Engineer Design

MIHAI PINTEA, P. Eng.

Affiliation: Professional Engineers Ontario,

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Niskayuna, NY, 12309, USA E-mail: *********@*****.***

Selected Contributions

. NPI FE50 Standard Plant, Combined Cycle design and system Integration;

specifications, P&ID setup, HAZOP, thermal simulation support, DCS

simulation support, startup and control philosophy.

. Balance of Plant in EPC co-generation; cycle setup, specifications and

completed with suppliers and equipment validation/approvals. Power plants

in North and Central America total of over 200 MW-MAN Diesel Canada.

. New turbo prop and turbo shaft engine by designing components and

coordinating a team of specialists to improve the engine surge margin and

maneuverability within budget - Embraer military fighter Super Tucano.

Textron Bell-Augusta, Pilatus.

. Designed a new reciprocating dry air, oil free compressor at a lower

cost for food and beverage PET blow molding industry and increased sales

from $150K to $1million per month ( in 1994) now having exclusivity

worldwide for Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola for the same product - Ateliers

Francois, Belgium.

. Increased the power train efficiency of a military vehicle by energy

recovery from the exhaust system- ICSITTA - Romania.

Qualified By

. More than 20 years of diversified engineering experience worldwide.

. Excellent ability to recognize and solve problems during tendering,

design process and design reviews.

. Extended experience in managing international teams, to concur to the

design scope.

. Proved high level of creativity and distinguished record in new products

development and improving of the existing ones.

. Solid background in managing cost reductions in engineering development

through design analysis.

Experience

GE - P & W, GPO, Schenectady NY, USA

2008 - present

Sr. Systems Engineer Combined Cycle & Cogeneration/EPC managing:

4 Combined Cycles Systems integration; ITO and OTR. The Brayton and Rankine

cycles are balanced for hundreds of MWs Power Plants using GE

drivers. Performed HRSG, GT and ST systems, integration, startup

and control philosophy.

5 Assuming functional specification ownership toward remittance for the

main equipment participating into CC; Thermal Cycle, HRSG,

condenser, pumps, bypass valves, attemperators, heat exchangers,

ejectors, auxiliary steam, operation and control philosophy.

6 Supporting thermal and control simulation and DCS integration in BOP.

7 Investigations of new and exotic cycles

8 Engineering tools development.

9 Influencing design development and system integration

MAN Diesel, Oakville, Canada

2004 - 2008

Senior Process Engineer responsible/supervising Mechanical, Project and

Process Engineering work- building in EES, Engineering Equation Solver;

Thermodynamic software as simulator.

. Assuming mechanical work responsibility and liability under company's

Certificate of Authorization.

. Preparing specifications and balance Power Plants up to 50MW, using

diesel engines.

. Balancing (BOP) EPCM Power Plant equipments; rotating, boilers, fuel/lube

oil treatment, water treatment, HVAC, radiators, silencers, tanks, civil

work, to concur to guaranteed performances. The auxiliary equipment

analyzed and specified, following ASME, API, EN standards and are:

- General Design Criteria for the entire project

- Intake/exhaust silencers and stacks

- Air filters

- Fuel tanks, HFO, LFO, LO - tank farm and water tanks

- Fuel and oil treatment modules, (centrifuges)

- Radiators, heat exchangers and heat recovery system

- Regenerative boilers on the exhaust gas

- Blow off tanks, deaerators, water treatment, steam and

condensate system

- Starting air system including compressors, receivers and air

treatment

- Black-start generators

- Noise mitigation and pollution dispersion

- Fire Protection system

- Pumps for fuel, oil and water

- Sized the entire piping; fuel, oil, water, steam, air.

- PFD concept and P&ID set up. Input to control and SCADA

interface

- Analyzing quotes, bid and tenders

- Cost reduction through technical input and challenging the

vendors quotes

- Challenging consultants or bank's guarantees

- Verify, mark-up and approve internal and external drawings,

equipment inspection and manufacturing validation.

. Set up and improve computer packages used for sizing and simulation.

. Sale and Tendering support that led to increase personal and new bigger

office.

. Increased Vendors and Consultants number completed with technical

coordination

. Coordinate design activities from a variety of engineering companies

distributed in different geographical zones.

. Responsible for engineering approvals in my sphere of activity within

company's Certificate of Authorization as part of a matrix style work

management.

. Mentor and evaluator of less experienced engineers and students, proved

successful in their career.

. Exercising leadership and providing guidelines for more experiences

engineers.

FUELINGTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. (FTII), Toronto, Ontario

2004 - 2004

Lead Compressor Engineer supervising Projects, Tendering, Process and

Design -building simulator software in Engineering Equation Solver and

using Solid Works software.

. Lead a team of design engineers to launch in production, reversed

engineered Knox Western, Natural Gas compressors. Teams were distributed

in different geographical areas all over the world.

. Set up design and sizing of compressor packages, motor or engine driven

-using API 618. ASME and ISO or EN. Familiar with Gemini-GE and Knox-

Western sizing.

