Taylor Matthews
Crowley,USA
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
E&I Technician IV/High Voltage Specialist
Western Midstream
12.2023 - Current
- Working as an E & I Technician onshore in the Delaware Basin in West Texas
- Working with AC/DC voltages on midstream facilities and well pads
- Troubleshot and installed AC motors from 1 HP to 10,000 HP, work with various type of VFD's and motor starters
- Working with 13,800, 4160, 480 and low voltage applications
- Working with SEL relays
- Maintained and repaired 480v ac units
- Installed and monitored PQM meters on incoming voltages
- Working on electrical equipment in Cryogenic Plants, compressor stations, gathering facilities, saltwater disposals and regional oil treatment facilities
- Working in substations repairing capacitors and incoming voltage breakers and transformers
- Installed and maintained primary and secondary sides of transformers
- Working on various types of UPS systems from 24/120/240 input voltage, repaired and maintained
- Coordinated arc flash studies with engineering groups to update previous and new facilities with the proper arc flash studies/stickers
- Inspect new construction facilities/commission new additions to older facilities
- Coordinate with engineering on up-and-coming projects
- Create job plans, coordinate with contractors to perform certain job plans
- Monitor and troubleshooting substation issues, including main/tie/main switching, racking out high voltage breakers for maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, maintain distribution lines for all facilities, including raptor protection, powerline upgrades and storm repairs
Senior Electrical Controls Technician
Enbridge Pipeline
05.2021 - 11.2023
- Worked with natural gas- and diesel-powered generators
- Worked on various types of UPS systems from 24/120/240 input voltage, repaired and maintained these units
- Maintained and repaired 480v ac units
- Calibrated and tested fire and gas detection systems, monthly, annually, and quarterly
- Performed inspections on battery banks and UPS systems
- Worked with natural gas compressors, performed maintenance on pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters, RTD's, gas analyzers
- Performed maintenance on control valves, dump valves
- Performed maintenance on PLC systems, replaced cards, configured cards, reset electronic fuses, performed basic logic changes
- Worked with operations to write procedures for performing piping isolations and specific LOTO situations
- Coordinate with mechanics and contractors to perform repairs and maintenance on different types of equipment
- Troubleshoot, repair, and replace pneumatic pilots, versa valves
E & I Tech II
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation/Occidental Petroleum
07.2019 - 05.2021
- Worked as an E & I Technician onshore in the Delaware Basin in West Texas
- Worked with AC/DC voltages on midstream facilities and well pads
- Troubleshot and installed AC motors from 1 HP to 10,000 HP, work with various type of VFD's and motor starters
- Worked with 13,800, 4160, 480 and low voltage applications
- Worked with SEL relays
- Maintained and repaired 480v ac units
- Installed and monitored PQM meters on incoming voltages
- Worked on electrical equipment in Cryogenic Plants, compressor stations, salt-water disposals and oil treatment facilities
- Worked in sub-stations repairing capacitors and primary circuit breakers and transformers
- Installed and maintained primary and secondary sides of transformers
- Worked on various types of UPS systems from 24/120/240 input voltage, repaired and maintained these units
- Overseen crews installing heat trace on facilities
- Installed, troubleshot and performed maintenance on 240/480 standalone air compressors
- Worked with natural gas- and diesel-powered generators
- Installation and maintenance of different types of chemical pumps
- Install lighting circuits on new and existing locations
- Worked with high resistance ground applications
Electrician
Advanced Integrated Services
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Installed, maintained and repaired VFD's
- Worked at Ramsey and Mentone gas plants for Western Midstream
- Worked with 13,800, 4160, 480 and low voltage applications
- Worked with SEL relays
- Programming and troubleshooting motor starters/VFD's
- Installed and maintained electric motors from .5 HP to 1750 HP
- Maintained and repaired 480v ac units
