Engineer Electrical
Resume:
KEVIN COOKE, P.E.
*****.*.*****@*****.*** . *** W. Wrightwood Chicago, IL 60614 .
Snapshot
- 6 years of consulting, design, and integration of water/wastewater
control systems and business solutions.
- Ability to quickly learn new concepts, software, and technical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Thrives in a fast paced, collaborative team environment.
Project Experience - Westin Engineering, Inc. (2007 -
Present)
SCADA Master Plan, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - CA
Worked with the largest provider of treated water in the U.S. to assess
their current supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system,
review software and hardware alternatives, review requirements, and develop
a strategy and framework for upgrading their SCADA system. Solutions
included a complete Operational Data Management System (ODMS) that ties
operational data to the business network and displays key performance
indicator (KPI) dashboards and visualization for improved business strategy
and more effective decision making.
Interceptor SCADA System Upgrade, Hampton Roads Sanitation District - VA
Managed a team during the design, testing and implement of pilot sites for
a new control system design that will expand the system to include
significant improvements to supervisory control capabilities and enhanced
data collection. This will provide the technology infrastructure for
future "Smart Sewer" applications.
SCADA System Upgrade, Charles County Department of Utilities - MD
Technical lead for the design of the system architecture and replacement of
the user interface for the SCADA system. The County network and SCADA
networks were joined and remote access to the SCADA system was enabled for
operations. Custom reports were developed to access historical data from
the SQL Server database.
SCADA System Upgrade, Chicago Department of Water Management - IL
Responsible for the development of the user interface, designing the
security, developing regulatory reports, and designing and conducting hands
on client training courses. This system controls Chicago's 12 pumping
stations that deliver treated drinking water to the city and surrounding
suburbs.
Developed Skills
- Design and development of the user interface for control systems using
the industry leading software.
- Design and conduct custom training courses to suit the client/project
needs.
- Technical Writing - Process control narratives, proposals, operations
& maintenance manuals.
- Client presentations - Create and deliver presentations, lead
workshops, develop documentation.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships.
- Solid understanding of how to complete tasks within the schedule,
budget and scope of the project.
- Leading a technical team composed of multiple companies.
- Understanding how systems should be designed to align business and
operational goals and objectives.
- Experience with cloud platforms.
- Strong organizational skills.
Accomplishments
- Earned Professional Engineer license in the State of Illinois in
August 2012
- Received the Presidential Excellence Award from Westin in 2010 and
again in 2012
- Promoted from Associate Engineer to Staff Engineer in 2010
- Presenter at the AWWA WaterCon2012 Conference in Springfield, IL
- Author of the Operator Interface Terminals chapter in the AWWA M2
Manual (not yet released)
- Member of the Westin Culture Improvement Team
- Earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineer from the University for
Colorado at Boulder (2007).
Interests
- Snowboarding, Travel, Playing the electric bass and keyboard.
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