution activities in 4 state jurisdictions (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas) as primary Subject Matter Expert.

Responsible for leading, directing, and managing SWEPCO’s System Control Center; responsible for all generation, transmission, and distribution dispatch activities. Achieved and maintained SWEPCO’s Control Area operations on NERC Honor Roll. SWEPCO system’s peak load exceeded 4,000 MW in 1997. • Supervised 46 multi-function dispatch personnel located in 5 dispatch offices in 3 states (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas). • Directed realignment of SWEPCO’s T&D Dispatch function resulting in savings of over $2.5 million annually in O&M costs. • Assisted with the initial start-up and implementation of SWEPCO’s 24x7 Customer Call Center. Participated as a lead Project Team member in SWEPCO’s potential acquisition of the non-nuclear assets of Cajun Electric Cooperative, Inc. (effort ceased in 1996). • Participated in numerous CSW committees and task forces including (most notable) development of CSW’s Open Access Transmission Tariff and several corporate-wide generation resource Request for Proposals.

Responsible for leading, directing and managing all construction and operations & maintenance functions for transmission & distribution dispatch, substation maintenance, system protection, telecommunications, SCADA, and distribution planning & reliability functions for CPL’s Western Region (including the city of Laredo -- considered 3rd fastest growing area per capita in U.S. during that time). • Supervised direct staff of 55 multi-disciplined employees located in 6 different offices. • Developed detailed training & certification programs for substation electricians and T&D dispatch personnel. • Prepared a CPL Relay and Communications Technicians Workforce study resulting in improved technician staffing, work practices and tools with an estimated savings of $1 million annually in O&M costs company-wide; served as Chairman for the CPL T&D Dispatch Realignment Study Team resulting in savings of over $3 million annually in O&M costs; and served as Chairman, CSW Task Force on EMS/SCADA Display Standards, in addition to serving on numerous other CPL and CSW technical and employee-related committees and work groups. Entry-level apprentice position under the supervision of a District Distribution Operations Engineer performing numerous motor start, fault current, voltage drop calculations, and other engineering functions. • Performed load forecasts and developed distribution expansion/improvement plans for the Corpus Christi area. • Completed comprehensive cost/benefit analysis on retro filling versus replacing secondary network transformers. • Developed operational/maintenance testing procedures for new distribution equipment. • Supervised effort to develop new distribution facility maps for the Corpus Christi area. • Developed new computerized system to monitor performance of the District’s fleet and garage operations.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) In Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Nreca Robert I Kabat Management Internship Program