DANIEL SCHWARTZE
Sr. Electrical Engineer
Houston, TX
Phone: +1-713-***-**** email: ****@****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Engineering Design experience in Electric Power & distributions designs
Compliance / Safety and Regulatory Advisor for UL, IEC, ATEX / IECex, ISO Standards, IEEE, NEC, ANSI, EMC / EMI compliance and CE-marking
Consultative selling (solution oriented sales per customer needs) of up to $15Million
ECO processing, (MRP)Material Requirement planning using Oracle and SAP
AutoCAD, MathCAD, ETAP
Oracle & SAP PDM Database management
IEC, IEC ex ATEX, ANSI, NEMA, NEC, HAZ-LOC, UL, API, IEEE and ISO9001 standards development
familiar with mechanical and Electrical systems
MS-Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Publisher)
10+ years of Project management
Languages: English ; German ; Spanish (basic)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
R. Stahl - 2016 - present - (Sales Liaison Engineer)
Review, Prepare and counter Proposals ; technical Design and Quotes for customer ATEX / IECex certified equipment
Analyze Customer Equipment for ATEX / IEX ex specific equipment requirements
Provide customer training of equipment requirements for ATEX (ATmosphères EXplosibles ) ; IEC Ex product line for Ex i ; Ex e ; Ex d ; Ex p enclosures and products (Lighting equipment, Power supplies, junction boxes, Relays, control enclosures etc)
Conduct sales meetings with various customers to discuss Design solutions for ATEX / IECex certified equipment needs
Coordinate basic and complex RFQs by assigning Action Items to Engineering, Quality, Legal, Shipping and Billing
Organize, schedule and Supervise FAT tests
Engineering Contracts: 2009-2015
Proserv USA – Houston, TX
Electrical Engineering Designs of Subsea Control Systems (Electrical Panels, Wiring harnesses etc. ) per ATEX, NEC Class I Div 1 & 2, UL listing
Design Reviews and Change electrical Design for HMI panels / control enclosures
Review and modify PLC Logic Diagrams to implement fail-safe modes
Compile, analyzed test data; perform Heat dissipation studies, Advised Engineering of potential areas of risk
Managed Customer Interface ; Focal point with third party testing facilities and certifying agencies
AMEC Paragon – Houston, TX
Safety and Regulatory Engineering Design Management for Off-shore Oil Platforms FPSO
short circuit protective devices calculations, Arc flash studies, relay burden applications, load flow / distribution calculations, cable tray fill calculations
Perform power studies and systems analysis solution using ETAP
Siemens - Houston, TX
Electrical Safety and Regulatory Engineering ; Lead Electrical Engineer of manufacturing projects for Gas turbine Generators, Switchgear and Controls
Motor Control Center (MCC) schematics (one-line / 3-line diagrams), analog, discrete inputs/outputs schematics
Developed Generator protective relay settings
Develop certification and quality Standards (ATEX compliance certification, CE-marking, IEC, ISO and HAZLOC compliance) for system compliance in the EU market
Control Panel load distribution and load assignment studies ; cable tray fill calculations ; CT / VT selection and calculation
Develop and maintain project specific one line and 3 line wiring diagrams, PLC Logic Diagrams, Bills of Material
DANIEL SCHWARTZE
Sr. Electrical Engineer
Houston, TX
Phone: +1-713-***-**** email: ****@****.***
Xtreme Power Solutions - Austin, TX
Design Reviews and Change Recommendations, research and technical support for Renewable Integration on a 30 MW wind farm integrated battery smart power management solution
Point-of-contact with third party testing facilities and certifying agencies
Design Review and change Recommendations for UL and EU Directives (UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 (IEC, EMC, Low Voltage Directive, RoHS, WEEE, and Packaging Directives) - prepare technical file to apply CE Marking
Applications Engineering, develop conceptual designs and Analysis of power management controls, switchgear, 3-phase transformers and storage systems that deliver extremely high amounts of stored power to Inverters, writing white papers and Engineering instructions
Develop test plans and procedures for radiated emissions characterization, conduct battery characterization tests
GE Energy - Houston, TX
GE Gas Turbine equipment Compliance Engineering development (CE marking, ATEX compliance, DNV-contact)
Analysis of power management controls, switchgear, one line and 3 line wiring diagrams, develop I/O Control worksheet Assignment lists; CT / VT selection and calculation
Motor Control Center (MCC) schematics, analog, discrete inputs/outputs schematics
Developed Generator protective relay settings
Engineering Recommendation for BOP (Balance of plant) Substation, switchgear, 3 phase step up transformers equipment
Develop certification and quality standard guidelines per internationally recognized Standards including ANSI, IEEE, IEC, NEMA, UL, CSA, NEC and HAZ-LOC requirements
Technical Engineering Advisor
MCKOOL SMITH (Courtroom Lawyers in IP & Commercial Litigation), Austin, TX 2005-2008
Interpret patent claim language from various technology patents of Hi-Tech corporations
Reverse-Engineer circuit design work (PCB layouts) for background and design-around solutions on medical devices and telecommunication equipment
Develop trial presentations with electrical design animations and detailed design matches of various technologies.
Interpret patent claim language from various technology patents by reviewing and re-designing client or adverse party electrical designs to determine patent infringement / non infringement on various technologies such as mobile phone technologies, medical devices, SW platforms.
Work closely with clients Electrical design departments R&D to draft expert non-infringement/invalidity and non-invalidity reports, draft claim charts
EDUCATION
Masters of Science Electro-Mechanical Engineering University of Ravensburg Germany
Bachelors Degree Electrical Engineering (BSEE) University of Ravensburg Germany
ATEX certification specialty course Houston, TX