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James “Scott” Hass
Forensic Electrical Engineer
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Professional Summary
Scott has extensive experience in both design and installation of electrical systems in a wide variety of facilities and buildings. His background includes being the simultaneous owner/operator of both an electrical engineering company and electrical contracting company in Colorado. Projects included new and remodel electrical design and/or installation in hospitals, colleges, schools, county/city facilities (jails, courts, maintenance buildings, water and wastewater plants, offices), cell tower sites, state maintenance facilities, federal testing facility, and many types of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. His background also includes design and engineering support for field operations with petroleum pipeline facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, California, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Recently, he has worked over 100 loss investigations, including fires, equipment malfunctions and failures, lightning damage, water damage, and shipping damage.
Mr. Hass’s expertise includes design, installation, troubleshooting, and investigations involving:
- Switchgear, Motor Control Centers, Electrical Service Gear and Metering Equipment
- Panelboards, load centers, circuit breakers
- Transformers
- Service laterals, feeders, branch wiring
- Motor Controllers, Variable Frequency Drives, Programmable Logic Controllers
- Starters, Contactors, Relays
- Lighting Fixtures, Lighting Controls
- Athletic Field Lighting and Controls
- Generators, Uninterruptable Power Supplies, Inverters
- Elevator Equipment and Connection
- Motors, Equipment Connections & Controls
- Solar Systems, Charging Stations, Inverters
- Fire Alarm Systems
- Calculations: fault calculations, load calculations, voltage drop, and circuit/wire sizing
Education
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 1986
Certifications
Professional Engineer (Additional states available upon application):
Arizona, 79457
California, E 13667
Colorado, 30677
Kansas, 30232
Nebraska, E-20309
New Mexico, 28883
Texas, 150945
Washington, 25019353
Wyoming, PE 19617
Utah, 13368239-2202
Master Electrician, Colorado, 25098
National Engineering Registration, NCEES, 23-563-56
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