Denis Skjefte, with ** years of experience as a controls engineer, has most

recently focused on power plant distributed control system (DCS) startup

and commissioning. Proficiency in Ovation and ABB controls enables him to

make in-house configuration changes, manage tag databases, and make graphic

corrections. Can loop check, trouble shoot and tune load control, dampers,

valves in many systems.

Representative Project Experience

Plum Point Energy Station Project, Unit 1; Plum Point

Power Partners; Osceola, Arkansas

2009-2010

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout and commissioning of

a new 730 megawatt (MW) coal fired power plant. The

steam generator was of IHI single drum, natural-

circulation type, and consisted of water-cooled

furnace, superheater, reheater and economizer. A

balanced draft system consisted of two air and gas

trains. The boiler was equipped with five vertical-

type pulverizers. The 725 megawatt (MW) steam turbine

was furnished by Toshiba. The air quality control

system (AQCS) was furnished by Alstrom.

Responsibilities included supervising installation of

the distributed control system (DCS) cabinets and

work stations, and initial power up and

software/program loading. Responsible for functional

testing, control logic verification, owner interface,

completion of controls punch list items, input/output

(I/O) checkout, DCS setup and troubleshooting, and

balance of plant (BOP) control valve, chemical feed,

balanced draft, and load control tuning. Also

responsible for extensive DCS Emerson Ovation as-

built and corrective programming logic and graphics

for feedwater, steam extraction, condensate,

scrubber, fly ash, bottom ash, interfaces with

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) protective

relays, continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS)

interface, and Eaton motor controls using Profibus.

Other foreign device programmable logic controls

(PLC) interfaces with water treatment, condensate

polisher, water cannon, fly ash, and AQCS. The DCS

was Ovation 3.2, utilizing the latest technology of

Fieldbus and Profibus.

Nebraska Power Project, Unit 2; Omaha Public Power

District (OPPD); Nebraska City, Nebraska

2008-2009

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout and commissioning of

a new 730 megawatt (MW) coal fired power plant. The

steam generator was of IHI single drum, natural-

circulation type and consisted of water-cooled

furnace, superheater, reheater and economizer. A

balanced draft system consisted of two air and gas

trains. The boiler was equipped with five vertical-

type pulverizers. The 730 MW steam turbine was

furnished by Toshiba. The air quality control system

(AQCS) system was furnished by Alstrom.

Responsibilities included supervising installation of

the distributed control system (DCS) cabinets and

work stations, initial power up and software/program

loading. Responsible for functional testing, control

logic verification, owner interface, completion of

controls punch list items, input/output (I/O)

checkout, DCS setup and troubleshooting, and balance

of plant (BOP) control valve, chemical feed, balanced

draft, and load control tuning. Also responsible for

extensive DCS Emerson Ovation as-built and corrective

programming logic and graphics for feedwater, steam

extraction, condensate, scrubber, fly ash, bottom

ash, interfaces with Schweitzer Engineering

Laboratories (SEL) protective relays, continuous

emissions monitoring system (CEMS) interface, and

Eaton motor controls using Profibus. Other foreign

device programmable logic controls (PLC) interfaces

with water treatment, condensate polisher, water

cannon, fly ash, and AQCS. The DCS was Ovation

3.1.3, utilizing latest technology of Fieldbus and

Profibus.

Turkey Point Power Project; Florida Power and Light,

Homestead, Florida

2006-2007

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout and commissioning of

a new 1050 megawatt (MW) gas fueled combined cycle 4-

on-1 power plant. Responsibilities included

supervising installation of the distributed control

system (DCS) cabinets and work stations, initial

power up and software/program loading. Responsible

for system functional test write-up and actual

testing, control logic verification, owner interface,

completion of controls punch list items, input/output

(I/O) checkout, DCS setup and troubleshooting, and

balance of plant (BOP) control valve tuning. Also

responsible for extensive DCS Emerson Ovation as-

built and corrective programming logic and graphics

for feedwater, steam extraction, condensate, duct

burner, Mark VI interface with General Electric (GE)

Multilin protective relays, continuous emissions

monitoring system (CEMS) interface, and switchgear

system. Responsible for all I/O and logic diagrams

as-built drawings.

