John F. Wade, Ph.D., P.E.

Electrical Engineer at GEM Technology International Corp.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Civil Engineering
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Electrical Engineer
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      Laboratory Modernization Division - Capital Projects Electrical engineering and project oversight for campus-wide new construction, remodeling, and renovation. Laboratory Modernization Division - Capital Projects Electrical engineering and project oversight for campus-wide new construction, remodeling, and renovation.

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Senior Electrical Systems Engineer
      • Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Advisory Engineer
      • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • Sep 2015 - Jan 2021

      Supervising and coaching junior Electrical Engineering staff and Designer/Draftsman, directing the work of contract EE consultant. Providing PE oversight required for professional registration of EE Engineers In Training.

      • May 2014 - Sep 2019

      Prepared electrical and lighting remodel and upgrade designs for various areas in the Plant, including meeting rooms, laboratories, and site. Supported and assisted plant-wide lighting upgrade to LED. Prepared numerous electrical safety upgrades, eliminating outdated legacy installations.Leading Electrical Infrastructure Working Group in developing long-range goals and plans for facility modernization and capital improvements.Designed and supervised implementation of grounding and instrumentation wiring upgrades in liquid and gas bulk chemical storage tank farm.Designed major upgrade to industrial waste water treatment in order to centralize and modernize facility operations, improve usability and maintainability, and increase efficiency and operator safety.Designed and supported numerous Decommissioning & Demolition small projects. Aided in removal of legacy systems abandoned-in-place by identifying candidates, preparing D & D plans, securing appropriate funding, and ushering work through to completion. Show less

      • Dec 2010 - May 2014

      Instrumentation and Control System primary contact for Rotor Balancing operations, providing Electrical Engineering expertise through all aspects of sub-system implementation for thermal, vacuum, power, pneumatic, fluid flow, pumps, and pressure.• Led implementation of design improvements and re-engineering, yielding over $1.1M in projected savings and cost avoidance.• Instituted numerous operations and infrastructure improvements, including electronic procedures system, electronic console logging and anomaly reporting, operator training plan and coursework, and central team data repository. Show less

    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • 2008 - 2010

      Performed flight operations coordination and integration support and interface between First Stage Project and higher level teams, including:• Vehicle Systems Management, Test Verification Requirements, and Integrated Mission Timeline Planning.

      • 2006 - 2008

      Led and participated in implementation of Space Station International Procedure Viewer (iPV) electronic procedure creation / viewing system at MSFC.• Coordinated multiple teams across various NASA centers, trained authors and users, and managed schedule and reporting.• Wrote authoring tool user manual used at all NASA centers and by international partners.• Developed and provided computer-based training and classroom instruction for authors and procedure viewer users, both local and remote. Show less

      • 2000 - 2006

      Operations Controller:Led three other cadre positions plus international science payload teams to ensure successful implementation of the payload operations timeline.• Coordinated and performed payload research, document preparation, and safety reviews.• Directly supported on-orbit operations in the ground control center, including real-time communication with science partners and astronauts.• Created and deployed web-based Payload Anomaly Report system used by MSFC and payload science teams.Payload Rack Engineer:• Monitored and controlled real-time resources to Space Station U.S. Laboratory equipment racks and science experiments.• Created operations documentation and procedures, and performed procedure reviews.• Supported on-orbit science payload research from the ground control center by tracking and controlling power, thermal, and communication resources. Show less

  • United Controls Corporation
    • Huntsville, Alabama
    • Senior Systems Engineer / Technical Lead
      • 1987 - 2000

      United Controls Corporation (UCC) provided control system solutions for a wide variety of customers include municipal fresh water, wastewater treatment, natural gas distribution, electric power distribution, and HVAC. Oversaw technical work of the engineering team, fabrication and field technicians, and CAD drafting team in industrial instrumentation and control system group. • Developed ISA process and instrumentation (P & ID) diagrams using AutoCAD. • Designed and implemented PLC and RTU software for SCADA and DCS applications. • Created user interface systems, specified instrumentation. • Supervised and performed mechanical and electrical fabrication, and performed field commissioning and troubleshooting. • Oversaw in-house compliance with U.L. 508A and 698A standards, including Class 1 Div. I /II / III explosive environments. Enforced National Electrical Code, thermal design requirements, and human factors considerations. Show less

Education

  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering - Fire Protection
    2017 - 2020
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Master's Degree, ECE - Control Theory
    1989 - 1996
  • Tennessee Technological University
    BS, Electrical Engineering - Controls
    1979 - 1984

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