Electrical Engineer Power Systems
Resume:
Thomas M. Kaplan
Allen, Texas *5002
*** – 727 – 3356
**********@*****.***
Education : BEE(Electrical Engineering) Georgia Tech
Graduate courses in DSP; Random Processes; Fourier Analysis; Error Coding Theory and Analog Circuit Design - GA Tech and Stanford University
Power Electronics Certificates– Converter Circuits; Converter Control; Magnetics; Averaged Switch Modeling and Simulation; Current Mode Converter Control; Rectifiers and Single Phase Inverters - University of Colorado – Boulder
PE – Texas, Colorado
DOD SC Clearance -Current
Tools :, ETAP, SKM,LTSPICE,ORCAD, Matlab
Summary of Experience: Project Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Lead Electrical Engineer, Engineering Director spanning Semiconductor, Telecom and Power Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Companies. Past Experience in DSP and Analog and Digital Circuit Design.
PI and PID Analog Compensator Feedback and Control Loop Design and stability analysis using Matlab and LTSPICE .
Patents : Patent # 6,111,862 - Network Idle Code Density Detector
Patent # 6,198,753 - Method and Apparatus for Facilitating an Interface to a Digital Signal Processor
Professional Experience:
RTX(Raytheon) - Sensor Power and Analog Design Department (SPAD)
Analog and Power Principal Engineer 7/2024 to present
Principal Engineer in Power and Analog Circuit Design Group.
Design power conversion and power distribution systems for Radar and Guidance and control systems.
Contract Engineering 2/16 to 6/24
GSE Engineering – Performed power systems studies using ETAP; wrote Electrical specification for Class 1E power feed for Instrument Air,; System Air and Containment Gas for Nuclear Power Plant.
Enx Inc – Designed Micro Grid Electrical Systems. Used Matlab and LTSpice to analyze and simulate Power Converter/Inverter Control Loops and Compensators ( PI and PID) for Rectifiers and PV Array Inverters. Performed Converter PI and PID Analog Compensator Feedback and Control Loop design and stability analysis using Matlab and LTSPICE .
Modeled 3 phase power systems (with SKM) including Load Flow and Fault Current Analysis.
Benning Power Electronics – Three Phase Rectifier Circuit Modification and analysis. Added system display panel and drive circuit module including firmware to improve power system diagnostics.
National Switchgear -Power Systems modeling / Studies using SKM.
KGI Wireless - Check, sign and seal 5G Engineering Drawings.
Phillips 66– Power Systems studies, load flow, harmonics, Load balancing, power distribution design.
Titan Power Systems ( Sub to ABB & Schweitzer Engineering Labs) .– Programmed Schweitzer Microprocessor Controlled Relays ( SEL 710, 787 and 751A) for Ethylene Plant in Lake Charles La. Performed Power Systems modeling including Load Flow, Fault Current, Relay Coordination studies using SKM.
3S Engineering – Power systems Modeling : Load Flow, fault current, Arc Flash, Motor Starting, Load Flow analysis / power systems studies.
R Delta Engineers – Simulated Substation Ground Grid for Ground Potential Rise using ETAP. Checked / QC’d Protective Relaying for Substation.
Freese and Nichols 4/2013 to 10/2016
Senior Electrical Engineer
Project management, customer interface, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Systems Modeling and Power Delivery for three phase medium and high voltage power systems. Performed Power System Modeling (with SKM) including Fault Current, Load Flow Analysis, Arc Flash and Relay Co Ordination of Power Systems for Delta Wye Connected Power Systems.
Developed protective relay settings and performed relay coordination studies for power distribution systems. Programmed Microprocessor Controlled ( Schweitzer & GE Multilin) Relays. Generated reports analyzing results of Power Systems Studies.
Pantex
Contract Electrical Engineer 1/2013 to 3/2013
Designed controls systems and Power Delivery and distribution for Lift Station,developed Battery calculations and power interface for Inverter / backup power source.
Los Alamos National Laboratory 11/2011 to 1/2013
Senior Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineering and Electrical Power Distribution Design of Nuclear Waste Remediation Facilities.
Transferred to Nuclear Weapons Group and applied for Q Clearance.
Bechtel 6/2010 to 11/2011
Senior Electrical Engineer
Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP)
Senior Electrical Engineer for Chemical Processing Plant on EPC project. Responsibilities include Electrical Load studies, Modeling and calculations, including voltage drop calculations, power distribution, grounding and transformer loading, and grounding grid design.
Southwest Engineering and Contractors 2001 to 5/ 2010
Owner / Chief Engineer
Company Description : Consulting Electrical Engineering.
Designed and Developed control systems and backup power generation systems for Oil and Gas and municipal water systems, waste water systems and pumping / lift stations.
DSC Communications / Granger Telecom
Engineering Director /Technical Lead 1991 - 2000
Led design engineering group which developed fiber optic, signal processing and TDM/SONET products for Data Com /Telecom International Exchange Carriers. Responsible for product development, new product field trials and product production release. Also responsible for business development and customer presentations. Developed adaptive filter and DSP algorithms for network echo cancellation and power normalization products. Developed and specified architecture and algorithms used in Convolution Processor ASIC for network echo canceller adaptive filter. Provided project and product plans, schedules, budgets, manpower estimates and performance reviews.
Oversaw Engineering Group Relocation when company moved from Santa Clara, Ca to Dallas Texas after Granger Telecom was acquired by DSC Communications. Re staffed Engineering group to fill positions in engineering group for engineers who elected not to relocate from California to Texas.
Motorola, MOS Microprocessor Group ( Now NXP Semiconductor ) 1987 - 1990
Engineering Manager
Led Microprocessor and Microcontroller Development Engineering Groups. Provided technical leadership and supervision for design engineering group developing In Circuit Emulators and Debuggers for Motorola’s 68000 microprocessors and 68xx microcontrollers. Developed Debuggers and In Circuit Emulators for 68000 and 68XX Microcontrollers used in automotive engine controllers. Led Design, Development and production of Motorola’s Single Board Computer (SBC) and Evaluation Module (EVM) product Lines.
Hathaway Instruments 1985- 1986
Design Engineer
Designed SCADA / Supervisory Control Systems for Power Generation and Utility Industry. Designed and programmed RTU’S and Remote Data Collection Devices using off the shelf PLC’S. Designed Microprocessor(Z80 and 68000) based hardware and wrote firmware for microprocessor based SCADA Systems. Designed micro programmed State Machine digital controllers for substation SCADA Systems. Designed, Tested and release to manufacturing DC-DC Buck Converters and LDO Point of Load Converters that provided power to Circuit Cards (typically 5V, 100 – 1000 watts). Converters were LDO & PWM, using IGBT and MOSFET transistors. Provided PC Layout / parts placement and ground plane layouts; also EMI mitigation.
Racal Milgo 1983 - 1984
Modem Design Engineer
Designed 4800 BPS DPSK Modem. Developed Transmitter Firmware and Hardware. Designed Transmit and Receive filters. Designed A/D and D/A converters; Modem Line Interface
General Electric, Nuclear Energy Division 1980 - 1982
Staff Engineer
Designed Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Manufacturing Plant. Designed instrumentation to measure enrichment of Uranium Powder. Designed instrumentation to detect flaws in Nuclear Control Rods. Designed hardware and wrote assembly level software for fixed point arithmetic ( add, multiply,divide subroutines. Wrote fixed point math software. Designed Low Noise JFET and BJT Analog Amplifier and Signal Conditioning Circuits. Designed Microprocessor based Systems and Digital Control Systems. Designed DC-DC Converters (Buck / Boost, LDO) for circuit card/point of load power supplies.
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