Experience

ElectroNet Group

• New Zealand
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Auckland Market Leader & Principal Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Auckland Market Leader & Senior Engineer

  • Jun 2018 - Present

• Regional Leader (South Island Transmission)

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  I now manage a team of 8 people in the Christchurch office at Mitton ElectroNet. I am responsible for people and performance management for this team and help to ensure the delivery of projects are in line with client expectations and our company standards, with respect to safety, quality, budget and schedule.

• Engineer

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2018

  During her time at Mitton ElectroNet, Rebecca's experience has included protection and operational support, secondary circuit design, protection settings, Power Factory modelling, investigation and documentation of solution study reports, production of Transpower TEES cost estimates and project management. - Owhata Transformer Replacement (2016)Project manager and assistant designer for a Primary design SSR that includes replacement of 2 transformers, installation of 2 DCB’s (& removing associated redundant equipment), producing several layout drawings, fire zones, TEES estimate, construction programme and a line protection replacement.- Henderson 220kV CB462 Line Protection Replacement (2015-2016) Project manager & designer for the line protection replacement of Henderson CB462. The project involved replacing the existing line protection with a dual distance application consisting of a SEL411-L and Siemens 7SA522. Rebecca created the new line protection secondary circuit drawings (based on Transpower standard designs) and modified existing drawings as required. - P545J & P546K Signal Fail Alarm Solution (2015-2016)Rebecca created a service instruction and amended .dnp files and IED schedules to provide a solution to the numerous ‘Signal Fail Alarms’ appearing on Transpower’s network. These alarms were due to the MiCOM relay not resetting the ‘Signal Fail Alarm’ once signalling returned back to service. This project involved the use of Stationware and MiCOM S1 Studio. - Transpower Operational Protection Support (TOPS) Secondment (2014-2015)Seconded to the Transpower Protection and Automation team in an Operational Protection support role for 9 months. Rebecca was responsible for protection outage advice, GXP parallel advice and incident analysis to determine whether protection worked appropriately for unplanned outages/faults. Show less



Beca

• New Zealand
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Power Systems Engineer

  • Dec 2009 - Mar 2014

  -Autosynch (11 sites across New Zealand) Was significantly involved in the secondary design for Bunnythorpe, Clyde and Twizel Autosynch projects. This involved a protection upgrade to SEL421s and the installation of a voltage selection scheme. For the remaining 9 sites I have been acting as assistant JM with significant involvement in managing deliverables, budgets and contractor queries. -Kincraig 132 kV Capacitor Bank Installation, ETSA, 2012 During a three month secondment to Beca’s Melbourne Power team I was able to assist & later become significantly involved in the installation of a 15 MVAR, 132 kV Capacitor Bank at Kincraig Substation. This involved secondary system modifications including: Installation of 1 x 132kV Capacitor Bank protection panel Design/engineering of POW relay into ElectraNet’s Standard scheme Modification to Keith Line protection panel to exclude Capbank from line protection Installation of voltage change over for SCADA metering Provide safety interlocking for Capacitor Bank fencing -Halfway Bush High Impedance 110 kV Busbar Protection Settings, Transpower, 2011-2012 Assisted in the preparation of MFAC14 and MVTP11 settings for the 110 kV high impedance bus zone and CB fail schemes in accordance with Transpower’s setting requirements. -Bromley 11kV Switchboard Replacement, Transpower, 2011 Was significantly involved in the design for the implementation of a new ABB REB103 11kV bus zone protection scheme, designed new 125V DC circuits and associated cabinets for an 11kV Switchboard Replacement. Designed the interface between the existing 66kV Transformer protection scheme and the new 11kV Switchboard circuits. Assisted with the design of an Ethernet LAN network in accordance with Transpower standards. First point of contact in response to installation contractor queries and attended weekly site based progress meetings. Show less


Southern Community Laboratories
• Adminstrative Clerk

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2009


LANWorx Limited

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Consultant

  • Nov 2004 - Feb 2005

  I worked at LANWorx for summer experience and learnt a fantastic amount about computer systems. Upon completion of my experience I was able to successfully remove viruses and malicious malware, build new computers to client requirements, change cluster sizes on servers and answer client queries during call outs. For a brief period I covered the 'Help Desk' position and was the first line of communication for the company. This required effective communication, time management and excellent reporting skills. Show less