Tommy Finley
Beaverton,OR
Summary
Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through collaboration across business units and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, and regulatory requirements of utility industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Technical Operations
Portland General Electric
10.2020 - Current
- Team consists of Field Metermen, Meter Shop Technicians, Instrument Lab Technicians and Meter Storeroom
- Departmental duties range from OPUC sample testing, commercial meter installs, test equipment calibration, and meter and instrument transformer inventory management
- Financial responsibilities include maintaining an O&M budget for all departments as well as managing a multimillion-dollar capital budget in which all of the companies residential and commercial/industrial meters are purchased
- Leadership roles include workload planning, training development for Journeymen and Apprentices, CBA adherence as well as sitting on various committees to ensure adequate representation of all departments.
Manager Substation Technical Services
Portland General Electric
07.2017 - 10.2020
- Lead a team of up to 25 members that have been spread across 3 different departments
- Teams are responsible for implementing designs given to them by engineering departments
- Job duties of Technicians include installation of settings into protective relays and commissioning protection schemes in the field as designed
- Install configurations into SCADA devices, verify all analogs and alarms report correctly to the local HMI
- Perform end to end testing of analogs, status and control points with Grid Operator
- Testing of revenue meters, instrument transformers and other metering apparatus
- Managerial duties include spreading out workload amongst team members, tracking their development, balancing the department's budget and providing after hours support during outages and storms.
Meter Engineer III
Portland General Electric
12.2015 - 07.2017
- Provide comments throughout design phase and create meter programs for all interchange and generation meter projects
- Create various standards to assist meter engineer and field technicians
- Perform evaluations of meters and meter test equipment and provide recommendations to management
- Provide technical expertise throughout EIM integration and the Primary/Secondary project
- Act as Change Agent for Substation Operations during EIM integration.
Meter Engineering Supervisor
PacifiCorp
06.2013 - 12.2015
- Manage all complex meter installations from customer generation interconnects, company owned generation facilities, balancing authority purposes, etc
- Hire and train engineers in metering principles
- Assist with scoping requirements of new interconnects and other capital projects.
Meter Engineer
PacifiCorp
05.2011 - 06.2013
- Responsible for designing metering packages throughout the company
- Consists of creating one line, three line and panel schematics, creating meter programs as coordinate installation with field technicians and Project Manager
- Tasked with mentoring and assisting in training new hires on departments policies, procedures and engineering practices
- Assist field technicians with troubleshooting as required
- Instructing Journeyman Metermen at their annual training.
Lead Avionics Technician
Hillsboro Aviation
09.2004 - 11.2007
- Worked as Lead Avionics Technician on various aircraft
- Was responsible for performing upgrades on avionics systems
- Tasks included; drafting wiring schematics, building wiring harnesses, installation of components and performing operational checks of installation
- Also was responsible for troubleshooting faulty avionics systems.
Avionics Technician
United States Marine Corps
09.1999 - 09.2004
- Served in the United States Marine Corps, working as an Avionics Technician on KC130 aircraft
- Was responsible for supervising and training upwards of 10 junior Marines
- Inspected maintenance performed by subordinates to ensure aircraft was safe for flight during wartime conditions.
Education
B.S. Electrical Engineering -
Portland State University
Portland, OR06.2011
EIT -
NCEES
Online10.2011
Skills
- Interpret & follow CBA
- Promote strong safety culture
- Collaborate with peers
- Plan and manage departments budget
- Strategic Planning
- Manage workload and determine priorities without direct supervision
- Assist field technicians with troubleshooting of technical issues
- Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations using Microsoft Office
- Communicate with customers and stakeholders to ensure polices and procedures are understood
Timeline
Manager Technical Operations
Portland General Electric
10.2020 - Current
Manager Substation Technical Services
Portland General Electric
07.2017 - 10.2020
Meter Engineer III
Portland General Electric
12.2015 - 07.2017
Meter Engineering Supervisor
PacifiCorp
06.2013 - 12.2015
Meter Engineer
PacifiCorp
05.2011 - 06.2013
Lead Avionics Technician
Hillsboro Aviation
09.2004 - 11.2007
Avionics Technician
United States Marine Corps
09.1999 - 09.2004
B.S. Electrical Engineering -
Portland State University
EIT -
NCEES
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