Kathleen Williams

Current

• Engineer II at Midwest ISO

Past

• Sr. Analyst IT at Exelon
• Engineer – Business Performance (January 2004 – August 2005) at Exelon
• Engineer – Reliability and Power Quality (June 2003 – December 2003) at Exelon

• Professional Engineering Intern (Summer 2002) at Exelon
• Webpage Manager, Graduate Studies and Continuing Education at Valparaiso University
• Internet Technician and Web Author at Surfnet Inc

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Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Valparaiso University

Connections

39 connections

Industry

Utilities

Websites

• My Website

Kathleen Williams’s Summary

Just a reminder.. currently NOT seeking employment offers. Thanks!

Kathleen Williams’s Specialties:

AREVA, Real-Time Operations, Model Testing, AGC, failure analysis and investigations, SCADA, ABB Applications, State Estimator, Power System Modeling, Transmission Operations, Power Systems Security, Energy Management Systems, Ranger, Network Manager Applications, Reliability Analysis, PI-Historian, Access, VBA, UNIX systems, Power Systems Analysis, Power Market Operations, Power Systems Reliability, Power Systems Planning, Relaying, Power Operations and Control, Optimization, Power Engineering

Kathleen Williams’s Experience

• Engineer II

  Midwest ISO

  (Non-Profit; Utilities industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  EMS Engineering - Real-Time Operations
  
  * Analysis and Investigations in Real-Time Operations
  * Network Model Testing and Tuning
  * EMS Software Release Integration Testing
  * Historical Studies of Real-Time GRID
  * AGC Applications, Analysis, and Testing
  * Developed Tools and Test Scripts

• Sr. Analyst IT

  Exelon

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Utilities industry)

  September 2005 — February 2008 (2 years 6 months)

  Sr. Analyst IT – BSC IT ED Real Time (September 2005 – February 2008)
  
  • Maintained computer model data for real-time operations
  • Managed ratings between operations, engineering, and PJM
  • Analyzed failures in power systems security in real-time
  • Determined and fixed data discrepancies in network model
  • Provided off-hours support to customers

• Engineer – Business Performance (January 2004 – August 2005)

  Exelon

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EXC; Utilities industry)

  January 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 8 months)

  • Completed GIS maps and Analysis for presentation
  • Worked on PowerPoint presentations for upper management
  • Worked on ASP web pages
  • Worked on business plans and developed business scorecards
  • Transformed GIS data using programming skills

• Engineer – Reliability and Power Quality (June 2003 – December 2003)

  Exelon

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EXC; Utilities industry)

  June 2003 — December 2003 (7 months)

  • Studied bus voltages and voltmeter violations
  • Inspected distribution circuits for reliability issues
  • Performed reliability analysis and fusing coordination
  • Determined and helped implement additional cost savings in asset management of equipment

• Professional Engineering Intern (Summer 2002)

  Exelon

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EXC; Utilities industry)

  May 2002 — August 2002 (4 months)

  • Performed engineering field research and design
  • Investigated technical and field problems
  • Performed reliability analysis
  • Worked on independent and team projects
  • Investigated line clearance citations and engineered solutions

• Webpage Manager, Graduate Studies and Continuing Education

  Valparaiso University

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1999 — May 2002 (2 years 9 months)

  • Designed and managed web pages for Valparaiso University
  • Developed online application and online forms
  • Worked independently from home
  • Developed pages for multiple departments across VU

• Internet Technician and Web Author

  Surfnet Inc

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  August 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 10 months)

  • Helped customers with Internet related problems
  • Designed and authored websites
  • Local newspapers featured my accomplished work done designing the first Schererville, IN police dept website as a teenager

Kathleen Williams’s Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  MECE , Power Engineering , 2004 — 2007

  Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering with major in Power Systems Engineering

  Activities and Societies:

  IEEE

• Valparaiso University

  BSEE , Electrical Engineering , 1999 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Alpha Phi Omega, IEEE, Volunteering

Additional Information

Kathleen Williams’s Websites:

• My Website

Kathleen Williams’s Interests:

ieee, star trek, power engineering, energy, electricity, engineering, tennis

Kathleen Williams’s Groups:

IEEE

•    IEEE-USA
•    Valparaiso University Alumni
•    Valparaiso Engineering Alumni
•    Electrical Power Engineers
•    Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Association

Kathleen Williams’s Honors:

Valedictorian

Kathleen Williams’s Contact Settings

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