David Motyl
Bloomsburg,PA
Summary
Dynamic Senior Substation Specialist at Talen Energy with NFPA 70e certification and a proven track record in equipment troubleshooting and safety compliance. Successfully minimized service disruptions through effective preventative maintenance and procedure coordination, while fostering a culture of accountability and teamwork among our specialist team. Passionate about safely optimizing power systems, and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Substation Specialist - Transmission System Operator
Talen Energy
Berwick, PA
12.2022 - Current
- Monitor and control high-voltage transmission systems to ensure reliability, stability, and compliance with NERC, and regional reliability standards.
- Administer and sustain electrical substations by conducting troubleshooting, testing, and implementing preventative and corrective maintenance on transformers, circuit breakers, and switchgear.
- Analyze real-time power system conditions, and respond to disturbances, outages, and emergency situations to minimize service disruptions.
- Coordinate switching operations and outage scheduling with field crews, utilities, and regional system operators to ensure safe and efficient maintenance.
- Interpret electrical schematics, SCADA data, and relay protection settings to diagnose system issues and optimize grid performance.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and operational procedures, including OSHA, NFPA, NERC, and FERC standards, to maintain a safe and reliable power system.
Fossil Specialist - Power Plant Operator
Talen Energy
Washingtonville, PA
06.2019 - 12.2022
- Safely implements and follows all safety programs, environmental programs, and operational procedures related to the mechanical and electrical equipment inside a running power plant.
- Inspects and assesses operating equipment to adjust, monitor, and repair as necessary to minimize downtime and loss of revenue due to inoperable equipment.
- Ability to multitask and be 100% accountable for implementing procedures safely and efficiently.
- Performs scheduled preventive maintenance work orders, and other maintenance repairs, as needed.
- Maintains accountability logs, performs equipment rounds, and reports all deficiencies or abnormalities to be evaluated by engineering.
- Utilizes the lockout/tagout equipment system as required by the safe work permit system to ensure a safe work environment for individuals involved in maintenance.
- Carefully carries out electrical switchman duties to rack breakers in and out, switch transformers, and disconnect gang-operated devices inside a 239 kV switchyard.
Stockman – Generation
PPL Corporation (now Talen Energy)
Washingtonville, PA
02.2009 - 05.2019
- Safely load, unload, pack and move industrial or hazardous materials, tools and equipment to and from staging areas, storage yards and other work sites on the property.
- Issue and stage requested material, tools and equipment and maintain appropriate records.
- Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting unsafe or damaged items to supervision.
- Mark stock items, using identification tagging, stamps, and electric marking equipment for easy identification.
- Perform material, tool and equipment inventories. Visually inspect tools for safety requirements, completeness of accessories and operability, upon receipt.
- Keep work areas, warehouses, tool rooms and staging areas in good and efficient order by practicing good housekeeping.
- Proficient and safe use of multiple forklifts, tools and equipment to perform above job duties.
Operations/Office Manager
Palm Harbor Homes
Conway, SC
06.2003 - 02.2009
- Responsible for the successful operation of an office that assists customers in the building, financing, insuring and servicing of their new home.
- Scheduled and obtained permits for the shipping routes of homes from the factory to the model center to the home site.
- Managed a multi-million dollar P&L.
- On-site company human resources and benefits representative.
- Acted as a liaison between our retail sales center and building center to streamline communication and prevent order errors.
- Trained and developed new employees to the Palm Harbor Homes selling system.
- Assisted in the coordination of building our homes, permitting process, bidding out jobs and scheduling contractors to ensure a cost effective and timely completion of homes.
Part-time Instructor
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC
05.2000 - 05.2003
- Instructed night and weekend courses in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint applications.
Education
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Lehigh-Carbon Community College
Allentown, PA05.2024
Skills
- NFPA 70e certified
- Safety compliance
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Preventative maintenance
- Microsoft office
- SCADA operations
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Senior Substation Specialist - Transmission System Operator
Talen Energy
12.2022 - Current
Fossil Specialist - Power Plant Operator
Talen Energy
06.2019 - 12.2022
Stockman – Generation
PPL Corporation (now Talen Energy)
02.2009 - 05.2019
Operations/Office Manager
Palm Harbor Homes
06.2003 - 02.2009
Part-time Instructor
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
05.2000 - 05.2003
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Lehigh-Carbon Community College
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