John White

Experience

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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
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  Eversource Energy

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2022

  Transmission systems trainer