Power Plant Engineer

KUM SUM CHAN Electrical Group Supervisor

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Houston

Registered Professional Engineer: Texas

NACE Certified Cathodic Protection Specialist, 1990 - 2003

Senior Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Committee Member, China Petroleum & Chemical Engineering Survey & Design Association

Thirty-seven Years Total Experience in design engineering, construction, and supervision. Rejoined Bechtel in 1982.

Fields of Experience include offshore pipeline, offshore platform, nuclear power plant, fossil fuel power plant, petrochemical plant, refinery, LNG plant, gas distribution system and cross-country pipeline projects.

Completed a 5-days course on Electrical Equipment for Hazardous Areas (EEHA); Units trained include UEENEEM080A, UEENEEM056A, UEENEEM054A, UEENEEM026A and UEENEEM024A.

Present Assignment: Electrical Core Team Group Supervisor on the Shell Franklin project, a multi-contractor project. Responsible for setting up the project design criteria and standardization of project deliverables for use by all Engineering and Procurement Contractors. Duties include supervision and coordination of electrical engineering and design for the Franklin Project.

Bechtel Work History: Major responsibilities have included:

Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer - assists chief engineer in project personnel assignment, preparation and manage department budget and performs off-project technical reviews. Also responsible for resource planning, technical support, automation, evaluation of both in-house and third party engineering application programs, preparation of training materials, and conducting technical training sessions for discipline employees. Duties include update personnel assignments, review project design documents, preparation of department work process diagrams, discipline automation plans, department budgets and providing automation and technical supports for all Bechtel Houston projects. Also the User Product Manager (UPM) for in-house electrical application programs, MTO and SETROUTE and third party application program SKM PowerTools and SmartPlant Electrical.

Electrical engineering staff for the Houston office responsible for technical and automation support for all projects including petrochemical plant, LNG plant, chemical plant, pipeline, nuclear facility, and fossil power plant. Duties include review electrical drawings, specifications, and electrical system studies using ETAP and SKM PowerTools; preparation of design guides, automation plan, work process diagrams, training materials, and department automation budgets. Also responsible for evaluation of software packages and preparation of software requirements for in-house software developments.

Engineering Group Supervisor for an Olefins and Butadiene Plant Control Systems Replacement Project responsible for supervision and coordination of electrical engineering and design for the OxyChem Corpus Christi Plant.

Engineering Group Supervisor for an Olefins Plant Electrical Distribution System Study responsible for field data collection, system studies using ETAP, conceptual design of a proposed electrical distribution system, and a definitive EPC cost estimate for OxyChem Lake Charles Plant.

Senior Engineer responsible for electrical calculations, preparation of equipment specifications, performed special studies and construction assistance of electrical systems. Also responsible for engineering and design of the cathodic protection system and grounding system for the South Texas Nuclear Project. Duties included field investigation, engineering, design calculations, specifications, material requisition, subcontract packages, subcontract supervision and administration.

Senior Engineer responsible for field survey, engineering design, specification, material requisition, subcontract package and construction of cathodic protection systems of a coal fired power plant, 760-foot offshore platform, offshore pipeline, cross-country crude oil pipeline, refinery, and a petrochemical complex.

Previous Work History: Major responsibilities have included:

Senior Engineer for Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, Houston, Texas, responsible for establishing an automated database and graphic interface system to perform and monitor the daily corrosion control activities of a 4200 miles pipeline system.

Associate Engineer for Ebasco Services, responsible for survey, engineering design and construction of cathodic protection and grounding systems.

KUM SUM CHAN - Expanded Work History (1)

BECHTEL (1980 to 1987 and 1989 to Present)

Electrical Group Supervisor

Staff function in the Electrical Discipline responsible for technical supports, review project design calculations, automation, evaluation of both in-house and third party engineering application programs, preparation of training materials, and conducting training sessions. Also responsible for providing automation and technical supports for all Bechtel Houston projects. User Product Manager (UPM) for in-house electrical application programs, MTO & SETROUTE.

OxyChem Olefins and Butadiene Plant Control Systems Replacement Project responsible for supervision and coordination of electrical engineering and design.

OxyChem Olefins Plant Electrical Distribution System Study responsible for field data collection, system studies, conceptual design of a proposed electrical distribution system, and a definitive EPC cost estimate.

Senior Engineer

South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant responsible for calculations, specifications, special studies and construction assistance of electrical systems. Also responsible for cathodic protection system and grounding system design. Duties included field investigation, engineering, design calculations, specifications, material requisition, subcontract packages, subcontract supervision and administration, startup and testing.

Bechtel Corporation

Houston, TX

Occidental Chemical Corporation

Corpus Christi, TX

Occidental Chemical Corporation

Lake Charles, LA

Houston Lighting and Power Company

Bay City, TX

Roy S. Nelson Electrical Generation Station Unit 6 and Common responsible for cathodic protection system design of the plant, field survey, engineering design, specification, material requisition, subcontract package, construction supervision, startup and testing.

Gulf States Utilities Company

West Lake, LA

KUM SUM CHAN - Expanded Work History (2)

Mobil Green Canyon Offshore Platform responsible for cathodic protection design of the 760-foot offshore platform. Duties included engineering design and preparation of specs.

Mobil Oil E & P Southeast, Inc.

Green Canyon,

Gulf of Mexico

24" Rio Zulia to Covenas Crude Oil Pipeline responsible for cathodic protection design of the cross-country crude oil line. Duties included engineering design, specifications, subcontract package, startup and testing.

Rio Zulia

Colombia

WASIA Water Injection System responsible for cathodic protection of the water injection system. Duties included field survey, engineering design and specifications.

ARAMCO Services Company

Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY (1987 TO 1989)

Senior Engineer responsible for establishing an automated data base and graphic interface system to perform and monitor the daily corrosion control activities of a 4200 miles pipeline system. Also responsible for preparation of standards and procedures on corrosion control, and provided technical supervision to field technicians.

EBASCO SERVICES, INC. (1975 TO 1980)

Associate Engineer responsible for survey, engineering design and construction of cathodic protection and grounding systems. Also responsible for designing mitigation systems for induced ac interferences on pipelines.

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