Cosumnes Power Project; Sacramento Municipal Utility

District (SMUD); Herald, California

2005-2006

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout and commissioning of

a new 500 megawatt (MW) gas fueled combined cycle 2-

on-1 power plant. Responsibilities included

supervising installation of the distributed control

system (DCS) cabinets and work stations, initial

power up and software/program loading. Responsible

for input/output (I/O) checkout, DCS setup and

troubleshooting, and balance of plant (BOP) control

valve tuning. Also responsible for extensive DCS ABB

OIT Portal as-built and corrective programming logic

and graphics for feedwater, steam extraction,

condensate, interface with water treatment, gas

compressor, zero liquid discharge, water treatment,

combustion turbine (CT) General Electric (GE) Mark

VI, Mitsubishi steam turbine, continuous emissions

monitoring system (CEMS) interface, and switchgear

system. Responsible for all I/O and logic diagrams

as-built drawings.

Martin-Manatee Power Project; Florida Power and

Light; Indiantown, Florida

2004-2005

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout and commissioning of

a new 1050 megawatt (MW) gas fueled combined cycle 4-

on-1 power plant. Responsibilities included

supervising installation of the distributed control

system (DCS) cabinets and work stations, initial

power up and software/program loading. Responsible

for system functional test write-up and actual

testing, control logic verification, owner interface,

completion of controls punch list items, input/output

(I/O) checkout, DCS setup and troubleshooting, and

balance of plant (BOP) control valve tuning. Also

responsible for extensive DCS Emerson Ovation as-

built and corrective programming logic and graphics

for feedwater, steam extraction, condensate, duct

burner, Mark VI, interface with General Electric (GE)

Multilin protective relays, continuous emissions

monitoring system (CEMS) interface, and switchgear

system. Responsible for all I/O and logic diagrams

as-built drawings.

Kiamichi Energy Facility Project; Tenaska Power

Partners; Kiowa, Oklahoma

2002-2003

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout, and commissioning

of a new 750 megawatt (MW) gas fired, two unit,

combined cycle, 2-on-1 power plant. Responsibilities

included system function testing, control logic

verification, owner interface, completion of controls

punch list items, input/output (I/O) checkout,

distributed control system (DCS) setup and

troubleshooting, and balance-of-plant control valve

tuning. Also responsible for extensive Bailey DCS

INFI 90 as-built and corrective programming logic and

graphics for feedwater, steam extraction, condensate,

duct burner, Mark V, demineralized and raw water

interfaces, and switchgear system. Responsible for

all I/O and logic diagrams as-built drawings.

Frederickson Power Station Project; Frederickson

Power; Frederickson, Washington

2002

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted with startup, checkout, and commissioning

of a new 220 megawatt (MW) gas fired, combined cycle,

1-on-1 power plant. Responsibilities included system

function testing, control logic verification, owner

interface, completion of controls punch list items,

input/output (I/O) checkout, distributed control

system (DCS) setup and troubleshooting, and balance-

of-plant control valve tuning. Also responsible for

extensive Bailey DCS OIT-2 as-built and corrective

programming logic and graphics for feedwater, steam

extraction, condensate, duct burner, Mark V

interface, and switchgear system. Responsible for all

I/O and logic diagrams as-built drawings.

Cane Island Power Station Project; Kissimmee Utility

Authority; Intercession City, Florida

2001

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted in startup, checkout, and commissioning of

a 260 megawatt (MW) Unit 3, gas/oil fired, combined

cycle, 1-on-1 power plant. Responsibilities included

system function testing, control logic verification,

owner interface, completion of controls punch list

items, input/output (I/O) checkout, distributed

control system (DCS) troubleshooting, balance-of-

plant control valve turning, and completion of I/O as-

builts. Also responsible for Westinghouse DCS

corrective logic design on feedwater, steam

extraction, condensate, duct burner, and switchgear

system.

Port Klang Power Station Project; Tenaga Nasional

Berhad (TNB); Kapar, Malaysia

1998-2001

Controls and Commissioning Engineer. Black & Veatch.

Assisted in construction, startup, checkout, and

commissioning of new 400 megawatt (MW) Units 1 and 2

coal fired power plants. Responsibilities included

system function testing, control logic verification,

owner interface, completion of punch list items,

input/output (I/O) checkout, distributed control

system (DCS) troubleshooting, balance-of-plant

control valve tuning, and completion of as-builts.

Also responsible for extensive Bailey DCS corrective

programming on feedwater, steam extraction,

condensate and switchgear systems. Programmable

logic controller (PLC) troubleshooting and

programming performed on electrochlorination and

water treatment facility.

