Assinie Buchanan
PORT ST. LUCIE,FL
Summary
Electrical Lead & IC&E Lead with over (13) years of valuable experience and employment history within the Nuclear, Combustion Turbine, Combined Cycle, Oil and Gas Refinery, Renewal Energy and Power Generation Industries. Proven leader with a record of success and accomplishments, demonstrates strong leadership abilities coupled with the skills necessary to function as an efficient team player. Possesses in-depth knowledge of quality and safety implementation. Driven professional with the ability to achieve and surpass optimum goals within established timelines while adhering to all contract and safety obligations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Electrical/ I&C Discipline Lead
Southern Company
Rincon, GA
04.2023 - 08.2024
- Performing duties of oversight and leadership to contractors for the winterization project on CT and CC.
- Participate in the walk downs of planned work, validate acceptance of complete work for winterization design, assess and resolve issues as needed.
- Experience with PIMS, BRIDGE, PDMS, and other Southern Company compliance and procedures.
- Coordinate/Oversight contractors for electrical, multiple craft, and some civil/site work for winterization projects.
- Assist project manager in creating and maintaining project schedules and timelines.
- Identified potential risks associated with each task and developed strategies to mitigate them.
- Monitor project progress and coordinate project team members and resources to ensure completion of task and goal within established deadlines.
- Provide electrical support to construction, update drawing, redline P&ID and isometric, preliminary design sketches, and as-built, locate and flag work scopes for engineering.
- MCC, XTRM, program, and set up setpoints for ITC Controllers and ATCOM Panels. Signal cable from DCS I/O to field instrument.
- Ensure tubing bundles and HT meet design requirements.
- Provide electrical knowledge to the team, assist in scope control, and support engineering design.
- Reinforces expectations related to general safety and electrical safety, develop track tools, daily reporting and documentation for assigned system, Outage reports, inspection, and equipment.
- Participated actively in internal meetings and workshops related to engineering disciplines.
- Review signed and contractor timesheets, materials, and expenses, issuing hot work permits.
- Coordinate with other departments to successfully execute the scheduled for upcoming outage.
- Reviewed proposals submitted by vendors, suppliers for accuracy before making recommendations for approval, disapproval.
- Ensured compliance with applicable safety regulations and codes throughout the entire project lifecycle.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
IC&E lead Coordinator
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
NEW STANTON, PA
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Various training sessions were completed for future opportunities to support the overseas, newly built nuclear AP1000 power plant in China.
- I&C Training on the NPP Ovation I&C System and the Radiation Monitoring System Server Cabinet.
- Support test document creation and test execution.
- Support engineering team for the creation of drawings and design/technical specifications for the eVinci Microreactor.
- M/G Controller Cabinet testing and Reassembly
- Implement and maintain essential DCS control systems and components for power distribution networks.
- Managed recordkeeping, documentation, and reporting functions for department.
IC&E Lead Coordinator
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
WAYNEBORO, GA
01.2022 - 12.2022
- I&C Technician Lead for New Design AP1000 Project.
- Perform pre-job brief and walk down for AP1000 systems, LOTO, EWP, and CWA.
- Testing of Equipment, Testing Breakers, Cable Continuity, and Megging. Coordinated with other supervisors, combining group efforts to achieve goals.
- Testing, design, specification, or control system, and system being commissioned.
- Installing Roxtec, Glanding EMC Cables, Grounding splicing, and Raychem. Reviewed deliverables for accuracy prior to release or distribution.
- Termination nuclear systems PMS, RKTS, BCC, ILC, SOE, QDP, SGS, RCS, RCP, DAS, NIC from procedure.
- Read P&ID, schematic, and manufacturer prints.
- Plan work and layout work, provide leadership support, daily reporting, and documentation.
- Monitored progress on multiple projects, identifying potential issues and developing solutions.
- Installing harness for components.
- Monitor team members' productivity and quality.
- M/G Controller Cabinet disassembly / Reassembly.
- Communication between DCS and third-party devices with standard protocols, Modbus, and Profibus.
- Compliance of safety, Quality policy, and Environmental.
JM Electrician/Foreman
PETRO-TECH INC / TRANS-CANADA
WASHINGTON & NORTH DAKOTA
07.2021 - 09.2021
- Performing duties of operation and maintenance, such as Combustion Turbine, at an oil Refinery.
- Supervised and managed a team of electricians to ensure successful completion of assigned projects.
- Developed detailed plans, schedules, and estimates for assigned projects.
- Monitored employee performance and provided feedback on areas needing improvement.
- Directed the installation of new electrical systems according to blueprints or specifications to Install Conduit, terminating high and low voltage, wiring up new PLC cabinets and DCS.
