Manager Power Plant
Resume:
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Franklin, Wi.
Cell 219-***-****
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Fred Dunn
Summary of
qualifications Highly organized, responsible, and results oriented
individual with 36 years of hands on experience in
the power generation industry. My areas of
expertise include both fossil fueled and gas fired
power plants, with particular expertise in Project
Management / Site Manager / Superintendent /
Owner's Representative / Field Engineer,
Construction Management / Contract Administration
and general supervision. Throughout my career I
have been involved in all aspects of power
generation, including new construction and
installation of numerous types of equipment inside
and outside of the power plant. I have also been
involved in the construction of two new power
plants from site preparation to Units ready for
commercial operation. I have been the General
Superintendent in charge of planning, estimating,
scheduling, cost control, negotiating and
supervising SCR Projects, Gas Turbine installations
and numerous Turbine and Boiler overhauls,
retrofits and repairs, unit turnarounds and
emergency outage repairs, as well as day to day
plant maintenance. Some of my supervisory
experience includes working with all levels of
management, managing contractors, craft labor, in
house plant maintenance crews and non-union labor.
The last 2 years I have worked as a Site Manager
for the Day and Zimmerman NPS Company, prior to
that I spent four years in the same position with
the Phillips, Getschow Company, a Mechanical
Contractor in the Illinois area. Some of my job
duties include the supervision and planning, cost
tracking and scheduling of projects involving craft
labor, Boilermakers, Millwrights, Ironworkers,
Pipefitters etc. and extensive travel from jobsite
to jobsite. I have average computer skills in MS
Office, Excel, Word, Outlook and some experience
with primavera. My other major experiences were
with the CommonWealth Edison Company where I spent
twenty five years working as a supervisor and field
engineer in construction and maintenance. Some of
my duties while working in construction included
bid evaluation and clarification up to and
including award of contract as well as field
supervision of contractor. I have attended many
seminars for different types of management
techniques and maintenance repairs. I have a
working knowledge and hands on experience as well
as supervisory experience in all facets of
maintenance and repair including but not limited
to, turbine repairs including major component
repair and replacement, turbine valve disassembly,
reassembly and repair, turbine oil and cooling
water systems, boiler repairs, air heater overhauls
including basket and seal replacements, pin rack
replacement and gear box overhauls, pump overhauls,
turbine driven feed pump overhauls, air
compressors, conveyor systems, coal handling and
crushing equipment including bowl mills, various
sizes, ball mills, coal feeders, belt and chain
drive, hammer mill overhauls and replacements,
waste water treatment facilities, demineralized
water equipment, all areas of plant piping, air,
steam and oil, slag and ash handling equipment and
traveling screens. I also have a thorough knowledge
of welding and machining. I also have experience
in planning all types of work and procurement of
equipment.
Work experience [ 9/2009 - 12/2009, Bechtel ]
Boilermaker Journeyman
Elm Road Power Plant
Perform duties as boilermaker journeyman during
construction of a new 600 MW boiler and associated
equipment.
[ 2007 - 2009, Day & Zimmerman NPS ]
Site Manager
Oak Creek Power Plant
Perform the duties of site manager for a 4 unit
coal fired generating station, including, managing
staff and craft to perform regular maintenance
activities and forced outages as well as
plan,schedule and manage all outages for the
facility, including all capital project's. My day
to day activities also included cost control and
schedule as well as productivity.
[ 2005 - 2006 Shaw, Stone & Webster ]
General Superintendent
Dunkirk Generating Station
Manage multiple Boiler and Bop outages for a period
of 2 years and 4 months, including installing a new
economizer ash system.
[2005 ] Shaw, Stone & Webster
Site Manager
NRG Somerset Generating Station
Site Manager for complete rebuild and re-tube of
Aux. boiler, including casing removal and
replacement and removal and replacement of 624
steam drum to mud drum tubes.
[ 2005] Shaw, Stone & Webster
Site Manager
Oswego Generating Station
Site Manager for complete overhaul and re-tube of a
Westinghouse 800 MW steam condenser, including tube
removal and replacement and major internal repairs,
also repaired boiler water wall curtain and ash
hoppers.
[ 2004 - 2005 ] Power Maintenance Resources Inc.
Project Manager
Lapaloma Generating Station
Project/Site Manager for overhaul and major FSI
work on 4 Alstom GT 24 combined cycle 250 megawatt
units as well as complete scope of BOP maintenance
and repairs, including major turbine component
replacement.
