Scott Piegols, P.E.

Experience

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  Teknetix, INC

  May 2004 - Nov 2008

  Test Engineer
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  Duke Energy Corporation

  Dec 2008 - now

  Integrity Engineer - Asset Program Development & Governance

  • Provide engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of problems for Customer Delivery Distribution.• Ensure accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities.• Develop the system level Integrity Plan by incorporating the specific Enterprise needs.• Assess and support the Inspection, Maintenance, and Capital Integrity Work Plans for Customer Delivery and serve as the Enterprise technical support for these areas.• Train jurisdictional engineers in the Inspection, Maintenance, and Capital Integrity processes as needed.• Support the Program Management processes.• Analyze distribution performance and develop corrective plans that will fix emerging reliability problems.• Analyze current state and project condition of assets for replacement strategy.• Consult extensively with field operations personnel to fully understand the facts gaining valuable experience from people who work with the assets daily.• Work collaboratively with key internal business unit stakeholders, including Asset Management, Project Management, Finance, Standards, Supply Chain, and Health & Safety, among others.• Provide solid business cases showing financial benefit for assigned distribution assets and programs.• Identify opportunities for cost reductions or performance improvement through construction standards.• Assure adequacy of maintenance and inspection programs.• Monitor inspection and maintenance programs for compliance.• Convert a variety of technical data and operating information into positive action plans understood and approved by management.• Interface with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on various reliability related activities, such as annual reliability reports, annual office audits of inspection and maintenance records, and issues related to distribution system reliability and integrity found by PUCO inspectors. Show less