William P. Epsky
Supervising Electrical Engineer
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:
An accomplished Supervising Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in transit and rail systems ,power
distribution systems and construction management experience. Supported other disciplines and systems including
overhead catenary, signal, wayside, and communication. Demonstrated success as a quality assurance/quality control
electrical field inspector. Excellent communication skills paired with strong leadership skills produced maximum levels of
productivity among team members.
RECENT EXPERIENCE:
Supervising Electrical Engineer
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Track and Power/Electrical Group
Newark, New Jersey 1985-1995, August 2006-March 2011
œ New York City Transit Authority World Wide Inspection Program. Preformed critical oversight of relay manufacturing,
mechanical and electrical testing at Alstom Signaling Company, Rochester,NY and Invensys Rail Systems, Marion,
Kentucky. Cable/Wire Inspections of various sizes for Power, Control and Communication with full detailed reports for
NYCT.
œ New Haven Rail Yard Facilities Improvement, New Haven, Connecticut. Responsible for the design of the AC/DC traction
power, wayside 480-volt power and snow melter signal power. Design of Stinger/Bug arrangements for the Component
Change-out and Wheel Truer Shops and traction power specifications. A fast-track politically sensitive project, located in an
environmentally sensitive area.
œ Norfolk Light Rail Transit Project, Virginia for Hampton Roads Transit. Responsible for the design of the DC traction power
substations and wayside 480-volt power distribution system extending over eight miles.
œ Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System 8th Street Extension, New Jersey. Obtained all necessary data required for the
traction power substation simulation study.
œ Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) Power House Study, Jersey City, New Jersey. Responsible for the consolidation/
relocation of the Washington Street traction power substation located inside the existing power house and an adjacent
location. Involved an executive study report, cost estimates, equipment layout arrangements and single-line diagrams.
œ Morrisville Yard, Morrisville, Pennsylvania: New Jersey Transit. Responsible for reviewing OCS contract documents for
the construction management team. Responded to and provided resolution to the systems contractorfs Request For
Information (RFIs) in order to keep ahead of the construction schedule.
œ Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Consolidated Rental Agency Complex (CONRAC) Automated People
Mover, Atlanta, Georgia. Responsible for design checking all electrical systems contract documents, that automated the
people mover from the main terminal area to the long-term parking and car rental areas.
œ Brooklyn Battery Tunnel Control Project, New York: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. Responsible for development
of power, control, communications and traffic signal system block diagrams for a new main control room.
œ Responsible for development of underground conduit bank systems for various power distribution projects, which involved
checking design contract documents, calculations, specifications and field verification assignments on the following
projects:
› Central Artery/Tunnel Project, Boston, Massachusetts
› New York City Transit Office of Management and Budget, New York City
› Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
› SEPTA Traction Power Substations, Pennsylvania
› Metro-North Traction Power Substations (field inspector), New York
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Employed with other engineering construction firms and project experience includes:
Systems Engineer Field Inspector - Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System, New Jersey
œ QA/QC electrical/systems inspector from Bayonne New Jersey to North Bergen New Jersey.
œ Field verification of OCS installed according to contract documents and specifications, including height and stagger
measurements, dead pan testing between light rail vehicles and OCS, material inventory, and safety certification reports.
œ Responsible for the design and inspection of system wide underground duct banks extending over 19 miles; development
of electrical and signal block diagrams and detail installation drawings; and development of traffic control drawings and
underground conduits.
œ Provided solutions to construction management team for all contractorfs system installation problems.
œ As an Office Engineer, responsible for design checking and shop drawing review ...
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