Marko Cvetkovic
Kansas City,Kansas
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Senior System Operator
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
Kansas City
01.2005 - Current
- Monitor and operate the bulk electric system.
- Communicate with RTO, Neighboring Utilities, and Power Generation.
- Make financial decisions minimizing the cost of electricity both in the Real Time and Day ahead Market.
- Control the flow of electricity through transmission lines to industrial plants and substations that supply residential and commercial needs for electricity.
- Monitor and operate transformers, capacitor banks, and circuit breakers.
- Monitor the status of transmission circuits and connections with substations and industrial plants.
- Anticipate changes in power needs caused by weather.
- React to changes in the structure of the grid due to transformer or transmission line failures and route current around affected areas.
- Operate and monitor equipment that increases or decreases voltage.
- Coordinate with IT teams to implement system upgrades, patches, and new applications.
- Participate in capacity planning and scalability projects to support organizational growth.
- Use safety policies to create, coordinate, and approve switching orders for transmission and distribution outages.
- Work effectively and efficiently during system emergencies.
- Conduct regular review of logs and alert notifications in order to identify any irregularities or discrepancies in the system environment.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards regarding information security policies and procedures.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of system documentation and operating procedures.
Education
Certificate of Completion, FAA A&P -
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
01.2004
Skills
- NERC Reliability Coordinator
- Knowledge of transmission systems, power generation and distribution
- Power Marketer
- Interconnected Operations Security
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with construction and development with local and state government
- SCADA Systems
- Regulatory Requirements
Timeline
Lead Senior System Operator
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
01.2005 - Current
Certificate of Completion, FAA A&P -
Aviation Institute of Maintenance