Richard W. Bishop

*** ********* *****

Verona, PA 15147

412-***-****

Cell 412-***-****

acb2d5@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a leadership role in an electrical engineering environment

utilizing my nuclear instrumentation background and 34 years of

experience designing, building, and commissioning of multi-

disciplined, multi-platform projects.

EDUCATION:

1995 Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

1981 Community College of Allegheny County, Monroeville, PA

Associate of Science Electrical Engineering

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

May 7, 2013 Awarded U.S. Patent # 8437974. for an Automated Calibration System

and Method.

EXPERIENCE:

05/08 – Present Heyl & Patterson

2000 Cliff Mine Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Electrical Design Engineer

Design, procurement, programming and installation of very large moving

equipment systems (i.e barge un-loaders, railroad car dumpers, etc).

Extensive PLC and automated VFD programming. Performing equipment

checks at vendor sites before shipping.

04/08-02/13 Westinghouse Electric Corporation

P.O. Box 158

Madison, PA 15663

Principal Electrical Engineer

Coordinating and executing engineering design changes (DCP),

emergency operating procedure (EOP) setpoint updates for extended

power uprate (EPU) projects. Maintaining and updating EDMS databases

and document submittals. Work one-on-one with customer contacts.

Implemented the ETAP capabilities for the electrical group and

completed ETAP training and qualification from Operations Technology

Inc.(OTI, ETAP developers).

Lead Electrical Engineer for the FLEX program and implementation of

NEI 12-06, NRC ISG-12-1 directive.

03/08-04/08 River Consulting

650 Smithfield Street Suite 300

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Design and engineering of electrical distribution systems and MCC’s,

control systems (PLC, DCS, and HMI) and wiring diagrams for a new

potash mining facility to be built in Argentina.

01/08– 03/08 Quattro Associates, Inc.

10 Emerson Lane

Suite 801

Bridgeville, PA 15017-3461

Design and engineer electrical MCC’s and 24 kV distribution systems for

a plant modification for coal rigs and quench stations including

Allen/Bradley I/O for control and monitoring.

04/07 – 12/07 Allegheny Energy Supply, LLC

800 Cabin Hill Drive

Greensburg, PA 15601

Project Engineer

Coordination of construction projects with both contractor, and

subcontractors for timely and cost effective installations. Specification

detail review and recommendations, review of proposed equipment

installations, suggestions for equipment enhancements or options.

Writing and reviewing specifications for equipment and services that will

be supplied at a later date. The purchasing of equipment, services and

hardware, including FAT Testing at the manufacturer’s site. Overall

project flow management and correcting deviations from the project

schedule. Creating drawings and making specification packages for new

installations.

10/06 – 04/07 Eaton Corporation

130 Commonwealth Drive

Warrendale, Pa 15068

Electrical Power Systems Engineer, Responsible for power system

studies for various customers. This includes short circuit analysis, power

co-ordination studies, equipment optimization, and Arc Flash potential

minimization based on NFPA 70 and IEEE 1548, as well as equipment

replacement recommendations. Aggressive scheduling and project

management responsibilities are also a main part of this position.

12/05 – 10/06 Swindell Dressler International Company

1500 Casteel Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108

Field Commissioning Electrical Engineer. Responsible for the installation,

start-up, and commissioning of fully automated tunnel kilns and car

tracking and movement equipment. Equipment includes high

temperature controls, VFD’s, PLC’s and HMI’s, motors and related

controls. Currently on-assignment at a long term project in Saudi Arabia

as the sole Electrical Engineer on-site.

06/05 – 08/05 Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. 530 Keystone Drive Warrendale, PA, 15068

Installation and commisioning of SF6 switchgear and sub-stations. Extensive review of

SF6 monitoring equipment and the environmental effects of SF6 gas.

11/04 – 6/05 Sabbatical : Continued education in International Business

Management.

11/03 - 11/04 American Power Conversion

132 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston RI 02892

Field Service Engineer. Responsible for the installation, commissioning,

repair, and start-up of various types of Uninterruptible Power Supplies

(UPS) systems and other related equipment in the data center, telecom

and other computer related sites. This involved extensive travel and

quick familiarization with new systems, configurations, and equipment.