Distributed Control Instrumentation System (DCIS)

Boiler Controls Upgrade Project; Union Camp

Corporation; Franklin, Virginia

1998

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Responsible for

as-built drawings for previous project design work.

100 Megawatt (MW) Heat Recovery Steam Generator

(HRSG) Addition Project; Public Service Company of

Colorado; Fort Saint Vrain, Colorado

1997-1998

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted in

startup, checkout, and commissioning of a new 100 MW

heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) addition to an

existing 1 year old gas turbine. The HRSG was

retrofitted to the existing nuclear plant balance-of-

plant system, except for the water treatment

facility, which was also newly constructed to support

the HRSG. Responsible for input/output (I/O) check

for the HRSG, control tuning of valves, and

troubleshooting control logics.

Distributed Control System (DCS) Controls Upgrade

Project; Union Camp Corporation; Franklin, Virginia

1997

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted in

construction, startup, and checkout of new DCS

controls upgrade, consisting of combustion controls

over four existing steam boilers supplying steam to

three existing steam turbines. Responsible for burner

management system (BMS) and balance-of-plant system

functioning, loop checkout, controls logic

verification, and direction of retrofit construction.

Powerhouse Controls Upgrade Project; Union Camp

Corporation; Franklin, Virginia

1996-1997

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Provided

detailed design on a major powerhouse controls

upgrade. Scope of work included interfacing a new 50

megawatt (MW) combustion turbine to an existing paper

mill, setting up a distributed control system (DCS)

combustion control over four existing steam boilers

supplying steam to three existing steam turbines,

including one new Mark V, a new burner management

system (BMS) on a pulverized coal fired boiler, and

DCS interface to an existing Forney AFS-1000BMS.

Developed specifications for the BMS. Responsible for

control strategy Scientific Apparatus Manufacturers

Association (SAMAS) documentation, DCS cabinet

layouts, input/output (I/O) assignments, I/O lists,

loop sheets, and cable lists.

Old Dominion Power Plant Project; Virginia Power;

Clover, Virginia

1995-1996

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted in

construction, startup, and checkout of new 400

megawatt (MW) Units 1 and 2 coal fired power plants.

Responsibilities included system function, testing

and troubleshooting, developing design packages to

support construction, performing system walkdowns,

controls logic verification, owner interface and

final turnover packages, and completing punch list

items. Extensive Westinghouse distributed control

system (DCS) corrective programming, troubleshooting,

and startup of water treatment area.

Responsibilities also included the air quality

control system (AQCS) (scrubber and baghouse) and

material handling (coal, lime, limestone, fly ash,

and sludge conveying systems).

Microchip Manufacturing Complex; NEC, Scotland

1995

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Incorporated

instruments and controls on utility piping and

instrument diagrams (P&IDs); vacuum exhaust; hot

water, cold water, heating, ventilating and air

conditioning (HVAC); chillers; and scrubbers for

large NEC microchip manufacturing complex.

Smelter Burner Management Upgrade Project (Nos. 1 &

2); Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Big Island, Virginia

1994-1995

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted in

developing loops, and piping and instrument diagrams

(P&IDs), and specifying instruments, panel locations,

and programmable logic controller (PLC) vendor

drawing review for Nos. 1 and 2 on this smelter

burner management upgrade.

Various Projects and Clients; Confidential

1994-1995

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Co-estimated

distributed control system (DCS) controls retrofit

for large paper mill utilities: boilers, turbines,

steam distribution, tie-in, power management, etc.

Paper Mill Project; Confidential

1994

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Estimated cost

of controls and instrumentation for cogeneration

facility replacing all existing power and steam

generation for large paper mill.

Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Power Plant

Projects; Siemens; Jakarta, Indonesia

1994

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Review Siemens

control designs of two 150 megawatt (MW) combined

cycle combustion turbines.

Steam Blanketing Upgrade Project; Union Camp

Corporation; Franklin, Virginia

1994

Controls Engineer. Black & Veach. Reviewed loops,

interconnects, piping and instrument diagrams

(P&IDs), and location drawings for blow tank "D"

steam blanketing upgrade.

Controls Upgrade Project (Digesters Nos. 4 and 5);

Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Big Island, Virginia

1994

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Reviewed the

instrument loops, index, location, piping and

instrument diagrams (P&IDs), programmable logic

controller (PLC) layout, and input/output (I/O)

drawings for the controls upgrade of Digesters Nos. 4

and 5.

