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Graham Gibson

Newark

Summary

Detail-focused substation designer with extensive experience in designing substation projects, compliance requirements and adherence to client standards. Skilled in preliminary layouts, creating detailed designs, collaborating across disciplines, and ensuring quality deliverables. Strong background in using design software and interpreting complex plans.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Substation Designer II

Power Engineers, Inc. (WSP)
10.2020 - Current
  • Designed greenfield and brownfield substations to client specifications
  • Used AutoCAD, Microstation, Inventor, Projectwise, and Vault to create and store drawings
  • Created physical design drawings including layout plans, plan views, sections, elevations, grounding plans, conduit plans, foundation plans, lighting plans, and lightning protection designs
  • Created a Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Worked with vendors and procurement to ensure timely delivery of materials
  • Communicated with project leads and other disciplines for project success
  • Created technical procedural documents for both internal and client use
  • Completed strict and detailed compliance requirements for all projects
  • Acted as subject matter expert for compliance questions

Graphics Technician

EASi Engineering, LLC
10.2019 - 10.2020
  • Collected, entered, corrected, and checked substation asset data using established procedures
  • Used Microstation, TMIC, IPS, and other resources to accomplish data collection and entry for MLSE requirements
  • Kept detailed records of the work completed on each project
  • Researched, entered, and checked the accuracy of data entered for AEP assets in TMIC
  • Adhered to FAC-008 facility rating guidelines

Education

A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, Ohio
05.2020

Skills

  • Creating and interpreting physical substation drawings
  • Interacting with other disciplines
  • Producing quality work with little oversight and supervision
  • Material selection
  • BOM creation
  • Communicating with clients, vendors, and field workers
  • Construction support
  • Site visits
  • Technical document creation
  • Autocad
  • Microstation
  • Inventor
  • ProjectWise
  • Vault
  • Substation calculations
  • Procurement support
  • 3D modeling
  • Substation layouts
  • Lightning protection design
  • Transformer sizing
  • Grounding system design
  • Quality assurance and checks

Timeline

Substation Designer II

Power Engineers, Inc. (WSP)
10.2020 - Current

Graphics Technician

EASi Engineering, LLC
10.2019 - 10.2020

A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Central Ohio Technical College

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