1. ROBERT WAYNE HOBSON
19512 Trintella Lane, Cornelius NC. USA
Work 704-379-9715, Cell 704-490-8377, Home 772-486-0480
Work E-mail: bob.hobson@us.abb.com
Home E-mail bhobson@mvbok.com
CAREER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
ABB Inc., High Voltage Cable Factory, Huntersville, North Carolina 2012 to Present
Senior Design Engineer HVAC and HVDC cables
The design engineer job involves converting customer power cable project specifications into cable
system designs that ABB USHVC can supply to a competitive market place. Designs must meet the
requirements and quality constraints established by ABB. A complete technical submittal package for
the cable system must be generated including all the cable ampacity analysis, schematic line diagrams,
selection of the cable accessories, and completion of all technical calculations and data sheets required
by the customer specifications. The work also involves interfacing with the Business Development
Managers (BDM) and the project estimating engineers to ensure that any possible competitive design
advantage can be offered as well. When required, design engineers will accompany the BDM to visit
the customer for technical discussions or negotiations. When project requirements are outside the ABB
internal requirements, a review must be conducted by the design engineer with all the stakeholders in
ABB to reach a consensus on what course of action will be taken. The design engineer is also
responsible to support the cable project after the project has been won and is in the construction phase.
 As of February 2015, twenty six cable projects have been designed, approved and submitted.
These projects have included both HVAC and HVDC cable projects
 Cable engineer for the 144.2 mile (232 km) land cable portion of a 335 mile (540 km) HVDC cable
project that is proposed for the northeast US
 Developed and adapted calculation methods for ampacity calculations in tunnels and vertical shafts
 Designing detailed electrical and mechanical components for a trial installation to replace forced
cooled 345 kV HPFF cables with 345 XLPE Cables using the existing HPFF steel pipe and manholes
in a large US city
 Five power cable related ideas have been submitted for inventions and two have been filed for
patents. Currently working on third idea for first filing of patent
 Designed and developed drawing package for six different link boxes which have been
implemented, manufactured and installed into service
 Selected and tested cable pulling eyes for the power cables used at USHVC. Also selected
equipment and developed procedure for installation of pulling eyes that eliminated slippage of eye
during cable pulling
 Designated as an ABB certified cable designer for single conductor AC land cable and single
conductor DC land cable
 Developed method to correctly model, in PS Cad, directly cross bonded cable screens in long UG
transmission cable systems
 Use Solid Works 3D Cad, AutoCAD, Comsol Multi-Physics, MatLab, Mathcad, and PS Cad to
analyze cable systems
 Appointed as the US representative to CIGRÉ Task Force B1.52, Fault location on land and
submarine links (AC & DC)

2. ROBERT WAYNE HOBSON
Van and Smith Company, Inc., Stuart, Florida, 1999 to 2012
Manufacturer Representative Outside Sales – South Florida
Responsible for all outside sales support of twelve medium voltage (MV) manufacturers’ product lines
to the industrial, electric utility and telecommunication industry in South Florida. Territory included south
Florida from Vero Beach south to Key West and over to Ft. Myers on the Florida west coast. Products
sold were pad mounted and aerial distribution transformers, pad mounted SF6, fluid and air insulated
MV switchgear, MV cable accessories splices, terminations and molded rubber products; HV cable
splices and terminations for solid dielectric and HPFF cable systems; Cable tray systems, fiber optic
splice closures, cable bus systems, custom specialty MV switchgear, metering equipment and low
voltage frequency conversion for airports and shipping ports. Worked with requirements based on both
US standards and international standards such as IEC and BS.
