Senior Electrical Engineer

GARY S. PARYZ, P.E.

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North Aurora, Illinois 60542 ******@*********.***

SUMMARY

Professional Engineer with a broad range of electrical engineering consulting experience in a variety of industries, including power generation (nuclear and fossil-fueled), municipal wastewater treatment systems, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industrial concerns. Demonstrated ability to manage teams where product quality and schedule adherence command highest priority. Excellent communication skills; technical, organizational and administrative capabilities. EXPERIENCE

Electrical Engineering Consultants, P.C., Aurora, Illinois January 2008 – July 2018 Worked as lead Electrical Engineer for distribution system designs (up to 35 kV), upgrades for both new and existing electrical distribution systems, and in support of process equipment additions or upgrades for wastewater treatment plants

Prepared power distribution system design for a new salt processing facility (Morton Salt) ENERCON Services, Inc., Naperville, Illinois November 2007-January 2008 Ambitech Engineering Corporation, Downers Grove, Illinois 2005-November 2007 Principal Electrical Engineer (2005 - November)

Lead Electrical Engineer for Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation's "Solar 3" project, supervising the electrical portion of Ambitech's $80MM plant expansion projects at HSC's Saginaw, MI plant. Lead Electrical Engineer for ExxonMobil Small-Cap Projects, which included plant improvement I upgrade projects up to $20MM TIC.

Served as Lead Electrical Engineer supporting U.S. Gypsum's Electrical Department in the design of a major overhaul to an existing board line plant in Norfolk, VA. Provided engineering and design of electrical systems to support the addition of a selective hydrogenation unit, modifications to two distillate hydrotreating units and the FCC unit to produce low sulfur gasoline for a Valero refinery in Houston, TX. Led a team of engineers and designers to produce a successful package in terms of quality and budget I schedule performance. Exelon Nuclear, Warrenville, Illinois 2002-2005

Exelon Nuclear is the nuclear generation branch of Exelon Corporation, an electric and gas utility company, with corporate offices in the Chicago area, Philadelphia, PA and Houston, TX. Senior Engineer (2002-2005)

Hired as an Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineer, primary duties were to provide guidance, over-sight and support to the 10 nuclear generating stations (17 units) in the Exelon fleet on various I&C issues. Areas of specialization included circuit cards and protective relays, along with I&C components, such as flow transmitters, level instrumentation, etc. Specialty areas included ownership of 'templates' for maintenance of the devices covered, which guide the stations' maintenance activities and schedules.

Some highlights of this work include:

1 Managed 60 Performance-Centered Maintenance (PCM) Templates, including annual reviews.

2 Prepared Medium Voltage Protective Relaying training materials, designed to introduce basic concepts and design philosophies to plant electrical engineers. 3 Provided engineering support to generating stations on events that threatened to require a plant shutdown (loss of generation) if not resolved within the time limits dictated by Technical Specifications.

4 Served as Exelon's representative to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Wireless Group.

5 Provided engineering guidance to station personnel on technical issues, ensuring all plants resolved a particular problem in the same way. Assisted standardization of equipment, components and procedures across the fleet.

6 Provided oversight on plant trip I shutdown events to ensure procedure adherence in the determination of continued plant operability, root cause analysis, and recommended resolution(s) to the problem.

In 2005, re-assigned to the Electrical group and appointed Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Stationary Batteries and DC Systems. Hosted quarterly meetings with DC System representatives from each of the stations, and acted as intermediary in the resolution of various problems with the DC Systems. Attended IEEE Stationary Battery Committee meetings to provide input to new and/or revised standards.

Valdes Engineering Company, Lombard, IL 1999-2001

VEC is a small, privately-owned consulting engineering firm that serves primarily the petrochemical industry (refineries).

Manager, Electrical &Instrumentation Department (1999-2001) Hired to develop a new department, expanding in-house capabilities to include E/I&C engineering services.

1 Built department staff size to more than 12 people (engineers, designers and CAD operators); became the source of choice for EII&C design engineering for the VEC's two major clients (Citgo and Mobil).

2 The E&I Department allowed for VEC's entry into the electric utility market, executed projects for Midwest Generation's Fisk and Joliet Stations, as well as ComEd's Chicago North Division Transmission and Distribution systems upgrades.

3 Prepared E&I project deliverables for a plant modification to Miller Brewing Company's Eden, NC brewery (VEC's first project in this industry). 4 Completed a primarily EII&C upgrade project for Aux Sable Chemicals' Morris, IL plant. 5 Expanded VEC's presence significantly at Citgo's Lemont, IL refinery. Duke Engineering & Services, Naperville, IL 1997-1999 A subsidiary of Duke Power (Raleigh, NC), providing consulting services to nuclear utility companies.

Engineer, LaSalle Generating Station (1999)

Staff Augmentation engineer in the Modification Design Engineering Group I Unit 2 Re-Start project.

Engineer, Pilgrim Station (1998)

Assigned to a team working at Boston Edison Co.'s Pilgrim Station (in Plymouth, MA), modeling the plant's safety related power distribution system (using ETAP PowerStation software), ran calculations and analyses. Specific responsibilities included the Emergency Diesel Generator loading sequence, and bus loading under various postulated accident scenarios (LOCA, LOOP, LOCA w/LOOP, etc.). Developed bus load cases for 100% Power (SummerlWinter), Turbine Trip and Shutdown for short-circuit, voltage drop and load flow studies. Assisted in writing a guidebook for future users of the ETAP software.

