Safety and compliance engineer.

• Lead safety meetings, observations and participate in “Risk Assessment Team” incidents.• Assist with Focus Self-Assessments (FSA) for generation facilities and other sites.• Provide technical assistance for safety issues, observations and modifications for Renewables.• Assist with resolving discrepancies discovered in designs on plant modifications and upgrades.• Safety coach and co-chair for the Local Safety and Health Guidance Teams.• Communicate with employees in Renewable sites for safety improvements and assessments.• Work with contractors and Plant staff on needs for safety improvements.• Provide updates to the Plant Manager on Safety activities and initiatives for unit(s) overhaul.

• Monitored project upgrades and adhered to Consumers Energy Safety Standards and design.• Coordinated drawing reviews and propose equipment locations with plant personnel.• Provided technical assistance for 6-400 Megawatt units overhaul project and design reviews.• Participated in the resolution(s) on discrepancies found in designs of equipment and logistics.• Coordinated on site infrastructure improvements to minimize the impact on plant operations.• Provided updates to Plant Manager as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for a large hydro project.• Worked with contractors and Plant staff to determine budget, scope and schedule for Balance of Plant (BOP).• Provided updates to Plant staff and employees on project overhaul upgrade status.

• Coordinate and facilitate quality control initiatives.• Lead engineer in improvements for process innovation.• Evaluate and planned plant maintenance for repair.• Coordinating and implementing safety awareness programs. • Conduct safety walkthroughs, daily meetings and corrections.• Scheduled and planned maintenance operations.• Follows all company guidelines and Company Work Rules.• Safety and “Quality Control” coordinator.• Supervised the metalizing department.• Trained employees in safety.

• Mapped warehouse floor logistically to manufacture mobile Turbine and Generator units.• Made process improvements and design changes to the fuel delivery of the GASIFIER. • Produced “Process and Instrumentation Diagrams” for fuel delivery system. • Assisted in construction and layout of additional utilities for GASIFIER.

• Replaced outdated process systems and equipment for increased reliability and efficiency.• Assisted in developing and implementing project scopes, schedules and cost estimates.• Communicated with vendors, design firms, construction contractors and consultants.• Applied standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to solve problems.• Supervised electrical and mechanical co-op students in basic engineering principles.• Assisted maintenance with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) initiatives.• Initiated root cause analysis and “Corrective Action Process” on plant systems.• Performed vibration, thermal and ultrasonic analysis on plant equipment.• Reviewed planning and “Change Control” documents for Process systems.• Responsible for repairs, reliability and upgrades of plant process systems.• Researched alternative processes and identified costs, benefits and risks.• Initiated preventive actions to minimize equipment and system failures• Verified and updated plant utility construction drawings and designs.• Reduced plant safety accidents through plant safety initiatives.

• Maintained equipment performance through vibration analysis and ultrasonic testing.• Oversaw detailed engineering designs developed by outside engineering consultants.• Modified material handling systems to better assist in the delivery process of fuels.• Updated plant “Original Equipment Manufacture” with new technology.• Reduced plant maintenance costs by optimizing the plant air systems. • Performed design and technical evaluations on complex systems.• Responsible for plant process systems procedures and write-ups.• Reduced frequency of repairs on pumps, fans, and blowers.• Worked with vendors and contractors on new processes.

Designed engine cab enclosures for large earthmoving equipment.Performed structural analysis on designed engine cab structures.Worked with other engineering departments on FEA analysis.Performed 3D modeling on engine structures using ProE.