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Texas, United States

Calculates pole replacements, communication space requirements; designs joint-use or make ready construction according to company engineering standards, National Electric Code (NEC) and National Electric Safety Code (NESC)

Texas, United States

Managed all utility design projects for privatization of electric and natural gas utility efforts at Fort Hood – a geographic area encompassing 335 square miles and servicing over 60,000 customers.Project Management:• Concurrently managed multiple projects from conception to final completion; managed project budget, resources, and schedule. Provided subcontractor scope of work review and oversight• Accountable for project success, customer satisfaction and technical project execution and delivery• Created and forecasted internal project costs for program budgeting and resource planning needs• Managed material procurement and reservations for all designed jobs and after-action review processes• Provided direction to designer and contractor personnel to safely accomplish project execution per OSHA equivalent safety and health standards as contained in the Corps of Engineers EM 385-1-1• Negotiated with internal company contracts office on scope, pricing, and contractual obligation detailsDesign/Technical Work:• Accomplished complex work including network design, commercial work, major electric and natural gas distribution re-locations and substation get-a-ways.• Analyzed electrical and natural gas load data and performed calculations to determine size and location of distribution facilities based on engineering standards. • Performed technical evaluations of projects and root-cause analysis for corrective actions based on design audit guidelines.• Developed drawings for proposed, expanded or modified facilities • Determined material, time and cost estimates for the construction, maintenance and re-location of electric and natural gas distribution facilities.• Conducted field assessment of electrical and natural gas infrastructure for resource allocation and logistics during storm and outage response. • Worked with government review boards on designs and construction plans.

Texas, United States

• Developed and designed construction work packages for electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 35kV. Scheduled work and purchased materials• Participated in new substation construction project, new transmission line construction project, the expansion of an existing transmission switchyard, and natural gas regulator station projects• Performed calculations and designed electric distribution facilities based on analysis of customer load requirements, company engineering standards, National Electric Code (NEC) and National Electric Safety Code (NESC), DOD construction standards, FARs, and DFARs.• Secured site plans, load letters and other relevant information, determined customer and company requirements and communicated those requirements and expectations to all applicable parties.• Inspected project sites, organized site and office meetings, determined metering requirements, and prepared detailed drawings utilizing ArcFM, AutoCAD or other tools as appropriate.• Determined bill of material requirements, time and cost estimates for the construction of new electric distribution facilities. Designed line extensions, rebuild and relocation of existing facilities• Negotiated contracts with government and third parties • Stakeholder in Facility Maintenance and Construction Review Board; participated in government review and approval of plans and designs for the range of simple maintenance to major construction efforts• Provided "on-call" assistance during outage incidents /emergencies

Virginia, United States

• Created bill of material, time and cost estimates for new construction, or maintenance and relocation of existing single phase and 3-phase electric overhead and underground facilities for residential, commercial, and industrial projects• Communicated company policy and procedures, service requirements and project schedule to customers• Performed calculations and designed complex electric distribution facilities based on analysis of customer load requirements, company engineering standards and existing facilities• Prepared, negotiated and secured agreement with different localities / authorities having jurisdictions (AHJ) for right of way permits, environmental permits, easement agreements, highway/railroad permits, underground electric service agreements, vault agreements, etc.• Prepared billing authorities, revenue calculations, facilities charges, etc.• Managed material reservations, utilized work management system to manage labor schedule• Reconciled construction as-builts to ensure mapping accuracy in GIS• Coordinated installation/relocation of joint use utilities (i.e. cable television, telephone, fiber, etc.), determined tree-trimming requirements and coordinated with stakeholders• Provided “on-call” assistance during emergencies and storm restoration activities; traveled and remained on location within the service territory for duration of need. Used electronic damage assessment tools for restoration analysis and customer communication• Conducted field assessments to allocate resources and facilitate logistics for storm response

Virginia, United States

Virginia, United States