Stephen Sandford Email & Phone Number

Bernards, Nj, Us

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Sr. Technical Program Manager on the Power Generation Solutions team

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

2023 Graduate of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business.- Edward Tuck Scholar (Top 15% of class)- Revers Center for Energy Fellow- First Year Capstone project: Renewable Energy Procurement Strategy for 5 Hanover Small Businesses

In this role, I worked to deepen AWS' relationships with vendors in the renewable energy industry, evaluate sourcing options for long lead renewable energy equipment, and build financial models for energy projects.

Linden, Nj

I was responsible for the reliability of all rotating equipment in one of the four major sections of the Bayway Oil Refinery. This comprised of more than 200 pumps, 15 large compressors, and a 17 Megawatt Power Recovery Train. Some of the responsibilities I had are listed below. Reliability – Identified problems occurring with specific pieces of equipment and created action plans to mitigate the issues. Worked with maintenance team to develop and implement reliability initiatives across the refinery. Operational Monitoring – Oversaw day-to-day operation of major hydrocarbon compressors. Utilized Bentley Nevada System 1 software to identify issues and analyze vibration signatures. Completed evaluations of the effects of process conditions on machinery performance.Capital Projects – Assisted Project Managers in completion of all rotating equipment related projects. This consisted of working with vendors, evaluating proposals, redlining drawings and product selection. The projects I led had budgets ranging from $150,000 to $3 million.Optimization – Evaluated current unit operational limitations related to pumps and compressors. When constraints were discovered, a deeper analysis was completed to understand if machine performance could be enhanced. Troubleshooting – Supported operations personnel when pumps and compressors had performance issues. A detailed understanding of the overall system as well as the machinery itself was necessary. This required working with a cross functional team to identify the root cause of the issue. Once identified, an action plan was created and executed in a timely manner to minimize any incurred production losses.

Linden, New Jersey, United States

Completed internship with Phillips 66 as an engineer responsible for executing reliability improvement projects for pumps and compressors throughout the refinery. Highlights of my internship were: Spare Parts Consolidation – Optimized spare parts for critical turbine valves resulting in $50,000 savings by identifying cross-model commonalities. Mechanical Seal Design – Facilitated design of new mechanical seal to increase reliability and reduce necessary spare parts for 85 tank mixers. Thermal Alignments – Became subject matter expert on thermally aligning compressors, motors, and gearboxes. Gained proficiency in Infrared photography and created Excel tool to simplify alignment process. Turbine Tachometers – Implemented installation scope and plan to apply tachometers on 37 steam turbines to measure machine speeds throughout the refinery.

Linden, New Jersey, United States

Completed internship with Phillips 66 as an engineer responsible for designing, managing, and executing capital projects. Highlights of my internship were: Project Management – Oversaw multiple projects with budgets greater than $400,000 in various stages ranging from project approval to construction.Project Development – Completed documentation to advance two projects for approval. This comprised of meeting with stakeholders to create information packages, obtain cost estimates, and finalize external material needs with vendors. Intern Challenge – Received First Place in the Phillips 66 Corporate Intern Challenge out of 80 applicants for article written on corrosion mechanisms.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering