Michael Thomas, Pe Email and Phone Number

SCADA Administrator• Initiated Distribution Automation on OSI’s Distribution Management System• Updated firmware and created standardized controller programs for SCADA-operated capacitors, reclosers, regulators, switches and fault current indicators• Setup device deadbands for reporting periodic analog for SCADA polling• Developed IP address design that minimizes waste and maximizes quantity for 2-way field communication utilizing the 900MHz spectrum• Designed standardized screens for OSI Monarch for engineering, dispatch, operations among other groups within cooperative• Collaborated with GIS to clean up for SCADA integration, field reliability and reasonability• Input DA devices into SCADA and tested points over DNP communication• Created forms, processes and backups for SCADA and equipment standard programming System Planning/Power Quality Engineer • Coordinated substations with downline reclosers and fuses utilizing MilSoft LightTable• Reinitiated CVR program saving hundreds of thousands of dollars off G&T demand charges• Planned system upgrades using MilSoft WindMil based off of power quality of peak winter & summer loads, and expectations of future loading including capacitor placement, load balancing, regulator placement, reconductoring and new feeders/transformers/substations as required• Utilizing WindMil, discovered 25+ Oil Circuit Reclosers requiring replacement with vacuum reclosers due to available fault current• Conducted ArcFlash studies to ensure proper PPE for field personnel• Setup Power Quality Meters at substations, setup cellular radio communication and poll them from a computer at headquarters

• Creating datacenter network designs physically and logically in a lab setting• Managing and partitioning the use of lab testing gear for diverse users around the world• Revising and implementing new lab processes, increasing productivity and eliminating shortages

• Coordinated the process update of an email/call based service center, migrated it into a ticketing based system saving time, increasing efficiencies, reducing cost and adding metrics • Led the implementation of a tool rollout into a lab setting, creating project plans and delegated tasks to accomplish our goals within our timeframe• Reduced the mobility ticket queue by 25% by contacting end-clients, closing completed issues and prioritizing the remainder of the over-capacity and backlogged ticket queue• Initiated and documented a nationwide process that decreased wireless subnet utilization concerns from 6/day to less than 1/day

• Responsible for the creation, QA testing and deployment to manufacturing of customer-specific configuration images utilizing industry standard tools (Ghost & RapiDeploy)• Actively lead team to meet tight turnaround and delivery timeframes• Responsible for project training for all new intern team members• Verified Microsoft Windows Server Enterprise and Datacenter products with system firmware images on HP Integrity Servers• Setup and debugged client to server, and server-to-server stress tests on 20+ Integrity systems