Engineer Manager

Location:

Port St Lucie, FL

Posted:

December 17, 2012

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FRANK RHODES

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ** ******* ****

City: PORT ST LUCIE

State: FL

Zip: 34952

Country: USA

Phone: 772-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $158,000

Willing to Relocate

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FRANK E. RHODES

2085 SE Hanford Road * Port St. Lucie, Florida 34952

Hm: 772-***-**** * Cell: 772-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

Dedicated to support growth initiatives and work in a dynamic environment to incorporate new ideas into practice. Qualified to make technical and non-technical decisions and recommendations that are authoritative and have far-reaching impact.

POSITIONS OF EXPERIENCE

Site Manager, I&E / I&C Construction Manager, Project Manager, Project Engineer, I&C Design Engineer, Smart Grid Relay Construction Engineer, I&E Lead Construction Engineer, I&C Field Superintendent, Commissioning and Startup Manager, Marine and Offshore Senior Field Engineer, Specialist for dry docking of Cruise Ships and Super Tankers for Ship Propulsion Pod Inspections, Owners Representative, QA & QC Field Engineer.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Extensive project engineering, design and construction management experience within the following major industries: Combined-Cycle Power Plants, Siemens Westinghouse 501FD2 (SW501F) & Siemens SCC6-5000F, Combustion Turbines and associated Heat Recovery Steam Generators, GE 7FA gas turbine, rapid transit, maritime power plants/propulsion, steam/gas turbine power generation/distribution and utility, industrial maintenance, facility engineering, alumina bulk storage facility, material handling / ship unloading crane construction and maintenance, cement plants, alumina refinery, phosphate mining, malt manufacturing, pulp and paper, wastewater and water treatment facilities, sugar mill/refinery, chemical/petro chemical process controls, power distribution, high voltage substations, transmission/distribution and Smart Grid Relay Construction, Nuclear Power Plant I&E design, Mining and Safety Acts, Regulations, and Codes, Focus on Safety First.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

* Performed tasks to meet project schedules while working in a team environment. Utilized strong analytical problem solving skills, in responding to changing priorities.

* Combined strong planning, communication, organization, and quality management skills in construction management, contract administration, scheduling, cost control, quality assurance, and closeout documentation. * Capable of motivating and communicating with superiors, subordinates, staff and clients.

* Action oriented, press for results, manage, and organize large, long-term projects of significant scope and budget. Qualified to plan and structure work for self and department members and deal with high-pressure situations on a daily basis.

* Engineering interface: Programmable logic controllers, Allen Bradley, Fisher Provox, DCS, L&N, Modicon, Texas Instruments, Honeywell TDC3000, Valmet Damatic systems DCS, G.E., Fisher and Porter DCS, Emerson Ovation and Alstom Power Conversion products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Duke Energy/Progress Energy, Orlando Fl. Northpoint Office Oct 2011 to Oct 2012

Relay Construction Engineer:

My duties included constructability review, scope definition, design recommendations from construction restrictions, estimating field construction, coordination with peripheral work groups, NERC/FERC documents, ECR, functional certifications, ISR test reports, SOI, communication/telecom, Capital project completion and close out, QA & QC.

Perry Group, Ltd., Wadsworth, Ohio Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

EPC Contractor, Partnership w/ B&W, Naughton PP., Kemmerer, Wyoming.

I&C and I&E Construction Manager

This project was a Design Build for the B&W FGD system on existing Units 1&2. Replace two UATs, 20MVA each, HV 16kV. Modify the isolated phase bus to accommodate the new transformers. Replace two existing two (2) winding RATs (one per unit) with new three (3) winding RATs. Replaced the unit differential (SEL) relays as required for the new UATs and the switchyard differential (SEL) relays as required for the new RATs. Two prefabricated electrical buildings and MV cable tray and cables installed. I&C included a Honeywell TDC3000 to interface with the existing plant system. General overall electrical construction to meet specifications. Upgrade of (3) river water supply pumps & motors with modifications to the existing switchgear starters and controls.

