Engineer Design
Resume:
Sirs,
As indicated in the attached resume I am retirement age. However, I am interested in continuing with productive work. Thus while this is in response to an advertised full time position, I would like to be considered for contract work or project to project work without obligation on either party to continue once each contract period or project is complete.
I have considerable experience in leading teams for projects for various objectives. Gathering data, preparing reports, designing Instrumentation and Control Systems were important in my career. Previous employment included two Engineering firms specializing in electrical generation and refining, and employment with a major petroleum company. Duration with each of these companies was 15-20 years. After graduating college with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering I served in the US Army, and as a 1st LT served one tour in Viet Nam.
I am a registered Professional Engineer – Texas- 34524 Thank you for your consideration.
Robert Heard P.E.
2433 Lincoln Dr.
Abilene, TX 79601
ac06wn@r.postjobfree.com
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Charles Robert Heard, P.E.
Instrumentation & Controls Engineering
50 Years Experience
SUMMARY of EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY:
I have over 50 years of experience in Engineering and design for Electrical systems and Instrumentation and Control systems. Experience includes Department Management (over Engineers and Designers), design calculations, process / equipment control program design, equipment specifications and installation drawings, contract compliance, submittal review, performance testing, plant startup and system troubleshooting. Experience in design, selection, and programming of Distributed Control Systems, electrical systems for commercial and industrial projects and sizing and configuration of switchgear, protective relay schemes and motor control centers. WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Lauren Engineers and Constructors, October 2002 – October 2016, Senior I&C Engineer, Manager I&C Engineering Department
• Tippett and Gee Engineers, March 1982 – October 2002, I&C Engineer, Senior I&C Engineer, Manager Instrument & Controls and Electrical Engineering Departments
• Gulf Oil Corporation, September 1968 – February 1986, Supervisor Refinery Process Analyzer Maintenance Department, Design Engineer Instrumentation and Controls, Design Engineer Data Gathering System
• US Army Corp of Engineers, February 1966 – September 1968 (Active) highest rank 1st LT
(See attached list of project experience.)
ACADEMICS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
BS Electrical Engineering
Texas Western College of University of Texas – El Paso P.E. Texas – 34524
CONTACT INFORMATION:
2433 Lincoln Dr. Abilene, TX 79601
ac06wn@r.postjobfree.com
Pri. 325-***-**** Sec. 325-***-****
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PERSONAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
Lauren Engineers
Godawari, Rajasthan, India, 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power Facility, – Manager/Senior I&C Engineer
Led the I&C Team for the Godawari Green Energy project consisting of a 480 solar parabolic mirror collector trough field, heat transfer systems, steam turbine generator, and all balance of plant systems and facilities required for plant operation. This project is a part of the Government- Sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The Godawari Solar Project was completed and placed in service in May of 2013 and provides 122,000 MWh of power to the national grid of India annually. The control system is a Rockwell DCS. Florida Power and Light Solar Addition-Department Manager and Sr. I&C Design Engineer Led the I&C team designing a Hybrid Concentrated Solar Power facility, consisting of 960 solar parabolic mirror collector trough field covering 500 acres. The facility is the first hybrid facility in the world to connect a solar facility to an existing combined-cycle power plant, providing 75 megawatts of solar thermal capacity in an innovative way that directly displaces fossil fuel usage. Plant came online the fourth quarter of 2010 - under budget and ahead of schedule. Selected as “Solar Power Project of the Year”. Responsibilities included personnel and activity assignments. Design and design review of all the Emerson Ovation DCS work for the solar addition to the FPL Martin 8 power plant providing steam for 4 existing HRSGs to supplement steam for electrical production.
Nevada Solar One - Department Manager and Sr. I&C Design Engineer A solar powered (70 mega-watt) generating station consisting of a 400 acre mirror array field, steam generators, one steam turbine generator, associated piping, cooling tower, power distribution system and switchyard. Completion date was the third quarter of 2007. Responsible for Emerson Ovation DCS selection, control logic, operator interface graphic design, instrument selection, start up and tuning of the control system.
Bosque Power LLC – Department Manager and Lead I&C Engineer The project was expansion of the Bosque County Generating Plant Laguna Park, Texas and involved the conversion of two existing simple-cycle combustion turbine units into a (2x1) combined cycle configuration. The conversion increased the nominal output of the Bosque Plant from 546 MW to 770 MW. Responsible for Emerson DCS control system design and selection, software design and programming, instrumentation and control valve selection, and start up and tuning. The plant addition included 2 new HRSGs and one new Steam Turbine Generator adding approximately 240 MW capability to the plant. The HRSG addition included duct burner control design. Nevada Power Sunrise Plant – Department Manager and Lead I&C Engineer Responsible for control system integration and installation design for one 100MW gas fired boiler and a steam turbine generator and common support equipment. Provided support for installation of an Emerson Ovation DCS.
