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An engineer in the Outage Planning group primarily works on electrical construction projects that include full substation builds, replacement of transmission conductor, installation of fiber optic communication, transformer replacements and strategic large-scale network modifications. PSE&G has a long history within the densely populated areas of New Jersey; consequently, many projects must be sequenced around existing energized infrastructure serving customers. Complicating factors include limited real estate and overlapping project schedules within the same local grid. Outage Planning will create construction documents detailing the sequence of work that best preserves reliability for customers. The goals of the construction team often come with added risk to operations, Outage Planning coordinates the work between the two company entities to work towards solutions that keep projects on schedule and on budget, while keeping the lights on for PSEG’s customers.Additional responsibilities• Maintain project outage logs.• Ensure all project outages provide adequate protection for the scope of work.• Update electrical “one-line” schematics for construction related changes.• Facilitate load flow analysis of future grid conditions based on overlapping project schedules to identify outage conflicts.• Ensure that the Grid Operator (PJM) has all future stations modeled correctly and on time for initial equipment energization.

With over 3 years of experience executing and monitoring high profile Building Automation Systems (BAS) at Schneider Electric, I hold the title of System Application Engineer II. Job tasks include reviewing Schneider Electric submittals against the mechanical construction documents and directing both electrical sub-contractor and Schneider manpower accordingly. Once an installation is complete, an application engineer uses his or her field experience to test, inspect, and make any necessary repairs or modifications to the system. I have been responsible for the execution of projects ranging from high-rise commercial office buildings, to pharmaceuticals, and data centers, satisfying Schneider Electric customers with high quality BAS solutions suited to their needs.Notable projects include:One World Trade Center Siteo Fit-out construction of 40+ Floors of commercial office space including Fan-Powered VAVs, IDF/MDF Rooms, Kitchen Equipment, FSD Control, Etco Broadcast Phase: involved a new Generator, Condenser Water Plant, several AHUs and a Fuel oil systemo The Tower's base building BMS system spanning 105 floors which supports critical infrastructure such as cooling towers, heat exchangers, switch-gear cooling, UPS back up, Fire Smoke Dampers, emergency generators and associated fuel oil systemsWorld Trade Center Retail (Occulus)o Connected 100+ stores with communication for BMS leak detection, HVAC Unit Shutdown, and Store Monitoringo Supervised system installation of 20+ stores HVAC and Energy MeteringTime Inc – Brookfield Placeo Eight floors of commercial office space totaling 700,000 square feet, containing thousands of control points which support the operation of Fan Powered Terminal Units, HV units, BTU meters, and Fan Coil Unitso Integration of a Halton kitchen control system for smoke evacuationo MDF and IDF equipment control and alarm monitoring

A System Application Engineer at Schneider Electric is responsible for the installation of the client’s building automation system. This entails direction of electrical subcontractors, troubleshooting technical barriers preventing smooth system operation, and later, official commissioning of final product with a 3rd party inspector. This position requires being an active part of the construction phase of new buildings. Some projects that I have personally been involved in were a data centers, a hospital, a chemical plant, and One World Trade Center. I have spent the most time and have learned the most at the WTC site.

Test gas pipe structures around the Jersey City and Newark areas for corrosion to prevent gas leaks.