SUMMARY
Supervise safe and efficient power plant operations, construction, or startup establishing emphasis on quality control of the equipment and personnel with effective management of capital resources.
Summary: Experience in the Power Industry to include Construction, Startup, Operations, Maintenance, Technical Writing, Design, Training, Outage Planning & Supervision and Quality Control. Bilingual in English/Spanish, oral and written. Very good working knowledge of Portuguese. No geographical restrictions. Computer literate in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Microsoft Projects and windows based programs. Professional and personal references available upon request. Passed certification test for OSHA as Safety Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2011 to present Confidential,North Carolina
Sr. Project Manager for Infrastructure and Utilites
Demolition and removal of six small chiller units followed by installation of one 2000 ton chiller. Demolition and removal of existing boiler, existing balance of plant equipment and installation of two Solar Taurus 60 Gas Turbines with new balance of plant equipment. Installation of additional Cooling Tower. Develop written QA program, Startup & Commissioning Manual and Operator Training.

April 2010 to March 2011 Confidential,San Diego California
Contract Consultant
Updated Site specific Safety Manual to be implemented at various job sites in South America
Installation, startup and commissioning of two (2) Titan T-130 Mobile Gas Turbine Power Units (MPU)
46 units were purchased by client, after completion of testing, worked at Port of Houston with freight forwarder to ensure all equipment was identified, marked and inventoried for shipment to Venezuela

December 2007 to March 2010 Confidential,California
Plant Manager
22 MW Biomass Plant
Managed Plant through major retrofit to include several major outages.
Replaced all Condenser tubes, repaired all Plant pumps and replaced two Boiler Feed Pumps
Completed two major Dresser Rand Steam Turbine outages
Replaced Boiler Superheaters, evaporator sections, economizer sections and convection sections.
Replaced Boiler hydrgrate
Upgraded Boiler infeed system conveyors, belts and PLC systems
Upgraded Fuel Yard Tipper systems
Replaced Induced Draft, Forced Draft and Overfire Air Fans
Upgraded Woodward Steam Turbine Control System
Replaced all Cooling Tower Structure, including fans and fire control system
Managed design, procurement and construction of 3000 sq. ft. Warehouse
Managed upgrade of Baily Infi-90 DCS
Upgraded Zero Liquid Discharge from one vessel to two vessel and increased output by 65%
Increased Plant availability from 65% to 92%
Increased Plant Capacity Factor by 35%
Conducted training on PI System, Plant Operations and Thermodynamics
Implemented Training Program to ensure OSHA compliance
Upgraded Reverse Osmosis System
Upgraded UPS Battery Syatem
Implemented MP2 CMMS
Manage all aspects of Plant Administration, Operations, Maintenance, Budget, Profits and Losses
Manage and ensure all Environmental Compliance

June 2007 to December 2007 Confidential,California
Site Project Manager
Responsible for Project from excavation to Commercial Operation
Solar Taurus 65 Gas Turbine.
Rentech HRSG with supplemental firing.
SCR/CO Catalyst with Ammonia Injection System
Power and Steam to attached Ethynol Plant.
Set up spare parts inventory
Manage outages required for catalyst installation, support setup and breakdown for testing.
Conducted formal field and classroom training.
Performance Testing and Rule of 21 Testing for State of California

October 2006 – June 2007 Confidential,New Jersey
Director of Field Operations (Startup)
Development of Pre-Commissioning Procedures
Development of Startup Procedures
Completed certification for Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)
Completed Project Manager Certification courses
Support Startup activities for various Projects.
Support Training needs for various Projects
Outage support for various projects
Design Review
Development of Project Budgets

December 2005 – September 2006 Confidential,Roseville, California
Operations and Maintenance Manager
Hiring of Staff
Implement CMMS Program (MP2)
Develop Spare Parts Program
Ensure California Energy Commission compliance
Develop Environmental, Health and Safety Manual
Develop Operations Administrative Manual
Develop Operations and Maintenance Procedures
Develop Operator Training Program and Safety Training Program
Final design review of Plant
Oversee Plant Construction
2 Siemens GTX 100 Gas Turbines with Siemens Steam Turbine, Emerson Ovation DCS
Zero Discharge Facility
Develop Operating Budget
Purchase of Tools and Test Equipment as well as setup of Warehouse
Purchase of Safety Equipment

November 2005 – December 2005 Confidential,Valladolid, Mexico
Training Instructor
Develop Training Program for Operations and Maintenance for 2 X 1 Combined Cycle Plant
Plant was GE Frame 7FA with D11 Steam Turbine and all associated Balance of Plant Equipment
Teach two week course on site.

July 2005 – November 2005 Confidential,Nevada
Mobilization Manager
Ensure Administrative Contractual Requirements met.
Hiring of Operations and Maintenance Staff.
Set up of Offices.
Purchase of Safety Equipment.
Develop Operating Procedures for 14 Wartsila Natural Gas Diesel Engine Generators.
Develop Maintenance Procedures. Set up MP2 CMMS
Develop Administrative Procedures.
Develop Operating Budget.
Develop Spare Parts and Tools inventory
Develop Environmental, Health and Safety Manuals.
Set up Purchasing Accounts.
Set up Operating Training and Safety Training Program.

December 2004 – July 2005 Confidential,California
Site Project Manager
Solar Centaur 50 Gas Turbine.
Deltak HRSG with supplemental firing.
SCR/CO Catalyst with Ammonia Injection System
Zero Discharge Facility.
Manage Project from excavation to Commercial Operation.
Manage outages required for catalyst installation, support setup and breakdown for testing.
Conducted formal field and classroom training.
Performance Testing and Rule of 21 Testing for State of California

August 2004 – December 2004 Confidential,Hidalgo Mexico
Operations and Maintenance Manager
Set up spare parts inventory.
Operator Training in Operations and Maintenance
Plant Optimization Training and fine tuning of GT and HRSG.
Set up of Plant Recording and Logs.
Train personnel in Outage Planning.

February 2004 – August 2004 Confidential,Hidalgo Mexico
Site Construction Manager / Startup Manager
Solar Taurus 70 Gas Turbine.
Optimus HRSG with supplemental firing.
Diverter damper for Simple to Combined Cycle option.
Manage Project from excavation to Commercial Operation.
Conducted formal field and classroom training.
Performance Testing.
Managed outage necessary to tie into existing Balance of Plant Systems prior to startup.
Managed outage necessary to replaced defective transformer and Gas Turbine inspection after 100 hours of operation and HRSG inspection.

Education

• High School Graduate
• Machinist Mate “A” School
• Leadership and Management Training
• OSHA certification as Safety Manager (500 hr. course)
• Completed 40 hrs. of Project Management Training