Engineer Electrical
Resume:
Jose W. Rivera
Tampa, FL 33634
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education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
degree: BS in Electrical Engineer, Practicing Engineer Puerto Rico License Number 9768 Practicing Engineer State of Florida, License Number 67135.
field experience: 30 years extensive experience in repairs, maintenance and administration of electrical and generating apparatus at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, largest electrical system in the Caribbean: 5,500 MW gross and net distribution generation of 3,000 MW, with a combination of steam boilers, combustion turbine and combined cycle, cogeneration management, renewable sources and hydroelectric power; transmission grid 230KV, 115KV with 38KV sub transmission, and 13.2,8.32 and 4.16KV distribution system Vast Experience in:
Development of new switchyard including conceptual design, surveys, and electric technical specifications for major equipment: generators, power transformer, breakers, air and gas breakers, structure and Gas Insulated Substations
Outage Management Planning
Maintenance Budget Planning
Environmental Compliance with EPA and local regulations for water, air and ground
curriculum: RESA POWER-Project Manager Jan-2019-July 2019
Review of drawings, procurement, purchase specifications, planning and scheduling electrical client needs, power plants, manufacturing, utilities, water plants. Assist technical personnel in electrical test. NETA 1
Independent Contractor (MULTIPLE CLIENTS)
TECHNICAL ADVISOR - 2013 –2017
Advised on the fire protection project for GE gas turbine frame 5 in Saint Thomas and Saint Croix USVI. Reviewed specifications and bid analysis, electric, mechanic and civil review and comments.
Power Generation Director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)
Power Generation Director – 2011- January 2013
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Puerto Rico 's Electrical System, over 5,000 MW gross, 3000 MW net
Responsible of island wide energy transmission thru 230 and 115KV
Planned the energy forecast for immediate and future demand
Coordinated usage forecast of Natural Gas
Coordinated fuel inventory for Bunker-C and Diesel (distilled #2)
Supervised and responsible of the Conversion of two steam boilers 410MW) to burn dual fuel Natural Gas and Bunker-C
Responsible of the integration of Renewable Energy Sources (PV, Wind and WTE)
Operation of system thru AGC (Automatic Generation Control) with new SCADA system installed
Planning and budget control for operation and maintenance for units, outages, protection system, picking unit, hydro, statistics and emergency shut downs
Handled labor unions claims and negotiations, supervised over 1,000 employees
PREPA Engineering and Technical Services Director – 2009- January 2013
Responsible for the preparation of conservation outages for turbines, generators and boilers:
Preparation of purchasing and technical specifications to acquire maintenance and contract services to repair turbine and generators.
Management of LTSA for combustion turbines and air/hydrogen cooled generators with Alstom and Siemens Westinghouse units including major overhauls on turbines and generators (rewinds, rewedges, core-restacks and twice on non-standard repairs after fire damage)
Responsible for life extension statistics analysis to justify turbine and generator upgrades and retrofits.
PREPA Technical Studies & Maintenance Superintendent for Electrical Machinery and Apparatus, Engineering Department – 2000- 2009
Manager over a team of 15 engineers dedicated to PREPA-owned equipment fault-and-failure investigations.
Responsible for electric specifications covering the acquisition and repairs of major equipment and auxiliaries devices such as power generators,
Transformers, load breaking equipment, generators, induction and capacitive equipment supplied by General Electric, ABB-Alstom, GEC Alstom, Ferranti, Pawels-Trafo, WEG Mexico, EFACEC, Wartsilla, Siemens- Westinghouse of the following type:
oGE 5001P, N and NT units (22 Units, 4 major overhauls, 10 rewinds)
oSiemens Westinghouse 501FC (2 Units, 2 major overhauls, 1 core restack)
oAnsaldo MT series Reheat Single LP Units (2 Units, 1 generator rotor repair, 1 end winding repair w/ rewedge)
oGE G2 Series Large Steam (400 MW) Turbine (2 Units, one hydrogen- to-water generator stator rewind with new coiling)
oBBC Large Steam (500 MW) Turbine (2 Units, one hydrogen-to- water generator stator rewind with new coiling)
Testing and Testing as a Witness: Insulation Health (PI/Tan-Delta), Wedge Tightness (Mechanized Testing), Potential (HIPOT both AC and DC), Flux Core/Nucleus Testing (Destructive), Retaining Ring Etching and NDT, Low and Highspeed Balancing (offsite and shop)
PREPA Palo Seco Power Complex Head of Electrical Conservation and Operation Department – 1987 - 2000
Reached professional maturity by first witnessing, then executing, then field supervising, then project management and ultimately directing all activities related to the conservation of all power electrical apparatus of a 716 MW oil fired plant complex.
oSupervised engineers, technical and administrative staff associated with the conservation and operation of all electrical apparatus including generators, large motors (800 hp+) fans, compressors and pumps.
oWitness Testing of generator brushless to static excitation systems (Cutler Hammer/Basler), 2 rotor rewinds (216 MW Westinghouse Hydrogen Cooled Units), Two Large Motor re-stacks and re-wings (2,500 HP Units for BWFP’s).
oMajor generator repairs on GE and GE-Hitachi aircooled generators including corona damage (end-windings), local re-insulation, wedge-tightness checks, full (upgrade) rewinds for reliability purposes (insulation changes from vitreous to micapals) and all associated site acceptance testing both non-destructive (15 KVDC) and destructive (13.8KVAC HIPOTS).
oAdministered and supervised programmed and non-programmed maintenance of electric apparatus including up to 300 MVA transformer repairs, bushing repairs and site acceptance testing such as frequency analysis, dielectric response testing, impulse testing.
experience details: 60% Maintenance, 40% operations and management for both planned and unplanned outages. Florida Drinking Water License C first part.
site details: thermal and gas turbine station electrical, scope from generator to switchyard.
equipment details: Multiple GE Frame 5’s air-air, GE G2 Series LSTG hydrogen/Water generators,
BBC/ABB 500 MVA Hydrogen Cooled Units, Brush BDAX for Frame 7B’s, Siemens Westinghouse H2 for 501F, ANSALDO MT, Large TECO, WEG, GE, ABB Motors (Synchrpnous/Asynchronous) and Pawels, GE, Westinghouse, ABB, Ferranti, DiLeGiano, Crompon Greaves Power Transformers and Instrumentation.
computer skills: Knowledge n DOBLE/Megger test equipment suite up to 30kVDC and various Frequency and Dielectric Response test sets, Microsoft Office Professional Suite Word, Excel,PowerPoint, Microsoft Project etc…
Language: English/Spanish
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