. Prepare successful tenders for more than $150 millions, (one of 375

stations, the biggest in CNG history).

. Support and organize Engineering, Purchasing, Tests and Operation

department.

. Set up test room for 100% production test by using a blended neutral gas

instead of real gas.

INTERMAGNETIC CORP., Albany, New York, USA (actual Phillips)

2004 - 2004 Mechanical/cryogenic engineer-using Inventor

software

. Responsible for advance design and cost reduction for the Magnetic

Resonance Imaging superconductors used by Phillips- studies to reduce

cost by about $1mil and launch a new system, 50% size less -using ASME

codes.

Pratt & Whitney Canada, Mississauga, Ontario 2000 - 2003

Staff Design Engineer-using CATIAv4-3Dsolid modeling and 2D with GDT

. Listed in company's Certificate of Authorization and part of the

design team for aerospace compressor design on the following engines, turboprop and turboshaft, PT6 family of engine.

. Coordination of analytical work as aerodynamic, static stress, dynamic's

analysis to identify all loads that may have an impact on parts life.

Teams involved, were distributed in different geographical area all over

the world and conducting Design Reviews completed with Critical Design

Reviews.

. Increased the surge margin for a TEXTRON Bell helicopter engine, PT6C-67C

and for the turboprop engines, PT6A-68B&C used by Raytheon, Pilatus and

Embraer.

. Redesigned welded, forged and casting components. Reassessed and assessed

components' life and fracture capabilities. Set up all critical parts'

life to the existing engines in the field for PT6 family of engines.

. Extensively engaged in turbofan compressor design: PW600 and PW500.

. Followed up all new designs on engines test and component rig test.

. Involved extensively in quality, events and market feed back analysis,

resolve warranty issues through design analysis.

. Coordinated activities of other design engineers and chosen as focal

point for air bleeds valve and system, inlet case, seals and bearing

house design.

International Truck And Engine Corporation (Navistar), Chatham, Ontario

1998 - 2000

Plant Equipment Design Engineer-using AutoCAD14-3D solid modeling and 2D

with GDT

. Process improvement through equipment design. Design of new tools and

fixtures (stress analysis, design, test and implementation on production

line). Call on line.

. Design of special tools and equipment (new fifth wheel self-tightening

tool - 50% cost saving).

. Layout design, purchase and implementation of New Chassis Dynamometer and

ABS test bench.

. Coordinated contractors in order to maintain and improve the company

facilities.

. Coordinated and mediated six-sigma improvements in production line.

Azico Trading Ltd., Brasov, Romania 1994 - 1998

Owner- Director

. Assumed administration work, marketing, accounting, tender and sales.

. Represented: Ateliers Francois and MTT- research for new suppliers and

potential customers

. Designed a nozzle for a high - pressure water pump (1500 bars).

. Designed and promoted a new turbo charging systems (study of a

combination Carnot and Rankin cycle applied to a diesel engine,

mathematical model programming - thermal efficiency increased more than

10%)

Compressors Francois-AF, Liege, Belgium 1991 - 1994

Design Engineer - building in EES, Engineering Equation Solver;

Thermodynamic software.

. Designed: 22 m3/min and 44 bars air reciprocating compressor, 12m3/min,

40bars air compressor, 2m3/min, 80 bars Nitrogen booster. (Calculations:

thermodynamic, stress, vibrations)

. Performed studies for technical solution and cost saving projects. Cost

reduction by 20%, effect 100% on orders increased. Assured technical

assistance in production, test and customer follow-up.

. Designed new pistons, rods, cylinders, cylinder - heads, crossroads, heat

exchangers using ASME codes, moisture-separators, frames, air receivers,

pipe connections and air filtration.

. Developed the engineering package: vibrations, mechanical/thermal stress,

and pipes pressure drop calculation.

. Performed tests on air compressors: mass-flow, pressure, temperature,

power, vibrations and noise measurement.

Hydromecanica, Brasov, Romania 1989 - 1991

Design Engineer

. Managed tailored design for turbochargers (Holset, Brown Boveri, and

ALCO).

. Design of an original muffler for vehicles by using vacuum system.

. Design and studies of the new blades and load bearings for turbochargers

ALCO, ABB and Holset.

. Tested turbochargers on test stands and engines.

R & D Institute: - Icsitta/T, Romania 1984 - 1989

Design and Project Engineer

. Design and managed the power train system and components of an important

military vehicle

. Managed design, testing and technical assistance in turbocharged engines.

. Design, new or modified: pistons, connecting rods, block cylinders,

cylinder - heads, roads, heat exchangers, pipes connections, mufflers,

flanges, fly wheels, shafts and load bearings.

. Design support for the production line.

Education

Graduated with 5 years Engineering Degree. - Polytechnic Institute of

Timisoara, Romania, Mechanical Department - Thermal Machines- Final thesis:

6MW gas turbine using furnace gas and perfect seal research. Contributed to

the design of a cryogenic turbo expander to separate Helium from air.

PhD not accomplished at Thermodynamic Laboratory of Liege University,

Belgium

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