Charles S.
Electrical Engineer (PE licensed in several states)
Over seventeen years of experience designing, specifying, modeling, analyzing, and project management of large and complex electrical networks and infrastructures for heavy industrial facilities and utilities, including substations, refineries, and chemical processing plants. Led electrical project management efforts, including planning, budgeting, resource utilization, compliance, constructability reviews, contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance and safety. Skilled at advanced engineering studies, including stability, reliability, operational efficiency, transient analysis, load flow, system protection, short circuit, and coordination among others. Proficient in all aspects of instrumentation and controls lifecycles, including control strategy development, contract drawings and documents, instrumentation specification, PLC/PAC programming, HMI/SCADA programming, system troubleshooting, and commissioning Experienced at developing training, basis-of-design documents, procedures, predictive and preventative processes, and safe work documents to drive safety, reliability, and efficiency. Skilled at writing subject matter expert level reports to effectively communicate findings, summarize conclusions, and provide recommendations for improvement based on engineering studies and empirical data.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $7.3k
Billed in all: $19,394$19k
$561 in the last 6 months
Across 14 contracts
Across 37 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 10% in Autodesk AutoCAD
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