EDWARD LETOURNEAU •*
*** ********* ******. • Bennington, Vermont 05201
Tel: 802-***-**** (mobile) • ***********@***********.***)
Executive Summary
A seasoned professional with over twenty five years’ experience in the management, operations, and main-
tenance for electric power plants, facilities, mass transit equipment, and related project support activities
for O&M including, engineering, design, construction, safety and training for steam, gas turbine and hydro
plants. Projects have involved regulated and independent utilities, large government facility operations
projects, and public access facilities.
Hands-on experience includes; managing and supervising day-to-day maintenance, developing mainte-
nance programs and new facility management plans, plant controlroom and equipment operation, manag-
ing and conducting maintenance training, supervising field construction, preforming equipment
preventative maintenance, managing technical manual and proposal development (operations, mainte-
nance, cleaning, commissioning, safety, training), implementing programs for operations, maintenance
and safety, and assuring compliance with national engineering standards, federal, state and local codes. (See
project list for details).
Professional Accomplishments.
Management • Responsible for public multiple-building facility management; planning, coordinating and
supervising day-to-day maintenance, grounds, custodial, renovations, equipment replace-
ment, HVAC, mechanical, electrical, communications equipment operation, moving,
safety, material and supply purchasing, staff training, and supervising and coordinating
contractors and vendors. Facilities included offices, classrooms, computer rooms, and ded-
icated technical education areas.
• Responsible for candidate evaluation and hiring decision of plant operators, maintenance,
supervisory and management personnel. (7 domestic and 3 overseas plants/projects).
• Developed new plant operating plans, guidelines and practices for management, adminis-
tration, operations, maintenance, safety, environmental, and training.
• Review and analysis of weekly and monthly plant production and activity reports, equip-
ment deficiencies, accidents, safety meeting reports, including follow-up to provide guid-
ance and assistance to plant personnel (multiple plants).
• Review and/or preparation of maintenance and capitol improvement budgets, monitoring
of maintenance costs, analysis of man-hour utilization and overtime costs, accruals, vari-
ances and projections (7 plants).
• Developed detailed technical proposals/plans and bids for management, operation, main-
tenance and related services of military bases/campus and utility plants, working from
RFPs, plans and specifications. (Project values of 25 thousand to 40 million dollars).
• Preformed general office administration, employee orientation, equipment specifications
and purchasing, furnishings, utility arrangements, bookkeeping, payroll, construction
accounting, complying with regulatory/permitting requirements, customer interface, HR
coordination, housekeeping, safety, security, and developing methods of operation and
procedures (government owned multiple plants with different contract agreements).
Technical • Managing and coordinating daily facility maintenance.
Supervision • Technical coordination of non-direct reports through the planning and acceptance of cor-
roborative work for installation, maintenance and operations programs and manuals (30 to
60 personnel at a time).
• Call-out, coordination and assignment of emergency crews; and managing OJT training
programs with 1 to 50 students at a time).
• Provided student evaluations, and training vendor surveillance and management for 30
vendors on major industrial projects.
Engineering • Provided interface and coordination of engineering and design functions with operations,
and Design maintenance, and training activities during design, construction and operations phases.
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• Developed field engineering manuals for new equipment installation, and field services
including inspection, overhaul, upgrades, testing and commissioning.
• Developed engineering and design guides integrating electrical, mechanical, civil, con-
struction, vendor surveillance, quality control, project management, bidding and costing
requirements, and design reviews for contracted architect/engineering activities.
• Field supervision of small civil construction projects, including site planning, surveying,
layout, directing equipment and preparing as-built drawings. Also field installation of utili-
ties, wood frame construction from foundation to finish, and conservation management of
agricultural lands and related structures; dams, rip-rap, drainage and soil protection.
• Performed plant operability and maintainability reviews prior to construction or modifica-
tions, and inspection, acceptance after completion.
