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Lake Bluff, IL, 60044
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July 25, 2016

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COVER LETTER

To: Recruiting Agent

During the past 2 year I have worked at the Flint Hill Resources Refinery on small capital and maintenance projects.

My responsibilities were:

1.I&C project and detail design engineer for 15 projects from $50,000 to $1.5 million in an operating refinery.

2.Customer project stakeholders relations and interface in all the areas of I&C project work.

3.Basic Process Control Systems (BPCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) design, Control Narratives, Cause and Effect Matrixes, Permissives and Interlocks Tables

I am completing the contract with Flint Hill Resources (RDS) for the above work.

At this time I am looking for a new position as a Senior Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer.

For detailed information about my Instrumentation and Controls engineering experience, responsibilities and complete 30 year progressive career as an I&C engineer in oil & gas, chemical, nuclear power and pharmaceutical industries please see my attached resume.

If you have a position commensurate with my experience please email me at acvusq@r.postjobfree.com or call me at telephone number 847-***-****.

Sincerely,

Peter Z. Dabrowski

1102 Loyola Dr

Libertyville, IL 60048

Tel: 847-***-****

e-mail: acvusq@r.postjobfree.com

Date: 04/22/16

Subject: Senior Engineer Instrumentation and Controls (I&C)

Please find my professional resume for your consideration.

I believe that my education and professional background make a good fit for the position offered. I would like to highlight the following areas of my experience:

Over 25 years of I&C engineering experience as I&C Engineer, discipline Project Engineer/Lead:

o6 years in oil, gas, petrochemical and chemical industries.

o5 years in nuclear power generation and distribution working on EPU projects.

o2 years in power co-generation.

o12 years in pharmaceutical and biotechnology.

Excellent, hands-on knowledge of I&C design, programming, construction, testing, commissioning and operations.

Self-starter, multi-tasker, works with minimal or no supervision, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

12 year experience as I&C Discipline Lead for process and equipment, power and controls, facilities, utilities and Facilities Management Systems, HVAC on over 40 projects ($250,000 to $200 million).

14 year experience as I&C engineer directly involved in detailed design: System Requirements Specifications (SRS), Software Design Description (SDD), electrical design and drawings, instrumentation and control system hardware specifications and procurement, Functional Specifications (FS),installation Work Orders, Test Procedures reviews and approvals, construction technical support, validation, operations, maintenance, trouble-shooting and training.

Design & modification of electrical control systems, electrical conduit & wiring drawings, panel layouts, loop drawings, Functional Diagrams (FDs), Block Diagrams (BDs), Instrument Data Bases and drafting: Intergraph Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI), InTools, ISA instrument specification sheets, construction bid package preparation, Master Integration Plans (MIPs) evaluation of materials, components and suppliers.

Research, evaluation, specification, development and optimization of control system architectures and functionality; Integration of control systems, field instrumentation and control networks to process specific interfaces.

Hands-on design and operations experience with: PLCs: Allen-Bradley, Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7/300, GE Fanuc, SquareD, Honeywell; DCSs: DeltaV, Foxboro I/A, Rosemount S3, Fisher Provox, Honeywell; SCADA Wonderware, iFIX, HMIs, Panelview, control systems, transducers, sensors, transmitters, AC/DC Drive Systems (VFDs), analyzers, valves, pumps, motors, heaters, motion control, vision systems, bar-coding and RFID.

Broad experience with Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs): touch-screens, monitors, input devices, printers; PCs, servers and storage hardware; networking (wired and wireless), industrial field buses (Foundation FieldBus, ProfiBus, Device Net, DH+, BACnet), hubs, gateways, bridges, hardware redundancy.

Understanding of industry standards: I&C: ISA, IEEE, NEC, IEC, ISO; Power: DOE, NRC, NUREG, INPO, NEI, NERC; Oil & Chemical: API, NACE, NFPA; Other: ASME, ASTM, EPA, OSHA, DIN.

