Shantu Shah, PE

**** ** **** *****

Portland, Oregon 97223

503-***-**** (Cell)

ad0wl8@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To facilitate Electrical Engineering, Design, and installation Specifications and Project Management with engineers, designers, owner’s representatives, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, etc. in teamwork for infrastructure projects’ budgets, schedules, cost estimates, specifications to upgrade or new construction for a clean renewable energy, advanced technology, heavy industrial, forest products, high-speed fiberoptic telecommunications, and semiconductor facilities, 138-kV electrical utility substations, 35KV, 12KV, and 480/120 volt power distribution, MCC upgrades, for state, city, local and federal government, or a public utility as a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer Oregon and Washington. Provide asset management for electric utility. Working knowledge of Excell, Auto Cad, and Blue Beam. Familiarize client software to analyze the reliability of electrical/I&C systems and equipment.

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS EXPERIENCE

Schnitzer (Cascade) Steel Mills, McMinnville, Oregon Sr. Electrical Project Manager assignment through Manpower Inc. March 2023-July 2023

● Manage to modernize and upgrade medium and high-voltage industrial power systems and SCADA projects for Electric Arc Furnace and Steel Rolling Mill, I had initially designed and approved during the 1990s. Coordinate with engineers, consultants, vendors, electricians, and stakeholders, projects from proposals, filed review, job walk, and implementation. Maintain weekly progress status and forecast reports on Excell data to modernize relaying and power control communications.

Lumen National Telecom Implementation Program Manager August 2022- January 2023

● Manage Highspeed Internet OSP fiber optic infrastructure network projects, with contractors, filed crew engineers, power company, owners, and stakeholders. Site visits to see job progress. Weekly meetings to review and discuss job status and progress to keep everyone aware of project status and any obstacles that could be resolved mutually. Review Telecom design and construction documents.

Boeing – Plant Electrical Engineer V April 2022- August 2022

● Manage multiple facilities projects from inception through design and construction coordination for Boeing in Tukwila, WA.

Akana – Senior Electrical Design Engineer August 2020- April 2022

● Design and Quality Assurance for National Nuclear Security Substations upgrade project management, preconceptual design development, analysis of options, review existing documents and propose alternates. Coordinate with stakeholders. Application of IEEE/ANSI standards applicable to utility power sources. CSE webinar for Microgrid Distributed power sources online continuing education. Audits of Emergency Power Systems for Pueblo, Colorado Chemical Agent Destruction Plant. Analyze and recommend electrical equipment and control systems reliability.

BKI, Inc –Battle Ground, WA February 2020- April 2020

● Design and Quality Assurance of Whatcom PUD substation project lead – Switchyard Layouts, Cable and Conduit Schedules, equipment specification, substation control diagrams, schematics, one-line diagrams, coordination with designers, department director and vendors

Quanta Utility Engineering Systems (QUES) Auburn, WA June 2019- Jan 2020

● Puget Sound Energy (PSE) design and construction standards 12-kV power distribution Systems upgrade and conversion to tree wire conductors and replacement out of right of way or control zone on highway projects engineering design and coordination management with client and project managers. Attend SEL relay seminar. Work with Auto Cad designers for making changes.

Raymond Engineering, GA – Sr. Electrical Engineer October 2018 – January 2019

● Responsible to market MEP engineering services in Oregon for the firm and assist in project management of US Army Corp of Engineers project at JBLM, WA and Redstone MEIC facility, Huntsville, AL.

JACOBS, Lake Oswego, OR – Sr. Electrical Engineer May 2017 – March 2018

● Provide project management, engineering, design, and construction documents with a team engineers, coordinate with designers, client, contactor, prepare for International Paper Mill, Springfield, OR for Paper Machine modernization of ac/dc drives bill of materials from vendors and suppliers and propose to client for approval. Working with Auto Cad to update design-built Construction documents.

Meier Engineering, Vancouver – Sr. Electrical Engineer/Project Manager March 2016-May 2016

● Provide project management, engineering, design, and construction documents with a team engineers, Coordinate with designers, client, contactor, prepare and release Pasco Highs School Upgrade project for L& I review and approval. Approve construction change order and vendor submittal.

● Provide project management, engineering, design, and construction documents, and coordinate with contractor to review vendor submittal of electrical equipment and materials for Chemawa HIS Health Modernization. Visit construction site and write filed observation report for Owner.

● Visit Cooper George Retirement Facility to observe existing antiquated electrical power and lighting system. Write a site observation report with sketches to recommend client upgrade building electrical systems to meet current code violations.

* Estimate engineering fees for OTAK student housing project.

Solarc Engineering, Portland, Oregon - Senior Engineer / Project Manager 11/2013-04/2015

● Provide project management, engineering, design, and construction documents with a team of architect, mechanical and structural engineers and designers for the City of Albany Oregon public service building; and Solar PV (Photo Voltaic) Project for the Oregon Military Department Helicopter Repair Facility, Pendleton, Oregon

● Develop 60%, 90% design-phase documents, Bid and Permit, and construction plans and specifications

● Review product submittals with design documents and approve as noted on submittals

● Visit job site for observation and record as-built conditions

● Review codes and standards and apply to project requirements for the specification sections preparation.