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative – Lead I&C and Electrical Engineer Responsible for Emerson Ovation DCS integration and installation design. Control was for three 100MW GE gas turbine/steam turbine generators and common support equipment. Heard 3
Tippett and Gee Engineers
Sid Richardson Carbon Co. Carbon Black plant Co-generation Project – Lead I & C Engineer/Instrument and Valve Selection; Control Software Design Engineering design, equipment procurement specification & contract administration for a 24MW electricity generating plant utilizing a Waste Heat Boiler, Siemens ST 3-C Steam Turbine Generator and Marley Air Cooled Condenser. This project involved installation of a cogeneration unit at Sid Richardson Carbon Company’s Big Spring Carbon Black Plant located in Big Spring, TX. The waste heat boiler utilizing flue gas from the incinerator was used to provide steam to the 24 MW turbine- generator.
Cass County Power Project, Plattsmouth, NE - I&C Engineer Responsible for balance of plant controls design for this simple cycle project which includes two Siemens Westinghouse 501F machines and balance of plant support systems. Central & South West, Northeastern Unit 1 Repower Project, Oolagah, OK - Electrical and I&C Engineer
Responsible for controls design for this combined cycle plant including installation of two GE 7FA combustion turbines and two Nooter/Eriksen HRSG’s to repower an existing steam turbine. Central & South West Services, Oklaunion Power Station, Vernon, TX – Instrumentation and Controls Engineering
Design and procurement of WDPF DCS and instrumentation for a 720 MW sub-bituminous coal- fired power plant. The back end environmental control equipment includes an electrostatic precipitator, SO2 scrubber and flue gas desulfurization waste treatment system. Texas A&M University Electrical Distribution System Upgrade-Phase II, College Station, TX - Lead Electrical/I&C Engineer
Scope of work included design of replacement and modifications to the University’s 12.5kV distribution system. This consisted of new transformers, switchgear, high voltage cabling across campus and complete fiber optic data communication system for the Emerson Ovation DCS. The electrical switchgear breakers are configured in a completely coordinated protective relay system. City of Austin, TX, Holly Power Plant Units 3 and 4 Controls System Upgrade - Lead Control Design Engineer and Lead Site Startup Engineering Representative Project consisted of replacement of the existing hardwired control system for two gas-fired boiler steam turbine units with new Foxboro IA DCS system and a new unit protective relaying system. Design responsibilities included revision of existing control schemes to utilize the DCS system and re-design of the synchronizing scheme for each unit. Site engineering responsibilities included review of design documents, assisting Foxboro personnel with DCS checkout, and assisting the Owner’s startup personnel.
CSW Energy, Frontera Generation Project, Mission, TX - (Owner’s Engineer) I&C Engineer Responsible for review of design for Electrical DCS controls for this 500 MW combined cycle plant
(2-GE 7F’s & 2 N/E HRSG’s)
Garland Power & Light, City of Garland, TX - Electrical and I&C Engineer Responsible for design of a PLC based combustion control and burner management system for 150 MW steam turbine and supporting boiler.
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Holden Power Project, Holden, MO - Lead Electrical and I&C Engineer Responsible for all controls design for this simple cycle project which includes three Siemens Westinghouse V84.2 machines and balance of plant systems. Plains Electric Escalante Plant, Prewitt, NM – Lead Electrical and I&C Engineer Responsible for design of a PLC system including software for control of a gas-fired steam boiler and a steam reboiler (130,000 pph).
Pride Refining, Abilene, TX – Lead I&C Engineer and Project Manager Responsible for the design of a complete PLC control system, including programming, for pipeline crude oil injection system.
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM – Lead I&C Engineer and Project Manager Responsible for design and startup of controls for a new DCS coordinated combustion control system for five steam boilers.
San Miguel Electrical Coop., San Miguel Unit 1 - I&C Engineer Scope of work included design of digital fault recorder for the distribution substation. Texas A&M University, Replace Cooling Towers 14 - 17, College Station, TX - Lead Electrical and I&C Engineer
Scope included replacement of the existing wood cooling towers with concrete towers and ceramic fill.
Texas Municipal Power Agency, PRB Coal Conversion Project, Gibbons Creek Power Station
- I&C Engineer
Responsible for the desuperheater steam temperature controls for a 480 MW steam electric station. Gulf Oil Corporation
Lead Electrical Engineer
In charge of design and implementation of a nationwide automatic data gathering and processing system. Supervised the maintenance of process control computer systems, distributed control systems, chromatography and other analytical systems for a 400,000 BPD refinery. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Various administrative duties in the US and lead a Combat Engineer Platoon in Viet Nam, constructing and maintaining roads and bridges. Lead 2 platoons and 1/2 of a bridge company in construction of a 240’ bridge. Completion in 31 days, location – (restricted information).
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