Marcus T. Heller

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Senior Electrical Engineer with 11 years designing power distribution and embedded control systems for industrial and energy-sector clients. Specializes in high-voltage switchgear, motor drive integration, and NEC-compliant facility design. Led projects cutting facility energy consumption by up to 22% and reducing commissioning timelines by 30%.

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Senior Electrical EngineerMar 2019 - Present

Vantage Power Systems, Austin, TX

Redesigned 15 kV switchgear protection scheme for a 200 MW substation, eliminating two recurring fault events per quarter and reducing unplanned downtime by 41%.
Led a 6-person engineering team through NEC 2020 compliance retrofit of a 480 V industrial distribution system, completing 18 months of work in 13 months under a $2.1M budget.
Developed PLC-based motor control logic for 34 variable-frequency drives, cutting energy draw by 22% annually and saving the client approximately $310,000 per year.

Electrical Engineer IIJun 2016 - Feb 2019

Cortland Infrastructure Group, Houston, TX

Engineered load-flow and short-circuit studies using ETAP for a 12-building campus expansion, identifying three undersized feeders before construction and avoiding an estimated $480,000 in change orders.
Designed arc-flash hazard analysis per IEEE 1584-2018 for 27 distribution panels, producing updated PPE labeling and reducing recordable safety incidents to zero over a 24-month period.
Mentored two junior engineers through PE exam preparation; both passed on first attempt within 14 months.

Electrical Engineer IAug 2013 - May 2016

Nexbridge Consulting Engineers, Dallas, TX

Produced construction-document electrical drawings for 14 commercial projects ranging from 8,000 to 120,000 sq ft, maintaining a less-than-2% RFI rate across all projects.
Coordinated with utility providers to secure service agreements for four new industrial facilities, compressing average utility interconnect timelines from 11 weeks to 7 weeks.
Built a reusable AutoCAD Electrical template library of 200+ symbols that cut drafting time by 35% across the department.

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