Transmission Program Manager V
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
Coordinate and schedule Routine, Comprehensive, and non-routine/outage-related aerial inspections for all FirstEnergy transmission lines from 69kV-500kV in adherence to company and Regulatory Requirements. Process and analyze data from aerial inspections and provide engineering support to transmission personnel from each of FirstEnergy's operating companies in work design/preparation of transmission line maintenance and upgrades based on inspection priority conditions. Responsible for developing and maintaining vendor relationships with multiple utility aviation aerial contractors and establishing aerial inspection program budget annually.Accumulated approximately 100 hours of flying in the wires environment while performing utility aviation contractor QA/QC, and assisting in aerial transmission line inspections. Also managed FAA lighting maintenance program for solar-powered FAA lighting installed on select FirstEnergy EHV transmission lines. Coordinated and managed solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor that upgraded and maintained systems to latest technologies such as utilizing IGIN servers and AT&T cellular modems and radios to communicate lighting status to FirstEnergy SCADA network in real time, improving reliability and reducing notices to airmen (NOTAMs).