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Hartford, Connecticut, Us

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

Lead Engineer - Substation Special Projects Design EngineeringReview all requests from non-traditional generation sources (BSEE, Solar, Wind) from New England-ISO and develop a scope of supply, and bring the design to the 30% completion satus

Juno Beach, Fl, Us

• Coordinated site survey of equipment that had been installed on several projects to ensure that drawing accuracy was correct for connection of the new equipment• Reviewed vendor supplied drawings and worked as an independent verification to ensure design accuracy, as well as reviewed vendor supplied drawings and reports to ensure proper codes and specification was being followed. • Worked to ensure timely submission of drawing packages from the vendors, as well as returns were completed in the allotted time. • Worked to coordinate the physical design group with the Civil & Structural Engineering firm, as well as reviewing submissions from the civil and structural firm for potential issues and interferences with the physical design. • Oversee & advise on construction activities, and perform site required Quality Assurance checks prior to assembly.• Completed as-built CAD layout of station from multiple vintages of projects, and compiled all vendor documentation from said projects. This included verifying removed equipment had the proper documentation marked as such.

Medway, Ma, Us

Department Manager responsible for the design, execution, startup, and testing of US and international substation projects costing $500k-$51M. Managed a multi-disciplined Engineering Department of 10 engineers, 9 designers, and 11 detail drafters. Responsibilities included setting annual personnel performance goals, performance reviews, compliance with company safety and environmental policies, and individual technical development programs. Responsible for the Engineering, Drafting, and R&D Departments’ O&M budget of $15M and capital budget of $5M. Technical responsibilities included approving all design and engineering documents, leading the R&D activities for the company, and new product introductions. Leader for the company wide Continuous Improvement Team that resulted in $700k in savings annually for the past 4 years.•Grew the Engineering and Drafting Departments from 8 professional positions to 30•Reduced cost of poor quality (CPQ) to all time low of <0.5% of Net Sales•Responsible for project forecasts and projected hours for percent of completion accounting records•Developed an Engineering Assurance Program (EAP) that documented key design aspects and outlined key engineering milestones and proper checking and signoff procedures of designs•Provided solutions to manufacturing issues for the Manufacturing team leads and Manufacturing Manager•Responsible for technical FRP reviews and approval of bid submitted costs•Managed daily priorities to ensure timely delivery of required documents to the customer and to the manufacturing floor•Initiated and completed a project that took 2D AutoCAD drawings and moved them into 3D software (Inventor), as well as transitioned from Oracle PDM system to Autodesk Vault PDM•Developed metrics to track error rates of nonconformance reports (NCR) to develop trends and training/corrective actions (CAR)

Medway, Ma, Us

Responsible for all aspects of sales and Customer Relations for the company’s international business (Canada, Middle East, and China). Responsibilities included working with area sales representatives in securing bid documents, and completing proposals for projects up to $25M. Detailed responsibilities included:•Complete preparation of bids for all RFQs received by AZZ, which included technical, legal, and commercial review of contracts to ensure compliance to AZZ Terms and Conditions•Responsible for final negotiations prior to order placement. Signed commercial orders•Prepared RFQ’s for all third party material

Medway, Ma, Us

•Responsible for ensuring all new components to GIS would not be electrically over stressed•Designed, requisitioned materials, and resolved technical, construction and startup issues with customers on projects•Responsible for root cause determination of defects in product identified while under electrical test•Designed in conjunction with MIT Professor two state of the art Partial Discharge measurements in Factory Test Sets, with background reading below 0.2 PC•Designed, installed and competed full type testing in accordance with IEC 62271-203 for 3 different classes of GIL•Performed field installations of GIL systems at 20 sites ranging from substations to switchyards for nuclear power plants

London, London, Gb

•Responsible for single phase simple services, temporary services, service upgrades, and pole line extensions Woonsocket, RI and Cumberland, RI•Responsible for all three phase design work in Woonsocket, RI and Burriville, RI•Was Project Manager for the project to identify and replace all overloaded distribution transformers (up to 31 kV) in the state of Rhode Island

Richmond, Va, Us

•Arc Flash Hazard (NFPA 70E) Compliance Project. Responsible for field data for 480V circuit breaker settings, cable sizes and lengths for Units 1-4 •Video surveillance system upgrade project - Field engineer for installation and responsible for resolving design issues, coordinating with contractors, and collecting invoices for reimbursement of funds from the United States Coast Guard •Revised the 600v cable specification reflect updated industry cable standards and Low Smoke Zero Halogen jacket•Drafted 5-15kV cable specification for the Air Emissions Project•Was the coordinator between National Grid-USA and the Operations Department at Brayton Point to ensure a successful control transition of the substation line breakers from plant control to National Grid control

Bsee, Electrical Engineering, Power Option

Master Of Power Engineering Management, Master Of Science In Power Engineering Management