Engineer Plant
Resume:
ARTURO ALVARADO **A Plumtree Drive
Control Systems Engineer Norwich, CT
Ph. 860-***-****
Birth date: February the 16th 1977
E-mail: **************@*******.***
GOALS AND [p Proven ability to deliver innovative solutions that serve
OBJECTIVES ic corporate objectives.
] Accomplish team leader, adept at motivating and guiding
diverse technical staff to
deliver optimal performance. Competently juggle multiple
assignments while maintaining the highest quality
standards.
EXPERIENCE [p Equipower Resources Corp. 1/2006 -
ic LAKE ROAD GENERATING Actual
] Control Systems Engineer
Responsible for providing technical support
to plant personnel in order to maintain
efficiency, reliability and availability of
the plant instrumentation and the Advant
Control System.
Responsible for making decisions involving
major modifications and changes in the
Advant Control System both software and
hardware, scheduling equipment repairs in
order to avoid interference with other
systems.
Verifying and updating the Advant Control
System documentation including logic
diagrams, wiring diagrams and assembly
drawings.
Providing recommendations to the
Engineering, Operations and Maintenance
Managers regarding spare parts, equipment
replacement and testing. Providing technical
support during outages that involve
modifications to the Advant Control System
and plant instrumentation.
Developing or modifying procedures in areas
such as preventive and predictive
maintenance, operations and testing of
process control equipment and systems.
Assisting in the investigation of plant
problems, incidents, accidents and unusual
events, providing analysis, recommendations,
reports and appropriate follow-up plans.
Involved in the development of capital
projects in order to improve plant 1/2005 -
efficiency, assisting the Engineering 1/2006
Manager with relevant input to budgetary
procedures.
ABB Mexico
Marketing & Service Engineer / Power
Techonologies
In charge of developing comercial proposal
for the Upgrade of Control Systems for CFE
and IPPs (Transalta, Tractebel, Union
Fenosa, Iberdrola, etc.) In charge of the
service department for Power Plant
Automation, giving special attention to the
customer requirements regarding Advant
Control Systems and UNITROL F Excitation
Systems.
Providing technical support to the customer
(CFE and IPPs) regarding Water Steam Cycle,
BOP as well as control systems, creating
maintenance plans for the power plants as
well as designing solutions to the BOP,
Steam Turbine and Gas Turbine demands of the
customer.
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[pic] [p ALSTOM POWER GENERATION 2/1999 -
ic I & C - Commissioning Engineer / Power 9/2004
] Generation
Performing commissioning activities in the
Instrumentation and Control area in several
power plants of the world. Start up,
commissioning and maintaining the DCS from
gas turbines, steam turbines or combined
cycle power plants.
EXPERIENCE IN [p Client: Comisi n Federal de Electricidad 5/2003 -
ic (CFE) 8/2004
POWER PLANTS ] Type of plant: GT11N2 x 3 (Combined Cycle)
Repowering-Valle de Mexico, Mexico
Working as a warranty engineer in charge of
the Water Steam
Cycle and as well for the Distributed
Control System of a Repowering Plant . In
charge of giving technical support to the
customer mainly for the process of the water
steam cycle and in charge of the EGATROL
Control System (Gas Turbines) and
ALSPA-P320(Water Steam Cycle, BOP, and
HRSG's).
Verifying the Availability of the plant,
giving assessment to the
customer concerning the control system, as
well as responsible
for warranty issues concerning the Water 12/2002
Steam Cycle, BOP and DCS.
Manufacturer: ABB, ALSTOM POWER
Client: Comisi n Federal de Electricidad
(CFE)
Rosarito, Mexico
Type of plant: 1KA24SS x 2 (GT24 Single
Shaft -Combined Cycle)
Performing the general supervision of the
Distributed Control 10/2001 -
System (DCS) due to warranty works during a 10/2002
B Inspection
Of the Gas Turbine.
DCS System: AC450, EGATROL (AC160) - Advant
TURBOTROL (AC160) - Advant
Manufacturer: ABB
Client: Thailand Power
Bowin, Thailand
Type of plant: 1KA26SS x 2 (GT26B Single
Shaft -Combined Cycle) 6/2001 -
Performing cold, warm and hot commissioning 8/2001
of the Gas Turbine Control system (EGATROL)
In charge of the CEMS systems as well as BOP
commissioning.
DCS System: AC 450 EGATROL (AC160) - Advant
Manufacturer: ABB
2/2001 -
5/2001
Client: Shoreham Power
Brighton, England
Type of plant: 1KA26SS (GT26 Single Shaft -
Combined Cycle)
In charge of the Gas Turbine Control
systems. (EGATROL)
DCS System: EGATROL (AC160)
Manufacturer: ABB 10/2000 -
12/2000
Client: Taiwan Power Company (TPC)
Tung Hsiao, Taiwan
Type of plant: GT11N2 x 2 (Combined Cycle)
Performing hot commissioning for Steam
Turbine, Water Steam Cycle and Boiler
control systems.
DCS System: AC 450, EGATROL(AC160) - Advant
Manufacturer: ABB 11/1999 -
8/2000
Client: Berkshire Power
Type of plant: 1KA24SS x 2 (GT24 Combined
Cycle)
Agawam, USA
I&C Warranty Engineer for the DCS.
DCS System: AC 450, EGATROL(AC160) - Advant
Manufacturer: ABB
10/1999 -
Client: Electroandina, LTD 11/1999
Type of plant: 1KA26SS (GT26 Single Shaft
-Combined Cycle)
Tocopilla, Chile
In charge of the control system for the
BOP(Balance of Plant)
In charge of performing commissioning field 6/1999 -
activities for BOP. 8/1999
Performing hot commissioning for the Steam
Turbine control systems. DCS System: AC 450,
EGATROL(AC160) - Advant
Manufacturer: ABB
Client: Tractebel
Type of plant: GT8 (Simple Cycle)
Mallorca, Spain
Y2K Upgrading for the DCS.
DCS System: EDS Procontrol - P13
Manufacturer: ABB
Client: Kentucky Utilities
Kentucky, USA
Type of plant: GT24 x 2 (Simple Cycle)
Trainee for the Gas Turbine Control System
(EGATROL AC160)
DCS System: EGATROL(AC160) - Advant
Manufacturer: ABB
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EDUCATION ic TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO(UNITEC) Mexico City,
] Mexico
Career: Electronics and Communication Engineering Jan95 -
Dec98
Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
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TRAINING AND [p Topic: COMET Course (Commissioning Engineer Training)
CAPACITATION ic Imparted by: ABB(Asea Brown Boveri)
] 2/1999 - 4/1999
Baden, Switzerland
Topic: ABB Advant Controller 400 Series
Imparted by: ABB(Asea Brown Boveri)
12/4/1999 - 16/4/1999
Mannheim, Germany
Topic: Advant Station 500-Operator Station
Imparted by: ABB(Asea Brown Boveri)
19/4/1999 - 23/4/1999
Mannheim, Germany
Topic: Procontrol P13
Imparted by: ABB(Asea Brown Boveri)
9/1999
Baden, Switzerland
Topic: Leadership and Negotiation
Imparted by: ALSTOM POWER
10/2001
Baden, Switzerland
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