AL ONWUKA

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Randolph, MA ***** Cell Phone: 781-***-****

U.S.A. Email: ac2gyk@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking Electrical Engineering/Designer position for new/retrofit projects

QUALIFICATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

BS in Electrical Engineering

Over 16 years of Experience as an Electrical Engineer / Designer.

Nuclear Power plant electrical engineering designer for different systems of the AP1000 reactor.

Electrical Engineer / Designer in Power distribution, control, lighting, Fire alarm, Security Alarm systems and various other special systems applicable in Commercial, Institutional, HealthCare, Governmental and Industrial facilities.

Constant learning for safety, procedures and codes as required in nuclear power plants.

Site support of electrical wiring installations and equipment verification of new and existing facilities.

Excellent team player and strong communication skills, ability to work well with others, innovative and proactive.

Proficient in AutoCad, Microstation, Smart Sketch, SPELL (Smart plant electrical) and cable management

Managed multiple projects simultaneously and provided detailed design packages that include field survey, cable/conduit/equipment sizing, Line layout/Routing and design calculations that comply with applicable electrical system engineering design standards and all safety codes.

Proven experience interpreting and using applicable sections of the IEEE, NFPA 70 (NEC), NFPA 72, NFPA 79 codes

Reviewed documents/drawings from contractors, vendors and prepared specifications

Ability to provide technical assistance and resolutions when electrical or engineering problems are encountered before, during and after construction.

Prepared design criteria documents, calculations, drawings, specifications, RFIs, ECOs, Bill of materials and cost estimates for electrical systems including power generations, distributions, lighting. Standby power, substations, solar power, communications, fire alarm, security and various other special systems

Consultant for solar power system Design

Electrical Field Engineer: Created assembly drawings and instructions for the installation and termination of equipment and cables. Visited daily at the field to ensure proper wiring and adherence to electrical codes.

Some of the projects I was involved with include the AP1000 Nuclear power plants for VC Summer (SC Power South Carolina) and VOGTLE (Southern Company Georgia), Big Dig” Tunnel high way Project in Boston, The Patriot Place at Foxboro Stadium, The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit modification projects, Holy Family Hospital and Memorial Center Methuen MA, Scarborough Manor, Scarborough NY,

Voice Activated Box: Designed and built a talking box for a speech impaired patient in my senior year in college

EXPERIENCE:

WestingHouse Electric Company - WECTEC (Formerly Shaw Power Group/CB&I)

Charlotte, NC

01/2012 – 08/2017

Electrical Engineering Designer for AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant

Prepared and developed detailed multi-disciplined electrical systems Combined Wiring Diagrams, Loop Wiring Diagrams, One Line Diagrams and Three Line Diagrams both in and outside containment

Prepared and developed equipment documentation such as panel layouts, equipment arrangement, distribution panel schedules, cable connection schedule, bill of materials and wiring operation instructions

Provided support of electrical wiring installation and equipment verifications for the sites

Classified equipment per safety relationship and seismic category

Exported cables in the project cable manager

Performed equipment sizing, cable sizing and voltage drops calculations.

Interfaced with other design disciplines.

Produced and developed Low and Medium voltage switch gear, Generator controls including parallel operation with utility grid lines and load centers

Provided Motor Control Centers (MCC) layout and grounding

Involved with development of the following systems design: ECS (Main AC Power system), ZAS (Main Generation system) which include the generator and turbine, ZBS (Transmission transformer switchyard and offsite power), ZVS (Excitation and voltage regulation systems) VLS (Containment hydrogen control system), PLS (Plant control systems), FPS (Fire Protection System) etc.

Occasionally served as the lead electrical engineering designer group.

