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Jeffrey Cordero

Protective Relaying Engineering
San José,Costa Rica

Summary

Accomplished Protective Relaying Engineer with a proven track record at Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad, enhancing operational indicators and leading multidisciplinary teams. Expert in Quality Control and Project Planning, with a knack for root cause analysis and technical reporting. Demonstrated success in improving protection scheme performance, leveraging both technical expertise and strategic management skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Protective Relaying Engineer Tactical

Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad
02.2011 - Current

Define strategies to improve indicators of correct operations, compliance with the work plan, and integrated management system for the protection, measurement, and control assets of the ICE central transmission network.

Manage the resources of the protection, measurement, and control area of the central region, including inventories, maintenance plans, technical and engineering personnel, as well as maintenance plans and strategies for the assets.

Manage the contracts and technical specifications for the purchase of goods and services to ensure the correct performance of the control, protection, and measurement systems of the 30 transmission substations of ICE in the central area.

University Professor

Universidad De Costa Rica
03.2008 - Current

Professor of power plants and substations.

Professor of Protection of the electrical power system.


Direction and supervision of theses and graduation projects for the electrical engineering department.

Protective Relaying Engineer Senior

Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad
05.2011 - 02.2017

Lead multidisciplinary work teams for the creation, approval, and testing of new prototypes of automation systems based on the IEC 61850 standard in electrical power substations of ICE.


Lead the Automation Systems Committee for the creation, publication, and dissemination of the Substation Control Systems Automation Standard for the ICE Transmission Network.


Active participation in the network protection committee for the creation and review of the ICE protective relaying standard for the transmission network.




Protective Relaying Engineer Junior

Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad
03.2004 - 05.2011

Generate operation and performance tests for protection schemes and protective relaying functions.


Supporting electrical projects during construction, start-up, upgrades, maintenance, and commissioning of protective relaying and automation systems on electrical power substations.


Analyze faults and events in the transmission network to evaluate the performance of IEDs, control, and protective relaying systems on the transmission network.

Education

MBA - Strategic Management

Universidad Estatal A Distancia
San Pedro, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Licenciatura - Electrical Engineering

Universidad De Costa Rica
San Pedro, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Universidad De Costa Rica
San Pedro, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Skills

  • Quality Control for Protective Relaying Operation KPI´s

  • Project Planning for Updates and Start Ups on Protective and Automation Systems in Substations

  • Technical reporting of Protection and Automation Schemes Performance

  • Root Cause Analysis of incorrect operations in protection schemes

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Protective Relaying Engineer Senior

Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad
05.2011 - 02.2017

Protective Relaying Engineer Tactical

Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad
02.2011 - Current

University Professor

Universidad De Costa Rica
03.2008 - Current

Protective Relaying Engineer Junior

Instituto Costarricense De Electricidad
03.2004 - 05.2011

MBA - Strategic Management

Universidad Estatal A Distancia
05.2001 -

Licenciatura - Electrical Engineering

Universidad De Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Universidad De Costa Rica
05.2001 -

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