Focus on Electric Power Infrastructure practice, including Distribution, Transmission, and Substation design.

Manage teams to create purchasing specifications and installation standards for electric power equipment and materials. Monitor the market and introduce the latest technology and products to improve performance, efficiency, and safety. Perform root cause analysis and provide preventative solutions to equipment and material failures. Manage assets and facilitate contracts to ensure availability of equipment and material for projects.

Manage teams to create designs and edit standards and specifications in support of electric distribution departments,.

Manage team to provide electrical distribution designs and engineering support to provide power to a wide range of customers from large commercial developments to individual residents. Provide engineering customer consultation, design review, and approval of electrical power designs.

Developed construction standards and material specifications for electrical distribution equipment and material. Analyzed construction methods and worked with linemen and designers to develop improvements. Developed programs to aid designers such as cable pulling calculations, transformer sizing, cable sizing, voltage drop, voltage flicker, construction unit building, cost estimating, etc., Conducted power flow analysis and developed distribution system protection schemes for distribution feeders utilizing breakers, reclosers, fuses, sectionalizers, and other common protection devices.Provided overall engineering support.

Provided power flow analysis on distribution lines. Made recommendations on feeders needing re-conductor. Analyzed phase and ground amp readings on feeders to make suggestions for balancing load. Recommended size and location of regulators and capacitors to improve low voltage areas.Provided system protection support coordinating relays, reclosers, fuses, and sectionalizers.Served on the City of Bryan Site Development Board to provide suggestions and requirements on site plans pertaining to providing power to new developments. Plan, design, and estimate costs of supplying power to new developments and subdivisions.Coordinated infrared scan of substations, rural and city distribution, and active electrical equipment and provided recommendations for repairs.Researched bidders to determine the most qualified and cost effective contractors for various types of work. Contract work included PCB disposal, electrical equipment repair, and infrared scan.Worked with Bryan Texas Utilities programming department in developing the format of a new regulator log for data analysis and tracking with capabilities for data transfer via a hand-held PDA, increasing efficiency for field workers to report data.

Aid to electrician on the construction of a chemical processing plant. Installed and wired lighting, motors, building electrical circuits, and equipment grounding grids.

Assigned to the submarine tender ship USS Dixon AS-37. Repaired, rewound, and maintained DC motors and generators. Inspected, repaired, and maintained electrical circuits and equipment onboard ship and submarines.