Owen Powell has over 20 years of experience in electrical engineering and project management. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with a focus on marketing and financial valuation from Lynn University and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University. Currently, he works as a Lead Professional and Principal Project Engineer at Florida Power & Light Company where he is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising large solar energy projects totaling over 225MW. Previously, he held several engineering and management roles at FPL in areas including transmission and distribution substations, protection and control systems, and energy smart grid technologies.

1. Owen L Powell
43 NW, 45th
Ave, Apt 207
Deerfield Beach, FL, 33442
(954) 573-7313, (561) 779-9916
opowell48@hotmail.com
Owen.Powell@fpl.com.
EDUCATION: Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, (August 2005)
Masters of Business Administration – Marketing.
Masters of Business Administration - Financial Valuation & Investment Management.
Florida International University. Miami, FL
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
CERTIFICATION: Certified Six Sigma GreenBelt
Certified and Licensed Journeyman Electrician for Dade and Broward County, FL
EXPERIENCE: Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach FL: 2001 – Present
Lead Professional – Principal Project Engineer: December 2014 – Present
Engineering & Construction
Florida Power & Light
Solar Engineering
Responsible for planning and organizing all aspect of solar engineering project and the application of complex
engineering skills and field commisioning.
Work closely and supervise engineering professionals to develop and design transmission Line, Substation
and PV Collection system.
Projects:
• Manatee PV Solar Energy Center – 75MW
• Citrus PV Solar Energy Center – 75MW
• Babcock PV Solar Energy Center – 75MW
Transmission Substation Engineering Supervisor-Contracts: 2011 – 2014
Responsibilities includes, providing leadership and direction to Transmission Substation Consulting
Engineering group and contract administration. Manages large cross functional engineering projects
and facilitates the successful completion of Transmission Substation projects, ranging from 13.8 - 500
kV. Serve as primary interface to FPL and keep FPL managers abreast of all significant concerns on
assign projects. Applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles, business acumens and
practices to a broad variety of assignments, including Energy Smart Florida applications. Promote
safety awareness and adherence to FPL safety requirements. Motivate and develop employees to
ensure an efficient and effective workforce.
Energy Smart Florida. 2010 – 2013
Transmission Substation Engineering Lead
Florida Power & Light Company
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of Energy Smart Florida Grid technologies at FPL Substations.
• Review FPL/GE MOL plans and elevation drawings, an incorporate the latest FPL design standards and
philosophy into the current Energy Smart projects.
• Develop Transmission/Substation bid documents and specifications and verify the issuance of material
purchase and vendor quotation evaluation for substation projects including installations of Distribution

2. scheme upgrades, Breaker and Relay replacements, Transformer monitoring systems, AFS projects,
Weather Contamination Stations and Protection and Control systems.
Transmission Substation Engineer. 2006 – 2010
• Perform Engineering tasks on complex Transmission/Distribution Substation and Generation Plant
Switchyard projects ranging from 13kV to 500kV that require extensive analysis of alternatives and
solutions.
• Engineered, designed, scheduled and monitored the installation and implementation of over sixty (60)
Transmission and Distribution Substation HV Ampacity Upgrades and Increase Capacity. Transmission and
Distribution Substation HV Transmission Breakers, Cap-banks, Reactors, Power Transformers and Relay
Vaults, including Protection and Control equipments.
• Engineered, designed scheduled and monitored the Replacement of One (1) 500kV Transmission Breaker at
the Duval Substation and Two (2) 500kV replacement at Poinsett Substation.
• Engineered, Designed Princeton 230kV Transmission Substation and Riviera Plant 230 & 138kV
Transmission Switch-yard.
• Engineering support for NextEra Wind Farm Substation Projects (Texas).
• Performed Engineering design, material procurements, Contractor bids and Construction support for the
new Desoto Sunshine Solar Photovoltaic Generating Substation (Largest PV Substation in the USA).
System Protection & Control Operational Engineer. 2001 - 2006
• Perform field activities utilizing the application of engineering principles, required for the installation,
maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all Protective Relaying and control equipment in Transmission
and Distribution Substations, including Load Management, Fiber Optics, and Distribution Automation.
• Install and commission several distribution feeders and associated protective relays.
• Familiar with installation and maintenance of substation and mobile power transformers and associated
relaying and root cause analysis of protective relay and control Equipment.
• Familiar with Transmission and Distribution Substation construction and commissioning.
• Experience in fiber optic termination techniques.
• Experience with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Transmission and Distribution Substation
Protection and Control equipments, PC/RTU/SCADA communication equipments.
• Verify correctness of projects released by engineering resources.
• Serving as Broward Protection and Control Safety Coordinator.
• Trained in emergency restoration
Mr. Electric Electrical Contractor. 1992-2001
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Project Manager
• Supervised and managed both large and small teams and effectively leading changes on construction
projects. Including planning daily job schedule and payroll.
• Helped ensure smooth and profitable operation of jobsite and materials.
• Planned, construct and reviewed Electrical Power System installations for Industrial, Commercial,
Institutions and Residential buildings.

3. • Performed weekly inventory and ordering materials for field operations.
• Preformed load calculations for residential and commercial facilities.
• Successfully completed more than 35 facilities, worth over $8,000,000 in contracts.
• Implement and handled OSHA monthly safety report and Life-Safety rules.
AFFILIATIONS:
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
IEEE
National Association of Electrical Contractors
African American Professional Employee Group (AAPEG)
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