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2012-Present LIPA /
NationalGrid
Long Island, NY
Senior Field Supervisor, Operations
Substation Protection & Telecommunications
An integral part of the Substation, Protection and Telecommunication
team supporting the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) management of
substation daily activities and contracted assignments located in one of
four operating yards: Hewlett, Hicksville, Brentwood and Riverhead,
covering all areas of Long Island.
Duties include but are not limited to: supervising
of all district electrical maintenance, electrical construction and
emergency repair of substation equipment, assigned electric equipment in
Gas and Electric Production Plants, Operating Headquarters, networks,
consumer equipment as requested, as well as new capital construction
projects.
Supervising of all district Structural Service Section
crews engaged in foundations, painting, buildings, fences, and grounds
maintenance work, coordination of various contractor work with in
substations.
Enforcement of policies in the areas of accident
prevention, sick leave, suggestions, tools and equipment, personnel
development. Maintaining cost
controls and productivity. Preparing of reports as required.
Assigned to System stand-by supervisor duties on
scheduled basis. Assigned to storm restoration duties as needed during
severe weather conditions which may compromise the electrical system.
Supervising the use and
interpretation of results associated with sophisticated instrumentation
including Turn Test Ratio, Ducter, Double Power Factor, Megger, Digital,
Vertical and Rotary Circuit Breaker Performance Analyzers, Dielectric
Testers, total combustible gas detectors, and all conventional instruments
including ammeters, voltmeters, ohmeters, analyzing, etc.
2004 – Present C.R Electrical Contracting, Inc.
Long Island, NY
President/ Licensed Master Electrician
Responsible for maintaining the daily
operations of an electrical company. Tasks included, but were not limited
to: Planning and layout of multiple projects, reading prints, setting up
time lines, preparing bids, as well as coordinating with utilities and
other trades to meet specified project deadlines in a timely fashion.
Direct and supervise employees in the installation, maintenance, and repair
of high voltage electrical wiring, electronic equipment and related devices
in a safe work environment. Extensive knowledge of NEC, electrical theory
and codes relevant to industrial, commercial and residential
applications.
Performed business management duties such as maintaining records and
files, as well as preparing estimates and invoices. Overall knowledge of
budget practices, material procurement, work area safety and contract
negotiations essential to daily corporate operations.
Coordinated regularly with LIPA ED&C departments to schedule
inspections for new service installations, transformer bank installations,
etc.
2011 Port
Authority of NY & NJ (PATH) Jersey City, NJ
High Voltage Cable Splicer
Responsible for the installation,
troubleshooting, and repair of high voltage 650VDC traction and negative
return cables, 4KV/15KV/27KV high tension AC feeder cables, and 130VDC
control cables routed through manholes & conduits between substations
throughout the PATH system.
Under the supervision of an Electrical Foreman,
the Cable Splicer will locate faults using Meggers and High Pot testers on
EPR, rubber, and PILC lead sheathed cable. Install, remove, rack, splice,
& arc-proof high, medium, and low voltage DC & AC power cables. The
Cable Splicer also cleans and maintains tunnel cable, pull chambers,
installs and splices new DC & AC power cables, potheads and
terminations into switchgear and rectifiers. The duties of a Cable
Splicer also necessitate working with propane torches while splicing on the
high-tension cable system, splicing cables with heat shrink as well as hot
lead compounds, application of protective grounding to de-energized cables
and requires ability to work from heights and in confined spaces in
manholes and substations.
2009 –
2011
MTA NYC
Transit
Brooklyn, NY
Power Cable Maintainer/Splicer
Responsible for
the installation, troubleshooting and repair of high voltage 600VDC
traction feeders and negative return cable systems in manholes running
between generating plants, substations, and circuit breaker houses.
Installation, splice, and testing of 130VDC control cables and low voltage
telecommunications cables throughout subway system.
Installed and
spliced 1 5/8” antenna cable in tunnels
Installation
of TTB, CTB, and BTB in manholes and along benchwall
Installation of
hangers and arms to rack newly installed cables
Using tone
generators, TDR, and meggers to locate faults in cables
Talking out
control/telephone cables to ensure proper splicing of pairs
Installed and
spliced 2KCmil cable for 600VDC traction and negative return
Mounted and
installed buss bars for negative return and equalization
Installed and
spliced 2/0 & 4/0 130VDC battery cables
Duties also
included and were not limited to: Calling into
trainmaster and tower to set up train flagging and speed restriction in work
area on active subway tracks, manhole surveying, job surveys with MS-1,
Access & Protection for contractors working in designated areas where
damage to cable could occur, working from bucket trucks on elevated
structures.
2008 – 2009 Consolidated Edison Company of
NY New York, NY
General Utility Worker/Cable Splicer
Job duties were
performed throughout the ConEdison underground electric distribution
system. The primary voltages that were utilized ranged from 3 phase, 4KV to
33KV delta primary, with 3 phase, 4KV and 27 KV as the operating voltages
in my coverage area. The secondary voltages utilized were 3 phase,
120/240VAC.
Duties also
included and were not limited to:
Working in
confined space manholes, vaults, and service boxes
Setting up safe
work area on sidewalks, or in traffic
Wearing proper
PPE; harness, vest, hard hat, FR clothing, etc
Checking for
hazardous gas readings
Preparing joint
sleeves for splices
Working on live
secondary mains and services
Tying in
transformers on primary and secondary sides
Knot tying,
Rigging
Working from
aerial bucket
Spearing cable to
safely ensure that cable is de-energized before handling
Re-vamping
manholes
Removal of lead
wiped joints
1999 –
2004 IBEW Local
25 Long Island, NY
Electrical/Telecom Journeyman
Responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of
electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures in Commercial, Residential, and
Industrial applications.
Installation of Security, Fire, Access, and
CCTV systems in Residential/Commercial/Industrial applications
Installation of Voice/Data network cabling,
POTS, PBX, DSL, ADSL, HDSL
Installation of underground OSP Fiber Optic
Cable and Inner-duct systems.
Installation of DC power systems, rectifiers,
grounding for Telecommunications.
Installation of Fujitsu & Nortel OC-48 and
OC-192 systems over SONET for Bell Atlantic/Verizon Central Office
Diagnosed malfunctioning systems, apparatus,
and components using testing equipment to locate the cause and rectify
various problems.
Electrical Journeyman, working from schematics
and technical drawings, performing the installation, inspection, testing,
repair, and maintenance of high-voltage power distribution systems,
high-voltage industrial power cables, and high-voltage power cables routed
through conduit in manholes.
1996-1998
Amtrak
Penn Station, NY
ET High Tension Lineman
Responsible for
the construction and maintenance of overhead electrical lines along
railroad tracks and between substations ranging from 6.9KV signal lines,
12.5KV overhead distribution lines, as well as 138KV tower transmission
lines.
Installed,
maintained, spliced and repaired power feeder cable systems, both aerial
and underground, between generating plants, substations, and circuit
breaker houses.
Duties also
included and were not limited to: climbing poles
or towers with gaffs or pole skates, using “hot sticks” to test aerial
cables and apply personal grounds, rigging and knot tying, working
with cranes, cutting steel with oxy-acetylene torches, hanging cross arms
and mounting transformers, cutting in transformer banks, reading and
interpreting “plates” that illustrated electrical schematics, pole and
disconnect locations, as well as communicating with the Power Director for
authorization of line clearances to de-energize and energize
transmission lines that needed maintenance.
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