Wally Powers Email & Phone Number

Winter Springs, Fl, Us

Orlando, Florida, United States

1. Work with the common project teams to develop and implement control system solutions for customer projects.2.Maintain baseline programs for RB211 and Trent with continuous improvement.3.Develop and test new hardware that provides cost savings and more reliability.4. Assist with design manuals for software group.5. System technical lead on compressor application loadshare.6. Develop verification test requirements and review verification test results with common software teams using Allen-Bradley, Bently Nevada, XM-123_4, Detronics and Wonderware products.7. Lead engineer on Human Machine Interface, Engine Control Systems, Safety Systems, Process Control Systems, Generator Controls on Gas Turbine Generator and Compressor units.

Mount Vernon Ohio

Gas turbine controls, calibrations and mechanical preparation for gas turbine mechanical and performance witness test. Controls and mechanical test verificationProvided control systems for over 150 reciprocating engine compressors, 20 station controllers and 10 reciprocating engine generators applications using in-house PLC controller.Managed the control marketing support of Gas Turbine controls aftermarket upgrades and new Gas Turbine units.

Mount Vernon Ohio

1. Project management responsibilities for controls hardware and electrical sub systems on gas turbine applications.2. Developed controls hardware design manual and provided MCC and UPS preliminary design manual. 3. Supported project Hazop and Safety meetings.4. Assisted with training new personnel in the controls and electrical engineering division.5. Assisted with development of the generator controls and protection business plan.6. Assisted with gas turbine packaging engineering group with project design, baseline and verification engineering with new system tools and applications.7. Responsible for maintaining project schedule,delivery dates, material costs and engineering hours.8. Coordinate new unit control panel test and final panel preparation to ship schedule

Mount Vernon, Ohio

1. Maintained Engineer-System, Specialist responsibilities and individual project work load.2. Trained all new personnel in controls engineering division. 3. Determine personnel’s key strengths and weaknesses.4. Recommended personnel’s best engineering position in controls group (hardware, software, HMI, fuel control).5. Managed engineering team’s work load and priorities.6. Cross trained hardware team with controls application design, programming and test verification.7. Cross trained hardware personnel team to support commissioning for gas turbine compressor and generator start-ups.8. Managed 33% personnel, but am responsible for over 70% of all total units over a 5 year period.9. Key resource in all aspects of the project with largest customer for Rolls-Royce Energy Systems the last 7 years.

Mount Vernon Ohio

1. Project management responsibilities for controls on gas turbine applications.2. Gas turbine compressor controls application design, programming and test verification using Allen-Bradley Controls Logix. 3. Gas turbine generator controls application design, programming and test verification using Allen-Bradley Controls Logix and Rolls-Royce PLC Controls Platform.4. Bently Nevada 3500 Vibration system controls application design, programming and test verification.5. GE Multilin generator protection system application design, programming and test verification. 6. Allen-Bradley CGCM’s AVR, generator protection and auto synchronization application design, programming and test verification.7. Wonderware HMI controls programming and testing.8. Fire and Gas Detronics application design, programming and test verification.9. Overspeed application design, programming and test verification.10. Uninterupted Power Supply application specification.11. Walter J Powers II Page 2 12. Work Experience13. Motor Control Center application specification.14. Commissioning and site support for gas turbine compressor and generator start-ups.15. PTC-22 and PTC-10 gas turbine controls, calibrations and mechanical preparation. Controls and mechanical test verification. Provided data acquisition system for performance test data for over 35 customer witness tests.16. Responsible for maintaining material cost and project engineering hours.17. Engineered all interconnect lists, outline drawings, alarm and trip matrix, cause and effect diagrams, P&ID review, schematic drawings, assembly drawings, and flow diagrams.18. Programmed (math and ladder logic) PLC with control algorithms for start/stop sequence, generator and compressor loading control, fuel control, oil pump control, MCC control, surge control, cooling fan control, alarm and shutdown protection

Mount Vernon, Ohio

1. Supervise Marketing Engineers to assure maximum efficiency.2. Maintain Sr. Sales Engineering responsibilities. 3. Resolve departmental and interdepartmental conflicts. 4. Manage the control marketing support of Rolls-Royce aftermarket upgrades and new Rolls-Royce Allsion units.5. Coordinate the training of new Sales and Marketing Engineers. 6. Coordinate training for new controls product applications for Sales and Marketing Engineers.7. Supervise Controls intranet site, internet site, posters, photo libraries, screen savers, wallpaper, demonstration units, brochures and application briefs (marketing and sales tools).8. Assist with sales forecast. 9. Maintain project database for proposals.10. Refine and standardize proposals.11. Ensure customer satisfaction on all retrofit orders.

Mount Vernon, Ohio

1. Ensure timely and accurate proposals are generated at a competitive price level. Proposals include controls for new Rolls-Royce gas turbines, controls for Rolls-Royce aftermarket upgrades, controls for retrofit gas turbine and reciprocating units, instrumentation improvements, software upgrades and turnkey installation applications.2. Support projects with customer presentations, site visits, manage installations, analyze customer requirements and provide technical solutions.3. Manage the controls marketing support for 75% of the retrofit market.4. Assist engineering on short delivery projects with engineered bill of material, outline drawings, schematic drawings, customer approval drawing meetings and assembly drawings.5. Provided technical support from past engineer projects.6. Coordinate customer and engineering project kickoff meetings.7. Developed and maintain a reciprocating compressor simulator and a gas turbine simulator for demonstration at the Oil & Gas shows.8. Developed a machinery condition monitoring business plan.9. Created and maintain a portable sales package which included proposals for gas transmission and power generation controls applications, controls questionaires, internet/intranet site maps, competitive information, pricing, and references.10. Analyze projects marketing estimates versuses actual hours and costs.11. (1999-2001) Project manager on high visibility turnkey projects for retrofit applications.12. Walter J Powers II Page 313. Work Experience14. (1998-2000) Solely responsible for the internet and intranet site content for En-Tronic Controls.15. (1998-1999) Solely responsible for the Latin American controls market.16. (1998) Responsible for the controls Major Account business plan.17. (1996 –1997) Solely responsible for the Far East controls market.

Mount Vernon Ohio

1. Project management responsibilities for controls on reciprocating engines.2. Reviewed P&ID drawings, one-line diagrams, logic flow diagrams and existing customer instrumentation documentation.3. Provided control systems for approximately 150 reciprocating engine compressors, 20 station controllers and 10 reciprocating engine generators applications using in-house PLC controller.4. Responsible for maintaining project schedule and delivery dates.5. Engineered all interconnect lists, outline drawings, schematic drawings, assembly drawings, and flow diagrams.6. Programmed (math and ladder logic) PLC with control algorithms for ignition timing, air/fuel ratio, governor, protection, maintenance calculation, and start/stop sequences.7. Tested the control systems functionality using hardware test simulators.8. Provided hardware test procedures and witness test procedures.9. Responsible for on-site start up installation and commissioning services10. Programmed and tested Human Machine Inteface systems.11. Provided on-going technical support and training