Plant/Facility • Developed operations manuals and instructions covering all normal, abnormal and emer-
Operations gency conditions, inspection routines, system descriptions, operational diagrams, and
equipment lists. Also development of start-up plans and schedules, initial start-up proce-
dures and acceptance testing for plant electrical and mechanical systems and equipment.
• Hands-on and control room operating experience in sub-stations and hydroelectric plants
(15 MW to 600 MW), and off-hour supervision of maintenance and line crews for Western
Ma, and central New England.
Plant/Facility • Developed maintenance programs, including maintenance philosophy, schedules, inspec-
Maintenance tion points, task descriptions, critical equipment and lubrication lists, report forms, logs,
work orders, spare parts, tool lists, inventory controls, housekeeping and safety require-
ments, and review of national standards to establish guidelines for unique designs, includ-
ing integration into new and existing CMMS programs.
• Developed and prepared procedures for preventative and corrective maintenance instruc-
tions, including requirements for lockout, inspection, cleaning, tools, test instruments,
parts, materials, lubricants, vibration monitoring, tear-down and reassembly.
• Developed outage management guidelines, objectives, and outage planning considerations,
including coordination and follow-up.
• Developed overhaul manuals for mechanical equipment, including replacement guidelines,
adjustment instructions, troubleshooting guides, test requirements, installation and
removal procedures, and functional system and equipment descriptions.
Safety • Developed and implemented safety programs; policy, standards, administrative proce-
dures, plant inspections, on-going needs review, hazard analysis, and accident monitoring.
• Developed employee safety manuals covering personal safety, equipment and tool safety
practices, fire prevention, operations and maintenance work rules. Manuals in use at 47
plants.
Environmen- • Provided technical guidance for compliance with various environmental laws, require-
tal ments and good engineering practices, including emergency plan review, spill, hazardous
chemical, and waste controls.
• Coordinated environmental (land-use, siting, soils, and related civil engineering) activities
with federal, state and local units of government with review or regulatory authority.
• Developed data for public presentations, provided recommendations to public officials.
Training • Onsite management and supervision of maintenance and operations training, including 20
subcontractor programs on a public transit project with 200 trainees.
• Conducted classroom and site safety training, and hands-on operator, routine maintenance
and overhaul training.
• Developed plant operator training manuals, instructor guides and course materials.
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• Developed mechanical maintenance training manuals and instructor guides.
• Developed course materials, and conducting classroom training for blueprint reading and
basic technical drawing (in a technical high school).
Employers (Significant Positions) Title/Duties Type of Position When
GE Energy; Industrial Solutions, Quality Writer/Editor, Full time contract 2009-2013
and GE Inspection & Life Extension shared by two GE service- position - Granite (current)
Services. businesses. Researched and Services (a unit of
developed business level GE).
quality work instructions
covering project manage-
ment, ISO and GE Corpo-
rate requirements,
documented business pro-
cess workflows, developed
and edited instructions for
NDT, generator and elec-
tro-mechanical inspec-
tions. Conducted Field
Engineer training on hydro
plant operations.
ProEnergy Services, LLC Commissioning Procedure Contract 2008
writer for existing plant
refitted with Rolls Royce
Trent 60 gas turbine
GE Energy; Power Systems Consultant/Systems Pro- Full time Fall 2006-
gram Developer, Power Fall 2007
Plant Systems Department;
world-wide gas turbine and
power projects for commis-
sioning, start-up, opera-
tions
SUNY Capitol District Educational Facility Manager; Troy and Full-time (tempo- Spring-
Opportunity Center Albany, NY buildings rary, for person on Summer
medical leave) 2006
Several part-time, short term con- Technical high school board Part-time, tempo- 2001-2006
tract positions member (board secretary, rary and elected
contract negotiator, Educa- paid positions
tion chair), construction
project field clerk, book-
keeper, carpenter, auto
mechanic, tutor, writing
student, substitute teacher
K-12
SVSU; Career Development Center Instructor and Vocational Full-time teacher, 1999 - 2000
(and sub in other district schools). Specialist (Engineering, and substitute
Manufacturing, Auto pro-
grams)
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General Electric Power Systems Writer/Editor/Coordinator, Project Employee 1997- 1999
(through Granite Services, Inc.) Field Methods Engineering.
