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SUMMARY
Highly trained Instrumentation and Controls Technician with 16+ years experience dealing with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and repair of electrical and electro-mechanical components including power supplies, AC/DC motors and generators, instrumentation and control equipment, integrated circuits, loop controllers, and relay logic. Expert at diagnosing and isolating malfunctions to a component level in electrical, instrumentation, and control systems utilizing schematics, blueprints, and electronic test equipment. Accustomed to maintaining inventory, documentation, spreadsheets, procedures, specifying and ordering parts, updating plant drawings using MS Visio, and documenting work on a computer-based work tracking system. Trained as a Nuclear Electrical Technician. Previously qualified as HAZWOPER responder. Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E, and applicable OSHA regulations. Proficient with control systems GE MarkV, GE Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Alstom P400, Ovation Distributed Control System, Honeywell, ControlLogix, and Cimplicity HMI operator interfaces.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SOUTHERN COMPANY, PLANT STANTON OCTOBER 2007-PRESENT
Two-on-One, Combined Cycle, GE 7FA Dual Fuel Combustion Turbine and Alstom Steam Turbine Site
SENIOR INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS TECHNICIAN
The calibration routes and philosophy I developed have been adopted and implemented throughout Southern Power
* Accountable for providing technical direction for the design of control systems, program configuration, installation of systems, troubleshooting system problems on distributed/process control systems
* Responsible for providing ongoing inspection and evaluation of control systems and for determining the appropriate direction on design and performance improvements, upgrades, and other modifications to plant instrumentation and control systems.
* Work closely with the Operations Department to identify and correct shortcomings in the plant control systems.
* Serve as the expert on issues surrounding control systems.
* Site lead for troubleshooting and repairing $1 million dollars' worth of parts in Liquid Fuel and Water injection System, resulting in the first base load liquid fuel runs for the site since commissioning.
* Configured and populated the Emerson AMS Device Manager calibration database.
OLEANDER POWER, CONSTELLATION ENERGY/SOUTHERN COMPANY AUGUST 2001 – OCTOBER 2007
4 Unit, GE 7FA Dual Fuel Combustion Turbine, Simple Cycle Site
SENIOR OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN
* Responsible for all assets of plant operation and maintenance, with concentration on the Instrumentation and Controls discipline.
* Worked closely on the construction team for the site installing and troubleshooting the controls systems.
* Responsible at Oleander Power for the establishment and implementation of the I&C maintenance and calibration programs for the site, including the procurement and configuration of the Cornerstone Asset and Calibration Management Software.
* Collaborated on the development of the overall Preventative Maintenance program for the site.
* Asset Management software used for the Southern Power fleet (6000 line items).
* Specified and procured test equipment and tool list for the I&C Shop during construction.
CONSTELLATION ENERGY, BRANDON SHORES NOVEMBER 2000 – AUGUST 2001
Pulverized Coal and Steam Generator Site
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS TECHNICIAN
* Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing plant instrumentation and controls; performing routine maintenance on plant measurement, control and monitoring equipment; performing surveillances and calibrations and maintaining environmental monitoring equipment and systems.
* Ion Exchanger resin bed recharging control system redesign and installation and extensive involvement in the construction of an SCR onto the existing plant at Brandon Shores.
GTS DURATEK SEPTEMBER 1998 - NOVEMBER 2000
Research and Development Center for development and testing of a process for vitrifying radioactive waste
ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
* Responsible for installation, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical system, focusing on instrumentation and control components monitoring entire process with remote indication through a Programmable Logic Controller.
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE JANUARY 1998 - AUGUST 1998
Manufacturing facility for cosmetics
PLANT TECHNICIAN
* Implemented training in the operation and maintenance of high-speed production equipment. Focused on the instrumentation and control of production line.
EDUCATION
UNITED STATES NAVY, NUCLEAR ELECTRICIAN'S MATE JULY 1991 – JANUARY 1998
* Supervised training and qualification program for sixty-seven Nuclear Electrical Technicians.
* Qualified six weeks early, graduated in the top 25%
NAVAL NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL MARCH 1992 – SEPTEMBER 1992
Graduated in the top 25%, with 3.38 GPA/4.00 scale.
NAVAL NUCLEAR FIELD ELECTRICIAN'S MATE A-SCHOOL OCTOBER 1991 – FEBRUARY 1992
Functioned as Class Leader for entire school, graduated in the top 25%
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