Kelvin Chen

Senior Control Systems Engineer, P.eng. Meng. PMP at Capital Power

Kelvin Chen has a diverse work experience, starting from their current position as a Senior Control Systems Engineer at Capital Power since January 2020. Prior to that, they worked at ATCO Electric from December 2010, where they served as a Senior SCADA Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for designing, configuring, and commissioning Automation SCADA systems in substations. Kelvin also identified risks in RTU and provided corrective solutions, as well as reviewed Automation SCADA processes, standards, and configuration templates.

Before joining ATCO Electric, Kelvin worked as a Senior Software Developer at GE from August 2007 to December 2009, and at Matrikon from May 2006 to August 2007. Prior to their time in the software industry, they served as a Senior Design Engineer at Rockwell Automation from August 1999 to May 2006.

Kelvin's earlier work experience includes a significant tenure at the State Grid Corporation of China, where they started their career as a Senior Automation SCADA Engineer and Supervisor in January 1988. During their time there, they gained expertise in site inspection, design, configuration, commissioning, and maintenance of SCI SCADA systems. Kelvin provided technical guidance to their team and was responsible for troubleshooting, root cause failure analysis, and corrective actions. Kelvin also worked on configuring updates for the SCADA systems that monitored and controlled the Electricity Power grid of a large city and six surrounding counties, serving over 6 million residents in the Dalian area.

Overall, Kelvin Chen has a strong background in control systems engineering, SCADA systems, software development, and design engineering.

Kelvin Chen obtained a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta, where they studied from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Dalian Polytechnic University. Furthermore, Kelvin Chen also completed a certification as a Microsoft Certified Solution Designer. The specific start and end years for the latter two educational experiences are not provided.

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  • Senior Control Systems Engineer, P.eng. Meng. PMP

    January, 2020 - present