Thomas

9/9/2015
Louisville, KY

Position Desired

Electrical Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full-time position with a business that can utilize my training in electrical engineering and experience with industrial electrical maintenance and power distribution as well as offer future management opportunities.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Dow Corning Corporation, Carrollton, KY, June 2013-Present
Electrical Reliability Engineer
- Maintain the reliability and continued operation of the power distribution system and electrical infrastructure
- Interact with electricians, schedulers, engineers, and other personnel on a daily basis to support maintenance efforts
- Oversee motor repair and documentation program for ~1000 installed motors and ~150 spare motors
- Lead electrical safety committee meetings to discuss and solve electrical hazard concerns
- Issue energized work permits for electricians to perform maintenance on live electrical equipment
- - Utilize ETAP to calculate arc flash values for the permit
- Write standard operating procedures to guide the energization/de-energization and distribution switching of plant processes
- Audit, review and create electrical safety maintenance procedures
- Apply change management procedures for alterations involving electrical equipment and infrastructure
- Identify new technologies and products which could benefit reliability or safety
- - Interact with vendors to schedule informational meetings
- Audit and update electrical data stored in SAP
- - Includes motors, variable frequency drives, heat trace, switchgear
- Perform root cause investigations for system and equipment failures
- Sponsor and support capital improvement projects
- Interact with local utility for maintenance activities, account changes and rate adjustments
- Manage electric power usage data for trending and analysis

Bradford White Corporation, Middleville, MI, Summer 2011
Research & Development Technician Intern
- Constructed prototype water heaters
- Tested water heaters for regulation compliance and to confirm nameplate performance
- Assisted the quality control department with ensuring components met specification
- Fabricated custom parts in machine shop

Shipping and Logistics Intern, Middleville, MI, Summer 2009, Summer 2010
- Oversaw the setup of LTL truckloads
- Tracked and logged damaged product reports
- Logged trucking fleet hours
- Contributed to warehouse storage and shipping workflow optimization


PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Compressor Motor Upgrade, Dow Corning Corporation, 2014-2015
Worked with capital engineering group to upgrade two critical compressor motors and their associated motor starters and protection relays. Determined specifications for new motors and developed protection settings for new relays.

Standardization for Asphyxiation/Hazardous Area Ventilation Monitoring, Dow Corning Corporation, 2014-2015
Participated in a multi-site team to determine and document the best practices for monitoring ventilation in hazardous areas.

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