Fred Light Email & Phone Number

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

I retired from Allegheny Electric Cooperative in 2020. At this time I am not seeking employment.

212 Locust Street, Harrisburg, Pa

Electrical Engineer (PE) responsible for providing adequate and reliable electric service for the 200+ delivery (metering) points for the fourteen cooperatives which purchase power from Allegheny Electric Cooperative.

Previously known as Metropolitan Edison or General Public Utilities)Advanced Distribution Specialist - Transmission Maintenance Department 2009Focused on making transmission work compliant with First Energy's workflow practices and recording. Produced orders 100% compliant with correct accounting and complete for materials, equipment, electrical clearance, one-call requirements.Improved efficiency by performing site reviews prior to creating work orders.Supervised field crew for emergency outages and daily workAdvanced Distribution Specialist - Scheduler Line Operations 2006 - 2008Provided all scheduling for six line crews and supervise bargaining personnel. Key areas of responsibility included safety, outage reduction, and work planning.Developed schedule to maximize constantly changing resources.Coordinated all line operations work flow.Performed 24/7 on-call supervision duties one week per month.Revised storehouse procedures to increasing inventory to 3.9 turns per year.Achieved 100% completion for maintenance requirements all 3 years.Advanced Distribution Specialist - Engineering 2003 - 2006Engineering supervisor of major projects. Work group productivity was among the highest for design technicians.Problem solver who reduced errors by reviewing all released jobs for accuracy.Managed transition from GPU to First Energy.

Used SAP networks for management of large projects. Developed method to use work breakdown structures as a budgeting tool.

Supervisor of Met-Ed work order closing and posting. Reduced posting backlog by processing 5000 orders per month.Supervised 30 company and temporary employees split between two shifts.

Implemented the conversion to SAP work management for GPU in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.Expert in order and notification portions of SAP workflow.Experienced working with consultant to develop training materials. Trained employees in a classroom environment.Provided initial training to two dispatch centers on Power On outage software.

Enforced compliance with regulatory requirements and provided training throughout the western half of Metropolitan Edison's service territory.Performed substation and building inspections and reviewed spill plans.Initiated the purchase and packaging of spill containment kits for all trucks.Supervised oil spill clean up, waste handling, record keeping, and reporting.Achieved 100% compliance for periodic regulatory office inspections. Provided classroom training in safety, DOT, waste handling, oil spill clean up.

Developed advanced distribution coordination designs to provide full reclosing while minimizing customer momentary interruptions.Prepared and presented projects at budget meetings for management approval.Directed, issued, and reviewed all major project work prepared for line construction.Developed maintenance plan for protective equipment and issued all coordination settings for new installations.Resolved customer reliability complaints by discussing, developing, and releasing solutions. Certified all Lebanon district annual outage reporting for the PUC.Managed all highway relocation projects.

Created a database for over 100 district line circuits from paper maps. Cataloged all existing protective devices.

Mba, Business

Completed preliminary and 12 core courses during night and weekends to obtain MBA.

Bachelor Of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Circuit Design, Power Systems

Associate Degree completed at Brandywine Campus 1977 to 1978. Bachelors Degree completed at Harrisburg Campus 1979 to 1980.

Electrical Power Engineering

McGraw Edison Distribution-System Overcurrent Protection Workshop McGraw Edison Distribution-System Overvoltage Protection Workshop IEEE.