John White

John White

Electronics Tech

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Experienced Electrical Engineer and Navy Electronics Technician Veteran

  • Education

    • Univeristy of Michigan

      2001 - 2003
      Bachelor's degree EE

      Activities and Societies: Worked with locals to re-forest and clean up local waterways

    • University of Michigan

      1997 - 2003
      Engineering Bachelor of Science Engineering
  • Experience

    • US Navy

      Sept 1996 - Sept 2001
      Electronics Tech

      Repair and diagnose all electronic, raider, and communication systems onboard the USS Paul F. Foster Destroyer class ship.Awarded 3 Naval and Marine Core Achievement Metals.

    • ITC Holdings Corp.

      Aug 2003 - Aug 2005
      Balancing Authority

      Responsible for reliable planning and operations of the bulk power system. Integrated resources to maintain real-time balance of electricity resources. Responsible for balancing the Control Area’s net scheduled interchange by dispatching generation units for regulation. Responded to sudden losses of power.

    • Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC

      Sept 2005 - Sept 2007
      Operations Engineer

      Part of the Operations Engineering group where we run studies on the electrical transmission system to determine which projects and upgrades may be performed. I was tasked with creating solutions to problems that may arise from these projects so that we can maintain the highest level of system reliability.

    • ITC Holdings Corp.

      Sept 2007 - Mar 2016

      Control multi-state power transmission systems supplying power for up to 15 million residents and business.Disaster recovery for major us power catastrophes including the 2003 East coast black out.Build North West Michigan power loop increasing power capacity and reliability.Completed Sothern Kansas power network with 4 new stations and 12 new high-capacity lines. Responsible for day to day operations of transmission grid for Michigan and Iowa. Performed all day to day switching and tagging of Transmission system. Maintained and insured system security of Transmission power system day to day. Ran system stability and security studies.

      • Transmission System Switching cordinator

        Apr 2012 - Mar 2016
      • Transmission Systems Controller

        Sept 2007 - Apr 2012
    • Eversource Energy

      Jan 2017 - Mar 2022
      Transmission systems trainer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NERC Reliability Coordinator

      NERC
      Feb 2004
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fresh water reclamation project volunteer

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