6 year experience in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) – created lifecycle program, performed calculations, prepared protocols and Safety Instrumented Function (SIF), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assignments and Risk Reduction calculations based on ISA-84-00.01 for a refinery and Los Alamos nuclear materials facility.

New Los Alamos Nuclear Materials test facility Design Description for electronic security, safeguards review and gap analysis per requirements of 10CFR Part 73 Physical Protection and remediation.

Experienced with setpoint calculations for Nuclear Power Plants per ISA-67.04 series of standards.

Current experience in nuclear and fossil fuel power generation, distribution, safety and procedures.

Nuclear Power Plant Outages, Extended Power Uprates (EPUs), Modifications (MODs) and resolution of issues related to External Design Organization overall quality of deliverables.

Extensive multi-discipline engineering experience. Quickly understands new technologies and equipment.

Analytical and problem solving skills, strategic assessment of situations, design of resolutions, review by management, implementation, execution and reporting, well versed in NAMS, Passport Document Mgmt Systems.

Equipment compliance with corporate standards, procedures, validation requirements, regulatory and quality policies.

Developed: standards, procedures: Test, Alarm Response Procedures (ARPs), Training and guidelines.

Advanced expertise in MS Office Suite and Access, MS Project, MAXIMO, MERIDIUM,

Hands on experience with Control Soft FE Sizer and Fisher Specifications Manager for Control Valves.

Sincerely,

Peter Z. Dabrowski

1102 Loyola Dr, Libertyville, IL 60048

Tel: 847-***-****

e-mail: acvusq@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

Peter Z. Dabrowski

1102 Loyola Dr, Libertyville, IL 60048

847-***-**** (m); acvusq@r.postjobfree.com

2014, March to Current Flint Hill Resources Refinery, RDS – Rosemount, MN

Senior I&C Engineer for Small Capital and Maintenance Projects at Pine Bend Refinery

Responsible for instrumentation Engineering, Procurement, Construction Support (EPC), DCS Provox and DeltaV, SIS Control Systems TRICONEX SIL 3, hardware, software and integration using Meridium, Maximo and in-house software.

I prepared Instrumentation and Controls construction packages, participated in customer meetings: project scope definition, Safety, Environmental, Construction, Operations/Production (SECORA) and Issue for Construction reviews.

I worked on 15 projects from 5 to 100 I/O count with schedules tied to Turn Arounds (TAs).

2013, March to 2014, March Burns & McDonnell Corp, P&I Division – Kansas City, MO

Senior I&C Engineer for the Oneok Deethanizer Natural Gas Processing Plant Project

Responsible for the design and specifications of instrumentation, DCS and SIS Control Systems (DeltaV), software and integration. The design and specifications were completed using Intergraph Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI – INTOOLS) software suite.

Developed Software Functional Specifications (SFS), System Requirements Specifications (SRS), Cause & Effect Matrix (C&EM), Logic Diagrams, DCS and SIS test procedures.

Performed total cost I&C estimate for Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC), developed design and construction schedule and manpower loading.

2012, May to 2013, March Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (Duke) - New Hill, NC

Senior I&C Engineer for the Plant Process Computer (PPC) and Emergency Response Facility Information System (ERFIS) Hardware and Software Upgrades

Review of the design basis for the existing PPC and ERFIS systems and applications at Harris and Brunswick nuclear stations.

Development of Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) for the PPC and ERFIS upgrades at Harris nuclear station.

2011, March to 2012, April Turkey Point Nuclear Plant (FPL) - Florida City, FL

Senior I&C Engineer for Extended Power Uprate (EPU) U3R26

Experienced with Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Control Systems.

Leading Edge Flow Meter (LEFM) system Measurement Uncertainty Recapture (MUR), preparation, review of Calorimetric calculations for DCS implementation.

Triple redundant flow meter system, redundant processor and communications with DCS.

Technical & financial bid evaluation, Project Scope Document (PSD), SDD, equipment and Distributed Control System Engineering, specifications, FAT, graphics.

