Responsible for:Plant Operations. Plant ReliabilityRoot Cause Analysis of Failures notably Unit Trips.Management of Operations Staff.Promotion of PowerGen's safe systems of work for example: Permit-to-Work, Lockout-Tagout Plans, OSHA and EMA compliant operations.Development of Standard Operating Procedures for Generation Units and Balance of Plant Equipment.Plant Performance Portfolio - Calculated and reported on Plant Performance, Unit Performance, Heat Rate, Cooling Performance, Major Auxiliary Equipment Performance. Made recommendations for improvement. Installed instrumentation to facilitate more accurate performance monitoring on plant systems.

Assigned to Operations Dept at Penal Power Station as Operations and Maintenance Engineer III (Ag)

Engineering training (formal and hands-on) in:Operation of 196 MW General Electric STAG 207E combined cycle power plant;Operation of Two General Electric 20 MW MS5001 gas turbine generator drives (with black start capability);Operation and troubleshooting of balance of plant equipment including a surface water treatment plant for steam turbine condensate makeup; Theory, operation and basic troubleshooting knowledge of associated electrical and mechanical equipment;Gained knowledge of maintenance (PM/PdM) practices on electrical and mechanical equipment;Participated in several safety and environmental training sessions including the use of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus and Response to chemical spills;Introduced to Industrial Relations training as applied to PowerGen;GE Speedtronic Mark VI Turbine Control SystemAuthorized to perform High Voltage Switching (up to 132kV)Completed Authorized Person AssessmentCompleted Plant-Engineer-in-Training ProgrammePerformed several roles in Operations Department including: Shift Coordinator, Switchboard Operator

Assisted with the development of practical laboratory exercises for level 2 course ECNG 2001 Communications Systems I.