30 years experience in the power industry with main focus on new construction, retrofit/upgrade projects, Service and maintenance. Adept in Turnkey projects from front end engineering to final buy out and closing. Qualifications include: RFP Process/ Due Diligence Project Cost Estimating and Projection Document Control Project Safety Material Procurement and Budgeting Heavy Rigging and Equipment Moving Customer/Client Interface Engineering Design Sub-Contractor Selection and Contract Negotiation Quality Assurance Project Staffing Union Labor Relations Community Relations (i.e.: Civic Groups, Local Government, etc.) Project Scheduling Sales and Marketing Service and Maintenance
EDUCATION BSEE, University of South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sept. 09 - Present Aker Industrial Constructors Inc. - Senior Director, Power and Environmental Projects Responsible for day to day operations of Power and Environmental Project Construction Division business along with business development.
Oct 06 Sept. 09 PROGRESS ENERGY PROJECT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Crystal River Clean Air Project Crystal River Energy Facility Crystal River, Fl. 2 FGD Scrubbers and associated equipment 1 Dual Flue 550 Chimney 1 Coal Pile Liner installation 1 New Plant access road 2 SCR installations 2 Electrostatic precipitator rebuilds 1 Limestone and Gypsum storage and conveyor system 1 Upgraded railroad system 1 Urea Ammonia System
April 05 Oct. 06 GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS Performance Construction, Marietta, Ga. General Manager over daily functions of the National Construction and Sales Division of United Development. Focus on new construction of Alternative Fuel Plants and Industrial Logistics with maintenance and repair of Plant equipment.
Jan 04- April 05 CFB PROJECT MANAGER - Kvaerner Power, Charlotte, NC. Prime Contractor over Installation of a 475Klb p/hr CFB Boiler, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Jan 03- Jan 04 SENIOR PROJECTS MANAGER - Exelon Corp., Ft. Worth, Texas Prime Contractor over the Installation of 2 SCR units on existing 458 MW generation units. Scrs were Aqueous Ammonia type. Full Project Management responsibility
March 02- Jan 03 SENIOR PROJECTS MANAGER - PPL, Long Island, New York Construction Of Two New Plants (concurrent construction) Shoreham Energy facility (Simple Cycle) (Approx. 250 Personnel) 2 GE LM6000 Machines (Fuel Oil Fired) 2 Deltak SCR Units w/Ammonia Injection Edgewood Energy Facility (Simple Cycle) (Approx. 250 Personnel) 2 GE LM6000 Machines (Gas Fired) 2 Deltak SCR Units w/Ammonia Injection
Aug 00- March 02 PROJECTS MANAGER---Ameren UE, St. Louis, MO. Construction of four (4) new plants (concurrent construction) Grand Tower Re-power Project (Combined Cycle) (approx. 800 Personnel) v2 Siemens Westinghouse W501F machines v2 Nooter HRSG Boilers w/ Gas Boost v2 Westinghouse Steam Turbines Kinmundy Power Plant (Simple Cycle) (Manpower to 200 Personnel) v2 Siemens Westinghouse D5A machines Columbia Energy Facility (Simple Cycle) (Manpower to 150 Personnel) v4 GE LM 6000 B Machines Pinckneyville Power Plant Phase 2 (Simple Cycle) (Manpower to 150 Personnel) v4 GE LM 6000 LM B Machines
Scheduling, Logistical and Technical support for Site managers, Project Auditing, Installation Contractor Interface, Change Order Negotiations and Cost Projections, Staff Meetings, Safety, TQM.
Mar 00-Aug 00 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER--Santee Cooper, Iva, S.C. Managed the Construction of an 800MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Generation Facility. Inclusive of the following equipment:
2 150MW GE Frame 7FA units (Combined Cycle) 2 NEM HRSGs 2 150MW GE Frame 7FA units (Simple Cycle) 1 B.O.P. inclusive of 11 Subcontractors with a manpower loading of 700 personnel
Jan 99- Mar 00CONSTRUCTION MANAGER---Putnam Engineering, Tampa, Florida Prime Contractor - Managed the Construction of overall project for Putnam Engineering for 2 Siemens 84.2 Simple Cycle combustion Turbine units and B.O.P. Managed personnel hiring, training, project coordination, material procurement, subcontractors, Start Up and turnover.
Mar 92- Nov 98 SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE -- Cegelec Automation/Alstom USA, Service Contractor for VFD, DC, and High Voltage breakers for Cegelec Automation. - Manage the Construction of Multiple projects ( Macon Water Authority, Marathon Key Switchyard, Exxon Baytown Project) along with Service and Repair (QE-II, J-Ray McDermott, Shell, 3M, Georgia Prison System, Etc,). Included were repair, factory wiring of drives, VFDs, DC Drives, General troubleshooting and repair of Low, Medium and High Voltage equipment.
Jan 83 Mar 92 OPERATIONS MANAGER - Smith Industrial Contractors, San Antonio,TX. Managed the Day-to-Day operations of the Industrial Construction Division to include: Auditing for Projects, Finance, Board Reviews and Staff Requirements and day to day Division operations, Marketing and Sales, Maintenance and Service. Started as Field hand and was promoted through to this position.