 Coordinated the efforts of multiple disciplines to design, procure, and construct a cogeneration /
backup power plant for the US Navy. System has been functioning flawlessly since 2009
 Spearheaded the introduction of a CVR Conservation voltage reduction system to the distribution
group at FPL
 Provided MV cable preparation, splice and termination training classes for electrical installation
contractors and electric utilities line crews
 Responsible for sales of MV SF6 insulated switch gear and HPFF cable accessories to largest
electric utility in Florida including the non-regulated subsidiary providing product to windfarms
nationwide
 Supported all Cooper Power Systems transformer sales to EATON South Florida offices including
product selection, quotations and technical submittals
 Coordinated the development between two manufacturers (G&W Electric Company and SEL
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories) for a 6 cycle 25 kV transfer switch then introduced that
product to the largest electric utility in Florida, FPL
 Routinely generated bills of materials and pricing for complex MV voltage one-line diagrams
including all major components, all cable accessories and grounding components
 Assisted local engineering companies generate one-line diagrams for MV projects and help these
engineers select and specify equipment to be used in these projects
 Developed and maintained relationships with over 15 electrical distribution sales departments and
over 40 electrical contractor firms in the South Florida territory
 Additional duties included training of contractors in the Caribbean islands and assisting these crews
to install materials in complex MV projects
Raychem Corporation, Telecommunications and Electrical Division, Palm City, FL 1997 to 1999
Area Sales Manager - Florida, Louisiana, Western Tennessee (1998 to 1999)
Area Sales Manager - Florida, Electrical Products (1997 to 1998)
Responsible for all sales and channel management of Raychem electrical products and fiber optics to
the electric utility and industrial market in the state of Florida (excluding panhandle), western
Tennessee, and Louisiana. Additional responsibilities included demand creation; product training for
representatives, distributors and end users; sales forecasting; and new product introductions.
 Directed sales for Raychem in three southeastern states (annual sales of $1.9 million) which led to
a 30 percent annual increase in sales for two years in a row electrical and mechanical
 Coordinated the sales efforts for an electrical utility and an industrial manufacturer’s representative
firms and 23 distributors

3. ROBERT WAYNE HOBSON
 Identified, recruited and trained new manufacturer’s representative to replace poor performing
representative
 Supervised and directed three training coordinators to support the after-sales customer needs
Saudi Cable Company, Power Cables Division, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1995 to 1997
Manager, Specifications Engineering, Quality Control, Field Services (1996 to 1997)
High Voltage Cable Technical Manager (1995 to 1996)
Developed the technical designs and specifications for high voltage cables and designed new cables
based on customer requirements and international standards (both American and IEC standards); in
the Quality Control group responsible for raw material, in-process, special, final and type testing
(electrical and non electrical) for all cables produced at the power cable division; generation of technical
submittals for high voltage cable projects; technical coordination between supplier, customers and
consultants; in the High Voltage Field Services group, responsible for the installation, splicing,
termination and commissioning of high voltage cable systems.
 Transferred technology for the manufacture of high voltage cables from technical partners Cortaillod
Cossonay Cables and Demirer Kablo Cables to Saudi Cable Company
 Created an automated cable design system for high voltage systems manufactured to both IEC and
AEIC (US) standards
 Developed computer programs to aid in the rapid response to requests for quotes for high voltage
cable projects, reducing the turnaround time from well over two weeks and 120 man hours to three
days and 30 man hours for a typical project
 Developed a mathematical model for designing large diameter conductors
 Evaluated and qualified material and accessories suppliers for the manufacture of high voltage cable
systems, fiber optic cable systems and transmission products
 Developed and implemented methods to improve productivity and streamline operations in the
specifications and quality control groups
 Developed testing method to determine rate of gas migration from insulation material which reduced
production time of high voltage cables by over two weeks
 Directed type and qualification testing of new high voltage cable designs
 Directed the efforts of 27 employees (12 nationalities) in the quality control, technical support, and
field services groups
 Recruited, organized, trained employees; procured equipment and generated the procedures and
documentation for the underground high voltage cable field installation group
 Directed the installation, splicing, termination and commissioning of high voltage cable systems,
relay and alarm cable systems, and fiber optic cable systems
 Trained specifications engineers about medium and high voltage power cable system design
 Escorted customers during factory inspections of high voltage cable factory
 Coordinated all technical aspects between manufacturer, supplier, end customer, and consultants
on multi-million dollar underground electrical transmission projects in the Middle East
Florida Power and Light Company 1986 to 1995
Transmission Lines Design, Juno Beach Corporate Offices (1992 to 1995)
Transmission Lines Engineering, Juno Beach Corporate Offices (1991 to 1992)
Division Planning & Administration (DPA) Analyst, Eastern Division (1990 to 1991)
Service Planner, Stuart District Office, Stuart, Florida (1988 to 1990)
District Engineering, Stuart District Office, Stuart, Florida (1986 to 1988)

4. ROBERT WAYNE HOBSON
Responsible for all technical issues related to underground transmission, fiber optic overhead and
underground wire and cable, earth anchors, guy wires and grips, and concrete poles used for the
construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines at FPL; designed, estimated, and
coordinated construction of overhead and underground transmission and overhead fiber optical ground
wire (OPGW) lines; coordinated and analyzed the operating budget and expenditures for the Eastern
Division; designed and estimated electrical distribution facilities to serve new customers in a specific
area; evaluated and performed maintenance engineering of distribution facilities.