Site Lead Engineer, Byron Station (1997-1998)

Served as Site Lead for Commonwealth Edison's Design Basis Initiative (DBI) project, to establish and maintain the design basis for nuclear generating stations. Reviewed station's Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR), verified adequacy of the design basis in support of the UFSAR statements, and validated by identifying evidence (drawings, procedures, etc.) of the Station's compliance. Responsible for UFSAR Chapter 8 (Electrical), performed second-level

(technical quality) reviews on sections prepared by others. Middough Associates, Homewood, IL 1996-1997

Chicago branch office of Cleveland, OH, based engineering consulting firm serving primarily the petrochemical and food process industries.

Manager, Process Electrical Department (1996-1997) In addition to department management duties, served as Lead Electrical Engineer for a Xylene Plant Expansion and a Marine Dock Loading Facility Upgrade at BP Amoco's Whiting Refinery. Ambitech Engineering Corporation, Downers Grove, Illinois 1992-1996 Ambitech is a medium-sized, privately owned company providing consulting engineering services primarily to the petrochemical and foods and pharmaceuticals industries. Manager, Electrical & Instrumentation Department (1992-1996) Grew the department from 17 to more than 30 people, greatly improving efficiency, productivity and quality of products in the process. Served as Lead Electrical Engineer for the design of two new units at the Koch Refinery in Pine Bend, MN. Other clients included refineries (Amoco, Mobil, Clark), chemical plants (3M, Quantum Chemicals; Akzo Chemie) and pharmaceutical companies (Abbott Laboratories and Ross Labs).

Doyen and Associates. Chicago, Illinois 1991-1992

A small, privately-owned consulting engineering firm serving the utility industry (ComEd in Chicago, IL and Wisconsin Power & Light in Madison, WI), petrochemical companies (Mobil Oil in Joliet, IL and UNO-VEN, Inc. in Arlington Heights, IL) food products (Quaker Oats in Chicago, IL), a wallboard manufacturer (U.S. Gypsum in Chicago, IL) and a state agency (Illinois Capital Development Board in Springfield, IL).

Manager, Electrical & Instrumentation Department (1991-1992) Presided over a department of 20-25 people. Contributed significantly to ComEd's perception of Doyen as a source of quality electrical engineering and design services. Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Naperville, Illinois 1990-1991 A large engineering and construction services firm headquartered in Boston, MA. Electrical Division Supervisor (1990-1991)

Prepared engineering modifications for nuclear utility companies in the region, Com Ed and Nebraska Public Power District in Omaha, NE. Also designed distribution system upgrades for the Veterans Administration at Hines Hospital.

Fluor Daniel, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois 1989-1990 A large engineering/construction services firm with main offices in Irvine, CA and Greenville, SC. Senior Electrical Engineer (1989-1990)

Lead Electrical Engineer for the addition of two Emergency Diesel Generators at Northern States Power's Prairie Island nuclear generating plant, and was designed to address the NRC's Station Blackout issue.

Impell Corporation, Lincolnshire, Illinois 1985-1989 A mid-sized consultant serving the nuclear utility industry, headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA. Supervising Engineer (1985-1989)

Supervised engineering and design personnel, and performed project engineering, marketing and project management tasks. Lead Electrical Engineer for the Recirc Pipe Replacement Project at Dresden Unit 3. Provided on-site construction supervision for control room modifications at Dresden, incorporating human factors engineering into the layout of controls and displays. Lead Electrical Engineer for the addition of two Station Air compressors at Iowa Electric Light & Power's Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, IA

NUTECH Engineers, Inc, Chicago, Illinois 1982-1985 A medium-sized consultant serving the nuclear utility industry, with headquarters in San Jose, CA Manager, Electrical Systems Engineering (1985)

Responsible for department management, and served as Specialty (Marketing) Manager for Analog Trip Systems and Hydrogen Injection projects. Lead Electrical Engineer for the addition of an RPS Analog Trip System at BECo's Pilgrim Station, as well as various modification projects at ComEd and Arkansas Power & Light nuclear power plants, including process computer replacements at Dresden and Quad Cities.

Walter.E. Deuchler Associates, Inc., Aurora, Illinois 1979-1982 A small, privately-owned consulting engineering firm specializing in municipal projects. Electrical Engineer (1979-1982)

As sole electrical engineer on staff, had total responsibility for electrical power, controls and instrumentation design. Paramount among these projects was a $45M expansion program at the Aurora Sanitary District's wastewater treatment plant, and a later project adding engine-generators burning waste methane gas to produce electricity and hot water for the plant. The National Council of Cogeneration Engineers and the Northern Illinois Gas Company awarded this project "Cogeneration Project of the Year". Other projects included wells, lift stations, municipal buildings, parking lot and roadway lighting, and traffic signals. BROWN & ROOT, INC., Oak Brook, Illinois 1977-1979

A large engineering and construction services company headquartered in Houston, TX. Electrical Engineer (1977-1979)

Worked on the electrical design of various projects at several steel mills in the Chicago area, a new ceiling tile line for U.S. Gypsum, and the Koch Refinery in Pine Bend, MN Piioneer Service & Engineering, Chicago, Illinois 1974-1977 A medium-sized utility consulting engineering firm, since purchased by the Fluor Corporation. Electrical Engineer (1974-1977)

Performed electrical design function on logic diagrams and control schematics &wiring diagrams for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (NSP; Red Wing, MN). Performed similar work for Louisville Gas & Electric coal-fired generating stations. Wrote computer programs (FORTRAN) for substation grounding, transmission line grounding and electrostatic/electromagnetic induction remediation.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer #062-037386, and FL & PA at present Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) PUBLICATIONS

"Engine-Generator Sets Shave Peak Power Use at Co-Gen Facility", Electrical Systems Design Magazine,October 1989

"The Station Blackout Issue - One Utility Company's Response", presented to the Chicago IEEE Power Engineering Society, February, 1990

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