Manager Maintenance
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Maryville, TN
Phone 865-***-****
Cell: 865-***-****
E-mail: acs3oh@r.postjobfree.com
Ellis Ray Scruggs
Biography
I have been in or around the utility business for the past 14 years. My initial exposure was with Alliant Energy focused primarily on fossil fuel generation. The most recent experience I have gained with Alcoa & Brookfield Renewable has expanded my knowledge with hydro power and transmission system operation. I have become very accustomed to environmental and regulatory requirements within the utility industry. I’ve had the privilege of managing IBEW employees and most recently United Steel Workers local 309. It has been a great learning experience. I look forward to continued growth as a leader. It would be an honor to share my experience and also learn from others.
Professional experience
June 2013 – Present Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydro & SMT Tallassee, TN
Operations Manager (Calderwood, Chilhowee, Cheoah, & Santeetlah)
Currently serving as project manager for the Chilhowee North Embankment Project
Manage 4 remotely operated hydro stations totaling 390 MW’s
Responsible for 5 substations including inter-connecting breakers with Duke & TVA
Work with Water Resource Manager to schedule all generation
Responsible for coordinating with BEMI to market the power 3 days in advance
Ensured FERC standards of conduct when scheduling transmission outages.
Currently manage 2 separate crews that cover the 4 hydro stations and dams. This includes 2 salaried supervisors, salaried planner, and hourly staffs at each location.
Acted as Maintenance Coordinator for both Calderwood & Cheoah crew while performing Ops Manager duties during reorganization.
Manage $20M O&M and $30M Capital budgets for Smoky Mountain Hydro & Smoky Mountain Transmission Companies
Ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies including FERC, NERC, SERC, NCDNR, TWRA, TDEC, US Fish & Wildlife, & US Forrest Service.
Emergency director for all Emergency conditions at Smoky
Managed various projects at Smoky including the new revenue metering, SF6 Breaker installations, Chilhowee Gate Chains, TVA / Duke Tie Line Metering, SEL Protective relays, Santeetlah Dam Slot Cutting, Chilhowee North Embankment
Coordinated & managed all efforts during Cheoah upstream construction joint repair at 160’ depth in the reservoir.
Initiated transmission corridor aerial spraying & maintenance program
Implemented various safety program improvements including confined space entry / rescue, water rescue, and high angle rescue
Implemented numerous public safety improvements at all generating stations and dam structures such as upstream / downstream cameras, warning signs, and audible alarms for remote gate operation.
August 2011 – June 2013 Alcoa Power Generating Inc. Tallassee, TN
Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydro
Maintenance Coordinator (Calderwood & Cheoah)
Managed Tapoco Relay project including Calderwood & Santeetlah projects
Managed Tapoco line metering project at Building 14
Managed a crew of 12 Hydro Mechanics and 1 Shift Mechanic
Involved with Cheoah Modernization – Complete upgrade of Cheoah Units 1 – 4
Managed FERC required Cheoah Tainter Gate Modification Project
Setup and managed new Cheoah Gate Hoist Installation
Coordinated and managed Santeetlah Unit’s 1-2 and Cheoah Unit #5 Outages
Plan and schedule all maintenance and contractor activities
Created detailed MS Project to track all maintenance, projects, and FERC required activities
Managed & coordinated high angle rescue at Santeetlah dam
June 2010 – August 2011 Alliant Energy – DBQ Gen. Station Dubuque, IA
Maintenance Manager
Managed 4 Mechanical Maintenance, 4 I&C Techs, & 1 Utility
Managed plant maintenance budget including capital & O&M
Worked with management and bargaining unit to initiate plant retirement planning process
Assisted with G3, G4, 5308, & 5309 Substation breaker replacement projects
Implemented numerous safety improvements including items from the Mock OSHA audits
Initiated & implemented Pre-Job Briefing Process with maintenance & technicians
Coordinated all in house and contractor maintenance including all outage activities
Performed cost analysis for barge unloading crane repair vs. retirement
Performed all functions of Generating Station Systems Maintenance Engineer while serving as the Maintenance Manager.
August 2008 – June 2010 Alliant Energy – M.L. Kapp Gen. Station Clinton, IA
Maintenance Manager
Managed 7 Mech, 4 Techs, & 1 Storekeeper
Managed plant maintenance budget including capital & O&M
Assisted with Siemens generator restack / rewind project
Initiated various improvements at the Kapp station including critical spare refurbishments
Coordinated all in house and contractor maintenance including all outage activities
Created outage cost tracking spreadsheet to accurately account for all costs during the 2009 major outage on a daily basis
Managed various capital outage projects including precipitator upgrade, boiler penthouse insulation & casing replacement, precip inlet roof replacement, 2B Circ pump & Motor, 2A Service Water pump, 2C Hot Air Gate, and others.
Conducted Maximo Training & implemented craft time entry
Initiated Technician re-organization including Manufacturing I&C Foreman & Manufacturing I&C Tech
Performed all functions of Generating Station Systems Maintenance Engineer while serving as the Maintenance Manager.
June 2004 – August 2008 Alliant Energy – DBQ Gen. Station Dubuque, IA
Generating Station Systems Maintenance Engineer
Coordinated all daily corrective, preventative, & predictive maintenance
Planned and scheduled Outage activities including in house and contractor labor
Created complex Access tables / reports through ODBC connections
Generated various Outage reports for displaying each individuals work schedule
Planned and Scheduled maintenance activities using Maximo and MS Project 2003
Work closely with maintenance & techs to ensure safe maintenance practices
March 2001 – June 2004 Alliant Energy – DBQ GO Dubuque, IA
Asset Care Engineering Specialist
Performed various Predictive technologies including vibration, oil, thermography, and PdMA motor testing
Obtained Level 1 Thermography Certification from Snell Infrared
Obtained Level 1 Vibration analysis Certification
Attended Large Steam Turbine Generator Operations training
Primary Maximo trainer for 13 Alliant Energy generating facilities
Updated P&ID’s for the 13 facilities to implement to revised LOTO program
Education
March 2002 - 2005 Kennedy Western University Cheyenne, WY
Bachelor of Science – General Engineering
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Visual Fox Pro, Borland C++, SQL, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Project, Visio, Maximo, Oracle, IFS, Mark Ware, Unix, AutoCAD, and various others
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