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Trigen Projects, Hydrogen, Fuelcell Power Plants, Renewable Energies, Molten Carbonate Technology, Construction Management, Commissioning.

Coordinates efforts of multi-disciplinary and cross functional teams to execute system level engineering changes to fuel cell power plant designs. Product Development.-Technical Leader for MBOP- Mechanical Balance of Plant, including rotary equipment (turbo expanders, pumps, blowers, compressors) and cooling systems (shell and tube heat exchangers, chillers, radiators). -Self Driven with quickly adaptability to understand the customer needs and continuously identify “the big picture”.-Root cause analysis to identify, characterize and prioritize equipment modes of failure and definition of short and long-term design solutions.-Responsible for the Design Documentation of the SureSource 3000s and the design modification process, including Engineering Change Request/Order and BOM. -Technical support during installation, commissioning, and operation of Fuelcell Power Plants. -Definition of design specifications, analysis of vendor proposals (RFI-RFQ), and support for decision making including cost, performance, and risk analysis.-Planning and scheduling project developments with aggressive schedules.-Integration and effective communications with different departments and clients including Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, Project Management, Service/Operations, and Asset Management.

Graduate Research Assistant Wind Turbine Certification Project -Performed grant research on structural engineering for the certification of two wind turbine designs. -Developed design reviews based on static, buckling, deflection and fatigue calculations as per IEC- 614001/02 guidelines. -Developed FEA in ANSYS for composite blades, monopole steel towers and mechanical components. Work under the supervision of a Professional Engineer, PE. -Created blade 3D models in SolidWorks for wind turbine structural analysis. -Defined manufacturing strategies for composite blades and steel towers based on structural evaluations.-Generated technical reports for certification agencies.

Graduate Research Assistant-Maker Space Supervisor, helped graduate students with Senior Design Projects.-Researched in Fluid Dynamics Models and coupled Finite Element Models.-Public presentations on the state of the art of coupled Engineering Models and Applications.

Mechanical Design Engineer employed by a defense contractor of the Colombian Navy, COTECMAR, in the area of naval machinery & propulsion. Designed for construction landing craft units, coastal patrol vessels and reparation/maintenance of frigates and commercial logistic vessels.-Collaborated in the definition of technical specifications for the construction of military naval projects.-Participated in multidisciplinary teamwork with foreign shipyards for licensed design development.-Represented the design team before clients and foreign suppliers for requirements definition in early stages of design.-Generated feasibility/technical reports including functional and operational needs for new designs.-Completed technical research papers for forums, symposiums and commercial magazines. -Created functional diagrams for the construction of pipe systems and valves. -Developed design drawings and 3D models of piping systems for manufacturing.-Performed calculations for the design of mechanical systems including life cycle analysis for new projects, vessel speed estimations using computational fluid dynamics, structural analysis using finite elements methods and piping systems using fluid mechanics theory.-Created detailed bill of materials (BOMs) for purchase and construction of piping and machinery systems including potable water, seawater cooling, fuel oil and black/greywater systems.-Developed calculation and equipment selection for air conditioning-heating systems (HVAC) and centrifugal pumps. -Produced piping and instrumentation diagrams for construction (P&ID) using intelligent platforms.Main Projects: -Colombian Frigates.-OPV93 (Offshore Patrol Vessel Second Generation).-OPVIII (Offshore Patrol Vessel).-BDA (Landing Craft).http://cotecmar.com/productos

Coordination and supervision of corrective and preventive maintenance for mining equipment. Planning of resources, spare parts and man hours, for the execution of maintenance job managed through enterprise resource planning (ERP).