Preparation and review of design inputs (drawings, documents, calculations and EC packages), design outputs, Functional Diagrams (FDs) review and approval.

Preparation and review test protocols, I&C drawings, implementation and integration plans.

Leads weekly meeting with equipment manufacturer and software integrators.

Eagle 21 programming changes to OT T and OP T reactor trip function changes as part of the Margin Recovery Program (MRP) for the EPU Project. Previous 5 year experience programming Eagle 21 hardware (Intel Multibus) for over 20 control system applications.

Engineering study for NRC Regulatory Guide 1.45 RCS leakage detection (1 GPM in 1 hour). Evaluation of existing methods: Particulate Radioactivity Detector; Gaseous Radioactivity Detector; Containment sump level; Containment Cooling System (CCS) condensate flow.

Development of Master DCS Integration Plan for PTN Unit 3 EPU digital projects during PT-3 R26 spring 2012 refueling outage. Coordination of software and hardware work: System Requirements Specifications (SRSs); Software Design Description (SDDs); Functional Diagrams (FDs); Design Change Packages (DCPs); Factory/Site Acceptance Tests (F/SATs).

Coordination of control systems integrators: Invensys; Triconex, Foxboro; TechCom Inc; Feed Forward.

Evaluation, calculations, testing and installation of (NUS) TMD801 Lead/Lag module to reduce alarm response time in the event of main steam line rapture. (Previous experience: specs, calculations, design, fabrication and transfer to production of control system module for function linearization equivalent to NUS 801 and Hagan 7100).

Development of Engineering Change Package (ECP) for Plant Documentation Changes Resulting from Westinghouse Setpoint Scaling Revision:

Pressurizer Level Control and Protection

Turbine First Stage Pressure

Steam Dump to Condenser

Steam Generator Narrow Range Level

RCS Loop Temperature (Not Rescaled)

Reactor Temperature Control

Rod Insertion Limits

Steam Break Protection

Auxiliary Feedwater Flow Control and Indication (Re-scaling not required)

RCS Reactor Cooling System Flow

2010, October to 2011, March Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Xcel) - Monticello, MN

Instrumentation and Controls Project Engineer

Experienced with Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Control Systems.

Responsible for the implementation of General Electric (GE) digital (AB Controllogix, 300 I/O points) I&C and controls package for the Condensate Demineralizer system replacement and upgrade from 15,000 gpm to 25,000 gpm.

Technical responsibility for Design Input Requests (DIRs), Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), Construction Change Notices (CCNs), review of the Design Description, 50.59 Evaluation.

In charge of resolution of design discrepancies: redraw of P&IDs using ISA symbology; correction to instrument and valve specifications, calibration certifications, corrections to electrical and I&C wiring drawings.

Review and troubleshooting of redundant AB Controllogix 1756-L64 (Programmable Logic Controller) PLC software.

Review of installation work order packages, construction, pre and operational test procedures.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for configurable digital instrumentation, industrial networks and PLC programming.

Leads weekly I&C meetings with External Design Organizations (EDOs) GE, Shaw, Graver for issues resolution.

Leads weekly in-house I&C meetings with project, system, equipment engineering, I&C maintenance and calibration lead, test and procedure writers.

2010, September PROJECT RESOURCES - Naperville IL

5 Week Contract to write Honeywell HC-900 PLC program for high capacity air dryer with 100 I/O points.

2009, June to 2010, August SARGENT & LUNDY - Chicago, IL

Instrumentation and Controls Lead

Project work plan development, supervisory responsibility for the I&C engineering staff.

Systems engineering, preparation, review and approval of: design criteria, P&IDs, design inputs, engineering review of complex calculations, logic diagrams and I&C physical design.

Interface with interdisciplinary project teams and clients, process instrumentation and control systems selection and procurement specifications.

I&C design, specifications, reviews for power plant instrumentation and control systems for mods and EPUs.

