Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Technical Team Lead

• Sep 2022 - Present

Electrical Commissioning Engineer

• Sep 2020 - Sep 2022

Electrical Systems Commissioning Engineer at Hood Patterson & Dewar

• Jul 2018 - Mar 2020

HP&D has delivered best-in-class electrical and civil engineering services since 1947, designing and evaluating vital electrical infrastructures for companies. • I worked with UPS systems, emergency power systems, PLC controls, static transfer switches, distributing generation interconnects, new equipment electrical testing, and maintenance testing in active data centers. • I assisted data center operators in operating procedure creation and execution. • I developed new scripts for commissioning of electrical equipment. • I trained data center operators and HP&D personnel. • I worked with hyper-scale greenfield data centers and live data center electrical system upgrades. • Work sites included big company names, such as Amazon (Ashburn, VA), Facebook (Social Circle, GA), Iron Mountain (Manassas, VA), AT&T (Irvine, CA), Verizon (Ashburn, VA), Cloud HQ (Ashburn, VA), Equinix (Ashburn, VA), and Capital One (Richmond, VA). Show less

Critical Facilities Power and Space Technician

• Sep 2016 - Jul 2018

Working for the America's fifth-largest consumer bank and eighth-largest bank overall:• I was responsible for data center planning relating to power and space for existing and new hardware builds.• I successfully coordinated server and network migrations with collocation customers and led physical migrations during the scheduled maintenance windows.• I verified that projects and tasks performed by other data center technicians met company standards.• I consistently updated documentation for new data center procedures on the company.• I managed infrastructure projects assigned to the data center team by making sure that new server racks were properly cabled and PDUs installed, adhering to company standards.• I built process improvement through database driven applications.• I administered and managed the enterprise Data Center InfrastructureManagement Application.• I monitored and maintained enterprise DCiM monitoring application,including the continuous development of new custom features and reports,increasing team efficiency and standardizing enterprise reporting.• I identified at risk power draw and planned remediation procedures,coordinating with platform owners and the operations teams to ensure approvals through Change Management, and successful event implementation.• I planned decommissioning and removal of unused equipment within legacy data halls, creating savings in power, cooling, and monthly maintenance costs. Show less

Facility Hardware Planner

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2016

Working for the America's fifth-largest consumer bank and eighth-largest bank overall, my responsibilities included:• Production equipment support for Facilities operations. Strong technical understanding of architecture and environments supported, to include, configuration and installation of equipment, asset management and recovery, logistics, and network cabling. • Production support activities for facilities operations to ensure the security and stability of the data center environment. Involved in the planning and the development of technical implementation through Agile and KANBAN methodologies. • Installation and configuration of servers (Hewlett Packard, Dell) and data center equipment according to enterprise standards and procedures.• Troubleshoot systems to remediate problems in both system architecture, configuration and cabling.• Thorough understanding of HPSM, Version One, Agile and Kanban methodologies.• Vigilant in the upkeep and integrity of data center standards and development.• Integral in system design improvements and performance enhancements.• Lead and participate in Facilities roadmaps, testing and proof of concepts. Show less

Technical Control Facility Technician Manager

• 2010 - 2012

ITT Exelis is top-tier global aerospace, defense, information and technical services company that leverages a 50-year legacy of deep customer knowledge and technical expertise to deliver affordable, mission-critical solutions for global customers. My responsibilities with ITT follow below: • I supervised four (4) contract technicians at remote site SWA (Afghanistan) • I operated, monitored and secured network, data link, and physical strategic communications, including LAN/WAN networks. • I implemented, configured and operated N.E.T Promina 800 Multiplexer and ancillary equipment. • I performed Cryptographic functions, key implementation, and maintenance on KIV-7M and KG-175 Taclane in accordance with DISA regulation. Show less

NCOIC Technical Control Facility - Technician/Manager

• 2006 - 2008

The Army's Signal Corps supplies information systems and worldwide networks for the Army, the Department of Defense and allied nations in coalition operations. My responsibilities with NCOIC follow below: • I supervised eight (8) technicians in two (2) remote Technical Control and Operations facilities in Southwest Asia (SWA) hostile fire and combat operations areas. • I provided technical and operations communications support to over twenty thousand (20,000) SWA deployed personnel, including senior military and civilian leadership. • I flawlessly performed Top Secret Cryptographic operations in accordance with highly sensitive National Security Agenda and Defense Intelligence Security Agency guidance. • I maintained $13.4M in high value communications systems including N.E.T Promina 800, Canoga Perkins 2240/2270 modems, bulk encryption devices (KIV-19, KG-175, and KIV-7), Campus RS pair gain modems, CV-2048/8448 converters and CTM-100 modems. • I maintained over (five thousand) 5,000 phone lines, (twenty) 20 miles of fiber/copper cable, designed and built IT network cables using DISN (Defense Information Systems Network) standards, operated ISDN Gateway Exchange Switches, Non-Secure internet Protocol routing (NIPR), Secure Internet Protocol Routing (SIPR), and Voice-over-internet Protocol (VOIP). Show less

Network Communications Switch Section Sergeant

• 2003 - 2005

As a Network Communications Switch Section Sergeant, still working for the U.S. Army Signal Corps, my responsibilities were: • I managed the department with a $1,000,000 budget. • I supervised, planned, and conducted technical training in all phases of switch systems network management and operation for over forty (40) personnel. • I developed innovative training program curriculum which cut training timelines by 20% and sharpened combat communications effectiveness by 40%. • I managed assets, equipment, and facilities for seamless operation of call processing and data transfer networks including reliable switch and data communications in support of Joint, Theater, NATO, Echelon-Above-Corps, and Special Operations units in SWA. • I developed curriculum and training simulations for NIPR, SIPR, Defense Red Switch Networks (DRSN), Video-teleconferencing, STU-III, and STEA Secure Phones, KIV-19s, KIV-7s and KG-194s, DNS/DHCP Servers and Exchange, Cisco Routers, Switches, and Firewalls; Promina and FCC-100 Multiplexer/Demultiplexers, USC-60 Satellite Systems, and Firebird and T-BERT Analyzers. Show less

Network Switching Systems Operator/Maintainer

• 1999 - 2002

As a Network Switching Systems Operator/Maintainer working for the U.S. Army Signal Corps, my responsibilities were: • I maintained and operated the AN/TTC-39D secure, long-haul communications system valued at $4M dollars, and used by over 10,000 personnel from tactical unit to command level. Tasks/responsibilities included Network Planning, Database Creation, Configuration Management, and Network Troubleshooting. • I planned, developed, and implemented complex and exacting policies and programs. • I developed precedent setting program support guidance and requirements for contract. • Service replacements and major equipment modifications and upgrades that saved over $3M dollars and reduced operations times by 30%. Show less