R E "Chip" Carter PE

Experience

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  Kay Sales (Canned seafood distributer)

  Mar 1971 - Jun 1973

  Warehousman

  One of two employees operating the warehouse including stocking, filling orders, sequencing orders for distribution by truck, operation of hand truck and lifting equipment, and truck loading.

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  Gateway Radio and TV

  Jun 1973 - Sept 1973

  Electronic Service Technician Assistant

  Performed troubleshooting and repair of consumer electronics equipment under the direction of a licensed technician and business owner. Performed pick up and delivery service of equipment and parts inventory management. Job duties included convergence and tuning of television displays and operation of test equipment. Training received in High School in Vocational Electronics led to this position.

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  Portland General Electric

  Jun 1975 - Sept 1977

  Student Intern Engineer

  Supported local Distribution operations, and planning. Job duties included field observation of distribution facilities and updating maps and models of the system. Spent two weeks on a pole testing crew in remote Willamette Valley areas (performing core testing to assess the condition of wood transmission poles). Worked under and over loaded transformers and prepared jobs to address real world issues identified.

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  PacifiCorp

  Jun 1978 - Jan 2020

  Worked as the project engineer for development and implementation of an outage management system and related support applications including automated mapping, connectivity modeling, and outage reporting systems. Job duties included software and data development, software beta testing, training, and active support for the applications. Also provided support for selection and deployment of distribution substation automation equipment, related communications, and software integration. Provided one on one and group training for Dispatch operators on the applications. Show less Performed a multitude of job responsibilities including supporting and developing computer modeling of power distribution system, conductor sag and tension studies, supervision of employees, and student interns, selection and deployment of new company wide computer software, software beta testing, management of Digital VAX and Alpha systems, special planning and modeling of unusual situations, training staff and field engineers on computer applications including in auditorium settings, authoring application guides for software, development and consolidation of construction standards following a merger, standards training, management of an operation to digitize field prepared maps and data modeling, underground cable pulling applications, and support of street light standards development. Duties also included pole line design for both standard and special applications like river crossings. Show less

  • Principal Area/Transmission Planning Engineer

    Jun 2001 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Automation Engineer

    Sept 1996 - Jun 2001

  • Senior Distribution Engineer

    Aug 1981 - Sept 1996

  • Distribution Engineer

    Jun 1978 - Jul 1981
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  Self-Employed

  Feb 2020 - now

  Retired