Digital controls, PLCs, MMIs, industrial networking and instrument replacement, upgrades.

Used Triconex for safety systems and Allen Bradley for non-safety systems.

Preparation and review of equipment and material specifications, preparation of technical reports and studies that meet client requirements.

Responsible for I&C equipment specifications, wiring design, I/O, address assignments for: Not-Safety Related, Safety Related, Augmented Quality areas.

Bid evaluations, including calculations to support economic evaluations and interface with vendors.

Experienced with power plant instrumentation and controls systems design for either BWR of PWR reactors, including DCS for turbine, control, feedwater control, and HMI.

Performed Setpoint calculations for Nuclear Safety-Related Instrumentation per ISA 67.04 and using GE Methodology per NEDC-31336, safety-instrumented systems (ISA 84.01), single failure analysis, and failure modes and effect analysis (FMEA).

Responsible for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) LifeCycle Program development: Process Hazard and Risk Assessment, Allocation of Safety Functions to Protection Layers, Safety Requirements Specification, Design and Engineering, Installation Commissioning and Validation, Operation and Maintenance, Modifications, Decommissioning, Verification, Functional Safety Assessment, Lifecycle Structure and Planning.

Experienced with PHA, HAZOP reviews, Common-Fault-Analysis, LOPA, SIS hardware & software implementation per ISA-84.00.01, SIF evaluation and SIL calculations, Cause & Effect Analysis, procedures development, execution.

Responsible for the project P&ID compliance with ISA and LANL I&C standards.

Development of procurement specifications for systems with I&C components and I&C chapter for Engineering Standards Manual (ESM).

Development of Binary and Modulating Service Logic Diagrams.

Investigation, evaluation and resolution for the formal customer Lessons Learned Program.

2007 to 2009 AMBITECH ENGINEERING CORPORATION – Downers Grove, IL

Controls Lead

Leads group of professionals: engineers, designers, technical personnel during the project planning and execution phases.

Responsible for the project P&ID compliance with ISA and BP I&C standards.

Experienced with PHA, HAZOP reviews, DCS Common-Fault-Analysis, LOPA and SIS (Safety Instrumented Systems) ISA-84.00.01, SIL, SIF and Cause & Effect analysis.

Represents Ambitech I&C group at the meetings with Fluor and BP, leads DCS (Honeywell) Control System PHA & HAZOP meetings at the BP refinery, Whiting, IN.

Works with client Engineers to develop design compatible with client requirements and standards, serves in a technical capacity to provide solutions to complex engineering problems.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI) InTools.

Leads/reviews of control system electrical wiring and control loops design.

Coordinates I&C team efforts by obtaining technical input, resolving open issues and action items, developing resources and encouraging professional growth.

Develops Instrument Specification Sheets for procurement.

Prepares engineering project progress reports by tracking, collecting, analyzing, and summarizing work performed against schedule.

Collaborates with related in-house and client engineering design teams.

Developed Cause and Effect Diagram and Traceability Matrix for modification of 1,500 I/O point production unit.

Participates in economic feasibility and operating studies, conducts bid analysis, and recommends bid awards on major project proposals.

1990 to 2007 ABBOTT LABORATORIES - North Chicago, IL

Strong multi-discipline, multi-functional experience as a controls engineer in pharmaceutical, medical devices and chemical industries

Principal Project Engineer/Discipline Lead

Control systems, hardware and software specifications, design, construction for: instrumentation, equipment, utilities, facilities, systems, power, MIS, communications for manufacturing and R&D projects in pharmaceutical industry.

Control Systems lead on 20+ projects ($250,000 to $200 million) up to 6,000 I/O points in Puerto Rico, North Chicago and Abbott Park, successfully completed all the projects from concept to validation runs and production.

Develops and executes Control Systems SRS (System Requirements Specifications), FS (Functional Specifications), Commissioning Protocols, Validation Protocols, leads commissioning and startups.