- Experience in motor maintenance, rotating and motor controlling equipment, grounding, and bonding.
- Troubleshooting HVAC System.
- Termination of instrumentation/electrical, transmitter, components, pumps, valves, and sensors.
JM Electrician/foreman
DOMINION ENERGY/ DAY & ZIMMERMANN NUCLEAR PLANT
VIRGINIA
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Ensured all installed components on the North Ann/Surry Nuclear Station Outage complied with project requirements.
- Perform various electrical and I&C work to support outage and non-outage.
- Perform task preview and contingency planning.
- Oversaw the replacement or repair of faulty wiring or components in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, DCS, PLC Design, and Instruments.
- Removing and reinstalling batteries.
- Install Conduit, Structural Supports, and Device.
- Temporary power for outage.
- Removing and reinstalling Buckets in MCC.
- Pulling cables, upgrading IDSC, IDSA.
- Perform duties to support refueling.
- Upgrade security card reader system.
- Terminate M.O.V., perform various performance testing.
- Replace old harness and installed new harness for RTS, MEGGA-WATT.
Electrical lead/ GF
ELDECO INC./ WALBRIDGE
SOUTH CAROLINA/ AMAZON
06.2020 - 10.2020
- Communicating with the superintendent regarding daily goals, assignments, and status.
- Ensure material needed is readily available and organized.
- Maintain high standards of workmanship and perform tasks to OSHA and company standards.
- Complete and submit all required paperwork. Provide supervisory direction of craft workers via the foreman.
- Contact and meet at sites with client/customer. Review layout, readiness, scope of work, etc.
- Act as Site Safety Supervisor/Competent person on Projects as required.
- Schedule, coordinate, and kick off crews assigned to specific projects.
- Problem solves. Support Crew Leaders during projects, as required.
- Communicate field changes, scope revisions, etc.
- Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and install accordingly.
- Troubleshoot and repair major solar plant components.
- Interpreted engineering drawings related to low voltage wiring diagrams.
- Installed power supply wiring and conduit such as, EMT, O-CAL, Rigid conduit, MC cable, strut, and cable trays.
- Install Penetrators, Combiner box, J-boxes, and Panels.
- Testing, megging, and terminating transformers, switch gears, breakers, outlets, labeling, and other components.
- Install PV Arrays, Disconnects & Inverter
- Assembled control panels according to provided blueprints or diagrams.
- Inspected electrical components to identify hazards, defects, or potential repairs in compliance with codes.
JM Electrician/Crew leader
BAE CONTRUCTION. RADFORD- ARMY PLANT- T.E.C.I. / FLUOR
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Addressed and resolved worksite safety hazards to reduce risk.
- Monitor work progress, responsible for materials and tools.
- Advised management on issues of safety in continued equipment operation.
- Direct and work with other JM/JW and helpers.
- Install all work effectively.
- Bending Rigid, Rob Roy Conduit, and pulling wires.
- Worked on high-voltage switchgear involving transformer hookups and terminations up to 15kV level.
- Perform LOTO and closeout procedures.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to correctly assemble panels and control boxes.
- Worked extensively on three-phase, 277/480-volt power distribution systems.
- Underground Distribution, Bonding, and Grounding.
- Busway Installation
JM Electrician- Lead
Duke Energy Asheville -McDermott/HKA Enterprises
01.2019 - 11.2019
- Perform various tasks in ordinance to the construction of the newly built Duke Energy natural gas power plant
- Performed daily pre-job briefing and walk downs for job tasks
- Install Cable Tray, Bending Rigid Conduits and pulling wires
- Terminating DCS, PLC, Motors, MCC Cabinets & labelling
- Perform LOTO and follow safety procedures
- Lighting and Outlet fixtures
- Bonding and Grounding devices & cabinets
- Installing Unistrut’s Supports for devices
- Drilling holes in Beams, Install disconnects, J-boxes, MCC and Panels
- Read Schematic and Blueprints
- Test Instruments, valves, pumps, and IC&E components
- Underground Distribution
- Troubleshooting & Rewire LM 6000 gas Turbine
- Daily report of completed work task from package.
JM Electrician
Amazon Factory Miami – Wachter Electric/ Ramp up Labor (shut down)
09.2018 - 11.2018
- Bending and cutting EMT, and pulling wires.
- Perform work on medium voltage, slicing of cables.
- Constructed control panels from blueprints or schematic drawings.
- Install cabinets, disconnects, and panels. Install lighting and outlets. Termination of PLC panels. Motors.
- Install photo eye, VFD, SIO, MOV, drilling holes for dumpers.
