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Steam TurbineResponsible for determining the overall business development strategy through participation in customer outage planning sessions and outage support activities.Project management for both customer site projects and work at the ALSTOM Richmond workshop. Develop outage recommendations based on recommended service intervals, previous outages findings, current plant operation, available upgrades and engineering recommendations. Coordinate the proposal development based on outage planning discussions with the customer in conjunction with Thermal Service Steam Turbine Engineering, Outage Services, Parts, Power Automation Controls (PAC), Power Systems Manufacturing (PSM), Richmond Service Shop and Field Services Operation Business groups. Create Opportunities; identify projects, request manpower and tooling using the global database CRM/ FERMAN/Siebel.Assist customers in prioritizing and evaluating replacement part needs based on cost, operational efficiency, and pay back.Identify product development ideas based on customer/field needs and product cost reduction initiatives.Improve internal processes to help reduce overall cost and cycle time for the customer.Responsible for issuing outage reports, making sure invoices are paid promptly.; ALSTOM Power Midlothian, VA Commissioning Line Supervisor – Gas TurbineSupervise and mentor engineers during new erection, upgrades, overhaul, start-up and troubleshooting assignments.Provide field engineers and customers with technical support.Continually improve the technical, commercial, and organizational knowledge and skills of the engineers.Development and monitoring of training plans, conducting yearly performance and salary reviews.Generate new business opportunities for ALSTOM Power products and technology.Coordinate manpower scheduling and outage planning.Interact with ALSTOM Power lead center for Global strategies

Richmond, Va

Supervise and mentor engineers during new erection, upgrades, overhaul, start-up and troubleshooting assignments.Provide field engineers and customers with technical support.Continually improve the technical, commercial, and organizational knowledge and skills of the engineers.Development and monitoring of training plans, conducting yearly performance and salary reviews.Generate new business opportunities for ALSTOM Power products and technology.Coordinate manpower scheduling and outage planning.Interact with ALSTOM Power lead center for Global strategies.

Performance & DiagnosticsMaintain duties of Performance & Diagnostics Engineers while:Attending project review meetings to identify problem areas and make recommendations on how we can improve project outcome.Attend Pre-outage meetings for scheduling of activities based on configuration changes and component upgrades.Provide new hires instruction on how to use the performance instruments and calculation tools available, provide guidelines for evaluating data of the different engines.Schedule appropriate manpower to ensure proper field and office support.; ALSTOM Power Midlothian, VA Performance & Diagnostics EngineerConduct performance and emission calculations for upgrade projects.Perform emission and pulsation tuning after overhauls and upgrade projects.Perform energy balance calculations of gas turbine after upgrades and overhauls to determine performance improvements.Evaluate operation data for component degradation and failure using ALSTOM’s gas turbine remote monitoring system.Write performance test procedures, coordinate scheduling and execution of performance, pulsation, and emission activities.Assisted in development and testing of ALSTOM gas turbine Digital Pulsation Module (DPM).Developed Redundant Pulsation Probe holder to increase system reliability and in conjunction with the new DPM and sensor to reduce cost.Developed new operating concept for Low Emission Project in Chugach, Alaska resulting in single digit NOx levels while maintaining low pulsation levels through a wide range of ambient temperatures (90F to - 40F).Create Field Service Instructions (FSI’s) for implementation of new hardware, software, inspection and safety procedures.Create drawings for manufacturing and installation of new or modified hardware.Maintain performance, pulsation, and emission equipment certifications while providing time and material estimates to CSM for quotes

Gas Turbine; GT 8, 9, 11D, N/N1, N2 IGV Attend outage-planning meetings to determine applicable FSI’s and documentation for the field personnel.Make sure the correct parts are called out in the FSI’s before sending to parts engineering.Maintain FSI Implementation list in PDM for individual plants and units.Create, review, and approve new equipment drawings and hardware modifications.Update welding, machining, inspection, installation, and reconditioning procedures based on component history or failures.Update P&ID’s after configuration changes. Provide technical assistance to both field and plant personnel on mechanical and commissioning problems.; ABB Midlothian, VA Gas Turbine Commissioning Engineer GT 8, 9, 11D, N/N1, N2 IGVPreformed Cold and Hot commissioning of gas turbine and auxiliary systems during new erection of gas turbines.Troubleshoot and correct control logic and update logic drawings.Assisted customers and contractors during overhaul and upgrades with protection and system checkouts and the startup and shutdown of turbines and generators.Provided technical assistance with hydraulic, mechanical, control system and field instrumentation problems.Informed customers of new products and developments offered by ALSTOM to assist troubleshooting, improve performance or detect component degradation

M.S, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate; B.S, Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Assistant – Controls and instrumentation