GLF Const. Corp. Miami, Fl. (Direct position) 2009 -2010

EPC Contractors for Alumina Bulk Storage Project in La Brea, Trinidad W.I.

Construction Manager / Procurement Manager / I&C Consulting Engineer

My duties consisted of overseeing Engineering, Construction and Procurement of equipment, check specifications and cost evaluation. Ship unloader and crane installation. Involved with all I&E design for project. This project was designed for the NEC Trinidad Government and was put on hold October 2010 due to Government reorganization. Project was 75% completed.

Duke Energy International, Guatemala City 2008 -2009

EPC Contractors Aicsa Corp. & Dymel, Guatemala City and San Salvador

Lead I&E, I&C Design Engineer / Startup & Commissioning

This project was a relocation of an existing Coal Fired power plant from N.C. and re assembling in Guatemala. Duties consisted of designing the HV Switchyard using (SEL) Protective relay smart grid solutions. Redesign of all power & controls and DCS systems to meet the new design criteria. Deleted all redundant Switchgear and designed new main control room panel.

Union Fenosa, Durango, Mexico 2007 -2008

Siemens Power Generation, (NES Overseas USA LLC)

Siemens Technical Support / I&C Construction / Startup & Commissioning Engineer

Furnished technical support for construction, startup and commissioning to Union Fenosa for Siemens, Mexico. This new construction was a Combined Cycle Plant with 2 X 1 Siemens SCC6-5000F Gas Turbine-Generator & Auxiliaries and Siemens SST6 Steam Turbine-Generator & Auxiliaries.

Greenfield Energy Centre L.P., Courtright, Ontario, Canada 2006-2007

Calpine Corp. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Inc. (Owners Representative)

GEC Project I&E Lead Supt. / I&C Construction/Startup & Commissioning Engineer

I&C Project Lead Superintendent for new construction and commissioning of a natural gas-fired, Combined Cycle generating facility with three 212-megawatt Siemens Westinghouse 501FD2 (SW501F) combustion turbines and associated Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) equipped with supplemental firing (duct burners) and connected to a Toshiba 540 MW steam turbine generator. I have specific experience in working on combined cycle (CCGT) power plants as a contractor and an excellent understanding of construction (EPC, PPA). I also possess excellent communication and leadership skills and able to work in a broad cultural spectrum.

US Sugar Corp., Clewiston, Florida 2003 - 2006

Senior Electrical Engineer / I&C Construction / Startup & Commissioning Manager

Engineering design for automation of the existing sugar mill, new construction of Evaporator, Clarifier, CIP area, C-Tandem cane processing machines, C-Dump and new steam turbine generator. LV and HV overhead power pole/cable tray distribution throughout existing and new construction areas. I was involved in all phases of design, construction, commissioning and debottlenecking of the existing Boiling House to add new equipment, ABB VFD`s, LV and HV MCC`s, Switchgear and design of new electrical equipment rooms. QA/QC inspection and testing of electrical, electronic components, and complex circuitry. Responsible for the start to finish stages of construction on process units within the project. Startup and commissioning of all systems and final installation documentation and turn over packages to client.

J.H. Ham Engineering, Inc., Lakeland, Florida 2001 - 2003

Project Manager / I&E Construction Engineer / Startup & Commissioning Engineer

Responsible for project cost estimates and proposals. Electrical and instrumentation design of cement plants, wastewater and water treatment facilities and master pump lift stations. Development of design documents, scope of work, singleline diagrams, schematics, technical studies & reports. Drawing supervision & development, load flow / short circuit / coordination analysis, cable sizing, tray layout, cost estimating, bid specifications and evaluation, operating data, Overhead power distribution, low and high tension, LV and HV switchgear, MCC, VFD, AC/DC, I&C, I&E, DCS, SCADA. Standards: IEC, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, OSHA, ISA, ABS, USCG. Generator and switchgear design specifications and layout. Field check out, startup, commissioning and turnover packages to owner of above projects.

