Engineer Power Plant

Ronald Thomas

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

Address: 256554 Ann Arbor Trail #3

City: Dearborn Heights

State: MI

Zip: 48127

Country: USA

Phone: 313-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $104,000

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RONALD C. THOMAS 26554 Ann Arbor Trail #3 Dearborn Heights MI Home Phone 313-***-**** Cell Phone 773-***-**** EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of Redlands P.E. REGISTRATION: California (Mechanical, #M-13805) EXPERIENCE SUMMARY: Mechanical Engineer specializing in structural and thermal analysis and design, working at the Senior Project Engineer level in fossil fuel, nuclear power, chemical process/refinery, and building mechanical systems. Expertise in the following disciplines: Pipe support and piping design and analysis Trouble-shooting mechanical and structural design problems Equipment selection and installation Pressure vessel design and analysis Stress analysis using classical and finite element methods Heat transfer analysis, including radiation heat transfer, using both classical and numerical methods Writing specifications and standards Familiar with ASME Sections I, II, III, and VIII, B31.1 and B31.3. Familiar with PIPSYS, Autopipe II, PipePlus (ALGOR), CAESAR II and other piping programs; ANSYS, ALGOR, STRUDL and many other finite element programs. Extensive technical writing experience, particularly specifications and standards. Extensive microcomputer experience. Familiar with MS Office Suite and literate in BASIC, Pascal, and FORTRAN. RECENT DETAILED EXPERIENCE:

September 2011 to March 2012- Cooper & Associates (Contract) Mehanical Engineer in the Piping Design Group. Caesar II pipe stress analysis abd pipe support design and location for hot asphalt piping systems. Pipe support and pump loads. The client was Malarkey, with an installation in Oklahoma. All word was done over the internet from Michigan.

