Frank Bielser Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Illinois Area

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Experienced Director of Project Engineering with a demonstrated history of working in the power generation industry. Strong engineering professional skilled in Steam, Energy, Power Generation, Power Plants, and Boilers.

Collinsville, IL

• Director - Project Engineering
• Supervise five project managers who perform project work at nine different fossil power plants located in Illinois
• Oversee project budgets ranging from $100K to $9MM totaling in excess of $37MM
• Communicate with engineering managers at MISO region power plants to determine capital project support needs
• Assign and support project managers to meet capital project needs
• Collaborate to determine the actual scope of capital projects to assess feasibility of desired individual plant goals

• Project Manager - O'Fallon IL
• Oversee capital projects for four facilities including three power plants and one coal transfer facility located across northern and central Illinois
• Manage project budgets from $100K to $4.6MM totaling in excess of $38MM
• Collaborate with plant staff to determine scope of projects
• Develop capital project total budget
• Create specifications for proposals

• Project Engineer - Bloomington/Decatur IL
• Oversee capital projects for four facilities including three power plants and one coal transfer facility located across northern and central Illinois
• Manage project budgets from $60K to $2.8MM totaling in excess of $20MM
• Collaborate with plant staff to determine scope of projects
• Develop capital project total budget
• Create specifications for proposals

• Generation System Operator - Generation Dispatch Center, Decatur ILElectric Generation Control Interim Group Leader 1999 - 2000
• Supervise Electric Generation System Coordinators
• Ensure operation practices comply with NERC and MAIN policies to maintain system stability and reliabilityNERC Certified Generation System Operator 1996 - 1999
• Ensure power supplies equal load requirements on a real-time basis by dispatching company-owned generating stations and purchasing bulk power from other sources
• Monitor electric system control area conditions in order to ensure reliability
• Purchase and sell bulk power on an hourly basis in order to generate revenue

• Safety Specialist - Vermilion and Havana Power Stations
• Ensure plant compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and Illinois Power Safety and Health Standards
• Assist in the development of plant safety training programs and procedures
• Present training material to plant employees and contractors
• Perform contractor safety evaluations to ensure compliance with Illinois Power Safety and Health Standards
• Assist in performing accident investigations and maintain accident summary information for use in assessing plant safety performance throughout the year

• Assistant Maintenance Supervisor - Vermilion Power Station
• Supervise, direct and schedule daily maintenance activities, long range outage repairs/modifications and forced (emergency) outage repairs performed by two shifts of bargaining unit personnel
• Direct weld repairs on boilers according to the State of Illinois R-Stamp Program
• Procure parts, tools and equipment to support maintenance activities
• Direct plant maintenance/modification work performed by outside contractors
• Participate on the plant’s Boiler Tube Failure Analysis Team

• Maintenance Planner - Baldwin Power Station
• Process maintenance work requests by determining job priorities, manpower and tool/parts requirements
• Enter information on a computerized planning system (Illinois Power’s first computerized maintenance planning system)
• Develop and maintain spare parts lists for plant equipment and direct storeroom inventory levels based on parts usage
• Procure parts and material to support maintenance repairs
• Provide technical support to maintenance crews

• Plant Engineer - Baldwin Power Station
• Conduct performance tests
• Conduct testing to support plant predictive maintenance programs including vibration data collection/analysis and oil sampling/evaluation
• Perform boiler, turbine and plant auxiliary equipment inspections during outages