Ralph E Cheek, BSEE, P. E.

***** ***** ***** *****, ********* Alaska 99506

T 907-***-****, C 907-***-****

Electrical Project Engineer

Certifications and Registrations

. P. E., Texas No.88415

. University of Alaska, Anchorage

CE603 Arctic Engineering

Enrolled in Engineering, Science & Project Management

. University of South Alabama, Mobile

BSEE

. Chipola Junior College, Mariana, Florida

Associates of Arts

Qualifications Summary

I have over 20 years of domestic and international experience in

engineering project leadership, discipline support, and field

supervision. I am an accomplished Project Engineer, adept at

leveraging business and technical skills to deliver outstanding

results. An effective leader with proven expertise in contracts

management, marketing, business development and client relations. I

presently supervise start to finish design implementation,

construction and arctic equipment, factory acceptance test (FAT) for

PLC and DCS control systems, power switchgear, relay protection

systems, programmable controllers, and wind turbine power systems for

Alaska North Slope oil/gas Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAP) projects.

Relevant Project Experience

2008-Present

Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer, Coffman Engineers/Arctic Controls,

Inc, Anchorage, Alaska

Prepared Project Proposals, scopes of work, project man-hour budgets,

and schedules from conceptual P&IDs. Utilize NEC, NESC, codes daily

relating to wind turbine and gas turbines, generators, VFDs and motor

controls in utility and process plant applications.

. Provided a broad range of activities, with a focus on engineering

consulting and risk management advice on wind turbine technologies.

. Designed hybrid power system controls for paralleling wind turbines

with Caterpillar engine driven generators on a 15 kV three phase bus.

. Provided electrical wind turbine system modeling using ETAP and Easy

Power software supporting relay coordination, short circuit

calculations, and sizing and selection of switchgear protection.

. Managed reconfiguration of Vestas wind turbine electrical power and

control hardware and software.

. Estimated and prepared path design for terrestrial microwave radio

network with multiple sites using backhaul links to interconnect PLC,

DCS, RTU, VSAT, Electronic Measurement, and 960 MHz PMP star for gas

pipeline projects complying with NEC in Hazardous areas (Divisions 1

and 2).

. Analyzed custody transfer gas flow measurement comparing turbine

meters vs. v-cones.

. Ensured clear and effective communications were maintained between

technical staff and subcontractors, emphasizing open discussion of

solutions and opportunities

2004-2008

Electrical Engineer, NANA/Colt Engineering, LLC, Anchorage, Alaska

Provided engineering support to BP for North Slope projects;

researching, specifying, developing, designing, engineering, or

testing components, equipment, and systems. Optimized cable size for

new drill Pad "I" using ETAP and voltage drop calculations for 15 kV

power for Western Regional Development expansion (WRD) electrical

expansion. Responsibilities included:

Supervised hands on test and inspection of replacement generator at

MPU prior to its installation in the module confirming the electrical

integrity of the generator and produced a report of the findings.

. Projects included development of safety interlock and shutdown

sequences using nuclear level instruments on separator tanks and waste

water tanks.

. Provided a detailed conversion checklist for modification of the

generator package and installation of the new generator to be

completed prior to functional checkout (FCO).

. Provided electrical system modeling using ETAP and Easy Power software

supporting relay coordination, short circuit calculations, and sizing

and selection of switchgear protection settings for use in the

Economic Screening Analysis.

. Defined requirements and coordinated with Powell Electric for purchase

of 2000 amp bus, breaker, and generator relay(s). Calculated relay

protection set points for new and existing relays to accommodate 30 MW

generators. Coordinated electrical study of 13.8 SWGR. Generated

procedures for switchgear and bus-duct testing for protection and load-

flow using a larger generator.

. Prepared detailed electrical isolation instructions that were used as

a safety checklist.

. Formulated and conducted electrical test procedure for installation of

a rebuilt 30 MW generator to replace a 19 MW generator on a GE LM-2500

gas turbine driver including electrical checkout and commissioning

procedure.

