Engineer Plant

Vincent J. Manetta

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Operations Management Chemical Engineer Process Plant Utility Operations

Longview Power LLC/ Genpower Services Feb 2011 to Feb 2013 Maidsville, WV

Water Treatment/Chemistry Supervisor

Managed daily plant chemistry, chemical laboratory, and a standalone water treatment facility for a super critical 700 MW generating station. Oversight of cooling treatment, makeup water, condensate polishing, & FGD system operating as a zero liquid discharge facility. Water treatment operations responsibility included maintenance and engineering for the 9 MGD Dunkard Creek Water Treatment plant in Dilliner, PA. Monongahela River treatment includes ballasted clarification, multimedia/micro filtration, reverse osmosis, and 7 mile pipeline system. 1. 99.96% first year availability of water treatment facility. Significant improvements made in reverse osmosis operations and ethernet & modbus communications for distributed multi plc network. 2. Plant coagulant changed yielding 3 x improvements in clarifier discharge quality and consistent ability to meet product water quality specification. 3. Improved pretreatment to improve SDI consistency and implemented a RO membrane condition monitoring and cleaning program. Water plant predictive & preventative maintenance program put in place by end of first year of operation. 4. Key member of FGD operations team resolving limestone blinding, oxidation air limitations, and fines accumulation gypsum dewatering issues. Successfully utilized low CaCO3 limestone to meet 99.8% SO2 removal requirement. DBA, dewatering polymer, and particle size analysis utilized. 5. Procedures developed for chemical systems, selected unit ops, and QA/QC for lab.

Penford Products Corporation June 2010 to Feb 2011 Cedar Rapids, IA

Utilities Specialist

Operations and energy management at the wet corn mill facility which included 3 package boilers, a 3 MGD water treatment plant, & electrical / plant air dist. systems. 1. Developed $1.3MM reliability project to improve 2 forced draft fans, replacement of dampers & drives, FGR reconfiguration, and installation of 400 HP VFD’s. 2. Reduced chemical treatment costs in water plant by 50%, improved quality consistency. 3. Project completed to insulate 450,000 gal storage tank & new package boiler stack. Preliminary engineering for boiler feed water process heat recovery and condensing economizer projects.

Cargill, Inc. June 2007 to May 2010 Eddyville, IA

Natural Resource PDG, Power and Steam Best Practice Engineer

Technical support for 7 Cargill wet corn milling boiler facilities including long term planning, team organization, operational improvements, business case development for projects, loss prevention, key measures process, and development of best practice operation standards. Steam generators included 3 pulverized coal boilers, 4 stokers, and 13 package boilers. Electricity generated at 2 locations. 1. Supported implementation of 8 boiler emission projects at 4 facilities as part of a multisite USEPA consent decree. Included technical & economic feasibility, equipment selection, and commissioning for 4 coal boiler low NOx burner over fire air projects and a pulverized coal PRB conversion. Emission reduction and completion date requirements were achieved. 2. Key member of combustion safety team. New burner management systems installed on 6 boilers and reviews of 8 additional boilers completed. MOC/PSSR processes implemented. 3. Completed a Process Hazard Analysis of the Eddyville PRB coal handling system and made recommendations. Electrical classification audits completed at 3 coal handling sites. 4. Sold local 120 acre sand dune prairie restoration project to be added as a supplemental environmental project as part of USEPA vs Cargill 2005 consent decree. 5. Member of project team that developed a capital budget for a1MM lb/hr CFB installation.

Cargill, Inc. January 2006 to May 2007 Eddyville, IA

Sr. Utilities Engineer

Engineer for the Eddyville Utilities site and support in developing scope, preliminary engineering, and budgets for approx $30MM of USEPA consent decree projects for the Cargill Corn Milling business unit. 1. Design of 2-800HP ID fan rotating elements. Maintenance interval extended from 1 to 3 years. 2. Project development of a $1.7 MM reliability energy project to install 3-800HP centrifugal compressors in a central compressed air station. 12 distributed compressors replaced. 3. Oversight of $14MM project on 3-175,000#/hr spreader stokers. 50% emission reduction & 3% efficiency gain attained. Installed new finned-tube economizers and upgraded super heaters. 4. Made 3 operational visits to cogeneration facilities in China. Included due diligence review of a CFB circulating fluidized bed combustor cogeneration facility as part of a pending oilseeds processing plant purchase. 5. Initiated collaboration with boiler and environmental teams to develop a CEMS equipment and maintenance standard. $300k+ savings for 21 CEMS systems. 6. Active site I2I team (Innovation promotion process) and waste minimization team member.

Cargill, Inc. May 1999 to January 2006 Eddyville, IA

Utilities Department Team Leader

Managed safety, environment, personnel, maintenance, capital projects, employee engagement, and costs. Department included 3 coal & 3 package boilers totaling 1MM #/hr capacity, 2-20MW generators, 11 MGD water and 8 MGD wastewater facility. Provided water, wastewater treatment, and steam services to 3 external industrial customers. $40MM annual operating budget with 30 employees. 1. Member of "Operations Leadership Team" that implemented a "High Performance Work System" for all employees. 2. First plant team to complete 100 hr training and to model new process. 3. Improved department employee engagement score from 38 to 71% in three years. 4. Developed training content for boiler, turbine generator, and water wastewater ops. Included "Qualification guides" used in a skill block pay for performance system. 5. $5MM 20MW refurbished steam turbine project completed in 8 months to meet interruptible challenges of the 2001 peak summer season. 6. Achieved 89% annual capacity factor 3 years in a row for 3-1952 vintage spreader stokers. Implemented a boiler tube failure reduction program that reduced failures by 50%. 7. Steering committee member of ICC coalition opposing an electric rate increase in an Iowa Utility Board proceeding. Served as board member of the "Iowa Industrial Energy Users Group".8. Key member of cogeneration outsourcing team to solicit proposals from developers to assume operations, make capital improvements for new-existing assets, & new coal rail terminal.9. Engineered and installed Des Moines River intake heating system that eliminated chronic intake frazil ice freezing and water restriction problems during frigid weather. Eliminated 3-4 days corn plant downtime per year.

Cargill, Inc. July 1993 to May 1999 Eddyville, IA

Construction Superintendent

Construction manager for $200MM of site expansion projects, acted as our own general contractor. Included pre-project planning, bid package development, contractor selection, and work progress monitoring. ; Reduced contractor injury frequency by a factor of 6. Attained 1 MM contractor man-hours without a lost time accident 3 times in four years. ; Plant expansion project included a 3MGD water and a 3MGD activated sludge wastewater treatment facilities. ; Implemented 100% tie-off requirements for all work including steel erection. ; Constructability improvements made to meet a 10 month schedule for $26MM process expansion.

Cargill, Inc. January 1988 to July 1993 Eddyville, IA

Utility Department Supervisor

Converted 3 spreader stokers and auxiliaries to burn PRB coal. Installed FGR and implemented safe coal handling practices. Installed 2 natural gas package boilers.; Debottlenecked 6 MGD water treatment plant to be able to produce 8.5 MGD. ; Implemented design and operating procedural changes to comply with Surface Water Treatment rule changes including additional contact time capacity. ; Attained an Iowa Grade 3 Water Treatment Operator Certificate.

Cargill, Inc. June 1981 to January 1988 Dayton, Ohio

Fructose Plt engineer; Corn Plant Maintenance; Project engineer; Finishing Area Supervisor Responsible for dept. engineering and plant optimization "contractor supervisor" managed on-site contractors; Major project to modify starch conversion/evaporator process.

Education Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; B.S., Chemical Engineering

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