Allan Pineda

System Protection Engineer @NV Energy

Provide engineering assistance and recommendations to the field offices on system protection and power system related issues to ensure proper system operation and design consistency. • Serve as lead engineer on assigned projects. • Responsible for system protection engineering associated with electrical protective relay systems for generation, transmission and distribution systems with emphasis on quality and project costs. • Conduct short circuit analysis, load flow, and fault studies to ensure the reliable and secure operation of protective systems. • Investigate and analyze transmission system disturbances and relay operations to determine root cause and recommend system improvements. • Direct maintenance personnel in the installation, verification, and upgrade of substation protection, communication and control equipment. • Support system operations personnel during outages and emergencies with analysis of digital fault data and relay sequence of operations review.