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Newark, New Jersey, United States

Develop SEL, GE, and other microprocessor and electromechanical relay settings for transmission and distribution power system protection, control, and automation. Perform electrical fault studies and system analysis. Assist & guide relay technicians with relay functional testing and troubleshooting. Review and verify system phasing results in support of new equipment commissioning process. Review One Line Diagrams, Tripping Tables, AC/DC, and other control schematics in support of engineering design process.

Newark, New Jersey

Clifton, New Jersey

Coordinate, develop, and monitor outages on high voltage substation equipment for service or upgrade. Develop contingency plans to compensate for the weakening of infrastructure during equipment outages to ensure 100% system reliability.

South Plainfield, Nj

Monitored and tracked the construction progress and activities for four major substation construction jobs in Central NJ. Provided on-site electrical engineering support to the construction team. Handled contractor bidding/selection, invoicing, and billing for over 100 construction jobs across NJ.

South Plainfield, New Jersey

-Scheduled outages necessary for safe maintenance and servicing of major substation equipment in sites across NJ. Developed contingency plans to maintain 100% network reliability during these outages. Created an large scale (North Jersey) network outage sequence document in Microsoft Visio used to orchestrate and ensure safe and non-conflicting outage scheduling.

Newark, New Jersey

Completed design work for the replacement of an analog carrier communication scheme with a fiber optic digital-based system between two critical stations in New Jersey. Studied various protection schemes and control methods used to operate and protect the electrical network in NJ.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical And Computer Engineering