Develops and uses in daily work PFDs, P&IDs, mechanical, piping, control systems electrical drawings, loop drawings, conduit, wiring drawings, validation documentation, standards and policies.

Worked as an I&C engineer on a 3.0 MW cogen system project responsible for upgrade of the control system to DeltaV and the Safety/Emergency Shutdown procedures.

Proactive approach to resolution of schedule, manpower and technical challenges as they arise.

Experienced in design, development, quality, validation, manufacturing operations and regulatory areas.

Performed assessment of plant control systems and HMIs. Developed standard for future projects.

Performed Validation & Verification.

Responsibilities include:

Participant in multi-discipline, cross-functional matrix type teams, which included internal customers.

Management and coordination of manpower and resources for multiple projects.

Equipment and systems compliance with corporate standards, procedures, validation requirements, regulatory and quality policies.

Equipment and systems reviews for safety, quality, serviceability, manufacturability and implementation.

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Self starter, hands on attitude for achieving goals and milestones.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs): Modicon, Allen-Bradley, SquareD, Distributed Control Systems (DCSs), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), OSISoft PI, Data Management and Control Systems (DMACS) programming, commissioning, quality.

Developed Functional Specifications, control system and instrumentation specifications, drawings: conduit, wiring, loop, panel and junction box layouts, I/O and terminal assignments, location and installation details for 800 I/O points system

Procurement and construction bid packages

Electrical design and programming for PROVOX, Rosemount S3, DeltaV DCSs; Modicon, A-B PLCs, Foxboro I/A,

Specifications for sensors, transmitters, valves, pumps, heaters, motion control and vision systems.

Instrumentation electrical design: layouts for control, marshalling panels and junction boxes; wiring schematics, terminal assignments and conduits; loop drawings.

US Citizen

Unescorted Access to NPP

EDUCATION:

Post graduate course work

University of Notre Dame, IN. Teaching assistantship - Electrical Engineering Laboratory

Microcomputer Hardware and System Design, Theory of Control Systems

M.S. Electrical Engineering

Warsaw Polytechnic - Engineering University of Warsaw, Poland

Majors: Control Systems, Metrology, Electronics, Engineering Management

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Warsaw Polytechnic - Engineering University of Warsaw, Poland

Concentration: Instrumentation, Analog and Digital Design, Software Design

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY (Attachment)

Over 25 years of progressive instrumentation & control systems engineering and project management experience with Chicago area based firms.

I started as a field service engineer for automatic measuring equipment: installing, troubleshooting, starting up, training personnel on-site, and technical phone support.

As I gained experience I was promoted and held I&C, Senior I&C, Principal I&C engineers’ positions.

The biggest ($200 million) project I worked on as I&C PM had $30 million control systems budget.

I worked as an individual contributor and as a manager in a matrix type team environment on projects, which had as little as 10 to 3,500 I/Os and instruments.

During my 25 year career as an Instrumentation & Controls engineer I successfully worked in most areas of expertise as related to I&C, from wire termination to engineering and installation of the Management Execution Systems (MES).

My responsibilities (direct and/or management) cover the following areas:

1I&C Engineering

1.1Evaluates, selects, specifies and procures (RFQs) inline, field instrumentation, control systems hardware and commercially available industrial automation equipment with emphasis on open S/HW platform.

1.2Develops specifications [Functional Specifications (FS), System Requirements Specifications (SRS)].

1.3On over 30 projects ($250k to $200 million) documents complex engineering designs – PLC, DCS programs, electrical I&C drawings, Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), work scopes, construction bid packages, loop folders, technical bid evaluations.

1.4Uses in every day work industry standards: ISA, S-84, S-88, IEEE, NFPA. Applies standard engineering methods, procedures, techniques, best in class practices, GMPs.

1.5Fifteen year experience in programming of PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, Automated Process Controllers (APC) using structured languages: Ladder Logic programming, Sequential Function Charts (SFC), Functional Block Diagrams (FBD) and Visual Basic (VBA) programming.

