JOSEPH L. KNIGHT
Rising Sun,MD
Summary
Top performing Regional Distribution System Operator ready to bring 16+ years of electric utility experience and take on challenging new role. Diligent, forward-thinking and adaptable to dynamic company, team,customer and project needs. Successful at motivating teams to meet demanding timelines. Enthusiastic, versatile, and flexible positive relationship builder seeking to leverage background into a new role with a progressive organization.
Overview
1
1
Certification
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Distribution System Operator
Pepco Holdings
Bethesda, MD
05.2021 - Current
- Calculated load estimates or equipment requirements to determine required control settings.
- Maintained fully compliant operations in line with Company standards, established requirements and Exelon safety procedures.
- Received, input and dispatched crews for customer outages of all sizes.
- Kept power grids working at optimal levels to best handle customer needs and maintain serviceability.
- Orchestrated electric switching to render work areas safe for crews completing repairs.
- Distributed or regulated flow of power between entities such as generating stations, substations, or users, keeping track of status of circuits or connections.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
Regional Electric Distribution System Operator
FirstEnergy (MetEd)
Reading, PA
12.2019 - 04.2021
- Orchestrated electric switching to render work areas safe for crews completing repairs.
- Understanding and implementing MOP in all orders (HO's, CC's, SC,s) verifying there are no conflicts between planned and emergency work, and if there are conflicts we work with multiple departments to come up with solutions to keep crews safe and still protect the schedule by altering clearance zones or protective devices if needed.
- Kept power grids working at optimal levels to best handle customer needs and maintain serviceability.
- Advanced Knowledge of Operating and monitoring the electric transmission and distribution systems, checking for conflicts between scheduled and emergency work and communicating to departments is conflicts arise to find out solutions.
- Monitored the day-to-day operations of the regional distribution system
- Outage restoration during emergency or abnormal conditions with timely and accurate documentation associated with the distribution system.
- Daily use of MOP, SAP, PowerOn, GIS, and EMS for finding protective devices, up and down stream protection and switchable devices to isolate. load readings and ratings, line lengths and size of wire or cable. fuse sizes and much more.
- Recommending operational improvements and communicating system events to appropriate personnel.
- Operated the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, Energy Management System (EMS), PowerOn Outage Management System (OMS), Energy Delivery Outage Application (EDOA) and Regional Dispatch Operations (RDO) notifications as well as radio and telephone systems.
- Analyzed and acted promptly in cases of system disturbance so that the system can be restored to a normal configuration.
- Coordinated staffing requirements by calling additional resources to handle emergencies.
- Possess basic understanding of bargaining unit agreements with field labor.
High Voltage Electrician
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Washington, DC
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Planned and emergency switching in substation and on distribution line, to isolate and protect during repairs to distribution facilities.
- Tested insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing voltage across insulation, testing current and calculating insulation loss.
- Inspected and tested equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters or ammeters.
- Constructed, tested and maintained substation relay and control systems
- Scheduled and supervised splicing or termination of cables
- Repaired, replaced and cleaned equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes and commutators.
- Installed, tested and modified circuit breakers, controls, fuses, lights and motors.
- Replaced and repaired lighting fixtures and electrical control and distribution equipment, including switches, relays and circuit breaker panels.
UGL Crew Leader
WA Chester.
District Heights, DC
12.2018 - 06.2019
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.
- Responded to emergencies and outages that required additional labor and assistance for repairs.
- Observed company rules and regulations in consideration of the safety of other workers and the public.
- Inspected electrical systems and equipment to identify hazards and defects.
- Maintained positive relationships with all customers.
- Maintained compliance with company standards to perform all maintenance activities.
- Operated wide variety of equipment including power saws, sanders, grinders, cranes drill press, forklift and basic hand tools.
- Trained employees in time management and proper ways to complete job duties.
- Discussed daily work requirements with crew and assigned skills-based tasks to enable completion of work.
Underground Lineman / Lead Underground Lineman
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
Baltimore, MD
04.2005 - 12.2018
- Worked on both energized and de-energized lines and equipment.
- Performed maintenance and reconductoring work in a safe and efficient manner through out the full life cycle of the project. logging hours and material orders for easy tracking.
- Installation of OH and Underground transformers and other devices, also commissioning of same devices.
- Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.
- Communicated operational issues and changes to supervisor on regular basis.
- Used schematic diagrams to plan work and manpower for work.
- Maintained compliance with company standards to perform all maintenance activities.
- Fault located and repaired cables on the 4, 13, 35kv systems
- Installed, Modified, troubleshoot, repaired, tested, maintained and operated low, med and high voltage
- Conducted preventative maintenance on transformers, switchgear and other electrical equipment
- Gained proficiency at splicing, terminating all sizes and type of cables low, medium and high voltages
- Taught new employees to be proficient at splicing low, medium, and High voltage cable and understanding of safety on the jobsites and company policy and procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Ashford University
San Diego, CA2019
High School Diploma -
Harford Technical Highschool
Bel Air, MD05.2003
Skills
- Advanced problem solving
- Multi-site operations
- Project planning and development
- Advanced Knowledge of operations electric transmission and distribution systems
- Outage coordinating, writing , checking and granting under company safety standards and requirements according to MOP
- Expert with PowerOn , SAP, GIS platforms
- Team building
- Project management
- Blueprints and schematics
- Construction management
- Electrical power line installation
- Materials coordination
- Process development and implementation
- Work flow planning
- MOP certified and advanced understanding (Switching and tagging procedures)
- Electric switching
- Storm response and Power restoration
Certification
- Certified Safety Professional
- OHSA 10 Hour Certification
- CPR / AED Certification
- Fundamentals of Project management certification (UMBC)
- CDL A
- MOP certification
- Climbing and manhole entry certified
- Pole top, and Bucket rescue certified
- Manhole rescue certified
- Crane certified
- Certified High Voltage, Medium Voltage, Low Voltage Cable Splicer (IBEW Local 70)
- Exelon LOTO Certified, and switching up to 35kv.
Accomplishments
- Trained and mentored 10+ junior team members.
- Collaborated with teams and multiple departments in the development of broadway st 4kv conversion jobs.
- Reporting
Responsible for daily reporting on production equipment, including parts produced, downtime minutes, and any quality concerns. - Project Management
Used Microsoft Project to document and track jobs. - Blueprint Reading
Read blueprints, work orders, and production schedules to accurately determine job instructions and specifications. - Testing
Inspected and tested machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions. - Martial art instructor for 6 years, ranging from children to adults
Additional Information
- CPR Certified Red Cross
- Crane Operator Certified
- Exelon LOTO Certified
- OSHA 10 Certification
- MOP certified
- Proficient with PowerOn, GIS, SAP
- Writhing/ checking/ implementing Outage orders (HO's, CC's, SC's)
- Expert Understanding of protective devices, clearance zones, and conflict or violations of zones of protection.
- Proficient with storm restoration processes and response, and great understanding of deployment and managing crews and resources.
- Great understanding of the needs of the Company during planned and emergency work.
Timeline
Distribution System Operator
Pepco Holdings
05.2021 - Current
Regional Electric Distribution System Operator
FirstEnergy (MetEd)
12.2019 - 04.2021
High Voltage Electrician
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
06.2019 - 12.2019
UGL Crew Leader
WA Chester.
12.2018 - 06.2019
Underground Lineman / Lead Underground Lineman
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
04.2005 - 12.2018
High School Diploma -
Harford Technical Highschool
Bachelor of Arts - Finance
Ashford University