Day 20

• Finished off and printed off third revision of transformer drawing - 0.5 hour
  
• Input cable length data into computer model for two stations (White City, West Souris) - 1 hour
• Worked on gathering cable data based on new drawings for the Sarnia, Bethune, Edmonton, Milden & Cromer stations - 3 hours
• Administrative - printing off drawings, installing and troubleshooting programs (MathCAD, SKM Powertools for Windows) - 3.5 hours
  

Day 19

• Finished first revision of Transformer drawing in AutoCAD - 1 hour
• Worked on second and third revision of drawing - 4 hours
  
• Administrative stuff - installing printers, paper, timesheets, etc. - 3 hours

Day 18

• Continued to draft the drawings of the transformer - 5 hours
• Checked a request sheet for drawings for various Enbridge stations - 1 hour
• Updated the drawing of the control panel electrical diagram - 1 hour
• Admin - 1 hour

Day 17

• AutoCAD Training - 3 hours
• Printed off new drawings for the EnBridge Milden Station, and gathered new cable data from the drawings - 3 hours
  
• Began to draft the transformer drawings we had made into AutoCAD - 2 hours

Day 16

• Administrative upkeepings - 0.5 hour
• Preparation for trip to site - 0.5 hour
• Work on drawings that needed to be re-requested - .5 hour
• Accompanied Jeff to visit PowerTran to work on three jobs. One was confirmed as near complete, another we spent 3 hours confiming connections of electrical components in a control cabinet, and another 5 hours was spent drawing out and getting the various dimensions for a transformer and it's components.
  

Day 15
I took Friday, July 7, 2006 off to help with my good friends' wedding.

• Updated administrative timesheets and journal - 0.5 hour
• Marked up AutoCAD Drawings according to Jeff's specifications for two PowerTran jobs - 8 hours
  

Day 14

• Finished going through West Souris drawings - 0.5 hours
• Worked on printing out new drawings, and figuring out cable lengths for the Craik Station - 3.5 hours
• More formal AutoCAD Training - 3 hours
  

Day 13

• AutoCAD Training - 4 hours
• Spent time with Lance (principal engineer) and Vince (President) learning about heating dynamics of motors, especially in start mode. - 1 hour
  
• Worked on printing out new drawings, and figuring out cable lengths for the West Souris Station - 3 hours
  

Day 12
Again, I spent 8 hours working on various AutoCAD Training.

Day 11
Today I began training in AutoCAD, through the use of online tutorials - 8 hours.

Day 10
Today, I spent only 3 hours working on cable length measurements. 3 hours were spent on cable drawings, and another hour on learning AutoCAD. The last hour was spent talking to my colleagues about their projects.

As well, we visited a company that specializes in motors - specifically, cleaning and rebuilding them. It was really cool. There's a plan to go back for an extended tour later on.

Day 9
More cable work. I met with Jeff to go over confusing drawings and missing information, and worked on the list of what drawings are needed from Enbridge.

Day 8
Once again, more cable lengths were worked on for various stations - 8 hours.

Day 6

• The entire day was spent working on cable lengths for various (4) Enbridge stations. 8 hours

Day 5

• The entire day was spent working on cable lengths for various stations. 7.5 hours
• An extra half hour was spent having a free steak lunch at Wirtanen. Yep.
  

Day 4

• I started reviewing AutoCAD using online turorials - 2 hours
  
• More cable length measurements in Craik and Regina - 5 hours combined
  
• Met with Jeff to discuss cable measurements in both - 1 hour
  

Day 3
Today I continued on with more cable length measurements, this time for two new stations. One was in Glenavon, SK, and the other in Craik, SK. 4 hours were spent on each.

Day 2
In the morning, I spent an hour working with Jeff to complete the cable length measurements that I could not figure out. They were eventually determined using assumptions that were later to other projects.

I spent 6 hours working on the next project, finding more cable lengths for an Enbridge station in Bethune, SK. Some time was spent developing the reference overview map, as it wasn't completely provided as it had been with the previous project. More cables were needed to be found, but overall it went quicker. Requests for more in depth drawings were made.

As well, I set up this blog, and recounted my past days of work.

Day 1
My first day as an EIT with GP.

After taking care of pleasantries and administrative dealings, I met with Jeff Gould, EIT to discuss the project that I would be helping him with. We took a look at a number of single line diagrams and layouts for an Enbridge Substation in Herschel, SK. Using the layouts, I was to find the cable lengths using a ruler off of the scaled drawings for 33 cable lengths, and convert these into the right unit for input into the software we use - SKM Powertools. This took 5.5 hours.

Om Mondays at lunch, most of the engineering staff meet with Lance Grainger, P.Eng, the Principal Engineer here at GP, where we discuss, question, and are questioned about a certain topic. Today we discussed induction motor basics. Next week, we will go further into the topic. It took a little over an hour.

Arc Flash Review
I spent between 5 and 6 hours over the past couple days looking over a binder filled with information regarding Arc Flash studies. The binder was lent to me by Mr. Greg Zederayko, P.Eng, the Vice-President here at GP.

The binder consisted of:

• "Practical Solution Guide to Arc Flash Hazards", published by ESA, Inc.
• IEEE Standard 1584, "IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations"
• IEEE Standard 1584a, "IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations - Amendment 1"
• NFPA 70E, "Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace", 2004 Edition
• Powerpoint Presentation, "NFPA 70E - An EnCana Perspective", Kerry Wycislik, P.Eng, Terry Becker, P.Eng

Time was spent reviewing the material, correlating and comparing between the various documents, and making notes on important points and questions to ask about material I didn't understand.

My name is Gary Wicentowich.
I am a registered Engineer in Training (EIT) with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I am currently working for GP Technologies, a power systems engineering consulting firm.

This blog journal will be used to digitally document my work as an EIT.