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Luis F Decena Persia
***E *** St. Apt *, Bronx, NY. 10456
Phone: 347-***-****; Movil 347-***-**** – **********@*******.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Process Engineering Operations Reliability Engineering
Versatile, accomplished engineering management professional with proven expertise managing
maintenance operations in a wide range of industrial settings. Background includes over twenty
years experience at Power Generation with different technologies; Diesel, Fuel Oil and Coal,
Exhibits a strong and firm approach to sustaining and encouraging safe work environments, and a
demonstrated ability to streamline operations. Applies continuous improvement principles to
increase process and maintenance efficiency, and company profits. Proven ability to draw, read,
and interprets blueprints and schematics. Strong skills in directing and motivating staffs with up
to 60 members. Fluent in Spanish, Russian, and English seventy percent.
>>Staff Supervision >>Training >>Steam Turbine
>>Gas Turbine >>Diesel Engine >>Generator
>>Root CauseAnalysis >>Corrective Maintenance >>Boiler
>>Preventive Maintenance >>Predictive Maintenance >>Pulverize
>>Coal Feeder >>Burner >>Mark V
>>MarkII >>TurboTrol >>BMS
>>DCS Control Systems
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Representative:
LX Ingenieros Contratistas & Consultores, S.A. (Contractors Engineers &
Consultants), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2007-201 2
Project Management: Water System Blow Down Recovery. Unit I; Itabo Power Plant,
Haina, Dominican Republic.
Thomassen Ansaldo Subcontractor: Project dismantling and packing for shipment to
Ireland Gas Turbine GE Frame 6-Alston.
Mateindoca Contractor: Advisor Electrical and Mechanical issues
ElectroVep Contractor: Inspection and maintenance Generator of Gas Turbine
Westinghouse; Barahona, Dominican Republic.
ElectroVep Subcontractor: Project Installation 5, 2MW emergency Generators. Moon
Palace Hotel, Bavaro, Dominican Republic.
Project Management: Installation water pumping system; CESPM Power Plant, San
Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
Maintenance Manager
Itabo Power Plant, Haina, Dominican Republic 2002 – 2007
Management maintenance in the all plant facilities. Control annual maintenance
budget
Coordinate team efforts and produce collaborative solutions in troubleshooting
requiring multiple specialized skills.
Reduced work redundancies.
Team with engineers to identify production inefficiencies and implement strategic
solutions.
Revised inventory management and storage methods and created a flat file database
using MP2.
Performance Best Practice Review in the maintenance departments.
Implement Single Point Of Fail
Prepare to implement RCM
Up date MP2 Training.
Supervision and coordination overhaul Project Itabo unit I and unit II Restructuring
Project Coal system Itabo unit I and unit II. Maintenance Project Turbine I (Turbine
BBC 128 MW). Maintenance Project Turbine II (Turbine GE 132 MW) Maintenance
Project Boiler I (Foster Wheeler) and Boiler II (Hitachi – Zosen)
Improvement operation steam units:
Replacement Primary Regenerative Air Preheater unit I y II and Secondary
Regenerative Air Preheater unit I y II
Retrofit Pulverize unit Itabo I; Retrofit Burner boiler unit Itabo I
Retrofit Vacuum Systems unit I, replacement ejector by Vacuum pump.
Replacement Mark IV by Mark V Control unit II
Convert BMS to MFPA 85
Modify Supervise Vibrations system Turbine II
Replacement power transformer unit I.
Retrofit Fire System.
Improvement operation Gas Turbine units:
Hot gas path inspection GE – Alston Gas Turbine, Frame 6, Capacity 34.5MW, unit 1C.
Combustion Inspection GE – Alston Gas Turbine, unit 1A, 1B, 1C.
Replacement Primary Regenerative Air Preheater unit I y II and Secondary
Regenerative Air Preheater unit I y II
Retrofit Pulverize unit Itabo I; Retrofit Burner boiler unit Itabo I
Retrofit Vacuum Systems unit I, replacement ejector by Vacuum pump.
Replacement Mark IV by Mark V Control unit II
Convert BMS to MFPA 85
Modify Supervise Vibrations system Turbine II
Replacement power transformer unit I.
Retrofit Fire System.
Improvement operation Gas Turbine units:
Hot gas path inspection GE – Alston Gas Turbine, Frame 6, Capacity 34.5MW, unit 1C.
