Joshua B Ledra

Joshua Ledra Woodhaven, NY

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Work:

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Trans Atlantic Division (TAD)

Dec 2010 to 2000
PRT Engineer/Program Manager Stanley Consultants, Inc
Muscatine, IA
Jul 2007 to Apr 2010
Senior Electrical Engineer/Program Manager WorleyParsons Services, Inc
Houston, TX
Aug 2005 to Jul 2007
Project Manager Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq

Apr 2004 to Oct 2004
Resident Site Manager IEEE USA Consultants' Network
New York, NY
2001 to Mar 2004
Power Systems Consultant Project Services (UNOPS)
New York, NY
1999 to 2001
UNOPS Electrical Consultant Caroni International Trading & Engineering Company

Dec 1991 to 1999
Project Engineer/Manager/Consultant Eurolatina Comercial, C.A

Aug 1988 to Nov 1991
Technical Director Delma Contruction Corporation
New York, NY
Jun 1986 to Jul 1988
Project Engineer Guyana Electricity Corporation

Jun 1973 to May 1986
Chief Planning & Construction Engr., Manager - Projects & System Control

Education:

The Victoria University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST), Manchester, England, United Kingdom (UK)
Manchester
Jan 1977 to Jan 1979
M.Sc.(Master of Science) degree in Electrical Power Engineering (Electrical Power Systems Analysis, Planning, Operation and Control). Technical University of Budapest/College of Electrical Power Engineering, Hungary:
Budapest
Jan 1964 to Jan 1970
B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) degree in Electrical Power Engineering.

Skills:

1. Key Expertise/ Skills: Over 30 years of accumulated experience, working with major power utilities, consulting firms, and contractors at the national and international level, in the planning, design, installation and operation of Electrical Power Generating Facilities, HV and MV Substations and Transmission Lines, MV/LV Distribution Facilities, and National Grids/Interconnected Networks, with specific reference to the planning, design, tendering, project management and supervision of construction, testing and commissioning of power generating plants, and high-voltage transmission and medium-voltage/ low-voltage distribution systems. 2. Improvement of the 33kV & 11kV Power Distribution System in Baghdad, Iraq from 35% to 90%. Improvement of the 400kV and 132kV Power Transmission System in Baghdad, Iraq, from 40% to 80%. Installation and commissioning of 90% of the Baghdad SCADA System to monitor, operate and control the Baghdad Electricity Network. Provided support to the U.S. and Iraqi Governments in the monitoring, installation, and operation of Thermal, Gas Turbine, Diesel and Hydro-electric generating plants at the National Grid Level