David Lorrain

About David Lorrain

Senior electrical engineer specializing in mission-critical facilities- 12+ years designing, modeling, and operating LV/MV power systems—24V controls up to 15kV switchgear- Licensed PE + Licensed Master Electrician, bilingual (English/Spanish)Core strengths• Reliability O&M: NFPA 70E/NEC compliance, SOP/EOP creation, training• Global collaboration: vendor witness tests, drawing submittal reviews, cross-border standards• BIM/Revit & AutoCAD plus SKM/ETAP modeling—Basis-of-Design, single-line diagrams, and as-builts • Power-system studies: short-circuit, load-flow, harmonics, arc flash• Protection & control: SEL relay programming, UPS/ATS/ generator integration• Data analytics: SCADA/PQ metering to cut kWh and downtimeImpact highlights• Led power-system redesign of auto data center, eliminating single points of failure and achieving Tier Reprogrammed relays to drop incident energy from 105 cal/cm² (Cat 5) to $500 k annual uptime valueAlways happy to swap best practices or discuss new challenges—feel free to connect or message me directly.

Experience

1. Senior Authorized Electrical Engineer

   Ford Motor Company

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Developed/delivered electrical training, mentoring ~200 electricians and cross-disciplinary engineers • Redesigned mission-critical data center, eliminating all single points of failure and achieving Tier Designed facility protection and control scheme to reduce arc flash level from 105 cal/cm² (Cat 5) to < 8 cal/cm² (Cat 2) through relay re-programming saving ~$3M in infrastructure and downtime costs• Developed and conducted maintenance procedures for hundreds of dual feed LV/MV substations• Served as subject matter expert for all power equipment commissioning and troubleshooting: switchgear, generators, automatic transfer switches, breakers, meters, trip units, and SEL relays • Established facility-wide BIM/Revit standards and archive, cutting drawing-retrieval time 60 %• Performed power system studies including short circuit, load flow, harmonic, and arc flash analysis• Performed vendor drawing reviews, witness testing, and factory acceptance for all 480V+ equipment• Directed cross-functional root-cause investigations into power outages and voltage fluctuations

Education

• Louisiana State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering

  2009 — 2013