Power Plant Mechanical Engineer

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Andrew Kalwa

ADDRESS: ** ****** *******

Merrimac, QLD 4226, Australia

Mobile: +61-414-***-***

Tel (Home): +61-7-5530 7641

E-mail: **********@*****.***

MARITAL STATUS: Married

NATIONALITY: Australian

EDUCATION: Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering-1976

Technical University of Krakow, Poland

PROFESSIONAL Chartered Professional Engineer - Member of Institution of

ASSOCIATIONS: Engineers, Australia

LANGUAGES: English

CAREER SUMMARY

Over 30 years of progressively responsible experience in the area of: feasibility studies, concept design, mechanical engineering, contract project management, construction management, maintenance management and commissioning of coal, oil and gas power generation plants with capacity up to 4,000MW.

Specific field of expertise includes the following:

Documentation design review and approval of subcritical and supercritical boilers and balance of plant including: coal and ash handling plants, flue gas desulfurization plants (FGD), water treatment plants, waste water treatment plants, cooling water systems, feed water system and auxiliary equipment.

Construction Management

Quality Control

Troubleshooting

Commissioning

Environment, Health & Safety Management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nov. 2014 to Sept. 2015 Tractebel Engineering- Bangkok

Position: Consultant to Owner’s Engineer

Project: 2x600MW Coal Fired Power Plant – Vinh Tan 4-Vietnam

Verification of design documentation, review and approval of 2 supercritical boilers and ancillary equipment and balance of plant including: coal and ash handling system, condensate and steam lines, pressure vessels, storage tanks, piping, cooling water system, desulfurization of flue gases system, WTP&WWTP and auxiliary equipment

Review and approval of EPC Contractor’s documentation, Inspection and Test Plan and erection method statement

Participating in Technical Engineering Meetings

Technical advice to Owner Engineers

Construction supervision

Quality Control

Troubleshooting

Plant’s Commissioning

Health, Safety and Environment issues

2014 Worley Parsons - Malaysia

Position: Senior Residence Engineer

Project: 2x535 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Staff reporting: 3 Senior Engineers, 8 Field Engineers

Verification of design documentation, review and approval of subcritical boilers and ancillary equipment, balance of plant including: fuel gas supply system, feed water system, condensate and steam lines, pressure vessels, piping, cooling water system, WTP&WWTP plant, and auxiliary equipment

Review and approval of EPC documentation

Project management

Construction supervision

Project site progress monitoring

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Troubleshooting

Commissioning of equipment

Health, Safety and Environment Management

2013 Parsons Brinckerhoff – Saudi Arabia

Position: Lead Mechanical Engineer- (Owner’s Engineering)

Project: 4x700 MW Oil Fired Thermal Power Plant

Responsibilities:

Staff reporting: 4 Senior Engineers, 6 Field Engineers

Verification of design documentation, review and approval of 4 supercritical boilers and ancillary equipment, flue gas desulfurization plant (FGD), electrostatic precipitators (ESP), feed water system, pressure vessels, storage tanks, piping, cooling water system, desalination plant, WTP & WWTP, and auxiliary equipment

Review and approval of EPC Contractor’s documentation

Construction supervision and Quality Control

Health, Safety and Environment Management

Chairing the weekly meetings with EPC contractor

Commissioning of equipment

2012 ILF Consulting Engineers - Saudi Arabia

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer (Owner’s Engineering)

Project: 3x80 MW Simple Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant

Responsibilities:

Verification of design documentation, review and approval of power plant equipment of 3x80 MW GE Gas Turbines and balance of plant including: fuel oil supply, pressure vessels, fuel oil storage tanks, piping and auxiliary equipment.

Construction management of mechanical equipment installation

Review and approval of EPC documentation

Project management

Construction supervision and Quality Control

Troubleshooting

Commissioning of plant

2010 - 2011 Merak Energi Indonesia,

Cilegon, Banten

Position: Construction Site Manager

Project: 120MW Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant

Responsibilities:

Staff reporting: 4 Lead Engineers, 4 Senior Engineers,

12 Field Engineers and administration staff

Verification of design documentation, review and approval of power plant equipment : 2 steam turbines, 2 CFB boilers and ancillary equipment, balance of plant including: coal and ash handling plant, condensers, pressure vessels, cranes and auxiliary equipment.

Project management

Management of the Owner site facilities, staff and resources

Verification of EPC contractor milestone payment

Ensure that adequate site staff and resources are in place for effective and timely execution of project

Project site progress monitoring

Ensure that contractor’s and subcontractors’ QA and QC system is implemented and in place

Review and approval of EPC Contractor’s Inspection and Test Plan, equipment, shop inspections and releasing equipment for shipment

Construction site management

Project cost control and reporting

Progress monitoring of EPC contractor, liaison with the contractor and solving technical matters

Chairing daily, weekly and monthly meetings with EPC contractor

Commissioning of plant

Health, Safety and Environment management

2008 to 2009 Fichtner GmbH & Co.KG - Consultants to EPC Contractor Lilama Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Position: Lead Mechanical Engineer

Project: Nhon Trah II-750MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Responsibilities:

Verification of design documentation, review and approval of power plant equipment

Comments and recommendations regarding the plant design of 2 Siemens SGT5-4000F Gas Turbines and 1 SST5-5000 Steam Turbine, 2 Doosan boilers and ancillary equipment, balance of plant including: piping, gas cleaning system, WTP, WWTP, pressure vessels, storage tanks and auxiliaries.

