Steve Bye Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Lead, hired, and develop team of 9+ engineers and technical professionals and manage over $3M of client accounts
• Manage all project budgets and contracts including invoicing and ledger reconciliations.
• Perform and oversee powerflow analyses for emerging DER technologies including solar, wind, BESS, microgrids, and synchronous generators with CYME, Synergi Electric, and WindMIL.
• Oversee and perform DER planning and technical interconnection services & development.
• Perform and oversee distribution planning projects including multiyear load growth and work plan development, load interconnection studies, and time-series analysis.
• Provide electrification services including EV load growth planning, EV charging sensitivity analyses, and electrification strategic development and design services.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provide owner’s engineering services for electric utilities and independent power producers to support new utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects.
• Responsible for independent engineering and technical due diligence services for project financing and asset acquisition of new solar and energy storage projects.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provide extensive expertise and support for DER integration processes through engineering screens, system impact studies, and project management. Responsible for engineering management of external consultants and other.
• Provided operational support for 1000+ MW of distribution-connected DER
• Developed cluster study process for DER interconnection studies
• Represented company during initial re-drafting of WI PSC 119 interconnection rules

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Designed and implemented advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) for utility clients, creating model build architecture and scripts for GIS attribute extraction and power-flow model.

Madison, Wisconsin

• Provided extensive modeling and analysis of electric distribution system. Identified risks and proposed distribution solutions for capacity, voltage, and contingency issues. Developed substations scopes for long-term.
• Proposed a $30 million distribution system solution for vintage 35 kV subtransmission system to executive leadership. Developed project scopes and timetables to align with budget constraints
• Presented non-wire alternative & micro-grid designs at national conferences for distribution solutions using time-series modelling. Developed advanced load forecasting methods, incorporating distribution generation.
• Lead cross-departmental software team to drive change management within distribution engineering. Facilitated distribution modelling integration and support for implementation of advanced distribution management system.

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

I oversaw the general management of Badger Catholic, a faith-based student organization at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

• Maintain and organize library books and media
• Provide friendly and efficient customer service
• Serve on College Library Improvement Committee

Norwood, Ohio

• Designed large induction motors and advanced understanding of product engineering
• KPI programming project for assessing departmental productivity
• Improved understanding of three phase power and motor applications.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

• Assembled large agricultural ventilation systems and developed understanding of manufacturing operations
• Acquired an awareness of how product design affects manufacturing processes

• Assisted electricians with the installation of electrical systems for motors and generators
• Improved my understanding of the electrical installation processes

• Enhanced already strong work ethic through warehouse maintenance and organization
• Improved interpersonal skills through customer service

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering & Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Badger Catholic, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, Men's Choir, St. Paul's University Catholic CenterCertificate of.

Education record