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OBJECTIVE: Currently retired, but open to consulting in areas of expertise. |
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BACKGROUND: Field
construction/engineering management: Field-oriented project and facilities engineering,
planning, and coordination. Primary areas of expertise: complex interdisciplinary
projects; power plants; oil/gas/petrochemicals; science support, technical and industrial
facilities; extensive mechanical, electrical and control systems; modular
construction; isolated field locations; Arctic/Antarctic regions. |
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EXPERIENCE:
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| 2014-16 |
Mechanical Field Engineer (Fluor) for a 3-on-1 1,358 MW gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Brunswick County, near Lawrenceville, VA (2021 photo). Primarily responsible for erection engineering of Alstom heat recovery steam generators; also involved with other high energy piping and related mechanical systems.
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| 2010-11 |
HRSG Field Engineer, (Fluor) on 580 MW gas turbine-combined cycle power plant for Dominion Energy, in New Canton, VA. Performed field engineering, vendor coordination, and resolution of engineering/construction issues for erection of two Nooter/Eriksen heat recovery steam generators, including construction walkdowns, hydrotest completion, and final completion. Also walked down and resolved final construction issues with high-energy steam piping, auxiliary boiler and steam systems, and inlet chiller systems.
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| 2009-10 |
Piping Field Engineer, (Fluor), assigned to delayed coker unit of a major expansion of the TOTAL refinery in Port Arthur, TX. Worked to coordinate and resolve field engineering issues between site personnel, home office engineering and vendors, particularly involving underground firewater piping, heavywall coker piping, installation of offsite prefabricated piperack modules, fired heater erection, and temporary construction elevator installation.
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| 2008 |
SPSM Project Engineer, Raytheon Polar Services Company, Centennial, CO. Assigned to South Pole Station in Antarctica for 10 months in support of construction of a new logistics facility and completion of other portions of this scientific research station. Worked with construction personnel to resolve engineering and construction issues; coordinated with home office and vendors; worked to identify and verify completion construction punch list items. Inspected construction of the new elevated station at the geographic South Pole in Antarctica. Inspected contractor work daily, provided documentation reports to the design team and NSF. Assignment included 9 months of total isolation as part of 60-member station group, in winter darkness and temperatures approaching -100°F.
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| 2006-08 |
Field Engineer (Fluor), assigned to new 220 MW coal fired power plant 50 miles west of Elko, NV. Responsible for engineering and vendor coordination for pressure parts and ancillary equipment including ductwork, coal handling, and scrubber/baghouse facilities for Babcock & Wilcox pulverized-coal fired boiler. Client: Newmont Mining Corporation.
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| 2005 |
Title II Inspector, RSA Engineering, Inc., Anchorage, AK. Inspected construction of the new elevated station at the geographic South Pole in Antarctica. Inspected contractor work daily; provided documentation reports and photographs to the design agent (U. S. Navy) and client (National Science Foundation) and assisted with resolution of discrepancies and design issues. This 10-month assignment included 9 months of total isolation as part of an 86-member station group, 5 months of darkness, and temperatures as low as -110°F.
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Fluor and Fluor-Daniel,
Inc., 1990-2004: |
| 2004 |
Project Officer assigned to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery office in Pittsburgh, PA. Assisted local municipalities with evaluation of damages and preparation of aid grant requests for flood damages to public facilities caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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| 2000-04 |
Field Engineer on combined-cycle gas turbine power plants. Primarily responsible for pressure parts field engineering on Alstom and Aalborg heat recovery steam generators and associated high pressure steam piping. Projects include direct-hire and subcontract management. Also coordinated other piping and plant insulation subcontractors. Duke/Fluor-Daniel; Clients: PSEG Lawrenceburg, IN (2003); Duke Energy North America: Hanging Rock, OH (2002-03); Beverly, OH (2002); Moss Landing, CA (2001-02; Hinds County, MS (2000-01).
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| 1998-99 |
Area
Lead Field Engineer for 150,000 MH added scope at refinery turnaround.
Independently developed work and staffing requirements to complete all
disciplines of engineering planning and work packages during brief 3-week
period before shutdown. Managed staff of 9-11. Tracked engineering package
status and completion for scope work and hundreds of extra work orders.
Client: Murphy Oil USA, Mereaux, LA. |
| 1996-98 |
Mechanical/Piping
Engineer on construction management staff at major refinery coker unit
construction/rebuild project. Coordinated activities of other piping construction
engineers and document control; developed inspection requirements, scopes
of work, material lists and test packages for existing and new equipment
and piping systems; worked with client, vendors and design engineers to
resolve issues. Client: TransAmerican (Orion) Refining Corp., Norco, LA. |
| 1995 |
Engineering/Turnover
Coordinator for construction of highly successful butanol unit project.
Managed 6-8 field engineers and assistants for preparation of piping test
packages, equipment work, and electrical/instrumentation field engineering.
