Mark Caughron

Mark Caughron

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Transmission Dispatch Supervisor at American Electric Power

  • Education

    • Carl Albert State College

      1980 - 1981
      PHYSICAL SCIENCES
    • Tulsa Community College

      1985 - 1994
      PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • Experience

    • Public Service Company of Oklahoma

      Aug 1983 - Jan 2001

      Monitor and operate the PSO Transmission and Distribution systems in Oklahoma. Monitor and operate the PSO Transmission System in Oklahoma. Monitor and dispatch the PSO generation fleet, including Economic Dispatch, Load forecasting Fuel forecasting, Power sales and purchases and interconnect accounting. Under the guidance of Power Dispatchers, monitor and operate the PSO Generation Fleet, while learning all aspects of Power Dispatching and Control Area Operations.

      • Electric System Operator

        Nov 1997 - Jan 2001
      • Transmission Dispatcher

        Apr 1993 - Nov 1997
      • Power Dispatcher

        Feb 1987 - Apr 1993
      • Power Dispatcher Trainee

        Aug 1983 - Feb 1987
    • American Electric Power

      Jan 2001 - now

      Coordinate maintenance outages on transmission system equipment. Monitor and operate the AEP Transmission System in Oklahoma.

      • Transmission Dispatch Supervisor

        Oct 2005 - now
      • Transmission Dispatch Coordinator

        Feb 2002 - Oct 2005
      • Transmission Sytem Operator

        Jan 2001 - Feb 2002
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NERC Certification

      North American Electric Reliability Corporation
      Feb 1999
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Treasurer

      Issued by Word Fellowship Church on Mar 2012
      Word Fellowship ChurchAssociated with Mark Caughron
    • Board Treasurer

      Issued by Mark Johnson Ministry on Dec 2015
      Mark Johnson MinistryAssociated with Mark Caughron
    • Board Member

      Issued by PARA - Pryor Area Resource Alliance on Jul 2015
      PARA - Pryor Area Resource AllianceAssociated with Mark Caughron