 Spearheaded a research and development project to lower the cost of underground transmission
cable systems from the current ten times the cost of an overhead line to two times the cost
 Analyzed, developed, engineered lowest cost designs, and generated technical submittals for high
voltage (115 kV to 275 kV) cable projects, including High Pressure Fluid Filled (HPFF) and Cross
Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) cable systems
 Designed, estimated, and provided engineering support for the construction of overhead
transmission lines and overhead and underground fiber optic cable systems
 Negotiated, designed, estimated and provided engineering support for new OH and UG electrical
distribution facilities
 Located major materials and developed installation plans for the emergency replacement of two
HPFF cables destroyed by a cruise ship anchor in the Miami shipping channel which led to the line
being returned to service in just under three months
 Reported transmission line outages and system reliability for FPL transmission group
 Developed installation and maintenance procedures for underground cable systems at FPL
 Developed the installation requirements to place an armored buried fiber optic cable directly below
a 230 kV transmission line which had never been done before at FPL
 Spearheaded the forensic analysis of a field failure of an ADSS fiber optic cable installed under a
500 kV circuit to determine cause and potential future impact of failure
 Performed analysis of the operating budget and expenditures for the Eastern Division which had
approximately 680,000 customers, 1550 employees grouped in 80 charge locations covering six
different functional areas, and an operating budget for 1991 of $71,320,000
 Coordinated Local Area Network (LAN) for the FPL Eastern Division office building
 Trained supervisors and managers on how expenditures are charged to their locations, and how
the automated budgeting system generated the locations’ budgets
 Developed a complete working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and associated software and
hardware
System Dynamics Incorporated, Gainesville, Florida 1982 to 1986
Design Engineer (1984 to 1986)
Engineer-in-Training (1982 to 1983)
Consulting to US Military, work involved computer modeling of weapons systems; other contracts
included analyses and computer models of the space shuttle solid rocket boosters.
 Developed the algorithms and computer code for the time and frequency domain simulations of two
inertially stabilized, gimbaled platforms to evaluate the performance of airframe navigation systems
for the US Army
 Wrote and published six technical papers for studies contracted by the US Army
 Developed advanced computer modeling of laser interactions on ceramic materials
 Maintained and improved the computer resources of SDI
 Maintained and updated Department of Defense Industrial Security Program for SDI
 Supervised and directed the efforts of three part-time engineering students

5. ROBERT WAYNE HOBSON
 Developed a complete working knowledge of Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) PDP 11 /34
mini-computer and FORTRAN IV
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Science with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida, December 1983
Associate of Arts in Pre-Engineering, Manatee Junior College, Bradenton, Florida, June 1980.
Passed the Engineering-in Training (EIT) Fundamentals Exam
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND HONORS
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, National Engineering Honor Society of Tau Beta Pi
Member, National Honorary Mechanical Engineering Fraternity of Pi Tau Sigma
Member, Gold Key National Honor Society