[ 2004 ] Performance Mechanical Inc.
Superintendent
Pastoria Energy Center, Bakersfield California
Lead superintendent for piping contractor building
a 750 Mw combined cycle power plant, 3 GE 7FA's, 3
Nooter Erickson HRSG's a GE A-10 and a GE D11 steam
turbine.
[2004 to 2003 ] Day & Zimmerman NPS Nashville,
Tennessee
General Superintendent
TVA Johnsonville Fossil Plant New Johnsonville
Tennessee
Supervised multiple craft employee's performing
boiler outage work and condenser re-tube and
economizer tube replacement on 100MW CE boiler. The
project was completed on schedule and with in
budget approximately 3M.
TVA Cumberland City Fossil Plant Cumberland City
Tennessee
Managed seven superintendents and five hundred and
eighty multiple craft employee's in the
construction and turnover of a Selective Catalytic
Reduction System for a 1350MW coal fired boiler.
The project was completed on schedule and with in
budget approximately 100M, and will be operational
for this years ozone season.
[ 2003 to 2000 ] Phillips,Getschow
Company Joliet, Illinois
General Superintendent/Superintendent
NRG Indian River Operations Millsboro, Delaware
Lead Superintendent for Boilermakers performing
condenser tube replacement for 125 megawatt unit,
including water box removal and reinstallation,
tube cutting and removal, and tube reinstallation.
Ameren Energy Coffeen Station Coffeen, Illinois
Superintendent for Boilermakers and Pipefitters on
back to back two week boiler outages on two B&W
boilers performing miscellaneous tube replacements
in cyclones, water walls, reheat and superheat
pendants. Repaired GR duct and GT duct cracks,
repaired penthouse roof, miscellaneous wall
hangers, replaced GR duct inlet dampers, replaced
scroll liners and repaired cooling water jacket
leaks, repaired slag tanks and clinker grinders, GR
fan rotor repair and replacement. Prepared outage
reports for both units for station management,
performed cost tracking and estimating.
Phillips, Getschow Joliet Office Joliet Illinois
Performed miscellaneous duties including job site
walk downs, estimating, planning, and scheduling
for future work in 2003.
City of Springfield CWLP Springfield Illinois
Superintendent for Boilermakers for mud drum tube
and cyclone tube and stud repairs on Foster Wheeler
boiler including preparation of cost tracking per
job on a daily basis as well as final cost tracking
and an outage report.
Ameren Energy Elgin Energy Center Elgin Illinois
Project Manager and Lead Superintendent for repair
work on four 125 megawatt Siemens Westinghouse D
501 combustion turbines.
Provided Siemens with cost estimate and schedule
for repairs to combustor support brackets.Planned
and Supervised scheduled outage on four units
utilizing Insulators, Millwrights and Pipefitters
in the removal and disassembly of all insulation,
piping and flex hoses, removal of combustor support
brackets, repair of combustor support bolt holes
and reinstallation of all components. Performed gas
check on all four units and had no leaks, prior to
starting job all combustor support brackets on all
four units were leaking gas. All work was completed
ahead of schedule and under budget.
Ameren Energy Elgin Energy Center Elgin Illinois
Lead Superintendent for installation of four
Siemens Westinghouse 501D Combustion Turbines and
Generators. Job duties included planning and
supervising, all cost tracking, schedule updates,
parts inventory and the work assignments for three
crafts, Boilermakers, Millwrights and Ironworkers.
Boilermaker Scope : Lead Superintendent for 40
Boilermakers during installation and assembly of
air inlet filter house including steel structure
and filter installation, assembly of wet
compression duct work including two expansion
joints, assembly of exhaust duct, silencer section
and stack including all structural steel, expansion
joint and silencers. Assembled and installed
generator filter house for Siemens-Westinghouse air
cooled generator. In charge of all welding
associated with project.
Millwright Scope : Lead Superintendent for 15
Millwrights during installation and assembly of gas
turbine and generator from sole plate installation
to final coupling alignment, including diffuser
installation, bypass ring assembly and all grout
work for all equipment. We also performed coupling
alignment on all plant auxiliary equipment. The
generators were manufactured in Germany, the first
of their type to be installed in the U.S.
Ironworker Scope : Lead Superintendent for 15
Ironworkers during assembly and installation of
turbine sound enclosure, generator enclosure and
exhaust enclosure.
