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• Support project managers in developing bid specifications for materials and construction services• Support project managers in evaluating proposals in order to select the most appropriate vendors and contractors• Participate in outage and project planning meetings• Insure that project managers are current on safety training and procedures• Support and oversee project managers during execution of capital projects• Participate in the evaluation of proposed capital projects • Assimilate and submit weekly team updates• Evaluate contractor performance for safety and quality• Evaluate project manager performance annually

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• Evaluate proposals in order to determine appropriate vendors and/or contractors• Manage capital projects at multiple locations simultaneously• Track, report and forecast project costs• Supervise and direct contractors• Inspect material to insure compliance with the proposal specifications• Insure that contractors adhere to OSHA and Dynegy safety procedures• Insure installation contractors follow all applicable installation procedures • Oversee asbestos and lead abatement contractors to ensure adherence to environmental standards

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• Evaluate proposals in order to determine appropriate vendors and/or contractors• Manage capital projects at multiple locations simultaneously• Track, report and forecast project costs• Supervise and direct contractors• Inspect material to insure compliance with the proposal specifications• Insure that contractors adhere to OSHA and Dynegy safety procedures• Insure installation contractors follow all applicable installation procedures • Oversee asbestos and lead abatement contractors to ensure adherence to environmental standards

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• Arrange transmission reservations with utility companies to send and receive power• Maintain accounting system by entering all marketing transactions on an hourly basis and perform daily total check outs

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• Co-chair of plant safety committee• Serve on the Corporate Safety Team

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• Serve as the Asbestos Job Coordinator for all plant asbestos removal/repair work• Supervise and direct one large steam turbine maintenance overhaul and assist on three others• Direct one gas turbine maintenance inspection and overhaul• Supervise major coal burner modifications on two utility steam boilers• Serve on the plant Heat Rate Improvement Team and the Quality and Productivity Training Assessment 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• Maintain scheduled and forced outage work lists for three generating units.

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