Electrical Engineer Design

Chester Linn Ford Jr., P.E. ; 281-***-****

Senior Electrical Design Engineer ; ad5cp6@r.postjobfree.com

Web: electricalconsulting.net

EDUCATION/LICENSE:

Electrical Engineering & Math- BSEE

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX; USA (Army) Veteran

Registered Professional Engineer

P.E.#90004_TX; Reg#F-11510

P.E.#89386_FL

NCEES ID#18-472-43

SUMMARY:

Experience in the Design and Layout of Substations, Power Distribution, Start-Up and Commissioning as well as supervision of sub-contractors. Offshore Petrochemical & Gas Compression Packages and Onshore Petrochemical & Start-Up and Commissioning as follows:

Highly skilled with Auto Cad & Micro Station; experience in MV, HV & EHV Voltage Design.

Experience in Substation layout Design and Relay Specification & Coordination.

Over Twenty Years of Experience in Gas Turbines & Value Engineering.

Ten years with Solar Gas Turbines Compression & Generation Packages.

Ten years with GE Gas Turbines Generation Packages.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

AutoCAD, ETAP, SKM, INTOOLS, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Suites, Microsoft Visual Basic(advanced), Word, Excel, Micro Station, IEC61850, NEC, ANSI, Network routers, EZI View, HAZOP review, P&ID’s diagrams, One-Line-Diagram, Arc Flash & Load Analysis.

Positions Held:

1_Manager of Engineering 6_Startup Engineer

2_Senior E & I Engineer Consultant 7_Design Engineer Specialist

3_Consulting Electrical Engineer 8_ Senior Electrical Engineer

4_Substation Design Specialist 9_Senior Project Engineer

5_Instrument Engineer

International Experience includes: Germany, Canada, Panama, Singapore, Indonesia, Qatar, Israel, United Arab, Yemen and England.

WORK HISTORY:

Senior Electrical Engineer: C&M Electrical Consulting Services, Inc. Feb.2021_Presently

Providing Lead Electrical & Instrument support on Projects.

Provided One-Line-Diagrams; Cable Sizing and Voltage Drop Calculations.

Electrical Equipment Specs

Providing Lead Electrical & Instrument support on Projects.

Provided One-Line-Diagrams; Cable Sizing and Voltage Drop Calculations.

Electrical Equipment Specs and BOM’s

Senior Electrical Engineer: On Call Electrical Consulting Services, Feb.2020_Feb2021 Providing Calculations, Short Circuit Analysis, Arc Flash Analysis, Voltage Drop Calculations, Responsible for ensuring, Utility Coordination.

Senior Electrical & Instrument Engineer: Stress Engineering & Construction, Inc. May.2019-Feb.2020 (Texas City, TX) Steam Generation estimated @ $80million Project: Providing Lead Electrical & Instrument support on this Project.(INEOS)

BCCK Engineering INC. (full time) W2 senior EE July 2018- May 2019

Midland, TX

International Gas-Engineering Co. specializing in Nitrogen reinjection,

NGL recovery, Cryogenic gas processing.

Providing Calculations, Short Circuit Analysis, Arc Flash Analysis, Voltage Drop Calculations, One-Line-Diagrams, Equipment Layouts, Electrical & Instrument interface Drawings Protection & Control Relays to comply with NEC.

Houston Intercontinental Airport (consultant position) EE Dec.2015-June 2018

Substation_ (six (6) 15KV_MV Substations) double end substations.

One-Line- Diagrams & Three Line Diagrams, Load Analysis and Short Circuit Studies (ETAP)

JR2 Energy/ (Houston, Texas) Engineer Manager June 2015 - Dec 2015

Full Time Center-Point Energy (Houston’s Major Utility Company) Developed Design efforts for (6)-Engineers & (16) design people Performed the maintenance work for Center Point Energy (Substations) following NEC guidelines.

Binkley & Barfield (Houston, Texas) EE_(consultant position) March2014-- August 2014 Design of Underground 13.8KV Feeder relocation from existing 138KV Substation & Power Distribution pole line and adding additional Breakers to existing 138KV Substation as follows: Developed one-line-diagrams, Physical layout of approx. (3 miles) of Pre-cast Concrete Duct Bank (Trenwa) & CLX (15KV) cable selection and overall cost reduction for the entire Project.

Baker Hughes-Research & Development (Tomball, Texas) Aug. 2013-Feb. 2014

Electrical Engineer (consultant position) Delivered the design for the Gas Turbine Power Generation interface drawings for Power requirements to operate the 4.5MW MV_ Fracturing Pump. Help develop design concept for the Electrical Motor (5,000hp) VFD couple to the fracture pumps.