- High and Low voltage and communication.
- Install cabinets and cables for power distribution center and termination.
- Perform LOTO and follow safety procedures.
- Install emergency STOP-START switches to conveyor systems and other safety systems.
JM Electrician
Bi-con/ Trans-Canada oil and gas (shut down)
07.2018 - 09.2018
- Install cable tray, pulling wire.
- Bending and threading of Rigid and Rob Roy Conduits.
- Install and terminate instruments and devices per design.
- Performed electrical installations, maintenance and repairs of electrical systems, wiring, fixtures and components.
- High voltage and communication wiring, low voltage.
- Terminate and Testing Circuit breakers, transformer, and PLC.
JM Electrician
Saulsbury Industry, Union KY (Duke Energy plant shutdown)
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Performed various tasks at this single turbine power plant outage
- Daily update of field copies completion after each task
- Direct and work with other JM/JW and helpers
- Install Cable Tray, Bending, threading, and Cutting, Rigid Conduits
- Wire pulling, Install & wiring Equipment
- Heat trace / HVAC maintenance and testing
- Install Generator & Transformer and Perform load Test etc
- Install Lighting / JBOX, & Disconnects
- Electrical switch gear, 480vac Load Breaks & testing
- Terminating Low voltage, medium voltage & HIGH voltage 4160vac
- Wiring & Terminating, Splicing cable, PLC, Motors and MCC Cabinets
- Building Mechanical Support of Equipment’s.
Electrician/foreman
American Digital / Trillium Construction / Midwest Construction
01.2015 - 04.2018
- Performed various tasks at this renewable 10MWATT solar farm, Power Plant outage
- Revise Installation and Electrical wiring before issue to construction
- Planning installation and support for Cable tray, Underground Power Distribution
- Make work packages for termination in PDC and Install & Testing Breaks
- Follow company compliance to safety and reporting of production and daily manpower and hours
- Wiring Panels, testing and Repair Heating and Cooling System
- Perform Service calls and troubleshoot electrical faults, swap out buckets and redlining doc
- Complete rough/trim on various construction jobs
- Terminating low voltage, Data control, card Reader & more
- Install Conduit, Cutting Rigid Conduit and Bending EMT to raceways
- Mark up Schematic diagrams, blueprints and other electrical diagram before issues to construction
- Mount structures for solar system, racking screw pile for solar panel, install modules, terminate Pv array, combiner to design strings, terminate inverter and terminate PV charge controller.
Electrician
DC Construction Group / AUI Power
08.2013 - 09.2015
- Pulling wire, tie-down, meg cables
- Installed, maintained, and repaired electrical systems
- Install Conduit, cutting threading Rigid Pipe and EMT
- Terminating Low, medium, and high voltages
- Wiring disconnects and Termination
- Perform LOTO, follow safety culture
- Troubleshoot electrical system, monitor /repair fire protection system
- Manage the cleanup of work area
- Installed Panel, Termination & labelling according to procedure
- Terminating and test Transformers, circuit breakers, gang operated switches
- AC & DC Power – 15KV to 500KV
- Installation raceway e.g
- Cables & busbar
- Grounding control wiring.
Electrician/LINEMAN
Jamaica Public Service/ INTERNATIONAL-OVERSEAS
09.2010 - 07.2013
- Upholding industry safety standards
- Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems
- Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers
- Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices
- Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools
- Replacing cutout fuses and clearing faulted circuits and systems
- Follow state and local building regulations based National Electric Code
- Install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring or equipment
- Disconnect and reconnect electricity
- Daily Climbing of electrical Pole.
JM Electrician
BYERS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE - ELECRICAL ALLIANCE
SHIPYARD/ GLOUC CITY, N.J
10.2020
- Install Rigid Conduit, Flex Conduit, Pulling Cables
- Install horns, lights, Devices & Camera etc
- Terminating A/C & DC, Medium Voltage, Switch Gears & Transformer
- E.g.4160v, 1kv to 75kv
- J-boxes, Disconnects, Panels
- Terminate PLC I/O, DCS, RS485, MCC, IC&E & Air-handler Units / HVAC
- Install Fixtures Lighting
- Bonding and Grounding Devices or Instrument
- Terminate Contactor, plc for crane safety instruments, Motors, breakers, fuses & Perform testing
- Troubleshoot within and after START UP.
