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Topsham, Me, Us

Portland, Maine, United States

Portland, Maine, United States

Portland, Maine, United States

Canton, Michigan, United States

Lead Operator for a brand new landfill renewable natural gas facility. This was a temporary role designed to help the engineering group transfer the new facility over to the operations group. Responsibilities included:Completing turnover documentation such as redlined drawings, equipment manuals and operating procedures;Automated multiple systems to improve performance, reliability and allow for unmanned operation;Updated code and graphics for additional equipment installed after commissioning;Supported operators troubleshooting plant issues;Managed routine maintenance of equipment;Managed multiple contractors during a multiday facility outage.

Portland, Maine

Worked as a remote support engineer for 30+ landfill gas to energy and landfill renewable natural gas facilities and as a commissioning engineer for 2 landfill gas facilities. Responsibilities included:Monitor and troubleshoot operation of automated reporting systems, data collection systems, and plant SCADA systems;Travel to plant and facility locations to install or troubleshoot servers, hardware, data collection systems, plant and control systems, networking equipment, etc.;Maintain power plant and renewable natural gas processes; assist in operational plant troubleshooting, tuning, and controls;Integrate with third party equipment using industrial protocols including EthernetIP, Modbus, and others as required;Process and control design for third party data integration;Program servers with remote access capability to run HMI applications, data collection systems, “call out” notification systems and other programs and applications as required;Work with the Compliance Team to ensure that data collection systems are in line with contractual and permit obligations;Handle service requests, helping operators to troubleshoot plant issues.

Victor, Idaho