DANIEL HEIKES

PO Box *****, Terre Haute, IN * ***1 C: 7-65-505-**** acdyz1@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

An experienced, results-driven Stationary Engineer with 6+ years of Substation Electrical Protection

and Controls experience. Automation (SCADA) and telecommunications design experience for

multiple new and existing infrastructure projects. Excellent interpersonal and written

communication skills and interface well at all levels. Works well with multiple organizations with

varied timelines and budgets.

Skills

• Project Management / Engineering Management • Quality Control and Quality Assurance

• Electrical Distribution Systems & Process Control • Engineering Drawing maintenance,

Systems maintenance, troubleshooting and repair modification and archiving

• Substation initialization, operation and maintenance • Substation, Electrical

Protection/Controls

• Electrical automation, controllers, protective relays • AutoCAD 2012 and Inventor 2014

• Switchgear/MCC/Breaker Repair/ Maintenance • Project 2012/Primavera P6 and Office

2010

• Preventative /Predictive Maintenance Manager • Identify, specify and order protective

relays

• Interpersonal and written communication skills • Scheduling, prioritizing, & assigning

• Single-line, three-line, AC/DC Control Schematics tasks

• Strong Presentation Skills, 1-on-1 and

group

Accomplishments

Facility, Building, and Product Improvement

Coordinated with engineering design to modify and improve performance and efficiency

Eliminated bus transfer delays through adjustments and sequencing of breaker cycling times

Specify and order protective relaying and control materials for assigned substation projects

Strategic Management

Coordination of numerous projects utilizing common resources (matrix organization)

(Shipping/Receiving, NFPA 70A upgrades, client project support, vendor evaluation and review)

Substation operation, maintenance, and de-activation, Troubleshooting and fault forecasting

Utilization of relay sequencing drawings and OEM specifications to retrieve critical data

Analyzed vendor design drawings to ensure compliance with established Client design criteria

Testing, Evaluation and Analysis

Tested and maintained facility equipment to ensure compliance to standards and reliability

Analyzed data and directed adjustments in conformance to specification and contract needs

Perform modification and creation of single-line, three-line, relay and metering drawings and

AC/DC schematics as part of the electrical design drawing package, including project archives

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DANIEL HEIKES

PO Box 11252, Terre Haute, IN 4 7801 C: 7-65-505-**** acdyz1@r.postjobfree.com

Chaired committee to bring facility-wide standards to meet NFPA-70A requirements.

Operated, maintained and repaired high-powered illuminator and acquisition radars.

Professional Experience

O wner - Consultant 2009 to Present

H EIMOD Consultants - Terre Haute, IN

Provided engineering consulting services to client companies.

• Engineering Assessment, Design, Modifications, and conformance evaluations

• Configuration Management/Control, Archiving and Storage

• Prioritize and manage multiple projects, considering time and budget constraints

Senior Engineering Technician VI 2002 to 2009

Parsons Technical Services, Inc. – Newport Chemical Depot, Newport, IN

Progressed/Advanced through positions as Field Engineer, Startup Engineer, Startup Coordinator,

Director of Operations-Testing, and Plant Engineer.

• Expertly initialized the facility substation and electrical distribution systems

• Plant Engineer –Alternate, for Fire Protection and Safety Systems

• Kept system drawings current, to include Initial, As-Built, and Post-Modifications

• Supervised the initialization of the 69/5 KV dual transformer substation and controls

• Directed, Supervised and Coordinated the combined facility electrical distribution system

initialization and system acceptance for agent weapons destruction

• Five plus years’ of Substation Electrical Protection and Controls experience.

Senior Engineer/Scientist 1998 to 2002

EASE, Inc. - Salt Lake, U T

A subcontractor for General Atomics on the Dugway Proving Ground Facility, Dugway, UT.

• Facility Site Manager, Startup Engineer, and Logistics Coordinator for remote test site

• Instructed principles of protective relay application in AC/DC schematic design

• Automation (SCADA) and telecommunications design, and drawing development

• Redesigned building to facilitate installation of new equipment, ventilation, and electrical

upgrade, including Automated remote monitoring controls (SCADA)

• Directed all activity of engineers, millwrights, pipefitters, electricians, and laborers

• Environmental-Health-Safety Specialist, aided in preparation of EIS

Education and Training

M aster of Business Administration with Technology Management Certificate

University of Phoenix – Utah Campus 1999

B achelor of Science -- Liberal Arts (Engineering Technologies)

Regents College (Excelsior College) - Albany, N Y 1996

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DANIEL HEIKES

PO Box 11252, Terre Haute, IN 4 7801 C: 7-65-505-**** acdyz1@r.postjobfree.com

US Navy Nuclear Power Program, Mechanical Operator -- NEC -- 3366, 3376, 4246

Class 7901 NRF S5G Prototype, 1979

D ESN 220Course completion, Advanced AutoCAD / 3D Modeling

IVY Tech Community College - Terre Haute, IN 2013

Security Clearances

D OD SECRET – Inactive – US Navy June 1996

C hemical Surety – Limited Access Only – Inactive – Parsons April 2009

Professional Affiliations

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – Wabash Valley Chapter 275 - Vice Chairman

American Society for Quality (ASQ) – Wabash Valley Section 0919 – Membership Chairman

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