SHAWN MCCREARY
Sachse,TX
Summary
Results-oriented T&D Operations Supervisor skilled in managing multiple projects while ensuring operational efficiency. Expertise in coordinating outage plans and implementing process improvements to enhance team performance. Strong communication and problem-solving skills contribute to achieving business objectives and customer satisfaction.
Overview
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Certification
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
T&D Operations Supvisor
Garland Power & Light
Garland, Texas
05.2017 - Current
- Supervised daily operations to ensure efficient service delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinated maintenance schedules for equipment to minimize downtime and enhance productivity.
- Trained staff on safety protocols and operational procedures to maintain compliance and efficiency.
- Implemented process improvements to streamline workflows and enhance team performance.
- Managed daily operations, including scheduling personnel, assigning tasks, and monitoring progress.
- Monitored staff performance and provided feedback for improvement.
- Conducted regular meetings with staff members to discuss any issues or concerns they may have had.
- Assisted in the hiring process by conducting interviews and making recommendations for new hires.
- Identified areas for improvement and implemented new processes to enhance overall company quality and performance.
- Developed and implemented standard operating procedures to ensure efficient workflow.
- Analyzed operational data to identify trends and implement strategic improvements.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations, providing feedback and development opportunities to staff.
- Managed scheduling and staffing, optimizing labor costs while ensuring operational demands were met.
- Led crisis management efforts, minimizing operational disruptions and maintaining business continuity.
Outage Planner
Garland Power & Light
Garland, TX
04.2017 - Current
- Utilize and/or develop an in-depth level of technical knowledge in: Station/T-Line/Protection & Control Engineering
- Project Management/Project Scheduling
- Ensure that ALL Outage Plans are created with safety, efficiency, and economics in mind
- Review Capital Project schedules to ensure outage dates are current in accordance with the Outage Plan
- Facilitate resolution of outage reservation coordination conflicts and identify and implement alternative solutions
- Maintain communications between Transmission and Distribution Operations relating to Outage Plans, specifically those that require mobile unit installations and radial conditions that will or may affect Transmission and Distribution Operations
- Utilize existing GPL tools and processes to communicate the proposed outage plans and outage reservations
- Manage outage plans for multiple capital projects simultaneously
- Assist in prioritizing outage reservations to optimize the benefit to GPL and our customers
- Coordinate and collaborate with Transmission and Distribution Operations in the evaluation of system conditions before submitting an outage reservation
- Actively review abnormal system conditions to aide in planning and coordinating outage reservations for upcoming projects
- Identify potential risks, implementing mitigation plans to minimize the impact on project timelines.
- Streamlined communication channels for enhanced collaboration between departments during the planning stages of projects.
- Implemented best practices in planning methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and effectiveness across all projects.
- Achieved on-time completion of projects with diligent scheduling and resource management.
Grid Controller
Garland Power & Light
Garland, TX
01.2008 - 04.2016
- Direct field personnel in emergency response to electric transmission grid and electric distribution outages with the authority and responsibility to implement emergency response.
- Log all planned and unplanned transmission, substation and distribution events in the E-log and ERCOT Outage Scheduler.
- Make notifications as required for all unplanned events that affect the Electric Grid.
- Oversee Black Start restoration activities between System Operations, Black Start Generation Resource unit, Transmission and Distribution department field personnel and ERCOT to restore service in the event of a local area or ERCOT region wide blackout.
- Write/check/issue switching orders for transmission, substation and distribution facilities consistent with the GP&L safety handbook and industry standards to ensure safety of field personnel, under both normal and emergency conditions while making facilities available for maintenance and construction activities as required.
- Administer the safe operation of field equipment (including both overhead and underground) and substation equipment by switchmen via radio and telephone.
- Coordinate clearance requests to work on equipment with ERCOT, other departments, and interconnecting entities.
- Restore service (through SCADA and dispatch of field personnel) to transmission, substation and distribution facilities to reduce customer outage time and restore system integrity.
- Maintain system and keep records of upgrades and maintenance. Issue Holds and Clearances to line crews.
- Responsible for complying with NERC Reliability Standards and ERCOT, Protocols and Operating Guides.
- Work 12 hour rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends and holidays.
- Also requires working various shift schedules and being available (on call) for additional duty.
- Maintain working knowledge of desk manuals, policies and procedures. (Black Start Plan, Emergency Operating Plan, Operations Procedures, Safety Handbook, Load Shed Plan, and Emergency Relocation Plan.)
Tariff Coordinator
Southwest Power Pool
Little Rock, AR
09.2006 - 01.2008
- Processing of transmission service requests using the webTrans and webOASIS tools in a timely manner to ensure optimal reliability of the bulk electric system and intervene manually in the automated processes as necessary or when required
- Coordinate the implementation of schedules on behalf of the SPP Balancing Authority within necessary timing requirements
- Understand the SPP AFC calculations and intervene in the use of the automatically calculated values as necessary
- RTBM case setup and approval. This includes choosing the correct offsets to enter in the positive and negative direction, and approving the case that ensures operation within the appropriate regulation band. These cases will be approved every 5 minutes
- Review generation dispatch, load forecasts, and product clearing in RTBm case
- Interchange schedule control, verification that Market System NSI matches EMS NSI
- Monitor and report problems with the Market System, initiate Market holds as needed
- Assisting market participants with resource plan changes as required.
