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Travis Friedel

@travisfriedel

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Experienced Electrical and Physical Substation Designer with strong drafting skills.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for opportunities that allow me to leverage my design expertise while fostering team collaboration and innovation.

I am an experienced Electrical and Physical Substation Designer with over 10 years of progressive responsibility in substation design and geospatial technologies. My background includes collaborating with engineers and leading design teams to deliver high-quality design packages for high-voltage projects, both domestically and internationally.

Throughout my career, I have developed a proven track record in managing complex projects, from substation upgrades to green-field site designs. My expertise in software applications such as AutoCAD and Bentley Microstation, combined with my knowledge of industry standards like the National Electric Safety Code, allows me to create compliant and efficient designs. I take pride in mentoring new engineers and drafters, ensuring that our team maintains high standards in our work.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Physical Substation Designer III

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Sargent & Lundy

Jan 2025 - Present (5 months)

Led physical substation design for brown-field upgrades, asset renewal, and green-field sites, including layout, cable tray, conduit fill, and raceway calculations. Created master diagrams, ensured compliance with NESC & IEEE standards, and mentored junior designers.

NESC Standards IEEE Standards Conduit Fill Calculations Document Management Mentoring

Physical Substation Designer

Realtime Utility Engineers / Dashiell Corps.

Feb 2016 - Present (9 years 4 months)

Progressed from Drafting Associate to lead design roles, drafting protection & controls and physical drawings for major utility clients. Managed projects involving transformer/breaker replacement and greenfield stations, ensuring budgetary compliance and preparing engineering packages. Led training for drafters and designers on drawing standards and software like AutoCAD Electrical and Microstatio

Autocad Microstation Greenfield Stations Client Communication Training

Senior Mapping Technician

Critigen

Oct 2013 - Present (11 years 8 months)

Managed geospatial technicians and projects, collaborating with engineers to define needs and workflow. Maintained survey projects and created various maps including overlay, grading, and elevation change maps, along with vector line work and shapefiles for utility and public data.

Project Management Survey Overlay Mapping Grading Utility Data Workflow Management

Mapping Technician II

Harris Corporation

Mar 2011 - Present (14 years 3 months)

Conducted research and development for special US Government and international geospatial projects, focusing on human geography, geo-intelligence, and national defense applications. Created detailed maps, grading plans, and shapefiles for utilities and public data.

Geospatial research and development Human Geography Overlay Mapping Grading Utility Data

Mapping Technician I

Burns & McDonnell Engineering

Sep 2010 - Present (14 years 9 months)

Created maps for major utility clients like Google Fiber and Ameren Electric, covering billing zones and residential/business utilities. Maintained a comprehensive database of shapefiles for various utilities and land management data.

Database Management Utility Mapping Natural Gas Utilities