Professional Achievments

• Provided leadership of the Switchgear and of the Equipment Engineering department of Hydro One in supporting the specification, acquisition, installation and operation of HV circuit breakers and other station apparatus.
• Completed an asset condition assessment in mid 2003, of a third generation 550 kV GIS installed on the output of a nuclear generating station operated by a US utility.
• Acquisition, application and maintenance process for HV circuit breakers and other electrical system elements and equipment with the objective of achieving lowest life cycle cost in accordance with industry best practices.
• Successfully initiated efforts to reduce transformer station costs by integrating station switchgear and P&C equipment in a safe and cost effective manner.
• Succeeded in reducing costs of major electrical equipment by implementing cost effective acquisition processes such as strategic alliances, blanket orders, broadening competition and standardizing specifications and requirements.
• Managed CIGRE worldwide survey of GIS manufacturers and users in 1992 and published results, which established benchmark data for twenty five years of service experience of HV and EHV GIS.

Experience

2002-Present
Consultant

Provided consulting services to the electric utility and equipment manufacturing sector including, condition assessment, marketing assistance, surveillance of manufacturing, testing and installation of EHV GIS projects and failure analysis of HV circuit breakers. 

2000 – 2002
Manager, Equipment Engineering -Equipment and Materials Department, Ontario Hydro

Managed a Department with the following accountabilities:

• Development and management of major component acquisition programs such as circuit breakers, power transformers, capacitor banks and integrated switchgear (building and control packages).
• Provision of technical expertise and specifications for all major components of the transmission and distribution substations.
• Feasibility studies and estimates for major system expansion projects.
• International projects- Life Cycle Management of Switching Equipment (Eskom, South Africa) and China Light and Power, System Development of Singapore PUB System and GIS Installation for Entergy, USA.

1983 - 1999
Supervisor - Switchgear, Equipment and Materials Department, Ontario Hydro

• Supervised section acting as primary technical resource, requisitioning and purchasing of HV and LV switchgear
• Developed and implemented cost effective blanket purchase order programs for HV and LV switchgear
• Succeeded in reducing costs of major electrical equipment by over 25% since the 1980s by implementing cost effective acquisition processes such as strategic alliances, blanket orders, broadening competition and standardizing specifications and requirements.

1982 - 1983
Senior Design Engineer Specialist, Equipment and Materials Departments, Ontario Hydro

• Engineered and acquired MV, HV and EHV switchgear and other equipment while introducing new technologies and improving reliability.
• Prepared quality engineering procedures for acquisition and installation of HV Switchgear.
• Investigated equipment failures and recommended design improvements
• Developed and implemented standardized equipment specifications

1970 - 1981
Technologist, Stations Design and Equipment and Materials Departments, Ontario Hydro

• Prepared technical specifications for HV switchgear, GIS and other equipment.  Administered contracts for purchase of the equipment and dealt with design, performance and warranty issues
• Completed designs of new HV substation facilities.