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Shawn Buckendahl
Shawn was looking for a challenging career upon graduation of high school and found that challenge in the US Navy’s Nuclear Power Program. In 1995, after serving six years, four years as a Maintenance and Operations Electrician on the fast attack submarine the USS Aspro (SSN 648) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, he was honorably discharged. Shawn looked for a new challenge by applying his hands on experience in electrical systems earning his Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Power System Protection at Washington State University (GO COUGS!). During his last year in school, Shawn began working for the US Army Corps of Engineers at Lower Granite Lock and Dam in Eastern Washington, a local multipurpose hydro-electric facility. Upon graduation, Shawn worked for a year at McNary Lock and Dam on the Columbia River and then was requested back at Lower Granite Dam, where he worked closely with the maintenance crews and the Operations staff as a “hands on Engineer”. He earned the respect of management and the crews alike with a “can-do” attitude and the willingness to get dirty while learning or teaching various aspects of the plant. Shawn was instrumental in upgrading various plant control and protection systems while providing advice on safe maintenance and operations practices. Shawn came to EPTC after participating in a Power Plant Operations Course for Operators where more fun and exciting times lay in wait to provide new challenges.
(720) 962-7804
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Kevin Privett
Kevin began his power career by enlisting in the Naval Nuclear Power Program in 1991. After completion of nuclear training, he was immediately selected to train perspective nuclear trainees in the operations, maintenance, and theory of nuclear propulsion. After receiving an honorable discharge from military service, Kevin joined Reclamation in March of 2003 as a Hydro-Power Plant Operator for the Mt. Elbert Pumped Storage Power Plant in Twin Lakes, CO, and in April of 2006 was selected as the Operations Foreman. In August of 2007, Kevin joined the EPTC team as the Operations Instructor for Hydro-Power Generation.
(720) 962-7806
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Burrell Eveland
Burrell joined the EPTC training staff in December of 2011 following a 31-year career with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. At LDWP, Burrell’s positions included 1 year as a Substation Operator, 1 year as an Operator at Castaic Pumped Storage Hydro Facility (six 250-MW main units and one 55-MW auxiliary unit), 7 years as an Operator at the Sylmar HVDC Converter Station – the southern terminal of the Pacific HVDC Intertie, 8 years as Load Dispatcher, and 14 years as Senior Load Dispatcher. Burrell spent the remaining 6 years at LDWP performing the real-time planning function in wholesale marketing. As the Real-time Planner, he was responsible for determining hydro/thermal unit dispatch, including making unit-commitment decisions for non-reliability reasons. Burrell has a BS-Management degree with Pepperdine University.
(720) 962-7803
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