Project Manager Power Plant

JIM FREYRE

President

U.S. Energy Group, Inc.

P.O. Box 833011

Miami, Fla. 33283

Mobile: 305-***-****

us-energy-group.com

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-freyre/18/a55/21a

*********@***.***

1 OVERVIEW

Mr. Freyre's professional background reflects 27 years of experience in the

nuclear and fossil power industry. Specializing in Construction Site

Management of CCGT's, Diesel Generator's and Wind Farm power projects.

Additionally qualified as a Project Manager for nuclear and fossil power

plant projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

Project Management

. Sr. Site Manager, Exelon Wind, owners representative for all project

construction of a 40 MW wind farm project in Frostburg MD. The project

consists of 16 Nordex turbine generators, collector system and sub-

station. In charge of all on-site staff including sub-contractors,

contract adherence, change orders and schedule. Facilitating all

communications of technical, legal and land ownership. This was a

ridge top project and heavy civil work was required.

. Sr. Project Manager, Exelon Wind, performing post-construction

closeout activities for multiple wind farms built during 2011 and

2012. Providing due diligence construction leadership for new projects

and acquisitions.

. Sr. Site Manager, Exelon Wind, owners representative for all project

construction and commissioning of a 40 MW wind farm project in Bliss

ID. The project consists of 19 Suzlon turbine generators, collector

system and sub-station. In charge of all on-site staff including sub-

contractors, contract adherence, change orders and schedule.

Facilitating all communications of technical, legal and land

ownership. Project completed on schedule.

. Sr. Site Manager, Exelon Wind, owners representative for all project

construction and commissioning of a 28 MW wind farm project in

Lovington NM. The project consists of 13 Suzlon turbine generators,

collector system, distribution system and sub-station with tie-ins at

the Lea county co-op. In charge of all on-site staff, sub-contractors,

contract adherence, change orders and schedule. Facilitating all

communications of technical, legal, and land ownership. Project

completed on schedule and under budget.

. Program Manager, Progress Energy, Brunswick Nuclear Plant responsible

for providing project leadership to the Emergency Diesel Generator

(EDG) project team. This includes a team of engineers, project

controls specialists, schedulers, licensing, construction and project

managers. Provided periodic updates to executive management on all

assigned projects.

. Site Manager, Teton Industrial Group, Forney, TX. Managed all

responsible project construction and personnel with contract

responsibilities, budget adherence, construction discrepancy

resolution and commissioning for the construction of a 6 x 2, 7FA GE

CCGT power plant.

. Project Manager, AREVA, NP, managed the submittal of an emergency

diesel power plant solution for the Hanford site. Included consortium

agreements with engine manufactures', technical solutions for volcanic

ashfall and work breakdown structure development.

. Project Manager, Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant, Oak Harbor, Ohio for

the successful restart of Davis Besse following the NRC 0350 shutdown.

Specifically, managed the design, schedule, and implementation of

various modifications (electrical and mechanical) for the EDG's.

. Project Manager, Caterpillar Americas Corporation, in Miami, FL for

all reciprocating engine power plant construction and site selection

in Latin America. Additionally, organized contract review teams,

maintained scheduled targets and ensured budget adherence.

. Project Manager, General Electric Power Systems, Miami, FL

for GE diesel generator power projects in the Caribbean

region. Team leader for bid preparation and contract

specification reviews. This team included personnel

representing engineering, legal, projects, manufacturing and

construction. Responsible for all commercial and technical

issues, consortium management and maintaining profit margins

regarding new GE diesel generator power plants.

. Site General Manager, MKW Power Systems, Millers, Long Island, Bahamas

responsible for the construction, installation, startup testing,

commissioning, operation, site turnover, service and site P&L of a

green field diesel generator power plant. This project was part of the

phase II Bahamas Electrification program and included three EMD 12-

645F4B diesel engine generator sets, 4160V switchgear, DC system, 480V

MCC, switchyard, station service water, fire suppression, fuel depot,

and all other plant auxiliaries.