General Electric Power Systems Editor/Writer/Coordinator, Project Employee 1994 - 1996
(through Day & Zimmermann Steam Turbine Engineering
Information Solutions)
Hydroamerica Consultant, Manager Principle & Owner 1985 - 1994
Ogden Allied Services (Covanta Corporate Staff Engineer Full time 1986 - 1987
Energy) for Waste to Energy Plant
Operations
New York Power Authority Engineering Writer, Corp. Project Employee 1984 -1986
Hqs. Engineering.
Taconic International, Inc. Training Engineer, Field Full time 1983 -1984
Manager for training.
Gibbs & Hill/Dravo Constructors, Engineer, Corporate Hqs. Full time 1979 - 1983
Inc.
USDA Soil Conservation Service/ Executive Assistant to Full time - Project 1978 - 1979
Bennington County (VT) Natural county supervisors, Con- Employee
Resource Conservation District servation Assistant to
USDA field office
New England Power Company Control Room/Plant Oper- Full time 1972 - 1975
ator, Lineman and Trouble
Dispatcher
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Education and Employer Courses Computer Skills
Operating Systems; DOS, WinXP, OS2, Unix
GE Energy 2006, 2013
National Safety Council Defensive Driving Major Software; MS Office, Lotus SmartSuite,
Integrity Training (annual) MS Word, FrameMaker, more...
Lockout/Tagout Personal
Crisis Management and Security Health: Excellent
Emergency Preparedness, Fire Prevention USAF veteran (Communications Center Super-
Accident Prevention visor and operator) using computer and com-
Fire Extinguishers munications equipment in service until 1996
Preventing Workplace Violence
Pandemic Preparedness
Hudson Valley Community College
Sexual Harassment Training 2006
Southwest Vermont Career Development Cen-
ter
Basic Welding (Certificate 2010)
Basic PLC Programming (Certificate 2007)
Principles of Manufacturing (Certificate 2007)
Basic & Advanced AutoCad (Certificate 2006)
Supervisory Skills (Certificate 2005)
Basic Industrial Electricity (Certificate 2005)
Essential Maintenance Practices - Vermont
State-HUD Certificate 2007
College
Southern Vermont College (30 units)
Creative Writing Institute (199*-**-**-**-**)
University of Arizona (1971-72)
Major: Public Administration
Peru State College, Nebraska (50 units) (1965-67)
Major: Geology, Geography
P ROJECT EXPERIENCE o f E DWARD LETOURNEAU -1-
POWER PROJECT MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SAFETY EXPERIENCE
PROJECT SCOPE PLANT TYPE CLIENT
GE Industrial Solutions Develop and edit business level quality Industrial facilities (mining, facto- General Electric 8
and GE Inspection & Life instructions in complicance with ISO and ries, substations, etc.), and power
Extensions Services GE Corporate policy, developed project plants (steam, gas turbine, genera-
management instructions, and non- tors, hydro).
destructive, generator and electro-
mechanical inspection and test instruc-
tions.
Developed and conducted hydro plant
operations training for field engineers.
Developed intellectual property instruc-
tions for technical personnel in GE Power
and Water.
Montgomery L’Energia Develop commissioning procedures for Rolls Royce Trent 60 Gas Turbine, ProEnergy Services 10
Power Project balance of plant equipment, systems; ABB Steam Turbine.
HRSG steam turbine and auxiliaries.
GE Power Plant Systems Develop project quality plans, and new GE Gas turbines, steam turbines, General Electric 8
plant cleaning, commissioning, and oper- generators and supplied auxilia-
ating procedures for gas turbine-com- ries.
bined cycle plants.
