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 stakeholders; providing engineering direction to distribution engineering departments, solar program staff, solar developers, and engineering consultants. • 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 energy delivery. Analyzed system impacts of distribution automation, distributed generation, energy storage, micro-grids, and electric vehicles. Candidate for management mentorship program. • 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, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency projections.• 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 (ADMS) for operations support.

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.

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