Stephan P. Thunell

About Stephan P. Thunell

I am a skilled, Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with NCEES registration. A career of progressive electrical engineering with a proven record of driving profitability, improving efficiency, & enhancing client relationships. An accomplished engineer who has worked effectively across a broad range of experiences in the electric utility and consulting industries. Skilled at engineering relay P&C at substations with voltages from 4kV to 345kV. Excellent at interpreting scopes and client specifications. Extensive utility experience studying transmission and power distribution systems. I am excellent at understanding load flow study results and writing reports. Familiar with Standards, NEC, & NFPA70 electric codes as applied to facilities. Aware of Building Information Modeling. I have an aptitude for learning quickly, with well-developed project management qualities to support every assignment.To summarize my engineering experience, I have spent most of my career in the electric utility business as a Transmission/Distribution Planning Engineer. In the consulting industry, I was a Substation P&C Engineer, as well as a Senior Engineer performing low & medium voltage engineering in my most recent positions.RELEVANT EXPERTISEUTILITY SUBSTATION ENGINEERING • Relay P&C • Capacitor Bank Sizing & Location Studies • Protection Relay Settings Coordination • Read and Create Schematics, Single/Three Line Drawings, & Wiring Diagrams • Engineer Front & Rear View Drawings for P&C Panels • Cable, Conduit & Cable Tray Sizing • Power Factor StudiesUTILITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION (T&D) • T&D Planning Studies • T&D Load Flow Models/Studies • T&D Study Analysis • Distribution Design & Studies • Breaker, Recloser, & Fuse Coordination • Motor Bump (Flicker) Studies • Capacitor Bank Sizing & Location Studies • Read and Create Schematics, Single/Three Line Drawings, & Wiring Diagrams • Conductor Sizing • Economic Selection of EquipmentMEDIUM AND LOW VOLTAGE • Load Studies • Protective Device Coordination • Protective Device Evaluations • Arc Flash Studies • Cable Sizing • Conduit & Cable Tray SizingGENERAL SKILLS • Project Capital Budget • Produce the Bill of Material • Strong Technical/Analytical Skills • Excellent Problem-Solving Skills • Excellent Communication Skills • Strong Interpersonal Skills • Project Lead & Team Member • Independent Worker • Manage Multiple Project TasksMy contact information: 72••••••33 i••••••••@comcast.net

Experience

1. Senior Project Engineer System Studies

   Mott MacDonald

   Jun 2021 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Performs interconnection evaluations and system impact studies that involve renewable generation such as solar PV and BESS Facilities for the NYISO. Perform base case development tasks for new interconnections for the NYISO. Registered with NYISO critical infrastructure.

Education

• LinkedIn

  AUTO-CAD LT- Completed 7 online courses

• Westmoreland County Community College

  Project Management Fundamentals I, accredited by the Project Management Institute.

• SKM

  SKM - Protection & Control & Arc Flash Evaluation Course

• Westmoreland County Community College

  Project Management Applications, accredited by the Project Managment Institute.

• Westmoreland County Community College

  Project Management Fundamentals II, accredited by the Project Management Institute.

• Westmoreland County Community College

  Fundamentals of Supervision and Management, accredited by the Project Management Institute.

• West Virginia University

  Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Emphasis on Utility Power and Industrial Power Systems

Skills

• Scada
• Transmission Systems
• Electricians
• Mentoring
• Electricity
• Team Building
• Microsoft Office
• Relay Protection and Control
• Nerc & Ferc (Cip) Certified
• Publishing Technical Reports
• Transmission (High Voltage)
• Complex Relaying Schemes
• Decision Making
• Project Management
• Project Engineer
• Electrical Engineering
• Substation
• Transmission Planning
• Power Systems
• Energy
• Electric Power
• Oral & Written Communications
• Power Plants
• Teamwork
• Protection Coordination
• Team Management
• Trouble Shooting
• Presentation Skills
• High Voltage
• Procurement
• Customer Experience
• Project Engineering
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Process Improvement
• Power Distribution
• Smart Grid
• Power Generation
• Leadership
• Voltage Flicker Studies