Douglas A. DeWitt

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Fort Calhoun Nebraska 68023

Home phone; 402-***-****

Cell phone; 970-***-****

E-Mail; ac32o4@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS:

** ***** ********** **** ******, programming, installation, calibration, start-up and commissioning..

Extensive experience with Allen Bradley, Modicon, Delta V, Yokogawa, D3 (Nova Tech) GE Mark VIe, Ovation, (DCS and PLC), control systems.

Experience with Siemens, Reliance, Omron, RTP, Micro 190, Fanuc series, Bailey, Westinghouse, Reliance Automax. Siemens PCS 7, Foxboro IA, ( DCS and PLC systems )

Experience with design, installation and calibration of most makes of instrumentation.

Extensive experience with the Elpro telemetry programming and installation.

Extensive experience with Intellution, Wonderware, Citect, RS-View HMI’s.

Experience in power generation with gas, coal, oil, biomass, refuse derived fuel (RDF) and municipal solid waste (MSW) Fossil.

Experience with numerous production and industrial process applications such as web handling (of plastic, paper, metal products) water treatment, metal recovery and recycling, assembly line, clean room technology, batching processes, HVAC, Life safety systems, Ethanol Production .

Extensive experience with both AC and DC drive and motor systems in design, installation, troubleshooting, and tuning. Allen Bradley, Reliance, Isopower flexpax, ABB, GE, Toshiba, Siemens, Baldor.

Extensive experience with digital bus technology Foundation Field Bus, Profibus, Controlnet, Devicenet, Modbus ASI Bus.

PROJECT RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Startup DCS Engineer; Bechtel; Carrol County Energy Center; (Aug 17 Present)

Startup and Commission 2 GE 7FA CT’s And one GE ST using the GE Mark VIe DCS with interfaces to Allen Bradley PLC’s for Duct Burners, Ultra Filtration, Clever Brooks Aux Boiler;

Controls Engineer; Excel Energy; (March 15 August 17)

Working on Capital projects for SPS power plants. New equipment specifications, creation of controls schematics, Create DCS SAMA’s; Writing scope of work for contractors to bid on installations. In charge of project Startups;

Controls Engineer; Interstates Control Systems Inc.; (July 13 Jan 15)

Development of A DeltaV DCS for the addition of new Boiler train, VE HRSG, Bold Eco Reactor and Baghouse;

Controls Engineer: Excel Energy; (Jan 13 June 13)

Design upgrade for Turbine controls and Over speed systems; Woodward; Unit 3 at their Nichols station;

Consulting Engineer: Interstates Control System Inc. : (Feb 12 Dec 12)

Performing Logic Development to control grain import export system using the AB Logix 5000.

Consulting Engineer: Novo Energy at Buena Vista Bio Fuel Power: (Jan 12 Feb 12)

Consulting for the configuration of Profibus on an Emerson Ovation DCS. Configured for Square D motor starters and Schneider VFD,s using the Telemecanique interface.

Lead DCS Engineer: Basin Electric Coop, Deer Creek Station, Elkton SD:(Sept 11 Jan 12)

Commissioned, started and did performance testing on 1 GE frame 7FA gas turbine, a Alstom steam turbine and Vogt HRGS’s for Basin Electric Coop at their Elkton, South Dakota Phase 1 project. Ov: loop checks for controls, and system checkout. Worked with GE Mark VIE and Alstrom DCS and Emerson Ovation systems.

Controls Engineer- Interstates Control Systems Inc. Cargill, Blair Ne. (June 11 –September 11)

Reverse engineering of a Dow Mod 5 DCS to new Nova Tech D3 DCS. Creating FDS and URS documents from the existing logic in the Mod5.

Lead DCS Engineer – Omega Energy Consulting, Alexandria, MN (Oct 10 – MAY 11)

Performing logic development for RDF fired combustion power plant. Developing control

logic, graphics and communication between Device Net, and multiple PLC’s. Using AB Logix 5000 for main control system with RS View.

Lead DCS Engineer : Omega Energy Consulting, (Sept.09 Oct 10)

Commissioning and start-up on a B&W scrubber system with UCC ash system for a 350 MW coal unit using an Ovation DCS and multiple interfacing units.

DCS Engineer: Omega Energy Consulting, MEC CBE Council Bluffs Iowa. (March09 July 09)

Start-up of an Alstrom scrubber system with UCC ash system for a 850 MW pulverized coal unit using Ovation DCS and Modicon PLC’s .