Combustion Inspection GE – Alston Gas Turbine, unit 1A, 1B, 1C.
Plant Manager
Santo Domingo – Timbeque – Los Mina Power Plant, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic 1999 – 2002
Management overall operation in the power plant including operation the power plant,
Los Mina.
Improvement operation Steam/Gas units:
Timbeque: Hot gas path inspection GE Gas Turbine, Frame 5, Capacity 22.5 MW,
unit 1 and 2. Combustion Inspection GE Gas Turbine, unit 1 and 2. Maintenance
Excitation system. Maintenance Substation and transformer. Generators, Diesel
Engine. Construction oil separator
Santo Domingo: Construction oil separator. Maintenance Project Steam turbine 5
(GE, Capacity 12.5 MW) and steam turbine 8( GE, Capacity 26.5 MW) Maintenance
Project Boiler 5 (Combustion Engineer) and boiler 8 (Babcock & Wilcox). Modify Switch
gear unit 5 and 8. Rehabilitation Fuel storage tank. Maintenance Substation and
transformer. Replacement control system unit 5 and 8, to migrate Network – 90 to Infi –
90. Up date Y2K.
Los Mina: Refit Turbine No.1 (Fiat-avio, capacity 28.3 MW). Maintenance start
engines unit 1 and 2. Modify fuel reception station. Maintenance Excitation system. Up
date Y2K Control System
Plant Manager
Timbeque Power Plant Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1995 – 1999
Management overall power plant activity. Performance Hot gas path and combustion
inspections. Modify air condition system. Maintenance. Maintenance starts engines.
Implement PCM. Performance Maintenance and operation procedures.
Maintenance Manager
Timbeque Power plant Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1991 – 1995
Supervise power plant maintenance. Performance Hot gas path and combustion
inspections units 1 and 2. Construction Fuel Storage Tank and fuel and fuel reception
station. Modify fuel supply system units 1 and 2. Conduction Training
Maintenance and operation Manager
Barahona Power Plant, Barahona, Dominican Republic 1988 – 1991
Supervise power plant maintenance and operation. Performance Hot gas path and
combustion inspections units 1 and 2 (Gas Turbine Westinghouse 28.3 MW) Conduction
Training
Operation Supervise
Barahona Power Plant, Barahona, Dominican Republic 1988 – 1989
Supervised overall operation of the Plant while on shift, including auxiliary equipment and
Emergency Generator. (Gas Turbine Westinghouse 28.3 MW)
Operation Supervise
San Pedro Power Plant, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic 1987 – 1988
Supervised overall operation of the Plant while on shift, including auxiliary equipment and
Emergency Generator. (Gas Turbine Westinghouse 28.3 MW)
Operation Supervise
Weber Power Plant, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic 1986 – 1987
Supervised overall operation of the ship while on shift, including power plant auxiliary
equipment, electrical maintenance, power balance and evaluation,
(2 Aero derivative Turbine GE, capacity 10 MW. 4 Diesel Engine capacity 2.5 MW)
EDUCATION
Kharkov Polytechnic Institute, Kharkov City, Ukrainian 1986
Master of Science: Mechanical Engineer,
Language Russian Methodology
Professional Training
v Operation Gas turbine and Diesel engine.
v Inverter and Electrical Control.
v Cost and Profit of Appropriate Maintenance.
v Supervisor Technique.
v Seminar Energy 94
( Microsoft 95
( 1st. Power Generation Symposium
v Technology Seminar Gas Turbine and combined cycle
" Intelligent Automation Solution
v Work team
" Negotiation to conflict solution
v The seven habit highly effective people.
( Instructing formation
v Safety Supervise technique
v Methodology Instructing formation
" Gas Turbine frame 3/5 user’s conference.
v IEEE Conference
" Safety Leadership
v C oaching
( Effective occupancy evaluation
v Smith Drive
v World Class Maintenance
v Engineering Corrosion.
v Root Cause Analysis
'V Time
'V Microsoft Excel 2000 Advanced
'V Project Management, Microsoft Project
'V Integral Leadership
'V English advance
'V The four disciplines of execution
'V Philosophical Root of Management
'V Emotional Intelligence in the work
'V Supervise Process in the new millennium
'V Management Planer and Supervision
'V RCA Introduction.