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Canada

Canada

Management consultant and trusted strategic advisor supporting planning and delivered of energy transition programs for a variety of clients which included government regulators, electrical utilities, municipalities and industrial customers. • Developed and delivered utility energy transition roadmaps • Supported electrical utilities design and implement business transformation programs to modernize and converge IT OT systems• Facilitated IRP alignment workshops between government, utility and stakeholders to gain consensus on planning frameworks • Implemented ADMS systems with updated IT OT convergence architecture • Developed utility OT cybersecurity operating models• Developed strategies at electrical utilities to enable distributed energy resources to participate in transactive energy markets • Developed asset management model based data analytics

Toronto, Canada Area

Senior engineer tasked with delivering leading edge enterprise solutions to electrical utilities for hosting capacity analysis, distribution planning, system level control of distributed energy resources and the management of transactive energy markets. • Responsible for developing industry first software implementation plan for advanced control systems to manage distributed energy resources• Outlined integration project plan and work breakdown structure for utility scale battery energy storage systems• Developed control system software implementation and deployment plans• Created and executed hardware and software testing programs and procedures to commission systems

Vancouver, Canada Area

Principle and founder of drone (unmanned aerial vehicle - UAV) technology services company which utilizes instrumentation and software systems for inspection and data capture of electrical utility infrastructure. • Designed prototype UAV equipped with inspection instrumentation • Developed GIS interface for flight data mapping and measurement visualization

Vancouver, Canada Area

Senior engineer responsible for designing key systems and developing integration strategies for BC Hydro smart grid initiative which was an industry first in applying intelligent sensors, telecommunication technology and advanced model based analytics to the electrical network for improved metering, planning and operation. • Created smart grid software architecture to integrate new data systems into existing IT infrastructure• Developed data processing algorithms and analytics for AMI data to improve grid operation • Conducted field tests of new prototype sensors to validate long term accuracy, reliability and ensure designs comply with requirements and regulations• Planned smart grid device deployment and provisioning of new wireless sensors on mesh network• Co-designed smart grid to monitor BC Hydro’s electrical distribution network and return vital metering energy data to the meter data management system for analysis and future planning • Developed installation standards and procedures for new smart grid devices• Developed framework for Geographical Information System CIM model upgrades

Vancouver, Canada Area

Senior engineer responsible for design and commissioning hydroelectric power generating stations. • Developed high voltage equipment specifications • Evaluated bids, selected and procured equipment • Supervised construction and installation of primary power system and balance of plant • Created switching procedures and isolation protocols • Coordinated High Voltage testing • Commissioned power and control system

Perth, Australia

Consulting engineering providing an array of engineering services to a portfolio of clients which included new electrical generation stations, and industrial customers. • Conducted feasibility studies and established design criteria for major projects• Advised clients during project implementation planning and risk assessments• Modeled power systems and conducted load flow and fault simulations• Wrote technical specifications (switchgear, transformers, protection system etc.) • Designed substations and electrical infrastructure • Facilitated interconnection approvals with utilities and network regulators

Perth, Australia

Graduate engineer completing four technical rotations in distribution, transmission, control center and project management divisions in order to gain a broad base of experience and a solid technical understanding of electrical utility operations.• Designed electrical distribution infrastructure for major capital project to optimize network reliability and power quality• Developed software requirements, performed configurations, outlined and ran test use cases, debugged software, delivered key operational subsystems during control center SCADA upgrade• Performed data analytics to enhance transmission asset condition monitoring and equipment assessments of critical assets to optimize system reliability • Managed a portfolio of engineering projects and infrastructure upgrade programs which included developing project plans, cost estimates and resource scheduling

Fredericton, New-Brunswick

Codeveloped a power electronic based fast acting overcurrent protection device for renewable energy applications. • Developed power electronic (IGBT) overcurrent protection prototype• Designed control circuits (bread board and PCB)• Performed testing, signal analysis and device performance optimization

Pugwash, Nova-Scotia

Engineering intern responsible for supporting the upgrade and maintenance program in the underground mine, chemical plant and refinery • Established document control process for Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings• Provided support for the industrial process control systems (PLC and SCADA)• Performed power consumption measurements and analysis