GE Field Methods Engi- Write, revise, edit, publish (existing and GE Gas turbines, steam turbines, 8
General Electric
neering new) GE Field Engineering Manual and generators, large motors, and sup-
related documents for unit and equip- plied auxiliaries.
ment installation, maintenance, over-
haul, testing, start-up, coordinate writers/
engineers
Hydra-Co Operations, Safety, Health, and Security Program Wood, Coal, Gas Turbine, Hydro Hydra-Co Operations, Inc. (a unit
Inc. Review, Program Manual and Procedures, (24 plants, 817MW) 1
of Niagara Mohawk Power)
Employee Safety Booklet, On-going pro-
gram support
Kenetech Facilities Man- Review, update and prepare safety pro- Gas Turbine, and Wood Fired 1
Kenetech Facilities Management
agement, Inc. gram policies combining Cal/OSHA and Plants
OSHA requirements for corporate pro-
gram
Billingham Co-Genera- Employee Safety Manual Gas Turbine Co-Generation Westinghouse Operating Services,
tion Facility (MA) 2 x 120MW, 1 x 80MW Inc.1
Talcville, HDI Associates Risk Evaluation–Property Inspection, Hydro 1 x 850KW, 1 x 250KW Montgomery & Collins, Inc., US
II (NY) including Operations, Maintenance and Agent for Lloyds of London1
Safety Recommendations
Chesterfield 7 (VA) Preventative and Corrective Maintenance Combined Cycle 214MW (GE MS Virginia Power (contracted by
Procedures; boilers, plant auxiliaries 7FA gas turbines) 1
General Physics)
Montenay Power Corp. Employee Safety Manual, Reports and Resource Recovery (8 plants) 1
Montenay Power Corporation
(NY) Forms for corporate program
Basic Hydro Operator Review and Recommendations on Hydro Hydro Schenectady Learning Systems
Training Program, Operations Training Course for utility 1
(sold to General Physics Corp.)
customers
Vertical Hydro Unit Initial Course Development for Vertical Hydro Schenectady Learning Systems
Alignment Training Hydro Unit Alignment Training 1
(sold to General Physics Corp.)
P ROJECT EXPERIENCE o f E DWARD LETOURNEAU -2-
POWER PROJECT MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SAFETY EXPERIENCE
PROJECT SCOPE PLANT TYPE CLIENT
MacArthur Resource Management, Operations and Mainte- Resource Recovery 2 x 260 TPD, Montenay Power Corporation1
Recovery Facility (Islip, nance Plan, for Plant Management, 10.5 MW and overseeing state agency.
NY) Administration, Operations, Mainte-
nance, Safety, Training and Environmen-
tal Compliance
Mercer Companies (NY) Employee Safety Manual, Basic Safety Hydro 58 MW (6 stations) Mercer Hydro 1
Program
Combined Locks Station Operations and Maintenance Vendor Hydro 2 x 3.5 MW 1
Morrison Knudsen Engineers
(WI) Manual Review and Recommendations
Valley Falls Station (NY) Operations Consultig, Station Logs, Hydro 2.5 MW 1
Mercer Hydro
Inspection Routines, Safety plans
WestMont Resource Conceptual Operating Plan, for Plant Resource Recovery (RDF) Hough Associates
Recovery Facility (PA) Management, Administration, Opera- 1
(Lead Project Developer)
tions, Maintenance, Safety, Training and
Environmental Compliance
Warrior Ridge Station Operations and Maintenance Manuals, Hydro 5 x 1 MW 1
American Hydro Power Co.
