John Thaggard

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Knightdale, N.C. 27545

919-***-**** or

acaeki@r.postjobfree.com

High Voltage Designer - Substation

Principal Engineering Designer

Summary

Mr. Thaggard has over 26 years experience in the construction and electromechanical design for

High Voltage substations ranging form 12kV to 500 kV facilities. Mr. Thaggard industry

experience includes electrical utilities as well as OEM/EPC organizations.

Mr. Thaggard experience includes Substation Construction and Engineering responsibilities for

major substation and transmission projects. His utility experience also includes, hands on

construction, site and safety management.

Education

B.S. - Business Administration

North Carolina Wesleyan College, Raleigh, NC

Certificate – Mechanical Drafting

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh NC

Diploma – Heavy Equipment Repair

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, N.C.

Professional Experience

April 2013- Present Parsons, Inc., Charlotte, N.C (part-time Oct 26, 2013)

Principal Substation Designer

2010 – 2013 Siemens Energy, Inc., Cary N.C.

Design/Drafter

2008 – 2010 ABB Power Systems, Raleigh, N.C.

Senior Electrical Designer

2005 – 2008 Black and Veatch, Inc., Cary N.C.

Senior Electrical Designer/Cadd Manager

2004 – 2005 Progress Energy, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

Electrical Design Contractor

2000 – 2003 ABB Power Systems, Raleigh, N.C.

Senior Electrical Designer

1999 – 2006 Progressive Landscaping, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

President/Project Manager

1991 – 2000 Carolina Power & Light, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

Senior Engineering Technician

1986 – 1991 Carolina Power & Light, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

Senior Substation Construction Electrician

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Responsible for providing engineering support during the proposal, design and construction

phases of high-voltage and medium-voltage substation projects.

Manage engineering deliverables, equipment manufacture/delivery and construction support

during project execution. Responsible for equipment specifications and requisition processes.

Highly skilled in the development of substation layouts, grounding, foundations, structural/civil,

single & three lines, cable/conduit schedules, bill of materials and developing standards.

Experienced in both Bentley MicroStation and Autodesk AutoCAD 2D/3D and Inventor 3D CADD

software systems.

Representative Project Experience

Carolina Power & Light – 1986-2000

Responsible for independently performing 200 plus projects spanning 10-years in design function.

Projects consisted of major rebuilds/retrofits of brownfield facilities and construction of new

distribution and transmission substations. Instrumental in standards development and preparation

of oil spill containment systems. 4 years of substation construction experience of constructing

new facilities and retrofitting existing substations.

Progressive Landscaping, Inc. – 1999-2006

President and Project Manager responsible for estimating, determining scope of work, preparing

and tracking budgets & schedules, project logistics, developing customer and supplier

agreements and to have projects completed on time and under budget with excellent customer

satisfaction.

ABB – 2000 project with PG&E at the Metcalf 500kV Substation, Install 500kV Capacitor

Bank, San Jose, CA.

Instrumental in design and layout of two 500kV capacitor banks at the PG&E Metcalf electrical

substation. Provided designs for plan and elevations, foundation layout, conduit and cable plans,

schedule and bill of materials. MicroStation with IRAS/B employed here.

ABB 2001-2002 internal project PS-1 Modular Substation Standards, Raleigh, NC.

Instrumental in creation of PS-1 Modular Substation Standards at 69kV and 138kV voltage levels.

Key designer as related to layouts and modules of 4 major configurations that were incorporated

into a database configuration and automation program, employed by the marketing and sales

group. Reviewed numerous electrical codes and established design criteria related to National

Electrical Code, ANSI and Rural Utility Services (RUS) specifications, AutoCAD 2D and 3D

implemented here. Engineered one substation for 138/12 kV Walgreens distribution center in

Toledo, Ohio.

ABB -2002-2003 project with Basin Electric Cooperative, Add 230 DC Convertor

Switchyard, Rapid City, South Dakota

Lead designer for substation electrical plan and elevations, foundation layouts and concrete

foundation details, grounding design and layouts, conduit plans, trench and drainage plans. Note:

this was a new facility and encompassed an area of approximately 15 acres In addition,

coordinated foundation analysis and design layouts with consultant in Louisiana. AutoCAD

utilized here.

ABB 2002 project with South Illinois 161 kV Switchyard

Instrumental in preparation of conceptual/proposal layout designs and engineering plans for 161

kV switchyard at South Illinois Co-op and modifications in 69 kV switchyard. AutoCAD used here.

