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Manage the operation support services for 73 domestic and internationally located GE O&M Facilities, consisting of 127 Gas Turbines, 53 steam turbines and 16 reciprocating Engines. Provide mobilization services for green field sites. Provide O&M services to seven Regional Managers and support all unique requirements. Conduct due diligence efforts for new.

Manage the Balance of Plant (BOP) Engineering for GE Contractual Services sites (~600+), domestic and internationally. Provide direction and support to all Gas Turbine (GT) related BOP equipment and problem resolution. Team supported 120+ annual reliability reviews at customer sites driving reliability, performance, equipment upgrades and O&M improvements..

Managed the Duke Energy North America (DENA) fleet of 13 generating stations, representing 26 7FA-Gas Turbines and 13 steam turbines, plus 88 peaking units. Provide direction to the 11 Contract Performance Managers, located at each site regarding O&M, technical and business requirements.

Directed all combustion, steam turbine and balance of plant (BOP) trip reduction and reliability improvement in the Reliability Engineering Department. Drove down the number of equipment trips by re-directing various GE internal engineering teams to improve equipment, installation, commissioning, product reliability, maintenance practices and performance..

Developed and performed project management for multiyear construction, O&M operating plans and budgets for 11 fossil stations with total generation capability of 13,430MW. Provided reliability improvement leadership in support of all FPL and FLP Energy plants regarding GT, fossil and BOP equipment. Supported the FPL Energy, Due Diligence initiatives in.

Managed consulting service for 130 domestic and international generating stations with case based expert knowledge information services. Consulting services lead domestic and international clients to "Best-in-Class" solutions supporting O&M, equipment reliability, construction and strategic planning efforts.**Developed O&M processes to optimize station.

Responsible for strategic planning activities at NIPSCO Industries, a $12 billion midwestern gas and electric utility. Developed, communicated and managed the long range strategic plan. Analyzed division performance relative to strategic objectives and identified opportunities to maximize shareholder value. **Successfully benchmarked performance indices.

Leveraged the $3 million Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) annual commitment. Reorganized inefficient automated mapping/facilities management (AM/FM) system, converting it into corporate-wide geographic information system (GIS) in T&D. Directed Plant Engineering teams for 4,500+ MW utility with fossil and GT applications and major equipment upgrades.

Responsible for all mechanical and selective instrument/electrical maintenance of a 700 megawatt, four-unit, super critical, coal fired generating station. Supervised 17 management and 76 hourly employees in the performance of the plant’s corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance. Responsible for system upgrades, heat rate improvements and on & off.

INternal consulting to the four generating stations.

Started up new 500 MW coal fired facility and pair of Westinghouse 501D combustion turbines.

Developed Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) planned outages, coordinated inventory and contractors.

Provided relief supervision of hourly employees in the absence of the department heads at a large midwestern coal fired generating station.

New nit startup and probelm resolution activites at the new 500MW cyclone fired, coal fired generating units at NIPSCO.

Emba, Business

Bs, Mechanical Engineering