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RICKY SUTTON125 DUNCAN DRIVE
PADUCAH KENTUCKY 42003CELL: 270.210.1447HOME: 270.534.4843
[email protected]
SUMMARY
35 years specializing in high voltage electrical maintenance,
installation, testing andQA/QC inspections verifying power
distribution/generation equipment in fossil, gas andoil Power
Plants and Utilities up to 500 KV, as per technical engineering
specs forcustomer support.25 years coal fired power
plants,supervisor.& start up.
Field testing experience has included (but is not limited to)
maintenance, testing andQA/QC verifying inspections of the
following equipment:
Circuit Breakers (vacuum/oil/gas/air) Transformers
(dry/oil-filled)Generators (diesel/gas/coal-fired) UPS
(GE/Westinghouse/Allen Bradley)
Switchgear (Siemens/GE/Westinghouse) Batteries (low
voltage)Protective Relays (IQ 1000/GE/Westinghouse) AC/DC Motors
& Controllers
20 years supervisory experience managing up to 40 Electricians
and I&C Technicians
20 years involvement of the construction, commissioning, testing
and inspection ofpower distribution systems at seven chemical
refineries and four oil refineries in Texas,Kentucky, South
Carolina and Louisiana
20 years experience programming/troubleshooting Programmable
Logic Controllers(PLCs)-Allen Bradley PLC5, Westinghouse and
Andover Controls.
Journeyman Electrician, certified High Voltage Splicing.
Adept at acceptance testing Doble, Hi-Potential, Power Factor,
Cable, Ductor, CTMP,Meggar and Transformer Ratio/Ratio, wind farms
Transformer, substation switchgear.
Strong knowledge and experience conducting Load Flow Studies,
Load Surveys andInfrared Thermographic Surveys.
22 years experience installing and commissioning electrical
controls on GE andWestinghouse gas/steam turbines.
Computer literate: Microsoft Word Programs, Windows and the
Internet.
Stress resilient and capable of working under deadline
pressures.
U.S. passport.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
04/09 _ 06/09 BECHTEL CO.ABU DHABI GAS PLANT ELECTRICAL
ENGINEER.01/08 03/09TASK FORCE INNOVATION, TFI, NATO/US, Kandahar
Airbase, AfghanistanElectrical engineer/Project manager, working
for special forces
07/18 05/08 ContractKUWAIT, ENGINEERING /QA/QC DUBAI.Over 15
electricians. Was responsible for gas turbines, switchgear, hv
cable, hi pot, testingall transformer, mcc.
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10/05/06/06 ContractINTEGRATED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS,
INC.,Electrical EngineerWas responsible for switchgear, mcc, load
test, commissioning, tranf, hi pot, start up testing,installation
of TI and Nbb.
04/05 07/05 Contract
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUSTIRES, Clearwater, Florida,Plant
ManagerMoved plant to Texas. Over one engineer, 15 directly
reporting.
04/04 04/05 ContractSOUTHWEST ELECTRIC, USEC, PADUCAH,
KentuckyHigh voltage and lo voltage breaker engineer.10 directly
reporting.
11/03 04/04COMPUTER SCIENCES RAYTHEON, Ascension Island, Power
Plant, Windfarm
12/02 05/03 ContractPO_WELL SWITCHGEAR, TexasField Service
EngineerMaintenance & installation of Vacuum circuit breakers
5-38kv, substations, dc-switchgear,startup, bus duct repair, sf 6
switches, transformer repair, 5-38kv retrofill breakers bus,power
controls, and inspected for customer support. Four directly
reporting.
01/02 05/02 ContractBLACK & VEATCH, Eldorado, ArkansasMember
of a two-man Start-Up Team at a 500 Kv switchyard commissioning,
testing andperforming loop checks on vacuum breakers (filling them
with SF6), breaker timing,
calibrating transducers (4/20MA), setting up Kurtkey Lock-Outs
and pole discrepancychecks, as per technical design specs.
Completed and submitted all Test Data Sheets andapplicable
paperwork after QA/QC inspection and walkdown
03/00 12/00 ContractKAMTECH, INC, Anderson, South
CarolinaGeneral ForemanElectrical start-up working for GE on a
combined-cycle gas turbine, associated Mark 4computer,
transformers, switchgear, lube oil systems, AC/DC motors, battery
chargers,inverters and QC inspection walkdowns for SANTEEECOOPER
START UP. ConductedHIPOT, Doble, Power Factor and CTMP tests on the
power distribution systems. 20 elec.Directly reporting to
myself.
03/99 09/99RITZ CARLTON HOTELS, St Thomas, US Virgin
IslandsAssistant Director, EngineeringDirectly reporting to
director. Managed 10 Multicraft Technicians; maintained
andperformed corrective / preventive maintenance on HVAC systems.
Lift Stations, a 345Kvpower plant and inspection of all associated
power distribution / generation equipment.
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06/87 02/99EG&G, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville,
FloridaElectrical Technician SupervisorMaintained PLC-controlled
chillers (2500 ton), boilers and air compressors at the
UtilityAnnex. Responsible for budget. Performed electrical
preventive/corrective maintenance,calibration, testing and QC
inspection of six diesel generators (13 8Kv), Rosemont
SMARTS, Bailey Boiler controls. 21 electricians directly
reporting to myself. Two electricalengineers under my
supervision.and all maintenance.
1986 1987ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION, MULTI-AMP, Orlando,
FloridaElectronic Technician
1985 1986DAVIS ELECTRIC, Orlando, Florida START UPHigh Voltage
Engineer
1985
YEARGAN CONSTRUCTION, Orlando, FloridaHigh Voltage Electrical
Foreman
1983 1984TRIAD ELECTRIC & CONTROLLERS, Baton Rouge,
SouisianaElectrical Foreman
1982 1983PAYNE & KELLER CO, INC., Baton Rouge,
LouisianaMaintenance Electrician
1978 1982GENERAL TIRE COMPANY, Mayfield, KentuckyElectrical
Foreman
1974 1978AIRCO ALLOYS STEEL MILL, Calvert City,
KentuckyElectrician
EDUCATION / TRAINING
1993 Air Conditioning / Refrigeration Course, York,
Pennsylvania
1992 Allen Bradley PLC-5 Course, Kennedy Space Center,
Florida
1991 Andover Controls Course, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
1986 RAYCHEM Certified-High Voltage & Splicer, AUTH,
LOTO
1976 JOURNEYMAN WIREMAN CERTIFICATE I.B.E.W
1969 3 years electrical trade school, Tilghman High School,
Paducah, Kentucky
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REFERENCES
BLACKIE CAMBLE-# 405-694-1894WADE BLACK-# 321-453-3306MIKE
HOLOMAN-# 386-295-3177
