Brian K. Matthews

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experience in Information Technology working for many IT/OT management and service organizations, combined with years of service in both large and small start-up companies. Expertise in Operations and Information Technology, Project Management, Office creation (including governance and process creation), Project/Program management and has held senior positions where I have been responsible for IT/OT re-engineering having extensive knowledge of the Enterprise Project Lifecycle, and methodology. I have experience in integrating change management plans between projects to assess overall organizational and stakeholder impact. I have integrated many new business processes for the gas operations that deliver improved pipeline performance and customer-service call improvements. My experience has included success with infrastructure planning and upgrades for desktops, networking, servers, and switches.

Work in the computer networking fields as a SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) SME. I am currently a Functional Lead/PM -Field and operations Coordinator (SCADA Commissioning) For TRC companies using AVEVA Enterprise SCADA.

TRC Companies “SCADA” teams install and vet SCADA systems for many clients. Before this I was recently a Senior SCADA Engineer for TC Energy for 11 Years Using Aveva OaSyS SCADA.

I was also employed at the Charleston sanitary board as a SCADA Analyst. We used GE IFIX to monitor and control systems. I also have been trained in ladder logic to support RTU's and HMI's. I have been recognized by senior management for analytical problem solving, and expertise in:

Natural Gas Pipeline (SCADA)

Telvent/Aveva OASyS DNA7.5, 7/7 7/9, and OASyS2018 and Aveva 2021 software/tools

System Development & Trouble-shooting problems

Full Life Cycle Support (SDLC) & Agile Methodologies

System Integration/Customization/Migration

Unit testing (UT)/Test Plans/Batch processing of jobs.

Familiarization of NERC CIP and FERC requirements

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:

SCADA: GE IFIX & Telvent /AvevaOASyS DNA 7.3, /7.5.,7.7,7/9 and OASyS2018 and 2021

O/S: Unix/Linux, Windows /10/11 Server 2016-2021 and Open VMS

DevTools: MS Visual Studio 2008-2016,Microsoft Power Platform

Protocols: TCP/IP, HDLC, MBS-100, MODBUS, DNP3, ICCP, BSAP

Programming Lang: VB.Net, C#, SQL, ISQL,

Energy: Gas, SCADA

SCADA Systems: Design and Troubleshooting

Organizational Readiness

Risk Management

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Software/Databases: Microsoft Office, AWS, Design, SCADA, IT/OT

Methodologies: Project Management, Risk Management

Others: Change management, Planning, Troubleshooting, Organization, Delivery, Leadership, P&L Management, OASyS, Relationship Management, Recovery Planning, Systems Analyst, programming

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TRC Companies -- Boston Sep 2021 – Present

SCADA Engineer

Project Management and Coordination of Planning for Gas Telemetry Point to point Verifications.

Power Bi Digital Reporting and Planning, Power Apps/Power Automate, and DataVerse Business Integration.

Designing and deploying Delivery Dashboards for executive-level reporting.

Expert in SharePoint and Power BI development to enable powerful reporting of data-based project progress.

Expert Excel/VBA skills.

Aveva ASM display Framework

SCADA and Network remote site operations management.

IT Program/Project Management (Transition, Transformation).

Training and Development for SCADA Engineers and Peers.

TC ENERGY – Charleston, WV Jun 2014 – Sep 2021

Senior RTS Navigates Analyst IT/SCADA

Managing the suite of applications and technologies that provide for the monitoring, alarming, control, and data collection from mission critical pipeline assets to support TransCanada’s 24x7 Gas Control operations.

Designing and deploying Delivery Dashboards for executive-level reporting.

Very strong Excel/VBA skills.

SCADA and Network remote site operations management.

SCADA Energy Sector and automation expert.

Display building with visual basic.

IT Program/Project Management (Transition, Transformation).

SLA/OLA reporting management skills.

Automation and change management.

Exquisite Customer Relationship Management.

Planning, designing, development/programming/UI, and implementation of using the OaSyS

Talent Development, Mentoring, and Leadership.

Cost/Budget Management and Control with P&L Management.

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning.

IT Governance.

CHARLESTON SANITARY BOARD – Charleston, WV Sep 2012 – Jun 2014

SCADA Systems Analyst

SCADA Systems manager. Complete responsibility for maintaining SCADA network.

PLC ladder logic programming.

Provided high-level IT support to company personnel.

Resolved customer complaints and concerns with strong verbal and negotiation skills.

Trained new employees and explained protocols clearly and efficiently.

GE IFIX SCADA System design and maintenance.

Wonder ware SCADA System design and maintenance.

Troubleshooting process automation/Wastewater systems.

EDUCATION

B.S., Information Technology/Concentration in Advanced Networking,

University of Phoenix

A.S. Computer Information Systems/Internet Technology,

West Virginia Junior College

CERTIFICATIONS

Certificate in Microsoft Office

Microsoft Power Bi

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

A+ Certified Computer Technician, Certified Helpdesk Professional (CHDP)

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