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Jessie H. McDOWELL
JR.
Consulting Associate Electric Utility Specialist
832-831-2910
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740 East 13th Street Houston, Texas 77008
- Biography
- Continuing Education
Utility Distribution Systems, Trouble Shooting, and Code Application
- Mississippi State University, 1977-1979
- Associate of Business Administration at Southwest Mississippi Community College, 1976
- Forty Years of Experience with Utility Electrical Systems Including Service and Safety.
- Extensive Hurricane, Ice Storm, and Other Natural Disaster Utility Power Restoration.
- Utility System Design, Trouble-Shooting, and National Electrical Safety Code Application.
- 2020-Present THE PLANET GROUP
- Providing consulting and safety support of Entergy Corporation contract personnel during construction of utility power installation.
- 2019-2020 STORM SERVICES, INC.
- Providing restoration services by assessing storm damage of poles, conductors, and equipment for utility companies throughout the United States.
- 2017-present ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Providing consulting support to Entergy Corp during the construction of microwave towers and radio and microwave antenna installation in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
- 1998-present MCDOWELL OWENS ENGINEERING, INC. Houston, Texas
- Consulting Associate – Duties include review of electrical utilities application, construction, and maintenance.
- 2015-2017 SIRIUS TECHNICAL SERVICES (RETIRED)
- Providing consulting support to Entergy Corp during the construction of microwave towers and radio and microwave antenna installation in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
- 2012-2014 ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC (RETIRED)
- Operations Coordinator – Duties included responsibility and supervision of Entergy and contractor personnel during utility power installation and restoration services required after natural disasters. Services provided in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Texas.
- Tracking and coordinating repairs of utility electrical equipment including capacitors, poles reclosers, and regulators following required inspections.
- Continued resolution of right-of-way easement and customer support issues.
- Project Manager – Distribution Automated Load Transfer projects including procurement of equipment, construction consultation, and programming equipment for project completion.
- 1982-2012 ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.
- Serviceman – Duties included installation, trouble-shooting, and inspection of utility facilities, resolution of right-of-way easement issues, and in-the-field resolution of customer service issues.
- 1979-1982 BUFFALO SERVICES, INC.
- Bulk Plant Manager for Texaco Dealership – Duties included sales, service, and inventory control of petroleum products for individuals and commercial and industrial accounts.
- PowerSafe certification in areas of Safety, Human Performance, Substation Equipment Identification, and Work Practices, 2017-Present
- Smith System Driving Instructor, 2002-2014
- Safety Advisory Board Member, 1991-2001
- Initial Utility Serviceman School, 1989
- Initial Utility Lineman School, 1988
- National Electrical Safety Code Application, 1983-2014
- Initial Utility Electrical System Design and Construction, January 1983
- Annual update of all areas, 1982-2014
- Seminars and Continuing Education courses/classes in all aspects of Utility Electrical System Design, Construction, Service, Trouble-Shooting, and Safety in both residential and commercial applications
- Training in pole setting, hardware application, and installation including transformers, line switches, reclosers, regulators, and capacitors
- Training in the inspection and maintenance of utility sub-stations