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SUMMARY OF
Senior Mechanical Engineer with twenty-nine years of energy/power industry and
QUALIFICATIONS
project experience in consulting, design/performance, upgrades, manufacturing,
procurement, maintenance and improved reliability of major power plant equipment
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
COGENTRIX ENERGY, LLC March 2011-February 2016
Sayreville, NJ March 2015-February 2016
Plant Engineering Manager for 3 into 1 Gas-Fired Plant
Developed and modified list of critical equipment in an effort to
determine risk, budget, corrective action, maintenance/outage frequency,
metric performance parameters
Improved PI system (historian) by reviewing all tags and
determining proper units, which tags to keep/eliminate/add
Implemented combustion/emission performance calculations to aid
during state required stack/CEMS/RATA testing
Improved Heat Rate/Performance Calculations for trending
Reviewed all design changes for water improvement upgrade,
piping/drains upgrade, HRSG enclosure, trending metrics showing
improvements
Developed pump performance criteria to assist maintenance in
scheduling pump refurbishment/replacement
Hopewell, VA March 2011- March 2015
Plant Engineer for two coal fired plants (James River and Portsmouth)
Determined most cost effective approach Temperature for Scrubber
Performance, and trended the results for optimal performance
Developed Dew Point and Calcium/Sulfur calculations to optimize
Scrubber Performance
Developed Coupon Sampling program to determine best locations
for coating/repairs of scrubber ductwork, in addition to predicted material
losses
Implemented Energy Survey Program to determine cost effective
repairs
RC CAPE MAY, Beesleys Pt, NJ May 2008 November 2010
Maintenance Engineer/Mechanical Supervisor/Planner
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
EMIL CATROPPA
Maintenance Engineer & Supervisor at BL England Station:
Evaluated many competitors for the steam turbine overhaul,
selecting the most cost effective, saving the company $2.5 million
Ran Steam Turbine and generator overhaul, keeping track of all
costs to keep the project within budget, used SAP to schedule PMs/overhauls
Assisted in developing Terms and Conditions for the contract
Supervised nine mechanics, planned major outages and plant
upgrades
MITTAL STEEL, East Chicago, IN May 2003 May 2008
Reliability/Combustion Engineer, Mechanical Supervisor
#3 Continuous Anneal Line Mechanical Engineer & Supervisor:
Assigned the lead to Improved furnace combustion efficiency,
reduced natural gas (935 BTU/ft3 HHV) consumption
Upgraded furnace valving/piping to install instrumentation in an
effort to improve overall furnace performance
Administered and taught continuous monitoring using diagnostic
techniques
Assigned maintenance tasks in Tabware, CMMS+, MMIS, E-
Monitor
Supervised nine mechanics, planned major outages and plant
upgrades
CUMMINS & BARNARD, INC., Ann Arbor, MI September 1999 April 2003
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Lead Mechanical Engineer for several projects:
Team member for two major combined cycle project bids on the
west coat (Bellingham, WA and San Diego, CA), developed most cost-efficient
cycle and inputs (Heat Rate) for pay-back
On-site engineer for several major Low NOx Burner Retrofits
SEPRIL, LLC, Chicago, IL January 1998 April 1999
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Provided input, tested and developed software improvements for product design
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
EMIL CATROPPA
BLACK & VEATCH, Ann Arbor, MI January 1995 - January 1998
Mechanical Engineer
Project Engineer:
On-site engineering for several Low-NOx Burner retrofits
Performed design computations for upgrades of various systems
SARGENT & LUNDY, Chicago, IL January 1992 - January1995
Mechanical Engineer
Project engineer:
Developed and tested software for the EPRI SOAPP Project
Lead Engineer for South Texas Gen Station T-Hot Reduction Program
GENERAL DYNAMICS, Groton, CT February 1987 - December 1991
Mechanical Project Engineer
Lead nuclear project engineer:
Procured, tested and installed heat exchangers/condensers, BOP
components
EDUCATION
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Hartford, CT, 1991
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady, NY, 1987
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
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