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Greg Paulson

Deer Park,WA

Summary

A driven engineer with a proven history of delivering diverse technical solutions, emphasizing data solutions and exceptional customer service, particularly with expertise in the PI System.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Operations Engineer

Avista Utilities
01.2015 - Current
  • Responsible for overseeing the operation of all areas and aspects of the PI System
  • Develop and implement the system vision and strategies following the OSIsoft roadmap for the PI System
  • Lead the development and implementation of a $2.7M Enterprise Agreement with OSIsoft driving business value of the system
  • Implement projects including Generation Loadsheets, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, and Energy Imbalance Market
  • Responsible for implementing new field processes for meter alarms that has resulted in over $5M in benefits.

SCADA Engineer

Avista Utilities
06.2012 - 12.2014
  • Provided technical support for SCADA systems supporting Electric and Gas System Operations
  • Operated and maintained the interface between SCADA systems and the PI data historian
  • Redesigned the Gas SCADA system to remove legacy hardware and implement modern interfaces.

Engineering Manager – Electric Meter Shop

Avista Utilities
07.2008 - 06.2012
  • Directed daily operations and maintenance of electric and gas meter technology
  • Supervised 30 employees that included union field technicians and back office engineers and analysts supporting advanced metering systems
  • Developed team environment where union and non-union personnel worked together and respected each other's talents
  • Identified and implemented process changes that improved efficiency

Metering Automation Engineer/Project Manager

Avista Utilities
02.2004 - 06.2008
  • Automated Avista's MV-90 electric metering telemetry system for the 100 largest electric customers that reduced system support requirements from 15 days/month to 2 days/month
  • Implemented and managed a project to replace the aging gas telemetry system including selection of software and hardware devices
  • Managed the Idaho Advanced Meter Reading project beginning in 2006
  • Provided oversight of all technical, operational, and financial aspects of the project as well as daily operational troubleshooting

Ultrasound Field Engineer

GE Medical Systems
08.2003 - 01.2004
  • Provided services for installing, troubleshooting, and upgrading of GE Ultrasound systems at hospitals and clinics in the Northwest

DCS Integration Project Manager

Bently Nevada
08.2002 - 07.2003
  • Managed a team of engineers performing integration from customer plant control systems to a historian system at customer sites for GE Power Systems PowerSmarts program
  • Provided technical overview of designs, scheduled materials and resources, interfaced with customers, and planned projects
  • Provided project estimates, cost tracking, and site surveys at multiple gas turbine plants across the United States.

System Integration Engineer

Bently Nevada
08.1997 - 07.2002
  • Provided project management and consultation, technical support, network design, and interface implementation between Bently Nevada hardware and software products, and customer control systems
  • Implemented on site service work to install interfaces, test systems, and oversee subcontractor activities at power plants, natural gas pipeline facilities, and refineries
  • Programmed PLCs, designed custom PI and Wonderware data historians, and developed Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) that interfaced with Bently Nevada hardware products and control systems.

Multiple Roles

Bently Nevada
03.1993 - 07.1997

Marketing Specialist

Injection Molding Supervisor

Manufacturing Engineer

Maintenance/Project Engineer

Shell Oil
07.1991 - 02.1993

Education

Project Management Certificate -

Washington State University
Spokane, WA
05.2007

BS in Mechanical Engineering -

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
06.1991

Skills

    Asset Framework

    AF Analytics and Notifications

    AF Event Frames

    Data Archive

    PI Vision

    Processbook

    PI Datalink

    PI OPC Interface

    PI to PI Interface

    PI UFL Interface

    PI Habconnect Interface

    High Availability PI Systems

    SCADA Data Gateway

Community

  • Little League Baseball Coach (2003 -12)
  • Pop Warner Football (2013-14)
  • Deer Park Planning Commission (2022-23)

Timeline

Principal Operations Engineer

Avista Utilities
01.2015 - Current

SCADA Engineer

Avista Utilities
06.2012 - 12.2014

Engineering Manager – Electric Meter Shop

Avista Utilities
07.2008 - 06.2012

Metering Automation Engineer/Project Manager

Avista Utilities
02.2004 - 06.2008

Ultrasound Field Engineer

GE Medical Systems
08.2003 - 01.2004

DCS Integration Project Manager

Bently Nevada
08.2002 - 07.2003

System Integration Engineer

Bently Nevada
08.1997 - 07.2002

Multiple Roles

Bently Nevada
03.1993 - 07.1997

Maintenance/Project Engineer

Shell Oil
07.1991 - 02.1993

Project Management Certificate -

Washington State University

BS in Mechanical Engineering -

Montana State University
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