Craig Paxton
Relay Technician Foreman at Xcel Energy
- Role
- Relay Technician Foreman at Xcel Energy
- Location
- Carlsbad, NM, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Craig Paxton
Started off in the electrical field as a apprentice lineman working my way up to Journeyman Lineman working transmission and distribution. Moved into the relay technician department advanced to foreman covering NM South area which includes Carlsbad, Hobbs, Seminole and Denver City areas.
Experience
Relay Technician Foreman
Mar 2013 — Present
Preform all maintenance and capitol work responsibilities associated with protective relaying and CT wiring. Worked on RTU\'s, DFR\'s, rugged comms, RTAC\'s, electromechanical and microprocessor relays, TC-10B, TCF-10B, UPLC, all kinds of metering, SCADA controls, troubleshooting, power line carrier, fiber, all different relay schemes DCB, DCUB, POTT and DTT• Experience using Vanguard EZCT tester-testing ct\'s in breakers and transformers• Experience using Power Comm test set: tuning wave traps, LTU\'s, reflective power, vswr and db levels.• Perform installation, commissioning, testing and maintenance of protective relaying equipment. • Perform function testing of substation control circuits on relay panel, transformers & circuit breaker change-outs. • Perform end-to-end relay testing using Manta test sets and vector software. • Developed written standard commissioning, testing and maintenance procedures for protective relaying. • Experience installing, maintaining, testing & repairing protective relays on high voltage substations. • Calibrate & perform functional tests on both electromechanical and micro-processor based protective relays for high voltage substations. • Capable of trouble shooting distribution and transmission controls circuits • Knowledge of Enoserv RTS and Vector software
Education
Cleveland Institute of Electronics
Associate of Science (A.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2009 — 2012
South Plains College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Electrical Utilities Technology
1994 — 1996
Skills
- Scada
- Electricians
- Electrical Wiring
- Wiring
- High Voltage
- Transmission
- Transformer
- Testing
- Energy
- Commissioning
- Relays
- Maintenance
- Power Generation
- Maintenance
- Utility Industry
- Substation
- Maintenance & Repair
- Protective Relays
- Troubleshooting
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