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Curriculum Vitae
Clayton C. King
More than 35 years of professional experience encompassing high voltage and high power laboratory testing, utility product design and application, fault analysis, accident investigation, deposition and expert witness, author and lecturer for safe working practices to utilities and organizations, active in national and international standards, circuit design and computer programming, as well as general management responsibilities.
Experience
2002 to present: Electric Safety Consultants, Inc.; Bellingham, Washington
Responsibilities include training utilities and personnel in personal protective grounding, safe work practices, electrical principals and OSHA regulations and other consulting activities. Forensic engineering services include accident and failure investigations, accident reconstruction, site modeling and testing. Continuing responsibility in national and international standards organizations.
1971-2001
A. B. Chance Co.; Centralia, Missouri
2000-2001: Manager, Engineering Services with responsibility for development of utility standards via membership in national and international groups, interpretation of standards related to products, management of research laboratory (as described below), developing tests and testing products for compliance with requirements, respond to inquiries in support of products, presentations to customers and utility groups on safety and personal protective grounding, expert witness during litigation activities, along with other management duties.
1989-2000: Manager, Engineering Services with design responsibility for personal protective grounding products and for electronic metering products used with hot line tools for energized power line maintenance and also responsible for high power, high voltage, mechanical and environmental research laboratory operation; expert witness in grounding and insulated bucket truck related incidents; author and lecturer on subjects of personal protective grounding and high voltage testing. Responsible for modernizing the research laboratory and achieving internationally recognized laboratory accreditation from the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation; active in national and international standards development along with other management responsibilities.
1975-1988: Chief Test Engineer in high power, high voltage, mechanical and environmental research laboratory, responsible for daily laboratory activities, developing product research test programs, testing of insulated boom bucket trucks. Analysis and expert witness in personal protective grounding and bucket truck accidents and active in national standards activities.
1971-1974: Test Engineer in high power, high voltage, mechanical and environmental research laboratory, responsible for overseeing product research and development test programs.
1967-1971: Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Previously Collins Radio Company)
Test Engineer, with responsibilities for the design, development and implementation of test equipment for use in the manufacturing of electronic and computer products and for computer programming.
1965-1967: Boeing Company -- Aerospace Division, Huntsville, Alabama
1966-1967: Test Engineer, with responsibilities for dedicated computer development and data collection from vibration tests on Saturn V rocket used in Apollo program.
1965-1966: Designer, assisted in the development of instrumentation systems used in the Instrument Unit of the Saturn V rocket.
1957-1961: United States Navy
Trained in electronics, hydraulics and computer use for gun fire control.
Education
B.S.E.E., University of Missouri, 1965
Graduate courses from University of Missouri and Iowa State University
Undergraduate work in engineering and business at Drury College and Southwest Missouri State College (1955-57, 1961-63)
Registration Current
Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri, issued in 1974
Society Memberships
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Life Member
Power Engineering Society of IEEE, Member
Transmission and Distribution Committee (T&D), Member
Distribution Automation, Past Member
Faulted Circuit Indicators Taskforce, Past Member
High Impedance Fault Detection Taskforce, Past Member
Electrical Safety and Maintenance of Lines Committee (ESMOL)
Administrative Subcommittee, Member
Technical Subcommittee -- Chairman
Equipment and Tools Subcommittee, Member
Safety and Regulations Subcommittee, Member
Guide for Protective Grounding of Power Lines, Member
Underground Distribution Grounding Taskforce, Member
Vehicle Grounding Task Force, Member
Sizing of Protective Grounds Task Force, Member
Approach Distances Taskforce, Member
