Power Plant Engineer
Resume:
Sara Jane-Geary Kuchinski
Suwanee, GA 30024
**************@*******.***
PROCESS ENGINEER
Full time parent returning to workforce and Engineer with seven years of
accomplished process design and application experience for proposal and
project applications looking for full time employment. Expertly utilized
ability to communicate, motivate, and manage international, multi-
discipline team of technical experts to facilitate technical and financial
optimization of product and plan and execute product development project.
Core contributions include
Chemical Design Engineering / Mechanical Design Engineering / Product
Development / Six Sigma Team Member / Process and Procedural Development /
Technical Training / Project Management/ Project Planning /
Product Development / Proposal Development / Product Application Engineer
Published article: Geary, Sara J. and JC. Bellows, "System Monitoring for
Chemistry Control", Proceedings 61st International Water Conference,
Pittsburg (2000), 171.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JOHNS CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Johns Creek, GA
Part-Time Administrative Assistant Children's Ministries 2010-
2014
. Responsibilities include coordinating teachers, curriculum and
required supplies; assisting in the coordination and registration of
children's events; aiding in recruiting, retaining, and supporting
volunteers; advertising events through various media sources including
Constant Contact; manage the expenditures for the Children's Ministry;
managing Shelby, database software, for Children's Ministry.
Full-Time Parent 2005-present
. Responsibilities include childcare and house hold duties, in addition
to numerous volunteer positions:
Soccer Coach 2008-2009 / Sunday School Teacher 2008-present / Girl Scout
Leader 2009-present / Vacation Bible School Director 2008-2010 / Science
Lab Parent Teacher 2011-2014 / PTA Secretary 2013-2014 / PTA VP 2014-2015
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC., Orlando, Florida
Senior Engineer - Product Development, Process Design 2002-2005
. Responsibilities include directing and leading product development
projects with duties including coordinating and motivating the project
team, controlling manpower costs, defining the project, exciting
development within the current process, managing an international
project team in a matrix organization, and designing the mechanical
and chemical process and components. Additional duties included
adapting new procedures, training all team members to utilize new
procedures, tools and software (SAP data and document management) and
provide a single point contact for all aspects of the project
development.
. Specific product involves the entire turnkey single shaft power plant
configuration utilizing a G class of combustion turbine.
Advanced Engineer - Project Execution, Process Design 1999-2002
. Responsibilities include implementing project requirements to
customize existing product line to specific project site, performing
verification calculations, revising standard specifications,
coordinating with multi-discipline team to ensure cohesive design,
coordinating with suppliers and evaluating proposals for mechanical
equipment while maintaining project schedule.
. Six month rotational assignment in Proposal Engineering with
experience in revising standard technical proposal documentation to
reflect the customer request, coordinating an international team of
subject matter experts to ensure cohesive proposal, and collect and
tally equipment and manpower costs.
. Specific product involves the entire turnkey multi-shaft power plant
configuration utilizing F or G class of combustion turbines.
Associate Engineer -
Proposal Support and Project Execution, Water Chemistry Design 1999-
2002
. Responsibilities include evaluating water quality samples and
proposing water treatment process to meet the needs of the
application, providing the design basis and functional requirements of
the water treatment systems to an architect engineer for detailed
design and implementation. Additional responsibilities included
devising a innovative water monitoring scheme that would reduce
sampling schedule and maintain water chemistry control and hands-on
monitoring and maintenance of water chemistry during start-up and
commissioning.
. Specific projects involving the boiler and cooling water systems of a
power plant configuration utilizing F and G class of combustion
turbine.
BECHTEL SAVANAH RIVER, Aiken, SC
Cooperative Education Student 1995-1997
. Rotational assignments with responsibilities including steam piping
maintenance design, mechanical process design modification, and
drafting.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Masters of Arts in Business Administration, 2004
University of Florida
Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1998
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University
Unit Operations Laboratory, 1997
University College, London, England
Engineering in Training, 1998
State of Virginia
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