PHILIP SCHIED, PE
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
c: 972-***-****
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EDUCATION:
Aug 1980- May 1984 South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
Aug 1976-May 1980 University of South Dakota at Springfield, Springfield, South Dakota
Bachelor of Science Degree Electronic Engineering Technology, with a
minor in Industrial Engineering
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2016 - Present C&D Utility Consulting.
Energy – Distribution, and Project Management
Engineer VI: Distribution Services and Project Management
Jan 2013 - Sep 2015 Freese & Nichols Engineering Consultants: Fort Worth, Texas.
Energy Group -Transmission, Substation, Distribution, and Project Management
Engineer VI; Electric Utility - Transmission, Substation, and Distribution Services
Reviewed Transmission, Substation, Distribution projects for Co-ops and
Investor Owned Electric Utilities with in Texas.
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Lead on Underground Distribution Feeders for Southern Methodist
University; Dallas, Texas.
Developed utility clearances recommendations within the high speed
rail corridor and provide utility contacts per county for all routes from
Dallas to Houston, Texas.
Reviewed designs of future Transmission and Substation projects
for Denton Municipal Electric. Developed inventory
method to track Capital Expeditors for transmission and substation
projects.
Lead Transmission line design and line location. Lead PC Based
Material Acquisition System and Electronic Construction List
Conversion Projects, Denton, Texas.
Developed distribution layout, materials cost to serve oil field, West Texas.
Aug 2008-Jul 2012 Texas New Mexico Power Company: Electrical Utility - Lewisville, Texas.
Engineering Manager – Transmission, Substation and Distribution Services
Review Transmission, Substation, Distribution projects for Co-ops and
Investor Owned Electric Utilities
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Supervised; 3-Engineers, 2- Engineering Technicians
and 3-Engineering Assistants
Designed Substation Expansion, cutover existing 4.16kV to
12.47kV. Installed a 3750kVA 3Ø transformer, install 69kV
Dead-end tower, vacuum reclosers, regulators, and metering,
Saint Jo. TX.
Lead Substation upgrade, increase transformer capacity for 20MVA to
42 MVA, Lewisville, Texas.
Lead 138kV Transmission metering connection point, Lewisville, Texas.
Implement the purchase and change out of eleven 345kV breakers
throughout TNMP’s substations with 345kV breakers on Oncor’s system.
Design within the five year budget a 138kV transmission loop system and
Two additional substation housing 4- 42MVA 138kV/24.9kV distribution
substations in Princeton, Texas.
Prepared loading data and route selection for a 138kv transmission line to
energize a new substation in Westminster, Texas. Presented route and
future station site to the Public Utility (PUC) of Texas
Lead person on the SADI and SAFI reduction team.
Design and install, DC protection fences on perimeter of substations to
reduce varmint outages
Developed third source transmission feed to TI Substation
Provided Field Troubleshooting and Construction Assistance
Reviewed Geotechnical and Foundation Designs for Transmission
Line Structures
Lead Engineer for the Longneck Substation Design and build, Princeton,
Texas.
Nov 2002-Aug 2008 Texas New Mexico Power Company – Electrical Utility
Engineering Supervisor - Distribution and Project Management
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Supervised 1-Engineering Technicians, and 3-Engineering Assistants
Developed plan to serve a 300 lot subdivision (Grand Cave Subdivision)
with 12.47kV underground distribution service, Texas City, Texas.
Designed, Project Manager of distribution feed to Grand Cave
Lead Team in compliance of Levey Clearance Issues, Texas City, Texas
with the Core of Engineers of Galveston County, Texas.
Jun 1998-Nov 2002 Texas New Mexico Power Company (New Mexico) – Electrical Utility
Engineering Manager: Lead Coordinator of Transmission flows and access,
Substations, and AC-DC tie shared assets with New Mexico Public Service
and El Paso Electric, Texas.
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Lead person to review all contracts with other utilities operating
within NM service territories.
Lead Representative (TNMP) in negotiating changes to contracts
involving shared ownership of facilities
Upgrade and Increase 138kV line capacity from Deming to Los Curses
New Mexico from 60MW to 130MW
Provided Field Troubleshooting and Construction Assistance
Reviewed Geotechnical and Foundation Designs for Transmission
Line Structures
May 1994-Jun 1998 Texas New Mexico Power Company – Electrical Utility
Business Unit Manager: Bay Area Business Unit, Friendswood, Texas.
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Supervised 2-Engineer, 2-Engineering Technicians, 6-Engineering
Assistants, 2-Line Foreman’s, 2-Crew Supervisors, 38-Linemen,
2-Material Coordinator, and 6-Office personnel
Supervised operations involving transmission, substation and
distribution facilities serving over 34,000 customers
Jun 1990-May 1994 Texas New Mexico Power Company – Electrical Utility
Business Unit Manager: North Texas Business Unit, Lewisville, Texas.
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Supervised 1-Engineer, 2-Engineering Technicians, 4-Engineering
Assistants, 3-Linecrew Foreman’s, 3-Crew Supervisors, 20-Linemen,
and 3-Material Coordinator
Supervised operations for transmission, substation and
distribution serving 34,000 customers in South Texas.
Jun 1984-Jun 1990 Texas New Mexico Power Company – Electrical Utility
Energy, Engineer I, II, III, IV, and Engineering Supervisor
In addition, my responsibilities include:
Supervised: 1- Engineer, 2- Engineering Technicians, 4-Engineering
Assistants, and 3-Line Foreman’s, 3-Crew Supervisors, 20-Linemen,
and 3-Material Coordinators.
Engineered Transmission, Substation and Distribution projects
Lead in reviewing purchase power statements to determine correct
billing
Appointed Facilities Information Coordinator for computer
distribution modeling software
Developed system conversion from 4kV to 22kV to reduce circuit
Loading
Developed distribution underground system for 190 lot Mobile
Home Park
Lead on estimating additional growth for new High School
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas
Associate member of the National Society for Professional Engineers
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS:
Computer: Oracle, Banner, Arc-FM, Access 7.0, Power Plant, Micro Soft Office -Word,
Excel, Schedule, Power Point, Note, Calendar, (Windows) Pass-Port, Mil-Soft
(Wind Mill) Engineering Analysis, People Soft, Asset ++, Hyperion Budget
Planning (Oracle).
UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT TRAINING:
Training: Six Sigma-Green Belt, Achieving Extraordinary Customer Relations for Electric
Utilities, Contract Law 101 Manager’s coaching for Employee Development,
Fundamentals of Project Management, and Inspiring People at Work.