2001-2004

Design Team Lead Engineer, VECO Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska

Acted as BP and Alyeska Team Lead on minor modification TAP projects

successfully controlling budgets and schedules to meet client scope.

Duties included the development and field supervision of FCO at the

affected pipeline pump stations, including development and execution of

energy isolation, startup, maintenance and operating procedures. Traveled

to remote locations across Alaska required for engineering investigation

related to other oil and gas projects. Ensured communications were clear

and effective between technical staff disciplines. Coordinated activities

of subcontractors and implemented detailed project controls, establishing

safety and staff health as the highest priority

1999-2001

Project Engineer, Energy Engineering, Inc., Houston, Texas

Co-founded the company and hired design and installation staff for

turnkey projects at the Lewis Creek power plant working on substation

design and protective relaying settings and controls. Negotiated

technical terms of the power plant fuel gas custody transfer contract

between ENTERGY and Duke Energy. Supervised design installation, FCO, and

commissioning for these companies. Project elements included relay

settings and analysis of Duke Energy substation and control design,

updating substation standards, drawing specifications, cost estimating,

project scheduling, and project management. Used ETAP software to analyze

the substation design and confirm the protective relaying settings.

Improved controls interface and programmed the MAX Control Systems (DCS)

additions and enhancements. Improved the 15 kV switchgear interfaces for

operation information system connection to EMO central in the Woodlands.

Coordinated technical negotiations between Operations Information System

(OIS) and Duke Energy to obtain agreement on a new fuel gas measurement

rate (130 mmscfd) for the alternative fuel source from Duke Energy. Acted

as Equilon Project Manager; hired and supervised seven designers and two

field service engineers to change individual PLC control to central DCS

control for seven oil and gas storage tanks and the pumping facilities

for the Orion Products system for Equilon. The Frost Station startup was

completed in just three months from initial groundbreaking. The

electrical system included a 69 kV substation, an overhead power

distribution line, six 1250 HP main pumps, and a PLC-controlled manifold

controlling distribution from seven product tanks. Station SCADA was via

VSAT from Dallas. Designed interface modifications allowing utilization

of Solar Turbines to generate 50 Hz through JRCS switchgear and MCC with

Fisher-Rosemont DCS for SCADA, with Allen-Bradley redundant PLC for ESD

for European projects.

1998-1999

Senior Consulting Engineer, Chevron, (OPS, Inc.), Houston, Texas

Acting Project Engineer for Chevron gas plant expansion adding a third

Solar Mars Turbine compressor and expanded the Honeywell TDC-3000 DCS for

the gas plant expansion. Completed engineering design and implemented

turbo machinery control upgrade using Allen Bradley redundant PLC for ESD

program for safer gas plant operation. Amended P&IDs, instrument index,

piping line list, instrument data sheets, PSV sizing, and other items to

complete the Chevron Escravos oil and gas production facilities in

Nigeria. Project included generation of the instrument data sheets and

electrical requisitions for purchase of equipment and materials.

Controlled budget and schedule to meet management objectives. Activated

real time weekly progress reports for Chevron management on project

budget and schedule progress and answered questions from CNL in Escravos.

1996-1998

Senior Consultant Engineer, Enercon Engineering Inc., Houston, Texas

Prepared and presented Project Proposals, function-charts scopes of

work, project man-hour budgets, and schedules to management starting

from conceptual P&IDs. Hired and supervised designers for

instrumentation of switchgear, motor control centers, transformers,

programmable controllers, uninterruptible power systems, fire alarm

systems, and interface of supplier electrical and instrument control

systems for offshore oil/gas production platforms. Prepared operations

manual for Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, Ltd.; Marathon Oil;

