Expert Details
Backup Power Generation, SCADA Systems Integration, Load Controls, Distribution
ID: 730336
Minnesota, USA
Expert worked on a large start-up of 25kV paralleling gear and 12kV generators. He exhibited a very good understanding of the technology and requirements needed to successfully complete the job. Expert's technical skills were invaluable and key to our success. He has always been a very consciences and talented worker who has taken the initiative to fully understand the scope of work required of him and put it into a practical application. While working at Russelectric, Expert was always a valuable asset on a project, ensuring the equipment would be field tested and started at or above expectations and on-time. Expert would perform start-up, PLC logic development and programming, SCADA system interface and integration, system commissioning. He wrote the full load controls programming logic for a large financial data center that consisted of (6) 2MW generators with dual incoming utility feeds from separate substations at 13.8kV and sent through (8) dual-ended substations for distribution with a total of 330 circuit breakers with 26 separate PLC processors and 3 SCADA systems.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1984 | Degree: Certificate of Completion | Subject: Microwave Systems | Institution: Signal School, Ft. Gordon, Ga |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Technical Advisor / Service Writer | Department: Service |
Responsibilities:Train dealer service technicians to Generac Power Systems training program standards.Start-up generator systems to Generac Power Systems standards and Federal, State and Local codes. Start-up, troubleshoot and repair customer generator systems, stand alone, MPS and Bi-fuel generators. Quote service contracts, quote repairs and quote extended warranties. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2007 | Employer: Generac Power Systems | Title: Technical Service Representative/Instructor | Department: Service/Training |
Responsibilities:Assist service technicians in the field via phone to solve issues with transfer switches, stand-alone generators and MPS systems.Develop course outlines, training materials, schedules and instruct all phases of the industrial service training programs. Travel to customer locations to resolve issues with units that can not be resolved with a service technician over the phone. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Amazon.Com | Title: Facilities Maintenance Technician | Department: Facilities |
Responsibilities:Perform maintenance and repairs on automated conveyor systems, automated sorters, order pickers, and all other facility electrical/mechanical equipment.Design and build new equipment and/or devices to as needed to improve the operations of the automated systems in the facility. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 2003 | Employer: Russelsctric, Inc | Title: Field Service Engineer | Department: Service |
Responsibilities:Electrical and mechanical installation, commissioning, and repair of our company's power transfer products.Extensive experience in AC/DC electrical field design, wiring, and troubleshooting for: relay logic, protection circuits, metering and sensing circuits, breaker controls, genset fuel & voltage regulation, genset load sharing and parallel-with-utility circuits. Programmed, installed, and commissioned complete PLC ladder logic and SCADA system graphics for a wide variety of projects. Systems integration work with other vendor equipment such as diesel generators, UPS, STS, PDU, fuel tank, and battery charger products. Other duties included field retrofits of old product generations, customer training, preventative maintenance, standby-service, and updating documentation of finalized system descriptions, operator instructions, and methods-of-procedures used for specific scenarios. Developed skills in customer relations, contractor coordination, construction site operations, electrical safety, arc flash awareness, troubleshooting under pressure, on-the-fly design changes, commissioning techniques, business travel, and tech writing. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has expert witness deposition on a gaseous generator catastrophic failure, lawsuits were later settled out of court in Minnesota. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has developed and instructed the series of technical courses that are offered at Generac Power Systems for their dealer network certified technicians. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has had to often locate and source suppliers and vendors to enable retrofit applications to proceed on projects ranging in capacity from 25kW to 2MW. |
Fields of Expertise
automatic transfer equipment, industrial electric power transmission, metal clad switchgear, switchgear, switch selection, electric generator control, programmable logic control, electric power generation equipment, electrical-power system control, switch, electronic control, programmable controller, electrical equipment, electric switch, relay, electronic equipment diagnostic equipment