● Design Develop site power plan, lighting, one-line diagram, and electrical rooms for The City of Hillsboro Public Works Vehicle Maintenance Facility using Auto Cad

SSOE, Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon – Project Engineer IV – Lead Electrical Engineer 4/2013-6/2013

● Coordinate electrical design and construction documents with architect, mechanical and structural engineers, client, and contractors for Intel Corporation Aloha, Oregon Telecommunication Facility Relocation

● Develop 60%, 90% design-phase documents, Bid and Permit, and construction plans and specifications

● Review product submittals with design documents and approve as noted on submittal

● Visit job site for observation and record as-built condition

● Review codes and standards and apply to project requirements for the specification sections preparation

GHD, Portland, Oregon - Senior Electrical Engineer 12/2011-4/2013

● Coordinate standby generators and power distribution electrical design and construction documents with architect, mechanical and structural engineers, clients, and contractors for Tillamook Creamery Association, and Portland State Univ. design-build projects

● Develop 60%, 90% design-phase documents, Bid and Permit, and construction plans and specifications

● Review product submittals with design documents and approve as noted on submittals

● Visit job site for observation and record of as-built conditions

● Review codes and standards and apply to project requirements for the specification sections preparation.

● Assist Powin Energy to prepare electrical plans for prototype mobile Battery energy storage unit.

Corbin Consulting Engineers, Inc. Beaverton, OR – Lead Project Electrical Engineer 4/2011-10/2011

● Coordinate design and construction documents with architect, mechanical and structural engineers, client, and contractors

● Assist URS (Seattle) in Design/Construction of Boeing Gresham Expansion, and Intel Aloha upgrade.

● Develop 60%, 90% design-phase documents, Bid and Permit, and construction plans and specifications

● Review product submittals with design documents and approve as noted on submittals

● Visit job site for observation and record of as-built conditions

● Review codes and standards and apply to project requirements for the specification sections preparation

Epsilon Engineers, Inc. Beaverton, Oregon – Electrical Quality Control Consultant 11/2010 to 4/2011

Provide 100% review of entire set of electrical design and construction documents to assure Quality engineering design for Bull Run Dam 2 Towers Electrical and Telecommunications Systems documents prepared by Epsilon Engineering, Inc.

Assist and coordinate with Mark Van Duser, Principal/Project Engineer

Make computer calculations e.g., voltage-drop study and reviews electrical design

Found design contrasting National Electrical Code requirements limits maximum number of main switches.

Design was revised based on my finding. Suggests significant improvements on construction documents.

Hourly paid assignment for a project. Shantu worked with Mark for many years involving lighting, electrical design, and industrial controls when they both worked as Senior Electrical Industrial Project Engineers with Morrison Knudsen, Boise, Idaho for Uranium Demining onsite standby power generators and Pulp and Paper Mills Projects for Rust International, Portland.

All Stars Facilities, PLC (Contractor to Bonneville Power Administration) Portland, Oregon

Manager, Facility Electrical Systems 03/ 2008- 10/2010

Manage and coordinate electrical power and control systems with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), federal agency located in Portland, Oregon Headquarters’ construction manager Facilities COTR, O&M technicians, for a multi-story BPA headquarters and Data Center.

Work involved installation, modernization, operations, and maintenance of electrical systems, building emergency and standby, multiple new power generators in parallel, egress lighting systems, elevator systems, fire protection and Building Alarms Systems (BAS), utility (Pacific Power) normal power system 13 KV transformers and 480-volt distribution switchgear periodic tests and maintenance, uninterrupted power systems for business critical power and controls for electrical energy production (Hydro and Wind) and Pacific Northwest utility customers sales data center, federal building security safety, and emergency evacuation systems Initiate corrective actions, and determine final disposition of systems to meet NEC.

Supervise and coordinate design sub-consultants and electrical construction work.

Responsible for electrical safety training of general maintenance, mechanical, and electrical staff observing standardized Lock out/Tag out (LOTO) procedures and monitoring live work permits and written procedures approvals.

Maintain quality certifications at existing plants, and prepare new facilities for certification.

Conduct electrical construction inspections, determine construction deficiency and suggest remedy in accordance to latest International Building Standards National Electrical and Fire (NFPA) Codes and standards.

Member of Business-Critical Power System Construction Project Team. Found problems in existing electrical and grounding systems not meeting electrical construction NEC requirements. Provide solutions to upgrade.

State-of-the-art upgrade projects use CFM data base for purchase and payment to various contractors requiring approval by COTR.

Arrange annual electrical shutdown and inspection of electrical switchgear for safety assurance.

