Troy Cawley

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of substation control systems, protective systems, communication systems and transmission and distribution systems
• Highly computer literate: SCADA/HMI systems, PLC, relay and computer programming, word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software
• Able to fluently read and interpret complex electrical and mechanical diagrams and drawings, including:
  • manufacturers’ instruction manuals
  • engineering construction prints
  • substation construction prints
  • relay diagrams and schematics

Experience

System Operator (Atlantic City Electric, 2003-Present)

• Monitor and control the power grid for Southern New Jersey
• Operate the system safely to a “first-contingency” level
• Prepare work permits for equipment blocking to complete normal and emergency maintenance on critical power equipment

Industrial Electrician (Cape May County MUA, 2000-2003)

• Scheduled projects, including monitoring and tracking project activities, developing material and equipment specifications
• Upgraded and maintained Instrumentation & Control equipment for regional facility including:
  • Electrical Switchgear
  • Emergency Power Generators
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• Repaired complex electrical equipment using technical application software to maintain and troubleshoot systems problems
• Wrote and delivered electrical safety training attended countywide by electrical department personnel

Field Service Engineer (DGS, Inc., Phila., PA, 1999-2000)
     (DGS, Inc. is now Smart Controls, Inc.)

• Coordinated installation of control systems between electrical contractors and operations personnel
• Provided technical engineering support to customers’ operations and maintenance departments and kept supervisors informed of project issues/developments/progress
• Programmed and maintained computer-based control systems for campus-wide networked building control system, including critical research facilities

Field Service Representative  (HITS, Inc., Freehold, NJ, 1999)

• Performed maintenance on power generators critical to phone service in the greater metropolitan New York area.
• Responded to emergency customer calls for service on gas turbine generators

Reactor Operator  (U.S. Navy - Submarines, 1993-1999)

• Monitored and controlled Reactor Control and Electric Distribution systems aboard nuclear-powered submarine, during both normal and emergency conditions
• Planned, supervised and performed maintenance and troubleshooting for critical reactor plant Instrumentation & Control systems

Education

• College

  • Pursuing B.S.E.E., Drexel University; 3.40 GPA. (112 quarter hours completed)
  •  A.S. General Studies, Atlantic Cape Community College

• Continuing Education

  • Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • pjm: System Operator Certification

• Military

  • Nuclear Power training
  • Electronics Technician Maintenance School
  • Leadership & Supervision
  • Classroom Instructor training