Ryan Decook Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Lead strategist for $10-30 million in targeted reliability investments in DTE's most critical population center
• Utilizes outage data to determine highest ROI future projects and efficacy of ongoing projects
• Develops the planning and execution strategy for customer reliability enhancements
• Works with project management, engineering, and field operations to ensure on time and on budget execution of short and long cycle grid enhancements
• Manages capital and operations and maintenance (O&M) spending to minimize overall financial drag on company operations

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Selected as first and only strategist for the DTE Electric System Operations Center (ESOC)
• Prepares executive-level briefs to determine efficacy on the over $1 billion in recloser automation DTE has planned between 2024 & 2028 as company's viper recliner outage SME
• Currently independently generating an Asset Management tool linking 5 databases which will enhance Distribution Operations (DO) spending efficiency on preventative and corrective maintenance estimated at roughly $10.
• Tracks and implements system reliability and customer service improvement opportunities for Distribution Operations personnel and the overall electric grid via procedure changes, resource allocations, and smart grid.
• Coordinates change management for work practices across roughly one dozen individual work groups across four major organizations (Overhead, Underground, Substations, and the ESOC)
• Established formal guidelines for distribution and transmission grid defect tracking program, reducing initiation error rate from 60% to 25% through procedure development, auditing, and training on electronic turnover.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Oversees 24/7 operations on the electric distribution system covering millions of Michigan customers
• Plans, coordinates, and executes tagout and other safety policies on emergent and routine maintenance and repair activities with 0 safety violations
• Troubleshoots system outages or faults through SCADA and coordinates between different field agencies in real time
• Tracks data across multiple systems to develop accurate real time operating data for internal and external agencies
• Develops novel procedures to eliminate safety hazards, minimize equipment risk, and maximize system reliabilityAccomplishments above and beyond normal expectations:
• Author of a feasibility study for converting high voltage transmission lines to underground including timeline generation, risk analysis, and cost estimating

Washington, DC, US

Engineering Duty Officero Oversaw hanging and clearing of hundreds of tagout line items and Work Authorization Forms as final signature for safety and adequacy while fulfilling Civilian and Naval work controls requirementso Briefed Engineering Department plant wide evolutions to the Engineer, Executive Officer, and Commanding Officer o Led 10 Fact Finding.

Tulsa, OK, US

Organized multi-disciplinary students together in coordination with faculty advisors into as effective a team as possible as Project Lead. Headed Engineering and served as the primary communication point between Engineering and Business segments of team. Organized transition to Phase II with $75k in grant startup funding from the EPA.Total Students: 7.

Tulsa, OK, US

Acted as head of design work and simulation along with acting as the primary student contact between our student chapter, two local professional engineers, our in country NGO Engineers In Action, along with the rural Bolivian community of Cotani Alto. Headed all project meetings and organized our tasks and efforts that were carried out on both a short term.

Tulsa, OK, US

• Designed, optimized, and presented flare systems to customers to minimize noise, smoking, thermal radiation, and cost
• Organized material for presentation to clients for operations and maintenance of existing flare systems
• Co-headed technical communication between Tulsa and Singapore JZHC offices concerning international warranty issue
• Designated top full time candidate among cohort of ten interns

Manhattan, KS, US

Project title: "Acid Functionalized Iron Oxide Nano particle Synthesis"Worked towards developing a novel method to enhance a prototype acid catalyst. This was accomplished through Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) in order to enhance the longevity of the nanoparticle catalyst. Polymerizing the iron core catalyst formed intricate intermolecular.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba (Weekend)

Masters Of Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Cum Laude, Chemical Engineering