James Jones, Electrical Project Manager

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Florida State Industrial Apprenticeship School

One year of Jefferson Davis Junior College

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

November 2007 to Present – Engineering Group of the Southeast, Dothan, Alabama – Electrical Project Manager

1988 to 2007 – Smurfit Stone Container Corporation, Brewton, Alabama – Electrical Supervisor

1970 - 1988 – Smurfit Stone Container Corporation, Brewton, Alabama – Electrician

 

TYPICAL PROJECTS

 

·         Supervised and scheduled 4 shift and 13 day Electrical and Instrumentation technicians

·         Responsible for Powerhouse, Recovery area, Pulp Mill, Caustic, CLO2, water intake and water treatment facility at SSCC

·         Planned and coordinated mill annual electrical outage and area outages

·         Worked closely with engineering on capital projects

·         Introduced new projects for capital

·         Obtained quotes from vendors for contract projects

·         Planned and managed inspection of 15kv switchgear and reactors

·         Technical support for upgrade of GE static exciter

·         PCB transformer retrofit project 1000-3750 kva – Smurfit Stone and Georgia Pacific

·         Replaced 15kv disconnects in main bus switchgear

·         Spliced and terminated 15kv cable

·         Upgraded 2300 volt and 480 volt switchgear

·         Upgrade of PLC and installed touch screens in the caustic area

·         Upgrade of precipitator rapper control

·         Installed remote lift devices for 15kv breakers (NFPA-70E)

·         Upgrade of generator protective relays

·         Maintenance core team

·         Energy team – found ways to become more energy efficient

·         Natural management team

·         Designed electrical drawings for BMP pump Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)

·         Managed checkout and reconnection of 10 MVA transformer

·         Drew loop sheets and electrical diagrams and managed upgrade of VFDs in caustic area

·         Designed loop sheets for upgrade of atmospheric sensors (CLO2, H2S, LEL)

·         Designed wiring diagrams of lime screw VFDs

·         Designed hardwire safety interlock circuits for digestive shuttle system

·         Technical support and construction management of upgrade of turbine controller from GE Mark III Plus to GE Mark VI

 

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

·         GE Drive Training

·         Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller Training

·         GE Exciter Training