Wunderlich-Malec Portsmouth, NH

04/2011 – 08/2011

Electrical control panel designer

Designed various control panels for cogeneration plant expansion project using relays, switches and meters

Designed, wiring and layout of Breaker control panel for the generators

Designed, wiring and layout of Revenue Quality Metering Panel

Designed, wiring and layout of Manual Synchronization Panel

Layout of PLC cabinets showing Analog and Digital inputs and output wiring with their respective modules within a chassis using terminal blocks, relays and switches

SimplexGrinnell, Westminster Massachusetts

12/2009 - 03/2010 (Contract Position)

Electrical designer

Designed and layout of power, fire alarm, security alarm systems for a very big military Hospital and School in Texas, using AutoCad and other required Software.

Collected background information and helped write specifications and electrical design practices

Provided riser diagrams, floor plans showing all conduits and wire tags, Conduit, wire, equipment, panel schedules, panel drawings and other equipment drawings, wiring diagrams and interface for individual devices.

Performed electrical calculations including Battery calc, voltage drops, load calculations and sized equipment

Investigated code requirements and produced working document

Worked closely with other technical team members, vendors and clients in producing final drawings and completing design task

Sized conduits and cables

Prepared Engineering change orders (ECO) and answered RFI (Request for Information)

Analyzed and calculated Bill of materials

Fabo Network communication, Abuja Nigeria

06/2009 - 09/2009

Consultant Solar power system designer

Provided technical support to other engineers and technicians

Performed load calculations including AC & DC Loads for the system

Selected type of inverter to be used

Selected charge controller to be used

Sized solar array and Battery

Provided wiring diagrams

Wrote testing procedure

Cost all materials to be used

Work as an instructor to other engineers on the solar system design

Siemens Building Technologies, Canton Massachusetts

03/2006 - 03/2009

Senior Power Specialist field Technical support /Electrical Designer engineer

Provided technical service to customer power, Fire Safety/security systems including technical support during the installation and commissioning of new or expanded systems. Coordinated with contractors in the process of installation of systems sold by a branch office.

Designed and layout of power, lighting, fire alarm and Security alarm systems for Hospitals, Schools, Military base, Laboratories, Airports, shopping malls, etc. using AutoCad and other required Softwares.

Developed substation layout and main switch gear layout

Determined the appropriate and required equipment (including transformer, substation bus, switches, switchgears, arresters, breakers, bus support insulators, suspension insulators, voltage regulators, current transformers, potential transformers, coupling capacitors, line traps etc) to be used

Provided AC one line and three line diagrams, DC schematics, logic and functional diagrams, panel layouts, interconnection diagrams, relaying equipment specifications

Provided As-built drawings, riser diagrams, floor plans, panel drawings and other equipment drawings, wiring diagrams and interface for individual devices.

Prepared Engineering change orders (ECO) and answered RFI (Request for Information)

Analyzed and calculated Bill of materials

Checked and approved all drawings before submittals

Performed battery calculations and voltage drop calculations and short circuit Analysis.

Sized conduits and cables

Analyzed and calculated Bill of materials (Materials needed and their cost).

Conducted site inspection of systems and materials to verify their quality and adherence to NEC, NFPA, CE, UL etc.

Waldron Engineering & construction, Exeter New Hampshire

12/2005 - 03/2006 (Contract Position)

Electrical Engineer

Developed substation layout and main switch gear layout

Determined the appropriate and required equipment (including transformer, substation bus, switches, switchgears, arresters, breakers, bus support insulators, suspension insulators, voltage regulators, current transformers, potential transformers, coupling capacitors, line traps etc) to be used

Provided AC one line and three line diagrams, DC schematics, logic and functional diagrams, panel layouts, interconnection diagrams, relaying equipment specifications and bill of materials

Engaged with cogeneration power systems in industrial applications including

Medium voltage switch gear, Generator controls including parallel operation with utility grid lines

Motor Control Centers (MCC) layout and grounding

Sized cable and provided cable schedules

Located power equipment and lighting plans

Interfaced UPS, Controls and Control panels

Carter Burgess, Cambridge, Massachusetts

08/2005 - 12/2005 (Contract Position)

Electrical Engineering Systems Designer in Power distribution, lighting, fire and security alarm .

