Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Hospitality
Engineer, Grid Modernization at Eversource Energy
Utilities
Kelsey
McGlashan
Somerville, Massachusetts
I am a pragmatic, resourceful natural leader focused on solving problems and engaging in my community.
With applied experience and a strong technical background in both Electrical and Chemical Engineering, I enjoy working in industries that involve energy, generation, transmission, alternative and renewable energy, energy storage, water treatment, plant design, etc
I have many interests, but I am always looking for opportunities to learn and develop my skillset- Please feel free to send a message to connect with me or send me an email.
Resident Advisor
Completed leadership, insight, diversity and sexual orientation awareness training.
Provided academic and personal counselling for over 100 residents.
Coordinated with Community and Faculty Advisors to create positive experiences for diverse undergraduate students in Residence Halls while organizing multiple small and large events.
Maintained bulletin boards with accurate, current and beneficial information.
Technical Support Engineer
Completed site specific hazard, health and safety training for various plants.
Revised and improved documentation and organization of various plants and pump stations owned and/or operated by Veolia North America.
Drafted an inspection status report format for MassDEP to review the frequency of inspections of each pump station for the Swampscott, MA sewer system.
Developed a framework in Utility Cloud to aid in the data collection and inspection for each pump station asset within the Gloucester, MA sewer system.
Reviewed the current SCADA system of the Ashburnham and Winchendon Water Plant to provided recommendations for necessary upgrades within available budget parameters.
Engineering Intern
Completed site specific Cogeneration Steam Power Plant health and safety training.
Utilized PI Data Link to collect, gather and organize historical data for various parameters throughout the Kendall Plant system into an excel workbook that was easy to interpret for data analysis such as plant efficiency.
Reviewed and revised outdated plant piping and instrumentation diagrams for various plants across New England.
Associate Engineer
Completed various hazard, health, safety, data and CEI awareness training.
Directed and coordinated emergency damage assessment teams during and after large storms to identify and document storm damage.
Utilized Citrix eOMS (Outage Management System) to model and record unplanned device outages due to storm damage.
Utilized Aspen Distriview to model various types of reclosing devices and fuses on multiple circuits in New Hampshire to ensure adequate protection and good coordination.
Communicated with numerous customers and solar developers looking to apply to install and interconnect small solar projects. Ensured that all interconnected applications were complete with necessary documentation before approval.
Completed anti-island studies on multiple small-scale generation plants without transfer trip interconnected to the New Hampshire electric system to determine which plants were most at risk for creating undesired islands if an upstream recloser opens.
Engineer - Grid Modernization
Grid Modernization Team
Collaborating across many groups and departments to design, develop and implement various projects that will modernize and transform the distribution grid while accomodating a transition to a cleaner energy future.
Transmission Planning Intern
Completed CEII security awareness and health and safety training.
Collaborated with VELCO Transmission Planning Team on various projects to improve the VT transmission network.
Utilized PI Data Link to collect, gather and organize historical load and generation data for various locations throughout the VELCO system into specific load areas throughout VT.
Prep Cook
Prep, cook, fry, grill, and bake all kinds of foods and recipes.
Bachelor's Degree
Chemical Engineering
Master’s Degree
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thesis: An Economic Analysis of Injecting Energy Storage into Power Systems Containing Renewables
Related Courses: Power System Dynamics, Power Distribution, Power Transmission, Power System Operation and Planning
Resident Advisor
Completed leadership, insight, diversity and sexual orientation awareness training.
Provided academic and personal counselling for over 100 residents.
Coordinated with Community and Faculty Advisors to create positive experiences for diverse undergraduate students in Residence Halls while organizing multiple small and large events.
Maintained bulletin boards with accurate, current and beneficial information.
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