Consulting Engineer: Omega Energy Consulting, Bosque Power, Laguna Park Texas (March 09 March 09)

Commissioning support on an Ovation DCS for BOP on combined cycle power plant. Two GE Frame 7FA and IHI HRSG’s. GE D11 Steam turbine generator.

Consulting Engineer: Omega Energy Consulting, Lowell MA (Feb 09 To Feb 09)

Commissioning support for combine cycle plant, Rolls Royce CT, ABB ST. Resolution of issues post start up. Bailey Infi/net 90 DCS system and Allen Bradley SLC 500 support.

Lead DCS Engineer: Interstates Control Systems Inc. Panda Ethanol ( Nov 08 to Feb 09)

Logic development and Start-up of DeltaV DCS for use in Ethanol production Plant. Using Foundation Field Bus, Device Net (MCC and Drives) ASI Bus Digital I/O. Start-up of the Ethanol plant in Hereford Texas.

Lead DCS Engineer : Omega Energy Consulting, Wharton, TX (Dec 07 to Sep 08)

Commissioned, started and did performance testing on 2 GE frame 7 EA gas turbines, a Siemens steam turbine and Vogt RSG’s for Navasota Energy at their Wharton, Texas Phase 2 project. Oversaw all DCS checkout, logic development, communication with multiple different DCS’s and PLC’s, loop checks for controls, and system checkout. Worked with GE Mark VIE and Siemens PCS7 DCS systems.

Consulting Engineer: Interstates Control Systems Inc.(Jan 07 to Nov 07)

Logic Development of DeltaV DCS for use in Ethanol production Plant. Using Foundation Field Bus, Device Net (MCC and Drives) ASI Bus Digital I/O. Pratt Kansas project.

Automation Engineer- Cargill Corp Corn Milling (Jan 06 to Jan 07)

Development of new control strategies and start up of the Polyol plant. Develop standards for control system and instrumentation for NA Corn Milling Division.

Controls Engineer- Barlow Projects Inc.(Jan 01 to Sept 05)

Complete design, instillation, and start-up of the electrical and controls for waste to energy (SMW) power plants.

In charge of Hardware and logic development for all control systems.

Controls Engineer - (Contract Engineering)British Nuclear Fueling (BNFL) (Jan 2000 to Jan 01)

Complete design of plutonium stabilization and packaging system. Hardware and logic development and specification.

Lead I&C Start-up Engineer- The Barlow Group Inc. Illinois Power (Feb 1999 to Jan 2000)

Start-up of power plant retrofit from Illinois coal to powder river basin (PRB) coal. Westinghouse WDPF.

I&E Supervisor- Golden Aluminum Company (Aug 98 to Dec 98 )

Consulting for plant renovation of their control systems. New control system analysis,

New motor drive system. (From DC to AC conversion) New HMI system.

Controls Engineer- The Barlow Group Inc. Colmac Energy Power Generation (Jan 98 To July 98)

Installation, calibration, tuning and troubleshooting of the various control systems. Recondition existing and implemented new control programs for new process strategies.

Controls Engineer - Nexstar Automation; Mico Electronic Manufacturing Company (Oct 96 to Oct 97)

Designed material handling system for the transport of silicon wafers from preclean through hologenics final inspection. Hardware and logic development wusing Modicon PLC.

EI&C Supervisor- Central Products Company (Jan 92 to Oct 96)

Responsible for the renovation and maintenance of the instrumentation and control systems for thin film adhesive tape machines. Replaced Relay logic panels with PLC controls. Hardware and logic development.

MANAGER OF TECHNICAL SERVICES- Robertshaw: Integrated Controls Division (ICD)(Feb 88 to Oct 91)

Responsible for the applications, installation, service and repair departments. Manufactured electronic energy management systems and Life safety systems (fire alarm).

FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER- Hughes-Calihan Corp. (Jan 87 to Jan 88)

Field support of NBI Office automation systems, analyzed system for software or hardware problems.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

DeVry Institute Technology, 1986 EE/T 3.65 GPA Phoenix AZ

Allen Bradley Advanced 6500 software training;

Rockwell (Allen Bradley) AC Force Vector Drive training;

IDC Data Communications for Industrial and Control Training;

Western Motor Audit and training Workshop;

Siemens Simatic S5 Programming 1;

Citect HMI Programming;

Intellution IFix Fundamentals;

DeltaV Advanced Programming;

Novel Netware 3.1x Administration

Yokogawa CS 3000 Essentials

D3 SABL Language

D3 Continuous Control Configuration

References and letters of reference are available upon request.

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