Designed and reviewed designs in power distribution, lighting, fire alarm and Security Alarm systems for commercial and industrial facilities including stores, hospitals, schools etc. using AutoCad and adhering to NEC, NFPA and other local requirements.

Provided panel schedules, riser diagrams, floor plans showing equipment and fixtures wiring, wiring instructions/diagrams etc

Sized feeders/Panels, transformers, ground wires, raceways etc.

Performed electrical calculations including Battery calc, voltage drops, short circuits, electrical Loads etc

Edwards and Kelcey, Boston Massachusetts

10/2004 - 07/2005 (Contract Position)

Electrical Engineering Systems Designer in Power Distribution, Lighting, Fire Alarm, and Security alarm systems

Designed and reviewed designs in power distribution lighting, Fire alarm, Security alarm and other special systems for other commercial and industrial facilities including stores, hospitals, schools, MBTA etc. using AutoCad and other required software.

Developed substation layout and main switch gear layout

Determined the appropriate and required equipment (including transformer, substation bus, switches, switchgears, arresters, breakers, bus support insulators, suspension insulators, voltage regulators, current transformers, potential transformers, coupling capacitors, line traps etc) to be used

Provided AC one line and three line diagrams, DC schematics, logic and functional diagrams, panel layouts, interconnection diagrams, relaying equipment specifications and bill of materials

Reviewed shop drawings submittals and cost estimates.

Answered RFIs, made presentations and wrote reports to communicate result and recommendations.

Communicated daily with the installation electrical contractors for technical support.

Performed electrical calculations including Battery calc, voltage drops, short circuits, electrical Loads etc

Provided panel schedules, riser diagrams, floor plans, wiring instructions/diagrams etc

Sized feeders/Panels, transformers, ground wires, raceways etc.

Johnson Controls, Lynnfield Massachusetts

08/2003 - 09/2004

Electrical Systems Designer

Designed and layout of Power, fire alarm system and Security alarm system for Hospitals, Schools, Military base, Laboratories, Airports etc. using AutoCad and other required Software.

Performed battery calculations

Performed voltage drops Calculations

Sized conduits and cables

Analyzed and calculated Bill of materials (Materials needed and their cost).

Honeywell Technology Solution Inc. Boston Mass

06/2001 - 07/2003

Electrical Systems Designer Engineer

Designed and reviewed designs in power distribution lighting, Fire alarm, Security alarm and other special systems for the Big Dig Tunnel Highway project in Boston, MA, using AutoCad and other required software

Performed electrical calculations including Battery calc, voltage drops, short circuits, electrical Loads etc

Provided panel schedules, riser diagrams, floor plans, wiring instructions/diagrams etc

Sized feeders/Panels, transformers, ground wires, raceways etc

Provided technical support to the power fire and security alarms equipment installers.

Checked that all electrical codes, fire and security codes are applied. .

Created assembled drawings and instructions for installation and cable terminations.

Conducted site inspection of systems and materials to verify their quality and adherence to NEC, NFPA, CE, UL etc.

Electrical Engineer

Provided field technical support to the Communication equipment installation contractors at the “Big Dig highway project in Boston - Loop detectors, CCTV, VMS, CEM, LFC, ESLP etc.

Wrote reports as required and prepared Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and schedules for cable routing and equipment installations.

Created/Modified assembly drawings and related drawings using AutoCad and other related software.

Responded to and resolved discrepancies against documented requirements.

Conducted site inspection of systems and materials to verify their quality and adherence to NEC, NFPA.

EDUCATION:

University Of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts 5/2001

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

COMPUTER SKILLS:

AutoCad, Smart Sketch, SPEL (Smart plant Electrical), Microstation, PCad, PSpice/Spice Simulation, MatLab, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Power point, Microsoft Word, C++ Programming, Unix/Window versions

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS : IEEE, NFPA

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