O'MAR SAUNDERS
BEAR,DE
Summary
Experienced Planner with over 20 years of Electrical experience and 7+ years of experience in Energy Operations and PSM environments. A proven leader who is talented at prioritizing, organizing, and delegating multiple tasks, with strong communication skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Front Line Supervisor
Delmarva Power
11.2024 - Current
- Supervise union overhead line crews performing construction, maintenance, inspection, and emergency restoration on the electric distribution system.
- Lead daily job briefings, assign work, and ensure safe execution of energized and de-energized overhead line tasks.
- Enforce strict adherence to OSHA, NESC, and corporate safety standards through field audits, safety observations, and corrective action coaching.
- Direct switching, grounding, tagging, and clearance procedures in coordination with System Operations to maintain system reliability and worker safety.
- Review and validate work packets, maps, and construction prints to ensure crews have accurate information before beginning work.
- Manage crew performance, attendance, timesheets, and compliance with union work rules.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Work Planning, Dispatch, and municipalities to support project delivery and minimize customer impact.
- Oversee materials, equipment, and resource allocation to support overhead capital projects and system improvement programs.
- Lead storm duty response, including damage assessment, crew deployment, switching, and restoration prioritization during extended outage events.
- Coach and mentor line mechanics and apprentices to support skill development and progression through qualification steps.
Sr. Work Planner
Delmarva Power
02.2023 - 11.2024
- Review and prioritize the daily screening report and update work orders for P20, P30, and P40, including work group, planning center, discipline, address, work down date, project ID, and work against equipment (10 digits, circuit).
- Update work down dates for P20's.
- Confirm completion of work to ensure all materials have been charged.
- Review the T1-T4 work schedule and collaborate with work week managers to ensure proper loading (100%-110%).
- Ensure work packages are available for all jobs entering T4.
- Update burden hours.
- Collaborate with FLS to ensure all jobs have the necessary requests before moving to T1 (Miss U, TOA, Outages, etc).
- Walk down jobs with FLS, submit TOA, and submit MRs to the storeroom for material staging.
Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co - Experimental Station
10.2019 - 02.2023
- Optimized organizational processes by effectively managing crew schedules while adhering to contractual restrictions.
- Conferred with managers, sales teams and engineering personnel to revise plans and achieve demanding targets.
- Realigned production schedules to factor in changing conditions such as materials shortages and evolving designs.
- Managed maintenance team of 6 employees and coordinated repair schedule according to priority level.
Powerhouse Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co - Chestnut Run Plaza
11.2012 - 10.2019
- Planned and scheduled the use of resources consisting of skilled crafts personnel, materials, tools, special equipment, supplies, and contractors/vendors for all required power and utility corrective and predictive maintenance per DuPont Standard S21A Process Safety Management (PSM) guidelines.
- Developed work crew schedules, prepared/reviewed all written job plans, lock-out plans, and work/safety permits to properly and safely execute the assigned job task.
- Coordinated and manage the ordering, receiving, and inspection of materials, tools, parts, and supplies through SAP.
- Assigned work orders to meet timing and financial commitments per established organizational guidelines.
- Liaison between various maintenance crews, powerhouse operations, contractors/vendors, site leadership, and the various business contacts to coordinate and administer operational and shutdown activities associated with all site power and utility systems.
Electrician
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co - Chestnut Run Plaza
11.2002 - 10.2012
- Plan, schedule & execute numerous electrical shutdowns - individually and with contract workforce
- Responsible for maintaining Barley Mill and Chestnut Run Plaza electrical needs, which include all aspects of troubleshooting and repair of a wide range of equipment.
- Planned layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures based on specifications and applicable code.
Education
Journeyman Electrician - Electrician
Adult Education Division - New Castle County Vo-Tech School District
Wilmington, DE2007
High School Diploma -
Howard High School of Technology
Wilmington, DE2003
Skills
- Strong computer skills in the usage of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Deadline-oriented
- BOMI Training
- Electrical Journeymen License
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Efficient multi-tasker
- AS8
- Organized
- Self-motivated
- Strong verbal communication
- Effective leader
- Employee scheduling
- Project management
- Conflict resolution
Accomplishments
- Past Assist Fire Chief for Chestnut Run Plaza Emergency Response Team
- Successfully lead multiple site shutdowns
- Created/Implemented yearly site shutdown book
- Supervised team of 6 staff members.
Timeline
Front Line Supervisor
Delmarva Power
11.2024 - Current
Sr. Work Planner
Delmarva Power
02.2023 - 11.2024
Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co - Experimental Station
10.2019 - 02.2023
Powerhouse Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co - Chestnut Run Plaza
11.2012 - 10.2019
Electrician
E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co - Chestnut Run Plaza
11.2002 - 10.2012
Journeyman Electrician - Electrician
Adult Education Division - New Castle County Vo-Tech School District
High School Diploma -
Howard High School of Technology