Matthew Garcia
Heber,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineer II – Transmission Planning
Imperial Irrigation District
01.2021 - Current
- Performed System Impact Studies for the Interconnection of Generation Resources utilizing power flow software (PSLF). Studies include contingency analysis, transient analysis, post-transient analysis, and short circuit. Mitigations and Cost Estimates are provided as a result of the studies and presented to Customers.
- Wrote, reviewed, and edited technical facility studies that addressed the infrastructure impact caused by the addition of new elements to the IID Electrical System. Reports included technical requirements, cost estimates, and timelines. This requires coordination with consultants and internal personnel of all disciplines.
- Perform regular compliance activities. This includes a yearly TPL-001 reliability study, a review of FAC-008 ratings, and model validation as required per MOD-025, 026, 027, 032, and 33. Assisted in the development of IID's Blackstart plan as required by EOP-005.
- Provide technical review and edits of large Generation Interconnection Agreements.
- Assisted in the development of both O&M and Capital budgets.
- Developed and Review Request for Proposals (RFP) for various engineering activities. Upon awarding the Project, provided technical direction and coordination for successful project execution.
Engineer Assistant – Transmission Planning
Imperial Irrigation District
08.2019 - 01.2021
- Assisted engineers in performing system impact studies using PSLF software to identify potential infrastructure upgrades or mitigations necessary for new projects interconnecting within IID’s system
- Performed feasibility studies for multiple future distribution sites to evaluate what impacts new load pockets would have on IID’s system
- Assisted in performing yearly compliance studies including TPL-001, FAC-013, and MOD-032
- Reviewed facility studies in preparation to perform facility studies internally.
Project Engineer I
POWER Engineers, Inc.
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Responsibilities include a high level of technical and client knowledge
- As a Project Engineer, responsible for ensuring Technical standards were met across various client-specific projects
- Managed up to four engineers, two designers, and two drafters for both Ameren and PacifiCorp Projects.
- Responsible for assembling proposals and budgets to ensure proper standards and scopes of work were followed.
- Performed employee six-month performance reviews for project team members.
- Performed interviews for candidates for prospective team members.
Engineer III
POWER Engineers, Inc.
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Responsibilities include a high level of both technical and client knowledge to be the lead engineer on a variety of projects
- This includes overseeing a team of engineers in the detailed electrical design; relay coordination, preparation of equipment and material specifications, and adherence to client standards and requirements.
- Responsible for assembling proposals and budgets to ensure proper standards and scopes of work were followed.
- Performed employee six-month performance reviews for project team members.
- Performed interviews for candidates for prospective team members.
Engineer II
POWER Engineers, Inc.
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Responsibilities include detailed electrical design; relay coordination, preparation of equipment and material specifications, and adherence to client standards and requirements
- Lead Engineer for the Ameren Intelligrid and Security projects
- Includes overseeing five engineers and two drafters in the design to upgrade Ameren’s Reliability as well as hardening their overall systems
- Remote and on-site technical support during construction.
Engineer I
POWER Engineers, Inc.
05.2015 - 06.2016
- Substation Design Engineer for the upgrade and removal of the relay protective system on the 69kV La Colina Substation in Riverside, CA
- Responsible for the design of physical arrangement including panel elevations, control house layout, and list of materials. On the relay side, design of schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams.
Engineer Technician
Qualcomm
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Test and analyze chip sets for different manufacturers by running scripts to test the hardware abstraction level of the architecture on Android devices
- Our goal is to find issues on the latest builds to essentially patch them before the release date
- Daily tasks include setup and calibration of test benches, and soldering Device Under Test (DUT) cards depending on specifications.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering -
SDSU- Power Eng.
12.2014
Skills
- Proficient analytical skills
- Engineering Documentation and Technical Writing
- Project Planning
- Project Estimation
- Technical Drawing, Schematic and Physical reading
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Proficient in various software including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, AutoCAD, PSLF, Provisio, and Visio
Certification
Professional Engineer, April 2019
Timeline
Engineer II – Transmission Planning
Imperial Irrigation District
01.2021 - Current
Engineer Assistant – Transmission Planning
Imperial Irrigation District
08.2019 - 01.2021
Project Engineer I
POWER Engineers, Inc.
06.2019 - 08.2019
Engineer III
POWER Engineers, Inc.
06.2018 - 05.2019
Engineer II
POWER Engineers, Inc.
06.2016 - 05.2018
Engineer I
POWER Engineers, Inc.
05.2015 - 06.2016
Engineer Technician
Qualcomm
05.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering -
SDSU- Power Eng.