Elijah Knight, MSEM, P.E.

Elijah Knight, MSEM, P.E.

Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Electrical Engineering Consultant

  • Education

    • University of Evansville

      1990 - 1992
      Master of Science (M.S.) Engineering/Industrial Management
    • Kettering University

      1977 - 1982
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering

      Formally known as General Motors Institute and GMI Engineering and Management Institute

  • Experience

    • St. Joseph Light & Power Co

      Jun 1982 - Jun 1984
      Electrical Engineer - Substation Design

      Engineering/design for all electrical substation additions and/or modifications. Prepared in-service test procedures for new equipment (transformers, switchgear, etc.). Coordinated and supervised construction activities of in-house electricians at all substations.

    • DuPont Nutrition & Health

      Jun 1984 - Mar 1988
      Project Engineer

      Project Engineer Wilmington, DE, December 1985 to March 1988Engineering/design for capital facility projects. Also provided electrical engineering expertise for several major projects. Evaluated the electrical distribution system to several major research and development buildings in Wilmington, DE. Also recommended, designed, and supervised installation of new equipment (including switchgear, transformers, capacitor banks) as required.Associate Electrical EngineerRemington Arms Division, Lake City AAP, Independence, MO, June 1984 to December 1985Electrical engineering/design for facility projects including preparation of all electrical engineering/design documents for continuous upgrading of the facilities electrical distribution systems, both primary and secondary. Also, served as division electrical engineering advisor/representative to the specifications/design standards approval committee. Show less

    • Bristol-Myers Squibb

      Mar 1988 - Mar 1993
      Senior Project Manager

      Project management/implementation for major capital facility projects to support nutritional and pharmaceutical plants which produced liquids, powders, and tablets at locations in Indiana and Michigan. Responsibilities include procurement, engineering cost estimates, funding acquisition, supervision engineering/design phase, managing installation, and interacting with departments during all phases of the project. Also provided electrical engineering consulting services to other departments.

    • Department of Veterans Affairs

      Oct 1995 - May 2015
      Chief Project Engineering Manager (Retired)

      Responsible for all of professional engineering staff duties involved in the Engineering/Design/Construction Project Management Section of the medical center’s engineering service. Also responsible for the overall management and coordination of subordinate staff and sections of the engineering service which includes direct supervision of staff Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Chemical Engineers and Engineering Technicians.

    • Elite Engineering Services, a division of Global Knight Enterprises, LC

      Jan 2000 - May 2022
      Principal/CFO

      Retired Principal of a mechanical electrical plumbing (MEP) engineering consulting firm providing these services to clients nationwide. As principal engineer, responsibilities include overseeing the entire operations of the mechanical electrical and plumbing engineering consulting services functions.

    • Chugach Alaska Corporation

      Jun 2015 - May 2016
      Special Programs Manager

      Responsible for developing strategies, processes, and procedures to facilitate and maintain the contract engineering program to improve the contract's metrics and propose solutions to improve the overall performance of the engineering portions of the contract at Tinker AFB in support of CE.

    • HDR

      Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
      Sr. Electrical Engineer PE

      Electrical engineering, design, planning and consulting for substantial multi-phase new construction, renovations, production and facility improvement projects for a variety of projects that range up to $20MM in support of Tinker Air Force Base.

    • Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Associates, P.C.

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2017
      Senior Electrical Engineer

      Electrical engineering, design, planning and consulting for substantial multi-phase new construction, renovations, production and facility improvement projects for a variety of projects that range up to $50MM for a variety of market sectors including aviation, education, federal, civic, corporate, health care, transportation and more.

    • Romanyk Consulting Corp

      Mar 2017 - Oct 2019
      Senior Electrical Engineer

      Electrical engineering, design and consulting services for various multiple projects across the USA

    • Spur Design

      Aug 2019 - now
      Senior Electrical Engineer Consultant

      Facility condition assessment consulting for government medical center campuses across the United States and abroad.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Engineer (PE)

      Delaware Association of Professional Engineers
      Jun 1988