- Verify unit trips via phone call to Market Participant/Generator Operator and relay information to BC operator for reserve sharing events
- Verify real-time outages are present in Control Room Operating Window (CROW)
- Help monitor and identify minimum generation situations in conjunction with Balancing Operator
Settlements
Garland Power & Light
Garland, TX
09.2005 - 08.2006
- Improved settlement efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing new software tools.
- Reduced errors in trade settlements by performing thorough daily reconciliations and identifying discrepancies.
- Enhanced operational workflow by collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement.
- Supported company growth by successfully onboarding new clients and integrating their accounts into the existing system.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements by maintaining accurate records and preparing timely reports for auditors.
- Managed risks associated with trade settlements by conducting thorough due diligence checks on counterparties.
- Maintained accuracy in financial reporting, diligently verifying transaction data before posting entries to the general ledger.
- Uphold organized recordkeeping practices, efficiently managing electronic filing systems containing sensitive transactional information.
- Organized and updated databases, records and other information resources.
Grid Controller
Garland Power & Light
Garland, TX
10.1999 - 09.2005
- Responsible for monitoring, performing and directing real-time actions to ensure safe, reliable, and economic operation of the electric transmission and distribution systems during normal and emergency conditions, with full authority, without additional supervision, for the Garland Power & Light system and other systems under Garland Power & Light control.
- Also, responsible for monitoring and controlling (through SCADA) transmission, substation and distribution facilities to ensure transmission line and transformer loading are within ratings.
- Direct field personnel in emergency response to electric transmission grid and electric distribution outages with the authority and responsibility to implement emergency response.
- Log all planned and unplanned transmission, substation and distribution events in the E-log and ERCOT Outage Scheduler.
- Make notifications as required for all unplanned events that affect the Electric Grid.
- Oversee Black Start restoration activities between System Operations, Black Start Generation Resource unit, Transmission and Distribution department field personnel and ERCOT to restore service in the event of a local area or ERCOT region wide blackout.
- Write/check/issue switching orders for transmission, substation and distribution facilities consistent with the GP&L safety handbook and industry standards to ensure safety of field personnel, under both normal and emergency conditions while making facilities available for maintenance and construction activities as required.
- Administer the safe operation of field equipment (including both overhead and underground) and substation equipment by switchmen via radio and telephone.
- Coordinate clearance requests to work on equipment with ERCOT, other departments, and interconnecting entities.
- Restore service (through SCADA and dispatch of field personnel) to transmission, substation and distribution facilities to reduce customer outage time and restore system integrity.
- Maintain system and keep records of upgrades and maintenance. Issue Holds and Clearances to line crews.
- Responsible for complying with NERC Reliability Standards and ERCOT, Protocols and Operating Guides.
- Work 12 hour rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends and holidays.
- Also requires working various shift schedules and being available (on call) for additional duty.
- Maintain working knowledge of desk manuals, policies and procedures. (Black Start Plan, Emergency Operating Plan, Operations Procedures, Safety Handbook, Load Shed Plan, and Emergency Relocation Plan.)
Linemen
Garland Power & Light
Garland, TX
05.1994 - 11.1999
- Improved workplace safety by conducting regular equipment inspections and maintenance.
- Enhanced system reliability through efficient diagnosis and repair of electrical faults.
- Completed complex installations for major power distribution projects, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
- Reduced outage durations with quick response times and effective troubleshooting skills.
Infantry Assault Man
USMC
Twentynine Palms, US
05.1990 - 05.1994
- 0351 MOS. The infantry assault man employs rockets, the Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS), and demolitions.
- Assault men provide rocket fire against fortified positions in support of the rifle squads, platoons, and companies within the infantry battalion.
Education
No Degree - Outage Scheduler for QSES & TDSP, ERCOT_001_2023 Cycle_3_BlackStart and System Restoration CBT_1, Texas SET (Standard Electronic Transactions), Introduction to ERCOT Data Extracts, MarkeTrak: Overview, Mass Transitions, Locational Marginal Pricing, Market Participant Relationships, ERCOT Foundations, Wholesale Markets 101, Emergency Operations & Communications
ERCOT LMS
06-2026
High School Diploma -
South Garland High School
Garland, TX05-1989
Skills
- Outage Scheduler
- Strategic Planning
- Team Collaboration
- Time Management
- Switching orders
- Load management
- Compliance Monitoring
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Process Improvement
- Outage planning
- Operations management
- Customer relationship development
- Scheduling coordination
Certification
Certified NERC Reliability Operator, 01/01/99, Present
Accomplishments
Vice Chair of OWG, 01/01/21, 12/31/23
Timeline
T&D Operations Supvisor
Garland Power & Light
05.2017 - Current
Outage Planner
Garland Power & Light
04.2017 - Current
Grid Controller
Garland Power & Light
01.2008 - 04.2016
Tariff Coordinator
Southwest Power Pool
09.2006 - 01.2008
Settlements
Garland Power & Light
09.2005 - 08.2006
Grid Controller
Garland Power & Light
10.1999 - 09.2005
Linemen
Garland Power & Light
05.1994 - 11.1999
Infantry Assault Man
USMC
05.1990 - 05.1994
No Degree - Outage Scheduler for QSES & TDSP, ERCOT_001_2023 Cycle_3_BlackStart and System Restoration CBT_1, Texas SET (Standard Electronic Transactions), Introduction to ERCOT Data Extracts, MarkeTrak: Overview, Mass Transitions, Locational Marginal Pricing, Market Participant Relationships, ERCOT Foundations, Wholesale Markets 101, Emergency Operations & Communications
ERCOT LMS
High School Diploma -
South Garland High School