- Installed and monitored PGM meters on incoming voltages
- Worked on electrical equipment in Cryogenic Plants, CPF's, CGF's, SWD's and R.O.T.F's
- Worked in substations repairing capacitors and incoming voltage breakers and transformers
- Installed and maintained primary and secondary sides of transformers
- Hired on from AIS to Anadarko E & I Tech II
Instrumentation and Electrical Technician
Control Concepts
Maurice, USA
07.2010 - 01.2019
- Troubleshot electrical/electronic control circuits
- Constructed Production Platforms, Drilling Rigs, Compressor Stations, Measuring Stations and Natural Gas and Diesel Generators
- Continued internal education, training and certifications to stay ahead of an evolving financial industry
- Replaced AC Units offshore and replaced faulty or broken electrical parts
- Install, troubleshoot and maintain various types of variable frequency drives, starters and soft starts
- Building new production facilities in the Permian Basin
- Supervising a crew of 6-8 electricians and pneumatic hands
- Reading P&ID's building facility accordingly
- Reading and interpreting drawings
- Installing PLC Panels and Junction Boxes
- Installing start/stop switches for different types of motors and pumps
- Pulling different types of cable according to cable schedule
- Creating cable schedules
- Assisted in project management, bidding jobs based off work packages
- Developed material lists to complete scope of work
Education
Highschool Diploma -
Yaskawa, Toshiba and Allen Bradley training courses
Eaton
NFPA70E training
Substation Training
Texas Licensed Journeyman Electrician
Skills
- AC/DC troubleshooting
- High voltage maintenance
- Electrical inspections
- Variable frequency drives
- Motor control circuits
- Safety compliance
- Project coordination
- Problem solving
- Leadership skills
- Pressure transmitters
- Loop checking
- Pneumatic controls
- Control systems troubleshooting
- Motor control centers
- PLC programming
- Electrical testing
- Motor controls
- Battery systems
Certification
- CCP299: STUDIO 5000 LOGIX DESIGNER LEVEL 1: CONTROLLOGIX FUNDAMENTALS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
- CC151: STUDIO 5000 LOGIX DESIGNER LEVEL 2: BASIC LADDER LOGIC PROGRAMMING
- SUBSTATION MAINTENANCE/TROUBLESHOOTING LEVEL 1 and Level 2
- Texas Licensed Journeyman Electrician
- Basic Production
- T2 Certified
- CPR
- High Voltage Training/Troubleshooting
- Low Voltage Training/Troubleshooting
- Maintenance and Commissioning of Yaskawa, Allen-Bradley, Toshiba and Eaton variable frequency drives
- NFPA 70e Training
Professional Highlights
- Experience in construction of new and used oil and gas platforms
- Troubleshooting and calibration of fire and gas detection systems
- Experience with heated vessels, line heaters, thermal oxidizers, glycol reboilers
- Experienced in PLC systems and ESD system
- Experienced in panel logic and instrumentation
- National Electric Codes {NEC}
- Working experience with different types of heated vessels
- Troubleshooting and maintenance of pressure transmitters, temperature transmitters, level transmitters, flow analyzers
- AC/DC power and control systems
- UPS maintenance, troubleshooting and commissioning
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Test equipment operation
- Sub-panel installation
- Diagnostic testing
- Knowledge of installation of measurement equipment
- Installation, maintenance and repairs of variable frequency drives
- Experienced in high voltage, medium voltage and low voltage applications
- Controls on Natural Gas and Diesel Generators
- Substation maintenance, troubleshooting and commissioning
- High voltage distribution, power line troubleshooting, maintenance, installation
- High horsepower motors, with high voltage line sides, 13,800V / 4160V with soft starts, variable frequency drives and across the line starters
- Writing and performing main/tie/main switching procedures
- Writing and performing electrical job plans
Timeline
E&I Technician IV/High Voltage Specialist
Western Midstream
12.2023 - Current
Senior Electrical Controls Technician
Enbridge Pipeline
05.2021 - 11.2023
E & I Tech II
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation/Occidental Petroleum
07.2019 - 05.2021
Electrician
Advanced Integrated Services
01.2019 - 06.2019
Instrumentation and Electrical Technician
Control Concepts
07.2010 - 01.2019
Highschool Diploma -
Yaskawa, Toshiba and Allen Bradley training courses
Eaton