Personal Protective Gaps Taskforce, Member
IEEE Guide for Maintenance Methods on Energized Power Lines Task Force, Member
Substations Subcommittee
D4 - Substation Safety Working Group, Member
D7 - Substation Grounding Safety Working Group, Member
IEEE Engineering Management Society, Past Member
Power Systems Instrumentation and Measurements (PSIM) Committee
High Voltage Testing Techniques Subcommittee, Past Secretary
National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (NEMA)
Laboratory Accreditation Committee, Past Member
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers Committee, Member
Insulating Cover-up Equipment Subcommittee, Member
Tools and Equipment Subcommittee, Member
Mechanical Apparatus Subcommittee, Member
Telescoping Hot Sticks Taskforce, Member
Clampstick Taskforce, Member
In-Service Testing of Hot Line Tools Taskforce, Member
Specifications For Temporary Grounding Taskforce, Chairman
By-pass Jumpers Taskforce, Member
In-Service Testing of Portable Protective Grounds Taskforce, Member
U.S. National Committee Advisory Group to IEC TC 78, Live Working
Deputy Technical Advisor
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC-78 Committee - Live Working
Quality Assurance Plans Applicable To Tools, Devices and Equipment, Project Leader and Author
Diagnostic Equipment Working Group, Vice-chairman
Portable Equipment For Earthing Or Earthing and Short-Circuiting, Project Team Member
Requirements and Tests For Fittings For Overhead Lines, Standard Reviewer
Insulating Foam-Filled Tubes and Solid Rods For Live Working, Standard Reviewer
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), Member
Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE), Member
Publications Authored
Why Proper Grounding Is Vital For Worker Safety, Electrical World Magazine, November 1990
Technical Considerations In Protective Grounding and Jumpering, A. B. Chance Co. Bulletin 09-8001
Ground Clamps, Critical Safety Components, A. B. Chance Co. Bulletin 09-9501
Grounding Safety, A. B. Chance Co, Chance Tips, Volume 51, No. 3, December 1990
Protective Jumpering, OSHA Speaks, A. B. Chance Co. Tips of the Trade Publication, 1995,Bulletin 09-9502
New Grounding Clamp Gets Into Tight Spots, NETA (National Electrical Testing Association), Summer 1994
Personal Protective Grounding, Book to be published by A. B. Chance, 2003
Technical Presentations
New England Electric Council Grounding Seminar, May 1&2, 2002
Northeast Utilities Personal Protective Grounding, June 2001
ESMO-95. Protective Grounding
ALULMAX Corp. Protective Grounding Seminar, Oct. 1997
Alleghaney Power Co. Protective Grounding Equipment and Use Theory Seminar, July 1997
Nebraska Rural Electric Association Safety Directors Update, Personal Protective Grounding, April 1993
Nebraska Rural Electric Association, Personal Protective Grounding, October 1993
Montana Electric Cooperatives Association, October 1992
Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative, Personal Grounding Practices, April 1992
Missouri Valley Electric Association 63rd Annual Engineering Conference, Grounding of High Voltage Lines and Equipment
Aluminum Company of America 1992 Power & Conversion Engineering and Maintenance Conference, Worker Safety Through Grounding, April 1992
American Public Power Association, Single Point Grounding, March 1992
National Utility Training & Safety Education Association, Personal Protective Grounding, September 1991
Union Electric Company, Protective Grounding, February 1989
Edison Electric Institute's 127th Safety & Industrial Health Committee Meeting, Single Point Grounding, May 1989
Pacific Power & Light Company, Grounding Analysis, August 1985
Pacific Power & Light Company, Grounding For Safety Discussions, August 1985
Houston Lighting & Power, Single Point Grounding, October 1985
Quad State Instructors Spring Meeting, Protective Grounding Procedures, June 1984
Edison Electric Institute Safety & Industrial Health Committee, Vehicle Grounding, May 1984
City of Calgary Electric System, Single Point Grounding, April 1984
Edison Electric Institute, Vehicle Grounding, March 1984
Mississippi Power Company, Single Point Grounding, March 1984
Utah Power & Light, Single Point Grounding, January 1984
Montana Power, Single Point Grounding, January 1984
International Association of Electrical Inspectors 50th Annual Missouri-Kansas Chapter of the IAEI, Protection Grounding, March 1983
Colorado Rural Electric Association Operations Meeting, Safety Grounding & Jumpering, April 1982
Minnesota Power & Light Company, Not Grounded, Not Dead, December 1981
State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries1980 Safety Seminar, Grounding, September 1980
Portland General Electric Company, Grounding, September 1980
