Experience
Electrical Consultants, Inc., Billings, MT
Associate Engineer I, January 2024 – Present
Design Engineer III, October 2020 – December 2023
- Performs detailed electrical design for renewable 34.5/345 kV GSU substations
- Oversees and guides physical designs for substations
- Responsible for facility rating studies according to FAC-008
- Responsible for design calculations (such as Load, Ampacity, Battery Size, Voltage Drop, Conduit Fill, & Lightning Protection)
- Learned Visual Lighting Software and is responsible for creating substation lighting plans per NESC
- Participates in QA/QC reviews to ensure submittals are functional & safe
- Created a CSI MasterFormat version of ECI’s standard construction specification
- Responsible for communications diagrams and IED connections
- Learning and responsible for SCADA system design and programming
- Directly involved in detailed substation design for projects bringing over 2 GW of cumulative wind generation online
- Travels to completed sites to perform construction walkdowns and generate punch lists
- Responsible for data collection to support NERC CIP studies
Philips, Research and Development, ECR, Bothell, WA
Senior Electrical Development Engineer, March 2019 – September 2020
- Working to sustain and update the design of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
- Following 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, IEC 60601-1, Design Controls, and cGxP
- R&D Lead for an AED redesign for RoHS 3 and due to component obsolescence
- Remotely leading a cross-functional team averaging 9 engineers plus external development partners
- Defining and coordinating contract design and manufacturing work across multiple global teams
- R&D Hardware Lead for a CAPA related patient monitor and defibrillator design change
- Responsible for EMC test definition, tool creation, and test execution per IEC 60601-2-4, CISPR 11, and other related standards
Bently Nevada (Baker Hughes, a GE Company), Minden, NV
NPI/NTI Electrical Engineer, September 2017 – March 2019
- Part of one full NPI cycle
- Architected and wrote an advanced GUI for sensor research and data analytics using C# with MATLAB .NET integration
- Architected the grounding scheme for a next generation monitoring platform
- Updated existing products for RoHS compliance and component obsolescence
- Wrote and executed comprehensive test plans that included HALT and temperature testing to ensure vibration sensor performance and quality
- Gained additional experience with BJT operation
Custom Products Team Lead, November 2016 – September 2017
- Managed a multidisciplinary team of 16 engineers
- Increased team revenue for 2017 by over 40%
- Was responsible for task assignments and creating/maintaining metrics tracking
- Attended CIR meetings and directed work to resolve major customer issues
- Created department training program and successfully on-boarded 12 engineers
- Acted as the technical owner for the Custom Products hierarchy of products
- Screened new cases for feasibility and reviewed outgoing quotes
Custom Products Electrical Engineer, January 2015 – November 2016
- Designed hardware modifications to standard product
- Modified analog filters and power supplies to function with third party transducers
- Used standard lab equipment (DMMs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.) to test, troubleshoot, and validate modifications
- Designed, built, debugged, and tested a prototype, battery powered, external signal conditioner for portable use
- Designed, built, debugged, and tested a prototype MEMS accelerometer interface module with onboard hardware integration
- Worked closely with overseas teams to develop software modifications
- Worked with customers to define requirements and specifications
- Generated and provided quotes to customers for modifications
- Worked closely with planning and supply chain to introduce new products into manufacturing’s routing and workflows
- Provided advanced level technical support for internal and external customers
- Worked on continuous improvement projects such as asset and specification management initiatives
- Participated in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt initiatives
Bently Nevada (GE Oil & Gas – Digital Solutions), Minden, NV
Infra Engineering Co-op/Intern, May 2014 – August 2014
- Designed a manufacturing power supply test fixture for AC & DC power supplies to test voltage levels, current draw, load steps, and overload/overvoltage protection
- Designed a board test / HASS backplane for distributing power to monitoring system cards
Education
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2010 – 2014
Certifications
- OSHA 30
- First Aid, CPR, & AED
- Passed FE Exam
- Bently Nevada Machinery Diagnostics
- GE Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma
Skills
Power Engineering
- Wind, Solar, & BESS GSU Substation Design
- Detailed electrical design 34.5 & 345 kV
- QA/QC
- System Integration / SCADA
- Design calcs (load, ampacity, voltage drop, lightning protection, battery sizing, conduit fill)
- Visual Lighting 2020
- FAC-008 Facility Rating Studies
- SEL AcSELerator RTAC & Diagram Builder
- NovaTech NCD
- MODBUS, DNP3.0, SEL Protocol, HMIs
- Doble F6150e Power System Simulator
- Fall of Potential Testing
Assembly and Test
- Soldering (and rework)
- Temperature testing
- EE lab equipment (DMM, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers)
- EMC testing
Electrical Design Engineering
- Altium Designer
- Mentor Xpedition
- Schematic capture
- PCB layout
- Circuit design and simulation (LTspice, Tina-TI)
- Analog front end signal conditioning
- Operational amplifiers
- Tolerance analysis
Microsoft Office
- MS Excel (Pivot Tables, data queries, database integration, dashboards, macros)
- MS Word (database integration, macros)
- MS Visio
- MS Outlook
- MS Project
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Software Development
- Transact-SQL
- C# – WPF/MVVM
- MS SQL Server (relational database design)
- MS Visual Studio
- Git version control
- MATLAB (including .NET integration)
- SciChart (advanced charting API for C#)
Medical Devices
- 21 CFR Part 820
- ISO 13485
- Design controls
Other
- Design verification
- Project and schedule management
- SAP ERP
- Data analytics and visualization
- Rack based monitoring
- Industrial and vibration monitoring
- Vibration transducer theory and testing (including eddy current)
- CSI MasterFormat