Distributed Control System (DCS) Control Upgrade

Projects; Beckett Paper Company; Hamilton, Ohio

1993-1994

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Worked on DCS

control upgrade projects that included starch ratio,

tray pH, consistency control, general plant-wide tank

level indication, and No. 3 PM Refiners 1, 2, and 3.

Control work consisted of construction labor and

material purchase requisition, developing loop wire

diagrams, and cable and conduit schedules. Oversaw

construction, checkout, and assisted Asea Brown

Boveri (ABB) in loop tuning and graphic screen

development.

Water Treatment of Plant Service Water Project; South

Carolina Electric & Gas; Canadys, South Carolina

1993

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Designed and

specified programmable logic controller (PLC)

cabinets; developed control logics for PLC; and

developed interconnect drawings for clarifiers,

scavengers, polymer injection, cation/anion trains,

and mixed bed polisher. Developed loop diagrams and

specified instruments and control valves.

Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Steam Plant

Replacement Project; Virginia Commonwealth

University; Richmond, Virginia

1993

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Contributed

instrumentation and control (I&C) section of

construction specifications for three package boiler

units and utility support equipment. This included

preparing written burner management system (BMS)

criteria and developing the combustion logic

diagrams, specifying instrument and valve design

criteria, and installation and distributed control

system (DCS) / programmable logic controller (PLC)

control block diagram. Incorporated instrument and

controls onto piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs)

and developed instrument index.

No. 10 Dry End Rebuild Project; Confidential

1993

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Specified and

checked valves, instruments, and input (I/P) panels

(electrical signal to pneumatic signal transducer

panels) for No. 10 dry end rebuild.

Riley Boiler SO2 Scrubber Design Project;

Weyerhaeuser Paper Company; Plymouth, North Carolina

1992-1993

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Contributed

instrumentation and control (I&C) portion to scrubber

specification and piping and instrument diagrams

(P&IDs). Developed instrument list, loop wire

function diagrams, and instrument specifications for

client purchased items. Designed programmable logic

controller (PLC) control cabinets and developed Allen-

Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (AB-PLC)

program using vendor's PLC program software (ICOM

software). Reviewed manufacturer I&C control and

hardware submittal.

Effluent Pond pH Control System Project; South

Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Goose Creek, South

Carolina

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Included

sulfuric acid or caustic flow control to plant runoff

effluent. Specified instruments and designed control

panel, and developed control strategy and loop wire

diagrams.

Fume Incineration Project; Confidential

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Fume

incineration used to control emissions off four leg

dryers and eight aftercut cylinders. Assisted in

instrument specifications and loop wire diagram

checking.

No. 4 Boiler Upgrade Project; Georgia-Pacific

Corporation; Big Island, Virginia

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted in

developing combustion control logic diagrams.

Sludge Dewatering Facility for Wastewater Treatment

Project; Virginia Fibre Corporation; Riverville,

Virginia

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Designed

programmable logic controller (PLC) control panels,

specified valves and instrumentation, developed loop

wire diagrams, and checked the location of plans and

instrument list.

Burner Management System (BMS) and Combustion Control

Upgrade to the New Distributed Control System (DCS);

Utility Board of the City of Key West; Key West,

Florida

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Checked and

advised client regarding valve and instrumentation

purchases. Developed location plans, instrument

cable schedule, instrument list, and installation

details. Reviewed distributed control system (DCS)

manufacturer control logics and attended DCS factory

control checkout.

Paper Mill Project; Beckett Paper Company; Hamilton,

Ohio

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Contributed

instrumentation and control (I&C) portion of 18

capital project estimates for the paper mill.

No. 1 Power Boiler Distributed Control System (DCS)

Controls Upgrade Project; Champion International

Corporation; Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted lead

instrumentation and control (I&C) engineer in

developing installation details and specifying

instrumentation.

Energy Study Project; Sonoco Products, Inc.;

Hartsville, South Carolina

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Performed energy

study for new boiler and turbine generator additions,

including the development of a 10 percent accuracy

cost estimate.

Chlorination Station Project; Weyerhaeuser Paper

Company; New Bern, North Carolina

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Designed

controls and developed cost estimate for chlorination

station.

Hydrogen Cooler Project; Weyerhaeuser Paper Company;

New Bern, North Carolina

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Developed

controls cost estimate for hydrogen cooler study.

