Ron Kovar Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Research, assess economics, and develop implementation strategies for new technologies and processes including:- Underground Coal Gasification- Organic Rankine Cycles - waste heat recovery- Coal Washing / Beneficiation- Fusion Power- Compressed Air Energy StorageCompare economic competitiveness of new electrical generation technologies: Fossil, Renewable, Nuclear

Calgary

Specializing in Thermal Power Engineering. Projects included:-MEG Energy Inc., Christina Lake Regional Project - Phase 2 and Phase 2B, Cogeneration Plant.-BP Exploration (Alaska) potential waste heat recovery sources and technologies-City of Edmonton – Enerkem Gasifier Study – concept design, performance, and capital cost estimate-Maxim Power – Bruderhiem Peaking Plant-Maxim Power - Milner Coal-fired Expansion-Sherritt Power Boca Combined Cycle Power Plant-Alter NRG – Syngas-Fired Rankine and AirBoiler™ Screening Study-Enbridge – Due Diligence-TransAlta – Combined Cycle Plant Conceptual Design, Performance, Cost, and O&M.-ENMAX – BonneyBrook Cogeneration Plant Conceptual Design

I was resposnible to develop and execute thermal power projects out of the Calgary office. Projects included:-Sherritt Power, Boca Combined Cycle Plant Detail Design-Bow City Power Project Due Diligence-Petro-Canada Oil and Gas, In-situ SAGD MacKay River 2 & Meadow Creek 1.1, Conceptual Engineering Study-Luscar, Bow City Power Project Detail Design-Suncor Energy Inc., Firebag Cogeneration Plant – Heat Recovery Steam Generator Review-Petro-Canada Oil and Gas, Meadow Creek Cogen Screening-ENMAX Corporation, Due Diligence Engineering Review-ATCO, Thermal Generating Plant Concept Design & Cost-TransAlta Corporation, Coal and Cogeneration Plant Equipment Condition Assessment-TransAlta Corporation, Coal and Cogeneration Plant Remaining Life Assessment-New Brunswick Power, Coal-Fired and Gas-fired Combined Cycle Plant Screening

Calgary, Canada Area

- Project Engineer - Fording Coal - 1000 MW Brooks Coal-fired Power Project.- Project Manager / Engineer - TransAlta Power L.P. Due Diligence Engineering Review of the two (2) 400 MW unit Copal-fired Sheerness Generating Station.

Calgary, Canada Area

Project Manager for:- 170MW MacKay River SAGD plant gas turbine / cogeneration project- 42 MW Cancarb waste hea t/ cogeneration power project.- project developement of international thermal power projects

Edmonton, Canada Area

Completed preliminary engineering and economic analysis for power generation and other business opportunities.- Senior Studies Engineer responsible for a repowering study as well as life assessment for the Rossdale Generating station.- conceptual evaluation for design concept, capital cost estimates, operation and maintenance costs for a proposed combined cycle plant on Sakhalin Island.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Eastman, Kingsport, Tennessee Coal to Chemicals Plant - Mechanical Engineering Supervisor.- Newfoundland and Labrador HydroHolyrood Generating Station - Lead Engineer - boiler and balance-of-plant nondestructive examination program.- Indeck-Hull EPC Turnkey Proposal - Mechanical Engineer- Hydro Quebec Tracy Generating Station Life Assessment Project - Lead Mechanical Engineer.

Edmonton, Canada Area

- University of Alberta Gas-Fired Boiler Expansion - Lead Mechanical Engineer / Project Engineer.- City of Medicine Hat Combined Cycle Expansion - Senior Mechanical Engineer.- Hydro Quebec - Combined Cycle Power Plant grassroots and Gentilly repowering Feasibility Study - Senior Mechanical Engineer.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Completed studies for:- Syncrude Canada Ltd. Waste Heat Boilers & Auxiliaries - Study Manager.- City of Edmonton Genesee Power Project Unit 3 & 4 - Study Manager.- City of Edmonton Load Management Study - Study Manager.- University of Alberta Heating Plant Expansion - Study Manager.

Scarborough, Ontario

- overhauls and commissioning of steam turbine-generator sets.