Worked with design engineer and client to resolve complex field engineering
issues in all disciplines. Developed turnover system; managed punchlisting
and walkdowns; issued completion and turnover notices. Client: Union Carbide, Taft,
LA. |
| 1995 |
Piping Engineer for
major turnaround project at chemical plant. Part of field engineering group;
reviewed work packages, resolved field problems, and performed walkdowns
for testing and completion of piping/mechanical systems. Client: Exxon Chemical
Co, Baytown, TX. |
| 1994 |
Turnover
Engineer for direct-hire polyethylene plant expansion. Assigned to
Quality Control/Turnover Group; performed walkdowns and coordinated mechanical
completion of piping systems and vendor package equipment. Client: Himont, Inc.,
Lake Charles, LA. |
| 1992-94 |
Area
Engineering Manager for direct hire fabrication of GHX-2 ARCO Alaska,
Inc. modular gas/oil processing facilities, a 2-year, $190 MM project at
New Iberia, LA. Organized and directed the construction field engineering
support: issue of work package engineering documents to the field; coordination
and resolution of design issues; coordination of walkdowns with area engineers;
and completion/signoff of as-built drawings and documentation. Developed
computer programs and databases for site use in automating preparation
of test documentation, identifying as-built drawing requirements and tracking
system completion. Supervised staff of 10-15. |
| 1990-92 |
Senior
Project Engineer assigned as client mechanical field engineer at Alyeska
Pipeline Service Co., Valdez, Alaska terminal. Responsible for material
selection and field coordination for various projects, including $40 MM
ballast water treatment project, power plant upgrade, and pipeline corrosion
repairs. Primary task was development, design, installation and startup
of flocculant skimming systems for two 5.8 million gallon treatment basins. |
| 1986-90 |
Special
Project Engineer, ITT Antarctic Services, Inc., Paramus, NJ. Responsible
for planning, design, procurement, coordination, and field engineering
activities at and for U. S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic
research stations. Independently implemented major site improvements including:
power plant generator and equipment replacements; utility, HVAC and fire
protection systems; marine facilities; laboratory renovations; and major
repairs to buildings and structures including the South Pole geodesic dome.
Organized and directed activities of consultants and vendors. Coordinated
planning activities; including long-range facility requirements, environmental
protection, and structural evaluation of buried icecap facilities. Developed
database systems for project drawing files and material tracking. Provided
technical assistance to site O&M and science support personnel. |
| 1982-86 |
Senior
Field Engineer, Fluor Constructors, Inc. Responsible for all disciplines
of field engineering at Alaska modular petrochemical plant construction
projects. Coordinated resolution of problems between contractors, designer,
client and vendors. Supervised staff of 5-10 discipline engineers. Coordinated
activity of vendor representatives for power generation/cogeneration systems
and other mechanical equipment. Organized and directed preparation of field
precommissioning and turnover procedures, including startup procedures
for plant utility systems and mechanical equipment. Projects: Lisburne
Production Center ($700 MM) at Oregon module yards (1985-6) for ARCO Alaska,
Inc.; Produced Water Treatment ($250 MM) at Prudhoe Bay module installation
site (1982-84) for Sohio (BP). |
| 1985 |
Resident
Engineer, Russell Associates, San Francisco, CA. Coordinated onshore/offshore
geophysical/geotechnical field program at coal shiploading terminal site
in Cook Inlet, Alaska. |
| 1981-82 |
Project
Engineer, Fluor Engineers and Constructors, Inc., Irvine, CA. Responsible
for gravel mining permit applications for proposed Northwest Alaska gas
pipeline construction, involving production of over 40 million cubic yards
of gravel from several hundred sites throughout Alaska. Identified technical
data requirements; coordinated development of mining plans and environmental
data; packaged agency submittals. Scheduled and coordinated mining plan
reviews for client and government agencies in Irvine, Houston, and Alaska. |
| 1979-81 |
Facilities Engineer,
Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp., Sunnyvale, CA. Responsible for
project criteria development, site surveys, design review, and construction
coordination for worldwide network of U. S. Air Force satellite tracking
stations. Helped develop major building projects in Greenland, Sunnyvale,
Colorado Springs, and the Seychelles. |
| 1978 |
Facilities
Engineer, ITT FELEC Services, Inc. Planned and developed maintenance
and construction work at Air Force Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
(BMEWS) radar site at Thule, Greenland. Supervised water testing and material
control staff; was project engineer for main bearing replacement on 110-ton
radar antenna. |
| 1976-77 |
Station
Manager, Holmes & Narver Inc. Responsible for life support, operations,
maintenance, and construction at NSF research station at geographic South
Pole, Antarctica. Site conditions included 6-month darkness, cold, high
altitude and 9 months of total isolation. Successfully managed staff of
20 employees and science personnel during winter period. |
| 1971-75 |
Engineering
Officer, U. S. Navy (military service). Managed engineering services
of Seabee construction battalion at various worldwide construction sites.
Also served as planning officer for the public works department at the Washington,
DC Navy Yard. |
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EDUCATION: |
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| Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1967-71 |
BS Civil Engineering |
| Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1975-76 |
MS Civil Engineering (Construction) |
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