High Pressure Water Pumps Control System Project;

Confidential

1992

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Co-developed and

checked input / output (I/O) interconnect drawings

for General Electric (GE) programmable logic

controller (PLC), involving high-pressure water pumps

control systems.

Paper Mill Recovery Boiler Project; James River

Corporation; Naheola, Alabama

1991

Controls Engineer. Rust International. Specified

instruments, valves, steam conditioners, and

desuperheaters.

Fatty Alcohol Plant Project; Henkel, Inc.;

Cincinnati, Ohio

1991

Controls Engineer. Rust International. Specified

the valves and other instrumentation. Updated piping

and instrument diagrams (P&IDs) and verified

instrument junction boxes.

Waste Rotary Kiln Incinerator Project; Waste

Technologies Industries; East Liverpool, Ohio

1991

Controls Engineer. Rust International. Specified

and requisitioned instrumentation and valves. Checked

loop wire diagrams and electrical interconnect

drawings. Updated piping and instrument diagrams

(P&IDs) and located instruments.

Polyurethane Plant Project; Epsilon; Marcus Hook,

Pennsylvania

1991

Controls Engineer. Black & Veatch. Assisted in loop

check of field devices to distributed control system

(DCS), programmable logic controller (PLC), and

control board interfaces.

New Paper Machine Project No. 3; S.D. Warren;

Skowhegan, Maine

1989-1990

Controls Engineer. Rust International. Developed

installation details. Specified all valves and

instrumentation for entire paper line involving Paper

Machine No. 3. Checked and advised development of

loop wire diagrams. Assisted client in startup and

construction of new steam generator, boiler, waste

treatment, and water treatment utility facilities.

Kraft Mill Replacement Project; Bowater Southern

Paper Company; Calhoun, Tennessee

1989

Controls Engineer. Rust International. Specified

the valves and instrumentation. Developed and

checked a portion of the loop wire diagrams, motor

elementaries, and control panels.

Seward Power Station Project; Penelec/PCU; Johnstown,

Pennsylvania

1988

Controls Engineer. United Engineers & Constructors.

Specified the panel instruments and valves for a

power plant service water system upgrade. Developed

control scheme and interconnects.

Keystone Power Station Project; Penelec/PCU;

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

1988

Controls Engineer. United Engineers & Constructors.

Specified bills of material (BOM), developed loop

wire diagrams, and located instruments for thermal

performance upgrade for Units 1 and 2.

C.P. Crane Project; Baltimore Gas & Electric Company;

Pasadena, Maryland

1988

Controls Engineer. United Engineers & Constructors.

Specified valves for draft system improvement project

for Unit 1.

Fort Phantom Project; West Texas Utilities; Abilene,

Texas

1987

Mechanical Engineer/Controls Engineer. Tippett &

Gee. Proposed measures and cost estimates for

upgrading the piping, instrumentation, and controls

for meeting current plant water induction prevention

standards for Unit 1 and 2 and two other power

plants.

Building 890 Alterations Project; Dyess Air Force

Base (DAFB); Abilene, Texas

1987

Mechanical Engineer/Controls Engineer. Tippett &

Gee. Estimated heating and cooling loads for office

and shop areas, designed ductwork, and wrote bills of

material (BOM) for heating, venting, and air

conditioning (HVAC) equipment.

Combat Arms Facility Project; Dyess Air Force Base

(DAFB); Abilene, Texas

1987

Mechanical Engineer/Controls Engineer. Tippett &

Gee. Sized heating, ventilating, and air

conditioning (HVAC) equipment, designed ductwork

layout, and wrote equipment bills of material (BOM)

for new combat arms facility.

Oklaunion Power Plant Project; West Texas Utilities;

Vernon, Texas

1981-1986

Mechanical Engineer/Controls Engineer. Tippett &

Gee. Developed and supervised the drafting of the

balance of plant logics, develop loop wire diagrams,

and wrote and administered vibration monitoring and

instrument rack contracts on a 723 megawatt (MW) coal

fueled power plant. Reviewed vendor supplied piping

instrument diagrams (P&IDs), instruments, and logics.

Developed instrument list. Responsible for

instrument and controls construction change orders.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North

Dakota, 1980

Professional Registration

Professional Engineer, Texas, 1986

Total Years Experience

26

Joined Black & Veatch

1992

Professional Associations

Language Capabilities

English

Controls and Commissioning Engineer

Distributed Control System Setup

Plant Controls Checkout

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