Subcontractor Scope : Lead Superintendent for
Insulation contractor for entire project, also for
heavy haul and initial setting of turbines and
generators including all associated cost control
and paper work. Performed duties of site
coordinator with Electrical Contractor and Civil
Contractor to assure all work was completed without
interference.
Mirant Energy Sugar Creek Power Plant Terre Haute,
Indiana
Planned and executed set up of construction site
for performance of work associated with this
installation, including site set up, mobilization
and demobilization upon completion of project.
Lead Superintendent for installation of two General
Electric 7 FA Combustion Turbines and Generators.
Job duties included planning and supervising, all
cost tracking, schedule updates, parts inventory
and the work assignments for three crafts,
Boilermakers, Millwrights and Ironworkers.
Boilermaker Scope : Lead Superintendent for 35
Boilermakers during installation and assembly of
air inlet filter house including steel structure
and filter installation, assembly of exhaust
duct, silencer section and stack including all
structural steel, expansion joint and silencers. In
charge of all welding associated with project.
Millwright Scope : Lead Superintendent for 15
Millwrights during installation and assembly of gas
turbine and generator from sole plate installation
to final coupling alignment, including diffuser
installation, and all grout work for all equipment.
We also performed coupling alignment on all plant
auxiliary equipment.
Ironworker Scope : Lead Superintendent for 15
Ironworkers during assembly and installation of
turbine sound enclosure.
Subcontractor Scope : Lead Superintendent for
Insulation contractor for entire project, also for
heavy haul and initial setting of turbines and
generators including all associated cost control
and paper work. Performed duties of site
coordinator with Electrical Contractor and Civil
Contractor to assure all work was completed without
interference.
Ameren Energy Coffeen Station Coffeen, Illinois
Lead Superintendent for multi craft job involving
70, Boilermakers, 20 Pipefitters, 6 Millwrights, 6
Ironworkers and 4 Laborers performing boiler outage
work including, cyclone and water wall tube
replacement, tube shield removal and installation,
gas and air duct repairs, FD and ID fan overhauls,
conveyor idler replacement, crusher belt feeder
overhauls. Also supervised multi-craft crew in the
demo and reinstallation of a new 500 ton per hour
Coal Crusher and feeder including modifications to
all structural steel, existing concrete and chute
work from the bunker to the conveyor belt.
Midwest Generation Will County Station Romeoville,
Illinois
Planned and organized supervision of 35
Boilermakers, 10 Pipefitters, 10 Millwrights and 4
laborers in performing air heater basket removal
and inspection, diaphragm and double diaphragm weld
repairs, seal replacement, new basket installation
and changing of the pin rack, and gear box repair.
Performed inspection of Unit Condenser to determine
cause of spring table damage and hydraulic ram
damage, designed lifting and holding device for
condenser while removing spring tables for repairs
and replacing hydraulic rams. Tube samples were
removed from the tube sheet for inspection
purposes, also replaced 2 expansion joints from
inlet tunnel to water box. There were overhauls
performed on C.E. Raymond bowl mills and coal
feeders and exhausters, along with coal and ash
piping replacement and miscellaneous valve change
out and repair on H.P steam systems.
Midwest Generation Joliet Station # 9 Joliet
Illinois
Supervised 50 Boilermakers and 6 Ironworkers in the
installation of a new over fire air system to a 350
megawatt B&W cyclone boiler, including tube removal
and replacement in other area's of the boiler,
penthouse repairs, new catwalk installation and all
new air ducts.
Ameren Energy Coffeen Station Coffeen Illinois
Supervised 16 Pipefitters and 6 Millwrights during
the installation of a new cooling pond piping and
pump installation for the purpose of lake water
temperature reduction. Piping was 36" diameter 20 '
lengths about 1000' for four pumps, all pipe
connections open butt welded.
Ameren Energy Newton Station Newton Illinois
Supervised 70 Boilermakers and 15 Pipefitters
during overhaul on Combustion Engineering
tangential furnace for 800 megawatt unit, repair
work included secondary superheat pendent
replacement, division wall bowtie replacement,
miscellaneous Dutchmen installation throughout
boiler, air heater seal replacement and cold end
modification, removal and replacement of over 5000
tube shields. Installation of isolation valves in
coal piping at all burners where there had been
none installed previously, miscellaneous coal pipe
and elbow replacement. Installation of new
instrument air header and instrument tubing to
miscellaneous valves. Replacement of 4" and 6"
house service water line for unit from carbon steel
to stainless steel.
