About our team
Power Systems Consultant
Chris McAndrew, PE
Prior to starting Root 3 Power in 2018, Chris was a Senior Power Systems Engineer for GE Industrial Solutions (now ABB). Chris is an expert in power systems studies (short-circuit, coordination, arc-flash, harmonic, motor starting, power factor correction, load flow and voltage drop studies) having performed over 200 power system studies for various industrial and large commercial facilities. For the first 5 years of his career, Chris worked as a Lead Field Engineer supporting the startup and commissioning of over 50 facilities. He performed routine preventative maintenance testing, protective relay testing, transformer testing, transformer and bushing power factor testing, MV/LV circuit breaker testing, cable high-pot testing, motor testing, switchgear inspection and controls testing. He has been working as an electrical engineer since earning his BS Engineering Technology from Texas A&M in 2005.
Power Systems Consultant
Matt Proctor, PE
Prior to starting Root 3 Power in 2018, Matt was a Senior Technical Sales Staff Manager for GE Grid Automation specializing in power system studies and protective relay applications. Matt has applied protective relays in applications ranging from 500kV utility substations to 480V industrial distribution and from electromechanical relays to modern digital relays using IEC61850. He earned Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA in 2001 and an MBA from LSU in 2005. He has been working in the electrical power field in various capacities since his Mississippi Power internship began in 1997.
Power Systems Consultant
Andrew Simmons, M.E., P.E.
Prior to starting Root 3 Power in 2018, Andrew was a Senior Electrical Engineer for GT Engineering, LLC. Andrew created instrument & electrical design and construction packages for facility upgrades, performed front-end engineering & design (FEED) for greenfield gas plants, specified medium and low voltage electrical distribution equipment for both new power systems and the expansion of existing facilities, and led factory and site acceptance testing on new electrical equipment. Andrew has vast experience in conducting power system studies, including short-circuit equipment evaluation, load flow, transient motor starting, protective device coordination, grounding, and arc-flash hazard analysis. He has successfully designed and implemented complex distribution protection schemes using GE Multilin and Schweitzer microprocessor-based relays. Andrew has been working as an electrical engineer since earning his BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M in 2007. He earned his Master of Engineering in Power Systems Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2017. Andrew holds Professional Engineering licenses in Texas, New Mexico, and California.
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