Gordon Bown

SPECIAL PROJECTS ENGINEER
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Utah

Other Courses
Black & Veatch – Substation Design I & II
American Management Association – Basic Project Management
General Electric Relay School
Utah Power & Light Management Courses

CC&E Engineers, Inc. - 2006 to present
Transmission & Distribution Protection, Substation and Communications Engineer
Currently writing a Relay Protection Operations Manual for a large power plant. Review relay-settings and install relay settings for motor protection relays. Design SCADA systems replacement including modifications to existing substation breaker controls for PacifiCorp. Design field wiring and control schematics for SCADA systems. Designed PLC system from existing substation to remote hydroelectric plant. Managed electrical/radio crew in installing new and replacing existing communications equipment with radios and cellular phone systems for remote site data acquisition.

PacifiCorp Substation Engineer/Project Engineer - Utah Power & Light Co.
Electrical Engineering - 13 years
Project engineer responsible for coordination of all engineering design on substation projects. Provided complete design for new transmission and distribution substations and modified design of existing substations. Provided technical assistance during construction. Specified and ordered substation equipment and materials. Replaced equipment in existing substations including breakers, transformers, switches and instrument transformers. Developed new solutions for substation problems.

PacifiCorp Transmission & Distribution Protection Engineer - Utah Power & Light Co.
Electrical Engineering - 15 years
Designed complex substation and line protection including one lines, schematics and connection diagrams. Provided technical assistance for the installation of these relay schemes. Assisted in analyzing misoperations of the power system. Coordinated engineering disciplines associated with relay projects including substation, metering, SCADA and communications. Provide technical assistance for relay technicians and field personnel. Taught complex subjects such as symmetrical components and differential protection schemes to other engineers.

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