Indeck Energy Indeck Energy Center Rockford,
Illinois
Supervised Boilermakers and Millwrights during
installation of two Westinghouse 175 MW Gas Turbine
/ Generators including installation of embeds and
anchor bolts generator and turbine grouting all
exhaust work and all air intake work.. Also
participated in set up and layout of heavy haul for
site. Duties included working with inexperienced
receiving clerk cataloging parts inventory and
setting up site lay down area's.
[ 1999 to 1974 ] Commonwealth Edison
Company Chicago, Illinois
Owners Site Rep. / Construction Field Engineer /
Maintenance Supervisor / Scheduler - Planner
Job Duties
Site Manage and Supervise various construction
projects throughout the Common Wealth Edison Fossil
System. Which included start to finish projects
from writing work scopes and reviewing
specifications, estimating costs, receiving and
evaluating bids, awarding contracts, planning work,
scheduling work, coordinating work, administering
contracts, cost tracking and Field Supervision of
contractors performing work to ensure that projects
were completed on schedule and within budget with
little or no interruption to the stations day to
day operations. Specific projects and
accomplishments included: More projects available
on request.
Fall 1999 - Commonwealth Edison Fisk Station,
Chicago, Illinois
Site Manager and Field Supervisor of contractors,
for the removal and installation of 36" hot reheat
header from boiler outlet header to turbine
intercept valves and from turbine intercept valves
to reheat turbine cylinder. Included in
contractors scope was air heater wash, boiler wash
and air heater seal replacement, also included was
grit blasting precipitator plates and changing out
wires and bottle weights. Directly Supervised 20
man maintenance crew performing maintenance
overhaul on an Allis - Chalmers 380 MW Cross
Compound Turbine Generator. Work included
disassembly, repair evaluation, performing some
repairs, supervising all contracted labor repairs
and reassembly of double flow L.P. Turbine. Other
projects included in scope of work were removal and
replacement of all bearings on H.P. - I.P. train
including H.P. generator to determine previous
vibration problems. Pre and post coupling
alignments on both the H.P. I.P. and H.P.
Generator, and the L.P. dual rotors and generator.
Spring 1999 - Commonwealth Edison Powerton Station,
Pekin,Illinois Site Manager and Field Supervisor of
Mechanical contractor in the overhaul of a G.E. 800
MW Steam Turbine Generator. Unit consisted of H.P.
- I.P. and two dual flow L.P. rotors. Work
included disassembly, repair evaluation,
supervision of all contracted repairs and
reassembly of the Unit. Some of the repairs that
were performed included rebuilding of the H.P.
nozzle block in place, removing and re-pinning last
stage buckets to prevent future damage to buckets.
The rebuilding of H.P. and I.P. diaphragms and
replacement of seal strips. Other components that
were disassembled and repaired and reassembled
include control valves, main steam stop valves and
intercept valves, both steam and oil side. Other
work included in contractors scope,was overhaul and
installation of 4 new traveling screens, removal
and installation of a new coal belt scale, overhaul
of 6 Penn Crusher 500 ton per hour hammer mills,
Complete overhaul of rotating car dumper and coal
hopper.
Fall 1998 - Commonwealth Edison Powerton Station,
Pekin, Illinois
Site Manager and Supervisor of Mechanical
contractor during the overhaul of a G.E. 800 MW
Steam Turbine Generator. Work consisted of
disassembly, repair and reassembly of H.P. I.P.
Turbine. Including all component sandblasting and
major turbine component repair. Other work included
disassembly of generator, off site rewind and
reassembly of the generator rotor in Richmond
Virginia and high speed balancing, all performed
under my direct supervision. Stator wedge
replacement was completed on site. All generator
testing was performed by General Electric under my
supervision. The generator was reassembled upon
return to the station.
Spring 1998 - Commonwealth Edison Crawford Station
Chicago, Illinois
Site Manager and Field Supervisor of Turbine
overhaul contractor performing work on a G.E.285 MW
H.P. Reheat, dual flow L. P. Steam Turbine. Work
included complete disassembly of entire unit, both
turbine rotors and generator rotor were
disassembled, repaired and reassembled on site. All
valves were disassembled both oil and steam side
and repaired and reassembled during the outage.
Other duties included supervising all, on and off
site turbine component repairs.
Fall 1997 - Commonwealth Edison Crawford Station
Chicago,Illinois
Superintendent of overhaul of a Westinghouse 385 MW
Steam Turbine Generator. Work included disassembly,
repair evaluation, repairs and reassembly of H.P.
