Michael Wright Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The Distribution Support Manager III, leads a team of 12 direct reports and oversees the development and support of various systems, data, and applications used by Power Delivery. These include NMS (TCMS), ARMS, JETS, damage assessment tools, and outage communication tools for both internal and customer use. My Team is responsible for historical reporting.

United States

The Application Support team provides the Transmission Control Center, Distribution Control Centers, and Integrated Transmission System (ITS) participants with custom applications and reports to ensure timely identification and resolution of system issues.

160 Lake Mirror Rd. Forest Park, GA 30297

160 Lake Mirror Rd. Forest Park, GA 30297

• An integral member of the team responsible for GPC's PRC-005 compliance program
• Used technical expertise and imaginative problem-solving abilities to help create an industry leading PRC-005 compliance program.

160 Lake Mirror Rd. Fayetteville, GA 30297

• Managed 6 Protection Communication Engineers who provided Statewide Support for Georgia
• Team played a key role in our CIP / Cyber Security compliance efforts with Pilot Equipment
• Team Commissioned and Maintains all Pilot Equipment including Carrier Radios, Traps, Tuners and Fiber Applications

160 Lake Mirror Rd. Forest Park, GA 30297

• Managed 9 Support Engineers, Field Contractors and Panel Quality Assurance Contractors
• Helped developed a comprehensive implementation plan for the new NERC PRC-005-2 Standard
• Internal Auditing found no issues with the Contractor Invoicing process.
• SoCo P&C Maintenance Committee - Lead the annual Absit and Misoperations review for P&CFS. This information is used to look at failure rates of protective devices on our system and determine if our current maintenance.

160 Lake Mirror Rd. Forest Park, GA 30297

• Provide work direction for Test Contractors of Protection & Control Field Services, Relay Support Group.
• Utilize Contractors or Test Engineering to implement the recommendations from Service Advisory from our Relay Vendors.

241 Ralph Mcgill Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

• Identify problems with current process & procedures and offer cost-effective solutions.
• Review processes that involve Prearrange and System Security in order to identify areas of strength, areas for improvement, and ways to build relationships between the groups.Ensure that the Prearrange Personnel:o.

3610 Gentian Blvd Columbus, GA 31907

• Function as Transmission Maintenance Center (TMC) Supervisor in their absence.
• Coordinate and integrate work plan activities for Line, Substation & Test with Transmission Construction, Region Operations, Customer Outages and Power Generation.
• Represent TMC on project solution teams, pre-engineering and pre-construction meetings.
• Schedule Procurement of Materials, Contract Labor, and Crew Activities according to Budget Projections.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Served as Area Engineer in the Buckhead Area handling both residential and commercial customers focusing on cost per install while increasing Customer Satisfaction and Reliability.
• Frequently monitored loads and abnormal switch positions.
• Special Projects: Mobile Command Center - Designated as Project Manager for the design and purchase of two (2) 53’ Expandable Trailers. These Turnkey Solutions provide great communication, Meeting Space, and are.

689 Virginia Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

• Provide Statewide Support and coordination for GPC’s distribution automation projects.
• Troubleshooting Communication schemes, evaluating and implementing new devices.
• Special Projects: Metro South-Improve SAIDI through Automatic Transfer Schemes and improving supervisory control on DA devices using Fiber and Spread Spectrum Radios. NLR Project-Replace electromechanical relays in.

7365 Oakley Industrial Blvd Union City, GA 30291

Routine testing of T&D Substations for Georgia Power and ITS Participants.Project Managed Capital Projects which included: coordinating outages with the region and control center; directing wiremen, substation construction, and TMC Crews Special Projects: Help Convert 500kV yard from ring bus to breaker and a half scheme @ Plant Wansley, Commissioned.