Jack Rabon

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Umatilla, Florida 32784

352-***-**** cell

ab1hdz@r.postjobfree.com

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Summary

Over 15 years experience in design, construction, factory acceptance testing, commissioning, modifications,

additions & troubleshooting, operation and emergency repair of electrical systems, including 120/208, 480, 5kv,

12kv and 69kv. Team leader of 8 designers and 14 technicians, responsible for department planning, budget,

personnel evaluation and development, and was accountable for project results. A versatile, motivated

professional who applies superior analytical, leadership, and creative problem solving skills to consistently

achieve organizational objectives.

Professional Assignments

Electrical Engineer & Project Lead, Nana Worley-Parsons, BP Contractor 10/08 – 6/13

Worked with a combined team of designers and electricians to correct electrical safety issues in structures

throughout the Prudhoe Bay oil field. Coordinated electrical outages to minimize impact to customers while

achieving a productive schedule for our corrective action electricians.

Resolved technical issues with the installation, modification and expansion of electrical systems. Delivered

progress reports to management. Created photo presentations to showcase work progress.

Project Lead for the ESI team, responsible for developing schedules, preparing funding requests, tracking project

progress, providing overall project supervision, and reporting accomplishment of goals to higher management.

Held short notice educational sessions for a combined designer and electrician crew on aspects & requirements of

the National Electrical Code. These included topics of wire sizing, overcurrent protection, three phase power

generation & transmission, classified area considerations, battery & UPS systems, and power factor & correction.

Electrical Engineer, Kellogg Brown & Root 10/07 – 10/08

Designed electrical grids to consolidate generators for fuel conservation and better load management, including

automatic paralleling of diesel engine generators. Extended 5KV and 13KV systems to serve new facilities.

Worked with electricians to build these systems using parts on hand, under challenging conditions.

Performed electric system designs for entire DFAC new construction projects, and many lesser structures. Made

additions and modifications to existing electrical systems to improve efficiency or serve new functions in existing

structures. Designed emergency power systems to serve Combat Information Centers. Created designs for

lighting systems in buildings and for street lighting.

Inspected existing electrical systems, creating reports and lists of needed improvements to bring the structures

closer to meeting US code practice. Designed needed improvement packages including drawings, specifications

and statements of work, created material take off lists, and supervised the final installation in the field.

Performed assessments of failed electrical systems, indicating needed improvements to prevent reoccurrence,

including forensic investigation of burned structures to discover the likely source of the fire. Created a standard

of using class P ballasts in Balad, Iraq which was later extended to the entire country for the US Army

installations.

Trained electrical crews and quality assurance personnel in proper electrical building grounding and wiring

techniques. Conducted classes on requirements of the National Electrical Code for construction personnel.

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Senior Consultant, MSX International 4/99 –9/07

Project managed electronic parking access systems at two Florida airports, rapidly solving unexpected problems

with innovative solutions, and brought the projects to completion on schedule and under budget.

Working as a systems engineer, provided Year 2000 project management and detailed technical analysis to enable

the largest client to achieve year 2000 peace of mind in computer, software and mechanical systems.

Analyzed available detection systems, devised & conducted testing methods to select leading technologies, then

worked with vendor engineering departments to integrate software & deploy an enhanced vehicle detection

system.

Project managed additions to client telephone systems, established an automatic call direction system, and

associated queues. Installed and configured Cisco routers and associated network communications gear. Prepared

disaster recovery plans. Specified & configured Alpha/Open VMS systems for optimum performance. Designed

computer room facilities, including emergency power, UPS, heat rejection, and network equipment support.

Classified Systems Manager, Joint STARS Joint Test Force, USAF 2/95 – 4/99

Worked with the approval & sponsoring authorities to install the first Siprnet at this site, using state of the art

communications systems. Supported this Siprnet through normal operation, upgrades, problem resolution,

periodic cryptographic upgrades and repairs.

Moved the organization from text based terminal access of All In One to an Enterprise NT Domain with

Exchange, RAS and clients using both WinNT and Win95. Integrated a VMS server into an NT domain for

seamless file access. Flightline rated, appointed Computer Systems Security Officer, served as Fire/evac warden,

Department of Defense clearance TS/SCI (Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information).

Responsible for an OpenVMS Cluster of Alpha and VAX systems, multiple Windows NT domains, and client

workstations in a classified environment, including expansion planning and execution, performance tuning,

routine maintenance and emergency repair. Automated routine system tasks using DCL

Previous Assignments

Chief Software Engineer, Utilities Engineer, Reedy Creek Utilities Company

Field engineering construction representative for the utility company’s new central energy plant, interfacing with

the design team and then solving issues during construction. Provided liaison between contractor, design & owner

personnel, created reports to track progress. The plant included 12kv, 5kv and 480 volt systems, 4500 ton chillers,

boilers and diesel generators.

Managed the project for the expansion of an energy control center, selected new personnel, created and conducted

a training program to double the staff, and completed the project on schedule and under budget.

Provided damage control and emergency service restoration for all utility systems, including a 30MW aero

derivative combustion turbine cogeneration plant, with 8MW waste heat steam generation, and multiple thermal

product streams. Produced innovative solutions to outages in 69kv & 15kv electric transmission & distribution,

along with purchased power contracts and several smaller generation units, including two 2.5MW railroad engine

derivative units. Designed and implemented a training program to permit operation of the larger standby

generation units in the role of peak demand reduction.

Testified successfully before the Florida Public Service Commission, using personally developed facts and

statistics to reverse the rules under consideration by the FPSC that would have penalized utilities who were

already using energy efficient equipment.

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Design Engineer, STI Inc

Designed the electrical and process control systems for a municipal water supply plant, including medium & low

voltage electrical systems, emergency power delivery, multiple location pressure control coordination, and a

communications & remote management system for the project.

Education

University of Central Florida

BSEE, Electrical Engineering specialty, with minor in Computer Science. Electives across a broad range of

materials and mechanical engineering. Dean's List.

Other Activities

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary qualified vessel examiner, active in the surface operations program.

FEMA certified in IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-703, IS-800 (ICS & NIMS).

Current CPR and First Aid / Basic Life Support.

Scent Specific Dog Team Leader, actively training my trailing bloodhound for search & rescue.

References

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