ABB 2003 project with Austin Energy; Austin, Texas, Add 138 kV Static Compensator

Switchyard

Lead designer in preparation of plan and elevations, foundation plans, conduit and grounding

plans for installation of three(3) 138 kV capacitor banks and breakers, two (2) 138kV transformer

bank breakers, one (1) 138 kV tie breaker and two(2)138 kV main bank transformers. Numerous

drive areas for future maintenance activities where required as part of this design. Note: the

substation was built on top of a 135’ diameter concrete underground oil storage tank and the

switchyard layout was incorporated into a 200’-0” x 160’-0” area. Numerous electrical clearances

had to be reviewed due to this small footprint installation.

Progress Energy 2004-2005 responsibilities

Instrumental in design of new 230kV substation standards including electro-mechanical

components consisting of structures, bus work, conduit and grounding systems and creation of bill

of materials included in an automated bill of material database incorporating macro and

compatible units. Responsible for major rebuild of Wadesboro 115/23kV substation with 115kV

voltage designed for future 230kV.

Black & Veatch 2006 project with Intel at a 110/12kV Switchyard, Ho Chin Minh City,

Vietnam, 2-months onsite.

Lead designer instrumental in preparation of conceptual/proposal layout designs and engineering

plans for 110 kV switchyard at this new facility. AutoCAD used here.

Black & Veatch 2006 project with Westar 345/115 kV Emporia Switchyard

Lead designer involved in substation electrical designs for plan and elevations, foundation layouts

and concrete foundation details, grounding design and layouts, conduit plans, trench and drainage

plans. Note: this was a new facility in proximity to new combustion turbine generation plant and

encompassed an area of approximately 12 acres fenced area. AutoCAD utilized here.

Black & Veatch 2007 project with Westar 345kV Wichita Switchyard

Lead designer for substation electrical plan and elevations, foundation layouts and concrete

foundation details, grounding design and layouts, conduit plans, trench and drainage plans. Note:

this was an existing facility requiring upgrade and addition of new 345kV line breakers and bus

work. AutoCAD employed here.

ABB 2008-2009 projects responsibilities with PG&E

Lead designer/coordinator for proposal and final substation electrical designs and bill of materials

for major upgrades at the following stations: Henrietta 230kV, Haas 60kV, Wheeling Ridge 60kV,

Lamont 60kV, and assisted with close out of Monta Vista 115/60kV retrofits.

ABB 2009-2010 project with IPP – Intermountain Power Project at Intermountain 345kV DC

Converter Station, Utah. Additional project at Adelanto 500kV DC Converter Station Los

Angeles

Lead designer in preparation of substation electrical plan and elevations, foundation layouts and

concrete foundation details, grounding design and layouts, conduit plans, trench and drainage

plans. Note: this was an existing facility requiring upgrade and addition of new AC harmonic filter

bank equipment at both locations (90mil). MicroStation employed here.

Siemens 2010 project with Duquesne Light Company, Carson 138/23kV Substation,

Pittsborough, PA

Instrumental in preparation and design of retrofit including addition of #2 138/23kV transformer

bank & medium voltage switchgear. 2011 AutoCAD utilized here.

Siemens 2010-2011 project with Pepco Benning 230kV GIS Switchyard Washington D.C.

Instrumental in preparation and design of 120/208VAC auxiliary power systems in GIS enclosure

building including heating, ventilation, fire alarm, lighting and receptacle services. 2011 AutoCAD

utilized here.

Siemens 2011-2013 project with PSE&G Bergen 230kV GIS Switchyard, Newark N.J.

Instrumental in design of 30- 1 ” breaker 230 GIB Switchyard preparing conceptual layouts for

external consultant to further develop into construction drawings. Also, developed outage one-

lines and physical arrangements –14 GIS layouts for retrofit in 230kV switchyard. Also, performed

numerous primary drawing revisions for new installations in 230, 138, and 26kV switchyards.

Siemens – Internal 2010 - 2013

Key contact for development of substation standards to be used internally within organization.

Standards included electro-mechanical structures and major equipment from 34.5kV to 500kV

voltages. Also, numerous standards developed for grounding, conduit and bus connection

systems. Developed 3D library for future use in Inventor 3D software. Developed numerous

Engineering Design Procedures and Indexes for the unit. Attended NEC 2012 and AutoCAD

Inventor training in 2012. Underwent process of evaluating 3D CADD automated engineering

software packages such as Bentley Substation and AutoCAD Substation Design Suite CADD

administrator for MicroStation – Bentley software products.

Parsons - Internal 2013 - Present

National Grid- Five Mile 345/115 AIS Switchyard, Buffalo N.Y.

Lead designer of substation electrical designs for plan and elevations, foundation layouts and

concrete foundation details, grounding design and layouts, conduit plans, trench and drainage

plans. Note: this was a new facility located in Buffalo NY. MicroStation used on CADD drawings

Goals

To become PMP – Project Manager via PM Institute, currently member of PMI Currently

preparing for PMP exam.

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