(PA) Station Logs, Safety Manuals
Walter B. Hall (Tulsa, OK) Operations support, Performance Moni- Resource Recovery 2
Ogden Allied Services
toring Program, Operating Instructions, 3 x 375 TPD, 16.5 MW
Safety Manuals, Administrative Manuals
Marion County (Salem, Operations support, Plant Staffing, Per- Resource Recovery 2
Ogden Allied Services
OR) formance Monitoring, Safety Manuals, 2 x 275 TPD, 11 MW
Administrative Manuals
Hillsborough County Operations support, Plant Staffing, Per- Resource Recovery 2
Ogden Allied Services
(Tampa, FL) formance Monitoring, Safety Manuals, 3 x 400 TPD, 23 MW
Administrative Manuals
Alexandria (Alexandria, Operations support, Safety Manuals, Resource Recovery 2
Ogden Allied Services
VA) Safety Training, Performance Monitoring, 2 x 325 TPD, 20 MW
Plant Staffing
Bristol (Hartford, CT) Operations support, Safety Manuals, Resource Recovery 2 x 325 TPD, 2
Ogden Allied Services
Plant Staffing, Performance Monitoring 13 MW
Ismalia Steam Power Operations and Maintenance Manuals, Fossil Fueled 3 x 150 MW, (Dual 3
Egyptian Electricity Authority
Plant Training Manuals, Plant Staffing, Start-up Fuel– Oil & Gas)
Plans, Testing and Start-up Procedures,
Project Administration.
Ghazlin Steam Power Operations support, Operations and Fossil Fueled 4 x 400 MW (Dual Saudi Consolidated Electric Com-
Plant Maintenance Manuals, Training Manu- Fuel–Oil & Gas) 3
pany
als, Plant Staffing, Project Administration
Yambu Industrial City Power System and Distribution Operating Gas Turbine 10 x 50 MW Saudi Consolidated Electric Com-
Instructions, Maintenance Standards, and pany 3
PM Procedures, Safety Standards
King Abdul Azziz Mili- Maintenance Control System, Project Gas Turbine 4 x 25 MW, plus all Saudi Arabia, Ministry Of Defence
tary Academy Staffing, Power System and Central Plants Municipal Utilities, Housing Ser- 3
And Aviation
Operating Manuals (Stand-alone System) vices and Facility Equipment (Combined Westpoint, AF Acamady and
maintenance and operations Naval Acamady of Saudi Arabia).
Astoria Station (NY) Structural and Safety Inspection of build- Fossil Fueled 1500 MW (4 units) 3
Consolatded Edison of New York
ings, and all plant equipment
Three Mile Island (PA) FSAR Up-Date Unit No. 1 (for Re-Start) Nuclear (BWR) 2 x 1000 MWe 3
General Public Utilities
P ROJECT EXPERIENCE o f E DWARD LETOURNEAU -3-
POWER PROJECT MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SAFETY EXPERIENCE
PROJECT SCOPE PLANT TYPE CLIENT
James A. Fitzpatrick, and Standardized Engineering Management, Nuclear (BWR) 1 x 1000 MWe New York Power Authority 4
Indian Point 3 (NY) and Engineering, Design Procedures
HEAVY INDUS TRY – MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, MA INTENANCE, S AFETY & TRAIN ING EXPER IENCE
PROJECT S COPE PLANT TYPE CLIENT
Strategic Petroleum Operations and Maintenance Manual Petroleum Storage Facility, Termi- U.S. Department of Energy 3
Reserve (LA, TX) Procedure Review, Safety Procedures, nal and Pipelines
Training Needs Analysis, Staffing support
Giza Pumping Station Preventative Maintenance System, and West Bank Waste Water Treatment 1
Sadelmi/General Electric
(Cairo Egypt) O&M Manual Organization, Manage- Project
ment Recommendations
WMATA (Wash. D.C.) On-site Training Management, Overhaul Heavy Rail Commuter Vehicles Washington Metro Transit
and Routine Maintenance Manuals, Authority
Classroom, Hands-on Training
Cleveland RTA (OH) On-Site Training Management, Overhaul Heavy Rail Commuter Vehicles Cleveland Rapid Transit
and Routine Maintenance Manuals, 5
