Doug Millner P.E. Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Owner of a small consulting firm providing relay coordination and testing, protection and power system development, transfer schemes, arc flash studies, power system studies, generator interconnection coordination, power quality investigations, and NERC compliance. The firm is registered in Texas and many other states. Engineering services can be provided.

Houston, Texas, US

• Created and tested industrial transfer schemes that made use of Modbus and 61850
• Created settings files from coordination studies
• Tested and commissioned relays and created supporting documentation
• Created and tested HMIs
• Demonstrated FAT and SAT testing for customers

New Orleans, LA, US

• Provided generating plants support in understanding NERC related responsibilities
• Aided in the tracking and the implementation of NERC related projects
• Reviewed, updated, and created procedures to meet NERC requirements
• Acted as SME for NERC procedures PRC-002, PRC-015, PRC-016, PRC-017,PRC-025, PRC-026, MOD-032, TPL-007, FAC-001, FAC-002, and FAC-008

• Coordinated and set transmission level microprocessor and mechanical relays
• Carried out fault location studies and paged out fault locations to field crews
• Provided support during commissioning for protective relaying projects
• Reviewed contractor and internal relaying schematics and provided necessary feedback
• Responded to customer information request concerning fault duty and equipment specification

• Carried out interconnection studies using PTI's PSS/E
• Created a 2013 Summer Peak model using EMS power flow data for model validation
• Studied contingencies that could take months to repair and determined operationally whatcould be done to limit their affects

• Coordinated phase/ground overcurrent, phase/ground distance, communication assisted, and differential protection schemes using SKM, ETAP, and ASPEN One-Liner
• Performed N-2 analysis to verify the security and selectivity of the protection
• Modeled transmission lines to acquire parameters
• Performed grounding grid studies for 138 and 345 kV substations
• Sized air conditioning units for control buildings
• Created and updated one-lines, three-lines, panel diagrams, as-builts, and AC/DC schematics

Pullman, WA, US

• Created relay settings files and helped put together the associated summary reports

• Maintained the power flow models using PTI's PSS/E.
• Model coordination with other utilities inside of SPP was made using PTI's Model on Demand
• Tracked the statuses of the utility's transmission projects and modified the modelsimpacted by changes to the projects' expected in service dates
• Created transmission operation guides to mitigate problems seen due to projectsbeing delayed
• Maintained the short circuit model using ASPEN One Liner
• Provided impedance and short circuit information for relaying

Developed a project scope to backup flood water pumps for local police and firestations for ONCOR's response to hurricane Ike

• Specified process instrumentation needed for process control of pump stations and refineries
• Developed databases using Microsoft Access, Petrodocs, and Smartplant Intools to track process monitoring requirements
• Developed instrumentation specification sheets using Smartplant Intools and Petrodocs
• Sized conductor, conduit, junction boxes, and cable trays to NEC codes
• Developed wiring diagrams and conduit layouts
• Specified process valves and rupture disc

Master Of Science - Ms, Power Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering