DEREK ENGLUND
Mount Juliet
Summary
Commissioning Engineer with proven expertise in electrical distribution and transmission projects at Electric Power Systems. Proficient in AutoCAD and effective in communication, consistently achieving successful project outcomes and high client satisfaction. Strong background in testing, progress monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure compliance with equipment specifications. Extensive onsite field experience and ability to adapt plans to meet budget constraints and client requirements.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Commissioning Engineer
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
Nashville
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Company Overview: (Electrical Testing and Engineering.)
- Responsible for coordinating work connected with the testing and/or commissioning of electrical distribution and transmission substations for utility clients.
- (Electrical Testing and Engineering.)
Substation Operations Engineer (Engineer II)
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
Altoona
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: (Des Moines based Electric Utility Company.)
- Managed operational aspects of active and future substations throughout Iowa.
- Oversaw contractor work of Testing and Commissioning new substation facilities including relay settings and equipment testing.
- Kept and maintained detailed database of all active and retired equipment along with procuring vital equipment for active and future substations.
- Responsibilities included facilitating and documenting regular site inspections including battery maintenance and replacement.
- (Des Moines based Electric Utility Company.)
Bridge Replacement Engineer (Engineer I)
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pierre
10.2017 - 11.2018
- Company Overview: (State of South Dakota DOT office.)
- Responsible for the approximately 1800 bridges on the State Trunk System.
- This responsibility includes the hydraulic and structural design and plans preparation for new bridges, large culverts, and other highway related structures.
- Including analysis, rating, overload analysis, oversight for condition inspection, and design of rehabilitation plans for existing structures and construction engineering support services for all bridges and structure projects on the State Trunk System.
- In addition, provided technical design guidance, and construction engineering support services for the approximately 4000 bridges that are on the local government and county systems in South Dakota.
- (State of South Dakota DOT office.)
Transportation Alternatives Engineer (Engineer I)
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pierre
12.2016 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: (State of South Dakota DOT office.)
- Managed all aspects of Project Development's Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) including over 15 projects.
- Coordinated engineering and administrative duties between consultants, the public, Federal Highway Administration, Game Fish & Parks, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Corp of Engineers and State Historical Preservation Office among others.
- Duties included approving contracts, writing work orders and amendments, environmental coordination, right-of-way, utility, organizing the review of engineering plan sets and perform site inspections.
- (State of South Dakota DOT office.)
Associate Engineer (Engineer II)
AMEC FOSTER WHEELER
Minneapolis
10.2014 - 09.2015
- Company Overview: (International engineering and project management company.)
- Integral member of a new transmission and distribution department.
- Responsibilities included physical substation design, schematic creation, performing various analyses and writing technical reports.
- Clients included rural utilities and co-ops.
- (International engineering and project management company.)
Project Engineer (Engineer II)
AEROTEK/CONSULTING ENGINEERS GROUP
Farmington
03.2014 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: (Twin Cities recruiting firm/Twin Cities engineering design firm.)
- Contracted to oversee design and construction of a 42-turbine wind farm in South Dakota.
- Performed grounding analysis and report creation for various mid-west wind farms.
- Created schematics for various wind farm collection systems.
- Completed compilations of cut sheets for wind farms detailing a complete list of parts for both collection system and distribution substation.
- (Twin Cities recruiting firm/Twin Cities engineering design firm.)
Engineer I
ULTEIG
St. Paul
09.2012 - 02.2014
- Company Overview: (207th ranked U.S. engineering design firm.)
- Successfully executed duties on over 40 projects including determining secondary current limitation for substations throughout Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota.
- Completed substation grounding analysis, calculations including soil resistivity measurements on site, and grounding report creation for numerous substation sites.
- Worked with AC and DC schematics and detailed substation physical layout and materials including creation of material list documents.
- (207th ranked U.S. engineering design firm.)
Engineering Intern
ULTEIG
Minneapolis
05.2012 - 09.2012
- Company Overview: (207th ranked U.S. engineering design firm.)
- Perform elementary engineering assignments and work from designs of others to compile data, perform design computations and prepare engineering plans.
- Perform design and analysis of substation grounding grids.
- Prepare reports and client proposals.
- Revise and update substation arrangement plans and sections, cable conduit, bill of materials lists, equipment and connection plans to reflect proposed engineering designs.
- Lightning protection studies including fixed-angle and rolling-sphere method.
- (207th ranked U.S. engineering design firm.)
Audio Recording Engineer / Sound Designer
PIXEL FARM INC.
Minneapolis
07.2004 - 05.2005
- Company Overview: (Award-winning full service design and post-production studio.)
- Mixed and recorded voice-over, ADR and sound design for local and national television commercials, video and radio.
- Clients included Best Buy, Dyson, Farm Bureau Financial, Miracle Ear, Pfizer, Science Museum of Minnesota and Target.
- Successfully upgraded and installed my suite's audio hardware and software to include the latest available tools.
- (Award-winning full service design and post-production studio.)
Audio Production / Pro Tools Instructor
INSTITUTE OF PRODUCTION AND RECORDING
Minneapolis
04.2003 - 07.2004
- Company Overview: (Post-secondary school offering media arts 2-year degree programs.)
- Developed lesson plans for a wide variety of course curriculum.
- Taught all aspects of audio production and engineering techniques on the latest state-of-the-art tools available.
- Taught Digidesign's Pro Tools certification courses both for music and post-production.
- (Post-secondary school offering media arts 2-year degree programs.)
Audio Recording Engineer
SOL SEVEN RECORDING STUDIOS
Sherman Oaks
02.2000 - 06.2001
- Company Overview: (Independently owned music recording and mixing studio.)
- Worked on albums for major record labels including artists with Columbia, Elektra, Roadrunner, Epitaph and Gold Circle.
- (Independently owned music recording and mixing studio.)
Education
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering - Power
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities, MNUndergraduate Engineering Studies - Psychology
Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MNUndergraduate studies - Psychology
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SDSkills
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation V8i
- Win IGS
- SES CDEGS
- GroundMat SKM system analysis
- PSpice
- Pull Planner 3000
- Excellent communication skills
- Adept at documentation and writing technical reports
- Detail-oriented
- Highly organized
- Experience with all levels of clientele and customer relations
- Comfortable working alone
- Team member
Certification
- Substation Design Training Seminar completion, EUCI, Chicago, IL
- OSHA 10 Safety Certification, OSHA Web Site, On Line Training
- CPR/EMT/FirstAid Certification, American Red Cross, Minneapolis, MN
- Audio Recording Engineer Certification, Los Angeles Recording Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
Timeline
Commissioning Engineer
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
07.2023 - 12.2023
Substation Operations Engineer (Engineer II)
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
08.2019 - 08.2020
Bridge Replacement Engineer (Engineer I)
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
10.2017 - 11.2018
Transportation Alternatives Engineer (Engineer I)
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
12.2016 - 10.2017
Associate Engineer (Engineer II)
AMEC FOSTER WHEELER
10.2014 - 09.2015
Project Engineer (Engineer II)
AEROTEK/CONSULTING ENGINEERS GROUP
03.2014 - 06.2014
Engineer I
ULTEIG
09.2012 - 02.2014
Engineering Intern
ULTEIG
05.2012 - 09.2012
Audio Recording Engineer / Sound Designer
PIXEL FARM INC.
07.2004 - 05.2005
Audio Production / Pro Tools Instructor
INSTITUTE OF PRODUCTION AND RECORDING
04.2003 - 07.2004
Audio Recording Engineer
SOL SEVEN RECORDING STUDIOS
02.2000 - 06.2001
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering - Power
University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Engineering Studies - Psychology
Normandale Community College
Undergraduate studies - Psychology
South Dakota State University
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