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Owen L Powell43 NW, 45th Ave, Apt 207
Deerfield Beach, FL, 33442(954) 573-7313, (561) [email protected]
EDUCATION: Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, (August 2005) Masters of Business Administration – Marketing. Masters of Business Administration - Financial Valuation & Investment Management. Florida International University. Miami, FL Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. CERTIFICATION: Certified Six Sigma GreenBelt Certified and Licensed Journeyman Electrician for Dade and Broward County, FL
EXPERIENCE: Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach FL: 2001 – Present
Lead Professional – Principal Project Engineer: December 2014 – PresentEngineering & ConstructionFlorida Power & LightSolar Engineering
Responsible for planning and organizing all aspect of solar engineering project and the application of complex engineering skills and field commisioning.Work closely and supervise engineering professionals to develop and design transmission Line, Substation and PV Collection system.Projects:
Manatee PV Solar Energy Center – 75MW Citrus PV Solar Energy Center – 75MW Babcock PV Solar Energy Center – 75MW
Transmission Substation Engineering Supervisor-Contracts: 2011 – 2014Responsibilities includes, providing leadership and direction to Transmission Substation Consulting Engineering group and contract administration. Manages large cross functional engineering projects and facilitates the successful completion of Transmission Substation projects, ranging from 13.8 - 500 kV. Serve as primary interface to FPL and keep FPL managers abreast of all significant concerns on assign projects. Applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles, business acumens and practices to a broad variety of assignments, including Energy Smart Florida applications. Promote safety awareness and adherence to FPL safety requirements. Motivate and develop employees to ensure an efficient and effective workforce. Energy Smart Florida. 2010 – 2013 Transmission Substation Engineering Lead Florida Power & Light Company Lead and coordinate the implementation of Energy Smart Florida Grid technologies at FPL Substations.
Review FPL/GE MOL plans and elevation drawings, an incorporate the latest FPL design standards and philosophy into the current Energy Smart projects.
Develop Transmission/Substation bid documents and specifications and verify the issuance of material purchase and vendor quotation evaluation for substation projects including installations of Distribution
scheme upgrades, Breaker and Relay replacements, Transformer monitoring systems, AFS projects, Weather Contamination Stations and Protection and Control systems.
Transmission Substation Engineer. 2006 – 2010 Perform Engineering tasks on complex Transmission/Distribution Substation and Generation Plant
Switchyard projects ranging from 13kV to 500kV that require extensive analysis of alternatives and solutions.
Engineered, designed, scheduled and monitored the installation and implementation of over sixty (60) Transmission and Distribution Substation HV Ampacity Upgrades and Increase Capacity. Transmission and Distribution Substation HV Transmission Breakers, Cap-banks, Reactors, Power Transformers and Relay Vaults, including Protection and Control equipments.
Engineered, designed scheduled and monitored the Replacement of One (1) 500kV Transmission Breaker at the Duval Substation and Two (2) 500kV replacement at Poinsett Substation.
Engineered, Designed Princeton 230kV Transmission Substation and Riviera Plant 230 & 138kV Transmission Switch-yard.
Engineering support for NextEra Wind Farm Substation Projects (Texas).
Performed Engineering design, material procurements, Contractor bids and Construction support for the new Desoto Sunshine Solar Photovoltaic Generating Substation (Largest PV Substation in the USA).
System Protection & Control Operational Engineer. 2001 - 2006 Perform field activities utilizing the application of engineering principles, required for the installation,
maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all Protective Relaying and control equipment in Transmission and Distribution Substations, including Load Management, Fiber Optics, and Distribution Automation.
Install and commission several distribution feeders and associated protective relays.
Familiar with installation and maintenance of substation and mobile power transformers and associated relaying and root cause analysis of protective relay and control Equipment.
Familiar with Transmission and Distribution Substation construction and commissioning. Experience in fiber optic termination techniques. Experience with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Transmission and Distribution Substation
Protection and Control equipments, PC/RTU/SCADA communication equipments. Verify correctness of projects released by engineering resources. Serving as Broward Protection and Control Safety Coordinator. Trained in emergency restoration
Mr. Electric Electrical Contractor. 1992-2001 Fort Lauderdale, FLProject Manager Supervised and managed both large and small teams and effectively leading changes on construction
projects. Including planning daily job schedule and payroll. Helped ensure smooth and profitable operation of jobsite and materials. Planned, construct and reviewed Electrical Power System installations for Industrial, Commercial,
Institutions and Residential buildings. Performed weekly inventory and ordering materials for field operations. Preformed load calculations for residential and commercial facilities.
Successfully completed more than 35 facilities, worth over $8,000,000 in contracts. Implement and handled OSHA monthly safety report and Life-Safety rules.
AFFILIATIONS: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) IEEE National Association of Electrical Contractors African American Professional Employee Group (AAPEG)
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