Pacific Power & Light Company, Grounding, September, 1980
Bonneville Power Administration, Grounding, September 1980
Portland General Electric Company, Grounding, January 1980
Utility Design & Appearance Committee Fall Meeting, Grounding, September 1979
Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Grounding, October 1979
66th National Safety (Council) Congress and Exposition, Grounding For Safety, October 1978
Edison Electric Institute, Grounding and Jumpering, October 1978
DuPont, Grounding Inspection, Analysis and Recommendations, April 1979
Quad-States Safety Instructors Meeting, Grounding and Jumpering, January 1979
Electrical Facilities Department Chevrolet Motors Division, Industrial Grounding, April 1979
106th Meeting of Safety and Industrial Health Committee, Grounding and Jumpering, October 1978
Classroom & Panel Technical Presentations
Conflict Between IEEE 386 and ASTM F855, IEEE T&D Exposition, Oct. 2001
Accident Avoidance v. Grounding For Worker Safety, To IBEW, NJATC, NUCA and OSHA, July 2001
Safety in Grounding, Presentation IEEE T&D Exposition, April 1995
Personal Protective Grounding Panel, ESMO-95, Nov. 1995
IEEE Guide P524A, Grounding During the Installation of Overhead Transmission Line Conductors, ESMO-1993
Edison Electric Institute 117th Meeting of Safety and Industrial Health Committee, Debate on Grounding Lines and Vehicles vs. Isolate and Barricade, May 1984
Edison Electric Institute Transmission & Distribution Committee, Line and Equipment Grounding Methods, May 1981
2nd Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, May 1972
3rd Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, May 1973
4th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, April 1974
5th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, April 1975
6th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, April 1976
7th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, April 1977
8th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, May 1978
9th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, April 1979
10th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, October 1980
11th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, October 1981
12th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, September 1982
13th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, September 1983
14th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, October 1984
15th Annual Power Apparatus Testing Techniques Course, October 1985
Forensic Engineering
San Diego Gas & Electric civil suit by water company employee of alleged electrocution. Test design and on site consultant for high current accident simulation, Jan. - Mar. 2002
Tabak v. Nevada Power Co., Filed District Court Clark County, Nevada, Case No. A389484. (Accident occurred June 12, 1997). Consultant providing accident analysis. Jan. -- Mar. 20002
Penny Blanchard v. A. B. Chance Co.; Filed 01/28/98 in U.S. District Court, Middle District Louisiana, Civil Case No. 908-18-A-M1. Investigation & deposition. Aug. 1999
Protection Mutual Insurance v. Olsun Electric Co.; Filing date unknown, court in San Francisco, CA, High voltage testing and deposition. Aug. 1998
Kathy Bryant v. The Okonite Co. et al; Filed 03/25/96 in State Court of Fulton County, Georgia; Civil Case No. 96VS0111444. Investigation & deposition. June -- Aug. 1996
Tracy Webb v. The Okonite Co., et al; Filed 03/20/96 in State Court of Fulton County, Georgia; Civil Case No. 96VS0111296. Investigation & deposition. June -- Aug. 1996
Cheryl Emerson v. UTILX Corp. et al; Filed 08/22/95 in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; Civil Case No. H-95-4189
Craig Beier v. Commonwealth Edison Co., Emerson Electric Co. and A.B. Chance Co. as subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co. Investigation & deposition with James T. Ausmus of Ausmus, Ausmus & Beck, Centralia MO, 1978
Multiple high voltage/high current tests and investigations of accidents involving utility bucket trucks with insulated booms. During employment with A. B. Chance Co. 1971 -- 2001
Multiple investigations, testing and support to obtain, defend or challenge patents during employment with A. B. Chance Co. 1971 - 2001
Patents Awarded
Protective Grounding Jumper Cable Tester and Testing Method, Patent Number 5,631,570, issued May 20, 1997
Protective Grounding Jumper Cable Testing Method
Number 5,684,408, issued Nov. 4, 1997
Other Awards
Senior Member IEEE - Application submitted Oct. 2002
IEEE Life Member - Effective January 1, 2003
IEEE Power Engineering Society 1997 PES Working Group Award, Secretary, IEEE 4-1995 Standard Techniques For High Voltage Testing
IEEE Power Engineering Society Working Group Award, Outstanding Technical Paper - 1990
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