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Irving, Texas, Us

Provide electrical engineering support at the IBM facility operations center in Boulder, Colorado. Provide electrical engineering with experience in mission critical control data center electrical infrastructure, critical system support and facility power systems. I am familiar IEEE standards, IEC, NEC, NFPA 820, NESC, NFPA codes, ANSI, NEMA, NETA, and API requirements. Responsibilities included: developing technical scopes for design and construction projects, validating operating switches procedures and maintenance accordance to best practices, developing smarter data center technology with emphasis on reliability and energy conservation, electrical infrastructure replacement planning, coordinating vendor performed preventive maintenance, developing scopes of work and estimates for projects that are designed and constructed by outside suppliers, ensuring best practice compliance for data centers. I have proven ability to enforce all safety procedures; PPE, lockout/ tag out, NFPA 70E, confined space, fall protection and ladder safety. I also have a good understanding of CMMS. I am well-versed in typical datacenter critical systems and engineering functions such as UPS, Rectifiers, Inverters, PDU, Generators, High Voltage Systems (13.8 kV, 4.16 kV, 2.4kV, and 480 volt), 480 volt motor control centers, 480 volt unit substations, Chillers, and DC Plant Systems (chargers and batteries). Managed site 480 volt standby diesel generators and transfer switches. The Boulder facility covers 470 acres and includes 2.5 million square feet of buildings with five large data centers, five chiller plants, call centers, offices and external tenants

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Provided detailed engineering design for Basin Electric Power Cooperative Pioneer and Lonesome Creek Generating Station encompassing an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project, with design team and client interface to provide three (3) 45 Megawatts G.E. LM 6000 Combustion Turbine Generators for Pioneer and one (1) 45 Megawatts G.E. LM 6000 Combustion Turbine Generators for Lonesome Creek Generating Station facility. I was responsible for the development of design sheets, three line diagrams, single line diagrams, schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams, circuit tabulations, conduit sizing and cable tray layouts, construction details, lighting and grounding systems. I completed the wiring required for customer supplied 138 kV and 345 kV yard transformers, group operated disconnect switches and yard circuit breakers. I am familiar IEEE standards, IEC, NEC, NFPA 820, NESC, NFPA codes, ISA, ANSI, NEMA, NETA, and API requirements. I also did design work on Questar Pipeline Co.to modify existing natural gas facilities on its southern pipeline transmission system. In particular, add a second compressor package at its existing Thistle Creek compressor station and upgrade metering and ancillary facilities at Questar Pipeline existing Payson Gate metering station. I worked on Ross Petroleum pipeline metering station, truck farm, and oil storage oil tanks project. It involved wiring I&C devices along with programming logic controllers (PLC/SCADA) digital inputs and outputs. The project also included procurement, P&ID’s, instrumentation, and 13.8 kV metal-clad switchgear, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) for small and large motors. I have a background with control valves, flow meters, pressure actuators, RTU’s, etc. Working experience with SEL, GE, Multilin, Beckwith, and ABB Arc-Flash Relays

Provided detailed engineering design for the John W. Turk Power Plant – Unit 1 encompassing an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project, with design team and client interface to provide a 618 MW coal fired power facility. I was the responsible engineer (RE) for writing specifications, review and approval of vendor shop drawings for a 1250 kWe Standby Diesel Generator, Powell 15 kV and 5kV Arc-Resistant Type 2B Switchgear, 480 Volt Low Voltage Arc-Resistant Type 2B Switchgear, Cutler-Hammer 480 Volt Flash Gard Motor Control Centers, Low and Medium Voltage Power Cable, UPS systems, DC Systems (Chargers and Batteries), motors and drives, and Gai-tronics page/party telephone system. Experience and knowledge of protective relay applications and coordination, short circuit analysis and coordination, test and maintenance of protective devices, DC testing of electrical apparatus, bus duct, cathodic protection systems, lightning protection systems, lighting systems, grounding systems, fiber optics cable, LV and MV cable splicing and terminating. I am familiar IEEE standards, various interconnection standards, IEC, NEC, NFPA 820, NESC, NFPA codes, ANSI, ISA, NEMA, NETA, and API requirements. Provided specifications for the performance, special features, general design, and construction, testing, and shipping requirements for the Power Distribution Center (PDC) Buildings. The PDC Buildings also included 480 V and 208Y/120 volt power and lighting panels with associated transformers, lighting and grounding systems. Serve as subject matter expert on FAT’s for packaged equipment & skid units.The PDC Buildings supplied also included the installation of purchaser finished miscellaneous Electrical and Control & Instrumentation Panels/Cabinets, DCS I/O Cabinets, UPS, 5 and 15 kV Switchgear, 480 Volt Motor Control Centers, and 480 Volt, 5, and 15 kV Mimic Panels.

Akron, Ohio, Us

Developed preliminary and final engineering design for new Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Steam Generator and Low NOx Burner System modifications to existing generating facilities. Reviewed manufactures and vendors shop drawings for approval. Prepared technical specifications for demolition of equipment and installation of new burner systems for construction work. Provided field assistance to the electrical contractor and customer during installation and start-up testing for operation of system components.Managed large projects as lead electrical engineer in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), with design team and client interface. Equipment acceptance testing and checkout, commissioning, troubleshooting, hot cutover and startup (including Safety Lock-out/Tag out procedures). I am familiar IEEE standards, various interconnection standards, IEC, NEC, NFPA 820, NESC, NFPA codes, ANSI, ISA, NEMA, NETA, and API requirements. Working experience with SKM Power Tools electrical engineering software for studies load flow, protective relay coordination, arc-flash hazard analysis and short circuit analysis.Prepared Instrumentation, Control and Electrical (IC&E) drawings and specifications for environmental projects with engineering firms which included a flue gas desulphurization (FGD) system commonly called scrubbers installations to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions, and bag house (BH) which collects particulate. Also, worked on several projects that were wet gas desulphurization systems (WFGD) projects.

Provided technical direction for inspection, testing and repair of turbine generators, motors, low and high voltage auxiliary electrical equipment in fossil generating plants. Supported troubleshooting needs in electrical systems and provided technical direction for protective relay trip checks in generator and auxiliary equipment protection schemes. • Established low and medium voltage circuit breaker repair shop resulting in decrease of plant costs from outside vendor maintenance. Saved $70,000 in operating expenses during the first year of implementation.• Analyzed and evaluated inconsistencies in purchase orders for motor repairs in fossil plants. Instituted specifications standardizing procedures for repairs company-wide, saving significant labor and repair expenditures.• Implemented testing procedures for in - house low and medium voltage motors and breakers.Supervised and coordinated electrical maintenance inspections and testing of equipment as part of an overall preventive maintenance program activities in every phase of station operations, installation, maintenance, repair and service of electrical equipment. Which included maintenance programs such as scheduled breaker cleaning and testing, trip units, meters, Ethernet communications, infrared and ultrasonic testing switchgear and unit substation testing.

Electrical Engineering, Power

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering