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Engineer Power Plant

Location:
Naperville, IL, 60565
Posted:
March 16, 2011

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RONALD DIOTALLEVI

**** ******* *****

Naperville, IL 60565

630-***-****

E-mail: abhqjg@r.postjobfree.com

Highly motivated, MBA, Engineering, IT educated technical and business

professional. Wide range of experience in Engineering, Consulting,

Manufacturing, Information Technology, Research and Development, Design,

Troubleshooting, Quality Assurance, Auditing, Process Analysis, Testing,

Operations, Accounting, Finance and Marketing. Customer focused detailed

oriented, problem solver and decision maker. Have strong analytical skills

with an ability to analyze and resolve wide range of both technical and

business problems. Versatile team leader. Result-oriented with focus on the

achieving the project goals.

Experience

Mech. Engineer: SARGENT & LUNDY ENGINEERS, (Power Engineering

Consultants), Chicago, IL 2008 - 2009

* Part of the Technical Response Team that provided

consulting and support for a wide range of projects

including Greenfield and Environmental (SCR, FGD, ESP)

Retrofits projects.

* Developed Piping and Instrumentation system diagrams.

* Performed equipment and system sizing calculations.

* Developed equipment procurement specifications,

evaluated bids and prepared technical recommendations..

* Prepared a white paper evaluation comparing various

dampers for simple cycle and combined cycle plants.

* Performed piping system analysis accounting weight, seismic,

wind, and thermal effects in accordance with ASME Power

Piping Code B31.1.

* Interfaced with Client, Equipment Suppliers and Contractors

to support the projects' technical issues.

* Designed a fire protection system to extend the plant's

existing main system.

* Completed power plant continued education courses which

covered various aspects of power plant design such as

boilers, turbines, mechanical systems/equipment,

electrical systems, instrumentation and control systems,

structural engineering/design, physical design,

reviewing vendor drawings, power delivery systems,

material handling, environmental controls/challenges,

nuclear/fossil technologies, renewable energy, and clean

coal technology.

* Completed and applied system operating procedures and

quality training.

Business Manager: FAMILY TREE NURSERY (Tree Farming Firm), Morris, IL

2002 - 2008

* Participated in the negotiations and purchase of the tree

nursery, saw mill, and equipment.

* Involved with daily operations which includes customer

interface and operations management of staff and

inventory.

* Determined the pricing, profits and costs associated with

projects.

Consultant: KEANE, INC., (IT Consulting Firm), Chicago, IL

1997 - 2001

Client: MCDONALD'S CORP., (Foodservice

Retailer), Oakbrook, IL 1999 - 2001

* Provided production enhancements, support, and implementation

of McDonald's in-store processing system implementing C

programming on a SCO Unix operating system in a XSVR/VAX

environment.

* Provided code changes relating to cash, inventory, labor

scheduling, payroll, personnel, and training modules.

* Conducted need assessment analysis to investigate and

troubleshoot specific store software problems.

* Conducted unit, integration, system testing of code changes,

reported defects and wrote/executed test cases.

* Managed Keane's CMM/SEI QA certification effort, prepared

process flow diagrams, procedures/manuals, and conducted

audits certifying that practiced processes/procedures were in

compliance with standards.

Client: PANASONIC CORP., (Electronics Retailer

and Distributor), Elgin, IL 1998 - 1999

* Created test beds on the IBM mainframe remediating COBOL and

Easytrieve code for Y2K compliance.

* Participated in the remediation effort which included

analyzing VSAM, sequential, DB2 and IMS files.

* Utilized software tools to develop test data files and

conditions as per test plan specifications.

Client: BP AMOCO, (Gas and Oil Exploration

Conglomerate), Chicago, IL 1997 - 1998

* Audited and certified that all remediation efforts for IT

supported application and infrastructure components followed

a methodology of appraisal, remediation and testing to

mitigate Y2K risks and show due diligence.

* Participated in process development and refinement,

collection and certification of Y2K compliance documentation,

training of employees in the process, and development tools

used within the project.

Project Engineer: SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO., (Spray Products Manufacturer),

Wheaton, IL 1994 - 1997

* Designed, developed and tested new products which involved

creating schedules, obtaining costs and coordinating tasks

from product inception to completion.

* Troubleshot defective products which involved not only

analyzing the existing design, manufacturing and assembly

processes for the cause of defects but also redesigning

/testing modifications to product/ processes.

* Conducted internal ISO 9000 audits certifying that practiced

processes/procedures of company executives, manufacturing,

purchasing, inside sales, and materials handling were in

compliance with approved standards.

Project Engineer: JST CORP., (Electronics Manufacturer & Distributor), Mt.

Prospect, IL 1992 - 1993

* Interfaced with regional/local sales force and design staff

to ensure that new products incorporated the customers

specified needs and that the desired quantities of new

product were delivered on the desired dates.

* Tracked the progress of every new US product from their

design inception to the delivery of first parts.

* Determined the economic feasibility of new products taking

into account parameters (i.e. price, volume, marketability)

and made recommendations to Senior Management with respect to

investing in new projects.

* Provided QA test data, documentation and samples for client

approval in compliance with their QA program.

* Developed cost studies for production lines in the company's

new manufacturing facility.

Cost Analyst: MOLEX, INC., (Electronics Manufacturer), Lisle, IL

1990 - 1991

* Determined unit costs and pricing strategies for new product

lines which entailed analyzing production costs which

included not only standard processing costs (i.e. setup,

assembly, and tooling) but also unique processing costs (i.e.

die/stamping, plating process, and molding process).

* Conducted process and feasibility studies analyzing the cost

impact of manufacturing and assembling at various facilities,

of subcontract portion of the manufacturing to a cost

effective vendor, of fully automated vs. semi-automated

assembly, and of using alternative plastics, metals, and

plating materials.

Mech. Engineer: WESTERN DRAFTING CORP., (Power & Industrial Plant

Engineering), Chicago, IL 1990

* Designed and drafted engineering plan/sections for new plant

construction.

* Prepared and reviewed plant equipment procurement

specifications.

* Prepared cost assessments of client's plant equipment needs.

Mech. Engineer: SARGENT AND LUNDY ENGINEERS, (Power Engineering

Consultants), Chicago, IL 1985 - 1988

* Performed detailed failure analysis of mechanical/electrical

components used in nuclear power plants, including valves,

actuators, pumps, heat exchangers, motors, and filters.

Analysis required a detailed understanding of functionality

to predict which parts were susceptible to failure under

different applications and environments.

* Prepared component test reports to assure compliance to the

client's requirements, Sargent and Lundy's

specifications and nuclear and industry design codes.

Technical/Business Expertise

Engineering: Mechanical Equipment, Design, Manufacturing, Fossil /

Nuclear / Renewable Power Plant Fundamentals, Piping

Analysis, Fans, Pumps, Valves, Heat Exchangers, Molding,

Stamping, Plating, Assembly, Audit, Troubleshooting,

Testing, Quality Assurance/Control, Specification Writing and

Analysis, Cost Analysis, Digital Electronics, Process/Systems

Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Engineering

Economics

IT Security: Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Legal, Disaster

Recovery, Business Continuity, Policy, Procedures,

Standards, Personnel and Organizational Security, Access Control,

SOX, HIPAA, GLB, Current Technologies

Languages: C, C++, Java, Java Applications, Java Applets, Java Servlets,

Style Sheets, Internet Explorer, Netscape, HTML, Javascript,

PERL, CGI, XML, ASP, VBScript, Web Security, ODBC, Visual

Basic, COBOL, JCL, CICS, SQL

Hardware: XSVR/VAX, IBM Mainframe, IBM PC, Apache Servers, IIS Servers,

Robotics, TCP/IP, IBM 922/ES, Am Harris HCX-9/Unix,

Mitsubishi/Allen-Bradley Programmable Controllers (PLCs),

McDonald's POS

Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows 3.X through XP, MVS/ESA

Software Packages: Visio, AutoCad, HomeSite, Borland C++, Microsoft

Visual C++, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

Databases: DB2, VSAM, IMS, Access, dBaseIV

Methodologies: CMM/SEI, SDLC, IT Audit, ISO 9000 Audit/Consultant,

Statistical Process Control (SPC), TQM

MBA/Business: Accounting, Corporate Finance, Operations

Management, Marketing, Organizational Theory, Strategic Plan,

Banking, Financial Markets, Investments, Options, Futures,

Business Statistics, Managerial Economics

Certifications/Memberships

Received Engineering In-Training (EIT) Certificate

Professional Engineer (PE) License - In Process

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Member

Education

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

(Business/Information Technology)

1. Masters of Business Administration (Business)

2. Information Systems Security Management Certificate (IT)

3. Web Development Program Certificate (IT)

4. Computer Career Program Certificate (IT)

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

(Engineering)

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering



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