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ON-STC <br />Jay Losofsky <br />Start -Up Engineer/ Electrical Equipment Specialist <br />METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA <br />Team Manager/Principal Engineering Technician 1986-2006 <br />Manager of offsite material and equipment inspections; responsible for inspection by <br />staff and consultant inspectors of large water pipes, valves, pumps, generators, <br />transformers, circuit breakers and switchgear. Reviewed electrical test procedures and <br />performed electrical testing for acceptance and conformance with specification <br />requirements. Performed Start up support and problem resolution during commissioning <br />of facilities. In addition to the above mentioned duties; facilitated partnering with <br />construction contractors on the following projects at Metropolitan Water District; <br />• Skinner Plant Chemicals Systems Modifications $108 m <br />• Jensen Plant Fluoride and Chlorine facility $20 m <br />• Diemer Plant Site Preparation Project $70 m <br />• Diemer Plant Solids Handling Facility $29 m <br />• Diemer Plant Maintenance Facility $9 m <br />• Diemer Plant Chemical System Upgrades $14 m <br />• Weymouth Plant Operation and Maintenance Building $9 m <br />• Diamond Valley Lake/Eastside Reservoir Pump Station $100m <br />Partnering helped to quantify project goals, identify risks and to resolve issues related to: <br />• Submittal quality and review process <br />• Project schedules, Start-up planning and execution <br />• Equity issues, Operations and environmental constraints <br />• Shut -Down and Tie -In planning <br />Engineer Technician II, III and Senior Engineering Technician 1987-1994 <br />Performed inspections of construction contractor's installations and hands-on testing and <br />start-up of complete electrical systems for filtration plants, generator plants, pump <br />stations, canals and pipelines. Equipment and system testing include high voltage <br />switchgear, substations, transformers, circuit breakers and protective relays, motor <br />control centers, control panels, and SCADA systems. Troubleshoot complex instrument <br />and control circuits, and maintained accurate records of work performed. Conducted <br />safety meetings and reviewed lock -out, tag -out and grounding procedures. <br />Lineman 1986-1987 <br />Performed maintenance of 230 kv transmission system (approximately 300 miles) <br />including switch yards, substations, transformers and circuit breakers and maintained a <br />2.3 kv distribution system and components. <br />