Kervin Raines
CBM Specialist Sr.
Warner Robins,GA
Summary
Years of experience performing electrical maintenance duties and using multiple electrical test equipment. Experience working as a individual contributor and working with a team.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
CBM Specialist Sr.
Plant Scherer
4 2023 - Current
- Self-starter who works independently
- Strong organization and analytical skills
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time and within budget
- Organize and schedule monthly CBM routes to perform motor online and offline testing.
- Work with wide range of electrical test equipment and tools.
- Test Motors using PDMA MCEmax Tester
- Effectively demonstrate Southern Style behaviors
- Communicate with multiple work groups including covered employees, contractors, engineers, system owners, and plant leadership.
- Use Microsoft Office products (Word, TEAMS, Excel, etc).
- Use CBM data to make recommendations for plant equipment maintenance.
- Utilized Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) process to safely test plant equipment.
- Use Maximo processes, including CBM routes, Maintenance Strategy and equipment data, and purchasing applications.
- Analyze and trend data for the purpose of determining recommended maintenance actions, current condition of equipment, and failure analysis.
- Coordinate shipment and return for motors refurbishment and rewinds
- Maintain relationship with Forest Park Repair Shop to gather and analyze acceptance data on new/rebuilt equipment.
- Available for CBM on-call duties per on-call schedule
Protection and Control Services Technician III
Georgia Power
05.2022 - 04.2023
- Perform routines for substation testing, ensuring they are completed without service interruptions.
- Self-motivated and work independently.
- Communicate with multiple work groups including customers, covered employees, engineers, and leadership.
- Use Microsoft Office products (Word, TEAMS, Excel, etc).
- Work with wide range of electrical test equipment.
- Troubleshooting low battery, low voltage, loss of voltage alarms in substations control house.
- Test relays and current transformers using Meggar, Omicron CT Analyzer, Doble, Power DB software, Schweitzer AcSELerator software, and Protection Suite software.
- Commission, test, maintain, and trouble shoot protective relaying, controls, and communication equipment associated with substations and transmission power lines.
- Read and use one line, three line, and elementary electrical prints.
- Manage clearances effectively to meet quality, schedule, and budget targets.
- Coordinate substation outages and commissioning activities with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform in-depth electrical acceptance testing of relays.
- Supervise construction and pre-commissioning of electrical control house and substations.
- Mentor co-op engineers and new hires in job-specific tasks.
- Prepare technical documentation for testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of substations.
- Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines
Electrician
Georgia Power (Plant Scherer)
11.2017 - 05.2022
- Utilized Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) process to safely work on plant equipment.
- Troubleshoot and repaired plant electrical equipment.
- Perform plant monthly Battery PM
- Read and followed procedures of electrical blueprints.
- Analyzed electrical circuits, performed electrical/electronic testing and calibration.
- Utilized computer based maintenance management system (Maximo).
- Performed maintenance on motors, contollers, switchgear, relays, transformers, generators, and AC/DC systems.
- Tested electrical systems functionality and continuity of circuits using devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, amprobe, and meggers
- Utilized experience in electronics, instrumentation, and PLCs.
- Assessed electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and needed adjustments or repairs.
Apprentice/Meter Technician A
Georgia Power
09.2011 - 11.2017
- Self-motivated and worked independently.
- Created daily schedule to ensure meters within due dates.
- Communicated with multiple work groups including customers, engineers, and leadership.
- Installed transformer-rated metering systems, including sizing instrument transformers, determining multipliers, programming solid-state meters, and the wiring and maintenance of all types of single and three phase transformer-rated installations.
- Performed field test on all types of self-contained and transformer-rated mechanical and electronic meters, including the use of the dead-front test jack, testing with a single standard and phantom load, and testing using customer load with newer technology test equipment.
- Used multiple test equipment including PowerMite, PowerMate, and PowerMaster meter tester.
- Installed and programmed multifunction meters, hands-on design, wiring, testing, and troubleshoot multicircuit, multifunction metering systems.
- Worked assigned storm duty, which included evenings, weekends, holidays, and overnight travel.
Apprentice Electrician
Georgia Power ( Plant Mitchell/Repair Shop)
02.2008 - 09.2011
- Worked under supervision of Journeyman Electrician to learn trade and develop electrical knowledge.
- Tested continuity of circuits using test equipment to verify compatibility and safety of systems following installation, replacement or repair.
- Tested electrical systems functionality and continuity of circuits using devices such as ohmmeters and voltmeters.
- Assessed electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and needed adjustments or repairs.
- Read and followed procedures of electrical drawings/prints.
- Analyzed electrical circuits, performed electrical/electronic testing and calibration.
- Utilized computer-based maintenance management system (Maximo).
- Utilized basic experience in electronics, instrumentation, and PLCs.
Education
Technical Certificate - Electrical Maintenance Technician
Central Georgia Technical College
Macon, GA 02.2008 -
Technical Certificate - Programmable Control Technician I
Central Georgia Technical College
Macon, GA 02.2008 -
Techincal Certificate - Industrial Electrician
Central Georgia Technical College
Macon, GA 02.2008 -
Technical Diploma - Aircraft Structural Technology
Flint River Technical College
Thomaston, GA 09.1996 - 09.1998
Skills
Maintenance and repairs
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Protection and Control Services Technician III
Georgia Power
05.2022 - 04.2023
Electrician
Georgia Power (Plant Scherer)
11.2017 - 05.2022
Apprentice/Meter Technician A
Georgia Power
09.2011 - 11.2017
Apprentice Electrician
Georgia Power ( Plant Mitchell/Repair Shop)
02.2008 - 09.2011
Technical Certificate - Electrical Maintenance Technician
Central Georgia Technical College
02.2008 -
Technical Certificate - Programmable Control Technician I
Central Georgia Technical College
02.2008 -
Techincal Certificate - Industrial Electrician
Central Georgia Technical College
02.2008 -
Technical Diploma - Aircraft Structural Technology
Flint River Technical College
09.1996 - 09.1998
CBM Specialist Sr.
Plant Scherer
4 2023 - Current
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