Shannon Vogel
Douglassville
Summary
Dynamic energy professional with extensive experience at PJM Interconnection, excelling in system monitoring and outage coordination. Proven ability to enforce compliance and manage reactive power, ensuring grid reliability. Strong problem-solving and communication skills drive successful collaboration with teams, enhancing operational efficiency and safety in high-pressure environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Master Dispatcher
PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
06.2023 - Current
- Monitor and operate system in real time to maintain thermal and voltage constraints within limits.
- Conduct power flow and contingency analysis studies to identify potential limit violations during outages.
- Collaborate with neighboring RTOs to coordinate outages and manage constraint control.
- Perform PF and Security Analysis studies for new equipment using Cut In procedure.
- Coordinate with Reliability Engineers to analyze Transient Stability Analysis Tool results, implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Develop and analyze switching solutions to address real-time and N-1 thermal and voltage overloads.
- Monitor reactive transfers and IROLs, utilizing Transfer Limit Calculator tool to run studies and enforce compliance.
- Initiate emergency procedures to uphold system reliability.
- Troubleshoot data discrepancies across system, including SA non-converge, telemetry, and tool outages.
Generation Dispatcher
PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
07.2020 - Current
- Monitor and control PJM's Area Control Error to maintain nominal system frequency by scheduling generation to meet load demand.
- Respond to transient events in a timely manner to ensure NERC DCS and BAAL standards are met.
- Ensures required Reservation and Regulation requirements are met by analyzing current status and scheduling generation to meet deficiencies.
- Respond to emergency situations to ensure reliability of grid is maintained at all times.
Master Coordinator
PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
07.2018 - 07.2023
- Coordinate interchange schedules with neighboring RTOs.
- Create and analyze load forecasts in collaboration with the load forecasting team.
- Analyze and approve or deny generation outage requests.
- Prepare daily reports used to determine operations system status.
Distribution System Operator
PECO, PPL
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Maintain the system integrity, reliability and security of the distribution system, including 2.4kV, 4kV, 13kV and 34kV equipment in a safe, reliable and efficient manner.
- Compile switching routines within system loading and system configuration parameters and provide guidelines to ensure proper clearance for switching requests.
- Direct and supervise all electrical switching, placement of safety tags and testing activities on the system in a safe, reliable and efficient manner.
- Notify and direct appropriate personnel including but not limited to Operating, Construction, Customer and Contractor Personnel, as may be needed to take the necessary actions associated with outages, equipment failure, emergencies and various events on the distribution system.
- Maintain system voltages, line and equipment loadings within acceptable limits.
- Write and implement Clearance Orders in accordance with the Lockout Tagout standards to perform emergency and routine switching of electrical circuits.
- Use independent judgement to autonomously make the real time decisions necessary to maintain the integrity, reliability and security of the Energy Delivery distribution system.
Nuclear Equipment Operator
Constellation, Limerick Generating Station
01.2009 - 12.2016
- Perform operator rounds, with emphasis on identifying, documenting, and trending abnormal conditions and their causes.
- Perform routine and off routine equipment monitoring and testing.
- Perform electrical work on high voltage equipment, including disconnecting/connecting circuit breakers, lifting/landing electrical leads, and removing/inserting fuses using strict compliance with electrical/industrial safety practices.
- Perform electrical work on high voltage equipment, including disconnecting/connecting circuit breakers, lifting/landing electrical leads, and removing/inserting fuses using strict compliance with electrical/industrial safety practices.
Education
B.S. - Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Stockton University
01.2008
B.A. - Psychology
The College of New Jersey
01.2001
Skills
- System monitoring
- Contingency analysis
- Outage coordination
- Reactive power management
- Emergency response
- Dispatch software (OSI, Siemens, SCED)
- Problem solving
- Verbal and written communication
- Time management
- Decision making
- Compliance enforcement
- Data troubleshooting
- Customer relations
Certification
- NERC Reliability Coordinator Certification
- PJM Generation Certification
- PJM Transmission Certification
Timeline
Master Dispatcher
PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
06.2023 - Current
Generation Dispatcher
PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
07.2020 - Current
Master Coordinator
PJM Interconnection L.L.C.
07.2018 - 07.2023
Distribution System Operator
PECO, PPL
01.2017 - 07.2018
Nuclear Equipment Operator
Constellation, Limerick Generating Station
01.2009 - 12.2016
B.S. - Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Stockton University
B.A. - Psychology
The College of New Jersey
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