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Electrical Engineer III

Name :	Gary Conrad
Industry Type :	Engineers
City & State :	Elkin,NC
Job Title	Electrical Engineer III
Relocation Preferences :	Charlotte, Greensboro,Winston-Salem, Statesville, Hickory, NC
Objective :	Electrical Engineer, Sr EE, Project Manager
Resume :	ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Analysis Design & Testing / Systems & Equipment / Regulatory Compliance / Budgets / Construction Systems Engineering / NERC / NESC & NEC Standards / Relays / Substations / Transmission Distributions Provided both technical engineering and capital analysis and planning critical to the electric services industry. Greatly improved customer service, increased capacity, and reduced outages through the design and update of primary and secondary systems, relay settings for circuit breakers, and transmission lines. Developed coordination studies for distribution circuits, sub-transmission lines, transformers, and circuits. Upgraded system, improving reliability for AEP Appalachian Power Company customers. Brought capital expense work in-house, eliminating $200K consulting fees for Public Works Commission. Converted to higher voltage, enabling AEP Appalachian Power to carry additional service loads. Coordinated regulatory filings for Public Works Commission, ensuring compliance. Key Skills: Performing against tight deadlines. Grasping technical matters quickly. Meeting demanding objectives. In-depth technical knowledge. Ability to get things done quickly. Highly Professional. Recognized authority. Persistent. Precise, logical thinker. Source of ideas that work. BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Physics, North Carolina State University. Highlighted Accomplishments Upgraded system, improving reliability for AEP Appalachian Power Company customers. Municipal power system was failing, and the number and length of outages were increasing. Designed an overhead system to replace the primary underground facilities. Converted underground lines to secondary, replaced transformers with secondary feed, and ran new lines for secondary configuration. Improved service reliability and reduced outages. Brought capital expense work in-house, eliminating $200K consulting fees for Public Works Commission. The commission was dependent upon consultants to perform calculations for capital budgets and area studies. Introduced new software applications to develop template for providing area studies and capital budget improvement information. Converted to higher voltage, enabling AEP Appalachian Power to carry additional service loads. The company had several areas of 30% load growth, causing low voltage and overloaded conditions. Developed studies and justifications to evaluate and support the addition or replacement of lines or insulation. Enabled company to convert these areas to a higher voltage, resulting in no overloaded conditions, and no loss of power. Coordinated regulatory filings for Public Works Commission, ensuring compliance. North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) compliance filings regarding reliability of generation and transmission systems are mandatory. Researched requirements and negotiated with NERC for exemptions. Simplified the procedures, submitted the filings and reduced the associated costs. CAREER SUMMARY Electrical Engineer III, Public Works Commission of Fayetteville, NC. Systems engineer for the electrical division, responsible for operations and performance, generation, transmission and distribution of power, from 1991 to 2006. Conducted load flow and fault studies, calibration and testing for standards compliance. Coordinated and maintained compliance filings and standards. Trained engineers and technicians in National Electrical Safety Codes. Provided transmission and service calculations and information to large commercial customers. Electrical Engineer, AEP Appalachian Power Company. Systems engineer for this unit of American Electric Power to 1991. Converted and updated municipal systems. Created substation and distribution improvement plans and justifications for capital budget inclusion. Maintained codes and standards. Developed switch maintenance program. Provided service information to large commercial customers.