Derek G
Coles BSc CEng MIET ACITP
Chartered Electrical
Engineer
Associate Member,
Association of Certified IT Professionals (ACITP)
trading as
Power
Engineering Services
Key Information
Who is Derek Coles?
Proprietor of Power Engineering Services, trading at 70
Ballyvallagh Road, Larne, BT40 3NA. Tel: 028 2827 6222; Fax 028
2826 0191. Email derek@p-e-s.net.
Key Responsibilities
Provision
of technical training, electrical safety rules and site works document
authoring, specialist consultancy services for electricity supply businesses,
their contractors, and other industries. Providing an expert witness
service in the electricity utility sector.
The supply of quality specialist electrical instruments used
throughout the electricity supply industry.
Proprietor’s Qualifications and
Experience
Independent
Consultant Engineer, with 30+ years experience in Electricity Networks Design,
Operation and Maintenance, and associated technologies.
Registered
with Expert Witness Ireland – see www.expertwitness.ie.
Registered
with Thomson Roundhall in the Expert Witness
Directory of Ireland - see www.expertwitnessireland.info.
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Current Projects
- Providing engineering
services for utility asset extension/replacement/renewal programmes.
- Supplying utility electrical test
equipment specifically selected to meet customers' applications.
- Training engineers and
skilled staff in power systems processes.
- Developing new Health and
Safety site documents such as risk analyses,
permit systems etc.
- Routine inspection and testing,
tracing underground cables, finding faults etc. on High Voltage circuits
and substations.
- Providing expert witness
services
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Biographical Information
Extensive experience on the distribution system
including design (LV & HV), construction, operations and maintenance. 2 years overseas (1979-1981) providing 400 KV planning, monitoring
and coordinating services to China Light and Power in Hong Kong with British
Electricity International.
Experience
gained as an Engineer with Northern Ireland Electricity includes the following:
- design of 11KV and LV
systems; testing and commissioning of 11 KV and 33 KV substations, cables
etc; fault finding on HV & LV cables; designing, building and testing
and fault finding equipment;
- Outage planning and
operational resource management to facilitate works at all voltages up to
275kV;
- for 12 years, managing a
District Office with a team of engineers, clerical and manual staff;
- for 4½ years, as NIE plc
Lines & Cables Maintenance Engineer:
- determined maintenance and
commissioning standards and procedures
for transmission and distribution lines and cables,
- optimised maintenance
expenditure in accordance with Network Maintenance policy
- monitored the condition and
performance of all lines and cables, and the implementation of
maintenance programmes;
- managed Live Line Working (hotstick and hot glove), investigating and reporting
on current world practices in High Voltage live-line working, with the
intention of adoption of best available practices to optimise working
methods with minimum system outages;
- procured appropriate
technical equipment for specialist application on the electrical network,
to facilitate testing and fault finding.
- At
various times, chairing and participating in project groups and working
parties to advance safety, work practices and introduce new methods.
I am
self employed trading as Power Engineering Services since leaving NIE plc in
June 1997.
In
conclusion, my Business Profile is based on applying personal skills developed
throughout employment with Northern Ireland Electricity, and those gained in
marketing and business management courses since becoming self employed, to
deliver broad specialist engineering services and specialist instrument sales
to utilities.
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