. Engineering Project Leader, Clinton Power Station, Clinton, IL during

restart following NRC 0350 shutdown responsible for resolving nuclear-

related technical/design and operational issues, licensing

interpretation, technical evaluations and provided recommendations to

senior plant management for issue resolution on major safety related

and non-safety related systems. Managed the EDG systems readiness

evaluation, NRC document turnover packages, pre-operational testing

and technical support for successful plant startup.

Engineering Consultation

. AREVA, NP as a Project Design Engineer for various projects related to

the Turkey Point Excellence (TPE) program.

. General Electric, San Jose, CA to design various solutions

regarding GSI-191 Containment Sump Screens.

. DC Cook Nuclear Plant, Stevensville, MI for the design of a new

Supplemental Diesel Generator system (SDG) to allow the extension of

Allowable Outage Time (AOT) for the EDG system from 72 hours to 14

days.

. Davis Besse Nuclear Plant, Oak Harbor, OH for the Emergency Diesel

Generator backlog reduction effort, which was part of the NRC restart

commitment to investigate and identify resolutions for condition

reports with emphasis to risk significant systems.

. San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, CA to assess several EDG-

related functional failures and review the maintenance programs and

condition report corrective actions to upgrade the plants procedures

and processes.

. Perry Nuclear Power Plant, North Perry, OH to complete an Engineering

self-assessment of the EDG system prior to an NRC 95-002 inspection to

verify the conformity of the USAR to the design, testing and operating

basis.

Engineering Services

. Senior Project Engineer, Teton Industrial Group, Sanford, FL. Provided

engineering for the installation of selected systems for the 8 x 2,

7FA GE CCGT repowering project at FPL's Sanford facility.

. Component Engineer, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Homestead, FL as the

EDG Component Specialist in charge of managing all activities

associated with four Emergency Diesel Generators, five Blackstart

Diesel Generators, one Security Diesel Generator, various smaller

diesel generator sets and all supporting equipment. Site

representative for the EMD (Engine Manufacturer) owners group. Also

managed the on-site emergency power during and after the Hurricane

Andrew event.

. Systems Engineer, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Homestead, FL to manage

the Emergency Diesel Generators, Demineralized Water, Chemical and

Volume Control, Intake Cooling Water, Component Cooling Water systems

and provided plant engineering support for various primary and

secondary systems. Served as one of the technical department engineers

for the installation and startup testing of two new Emergency Diesel

Generators, engine room auxiliaries and support equipment.

Additionally, managed major modifications for the two existing EDG's.

Documented all exceptions to design changes, prepared and presented

commissioning issues with corrective actions to senior plant

management for approval.

. Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor, Turkey Point Nuclear Plant,

Homestead, FL responsible for supervising 12 FPL employees, including

foreman, mechanics, and helpers. Also managed outside contractors

providing services in the areas of equipment maintenance, material

procurement and quality control.

. Mechanical Maintenance Support Group Engineer, Turkey Point Nuclear

Plant, Homestead, FL responsible for interacting with the Technical

Department Engineers and Design Engineers in assisting with

troubleshooting of equipment failures. Team member of the reactor head

O-ring inspections following RCS system leakage and boric acid

corrosion of the unit 3 reactor head. Team member of the new reactor

head Cono-seal installation. Performed various primary and secondary

system walkdowns following the extended shutdown.

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida International Univ., Miami, Fla.

1987

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology, Florida International Univ.,

Miami, Fla. 1985

A.A. Mechanical Engineering, Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Fla.

1984

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Technical Staff Training, Florida Power & Light, June 1990

Root Cause Analysis, EG&G Services, November 1987

Quality Improvement Program Team Leader Training, Florida Power &

Light, March 1989

Reliability, Tools and Techniques, Florida Power & Light, June 1990

Woodward Governor Training, Woodward Governors, April 1991

Six Sigma Training, General Electric, February 2000

Contact this candidate