Steven Crader
St Johns,FL
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to multi-task during high stress events. Methodical and accurate operator with clear, concise and accurate communication skills. Current NERC Reliability Coordinator certification (RC201302033)
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
System Operator
JEA
06.2009 - Current
- Utilizes OATI products to validate and process hourly and daily TSR's and e-tags.
- Utilizes OATI to enter real time changes in TTC for routine and emergency constraints.
- Manages scheduled power flows with neighboring BA's
- Verifies hourly flows with neighboring BA's for both scheduled transactions and inadvertent exchange
- Balances generation with real time load demand to maximize economics
- Dispatches real time generation while maintaining sufficient reserves and regulation for reliability to meet NERC BAAL and CPS standards
- As the current Primary FRSG Coordinator, documents and coordinates restoration efforts following DCS event
- Experienced unit operator for 2 300MW CFB's and 1 524MW dual fuel simple cycle powerplant. Commissioning crew for 2 165MW Westinghouse 7FA CT's. Experienced in startup, operation and shutdown for 55MW fast start diesel CT's and Blackstart unit.
- Transmission operator during numerous tropical storms, hurricanes, severe heat and cold weather conditions.
- As senior operator on shift, performed real time load shed event due to catastrophic loss of generation, EEA3.
Reactor Operator
US Navy
10.1980 - 08.2001
- As senior reactor operator oversaw all facets of training and qualification for all reactor operators.
- Supervised and approved all maintenance both routine and emergency on reactor I&C equipment.
- Approved and audited all calorimetric calibrations and precritical check-offs to ensure reactor protection.
- As Engineering Watch Supervisor provided direct supervision for all engine room operations both routine and emergency.
- 2 tours as senior instructor at Electronic Technician Maintenance School in charge of curriculum development, maintenance and execution. Trained reactor operators on maintenance and corrective actions on I&C gear. Provided training to prospective engineer candidates on casualty operations and fracture mechanics.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of New Haven
New Haven, CTSkills
- New Technology Evaluations
- System Analysis
- Cost Savings
- Control Center Operations
- SCADA, OSI, OATI, Excel, Outlook
- Advanced Excel Spreadsheet Functions
Timeline
System Operator
JEA
06.2009 - Current
Reactor Operator
US Navy
10.1980 - 08.2001
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of New Haven
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