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Electrical Engineer Power

Location:
San Ramon, CA
Posted:
November 21, 2012

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TOMA DORDEA, P.E

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Livermore, CA 94550

Tel/Fax: 925-***-****

Mobile: 925-***-****

Email: ********@*******.***

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BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Over 20 years of electrical engineering design experience gained through an

international career, through a comprehensive and flexible approach that

resulted in creative and efficient solutions.

Expertise in design and project management for industrial complexes,

hospitals, educational facilities, office buildings and residential

developments includes all aspects of project delivery from feasibility

studies to construction administration.

The wide ranging portfolio includes projects requiring new system design,

power supply upgrades, distribution, grounding assessment, short-circuit

and arc-flash calculations, specialized lighting, data and voice, security,

fire alarm and control systems, as well as power conversion, management and

conditioning.

Specialized expertise in the design and customization of photovoltaic

systems, both stand-alone and grid-connected. Extensive knowledge of design

requirements and processes for a variety of jurisdictional agencies

including California's Division of the State Architect (DSA) and Office of

Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD), NEC, CEC, Title 24, NFPA

and LEED.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

SIEMENS ENERGY San Ramon, CA 2012-

Electrical Engineer

Design of Utility Scale Photovoltaic Plants up to 150 MW, 230 kV,

interdisciplinary coordination, project overview, constructability

analysis.

Efficiency analysis, cost analysis, design supervision, problem-solving and

support during all phases of design.

Code compliance, value engineering and corrective measures analysis.

Various calculations and evaluation: DC and AC distribution, grounding,

short-circuit, heating, arc-flash, grid interconnection, preparation &

review of specifications, Design supervision and optimization, mentoring

and coaching less experienced team engineers.

ATI ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS Danville, CA 2010-

2012

Sr.Electrical Engineer

Complete design, interdisciplinary coordination, project overview in 0.1 -

1.4 MW photovoltaic systems.

Problem-solving and support during all phases of design and construction.

Code compliance, value engineering and corrective measures analysis.

Various calculations and evaluation: DC and AC distribution, grounding,

short-circuit, heating, arc-flash, grid interconnection, preparation &

review of specifications, Mentoring and coaching young team members.

GREENE ENGINEERS (San Jose,CA), BLYMYER ENGINEERS (Alameda,CA) 2010-

2010

Consulting Electrical Engineer

Design, interdisciplinary coordination, project overview in power supply

and distribution (normal & emergency power, increased redundancy),

lighting, data and voice, security, fire alarm and control systems.

Problem-solving and support during all phases of design and construction.

Code compliance and corrective measures analysis.

Load evaluation and feasibility studies.

Various calculations (load distribution, emergency systems determination

(generator, UPS systems), short-circuit, grounding, heating, arc-flash),

preparation & review of specifications.

Design of photovoltaic systems

ALFATECH ENGINEERING, San Jose, CA 2006-

2010

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Design, interdisciplinary coordination, project overview in power supply

and distribution (normal & emergency power, increased redundancy),

lighting, data and voice, security, fire alarm and control systems.

Problem-solving and support during all phases of design and construction.

Code compliance and corrective measures analysis.

Load evaluation and feasibility studies.

Various calculations (load distribution, emergency systems determination

(generator, UPS systems), short-circuit, grounding, heating, arc-flash,

lightning protection), preparation & review of specifications.

MAZZETTI & ASSOCIATES, San Francisco, CA

Electrical Engineer 2002-

2006

Design, interdisciplinary coordination, project overview in power supply

and distribution (normal & emergency power), lighting, data and voice,

security, fire alarm and control systems.

Problem-solving support during all phases of design and construction.

Code compliance analysis

Load evaluation and feasibility studies.

Various calculations (load distribution, emergency systems determination

(generator, UPS systems), short-circuit, heating, arc-flash), preparation &

review of specifications.

