Larry Gottesman
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
973-***-****, abmq0e@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
Extensive Project Management, Engineering, Construction, and Project
Development experience in Wind Energy, electric power plants, and
Transmission. Multi-disciplinary capabilities. National and international
project performance. Most recent project: Wind Farm Interconnections.
Diverse track record also includes building infrastructure, Data Centers,
and Central Utility Plants. Project values to $800+ million.
New York Power Authority (Contractor), White Plains NY January 2007 -
March 2010
Project Manager
. Wind Energy / Transmission. Substation interconnections and microwave
systems for 4 Wind Farms totaling 550+ MW. Two new 34.5/230KV
substations, transmission line interconnections, major additions to
existing 230KV substations. Three new and expansion of four microwave
sites. Extensive Project Management, Engineering, and Construction.
Coordinated in-house design, construction, and quality assurance
efforts. Project Manager / point of contact for Developer Engineering
and Construction.
LG Holdings LLC, Upper Montclair NJ 2005 - 2006
Real Estate Renovation. Purchase, renovation, and sale of residential
property.
SYSKA HENNESSY GROUP, INC., New York NY 2003 - 2005
Energy Services Group Manager
. Combined Heat and Power. 8 MW combustion turbine cogeneration plant
and building. Design / Build project. University of New Hampshire,
Durham NH.
. Grass Roots Central Chiller Plant / Building. 3,200 ton. Design /
Build project. University of New Hampshire, Durham NH.
. Combined Heat, Power, and Chilling. 8 MW cogeneration plant with
additional 6 MW of backup generation, integrated 2,350-ton hybrid
chilling, and heating plant. Developed and delivered an innovative
Casino/Hotel complex plant. Design / Build project. Morongo Casino
Cogeneration Plant, Cabazon, CA.
. Data Center Plant. 1,000-ton chiller addition. Citigroup, New York, NY.
. Data Center Peer Review. Wachovia, Charlotte NC.
. Start-up troubleshooting, Data Center Peer Review. Goldman Sachs, 30
Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ; Site 26 New York, NY.
. Central Plants: hybrid chiller, ice storage system and boiler plants. 42-
story and 32-story office towers. Samsung Seocho, Seoul, Korea.
. 750-ton absorption chiller, replacing a 500-ton plant. Lawrence Hospital
Center, Bronxville, NY.
. New Academic Building Central / Cogeneration Plant. Cooper Union, New
York, NY.
JOSEPH R. LORING & ASSOCIATES, INC., New York NY 1998 - 2003
Vice President, Director of Project Management. Business development,
project management, and recruiting.
. 50 MW Simple Cycle Turbine. Energy Engineer of the Year Award
(Association of Energy Engineers, 2003). Bayswater Peaking Plant, Far
Rockaway, NY.
. Cogeneration Plant Upgrade. $5+ million deaerator, boiler feed water and
export steam system additions in a 300 MW cogeneration plant. Project
completed without disrupting plant operations. Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cogeneration Plant, Brooklyn, NY.
. 448 Bed Maximum Security Prison for the New York City Department of
Corrections and Department of Design and Construction. Rikers Island,
New York, NY.
. Brooklyn College Chiller Plant. 10,000 ton chiller hybrid chiller plant,
office building, and campus wide chilled water distribution system.
Design / Build project.
. Renovation of Whitman and Gershwin Theaters / Performing Arts Center.
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.
. 3 MW emergency generator and building for the Office of General Services
State of New York. Downstate Correctional Center, Fishkill, NY.
. Parking Garage Renovation. Bronx Family/Criminal Court Building, Bronx
NY:
Community energy alternatives (now PSEG Global), Ridgewood NJ 1988 - 1998
Project Manager / Project Developer at the unregulated electric power
development affiliate of Public Service Electric and Gas Company.
Cogeneration, merchant, and green field electric power plants and
distribution system acquisitions.
. 840 MW Combined Cycle Plant. EPC and interconnect contracts,
environmental permits, and financing, leading to closing, construction,
and operation. Parana Power Plant, San Nicholas, Argentina.
. 210 MW Simple Cycle Plant and 65-km transmission line built in the rain
forest. Project development, environmental permits and program,
construction, commissioning and start-up in a remote location.
Multifaceted, fast track performance - completed three months early.
Termo Santander, Cimitarra, Colombia.
. Development and due diligence activities included various bids,
negotiations, and project development in Thailand, Colombia, Brazil,
Argentina, Italy, and the United States as well as acquisition of plants
and distribution systems.
. Chief Engineer. 105 MW combined cycle cogeneration plant plus
heating/cooling water distribution, 27,000 tons chilling and 200 mm
Btu/hr heating capacity for passenger terminals. Major central plant
expansion and renovation. Cogeneration Plant of the Year Award
(Association of Energy Engineers, 1997). On time performance, without
disrupting airport operation in an extremely demanding construction
environment. Kennedy International Airport Cogeneration Project,
Jamaica, NY.
. 135 MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant. Development, permitting,
RFP, EPC contract negotiations, project management, and natural gas
and high voltage interconnections. Newark Bay Cogeneration Plant,
Newark, NJ.
. 230 MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant in an oil refinery.
Development, permitting, RFP, EPC contract negotiations, and natural gas
and high voltage utility interconnections. Project engineer through
engineering and construction. Eagle Point Cogeneration Plant, Westville,
NJ.
. Coke and Coal fired fluidized bed power plants. Directly responsible for
multi-million dollar cost savings realized on each of five power plant
projects in California.
CONSULTANT, Upper Montclair NJ 1986 - 1988
. Site Construction Consultant / Start-up Consultant. 50 MW coal fired
fluidized bed power plant, Port of Stockton Cogeneration Plant,
Stockton, CA; 20 MW wood fired unit, Bridgewater Power Plant, Plymouth,
NH. Trouble shooting and problem solving in a fast paced environment.
. Marketing and Technology Management. Videotape rental / vending
machine. Marketing, mechanical, electrical and software integration
aspects. US and international patents.
. Environmental Reporting / Permitting. SARA Title III, Section 313
reporting for a major specialty chemical manufacturer in Ohio; Air
permits and RCRA Treatment, Storage and Disposal Part A and B permits
for a hazardous waste recycling plant in NJ.
CE LUMMUS (now Lummus Technology owned by CB&I), Bloomfield NJ - 1986
Senior Environmental / Process Design Engineer, Environmental and Plant
Service Systems Group at a major international engineering and construction
company.
. Design and construction of two Coal Gasification plants built in the
United States.
. Ethylene plant, refinery, coker, specialty chemical and pharmaceutical
expertise.
. International and plant start-up assignments.
EDUCATION
Masters of Science, Chemical Engineering. Manhattan College. Member of
Tau Beta Pi.
Masters of Science, Environmental Science. Rutgers University. Teaching
Assistant.
Bachelor of Arts, Clark University. Science, Technology, and Society - an
interdisciplinary curriculum. High Honors.