MAURICE CUEVA-EGUIGUREN, PE, CFEI
EDUCATION:
City College of New York - Bachelor Engineering Electrical Engineering
Polytechnic Institute of NY - M.S. Program Electrical Engineering
Adelphi University - Master Business Administration Program
REGISTRATION:
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in New York, Connecticut, Delaware,
New Jersey, Florida and Pennsylvania. Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
Mr. Cueva-Eguiguren is a Board Certified in Forensic Engineering and Senior Member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.
PATENTS:
Patent No. 5,883,815, Issued on March 16, 1999. Leak Detection System for pressurized fluid dielectric piped-type underground electrical transmission cables.
PUBLICATIONS:
Applications of Programmable Logic Controllers in Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), 4th IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Albany, New York
Power Monitoring and Control Systems at Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1996 Square D Utility Focus Group Conference, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
ENGINEERING & DESIGN:
Over 38 years experience managing and overseeing multi-discipline engineering and design services for projects related to the electric utilities, industrial, commercial, residential and government markets. Projects have included from single engineering discipline to turnkey projects encompassing design, construction and start-up services. Mr. Cueva-Eguiguren’s experience includes the design of high voltage electrical substations of up to 765 kilovolts.
Prepared numerous specifications for various electrical equipment for use in the electric utilities, industrial, commercial, government and residential markets. In addition, holds a patent for inventing a leak detection system for use with oil filled piped, high voltage underground transmission cables.
FORENSIC ENGINEERING & EXPERT TESTIMONY:
Extensive experience in investigations associated with various electrical equipment failures for over 250 cases. In performing such investigations has performed cause and origin investigations for such equipment failures. Provided expert opinion as court appointed arbitrator for tenant and landlord disputes related to energy usage (electrical and gas) in commercial real estate buildings.
As a result of his investigations, has been asked to provide expert testimony in Federal, State and Local courts. He has testified for both plaintiffs and defendants.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Mr. Cueva-Eguiguren is a member of the following professional societies
NAFE - National Academy of Forensic Engineers
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
NAFI - National Association of Fire Investigators
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