Overview
Work History
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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Matthew Browne

Matthew Browne

Blacktown,Australia

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

MANAGER TRANSMISSION NORTH

Endeavour Energy
12.2023 - Current

SECONDARY SYSTEMS MANAGER

Endeavour Energy
05.2020 - 12.2023
  • Manage several teams which deliver the strategy, policy, asset management, technology solutions, designs and operational support for the Company’s protection and control systems

PROTECTION MANAGER

Endeavour Energy
01.2011 - 01.2020
  • Manage the team which delivers the strategy, policy, asset management, technology solutions, designs and operational support for the Company’s high voltage protection systems

PROTECTION ENGINEER – TEAM LEADER

Endeavour Energy
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Provide design services and technical and operational support for the Company’s high voltage protection systems, as well as overseeing a small regional team and providing training and mentoring of graduate electrical engineers

PROTECTION ENGINEER

Integral Energy
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Provide design services and technical and operational support for the Company’s high voltage protection systems

GRADUATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Integral Energy
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Experience in network planning, primary systems standards, field operations, protection engineering & SCADA design

OTHER PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

01.1995 - 01.2004
  • Energy Australia, Undergraduate Electrical Engineer (0.5 years full time)
  • University of Technology Sydney, Asset Analyst/Team leader (1 year part time)
  • AIM Products Australia, Production Technician (1 year part time)
  • Switch Mode Power Supplies, Electronics Technician (0.5 years full time)
  • Dick Smith Electronics, Salesperson (3.5 years part time)
  • McDonalds, Crew Trainer (3.5 years part time)

Accomplishments

· (2014) Co-introduced quantitative safety risk management to Endeavour Energy

· (2015) Innovated the approach and made the case for major safety investment to reduce arc-flash risk on circa 1600 high voltage distribution feeders. This has had a measurable impact in preventing the extent of arc-flash injuries.

· (2016) Developed a quantitative bushfire risk methodology to select and optimize controls and developed team capability in the process of creating a bushfire management plan.

· (2017) Introduced ISO 55001 processes and quality control practices to reduce errors and system impacts.

· (2019) Wrote the case for and overseeing the first implementation of IEC 61850 sampled values substations.

· (2020) Led another team to commission Endeavour Energy’s first customer standalone power system

· (2020) Developed a risk position and new Auto Reclose policy which has improved network reliability by about $1.8m per annum.

· (2020) development of the Company’s bushfire risk management framework.

Certification

Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)


Chartered Professional Engineer (Electrical Engineering, Risk Engineering, Asset Management)


National Engineering Register

Timeline

MANAGER TRANSMISSION NORTH

Endeavour Energy
12.2023 - Current

SECONDARY SYSTEMS MANAGER

Endeavour Energy
05.2020 - 12.2023

PROTECTION MANAGER

Endeavour Energy
01.2011 - 01.2020

PROTECTION ENGINEER – TEAM LEADER

Endeavour Energy
01.2009 - 01.2011

PROTECTION ENGINEER

Integral Energy
01.2007 - 01.2009

GRADUATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Integral Energy
01.2005 - 01.2007

OTHER PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

01.1995 - 01.2004
Matthew Browne