Kyle Germscheid
Norristown,US
Summary
I am currently a Protection & Controls Engineering Supervisor with Orbital Engineering, who specializes in substation P&C design and Team Leadership. I have extensive knowledge of relay protection schemes, relay control circuitry, substation equipment and electrical power systems. I'm exceptionally skilled in identifying technical problems and taking necessary actions to solve unknown issues.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Protection & Control Engineering Supervisor
Orbital Engineering
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
08.2023 - Current
- Supervised team of P&C engineers, ensuring compliance with project specifications and maintaining technical excellence.
- Performed 30/60/90 quality reviews for protection and control designs.
- Mentored junior, mid-level & senior engineers from inception of project to completion of construction.
- Teach protection and control fundamentals and how to apply it directly into design a drawing development.
- Developed scope of work and identified potential risks affecting constructability, construction, and outages.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline engineering processes and workflows.
- Facilitated communication between management and engineering staff, providing timely project updates.
- Conducted training sessions for new staff members on engineering processes, policies, and client procedures.
Protection & Control Engineer
Systems Control
Iron Mountain, Michigan
11.2021 - 08.2023
- Lead engineer on all assigned projects, responsible for overall design, quality and completeness of P&C packages.
- Execute detailed protection & control design on low to high voltage utility substations (13.2kv-500kv)
- Created one-line diagrams, control house layouts, AC & DC schematics, and various wiring diagrams to support protection & control design for utility substations.
- P&C projects include both greenfield and brownfield substations. Projects varying in size and scope; total number of relay panels on a given project ranged between 1-20.
- Managed client expectations, maintained positive relationships, directed junior engineers and designers, and coordinated with panel manufacturer for timely delivery on projects.
- Provided construction support to the client on various projects.
- Ensured quality compliance for all 30/60/90 (IFR)/IFC deliverables.
Electrical Engineer Specialist
Black & Veatch
New Castle, Delaware
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Execute detailed protection & control design on medium to extra high voltage utility substations (69kv-500kv)
- Oversaw design quality and completeness of P&C packages to meet project specifications and industry standards.
- Developed one-line diagrams, control house layouts, communication architectures, AC & DC schematics, current & potential schematics, breaker schematics, relay schematics, alarm & RTU schematics, panel wiring, equipment wiring, cable schedules, and removals & demo drawings to ensure comprehensive design documentation.
- Provide on-site construction support for multiple P&C projects.
- Develop cut-in/cut-out packages to assist field crews during construction on an outage-to-outage basis.
- Assisted in developing proposals, schedules, and budgets to support project planning and resource allocation.
- Follow quality processes for all 30/60/90 (IFR)/IFC deliverables.
Substation Design Engineer
POWER Engineers
Mount Laurel Township, NJ
03.2017 - 02.2020
- Execute detailed protection & control design on low to extra high voltage utility substations (13.2kv-500kv)
- Developed one-line diagrams, control house layouts, AC & DC schematics, current & potential schematics, breaker schematics, relay schematics, alarm & RTU schematics, panel wiring, equipment wiring, cable schedules, removals, and demo drawings to support substation design objectives.
- Designed P&C packages, ensuring quality and completeness to meet project specifications and regulatory standards.
- Followed quality processes for all 30/60/90 (IFR)/IFC deliverables to maintain project timelines and compliance.
Test Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
Philadelphia, PA
06.2016 - 02.2017
- Conducted qualification testing procedures on newly developed circuit breakers for defense and space applications, ensuring compliance with rigorous standards.
- Perform high current (10Ka+) endurance testing of a variety of circuit breakers.
- Verified correct operation of naval switchgear and circuit breakers to ensure reliability in critical applications.
- Assessed operational integrity of current sensors (CTs) to maintain system accuracy and performance.
Relay Technician
Dominion Virginia Power
Richmond, VA
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Test and commission electro-mechanical, solid state and microprocessor relays with field settings.
- Prove the correct operation of transmission, distribution & generation relay protection schemes.
- Performed CT ratio and saturation testing to verify accurate performance of relay systems.
- Assisted lead technicians in troubleshooting breaker control circuits, relay control circuits, SEL protection logic, and performing substation maintenance.
- Performed functional testing of cubicle switchgear, GSU's & switchyard breakers.
- Read and update transmission, distribution & generation drawings (one-lines, AC & Dc schematics, relay schematics, equipment trip/close schematics, panel & equipment wiring)
- Support lead technicians with substation construction.
- Support Nuclear and Fossil outages.
- Maintained high safety standards and situational awareness while incorporating human performance tools into work practices.
System Protection Intern
Dominion Virginia Power
Richmond, VA
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Tested electro-mechanical relays and analyzed their application to SEL relays.
- Studied foundational concepts of protective relaying to understand underlying principles.
- Shadowed senior and lead field technicians to gain practical insights into operations in transmission and distribution substations.
- Attended detailed tours of nuclear, coal, gas, wind & hydro generation facilities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electromechanical Engineering Technology
Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA01-2014
Skills
- Protection & Control design
- Engineering documentation
- Bluebeam Revu
- Process improvement
- Analytical thinking
- Team leadership
- Client management
- Engineering training
- Interpersonal communication
Timeline
Protection & Control Engineering Supervisor
Orbital Engineering
08.2023 - Current
Protection & Control Engineer
Systems Control
11.2021 - 08.2023
Electrical Engineer Specialist
Black & Veatch
03.2020 - 10.2021
Substation Design Engineer
POWER Engineers
03.2017 - 02.2020
Test Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
06.2016 - 02.2017
Relay Technician
Dominion Virginia Power
02.2015 - 05.2016
System Protection Intern
Dominion Virginia Power
05.2014 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Electromechanical Engineering Technology
Penn State Altoona