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Constance Terheggen
IOLA,WI
Summary
Senior Distribution Designer specializing in overhead and underground electric distribution. Over 20 years of experience delivering quality design solutions for utilities, with a focus on underground subdivision and large master-planned community design. Actively contributed to quality assurance and resource training within design teams.
Overview
2
2
Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Distribution Designer
MESA Inc
Remote, WI
11.2019 - Current
- Collaborated with Client and MESA Supervisors.
- Guided and advised MESA Designers on LGE designs during underground projects.
- Conducted QA and served as Sr Designer for electrical projects, including large rebuilds, relocations, planned work, and maintenance work for overhead and underground systems.
- Gained design experience with LGE KY, Entergy TX, Entergy AR, Entergy La, Eversource, Dominion, GPC and Duke Energy on various projects.
- Demonstrated flexability and competance, learning to work with each company's internal software systems for project design.
- Collaborated with team to upgrade overhead and underground distribution, delivering quality design solutions for clients.
Distribution Designer II
Tucson Electric Power
- Designed various subdivisions and master planned communities on both overhead and underground distribution facilities.
- Assessed unique requirements for each subdivision to ensure tailored distribution designs.
- Selected two power sources, creating loops for enhanced reliability and minimizing downtime during outages.
- Typical designs included 600A distribution circuit(s) and applicable 1100 kcmil underground cable, equipment (vaults, switchgear) & ducts.
- Three-phase and/or single-phase ran through the subdivision with all applicable structures depending on load.
- Where required, overhead and/or underground feeder was extended to the subdivision boundaries necessitating the installation of switchgear and vaults.
- Relocated existing overhead and underground lines.
- Service planning for commercial and residential customers was sourced by single or three phase, 200A circuit.
- Executed diverse engineering projects with a focus on effective design and implementation strategies.
Distribution Designer
Entergy Woodlands, TX
- Designed and installed underground 600A circuit, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
- Designed various projects, including underground subdivision loops of different sizes and installations of streetlights.
- Maintained existing distribution facilities, upgrading poles, cables, and equipment to enhance reliability and performance.
- Oversaw engineering projects, coordinating resources and timelines to achieve project goals on schedule.
- Areas of consideration would be location, soil conditions, geological obstructions, traffic/roadways, protected environmental areas, easements, municipal requirements/regulations, customers' project plans/loads, utility rules, regulations, construction standards as well as the selection of cable, wire, equipment, and ducts.
Distribution Designer
CenterPoint
- Two power sources were selected, creating loops throughout the property to increase customer reliability and improve the ability for switching to lessen downtime should an outage occur.
- Designed subdivisions tailored to specific sizes and electric load capacities, ensuring optimal service delivery.
- Each subdivision was unique in its requirements.
- Three-phase and single-phase, 200A circuits, ran through the subdivision with all applicable structures, depending on load.
- Lots were designed for overhead or underground service from source.
- Included the layout of the gas main for subdivisions.
- Selected and placed 2”, 4”, 6”, and 8” polyethylene pipes, elbows, joints, couplings, reduction couplings, and other fittings in the gas design.
- Areas of consideration would be location, soil conditions, geological obstructions, traffic frequency, roadway layout, environmentally sensitive land, protected wildlife habitats, easements, municipal requirements/regulations, customers project plans/loads, utility rules, regulations, construction standards, selection of cable, wire, equipment, and ducts.
- Oversaw engineering projects, ensuring timely execution and adherence to quality standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Fruitport High School
Fruitport, MI06-1976
Skills
- PLS-CADD
- PLS-POLE
- MicroStation
- Small World/GIS
- GDT-GIS
- Maximo
- DDS (Dist Design Studio)
- DistView
- AM/FM/GDT
- NJUNS
- Windows 11 Desktop
- Citrix
- Bluebeam
- Adobe
- Nitro PDF Pro
- EAM-Enterprise Asset Management/Octave Attune
- Socket
- Jets
- Storms
- IKE Pole Foreman
- BOUD
- MS Office Suite
- EAM-Enterprise Asset Management/Octave Attune
Personal Information
Title: Sr Designer
Certification
- Customer Energy Specialist, 01/01/98, Muskegon Community College
- Service Planner Development Program-Level 1 and Level 2, 01/01/00, Southern California Edison
Years Of Experience
25
Software Skills - Advanced Knowledge
- PLS-CADD
- PLS-POLE
- Maximo
- AM/FM/GDT
- BOUD
- MicroStation
- Small World/GIS
- GDT-GIS
- DistView
- Jets
- Socket
- DDS (Dist Design Studio)
- Atlas
- Storms
- Windows 11 Desktop
- Citrix
- IKE Pole Foreman
- NJUNS
- MS Office Suite
- Bluebeam
- Adobe
- Nitro PDF Pro
Timeline
Sr Distribution Designer
MESA Inc
11.2019 - Current
Distribution Designer
CenterPoint
Distribution Designer
Entergy Woodlands, TX
Distribution Designer II
Tucson Electric Power
High School Diploma -
Fruitport High School