Jay Wicks
Black Marble Electrical Solutions
- Role
- Hands on Power Quality Class - Chairman, Facilitator, Instructor at Western Energy Institute
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jay Wicks
Education & Licensing B.S. Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech - 1983Professional Engineer, Arizona - 1995 to PresentLicensed Electrical Inspector, Arizona - 1998 to Present Certified NCCER Instructor, Instrument & Electrical – 2008 to PresentCertified E- Hazard Electrical Safety/Arc Flash Instructor - 2013 to PresentCertified Lightning Safety Professional - National Lightning Safety Institute - 1998 to Present120 C.E.U’s since 1983, mostly relating NEC, NFPA, OSHA, & Elec. Eq. training.Field/Work Experience:FP & L 9/1983 to 9/1985 Associate System Protection Spec. – Field Maintenance, troubleshooting & installation of gen, trans, & dist. protective relaying and DC systems.SRP 9/1985 to Present1) Controls Engineering – 9/85 to 8/96 – Senior. Engineer2) Power Quality Department. – 8/96 to 9/99 – Senior Engineer – Actively participated in the formation of the NEW SRP Power Quality Dept. 3) Coronado Generating Station (2, 450MW, Coal Fired Units) – 9/99 to Present – Principal Engineer – SME for all plant electrical. & control systems. Goals:To facilitate quality safety & technical training to the next generation of electrical workers.Specialties: 1) Electrical Safety 2) Retrofit/System Upgrade Planning.3) Maintenance Planning4) Technical Instruction in the following areas: a) Troublshooting b) Grounding & Bonding c) Print Reading d) Electrical Maintenance Planning e) Documentation & Testing Programs f) Electrical Troubleshooting of all types of electrical systems & equipment g) Customized Instructional Presentations
Experience
Hands on Power Quality Class - Chairman, Facilitator, Instructor
Jan 1998 — Present · OR, US
Western Electric Institute - 5 Day Power Quality Hands on Training Class 1996(student), 1997 (Lab Facilitator) 1998 Taught in PHX and up in Oregon. I have taught this class in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 in Oregon. Currently acting as Program Development Team Chair and lead class facilitator, serving as the major contributor in the development and refining of this very successful program.
Education
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, System Protection & Power System Analysis
1980 — 1983
Skills
- Electrical Testing
- Electrical Control Systems
- Grounding Signal/Process
- Power Generation
- Integration
- Power Distribution
- Automation
- System Documentation
- Electricians
- Public Speaking
- Electrical Safety/Arc Flash Training - E-Hazard
- Electrical Machines
- Safety Training
- Electrical Safety
- Hardware
- Electronics
- Lightning Safety
- Grounding
- Electricity
- Scada
- National Electrical Code Training
- Engineering
- National Electrical Safety Code
- Electrical Repairs
- Electrical Apprenticeship Training
- Electrical Maintenance
- Electrical Systems Large and Small
- Electric Power
- Electrical Technology
- Technical Training
- Electrical
- Lightning Protection
- Construction
- Electrical Estimating
- Abnormal Condition Response
- Electronic Instrumentation
- Electrical Plans
- Alarm Management
- Failure Analysis
- Arc Flash
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