Power Generation, Instrumentation, Operation, Automation and controls, Functional Check Out, Startup and Maintenance.

SKILLS: * Distributive Control Systems * Digital and Smart Instrumentation *Fisher-Rosemount, Delta-V * Foundation Fieldbus * Analytical Instrumentation *AC/DC Motor Controls * Electro-Hydraulic Control Systems * Rotating Machinery Vibration Monitoring Systems * Modicon, Allen-Bradley, Struthers-Dunn, Omron and G.E. PLC’s * Industrial Fire and Gas Safety Systems * Steam generators and boilers (Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization and Tuning) * Allison, Ingersoll-Rand, Solar and G.E. Natural Gas and Diesel Fired Power Turbine Controls * AC/DC Power Generation and Controls * PC Literate in DOS 6.22, Unix Utilities, Windows 98, Windows NT, Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Mail and Lotus Notes.

EXPERIENCE: During the twenty-five years I have been working in Process Control and Field Service’s, my duties involved the supervision, coordination and scheduling of installation, checkout, and startup of computer-based distributive control systems.  This also included all associated instrumentation and hardware.  Other responsibilities included the training of personnel and assisting them in bringing the process on line and into production.  I possess a very strong knowledge of process control and instrumentation, trouble shooting, UPS power systems, grounding and DCS.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2006- Present    Udelhoven Oilfield Systems Service, Anchorage, AK.
Responsible for the functional check out of the Strategic Reconfiguration Project for Alyeska Pipeline Services.  This included the as built drawings, logic drawings, cause & effect and piping and instrumentation drawings.  I was also responsible for check out and startup of all instrumentation, related systems and PLC’s.

2001-2006    Power Professionals/GE Power Systems, Tampa FL.
Controls Field Engineer for checkout, commissioning and startup of GE gas turbine controls. This includes the turbine, generator and all associated instrumentation and hardware.

1978-1990/1998-2001    The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, MA.
Supervise the installation, functional checkout, commissioning and tuning of large and small-scale NT, Venix and Unix based, Distributive Control Systems, industrial and power boiler controls, instrumentation and associated hardware.

1998-1998    Alaska Petroleum Contractors, Inc. Kuparuk, AK.
E&I FCO Coordinator responsible for managing personnel, scheduling, functional check out and commissioning of new projects and maintenance involving instrumentation, network communications and DCS.

1996-1998    Gilbane Process Company, Providence, RI.
Instrumentation Superintendent responsible for personnel management, scheduling and supervision of construction, functional check out and commissioning of a 100-acre 310,000sf Pharmaceutical manufacturing complex, for Genentech Inc. in Vacaville CA.  This includes the Building Automation Systems; the DCS used for manufacturing, all instrumentation and related hardware.

1995-1996    Udelhoven Oilfield Systems Service, Anchorage, AK.
Lead technician responsible for the functional check out of the MPX-1 Expansion project for British Petroleum, in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.  This included the as built drawings, logic drawings, cause & effect and piping and instrumentation drawings.  I was also responsible for check out and startup of all instrumentation, related systems and PLC’s.

1990-1994    The Marathon Oil Company, Nikiski, AK.
1990/1992, Steelhead Oil Production Platform, Cook Inlet, AK.  Responsible for all DCS, PLC’s, fire and gas safety systems, instrumentation and electronics, software updates and backups.       1992/1994, Similar responsibility onboard two 550,000-barrel LNG cargo tankers operating between Nikiski Alaska and Japan. This included all technical support for the ships while in either port, at sea or during dry-docking.

• Unix Software Utilities
• Intelligent Automation/operational maintenance
• I/A Series/integrated configuration
• All Foxboro DCS Systems/maintenance and user
• Digital Concepts
• Process Control Engineering
• Power Systems/Boilers-Generators, startup & characterization
• Analog, Digital, Analytical, Smart Transmitters and Control Devices

• AC/DC Motor Control
• Electrical and Electronic Control Systems I & II
• Advanced Electronic Control Systems
• Basic Electronics I & II
• Advanced Electronics
• Electrical and Electronic Blue Print Reading
• Electrical and Electronic Technician Apprenticeship
• Electro-Hydraulic Control Systems

• 200 hour GE Mark V advanced turbine controls course
• 62.8 Continued Education Units (CEU’s)
• 40 Hours Management Skills Training, 1996 Gilbane Company
• 30 Hours OSHA Construction Safety & Health
• Cold water Survival & Helicopter Safety
• State of Wyoming Paramedic, 1975-1976
• State of Illinois Emergency Medical Technician, 1976-1980

Foxboro, 1982 Nigeria Africa:
Steam and Power Generation. Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware for a natural gas liquid knock unit.  Liquid fuel.

Foxboro, 1983 Baghdad, Iraq:
Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware for two Central Station units. Natural gas units.

Foxboro, 1984 Yenbo, Saudi Arabia:
Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware for two steam and power generators for Mobil Oil. Natural gas units.

Foxboro, 1986 El-Mahala El-Kubra, Egypt:
Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware for Power and Steam generation for large cotton mill. Natural gas unit.

Foxboro, 1988 Durango, Mexico:
Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware for a 150/KPH package boiler for large pulp paper mill. Steam and Power generation. Crude oil unit.

Marathon Oil, 1992/1994 Kenai Alaska/Yokohama Japan:
Maintenances of two steam generators used for propulsion onboard two 550,000-barrel LNG tankers. Duel fuel, crude or Natural gas boil off.

Foxboro, 2001 Moss Landing, California:
Conversion of gas fired central utility from Westinghouse to Foxboro controls. This included Checkout, Commissioning, Characterization, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware. Natural gas unit.

Penpower, 2001/Present:
Checkout, Commissioning, Startup and Tuning of Instrumentation, Controls and associated hardware for multi-fuel fired Turbine Generator packages.

I have also worked on many Multi-fueled steam generation units fired on oxygen/ground tires, sander dust, and waste liquor from pulp mills, wood chips and Blast furnace waste gas.

Training:
Foxboro:
80 hours Power Systems/Boiler-generators, startup and Characterization.
GE Power Systems:
200 hours GE MKV advanced Turbine controls.