Resume

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