Michael D. Swift

Experience

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  The University of Tennessee Knoxville

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2013

  Electrical Engineering Student

  • Cumulative GPA: 3.17/4.0

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  Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW)

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Co-op

  • Developed, documented, and implemented a Gas Control Manual that meets the requirements of PHMSA’s final ruling on Control Room Management/Human Factors. Researched a training and education opportunity for Gas Controllers and Supervision on fatigue.• Analyzed Gate Station and Regulator Station gas emissions, components, and flows in order to meet EPA’s reporting guidelines. Compiled a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Reference Book for the North Service Center. Documented a procedure for installing security cameras for Electric Distribution’s streetlights and wire-line crossings for five railroad companies. Show less

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  Clinton Utilities Board

  Apr 2012 - May 2013

  Dispatcher

  • Operated and managed the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System. • Dispatched crews to sites of reported power outages.

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  College of Engineering

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Summer Program Counselor

  • Served as an advisor to participants. Encouraged and helped students develop effective study habits. Facilitated an environment that allowed students to meet their academic goals, complete projects, and make connections with the university. Built public awareness of the programs’ daily activities through photography and Windows Movie Maker.

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  Engineering Fundamentals Department

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  Undergraduate Assistant

  • Assisted the professor by giving class lectures and grading assignments. Provided and challenged students with 3-D examples to improve their spatial visualization and AutoCAD skills.

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  GE

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Manufacturing Operations Intern

  • Design a space-saving floor plan to neatly store steel sheet metal in the Fabrications department • Develop a dual-process to produce special panel fronts and prevent overstock of generic versions

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  Amazon

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2015

  Area Manager

  • As Pack Manager (7/2014 - 6/2015), led a team of 40-80 associates daily to meet customer demand and experience by packing orders and meeting all critical truck pull times (CPTs).• As Pick Manager (6/2015 – 9/2015), led a team of over 100 associates daily to ensure all customer orders are picked in a timely manner for the Pack Department’s packing and processing for CPTs.• Ensuring safety and quality within the facility• Making process improvements by removing barriers that impede the functionality of the Fulfillment Center Show less

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  Duke Energy Corporation

  Nov 2015 - now

  Lead Transmission Engineering’s Security Patch Monitoring Team. Organize weekly discussions for various business areas to discuss new vulnerabilities, open mitigation plans, and pending patch source evaluations. Plan for team strategies as new tools and resources are adopted by the Enterprise. Maintain security patch procedure and templates and update as necessary.• Develop, track, and execute patch mitigation plans to address vulnerabilities, discovered by outside vendors and third parties, that have impact on Duke Energy’s Bulk Electric System• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert, during internal Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) spot- check exercises, for CIP-007 R2 & CIP-007 R4• Lead and participate on Apparent/Root Cause Analysis teams to investigate the causes of compliance related events, whether driven by human performance errors or inefficient processes.• Conduct Cyber Vulnerability Assessments (substation walkdowns and evidence collection) yearly to ensure applicable CIP devices have not been modified without CIP-010 change management• Complete audit preparation efforts for, and Data Requests during, MRRE audits by collecting evidence, annotating the evidence, and writing narratives that describe the evidence.• Represent Transmission in efforts to integrate outside vendors (e.g., FoxGuard Solutions) with internal NERC CIP Tools (e.g., Cyber Asset Lifecycle Management Tool) to minimize the NERC Reliability & Security group’s manual work outside of the Tools. Provide opinions, requested data, and perform functional checkouts for each new Tool release after integration.• Collaborate with outside vendors (e.g., Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, General Electric and Novatech) to determine the impact, if any, of newly discovered viruses and malicious firmware on the Duke Energy system. Show less Conduct meetings and/or present materials to educate peers and other departments on the importance of compliance and on upcoming standards. Train peers on new processes and procedures that address new and evolving Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards.• Participate in the refresh of Duke Energy’s IT 503 program. Provide personal insight and interpretation of NERC standards. Identify the gaps and barriers that Protection and Control Engineering faces in the effort to be compliant.• Manage the NERC-CIP classification of relays and monitoring equipment at over 104 substations for Duke Energy’s NERC-CIP Low project. Also compile substation network mockups, or relay connection maps, for each site in the project scope.• Conduct research independently and provide documentation to address Duke Energy Indiana’s position when Apparent Cause Analyses or Extent of Conditions are provided from Compliance Program Management.• Provide Internet Protocol (IP) support to downstream customers for the IP Connections Process. Resolve conflicts and discrepancies between Telecom, Construction and Maintenance, and Protection Engineers.• Maintain the accuracy of ASPEN database (serial numbers, firmware versions, etc.) to meet NERC-CIP compliance of medium and low-impact sites.• Ensure and maintain the accuracy of System Security Baselines, relay setting files, and Crossbow within 30 days of project closeout at NERC-CIP medium sites.• Submit change requests for NERC-CIP Medium site projects. Also collect pre- and post- implementation for each change to be executed.• Ensure that Protection and Control projects involving the installation of new relays and/or new lines follow Duke Energy’s change management process under NERC-CIP guidelines. Show less

  • Lead Compliance Analyst

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Electrical Engineer III, Compliance

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2022