OBJECTIVE: Process or project engineering position, preferably in a power

generation related field

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Analytical activities related to power generation efficiency and

economics, feasibility studies, mainly in the initiation process of

the projects, and ability to effectively present and clarify

requirements, expectations, ideas and concepts to internal team or

external project stakeholders

- Experience in analyzing new technologies related to distributed

generation, heat recovery, (waste) heat driven applications, renewable

(clean) energy and ability to present technical requirements or issues

in technical and non-technical terminology

- Hands on experience in operation of fossil fuel power plants,

including water treatment plants

- Software knowledge: Microsoft Office, Open Office, RETScreen,

Primavera, Dot Project, Honeywell PlantScape, HTML, Learning

Management Systems (Moodle)

- Fluent in English, French and Romanian

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Masters Degree - Power Engineering - Polytechnic University of Bucharest,

Romania, 1979-1984

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (comparative assessment

obtained in Qu bec) 1998

Microsoft Office 97, LAN Fundamentals, Database Design, Project Management

and Microsoft Project 98 Fundamentals - Manpower Technical Services &

Training, Ottawa (Ontario) 1997 - 1998

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management

Institute (PMI), 2005 - 2009

TESOL/TESL Global Leadership College, Toronto, Canada -

June 2012

PAPERS

Rob Brandon, Bryan Halliday, Daniel Bolinu, Thermal Refrigeration Cycles

for Small Gas Turbine Power Augmentation - 15th Symposium on Industrial

Applications of Gas Turbines, Banff (Alberta), October 2003

ACHIEVEMENTS

Energy Sector Merit Award for contribution to (quote) the exceptional

achievements of the Community Energy Systems Group - Natural Resources

Canada

Canadian citizen - possess Canadian government security clearance. Also

Romanian citizenship.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Presently Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services, Halifax (Nova

Scotia), Canada

ESL Classroom Assistant and Tutoring

- Assisted immigrant students with integration into the classroom and

school setting

- Taught lessons that help students gain the knowledge and skills they

need to meet their goals, emphasizing in particular skills that will

help students find jobs (for example learning English words and

phrases used in the workplace)

Natural Resources Canada - Ottawa (Ontario)

2009-2010

Industrial Engineering Officer

- Performed technical reviews to confirm energy savings of energy

efficiency projects

- Responded to technical inquiries that have been received from the

public concerning energy efficient technologies and tools

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (continued)

Environment Canada - Gatineau (Quebec) 2008

Program Engineer

- Conducted research on CO2 emissions sources in the mining, metals and

minerals processing industries

- Developed regulations related to CO2 emissions determination and

reporting for the mentioned industries

Clean Energy Institute/Willis College of Business and Technology - Ottawa

(Ontario) 2006-2007

Course Facilitator - distance (on-line) education based on the social-

constructivist learning theory

- Develop curriculum and prepare teaching materials/outlines for on-line

courses related to renewable energy technologies: Solar air/water

heating, Photovoltaics, Passive solar heating, Small hydro, Wind

energy, Ground source heat pump, Biomass and CHP (cogeneration)

- Taught students to analyze the opportunity/risk factors of clean

energy projects, including technical, technological, environmental,

financial, organizational and regulatory

- Taught conceptual system design that meets project requirements based

on the various clean energy technologies covered

- Taught RETScreen (software tool) to evaluate the energy production,

life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emissions reduction of a proposed

clean energy system

- Taught students to produce project feasibility reports based on a case

study as well as on real-world potential projects

- Prepare, administer, and mark tests/papers

Natural Resources Canada - Ottawa (Ontario)

2000-2004

Project Engineer

- Undertook feasibility studies for potential cogeneration plants and

their connection to district heating/cooling systems

- Studied and tested distributed generation applications, heat recovery

and (waste) heat driven applications: Jet-Pump Cycle, Organic Rankine

Cycle, Evaporative Cycle

- Directly involved in the development and support of the RETScreen

International, which is the world's leading clean energy decision-

making software, used in renewable energy projects worldwide.

City of Gatineau - Public Works (Qu bec)

1999-2000

Energy Management Technician

- Involved in determining energy efficiency project alternatives and

selection criteria for the City Council or for the Steering Committees

National Research Council Canada, Materials and Propulsion Laboratory -

Ottawa (Ontario) 1998

Research Assistant (work experience program)

- Assisted in installation and test of gas turbine engines and equipment

- Researched technical literature regarding theoretical basis of the gas

turbine operation in different atmospheric conditions and prepared

reports on studies done

Chiyoda Nigeria Ltd, Affiliate of Chiyoda Corp. Japan - Port Harcourt

(Nigeria) 1995-1996

Water Treatment Field Adviser

- Trained the Nigerian operators in water treatment and cooling water

units operation during the commissioning phase of the Eleme

Petrochemical Complex Project

CHP Plants: (1000MW, fuel oil & gas fired) - Ploiesti, (150MW, coal fired)

- Oradea (Romania) 1984-1995

Power Plant Engineer

- Provided support for day-to-day plant operation

- Identified and analysed the plant equipment concerns in terms of

performance and reliability and created action plans to address them

- Relief Shift Supervisor

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