Engineering Design Corporation and EDC Development, LLC, Beaverton, Oregon – Principal Engineer/ Project Manager April 1985- March 2008

Provide consulting engineering services to engineering and construction firms, development and design-built hospitality projects, and government electrical and telecommunications systems projects:

Provide hands-on project management - hire architects, engineers, and civil, mechanical, electrical sub-consultants and general contractors for multimillion-dollar projects.

Provide bids and technical proposals to General services Administration Regional Telecommunications Centers in Denver, CO and Philadelphia, PA to design-built REMCC centers.

GSA awarded a technically qualified and successfully negotiated price multimillion-dollar design-built emergency telecommunications centers twin projects among several competing bids from small business firms across USA.

Obtain multimillion-dollar loan bank financing, developed, managed, obtain land use and construction permits, supervised, engineered and constructed a multi-story Wingate Inns hotel with an underground garage within Hawthorn Farm near Intel Campus and near Light Rail Orenco Station in Hillsboro, OR.

Second Fastest Growing Company Award, among 100 firms by Portland Business Journal, 1997.

1. Regional Emergency (Tele) Communications Centers (REMCC), Denver (CO) Federal Center and Philadelphia (PA) Customs House – Six (6) years project management for the $8,000,000 two (2) design-build projects involving multi-discipline structural, Mechanical, HVAC, Uninterrupted Electrical Power Systems, Standby Emergency Generators, Federal buildings security, audio, video, digital transmission, fire protection, telecommunications, and national crime detection computer/software assisted systems, building modernization design, budgets, scheduling change order proposals, construction partnering, and 30-day acceptance tests and coordination with GSA owners, and subcontractors monitoring, and controls. Project team was bided nationally and successfully negotiated and awarded to EDC as a competitive, technical, and most economical design-build REMCC proposal by a small-business prime contractor team to monitor and protect regional federal buildings at large.

2. City of Portland Columbia Waste Water Treatment Plant Modernization- engineering, design for field lighting, power, PLC controls, and fire protection, securities, and alarms engineering consultant to the Century West Engineering team.

3. Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, McMinnville, Oregon – Assist Danieli, an Italian Design-Build construction firm with medium-voltage 13.5 KV indoor and high-voltage 230 KV outdoor substations, power distribution, relaying controls, and wiring diagrams. Coordinated with the State of Oregon Building Department and procured approval of Italian products to IEEE, NEC, and ANSI OSHA standards, site construction coordination, and management. I traveled to Italy to coordinate electrical system design development documents of Italian design-build team and approval as an Oregon registered professional engineer.

4. STC Submarine Inc., Portland, Oregon- Design and construction of submarine telecommunications fiberoptic cables manufacturing facility. Review and coordinate IDC design and electrical one-line and PLC diagrams for machinery transported from Southampton, UK with STC as a client representative.

5. Pacific Power and Light Company – Managed Design and construction documents and estimates for 34.5 kV/115 kV Cody, Wyoming substation upgrade including high-voltage transformers, switches, and relaying switchgear replacement.

6. Port of Portland, Portland, Oregon - Design of Telecommunications routing and Airplane Noise-Testing facility. Perform construction review of the runway deicing liquid collection system electrical power, lighting, and PLC control documents for comments and corrections.

7. Intel Corporation, Aloha, Oregon - Modernization projects for Portland Technology Development (PTD1) manufacturing facility backed by standby generator. Review and approve state of the art advanced technology machinery and motor control center power and control wiring and interconnections with electrical panels. Coordinate with IDC as a consultant to Intel.

8. Forest products and pulp and paper heavy industrial projects facility electrical power and equipment controls engineering and design department manager with Boney, Bennett, & peters, Eugene, Oregon and Rust International Portland, Oregon as a Senior Electrical Engineer.

9. Review Design and Reliability of Standby Generator and 6900/4160/600/208-Volt Electrical equipment and I/C Systems for McGuire and Oconee Nuclear Power Systems connected to 230KV and 500 KV Substations for Duke Power Company, Charlotte, NC. (4 years)

10. Power Generation and 12-kV Power Distribution System Operations and Maintenance for Gujarat Electricity Board, India (6 Years)

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCAD, Electrical Short Circuit and voltage drop studies, lighting level calculations

Microsoft Office – Excel, MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint

Excellent technical specifications, legal, and prolific writing

REGISTRATION - Registered Professional Engineer - Oregon and Washington

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC Post Baccalaureate Electrical Engineer Degree with Telecommunications and instrumentation option.

M. S. University, Baroda, Gujarat, India Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

D B P S High School, Sankheda, Gujarat, India High School Certificate

OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Paul Harris Rotary International Award, Obtained a Matching Grant for Humanitarian Project in India

Leadership training by Beaverton Chamber of Commerce and Vision Facilitation Training by Rotary Int’l

Previous Member of City of Beaverton and US Department of Commerce Trade Missions to Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong

Previous Board Member of Beaverton Arts Commission, KBOO Radio, and Performing Arts Society of India

Member East Portland Rotary Club

Fluent in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Gujarati - read, speak and write

United States Citizen since 1976 – Received Security Clearance for Federal projects

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