INTEGRATED DESIGN ASSOCIATES, Santa Clara, CA

1999-2002

Electrical Engineer

Design, interdisciplinary coordination, project overview in power supply

and distribution, lighting, data and voice, fire alarm and control systems.

Problem-solving and support during all phases of design and construction.

Code compliance analysis.

Various calculations (load distribution, short-circuit, heating, arc-

flash), preparation & review of specifications.

PROJECT PORTFOLIO:

Commercial/Office/Institutional/Industrial :

Deloitte & Touche (San Jose, CA), Piper Rudnick (San Francisco, CA),

Lockheed Martin (Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, CA), BAE Systems (Santa

Clara, CA), Northrop Gruman (Sacramento, CA), Philips Call Center (Foster

City, CA), Philips Lumileds (Sunnyvale), Nanosolar (San Jose, CA), Solyndra

(Fremont, CA), Tesla (Palo Alto, CA),

Healthcare:

Kaiser Hospitals & Medical Office Buildings(San Jose, Fremont, San

Francisco, Sacramento, CA), Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose, CA), Valley

Care Hospital (Pleasanton-Livermore, CA), Lucile Packard Children's

Hospital (Palo Alto, CA), VA (Sacramento, CA)

High Tech:

Apple Computers (Cupertino, CA), Marvell Semiconductors, Equinix (Santa

Clara, CA), Cisco Systems (Sunnyvale, CA), Savvis Communications (Santa

Clara, CA), Honeywell (Newcastle, DE), Verizon Communications (Newark, CA),

ATP Electronics (Sunnyvale, CA), Agilent (Campbell, CA)

Pharmaceutical/Labs:

PDL BioPharma (Redwood City, CA), JDS Uniphase (San Jose, Santa Rosa),

Jackson Laboratories (Sacramento, CA), Abbott Pharm (Menlo Park, CA)

Educational:

Schools in various Bay Area school districts

Photovoltaic Systems:

Rio Mesa(Oxnard, CA) High School, various schools in the San Ramon Unified

School District, Mission College, West Valley College, DeAnza College,

Mammoth Lake Water District, CA, Tropicana/Pepsi (LA, CA) States Logistics

(Buena Park, CA), Los Medanos (Pittsburg,CA), SG2 - (Imperial County, CA),

Spectrum (AZ), Lagunas (Chile), Sonora (Mexico), Ramey (Puerto Rico),

Cedar (Utah), Gila Bend (AZ), XX (New Mexico), Crocker (Sacramento, CA),

Wistaria (CA), Macho Springs (TX).

EDUCATION

MS, Electrical Engineering

Politehnica University, Timisoara, Romania

REGISTRATIONS

Professional Electrical Engineer California

Accredited Test Engineer

LEED AP Certification

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS/COURSES

NEC Compliance & Inspections (Industrial, Commercial, Hospitality)

Photo Voltaic Systems Implementation and Inspection Requirements

Mission Critical Applications

Increased Reliability Solutions in Data Centers Power Supplies

Modular Power Sources

OTHER SKILLS

AutoCAD (general & MEP)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

SKM Power Tools (Short-Circuit Calculation, Power Flow Analysis, Arc-Flash,

Protective Device Coordination)

PV Syst - Photovoltaic Performace Analysis

REFERENCES

On Request

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Commercial/Office/Institutional/Industrial :

Deloitte & Touche (San Jose, CA) Office Space renovation, including: Power

distribution, lighting, HVAC, communications, Emergency Power for Computer

systems, Fire Alarm

Piper Rudnick (San Francisco, CA): Office Space renovation, including:

Power distribution, lighting, HVAC, communications, Emergency Power for

Computer systems, Fire Alarm

Lockheed Martin (Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, CA): Various projects

(offices, laboratories, data centers, emergency generators + UPS systems,

equipment replacement (including in clean environments), Code compliance

evaluation of campus-wide distribution systems (short circuit and

interconnection evaluation and calculation)

BAE Systems (Santa Clara, CA): Remodeling of office areas, kitchen,

cafeteria, including power and lighting, HVAC, FA)

Northrop Gruman (Sacramento, CA): Various laboratory, office and

manufacturing spaces.

