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Prime Cert Global
- Owner, Regulatory Consulting Specialist
2012 - maintenant
• Full range of consulting for interconnection and environmental requirements for PV inverters in different countries, states per customer request with further support to obtain necessary credentials
• Preparation solar power equipment to commissioning (ESA, CSA, IEC requirements)
• Analyze and evaluation of products safety per North American and international requirements
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Satcon Technology Corporation
- Global Certification and Complaince Manager
2006 - 2012
• Organized and managed complete cycle of certification projects of PV inverters and fuel cell PCU with range 30kW up to 3MW (LV and MV) per applicable codes, standards and regulations (UL, IEEE, IEC, EN, CSA, NEC) and/or applicable certification programs to plasma power supplies, frequency converters up to 550kVA, distribution load centers. Review and preparation engineering documentation per requirements of a certification body. Support commissioning group on large scale commercial PV sites in USA, Canada, Europe and Asia.
• Oversight of all phases of design, development of product including manufacturing process
• Direct support R&D Engineering, Applications, Quality Control, Sales teams with compliance related matters using knowledge of codes, standards and regulations
• Participation in commissioning groups directly at PV sites (USA, Canada) , support international solar projects (France, Italy, India, Thailand, etc)
• Environmental tests on military products including design improvements
• Budgetary responsibility $500,000 annually
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CIAG Quebec Inc
- Consulting Specialist in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, Owner
2003 - 2006
• Design and management of R&D equipment and Power Electronics for alternative energy applications.
• Support for powered by fuel cell applications including gas reformation process
• Realization Instrumentation and control projects for industrial businesses
List of clients: HERA Hydrogen storage (Canada-US), Hyteon (Canada), Plug Power (US), Fortum-Birka-ABB (Sweden), ENEL (Italy), Mitsui Co (Japan)
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H Power Enterprises
- Field Service Engineer
2000 - 2003
• Installations and field service of applications powered by FUEL CELL (5kW) throughout the United States, Japan and Europe
• Design and development of test benches and prototypes for Natural Gas, Liquid Propane Gas reformation process, power inverters and fuel cell performance.
• Increased the company’s product reliability by 40% by redesigning components.
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Indesco
- Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Projects Leader
1998 - 2000
• Design and development of new food processing and food distribution commercial equipment;
• Organized procurement (bill of materials), assembly (pre-commercial and mass productions stages), and installation-training-commissioning-maintenance-troubleshooting ladder.
• Testing pre-commercial products per CSA, CE, UL conformity
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National Semiconductor
- Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineer
Santa Clara
1991 - 1997
• Developed automated and semi-automated systems for Facility plants involving Instrumentation and control devices and equipment;
• Organized and supervised the preventive maintenance routine of the factory equipment with instrumentation and control devices and Data Automated Control Systems for Wafers FAB.
• Involved directly in all instrumentation, control, and automation projects concerning installation, connections with facility systems and functioning of new apparatuses inside Fab clean rooms.
• Budget responsibility (annual): $150,000 (routine) , up to $1,000,000 (Plant expansion phases)
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Lita Industrial Electrical Works
- Electrical Maintenance and Instrumentation Engineer
1990 - 1991
• Involved in maintenance projects for Power Sub-Station and Power Distribution
• installation pneumatic process equipment (Valves, solenoids, acturators) at Ethylene Plant of Oil Refinery, installation liquid flow control equipment at Industrial Paint Manufacturer
• Assisted at preventive maintenance of 157MW Siemens Gas Turbine of Power Sub-Station at Oil-Refinery Plant
