BENJAMIN LOYA

• Completion of Substation Electrician 4 year apprenticeship El Paso Electric Company
• Maintained substation equipment to include high voltage GCB's, VCB's and OCB's, transformers, switchgear, batteries, control houses.
• Safely constructed substation equipment to include battery banks, station service, high voltage bus, capacitor banks, switches, breakers.
• Compliance testing on transformers, regulators, VCB's, GCB's, battery banks.
• Monthly inspections on all substations, documented all information and created inspection orders for documentation.
• Safely worked live-line circuits from 4Kv-69kv, rubber-gloving and hotsticking. Trained up coming apprentices to work live-line circuits safely
• Proficient knowledge of High Voltage AC systems of all EPE system voltages from Generation, transmission, substation, distribution, to customer
• Knowledge of electrical safety procedures to include grounding, LOTO for maintenance or outage procedures.
• Worked with system controllers on switching procedures to swiftly restore service to customers during outages.

Proficient troubleshooting alarm systems on substation equipment to include temperature and nitrogen pressure alarms on transformers, GCB, VCB and OCB alarms etc.

• Proficient in reading one line diagrams for switching procedures to isolate equipment/feeders for maintenance, testing, or faults occurred.
• Ability to build a good working environment amongst coworkers.
• Knowledge of computer systems and documentation software.
• Proficient in using 3-way communication technique on company radios and telephone
• Effective communication skills in English as well as written