1.6Performs field walk-downs and surveys, instruments and equipment take-offs, Instrument Indices (IIs), procurement, fabrication inspections, Factory/Site Acceptance Testing (F/S ATs).

1.7Installs PLC, DCS control systems, troubleshoots, commissioning, validation on site training, technical support.

1.8Calculates control valves, flow elements, hydraulic & pneumatic, control systems power loading, relief valves.

2Electrical Engineering

2.9Develops electrical wiring drawings, instruments, junction boxes terminal blocks, conduit runs, marshaling panels, barrier/separators panels, control system cabinets, loop drawings, installation notes.

2.10Designs plant and control systems layouts.

2.11Supervises I&C field construction and site engineering, loop checks, commissioning.

2.12Designs power, signal grounding and conditioning, transformers, isolation, power management.

3Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), Quality Assurance (QA)

3.13Over 200 hours of the professional safety training courses in: electrical, construction safety, fire, fall protection, PPE, confined space entry, HAZMAT.

3.14Performed numerous, short safety reviews with construction trades before performing field work.

3.1512 month experience as QA/Validation engineer for the high speed fill, finish, packaging production line.

4Project Management

4.16Experienced in project management and program life cycle for control systems: scope, user/system requirements, estimating, scheduling, manpower loading, resource planning, engineering, deliverables, bid packages, budget management, procurement, management of 3rd parties, contractors, execution, construction, installation, commissioning, validation, training, first production runs, technology transfer.

4.17Develops presentations, progress reports for management, customers and project team members.

4.18Trains, writes operating manuals for client technical staff, new hires, operators and maintenance.

4.19Project Manager responsibility for $30 million instrumentation and control systems budget, schedule and quality on the $200 million new production plant project in Puerto Rico.

4.20Equipment and systems compliance with corporate standards, procedures, validation requirements, regulatory and quality policies.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MicroSoft Office Pro 2003, 2007, 2010

Application

Experience

Word

Advanced skills: Tables of Content (TOC), hyper links, bookmarks, Object Linking & Embedding (OLE), change tracking, equation builder; I created indexed, TOC documents, scientific papers, employee photo lists, etc

Excel

Macros, charts, OLEs, pivot tables; I developed Excel application for maintenance work tracking with links to equipment locations on the floor plans and maintenance manuals.

Access

Database, tables, queries, forms, reports, Visual Basic Applets (VBAs), SQL; I created application for management of electronic records.

Outlook

e-mail, lists, calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, searches; I have been using Outlook for last 10 years.

Visio

Drawings, schematics, org charts, flow charts, simple P&IDs; I used Vision to create illustration for Power Point presentations and as a sketching tool.

PowerPoint

Presentations for project teams, management, customers; I created presentations, which included text, charts, pictures, transition effects and voice

Project

Schedules, manpower-loading, needs lists, S-curve, earned value reports, 2-week look ahead on over 10 projects.

FrontPage &

Web Page Builder

I created 2 web pages for on-line stores and uploaded them to the servers using FTP.

VisualBasic

I wrote VB applications for animated displays and iFix subroutines, procedures and scripts.

Other Software

PLC Programming

Ladder Logic programming for Modicon, GE/FANUC 90-70, 90-30; A-B SLC-500, PLC-5, MicroLogix, Sequential Function Charts (SFC), Functional Block Diagrams (FBD); I wrote, modified, updated programs for over 30 control systems.

Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI) INTOOLS

“AutoCad” for Instrumentation & Controls engineering. Subject Matter Expert Instrument Index, wiring, control loops, calculations, Instrument Data Sheets and specifications.

Control Soft FE Sizer, Fisher Specifications Manager,

FirstVue, ISA Spec Sheets

Software used for valve, flow element calculations & specifications

Networking, PC Utilities

I set up 5 wired & wireless LANs, troubleshooting, optimizing PCs. I have been working with PCs for 25 years.

MAXIMO, Passport

Procurement Management Applications



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