Authority
Training Manuals, Classroom, Hands-on
Training
Niagara Frontier TA (NY) Overhaul and Routine Maintenance Light Rail Commuter Vehicles Niagara Frontier Transit
Manuals, Training Manuals, Classroom, Authority 5
Hands-on Training
Proctor & Gamble Operations, Maintenance Manuals for New Corporate Headquarters Syska and Hennessy, Inc. Engi-
Plumbing, Fire Protection Systems (skyscraper) Building 9
neers
GE Automated Steam Engineering and Design User Manual, Automated and integrated Large General Electric, Steam Turbine
Path Layout Program Documentation, Coordination Steam Turbine Engineering, 7
Engineering
of engineers, programmers and assistant Design and Manufacturing Sys-
writers tem
C ONTROL ROOM AN D HANDS-O N OPER ATING EXPERIENCE
PLANT RES PONSIBI LI TIES PLANT TYPE OWN ER
Adams Station Station Operator and Distribution Dis- Sub-Station, 5 Utility Inter-tie and New England Power
patcher serving NEPCo. and Massachu- Distribution Control Center Company 6
setts Electric
Bear Swamp Pumped Plant Operator Pumped Storage, 2 x 300 MW, New England Power
Storage Project 1 x 7.5 MW, 1 x 17 MW 6
Company
Bellows Falls Station Plant Operator Hydro 3 x15 MW (Vertical Fran- New England Power
cis) 6
Company
Old Deerfield No. 5 Sta- Plant Operator Hydro 3 x 5 MW (Horizontal New England Power
tion Francis) 6
Company
a
MAJOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROPOSAL/AUTHOR EXPERIENCE
PROJECT S COPE PLANT TYPE CLIENT
King Khalid Military Power System, Central Plants and General Gas Turbine 8 x 25 MW, Munici- Saudi Arabia, Ministry Of Defence
City, and King Abdul Facilities Operations and Maintenance pal Utilities, Services and Equip- And Aviation 3
Azziz Military Academy Services ment
P ROJECT EXPERIENCE o f E DWARD LETOURNEAU -4-
a
MAJOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROPOSAL/AUTHOR EXPERIENCE
PROJECT S COPE PLANT TYPE CLIENT
Strategic Petroleum Project Staffing for Operations and Main- Petroleum Storage Facility, Pipe- 3
U.S. Department of Energy
Reserve tenance Services line, Terminals, Leach System.
Ghazlin Steam Power Plant Staffing for Operations and Mainte- Fossil Fueled 4 x 400 MW Saudi Consolidated Electric Com-
Plant nance Services (Dual Fuel–Oil & Gas) 3
pany
Three Mile Island Re- Engineering, Operations and Mainte- Nuclear (BWR) 1 x 1000 MW 3
General Public Utilities
Start nance Support Services, FSAR Review
Mahaweli Development Preliminary Start-up Plans, Interim Hydro 450 MW (5 Plants) Sri Lanka, Ministry Of Develop-
Program O&M Coordination, and Operation Plans 3
ment
Laguna Verdi Nuclear Start-up Scheduling (compressed 24- Nuclear (BWR) 2 x 1000 MW 3
General Electric
Power Station hour testing and start-up operation),
Plant O&M Staffing Plans
Colstrip Power Plant Operations and Maintenance Manuals, Fossil Fueled (Coal) 3
Montana Power Company
Operator Training Program
a. Responsible for development and coordination of major sections of 50 to 150 pages, with total proposal pages of 150 to 3,000.
1. Hydroamerica Project (owned by E. Letourneau) 6. While employed by the New England Power Company
2. While employed by Ogden Allied Services 7. While employed by Day & Zimmermann Information Solutions
3. While employed by Gibbs & Hill, Inc./Dravo Constructors, Inc. 8. While employed by Granite Services, Inc. (A GE owned company).
4. While employed by the New York Power Authority 9. While employed by Syska and Hennessy, Inc. Engineers
5. While employed by Taconic International. Inc. 10. While employed by ProEnergy Services