Electrical Project Construction Inspection Engineer
Resume:
William Svensson, EIT
Wheatfield, NY 14304 acf8j8@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Summary
Electrical Engineer with 20 years of diverse experience in code-compliant,
maintainable, adaptable, constructable and reliable electrical power
infrastructure design through construction, electrical safety and
maintenance programs.
Industrial Experience:
. Natural Gas Transmission/Distribution Infrastructure & Municipal Water
Treatment
. Electric Power Sources, Emergency & Prime Generators, UPS, DC Power Plant
Technical Skills:
. Project Management . Budgeting &
Estimating . Design Drawings
. Equipment and Service Purchasing . Contract
Documents . Construction Inspection
. Commissioning .
Performance Testing . ARC Flash (Easypower)
. Switching Procedures . NFPA 70,
70B, 70E . Control
Professional Experience
National Fuel Gas, Williamsville, NY 1999 - 2014
$6 billion mid-cap established natural gas production, transportation and
distribution.
Held electrical responsibility for design, inspection, construction,
commissioning and maintenance of projects. Performed ongoing preventive
maintenance of power systems complete with scope definition and competitive
bidding. Managed Corporate Electric Safety Program updates to meet code
revisions. Instrumental in developing and rolling out LOTO program.
. Significant design, inspection, commissioning and maintenance projects
included: 1MW diesel redundant emergency generator with switchgear, a 1MW
distributed generation CHP system arranged for grid paralleling using
four 334kW natural gas prime gensets including Switetzer and Basler
relays, building automation system involvement, data acquisition, a
300kVA n+1 UPS with full data center distribution and safety systems, (8)
smaller 150kW range natural gas and transfer switch installations, (6)
24Vdc NICAD battery/rectifier/inverter power systems.
. Developed Worker Safety Under Power lines (mandated by OSHA and State
HVPA high voltage proximity act) with safety documentation, identified
ultrasonic cable distance meter equipment used for minimum approach
calculations, and rollout to affected co-workers and contractors (one
project included installation under NYPA 345kV Powerlines near Batavia,
NY.)
. Involved on a $1.2M CNG electric compression and vehicle dispensing
facility; ensured adherence to project specifications and conducted
negotiations with equipment suppliers and installation contractors.
Coordinated, planned and inspected off-hours campus-wide power shutdown
for extension of 4.16kV switchgear to additional fused switch, cabling
and 300kW 480V delta-wye transformer. Involved with campus security and
control expansions.
. Cognizant engineer for installation and tie-in of a grid parallel
cogeneration system; surveyed users and identified computer monitoring
equipment, alarm notification,
. Set up equipment submittal review process, inspection forms, change order
forms, developed "Use of Electrical Contractor Guidelines". Instituted
key project progress indicators using S-curve monitoring.
. Ensured Compliance with project construction drawings and specifications
and completion milestones.
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. Successfully completed several special projects: energy
conservation lighting and fuel costs, ground grid inspection, NYSERDA
Motor Maintenance program, contract champion over fourteen electrical
contracting companies in New York and Pennsylvania.
. Handled NESHAPS greenhouse gas generator engine hour data for reporting
of emergency and readiness hours and preventive maintenance and emergency
services.
. Managed corporate single-line and labeling program, including arc flash
analysis and labeling (EASYPOWER) and coordination and desired equipment
corrections to lower HRC of 67 facilities.
Professional Experience (continued)
R & D Engineering (Conestoga-Rovers & Associates), Buffalo, NY 1992 -
1999
Municipal water treatment consulting engineering firm servicing WNY.
Electrical Engineer
Performed engineering consulting supporting water treatment facilities.
. Performed power and control design and inspection of many municipal water
treatment projects: City of Buffalo Colonel Ward Pumping Plant Complex,
SCADA pump control, radio telemetry.
. Implemented check valve controls for high-lift pumps for City of Niagara
Falls Water Board.
. Project inspector for Niagara County Water Treatment expansion projects
coagulation, carbon filtering and high-lift facilities 2.3kV variable
speed drive vertical turbine pump vibration investigations.
. Designed and installed facilities of zebra mussel chemical mitigation at
City of Buffalo, City of Winnipeg de-chlorination system.
. Ensured Compliance with project construction drawings and specifications
and completion milestones.
Education
SUNY at Buffalo
BSEE, Power Engineering Major
Training/Development
EIT
EasyPower Arc Flash Analysis
Professional References
Michael Buerk, Engineer, Summit Consulting Services (814) 590-
0313
Rob Boyarski, Sales Engineer, Cummins Power Systems (717) 695-
1334
Mike Shultz, Project Manager, ENMACON Electrical 814-***-****
Pete Woodin, Project Engineer, T.P. Woodside (716) 553-
4291
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