September 2006 to July 2010 - Power Engineers Collaborative LLC, Chicago, IL (consultant, frequently part-time. The last three years have been usually over the internet.) Mechanical design responsibility for power plant, building system and sewage treatment projects. Designed, analyzed and specified piping, pipe supports, pressure vessels, pumps, heat exchangers and other equipment. Analyzed equipment stress, pipe stress, fluid flow and fluid distribution problems using ALGOR, CAESAR II, AFT Impulse and other computer programs. Major projects included: 1. A chilled water system plant upgrade for plant 5 of the Thermal Chicago network, including four new compressors, pump upgrading, and piping modifications. 2. A piping review in a steam plant modification study for the AON building, Chicago. 3. A turbine replacement program for Geneva Energy for their Ford Heights, IL waste tire burning power plant. Extensive modifications of the steam supply piping, cooling water piping, and fuel and exhaust system components were required. 4. Assisted Independent Mechanical Industries (IMI) in rehabilitating the Kirie Water Reclamation Facility influent pumping station for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC). Installed six new pumps and revised all piping to correct serious design flaws in the original system. Performed thermal analysis and water hammer analysis to finalize new design. 5. Assisted IMI in a hydraulic improvement study for MWRDGC at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant. Sludge systems, steam systems, fuel and exhaust systems were modified. Performed extensive thermal stress analysis using CAESAR II and designed pipe supports. October 2005 to August 2006: RWCooper & Associates, Chicago, IL (contract) Mechanical Engineer in the Piping Design Group. Caesar II pipe stress analysis and pipe support design and location for hot asphalt piping systems. The clients were GAF and CertainTeed, with installations in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Heat exchanger design and heat transfer analysis on hot asphalt storage and handling facilities. Equipment selection and hydraulic analysis of heating oil and asphalt systems. June 2005 to October 2005: Fluor Corporation, on site at the Pine Bend Refinery, St Paul, MN (contract) Stress Analyst in the Piping Group. Caesar II analysis of refinery modifications and upgrades. Trouble-shooting existing hardware for modified service and recommending design changes. .November 2004 to June 2005: Matrix Engineering, a division of CB&I, Beaumont, Texas. (contract) Stress analyst in the Pipe Stress Group. Caesar II and finite element analysis of piping installations and vessel and pump nozzle stresses on several refinery modifications in Port Arthur, Texas and New Orleans, LA. Support design and location. June 2003 to September 2004 - Superior Engineering LLC, Hammond, IN (contract) Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Mechanical Group. Pipe stress analysis using Caesar II for plant modifications at the Whiting Refinery (British Petroleum), Whiting, IN. Pipe stress analysis and equipment selection on a steam distribution system for Purdue University, Lafayette, IN. Bearing failure analysis and equipment modifications for the No. 3 Cold Strip Mill, Ispat-Inland Steel, Hammond, IN. August 2001 to December 2002 - Montgomery Watson Harza, Chicago, IL Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Fossil Power Division. Pipe support design and pipe stress analysis (using CAESAR II) on the Wyandotte combined cycle project, a combined cycle gas turbine power plant for Mirant Corp. located in Wyandotte, MI. System design review of a simple cycle power plant in Terre Haute, IN. Designed piping modifications for existing coal-fired plants in Peoria, IL, and Port Washington, WI. March 2001 - Ambitech Inc., Downers Grove, IL (Contract Assignment) Equipment selection and bid review on a chemical process plant. January to February 2001 - Valdes Engineering Company, Lombard, IL (Contract Assignment) Pipe stress analysis using CAESAR II and pipe support design on a chemical process plant. 1/2000 to 10/2000 - Black & Veatch, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (Contract Assignment) Pipe support design and pipe stress analysis on the Payne Creek Generating Station, a combined cycle power plant for Seminole Electric Cooperative (Florida). I was responsible for locating and maintaining all pipe supports in the Payne Creek computer model using PDA, a proprietary Black & Veatch solid modeling program. I performed pipe stress analysis and designed and located supports on the main, reheat and low pressure steam systems, and on the HRSG feedwater and condensate systems. I coordinated interface design problems with the HRSG and gas turbine manufacturers. I also did some equipment trouble-shooting on an existing plant. 3/1997 to 7/1999 - Doyen and Associates, Incorporated, Chicago, IL. Senior Engineer - Mechanical Dep't. Capital improvement and equipment modification projects for ComEd fossil fuel plants in Northeastern Illinois. Major Projects: Boiler sootblower installation - Joliet #29 Coal sampler - Joliet #29 Ash transport pumps - Joliet Station #29 Boiler water sampling system - Collins #23 Gas turbine peaking facility refurbishment - Rockford. 1/1995 to 3/1997 - Siemens Power Company, Milwaukee, WI. Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Systems Division (Contract Assignment) Specification writing and component selection on auxiliary systems for the prototype V84.3A combustion turbine. Fuel oil, fuel gas, NOx/PAG water, enclosures and pipe racks. Specified pumps, control valves, filters, and piping systems. Vendor selection and technical review of bids and proposals. Trouble-shooting pipe and equipment support problems on existing V84.2 and V84.3 gas turbine installations. 1981 - 1996 - Consulting Engineer (part time) Self-employed associate of IFR Engineering - Sugar Grove, IL. Finite element stress analysis. Trouble-shooting mechanical design problems, investigating stress and fatigue failures, designing pressure vessels and components. 11/1993 to 8/1994 - Wheelabrator Clean Air Systems, Schaumburg, IL. Consulting Engineer (Contract Assignment). Designed pipe supports, equipment supports, and expansion joints for desulfurization facilities. Field trip to Thailand February 1994 to modify a reciprocating pump installation. Wrote pressure vessel specifications and designed piping and pipe supports for a benzene removal unit at the Texaco facility in El Dorado, Kansas. 2/1993 to 6/1993, 3/1994, 9/1994 - Savage Engineering (Chicago Office) Senior Engineer (part time employee) Review and redesign of steam tunnel piping and supports for Amherst College (Massachusetts). Chilled water system pipe and support design. Steam piping and pipe support design. 3/1991 to 1/1993 - Pacific Nuclear (Chicago Office). Principal Engineer - Structural and Engineering Mechanics. Design and analysis of modifications for Commonwealth Edison Mark I BWR nuclear power plants at Dresden and Quad Cities. 11/1987 to 12/1990 - Fluor Daniel, Inc. Chicago, IL. Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Mechanical Department. Pipe stress analysis and pipe support design on a comprehensive 79-14 review of the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, Wisconsin Public Service Company, including field support during the 1988 and 1989 outages. Pipe support design for several process and fossil fuel plants. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Work with the following firms: Zenith Electronics Corp., Glenview, Illinois. Sr. Mechanical Project Engineer - Display Device Research and Development. Fluor Engineers Power Division, Chicago, Illinois. Principal Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Section. Sargent & Lundy Engineers, Chicago, Illinois. Engineering Analyst - Engineering Mechanics Division (Contract Assignment) Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, Michigan. Project Coordinator - Fluids and Lubricants Unit (Contract Assignment) Cunningham Engineers, Inc., Division of Cunningham-Limp Company, Birmingham, Michigan. Senior Process Engineer - Process Group

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