Expert Details
High Voltage and Medium Voltage AC and DC Transmission, Substations, Commissioning, Troubleshooting
ID: 738517
California, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Business | Institution: University of Redlands |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: MSEE | Subject: Power Systems | Institution: University of Southern California |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: BSEE | Subject: Power and Control Systems | Institution: San Diego State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Electrical Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Senior level advice and consulting on renewable and power system designs, implementation, trouble shooting, interconnect issues, Var and Power Flow evaluation, transmission lines, underground or overhead collection systems, Medium Voltage cable testing, legal expert witness - anything electrical in basis.Some companies I've worked with: Timmons Group RRC Power and Energy Imcorp Griesing Law Aegean Energy Group |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2020 | Employer: Origis Energy | Title: Senior High Voltage and Interconnection Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Review and advise on renewable energy projects, primarily solar, and interconnection processes and reviews. Evaluation of Solar equipment capabilities, transmission interconnect capabilities, Var and Power Flow studies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2018 | Employer: Enel Green Power North America | Title: Senior Power Systems Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Padoma Wind Power, 2007-2010, purchased by and became part of Enel Green Power North America, in 2010.Senior Engineer for North America. Evaluation, implementation, or instigation of Interconnect studies, applications, design studies. Contractor evaluation and oversight, both remote and on-sight. Evaluation of numerous Medium Voltage cable and transformer failures, concentrated on increasing reliability. Specification creating and revisions on existing equipment specifications. Sizing and ratings of equipment. Technical expert on all things "electrical". Explaining "electrical" to non-electrical personnel; nicknamed "the professor." Training and guidance to less-senior engineers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2007 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: Senior Engineer, CEO | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Owner and consultant of Independent Engineering Consulting Business. Provided primarily hands-on commissioning and trouble shooting for a High-Voltage Direct Current converter station rebuild/upgrade project, multiple smaller substation, generation station and distribution station addition and betterment projects.Field support to Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) facilities, (HVDC, Static Var Compensation, Capacitor Bank and Reactor Bank facilities). Primary customers: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, ABB Power T&D, Siemens Power T&D. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2003 | Employer: ABB Power T&D | Title: Electrical Engineer | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Commissioning Engineer, Field Support, Project Management, Site Management on numerous AC and DC Power System facilities, world wide. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1997 | Employer: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | Title: Engineer Assistant and Associate | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Test and Start-up, commissioning, HVDC converter station Operations Staff. "Loaned" from Operations to commissioning temporarily for multiple new projects over the last 10 years. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2003 | Country / Region: Mexico | Summary: While with ABB, Commissioning of HV Capacitor equipment at a steel mill in Mexico. Assisted in commissioning of a Static Var Compensation installation in Puebla, Mexico. |
| Years: 1999 to 2000 | Country / Region: Argentina | Summary: While with ABB; Assisted with commissioning of 500kV Series Compensation Capacitors in multiple locations in Argentina. |
| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Country / Region: Brazil | Summary: While with Enel: Helped with the evaluation of unexplained underground MV Cable failures (sabotage). |
| Years: 2014 to 2020 | Country / Region: Chile | Summary: Helped with the evaluation of catastrophic solar inverter fire/failure due to improper temperature ratings of equipment. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IEEE since 1981 Senior Member 2020 |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Registered Professional Engineer, California (current) Registered P.Eng, Alberta (not current) IEEE Senior Member |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Griesing Law; witness in successful lawsuit in regards to improper specification, installation and testing of equipment in a Battery Energy Storage facility resulting in premature failure. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Various Papers and Speaking Engagements: - MV Cable Commissioning Using Partial Discharge Testing, IEEE Insulated Conductor Committee Conference, Imcorp Users Group speaker - Experience with Faulty MV Cables, IEEE Insulated Conductor Committee Conference, Imcorp Users Group speaker - Factory Evaluations of Asian Cable Manufacturers, American Wind Energy Association, Webinar speaker - AWEA O&M Conference, Increase Project Availability by Reducing Cable Failure, speaker - Jicable Conference, Versailles France, Cable System Commissioning, white paper Women in Wind Energy, Lions Club (multiple occasions) “Transmission for Dummies, Understanding the Grid Without Getting a PhD in Electricity”, guest speaker |