Sakhalin II Project; Piltun-Astokhskoye Field; Molikpaq Platform A

early production system, offshore Sakhalin Island, Russia. Supervised

Korean nationals in Korea at HYUNDAI Engineering and translated during

meetings. Project managed design, installation and commissioning of

offshore platforms for Enercon on HHI, ONGC, and CNOOC Pinghou project

in Seoul, Korea, and Houston, Texas, using a mixture of NEMA and EEC

equipment. Designed interface modifications allowing utilization of

Solar Turbines to generate 50 Hz through JRCS switchgear and MCC with

Fisher-Rosemont DCS for SCADA, with Allen-Bradley redundant PLC for

ESD for European projects. Performed relay settings and analysis of

FS6 substation breakers and coordination down steam protective

elements.

1995-1996

Control Systems Group Leader, Diamond Shamrock, Inc., Amarillo, Texas

Contract Project Engineering responsible for turnkey upgrades of pipeline

terminals, tanks, FCC, metering, tank car, and truck loading of crude oil

and gasoline in refinery and pipeline facilities. Tank farm power,

control and instrumentation modification on Diamond Shamrock facilities

achieving centralized operation and reduce maintenance cost for remote

PLCs and VSDs. Acted as Diamond Shamrock supervisor on equipment upgrade

for 500 HP to 10,000 HP electric drive motors and VFDs. This installation

provided VSDs for tank farm pumps and other mechanical loads running at

48 percent less operating cost than the gas engines they replaced.

1994-1995

Project Electrical Engineer, ENRON, Houston, Texas

Coordinated project controls and supervised design for replacement of gas

turbines with VFDs and motors ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 hp. Designed

and installed substations rated from 69 KV, to 230 KV.

1988-1994

Project Engineer, Columbia Gulf Transmission (CGT), 1988 to 1994,

Houston, TX

Accountable for project coordination and design subcontracted to contract

engineering firms. Activated budgets, schedules, and prepared scope of

work for construction, and supervision of contract firms and project

documentation. Hired and supervised field instrument technicians with

hands-on programming of multiple GE-Fanuc Series 90-70 PLCs. Project lead

on SCADA system installation project at over fifty offshore and ten

onshore locations in Division 2 areas facilitating gas control. Completed

SCADA project upgraded 15 percent below budget including design and site

construction of ten VSAT systems, two compressor stations, and three new

13.8 Volt generators. Completed study and completed proposals for

replacement of all compression equipment at ten stations using 115

KV/7,200 V variable-speed, electric-motor-driven compression. Forty

eight percent less operating cost resulted from the installation of three

5,000 HP electric compressor drive motors and VFDs on my project.

1977-1988

Account Project Manager, Caterpillar, Inc., Solar Turbines Group,

Houston, Texas

Accountable for acquisition, construction, and operation of turbo

machinery lease fleet, including power generation, gas compression, and

mechanical driven pumps. Functioned as Director of Project and Business

Activities on leasing projects. Corporate Leasing Group: Functioned as

Construction Services Department Sales and Applications Engineer for the

Africa, Mid-East, and Europe (AMEE) area. Discovered major project by DUC

(Danish Underground Consortium, the Danish utility) before they sent this

$10 million project for bid. Participated in 70 detailed technical and

financial proposals for AMEE area. Booked and directed sale and

installation of nine Centaur gas turbine packages with turnkey equipment

in the private sector of Iran. Completed construction services (turnkey)

for Nigerian projects resulting in installation of two Saturn single-lift

packages, two Centaur packages and two 8800 kW Mars co-generation

installations for utility power for the city of Port Harcourt.

Additional Contract Experience includes Electrical Engineer for Hoechst

Fibers, Inc.; Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.; and Olin Corporation.

Professional

President, ISA Alaska Section 2007 - 2008

Former Program Director, The Instrument Society of America, Houston, Texas

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Anchorage, Alaska

Thorough knowledge of NEC, NES, and IEEE codes and standards'

Extensive North Slope and other field experience worldwide

Senior Member of the Instrument Society of America

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