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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati, OH

• Business plan development and proposals for investor acquisitions of electric generation facilities

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Led detailed investigation into alternative Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) Systems, including international site assessments, site specific installation and financial evaluations, contract term development, and.
• Technical expert and company lead for negotiations with USEPA/DOJ for environmental litigation, working collaboratively to craft a consent decree acceptable to all parties
• Performed evaluations of pending environmental rules for impacts to the generation fleet
• Received 20-yr service severance as result of regional downsizing related to the sale of the company

Cincinnati, OH

• Directed operations and maintenance of a 1300MWnet generation facility equipped with advanced environmental control systems
• Drove operational and process improvements across all aspects of the facility:o Reliability improvements lowered equivalent forced outage rates to a 2 year average of 7.1% from a five year prior average of 23.8%.
• Implemented a multi-phased contractor displacement effort that netted over $2.5M/yr of sustainable savings by bolstering the station workforce and training to bring work in house
• Actively drove initiatives to develop options to extent the fiscal longevity of the stationo CCR/ELG compliance strategies, Wet FGD reagent changes, high impact/low probability failure mitigation, and spare equipment.
• Primary representative of the station, providing tours and station updates to the company Board of Directors and Executive Leadership, Public Utility Commission Members, State Congress Members, and local communities

Cincinnati, OH

• Interim role following announcement of the Midwest Commercial Generation Fleet sale
• Provided direct support of the sale process, including asset assessments, sales deck development, presentations to prospective buyers, and site tours that resulted in a $2.8B sale to Dynegy Inc.
• Provided direction and oversight for maintenance teams at three generation facilities and served as the acting station manager for Zimmer Station during transition period to Dynegy

Cincinnati, OH

• Capital and non-base O&M budget oversight and environmental regulation planning
• Developed and maintained planned outage philosophies to optimize timing and revenue
• Directed Performance & Reliability Teams providing support to coal and gas generation facilities
• Provided technical guidance and direction to station production and maintenance teams
• Special assignments to improve SO3 mitigation systems, unit uprate submittals, and management sponsorship and guidance of secondary fuel conversions to natural gas
• Joint owner partnership activities including environmental compliance planning, budget evaluations, and optimization team efforts

Cincinnati, OH

• Led a team of engineers and designers to suit the needs of a three unit coal fired power station, adjusting team size by forecasting workloads and incorporating supplemental staffing as needed
• Directed project teams in management of all Capex and large O&M projects, as well as provide onsite technical guidance to station personnel
• Developed processes to provide documentation on project recommendations, trip reports, and regular project updates to improve project coordination with production and maintenance teams
• Oversight of projects managed by the team, including Wet FGD system installation, Dense Pack Turbine Upgrades, Boiler Re-tube Projects, Air Compressor System Installations, Boiler Water Treatment Systems, Conveyor.

Cincinnati, OH

• Lead project engineer supervising development of the overall engineering packages (electrical, mechanical, civil/structural), utilizing both internal and external engineering resources
• Responsible for specification development, proposal review, and contract development
• Coordinated engineering efforts with project and construction managers
• Initiated and led value engineering efforts that reduced costs approximately $30M (~20%)

Cincinnati OH

• Project engineer with responsibilities for planning, budgeting, designing, managing, and documenting modifications and repairs to a 1300MW net supercritical steam generator
• Special assignment as Material Services Coordinator
• Special assignment as Construction Engineer to provide technical guidance for installation of Heat Recovery Steam Generators and natural gas pipeline installation as part of a coal to gas repowering project to create a.

Cincinnati, OH

East Bend Station