Electrical Engineer Project

JAMES A. CARPENTER, SR., PAGE *

**** ** **** ******* *** A | Kansas City, MO 64154 | 816-***-**** | *****************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Project Management

Maintenance & Repair

Scheduling & Planning

Pre-Inspection Planning

Engineering Assessments

Regulatory Compliance

Preventative Maintenance

Contract Management

Work Management Processes

Quality Control Issues

Hands-on electrical engineer with 20+ years of experience leading all phases of the project management lifecycle. Expertise in improving operating efficiency and effectiveness on cross-functional engineering project teams. Completed a diverse range of energy projects for clients and military outfits across the globe.

Exceptional supervisory experience with a proven ability to lead engineering and electrical teams through various inspections and repair processes. Highly skilled in scheduling, coordinating, and executing jobs and maintaining effective controls to ensure compliance with project schedules and budgets.

Demonstrated capacity to plan, support, and oversee electrical control projects, which includes development of work instruction, coordination of tooling, and communication of requirements to field engineers and technicians.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

NORDIC WINDPOWER, USA INC., KANSAS CITY, MO 2011-2012

Electrical Engineer

Electrical engineering and design for 1MW two bladed wind turbines providing renewable utility scaled energy to community, industrial, and small wind farms. Nordic Windpower was a developer of technology and manufacturer of innovative, two-bladed wind turbines for the rapidly expanding global wind market in accordance with IEC, IEEE and NEC standards.

Select highlights included:

• Headed up reliability team to improve operations, reliability and availability of global wind turbine fleet. Conducted and provided guidance on root cause analysis of failed electrical and mechanical equipment.

• Commissioned 1MW wind turbines and provided field service support to technicians and contractors.

• Manager of operations monitoring center, provided service support to improve operations, reliability and availability of global wind turbine fleet.

• Requisition engineer providing consultancy services to wind developers, involving feasibility studies, micro-siting, and wind farm infrastructure design.

• Company representative responsible for developing and improving rapport with current and potential clients.

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, LAVERGNE, TN 2010-2011

Electrical Application Engineer (Contractor)

Application engineering and design activities for the construction and pre-commissioning of metering systems (electrical, water, gas and steam) for US Naval bases. Compilation of raw field survey data to develop detailed design packages for various naval bases.

Select highlights included:

• Demonstrated capacity to interpret data to devise solutions to engineering challenges; completing site survey reports, preliminary engineering design and final engineering design.

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task for several project sites in various developmental phases.

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MIDDOUGH CONSULTING, Holland, OH 2006 – 2010

Electrical Engineer

Lead engineering and design activities for the construction and pre-commissioning of low-to-medium-voltage refinery electrical systems. Oversaw all engineering studies, scheduling, preparation of specifications, client/vendor specifications and drawing review, construction cost estimating, drafting (manual & AutoCAD), and on-site construction assistance to deliver projects on time and under budget.

Select highlights included:

• Demonstrated capacity to devise innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges; completed the Wash Pad Project at the BP Toledo Refinery four weeks ahead of schedule and under budget.

• Orchestrated electrical engineering design, record drawings and field construction assistance for the BP Toledo Refinery 2009 Waste Water Treatment I&C Upgrade Project.

• Installed a diverse range of transformers, switchgears, MCC, UPS, motors, lighting, grounding, heat trace, cathodic protection, cable trays, duct banks, conduits & fiber optic cable in accordance with NEC, NESC, NFPA 70E, API, and refinery practice standards.

DAIMLER CHRYSLER, Toledo, OH 1993 – 2006

Technician II

Administered and controlled practices in the areas of safety, team relations, quality, cost, organization, and delivery targets for the Chassis Department. Facilitated training programs in JIT, lean manufacturing, and smart manufacturing to improve quality, productivity, and efficiency throughout the department. Developed technical solutions and solved quality-related problems while minimizing cost and schedule impact.

OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, Walbridge, OH 1987 – 2008

Senior Technical Engineer / Staff Sergeant

Contributed to operations and design management projects for the unit charged with controlling engineer assets that provided the full spectrum of counter-mobility, mobility, survivability, and general engineering services.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master of Science in Management / Project Management

COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Colorado Springs, CO

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH

Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Electrical

OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Toledo, OH

Additional Training and Certifications in:

Project Management Change Management Business Management

Construction Surveyor Materials Quality Control Engineer Technician

OTHER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Autocad, Elecworks, PSpice(circuit design & simulation), & Frame Maker

Programming experience includes: Basic, C++, Cobol, Fortran, Matlab, Visual Basic, Assembly Language & Ladder Logic

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