I.P. Turbine, generator hydrogen seal replacement
on both H.P. and L.P. generators. Hydrogen cooler
removal, cleaning, and reinstalling due to
hazardous material contamination. Control valve
overhaul both steam and oil side, as well as Main
steam stop and intercept valve overhauls. Other
duties included supervision of machining contractor
performing all turbine and valve repairs both on
and off site.
Spring 1997 - Commonwealth Edison Will County
Station Illinois
Site manager and field supervisor of construction
of 24 cooling towers from site development to final
operation, included managing multiple contractors,
schedule and budget.
Fall 1996 - Commonwealth Edison Joliet Station 29,
Joliet Illinois
Site Manager and Field Supervisor of construction
of 24 cooling towers along the Desplaines river to
increase station megawatt output during summer peak
loads.
Spring 1996 - Com Ed Will County Station,
Romeoville Illinois
Site Manager and Field supervisor of construction
of rotary car dumper and radial stacker including
all conveyor systems and all new coal feed system
for a four unit 4 fossil plant. I managed scope,
schedule and cost for the elimination of the coal
unloading by barge system.
Fall 1995 - Commonwealth Edison Joliet Station 9
Joliet, Illinois
Site Manager and Field Supervisor of mechanical
contractor in performing overhaul of G.E. 350 MW
Cross compound Steam Turbine Generator. Work
included disassembly, repair and reassembly of both
H.P.I.P and L.P. Turbines and H.P. and L.P.
Generators. Supervised the removal and
reinstallation of both H.P. and L.P. Generator
stator bars and insulation.
Spring 1995 - Commonwealth Edison Joliet Station 9,
Joliet Illinois
Site manager and Field Supervisor of mechanical
contractor performing complete rebuild of B&W
boiler for 350 megawatt steam turbine, including
cyclone replacement, front, rear and side wall
replacement, side wall header replacement, removal
and reinstallation of SSH horizontal tube
assemblies, entire section. The removal of and
replacement of the ring header and all cyclone
header supply tubes. Including managing of budget
and schedule.
Fall 1994- Commonwealth Edison Joliet Station 9
Joliet, Illinois
Site manager and field supervisor of mechanical
contractor during overhaul of Electro Static
Precipitator, including demo of existing curtains
and wires and reinstallation of new curtains and
electrodes.
Spring 1994- Commonwealth Edison Joliet Station 9
Joliet, Illnois
Site Manager and Field Supervisor of mechanical
contractor performing overhaul of 3 Lungstrom Air
Preheaters, including basket and seal removal and
replacement, gear box overhaul and pin rack removal
and replacement.
Fall 1993 to Fall 1991
Site manager and Field Supervisor working on
numerous construction projects throughout the
Commonwealth Edison Fossil System. Including two
precipitator overhauls, car dumper overhaul,
conveyor belt replacements, numerous boiler
emergency repair outages, turbine boiler feed pump
overhauls, condenser tube replacement and numerous
turbine valve overhauls.
Summer 1991 - State Line Station Hammond IN.
Supervised as General Manager, Overhaul of a
Westinghouse 325 MW Crosscompound Steam Turbine
that was wrecked during operation. Work included
disassembly, repair evaluation, assisting in
repairs, de-stacking of one of the L.P.Turbine
rotor discs, turbine blade removal and replacement,
turbine machining, turbine disc rebuilding and
blade root re-broaching and shimming and
disassembly of the other L.P. Turbine for blade
replacement and machining and the reassembling of
both turbines. Included in my scope was building
of schedule and cost tracking.
Spring 1989 to 1983 - State Line Station Hammond
IN.
General Maintenance Foreman supervising day to day
maintenance program in the continuous operation of
a 4 Unit Station in the Commonwealth Edison System.
Duties include supervising day to day repairs,
periodic overhauls, and preventative maintenance on
the Units
during this time. Have also worked extensively on
all Turbine/ Boiler related auxiliary equipment,
the station was equipped with three G.E. units and
one Westinghouse unit, C.E. and B&W boilers. During
career at State Line Station supervised three
De-stack / Re-stacks on the Westinghouse 325 MW
Crosscompound Steam Turbine for major repairs to
rotors as well as discs and turbine blades.
Spring 1983 to 1974 - State Line Station Hammond
IN.
Performed as station mechanic working primarily on
turbine outages and day to day maintenance of the
plant.
Current OSHA 30
STS safety qualified
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