Power Plant Manager

Robert Saunders

** ******'s Way

Thomaston, CT **787

203-***-**** cell

860-***-**** Hm.

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Design Experience:

Mechanical Engineering:

. Designed and performed FEA analysis on pressure vessel

containments for FCE's Megawatt and Submegawatt class power

plants

. Developed cost reduced design in accordance with ASME

Boiler Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Div. 2 resulting

in 25% reduction in component cost.

Product Engineer:

. Designed, performed feasibility studies, and managed the

design effort of modifications required for custom designed

power plant installations.

. Designed a portable fuel desulferization system for

changing desulferizer media while out plant shutdown.

. Improved product reliability for first and second

generation power plants resulted in greater than 90%

availability.

Project Management:

Program Manager:

. Lead fuel cell power plant cost reduction redesign project

resulting in 10% reduction in product cost.

. Managed 1.3 million dollar budget allotted for product

redesign.

. Directed the efforts of designers, mechanical, electrical

and process engineers to implement cost reduced designs

into the product and determine root causes of equipment

failures to improve product reliability.

Engineering Supervisor - Maintenance Management:

. Managed the implementation of Datastream's D7i

computerized maintenance management software system

servicing FCE's Field Service organization and

Testing/Conditioning facilities. This included managing

the implementation schedule, designing the work flow,

configuring the system, writing the training materials

and conducting the training for all users.

. Supervised the setup and implementation of the MP2

maintenance management system, and managed workflow for a

20+ building campus.

. Joint Manufacturing Safety Committee Chairman: - Lead

multi-departmental team (consisting of representatives

from solid dosage, packaging, maintenance, etc) in the

identification and resolution of plant-wide safety issues

resulting in the reduction of the total recordable

incident rate (TRIR).

. Cost Center Supervisor - managed $500,000 budget.

Work Planning:

. Assisted in supervising contracted production labor and

acted as the liaison between FCE and the subcontractors.

. Established consumable bulk stock inventory for fuel cell

integration facility

Power Plant Operations and Maintenance:

Facility Operations Manager:

. Managed Facility Operations and Maintenance Departments

providing service to 1.5 million square feet spread over 7

facilities which include research laboratories, clinical

research facilities, state of the art robotic sample

storage facilities, datacenter, executive office

facilities, and 2 day care facilities.

. Managed and maintained ~6 million dollar budget for the 7

sites.

. Implemented several cost savings initiatives equating to

~$190,000 annual savings.

. Converted all service contracts from Pfizer to Jones Lang

Lasalle over the first year in transition to outsourced

maintenance management.

Fuel Cell Conditioning Plant Operator:

. Instrumental in the commissioning of FCE's megawatt fuel

cell testing and conditioning facility.

Engineroom Supervisor:

. Supervised the operation of mechanical systems associated

with the S5W and S8G US Naval nuclear power plants

including steam turbines, steam and condensate systems,

distillation and water purification systems, LiBr and

vapor compression cycle A/C Systems. Awarded a grade of

'Excellent' on ship's Operational Reactor Safeguards

Examination (ORSE).

. Rebuilt ships emergency diesel generator - Awarded Navy

Achievement Medal

Utility Plant Operations:

. Operated of Central Utilities Plant and all support systems

supplying heating and A/C to a 20+ building R&D and

Manufacturing facility.

. Utilities provided: 140,000 lb/hr steam generating

capacity, and 5500 ton (predominately ammonia)

refrigeration capacity, RO and demineralized water

treatment systems, chemical treatment systems.

. Trained to operate the Siemens and Honeywell building

automation and boiler control systems used to maintain

strict environmental control of the production, research,

and product storage facilities.

. Wrote New Operator Training / Qualification guide for

systems servicing the 20+ building campus.

Radiological Controls Shift Supervisor Operator:

. Radioactive liquid waste system, radioactive laundry

system, RAM waste press and liquid solidification

processes.

. Wrote nuclear work procedures for the disassembly of

radioactive storage tanks upon decommissioning of the USS

Canopus (AS-34)

Millwright Technician:

. Executed a broad range of tasks required to maintain the

reliability of pharmaceutical production facilities and

equipment in accordance with current Good Manufacturing

Practices (cGMP).

. Tasks included mechanical systems and equipment

troubleshooting and repair, facilities and production

equipment preventative maintenance, design and

installation of safety guarding on production equipment,

facility refurbishment, pipe fitting, welding, wood work,

painting, etc.

. Certified Universal Refrigeration Technician by ARI

and EPA,

. Certified Medical System Grade Brazer

. Certified Medical Response Technician (MRT).

Work History:

Mar 2008 - Present Jones Lang Lasalle - Pfizer Account, New London, CT

Facility Operations Manager

Feb 2002 - Mar 2008 FuelCell Energy - Danbury, CT

Program Manager, Product Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

(vessel design)

Mar 1994 - Feb 2002 Bayer Pharmaceuticals, - West Haven, CT

Engineering Supervisor, Millwright Leadman, Utilities

Plant Operator

Nov 1992 - Nov 1994 USS Canopus, Intermediate Maintenance Facility (AS-

34) - Kings Bay, GA

Radiological Controls Shift Supervisor, Work Center

Supervisor, RCM

Aug 1992 - Sept 1992 Radiological Controls Monitor School, Charleston

Naval Shipyard, Charleston, SC

Aug 1988 - Aug 1992 USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658) - Charleston, SC

Engineroom Supervisor

Dec 1986 - Aug 1988 United States Naval Nuclear Power Training School

Nuclear Field 'A' School - Nuclear Machinist Mate -

Orlando, FL

Nuclear Power School - Orlando, FL

Nuclear Prototype - Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory -

Balston Spa, NY

Education: Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ

BSAST Nuclear Engineering Technology

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT

AS Mechanical Engineering

Alpha Sigma Lambda (Honor Society)

Deans List (3.70 GPA)

Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY

Computer Science / Business Management

Bayer Management Training Program

Certificates: Six Sigma Green Belt

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing - Worcester

Polytechnic Institute

Boiler Pressure Vessel Section VIII - Div. 2

Training Seminar - ASME

Universal Refrigeration Technician by ARI and EPA

Computer Skills: Design Software: Autodesk Inventor

(9&11), Solidworks, Autocad 2002

Analysis Software: COSMOS 2007

Automation Systems: Delta V, Siemens (BAS),

Honeywell Boiler Control System

CMMS's: Datastream MP2 & D7i, Faciliworks

4.0

Database Reporting: Crystal Reports, Oracle

Discoverer 9.0

Documentation Control: Adept, Master Control

Project: Microsoft Project Professional

Office: Excel, Access, Powerpoint,

Word, Adobe Acrobat, Frontpage 98,

Outlook, Lotus Notes, Adobe Photoshop

Security: Secret Clearance (Inactive)

References: Available upon request

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