Education
CERTIFICATE - Project Management
Coursera
N/A07-2024
Project Initiation Management - Project Management
Coursera
N/A07-2024
FOUNDATIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Project Management
Coursera
N/A07-2024
Engineering Technology- INDRODUCTION TO SOIL GROUT
CED Engineering
N/A09-2022
CERTIFICATE - IPC/WHMA-A-620 CERTIFIED IPC SPECIALIST
IPC INTERNATIONAL
Pittsburgh, PA01-2022
CERTIFICATE - Electrical Engineering
HEART TRUST N.T.A
JAMAICA10-2010
High School Diploma -
Eltham High
JAMAICA06-2010
Some College (No Degree) - Electrical Technology
College of Business And Technology
Miami, FLSome College (No Degree) - MICROSOFT 365-WORD-EXCEL-P.P
Coursera
N/ACPD CERTIFIED - Electrical Measuring Instrumentation
ALISON
N/ASkills
- Project Management
- Project Control
- Electrical consultant
- Policies and Procedures Enforcement
- Organizational & Documentation Management
- Program Planning
- Electrical NEC codes
- Electrical Safety
- Procurement and logistics
- Proficient in MS Office products
- Construction Oversight
- Electrical / I&C / Mechanical
- Budgetary Management
- Resource Management
- Adaptability
- Electrical Blueprint
- Revise drawings
- Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Leadership
- Equipment testing
- Issuing hot Work Permits
- Reports for Projects
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Resolution
- Multi-tasking abilities
- Detail Oriented
Education & Certifications
- Eltham High School, Graduated with Honors, 06/28/2010
- National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), Certificate in Electrical Engineering National Training Academy, 10/12/2010
- B.C.C, (ASSOC) N.C, 06/23/2022
- MASC, .18BOP & EVOC, 04/11/2018
- OSHA 10, SAFETY COURSE, 07/13/2018
- FALL PROTECTION, LOTO SAFETY CERTIFICATION, 08/22/2018
- NCCER, INDUSTRIAL V6, 01/06/2022
- TWIC CARD, 04/08/2020
- OSHA 30, CONTRUCTION & GENERAL INDUSTRY, 04/28/2020
- SST CARD, 08/19/2021
- MICROSOFT 365 FUNDAMENTALS, 07/29/2024
- ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTATION, 07/26/2024
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 CERTIFIED IPC SPECIALIST, 01/26/2022
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT INITIATION, 07/31/2024
- FOUNDATIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 07/25/2024
- INDRODUCTION TO SOIL GROUTING (CO2-017) 2 PDH, 09/20/2022
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Electrical/ I&C Discipline Lead
Southern Company
04.2023 - 08.2024
IC&E lead Coordinator
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
01.2023 - 02.2023
IC&E Lead Coordinator
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
01.2022 - 12.2022
JM Electrician/Foreman
PETRO-TECH INC / TRANS-CANADA
07.2021 - 09.2021
JM Electrician/foreman
DOMINION ENERGY/ DAY & ZIMMERMANN NUCLEAR PLANT
02.2021 - 05.2021
JM Electrician
BYERS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE - ELECRICAL ALLIANCE
10.2020
Electrical lead/ GF
ELDECO INC./ WALBRIDGE
06.2020 - 10.2020
JM Electrician/Crew leader
BAE CONTRUCTION. RADFORD- ARMY PLANT- T.E.C.I. / FLUOR
12.2019 - 06.2020
JM Electrician- Lead
Duke Energy Asheville -McDermott/HKA Enterprises
01.2019 - 11.2019
JM Electrician
Amazon Factory Miami – Wachter Electric/ Ramp up Labor (shut down)
09.2018 - 11.2018
JM Electrician
Bi-con/ Trans-Canada oil and gas (shut down)
07.2018 - 09.2018
JM Electrician
Saulsbury Industry, Union KY (Duke Energy plant shutdown)
04.2018 - 06.2018
Electrician/foreman
American Digital / Trillium Construction / Midwest Construction
01.2015 - 04.2018
Electrician
DC Construction Group / AUI Power
08.2013 - 09.2015
Electrician/LINEMAN
Jamaica Public Service/ INTERNATIONAL-OVERSEAS
09.2010 - 07.2013
CERTIFICATE - Project Management
Coursera
Project Initiation Management - Project Management
Coursera
FOUNDATIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Project Management
Coursera
Engineering Technology- INDRODUCTION TO SOIL GROUT
CED Engineering
CERTIFICATE - IPC/WHMA-A-620 CERTIFIED IPC SPECIALIST
IPC INTERNATIONAL
CERTIFICATE - Electrical Engineering
HEART TRUST N.T.A
High School Diploma -
Eltham High
Some College (No Degree) - Electrical Technology
College of Business And Technology
Some College (No Degree) - MICROSOFT 365-WORD-EXCEL-P.P
Coursera
CPD CERTIFIED - Electrical Measuring Instrumentation
ALISON