Philips Call Center (Foster City, CA): Remodeling of office and computer

rooms including power, lighting, emergency power, FA, HVAC.

Philips Lumileds (Sunnyvale): Replacement of equipment.

Nanosolar (San Jose, CA): Installation of equipment for solar cell tests,

including power distribution and lighting.

Solyndra (Fremont, CA): Electrical distribution system (preliminary design)

and final verification.

Tesla (Palo Alto, CA): Power distribution and illumination of industrial

areas.

Healthcare:

Kaiser Hospitals & Medical Office Buildings(San Jose, Fremont, San

Francisco, Sacramento, CA): Various projects in both hospital areas and

medical office buildings including power distribution (normal, life safety,

critical, equipment branches), laboratories, MRA, emergency generator

system replacement, etc.

Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose, CA): MRI lab (power, lighting, HVAC, FA)

Valley Care Hospital (Pleasanton-Livermore, CA): Oncology department

(power, lighting, HVAC, FA)

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (Palo Alto, CA): Dialysis section

(power, lighting, HVAC, FA)

Veterans Hospital (Sacramento, CA): Upgrade of power distribution system

High Tech:

Apple Computers (Cupertino, CA): Upgrade of test labs (Power distribution

redesign).

Marvell Semiconductors: Modernization of various industrial areas including

power, lighting, HVAC, FA, communications.

Equinix (Santa Clara, CA): Data center including power, lighting, HVAC, FA,

emergency systems (generator, UPS)

Cisco Systems (Sunnyvale, CA): Various projects (modernization of computer

rooms, rebalancing load (normal and emergency), office space, cafeteria,

etc

Savvis Communications (Santa Clara, CA) : Data center including power,

lighting, HVAC, FA, emergency systems (generator, UPS)

Honeywell (Newcastle, DE): Data center including power, lighting, HVAC, FA,

emergency systems (generator, UPS)

Verizon Communications (Newark, CA): Power redistribution, load balancing

ATP Electronics (Sunnyvale, CA): Remodeling of office and equipment test

areas including power, lighting, HVAC, FA.

Agilent (Campbell, CA): Equipment replacement

Pharmaceutical/Labs:

PDL BioPharma (Redwood City, CA): New headquarter (3x 5 store buildings)

consisting of offices, clean labs, computer data rooms, including power

distribution (normal/emergency), lighting, HVAC, FA, emergency generators.

JDS Uniphase (San Jose, Santa Rosa): Renovation of different clean lab

areas, including power, lighting, HVAC, FA

Jackson Laboratories (Sacramento, CA): West Coast Headquarter consisting of

office space, laboratories, vivariums, clean areas, emergency power

generation.

Abbott Pharm (Menlo Park, CA): Renovation of various spaces consisting of

office space, labs, auxiliary, including power, lighting, HVAC, FA.

Educational:

Schools in various Bay Area school districts. Projects included power,

lighting, HVAC, FA, for classrooms, labs, gymnasiums, restrooms, etc.

Photovoltaic Systems:

Rio Mesa(Oxnard, CA) High School, various schools in the San Ramon Unified

School District, Mission College, West Valley College, DeAnza College,

Mammoth Lake Water District, CA, Tropicana/Pepsi (LA, CA) States Logistics

(Buena Park, CA), Los Medanos (Pittsburg,CA): Complete design (DC, AC, HV,

communications)

SG2 - (Imperial County, CA), Spectrum (AZ), Lagunas (Chile), Sonora

(Mexico), Ramey (Puerto Rico), Cedar (Utah), Gila Bend (AZ), Crocker

(Sacramento, CA), Wistaria (CA), Macho Springs (TX): Design of DC, AC,

MV/HV distribution, connection to utility, communication.



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