Engineer Electrical
Resume:
Matthew Woodhead
Chicago, IL 60622
630-***-**** • ************@**.***
Summary
Electrical Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience in the power industry. Highly skilled in electrical controls troubleshooting, RCA, project design, electrical safety and supporting O&M tasks. Progressed through the new engineer training program ahead of schedule and exceeded all milestones.
Professional Experience
Midwest Generation in Chicago, IL 2008-Present
Senior Process Engineer, Crawford Station 2011-Present
Handled all day-to-day activities relating to O&M support, NERC compliance, equipment reliability, project design/installation and equipment reliability, February 2011-Present.
Process Engineer, Fisk Station 2009-2011
Handled all day-to-day activities relating to O&M support, NERC compliance, equipment reliability, project design/installation and equipment reliability, November 2009-February 2011.
Process Engineer, Crawford Station 2008-2009
Rapidly progressed through a training role from January 2008 to November 2009 under Electrical Process Specialist.
Special Projects
• Lead engineer for the restoration of a 4kV bus after a circuit breaker fire at Crawford Station in 2011.
• Lead engineer for the installation of a new digital Automatic Voltage Regulator system at Crawford Station in 2011.
• Assisted lead engineer during disaster recovery from a flood of the turbine basement containing eight sets of 480V switchgear, controls systems, PLC’s and more than 100 electric motors at Crawford Station in 2010.
• Lead engineer for the installation of a fiberglass filler tooth in generator stator end iron at Fisk Station in 2010.
• Assisted lead engineer with installation of a 4kV electric barge unloader and associated distribution and controls equipment for coal handling at Crawford Station in 2009.
Continuing Education
• Arc Flash Hazard Analysis by University of Wisconsin in 2008
• Revolutionary Machines Seminar by Doble Engineering in 2008
• Basic Relay Maintenance by AVO Training Institute in 2008
• DC Battery and Bus Ground Detection by Jim Kugler in 2009
• Power System Analysis by University of Wisconsin in 2009
• Excitation and Voltage Regulation by Excitation System Services in 2010
• Fundamentals of Power Transformer O&M by Izzytech in 2011
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago 2003-2007
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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