I am certified on their Silcon type units and have done extensive service

assists, PM’s and UM’s on their new ISX brand of UPS’s.

02/02 – 11/03 Siemens/Westinghouse Power Corporation, 841 Old Frankstown

Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239

Field Service Engineer. Responsible for testing, calibration, and commissioning of

Westinghouse, General Electric,and various other manufactured voltage

regulators and especially the new ECS-2100 Cutler-Hammer regulators.

This involves extensive travel, customer interaction, and custom

integration of digitally controlled equipment with a great deal of software

integration, along with the calibration and testing of older analog

systems. Commissioning of new Combustion Turbines with standardized

ECS-2100 installations. Training new employees and building training

systems at our New Kensington Facility. Retrofits of newer systems into

existing plants, and then commissioning.

10/99 – 08-01 ABB Automation, ETSI, Natrona Heights, PA 15652

Field Service Engineer. Responsible for the retrofit of advanced DCS

system upgrades to Combustion Turbines throughout the country. These

units included GE Frame 5 and 7, plus HRSTG systems, Westinghouse

251, and Pratt and Whitney. The systems were fitted with Bailey INFI 90

systems and new Pacific Scientific valve controllers, along with other

equipment upgrades and modifications, including hydraulic replacement

for pneumatic controls. I was involved in replacements of 23 systems in a

2 year period. I was Lead Engineer for a 9 unit retrofit at the Thetford

site in Clio, Michigan.

Integration of new DCS configurations into the existing SCADA systems

that utilized ETAP or EDSA software for power analysis.

02/98 - 08/99 ABB Service, 975 Epsilon Drive, RIDC Industrial Park, Pittsburgh,

PA 15238

Field Service Engineer. Responsible for electrical switchgear, circuit

breakers, bus systems, maintenance and emergency repair for

numerous customers and utilities. Team leader for a project for the

Northeast region portion of a multiple site survey project, nationwide.

These surveys were for MCI/Worldcom. I personally directed, scheduled,

planned, visited and wrote final reports for the entire project. The teams

were comprised of ABB, Jansen Engineering, and J-TEC personnel, from

many locations across the country.

Utilization of SKM software for short circuit analysis at several steel plant

upgrades, and new utility feeds to existing systems.

10/94 – 02/98 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Nuclear Service Division

Manufacturing and Integration Center, Waltz Mill Site

Madison, PA

Electromechanical Production Technician A. Design, assembly, and

testing of electronic and mechanical equipment and interface systems

for nuclear field service use. Hands-on use and design of digital and

analog electronic circuitry.

Extensive interest in application specific and end-user interface systems..

Autocad and PC based applications software experience including C++,

FORTRAN, UNIX, and WINDOWS. Designed, built a Fiberoptic

Audio/Video system and followed the system into field for first time

startup application at 3 nuclear power plants. I currently have unescorted

access to domestic plants and an up-to-date NRC FORM 4.

8/93 9/94 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Nuclear Service Division

Field Readiness Operations, Madison, PA

Decontamination Services Field Service Technician. Procurement,

shipment, onsite performance, and equipment turnaround for PWR,

BWR, and CANDU nuclear power plant systems projects. Assisted in the

assembly and certification of a new large scale decontamination system

used in Canada.

1/93 8/93 HalmarRobicon Group, Monroeville, PA

Engineering Lab Technician B. Testing, modification, firmware, of AC and

DC motor drive and Plasma torch power electronic equipment.

Participated in 1kHz, 650 kW plasma torch power supply design team.

5/87 1/92 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Process Control Division,

Simulators Department, Monroeville, PA

Electrical Engineering Aide A. Aided senior electrical engineers in the

design, fabrication, and integration of nuclear power plant simulators.

Created ASIC's based interfaces for unique devices. Developed

automated quotation system, using Lotus macros, for new project

configuration and costing.

6/80 5/87 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Nuclear Technology Division

Systems Engineering Test Reliability, Forest Hills, PA

Electrical Engineering Aide B. Calibration, repair, and manufacture of

nuclear test equipment. Specifications included 10CFR21,10CFR50 App.

B, MIL45662. Designed prototype corrosion probe monitoring system

analog interface.

References: Available on request.

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