Wood Group GTS : Chemic Engr. Sept. 2012- July 2013

Electrical Design Engineer (consultant position) 138KV Substation & Power Distribution Site: NRG Parish Peaker Project which consist of One (1) Frame#7 GE Gas Turbine; whereas, providing the One-Line-Diagrams, block wiring diagrams, conduit and cable schedule, Short Circuit Analysis(ETAP) and Arc Flash Analysis(ETAP); all Electrical Interface Wiring Diagrams & SCADA master station with the Turbine J. Boxes, motors and Mark VI Control System ;Stamping over 200 drawings. Change out 50hz to 60 hz .

Texas New Mexico Power (Texas City, Texas) April 2012- July 2012

Electrical Design Engineer (consultant position) Providing upgrade of 69kv; 138kv, & 230kv Substations & Power Distribution employing SEL_-Relays and design of a Capacitor Bank using GE C70 relay and SEL-487V relay as a standard bank for Protection & Control.

Department of Energy (DOE), SRS Savannah River, Site: Aiken, SC April 2010-Oct.2011

Lead Electrical Design Engineer (as of June 2010) (contract with Spectrum PA, LLC) SITE NUCLEAR: Provided for a Delta V Instrument Control System ; Junction Box layout, interface wiring diagrams, Cable Tray Layout, Conduit & Cable Schedule, Block wiring diagrams, and Building Layouts.

Department of Energy (DOE) National Security Technologies Nov. 2009-June 2010 National Security Technologies (Contract with URS) Lead Electrical Design Engineer 232 Energy Way, N Las Vegas, NV SITE NUCLEAR: Responsible for electrical design effort of a Revamp and decommission of Nevada Test Site (NTS) 138KV Power Substation at Section #12. Provide for decommission of the Rainier Mesa 138KV Substation and provide and install a new SCADA system.

Proplant, Inc., (Houston, TX) EE_consultant position Aug. 2009-Nov. 2009 Revamp Ammonia Plant in Doha, Qatar (travel to Doha, Qatar)_Cable and Conduit sizing; Voltage Drop Calculations, Cable Tray Layout & BOM for Electrical and Instrument Interface wiring and Connection Details, Cable & Tray Layout Design effort, specifications for MCC and UPS system.

Pro Energy Crafts, Inc. (Colon, Panama) Start-up Engineer May 2009-Aug. 2009

Responsible for project involving start-up of Three (3) GE frame 9, Gas Turbines (combined cycle) operating at 13.8kV stepped up to 115kV Substation & Power Distribution in Colon, Panama produced 70 new SLD & Interface wiring drawings for the Project.

Fluor Daniels Corp. (Sugarland, TX) consultant position June 2007- May 2009

Project involved revamping the facility to be integrated into the TXE Energy Gasification Project so that both sites will achieve the business goals for production, quality, reliability and safety. Provided Fluor with Load Studies for the additional load requirements.

Sunoco (Sugarland, TX) (consultant position) Sept 2006 – June 2007

Services contracted to various Firms providing Lead Electrical & Design Engineering and Consulting as follows: Delivered Sunoco Logistics with Cost Estimates of all assignments, scope of work, deliverable list, man-hours drawing requirements.

Gulf Interstate Engineering (Houston, TX) consultant position April 2005-Sep. 2006

Provided lead Electrical and Instrumentation support on this project estimated at $5.7 Billion Dollar Project @ Republic of Yemen LNG Project..

CDI Engineering, Inc. (Houston, TX) consultant position Feb.2005- April2005 Electrical / Instrument Engineer : Worked @ BASF Plant (Freeport, TX); Developed estimates, design, datasheets, inquiry, requisitions and deliverable of man-hours.

GE (Houston, TX) (consultant position) May 2005- Aug. 2005 Developed Bill of Materials (Electrical) in the packaging of GE Turbines at GE Power LP Houston, TX to work to compact existing system to new revised spread sheet.

Fluor Daniels Corp. (Sugarland, TX) Aug. 2005- Dec. 2005

Design Engineer Specialist (consultant position) CADD work of Motor Schematic Templates for Exxon Russian project (Sakhalin) providing electrical schematic and wiring diagrams for various modules.

GE (Houston, TX) consultant position Sept. 2003- Feb. 2004

Worked on the packaging of the LM2500 trailer (prototype units) providing dual rated unit 50/60Hz, Atex, CE rated switchgear and motor control center; Developed all electrical interface drawings.

Hunt & Hunt Engineering contract EE 2001(June)- 2003(Aug)

George Bush Intercontinental Airport Expansion Project : design of the 13.8KV Substations one lines .

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