Multi-disciplined engineer from Utility Electrical Power industry
Resume:
CHAD T. ESLIN
Bradenton, FL
***********@*****.***
SUMMARY: Mr. Eslin has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. His experience has revolved around Power Generation, Petro-Chemical and Marine Construction. Mr. Eslin has experience in both the private and military sectors. His major strengths are in project management, plant construction, turbine/generator installation, commissioning, multi-discipline supervision, planning & execution, communication/client interface, quality control, technical writing & reporting.
EDUCATION: Maine Maritime Academy, B.S. in Power Engineering Technology, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2017 – 2018 Resident Engineer London House
Grand Cayman Island
Designed and supervised civil construction effort for parking lot and new waste transfer facility.
2008 – 2017 Senior Recruiter / Special Operations PIC Group, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Mr. Eslin leads the recruiting efforts of the company, responsible for all technical interviews for all disciplines, relating to field personnel new to the firm. He is also utilized in the following capacities outside of staffing and recruiting:
Construction Site Manager contracted to APR Energy. Mr. Eslin was responsible for the construction and commissioning of 4 x Caterpillar recips and 4x Pratt & Whitney FT8 MobilPac gas turbines in Samnu, Libya to generate over 200 MW of electrical power.
Strike Contingency Planning and Execution – NYC & Boston
Due Dillegence Engineer for site work in Nigeria. On-site and in-country, Mr. Eslin personally evaluated situation to work in regards to transportation, security, man camp facilities, work scope, labor, and warehousing. Evaluations also included customs, port of entry for parts delivery and customs storage conditions.
QAQC Inspector in Warri Nigeria. Mr. Eslin inspected a series of Hitachi gas turbines. conducted on-site QAQC inspection for material condition, parts inventory, special tool inventory, maintenance logs, and outage planning for hot gas path and major inspections for gas turbines.
Factory Quality Control Inspector for industrial electrical generator buyer
in Houston, TX and Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Eslin traveled to GE TM2500/6000 factories
inspecting factory schedule and QA/QC log
2005 - 2008 Industrial Construction & Commissioning Supervisor
ProEnergy - L’Energia Energy Center - Lowell, MA
Vista Energy LP - Mint Farm Energy Center, Longview, WA
PIC - AEP Mitchell Plant – Flue Gas Desulferization Project, Moundsville, WV
SNC Lavalin - Greater Toronto Airport Authority Power Project; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Eslin led the construction completion effort and managed the transition from construction to commissioning phases. Managed QAQC effort for pressure piping, power and controls wiring. Led the operational effort to test all plant systems for mechanical, electrical and controls. Directed field superintendents work priorities to efficiently turn over the facility. Managed subcontracts and supervised multi-discipline subcontractors thru installation and testing.
2004 - 2005 Outage Manager Millennium Power Services
Mr. Eslin worked as Project Manager for outage maintenance relating large scale industrial facilities. Duties revolved around proposal prep and job estimating, technical writing for contracts and ops procedures for project execution.
1999 - 2004 Senior Construction & Commissioning Engineer SNC-Lavalin
Gila River Energy Project, Gila Bend, AZ
Union Power Partners, L.P. Energy Project; El Dorado, AR
Coyote Springs Cogen Phase II; Boardman, OR
Green Country Energy Project; Jenks, OK
Bechtel International, Dabhol Power Project Phase II; Dabhol, India
Lincoln Energy Project; Manhattan, IL
EcoEléctrica Power Project; Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Mr. Eslin was responsible for coordinating all construction completion efforts. Tracked all QAQC inspections, responsible for supervision of all sub-contractors, managed site Lock Out Tag Out program.
Technical Writer/Project Planner SNC Lavalin
Bothell, WA
Mr. Eslin producing construction, commissioning and operating procedures electrical power plants. Procedures written covered all disciplines. Aided Project Managers
By scheduling in Primavera (P3), organizing contracts, created Lock Out Tag Out data base.created specialty tools list.
1998 Operations & Maintenance tech(internship) Bangor Hydro & Electric Co.
Bangor, ME
Mr. Eslin was involved in day-to-day operations and maintenance as a shift operator and controls tech. Repaired and calibrated control valves & remote operated equipment (SCADA). He assisted with inspection and repair of wicket gates, radial gates and various wheelhouse equipment. He designed, fabricated, and installed coffer damns. He conducted major concrete removal and restoration operations. Plants operated and maintained 18 turbines in 5 facilities over a region covering 1600 square miles and Mr. Eslin often worked unsupervised.
1997 Operations & Maintenance Tech (Internship) University of North Carolina Cogen
Chapel Hill, NC
Mr. Eslin was responsible for day-to-day operations and maintenance. He worked with the controls dept, calibrating and troubleshooting. With Maint Dept he assisted with change out of a 25 MW electrical generator. With Ops Dept he operated a industrial coal-fired boilers thru a Westinghouse controls platform.
1992 - 1996 Gas Turbine Systems Technician U.S. Navy
USS Cape St. George CG-71
Mr. Eslin commissioned USS Cape St. George CG-71 and was an active member of the commissioning crew at Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, MS. He assisted with the installation and commissioning gas turbines, waste heat boiler, lube oil conditioning, and fuel handling equipment. He co-authored ships operating manual for the propulsion lab. Procedures covered fuel loading, transferring, purification, testing, & spill abatement.
He worked in propulsion fuel lab maintaining ships fuel inventory, boiler chemistry, and oil QAQC program.
As Propulsion Control Board Operator, he was responsible for all engineering plant operations at sea and in port.
As Aft Engine Room Supervisor, he was responsible for scheduling and supervising ops for aft engine room. He supervised a 14-man operations & maintenance team.
Special Operations
Trained and Operated as Boarding Party Engineer – responsible for search and seizer, acted as operating engineer for seized vessels. Conducted Counter Drug Ops, Weapons Embargo Enforcement and Anti-Piracy Operations.
1988 - 1992 Maintenance Technician Linden Chemicals & Plastics
Orrington, ME
Mr. Eslin assisted with the inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and restoration of equipment used in manufacturing Hydrochloric & Sulfuric Acid, Caustic Soda, Liquid Chlorine, and Hypo tetrachloride (bleach).
MILITARY: U.S. Navy, 1992 - 1996
TRAINING: Office Software
MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint,
Project Controls Software
MS Projects, Primavera 3
Qualified in the operations of Loaders, Boom Forklifts, and Dump Trucks
US Navy Gas Turbine “A” School
Quality Control Inspector Course
Boiler/Feed Water Quality Management
Fuel/Lube Oil Quality Management
Fuel Spill Control Course
Advanced Shipboard Firefighting
LICENSES: State of Florida Class “B” Commercial Drivers License
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