ALSTOM Power Conversion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1996 - 2001

Site Manager and Senior Commissioning and Startup Engineer:

New York City Transit Authority Project. Installation startup and commissioning of 34 frequency converters that produced 650Volts, single phase, 25Hz power, for signal and switching of the New York City subway system. This replaced the ConEdison power they stopped producing.

Additional Projects: System configuration and testing of equipment controls for (12) Load Commutated Inverters, rated at 10,000HP each, to run (12) 2.5KV 6,000HP motors. Controlled by a P80 programmer, MMI, redundant FIP highway to remote I/O, K-Bus Protocol, Alspa PLC with CE8020 I/O modules, for the southern California Metropolitan Water District, Emergency Eastside Water Reservoir Project.

(1999) Assigned to the ALSTOM Marine and Offshore Division Miami, Florida. Senior Field Engineer Specialist for service, repair and startup and commissioning of electric Pod propulsion and auxiliary support systems, heavy rotating equipment, converters, generators, automated controls, monitoring systems, vendor hardware and software, for large cruise ships and super tankers. Interfaced with customer management and customer engineering personnel to make precision measurements and non-destructive examinations and repairs during dry dock.

Virgin Islands Alumina, Corp. (Vialco), St. Croix, USVI 1991 - 1996

Electrical & Instrumentation Plant Engineer

Managed day to day I&E plant activities and special projects. Designed, wrote specifications, scope of work, monitored installation and commissioning of special projects. Maintenance of Bauxite crane unloader. Enforced plant preventative maintenance programs for electrical switchgear and instrumentation equipment. Added VFD`s in process applications to improve production. (September 1996 plant closed)

Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd., Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 1989 - 1991

Senior Paper Machine I&C Engineer

Developed alternative solutions to optimize paper machine production and minimize down time problems. Redesigned Roots Dresser compressor motor and torque specifications to prevent tripping on start up. Improved the instrumentation on the wet end and redesigned dryer lights.

Mead Paper Corp., Chillicothe, Ohio, and Mahrt, Alabama 1986 - 1989

Project Engineer / Construction Engineer

Supervised I&C construction of existing facility modifications and new paper mill. Monitored E&I contractors for quality assurance, code compliance, testing, startup and commissioning. Systems included turbine generator, LV & HV switchgear, HV substation, batch digester, wood yard, recovery boiler, bark boiler, evaporator, lime kiln; recycle plant and Valmet DCS system.

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Richmond, Virginia 1981 - 1986

Senior Construction Supervisor / Senior Commissioning and Startup Engineer

Project supervisor responsible for installation startup and commissioning of the burner management and ash removal system for oil to coal/natural gas conversion. Involved with gas turbine generation and combined cycle power systems, GE 7F and Westinghouse 501F.

Burns and McDonnell Engineering, Co., Kansas City, Kansas 1977 - 1981

I&E Field Engineer, (Three 500MW coal fired power plants, Laramie River Station, Wheatland, Wyoming)

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee 1973 - 1977

Electrical Design Engineer, Bellefonte, Nuclear Power Plant: Design of electrical MV switchgear & LV MCC for power distribution and automated controls for Primary and Secondary Containment areas.

Monsanto Chemical Co., St. Louis, Missouri 1970 - 1973

Project Engineer, (Debottlenecking Lasso process controls, chemical plant)

E. I. Dupont DeNemours and Co., LaPlace, Louisiana 1965 - 1970

I&C Design Engineer, (process controls, power distribution, chemical plant)

EDUCATION

NC State, Electrical Engineering, BSEE 1964

National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies

Certified Engineering Technician in Electronics and

Electrical Power Engineering Technology # 26858

Fundamentals of successful Project Management Seminar

Certified Electric Propulsion Training, Alstom, Belfort, France

National Society of Professional Engineers # 102*******