Richard Kay
Darlings Island,NB
Summary
Red Seal Electrician and Electrical Technologist. 1Years's' experience in the electrical/construction industry Experience testing electrical systems and high voltage equipment Experience maintaining switchgear and control systems. Experience in control panel and PLC wiring.
Versatile Field Service Tech, skillful in troubleshooting with top-notch repair knowledge and technical expertise. Accustomed to reviewing highly technical documentation to assess scope and develop repair strategy. Focused, reliable and results-driven with good safety records and attention to detail.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Service Technician
Black & McDonald
03.2024 - Current
- Full transformer testing, maintenance and up to 7.5MVA
- Transformer repairs to allow the customer to resume production
- Circuit Breaker testing, repair and maintenance from 600V to 69KV
- Load brake switch maintenance and repairs
- Protection relay testing and commissioning
- Capacitor bank maintenance
- Oil sampling
- Using a variety of computer software for test equipment.
Service Technician
The Smart Energy Company
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Servicing Solar farms ranging from 50kw to 1.63mw
- Fault finding and making repairs on inverters
- Designing and installing LV switch rooms for solar connections to the grid
- Commissioning new solar farms
- Using monitoring programs to see if equipment is working correctly.
Journeyman Electrician
Unit Electrical Engineering
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Reading schematic drawings and editing when necessary
- Modular building wiring for switch gear E-houses
- Protection relay programming and testing
- Large project control wiring for switchgear control panels
- High voltage testing of switchgear including high pot and partial discharge
- Current injecting CT's and relay function tests
- Fault finding and problem solving.
Journeyman Electrician
Verity Electrical
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Renovations in residential buildings
- New installs in commercial buildings
- Service calls
- Installing power supplies for HVAC
- Fault finding.
Commissioning Engineer
The Automated Technology Group
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Commissioning of new switchgear and protection relays
- High voltage testing of new and existing switchgear
- Perform wiring modifications on control panels for HV switchgear
- Working on motor control centers
- Carried out Factory Acceptance Testing in the workshop with customers present prior to installation on site.
Test Engineer
Global Switchgear
11.2018 - 04.2019
- Worked in a marine environment, testing the functionality of protection relays on LV circuit breakers such as Schneider, Terasaki and testing the main circuit resistance with a micro-ohm meter and insulation resistance testing
- Commissioned generator incomer panels, including primary and secondary injection testing, phase sequence check testing and G59 testing
- Tested HV vacuum circuit breakers and protection relays using Omicron test equipment.
Technical Support Engineer
Secheron UK
02.2018 - 11.2018
- Managed Secheron UK's workshop maintaining retrofitting a range of AC and DC rolling stock and substation switchgear
- Oversaw taking deliveries, unpacking and repacking items to be sent out
- Repaired and tested DC circuit breakers
- The circuit breakers would be primary injection tested, dielectric tested and timing checked using an oscilloscope to prove they worked to the correct standard
- Attended meetings with customers in order to give technical support on services and products
- Provided training to colleagues across the world to Secheron partner companies
- Assisted with the building of prototype switchgear and designed and built bespoke test equipment.
HV Craftsman
National Grid
09.2012 - 02.2018
- Maintained, tested and refurbished a wide range of HV substation equipment whilst working within National Grids safety policies, within live substations
- Qualified as a competent person (which allowed me to hold safety documents) and helped out with HV switching duties
- Designed and rewired control circuits/contacts in the drive mechanism of HV isolators and using schematic and wiring diagrams
- Installed new HV substation equipment
- Installed and commissioned new LV equipment
- Tested watt metric protection relays
- Held safety documents and having a team of people that worked under my Instruction and supervision.
Education
ITA BC Red Seal construction electrician - Electrician
ITA
BC01.2020
Higher National Certificate Electrical/Electronic Engineering - Electrical And Power Transmission Installation
Teesside University
Midlesbrough01.2017
BTEC Advanced Level 3 Electronic Engineering - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
ICS Learn
01.2015
Apprenticeship in Electrical Installation and Commissioning - Electrician
Trafford College
Manchester01.2005
Skills
- Switchgear repair, testing and maintenance ranging from 600V to 400kV AC and 500V to 2KV DC
- Electrical installation, wiring and commissioning
- PLC programming within protection relays and set up of protection relays
- Working to health & safety standards especially within high voltage environments
- Ability to problem solve and think on the spot in high pressure situations
- Troubleshooting electrical systems
- Field Repairs
- Preventive Maintenance
- Schematic Interpretation
- Installation and maintenance
References
Available on request
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Licensed Red Seal Electrician
- Higher National Certificate in Electrical Engineering
Interests
Cooking
DIY
Walking
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceHealthcare benefitsCompany CultureTimeline
Field Service Technician
Black & McDonald
03.2024 - Current
Service Technician
The Smart Energy Company
09.2023 - 03.2024
Journeyman Electrician
Unit Electrical Engineering
01.2021 - 04.2022
Journeyman Electrician
Verity Electrical
07.2020 - 01.2021
Commissioning Engineer
The Automated Technology Group
04.2019 - 09.2019
Test Engineer
Global Switchgear
11.2018 - 04.2019
Technical Support Engineer
Secheron UK
02.2018 - 11.2018
HV Craftsman
National Grid
09.2012 - 02.2018
ITA BC Red Seal construction electrician - Electrician
ITA
Higher National Certificate Electrical/Electronic Engineering - Electrical And Power Transmission Installation
Teesside University
BTEC Advanced Level 3 Electronic Engineering - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
ICS Learn
Apprenticeship in Electrical Installation and Commissioning - Electrician
Trafford College
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