Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
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STEPHEN CARTER

STEPHEN CARTER

Commissioning Specialist
Lindale,TX

Summary

Dedicated renewable energy professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Smoothly direct employees carrying out energy operations to achieve demanding production goals, schedules and budget targets. Driven leader with excellent analytical, decision-making and project management abilities. Maintain employee focus and achieve quality targets with hands-on supervision.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Commissioning Manager

NextEra Energy Resources
Juno Beach, FL
03.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for ensuring commissioning activities for assigned projects are performed with high quality
    and adhering to all Nextera Energy and FPL safety policies.
  • Managed over 7 energy storage projects in 2021
  • Achieved commercial operation of worlds largest solar charged energy storage plant.
  • Responsible for coordination and management of OEM start up personnel and third party start up
    contractors, as it relates to site commissioning and startup.
  • Responsible for project reliability at operational turnover with plants exhibiting as little lost time as
    necessary in initial operation.
  • Responsible for compliance with all project contractual documents to include Power Purchase Agreement and Large Generator Interconnect Agreement deliverables.
  • Ensure proper interface is made with Transmission Operators and Independent Service Operators to ensure project milestone dates are achieved.
  • Interfaces with project's designated safety, engineering, and quality control parties
  • Monitor key metrics of commissioning team to meet performance expectations.
  • Planned operations to meet established schedules, factoring in order demands and business forecasts.

Associated Projects:

  • Manatee Energy Storage Center - 409 MW
  • McCoy Energy Storage - 230 MW
  • Blythe 2 Energy Storage - 115 MW
  • Blythe 3 Energy Storage - 115 MW
  • Blythe 110 Energy Storage - 67 MW
  • Sunshine Energy Storage - 30 MW
  • Echo River Energy Storage - 30 MW
  • Dodge Flats Solar + BESS - 250 MW
  • Fish Springs Solar + BESS - 125 MW
  • Desert Sunlight Energy Storage - 230 MW

Energy Storage Commissioning Lead

Spark Power
Austin, TX
07.2020 - 03.2021
  • Set up and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and record results
  • Provide technical assistance and resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered before, during, and after construction
  • Conduct inspections for quality control and assurance programs, reporting findings and recommendations.
  • Visit construction sites to observe conditions impacting design and to identify solutions to technical design problems involving electrical systems equipment that arise during construction.
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.

Renewable Energy Commissioner

Spark Power
Austin, TX
07.2020 - 03.2021
  • Record test data, applying statistical quality control procedures
  • Evaluate data and write reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards
  • Construction, commissioning and energization of solar farms
  • Travel to multiple sites within a week for different tasks
  • Construction and Quality Control of Wind Farms

Quality Control Specialist

One Wind Services
Austin, TX
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples
  • Complete documentation needed to support testing procedures including data capture forms, equipment logbooks, or inventory forms
  • Identify quality problems and recommend solutions
  • Investigate or report questionable test results
  • S, Participate in out-of-specification and failure investigations and recommend corrective actions
  • Write technical reports or documentation such as deviation reports, testing protocols, and trend analyses.

Power Generation Technician

Cantwell Power Solutions
Fort Worth, TX
07.2018 - 07.2019
  • Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters
  • Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns
  • Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel in order to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning
  • Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance
  • Test insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing

Diesel Technician

MHC Kenworth
Fort Worth, TX
07.2018 - 10.2018
  • Use hand tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, and precision instruments, as well as power tools such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, and jacks and hoists
  • Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition
  • Rebuild gas or diesel engines
  • Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems
  • Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Project Management

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
03.2019 - Current

Associate of Science - Power Generation

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Avondale, AZ
09.2017 - 10.2018

Skills

  • Quality control
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Accomplishments

  • Electrical construction and commissioning means and methods knowledge including NEC and NFPA
  • PLC programming
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration and troubleshooting
  • E&I controls and instrumentation installation, startup and troubleshooting
  • Protection and Controls implementation and troubleshooting
  • Drawing review quality control inspection
  • Progress reporting
  • Computer skills Outlook, PDF edit Word, Excel, document control systems and PowerPoint
  • Management of third parties and suppliers
  • Schedule and planning

Timeline

Commissioning Manager

NextEra Energy Resources
03.2021 - Current

Energy Storage Commissioning Lead

Spark Power
07.2020 - 03.2021

Renewable Energy Commissioner

Spark Power
07.2020 - 03.2021

Quality Control Specialist

One Wind Services
06.2019 - 03.2021

Bachelor of Science - Project Management

University of Phoenix
03.2019 - Current

Power Generation Technician

Cantwell Power Solutions
07.2018 - 07.2019

Diesel Technician

MHC Kenworth
07.2018 - 10.2018

Associate of Science - Power Generation

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
09.2017 - 10.2018
STEPHEN CARTERCommissioning Specialist