Power operations
Hands-on field and control-room experience with plant startups, shutdowns, monitoring, outages, and operational communication.
Digital résumé · Operations systems
Austin L.
Alexander.
Operations Systems Professional
Power-generation operator, Remote Operations Center project coordinator, and independent software developer. I build every product shown in this portfolio myself.
CurrentNAES · Remote Operations Center
2021–PresentPower-generation experience
IndependentProduct design and software development
01 / Profile
Professional
profile.
I’m an operations systems professional whose career started in wind-turbine field work and progressed through gas-fired plant operations, Remote Operations Center development, and centralized generation operations. Along the way, I began building the dashboards, mobile workflows, and software I wanted operators to have.
Project delivery
Coordinated facility, vendor, contractor, connectivity, IT, and digital-logbook work for a Remote Operations Center.
Independent development
I independently design and build web applications, native iOS tools, dashboards, SaaS concepts, and AI-enabled software.
02 / Résumé
Professional
experience.
My work history from wind-turbine field service through plant operations, project development, and centralized operations systems.
Jul – Sep 2021
Torkworx
Torque & Tension Technician
Performed field torque and tension work supporting wind-turbine operations.
Oct 2021 – Aug 2022
Temporary Assignment · IHI Power Services
Operations & Maintenance Technician
Supported generation operations at Wharton County Generation, moving from an initial temporary assignment into a continuing plant role.
Sep 2022 – Apr 2024
NAES · Wharton County Generation
Operations & Maintenance Technician I / II
Advanced to Technician II in April 2023. Operated gas-fired generation equipment and plant controls while communicating equipment conditions and operational issues.
Apr – Dec 2024
IHI Power Services · Corporate
Project Development Coordinator
Coordinated a Remote Operations Center buildout spanning facility work, contractors, vendors, IT systems, connectivity, and digital logbook integration.
Jan 2025 – Present
NAES · Remote Operations Center
Operations Systems Professional
Perform plant startups, ongoing operations, and shutdowns from a centralized control environment. Maintain outage records and operational communications while designing internal dashboards and workflow tools.
From operations to engineering
I operate complex systems.
I build better ones.
Everything below was independently conceived, designed, and developed from firsthand operating experience.
03 / Independent work
Software I designed
and built myself.
These projects are the technical side of my résumé. I independently handled the product thinking, interface design, and software development shown below.
Project 01
Independent design and development
Fleet Outage
Dashboard
I designed and built a widescreen operating view for monitoring unit status, outage reasons, expected returns, and fleet-level availability.
- My role · Solo product designer and developer
- Format · Widescreen web dashboard
- Focus · Fleet and unit outage visibility
Project 02
Independent design and development
Generation
Dashboard
I designed and built a focused display for current and desired output, change over time, market signals, and API health across multiple plants.
- My role · Solo product designer and developer
- Format · Control-room display
- Focus · Live multi-plant awareness
Project 03
Independent design and development
Portfolio
Explorer
I designed and built a responsive asset portfolio experience derived from structured workbook data, with capacity, market, configuration, and unit views.
- My role · Solo product designer and developer
- Format · Responsive web application
- Focus · Workbook-backed portfolio analysis
Project 04
Independent design and development
Relay
I designed and built a secure, mobile-first workspace for finding contacts, assets, vendors, and operational information.
- My role · Solo product designer and developer
- Format · Responsive enterprise web app
- Focus · Search and operational workflows
Project 05
Independent design and development
eLogger Quick
I designed and built a native iOS operating workflow for selecting units, recording startup and shutdown events, and organizing multiple activities in one session.
- My role · Solo iOS product designer and developer
- Format · Native iOS application
- Focus · Guided multi-unit event capture
Project 06
Independent design and development
Cailyn
I designed and built Cailyn as a unified workspace for planning, routines, reminders, operational context, knowledge, and assistant capabilities.
- My role · Solo product designer and developer
- Format · Native iPad application
- Focus · Personal and operational assistance
04 / Skills
Skills and
capabilities.
A combination of plant operations, project coordination, interface design, and software engineering.
Power operations
Plant startup and shutdown · Centralized operations · DCS and alarm monitoring · Outage documentation · Operational communications
Project delivery
ROC coordination · Vendor and contractor management · Facility integration · Digital logbooks · IT and ISP coordination
Product development
Interface systems · Mobile workflows · Dashboards · Asset tracking · Reporting tools · AI assistant prototypes
Technology
Swift · SwiftUI · Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · React · Next.js · REST APIs · Git · GitHub
05 / Contact
Austin L. Alexander
Let’s connect.
Available for conversations about operations technology, internal software, product development, and power-generation systems.