Christopher McFarlane CEM(Pending), PMP,PE, C1 Inspector

Experience

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  May Pen High School

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  Teacher
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  Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd

  Jun 1997 - Sept 2009

  Plant Engineer, Electrical Instrumentation and Controls

  • Maintained, troubleshoot and tested, control systems for simple and combined cycle plants to include Emerson Ovation DCS, GE Mark V, GE 90/70, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Square D, Pratt and Whitney Netcon 5000 •Programmed PLCs such as Emerson Ovation DCS, GE Mark V, Square D, and Pratt and Whitney Netcon 5000 •Installed maintained and calibrated instrumentation•HMI development experience in Wonderware, Cimplicity, Emerson Ovation DCS and Square D SFW375•Maintained motors, generators, transformers and circuit breakers•Managed and supervised maintenance outages, installation of equipment, systems with on time delivery/completion. Supervised technicians and other engineers•Performed root cause analysis on electrical systems and plant processes and made engineering changes to resolve problems•Developed and implemented maintenance programs and kept maintenance records•Read, interpreted and modified drawings to include P&ID, single line, schematic, layout, civil and mechanical•Reviewed electrical and electronic designs. Prepared material costs and timing estimates, reports and design specifications for electrical and electronic systems and equipment•Assisted with the preparation of contract documents and evaluated tenders Show less

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  Self Employed

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2011

  Elecrtical Engineer

  •Conducted Electrical audits for residential, commercial and industrial installations•Troubleshoot and resolved problems related to electrical instrumentation and controls •Designed and installed electrical instrumentation and controls to integrate a chilled water chiller with a chilled water distributions system; chiller cooling system; and compressed air management system •Reviewed and submitted electrical installations for domestic, commercial and industrial customers to the Government Electrical Inspectorate of Jamaica for inspection and approval Show less

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  Commercial Contracting Company Group Jamaica

  Apr 2011 - Aug 2013

  Electrical and Instrumentation Design Engineer

  •Designed and reviewed electrical circuits, equipment and systems for integration into existing alumina production plant’s electrical and control systems •Prepared material costs and timing estimates, reports and design specifications•Completed process design criteria, functional specifications, scopes of work, bill of material, request for proposal and material verification for projects•Reviewed the process design criteria, functional specifications, scopes of work, bill of material, request for proposal and drawings•SPA for engineering on several projects - Calciner Burner Management Compliance Improvement, Hydrate Drag Chain, Calciner Blower Air Improvement Show less

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  WINDALCO

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2016

  Senior Electrical Engineer

  Responsibility for all plant electrical transmission and distribution systems, motor control centers, and motors,. Optimization of electrical safety, maintenance, reliability and energy conservation measures.•Conduct Reliability and Maintenance of motors, motor control centers, generators, relays, PLCs, generator controls, circuit breakers, isolators, VSD, transformers and the distribution network – for one alumina plant, mines, wells, mud stacking area and port•Prepare material costs and timing estimates, reports and design specifications•Complete scopes of work, bill of material, request for proposal and material verification for projects•Perform root cause analysis on electrical systems and plant processes and make engineering changes to resolve problems•Develop and implement maintenance programs •Read, interpret and modify drawings to include P&ID, single line, schematic, layout, civil and mechanical•Prepare contract documents and evaluate tenders Show less

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  Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA​)

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2021

  Lead Electrical Reliability Engineer

  • Support in the precommisioning, commissioning and acceptance of the 125 MVA 220/33/6.6kV Alumina Refinery distribution system including: o 6.6kV vaccum circuit breakers o Transformer rated 125 MVA 220/33KV, 50MVA 33/6.6kV and 50MVA 33/0.69kV o Distribution and variable speed drive (VSD) cables• Support in the precommisioning and acceptance of: o 5MW 6.6 kV motors and associated Liquid resistance starters o 6.6kV motor feeder and VSD’s o 490V motor drives and VSD’s o Associated PLC and control systems• Operations Team support for: o Overview of electrical systems design o Monitor quality of construction and installation of electrical systems• Operations Team attestation of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of 690V switchgear and distribution transformers• Assessment and development of maintenance and spare parts strategies for electrical systems and equipment• Reliability analysis, implementation of improvements, trouble shooting and technical support for but not limited to: o 6.6kV motor feeder and VSD’s o 490V motor drives and VSD’s o General refinery electrical systems• Training, assessment and authorisation of Low Voltage Electrical workers• Training and assessment of HV switching operators• Electrical Safety Committee member and Electrical Safety Professional representative forAlTaweelah Alumina refinery operations team. Show less

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  New Fortress Energy

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Distributed Control System Engineer

  Managed the DCS to provide support and reliability to plant and company operations. Support electrical strategy geared towards improved reliability.

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  Nawah Energy Company

  Mar 2022 - now

  Maintenance Planning Specialist