Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
I have over 50 years of field experience in solving power plant problems. One of my specialties is linearizing load response in steam turbines with older control systems for improved operation in boiler/turbine coordinated control systems. I have also helped with conversions of older turbine control systems to more modern designs. I am a registered professional engineer in the state of Florida.
Field engineer/consultant. Director for steam turbine maintenance and control system maintenance. Troubleshooting turbine MHC control systems and auxiliary systems. Troubleshooting hydraulic system problems. Advise on and direct upgrades to older control systems. Training for maintenance and operations personnel in power and paper industry. Linearization of turbine load response characteristic for improved operation in coordinated control schemes and for better remote load dispatch.
Troubleshooting and maintenance of turbine MHC controls and auxiliary systems. Design review for plant modifications and upgrades. Training plant personnel. Plant machinery modifications.
Responsible for all rotating and reciprocating machinery in a steam power plant. on Grand Bahama Island. Redesigned and upgraded most of the plant equipment. Training plant personnel in maintenance and operations.
Gathered baseline data for setting up a preventive maintenance program for rotating and reciprocating equipment based on vibration signature analysis in the pump stations along the Alaska oil pipeline for Alyeska Corp. Interpreted the data for the customer, made recommendations, and helped train the customer's employees in the program. Visited power plants in Venezuela and Mexico and made plant assessments for maintenance practices and made recommendations for solutions to various problems with plant equipment.
Turbine field service engineer. Traveled to power plants and paper mills in the southeast and the Caribbean to work on steam and gas turbine generators and boiler feed pump turbines. Ran major and minor turbine overhauls, installed new turbine generators, troubleshot problems of all types. Solved controls and other mechanical problems. Worked in fossil and nuclear plants. Directed repairs to all parts of the turbine generator system.