Quality Control

Progress and schedule monitoring

Attending technical meetings with contractors and solving technical matters related to the project

Construction supervision

Commissioning of the equipment

2003– 2007 180MW Osborne Combined Cycle Power Plant – Adelaide, South Australia

Position: Lead Mechanical Engineer

Project: Plant Optimization

Responsibilities: Project management

Plant performance assessment

Planning and coordination of maintenance works,

defects identifications and rectification

Documentation review and approval

Preparation of warranty maintenance and replacement schedules for 1 GE Frame 9E gas turbine, 1 GE steam turbine, 1Heat Recovery Steam Generator, balance of plant and auxiliaries

Construction supervision

Commissioning of equipment

2000 -2002 520MW Coal Fired Thermal Power Station, Flinders Power - South Australia

Position: Lead Mechanical Engineer

Project: Plant Major Overhaul

Responsibilities:

Assessment and recommendations regarding replacement, refurbishment and repairs of boiler high pressure parts and balance of plant including: piping, fans, coal and ash handling plant, ESP and auxiliary equipment.

Project management

Construction supervision and quality control

Troubleshooting

Preparation of the equipment replacement program

Advise on selection of materials and equipment

Planning, scheduling, liaison and coordinating works with contactors

1998 -1999 Fluor Daniel, Melbourne, Australia

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Project: 1000MW Loy Yang Coal Fired Thermal Power Station.

Responsibilities:

Investigations and monitoring of power plant performance

Preparation of maintenance preventive, proactive and predictive program for balance of plant including: coal and ash handling plant, ESP and auxiliaries Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Quality Control

Preparing power plant’s preventive and proactive maintenance program.

1996-1997 Peter Walker Consultants, Dairy Plant, New Zealand

Position: Construction Manager

Projects: Power Plant Expansion Project

Responsibilities:

Contract project management

Design documentation review

Oil fired boilers and balance of plant construction’s supervision, testing and certification

Coordination of mechanical contracts

Quality Control

Planning, progress monitoring and reporting

Contracts quality control, inspections, approval and certification

Construction Management

Commissioning of the plant

1995 Design Power Consultants, Wellington, New Zealand

Position: Senior Design Engineer

75MW New Zealand Steel Corporation Cogeneration Power Plant

Responsibilities:

Feasibility studies, design review, preparation technical specification for 75MW cogeneration power plant including steam boilers, steam turbines and balance of plant

Assessment of technical data, performance criteria, operational requirements

Project management

Implementation phase, coordination and inspection of works

1990 - 1994 300MW Orlando Coal Fired Thermal Power Station, Johannesburg, South Africa

Position: Deputy Station Manager

Staff reporting: 500

Annual budget: $20 million

Responsibilities:

Management of the Maintenance Department of 20 high pressure steam boilers and10 steam turbine generators and balance of plant including: coal and ash handling plant, piping and auxiliary equipment.

Budget and cost management of the plant

Ensure company policies with regard to purchasing and risk management Plant asset management, life extension and continuous improvement for high pressure steam boilers, steam turbines, piping, pumps, coal and ash handling plant, cooling system and auxiliary equipment

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Management of maintenance projects

Evaluation of contracts tender documents and approval

Liaison and coordinating technical activities with outside consultants and contractors regarding plant’s maintenance and overhauls

Management of new contracts, shuts-down, refurbishment, modifications and commissioning of boilers, cooling systems and auxiliaries

Root cause analysis and predictive preventive maintenance program

Commissioning of equipment

Health and Safety management

1988 - 1989 Hamon Sobelco, Johannesburg, South Africa

Position: Construction Manager

Projects: Construction of Cooling Towers.

Responsibilities:

Contract value: USD100 million

Staff reporting: 15

Cooling towers contract project management

Design review, planning, scheduling and cost control of cooling systems

Construction management, quality control and commissioning of cooling systems, piping, pumps and heat exchangers

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Preparation of commissioning, maintenance and shutdown plan

1982 - 1987 Electricity Supply Commission (EKOM), South Africa

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Projects: Construction of 3600MW Duvha and

4000MW Kendal Coal Fired Thermal Power Plants

Contract value: USD 5 billion

Responsibilities:

Verification of the design documentation

Managing mechanical project schedule and budget

Planning, construction management and progress monitoring of various contractors responsible for installation of 6 Combustion Engineering high pressure steam boilers with natural circulation and 6x667MW KWU steam turbines with generating capacity of 4,000MW and balance of plant including: boilers and ancillary equipment, coal and ash handling plant, ESP, piping and auxiliary equipment

Quality Control

Construction Supervision

Commissioning of power plant equipment

HSE

1976 - 1981 Foster Wheeler, Sosnowiec-Poland

Position: Construction Manager

Projects: Construction/Maintenance Management of Boiler Plants

Responsibilities:

Review design documentation

Responsible for the construction project management of coal, oil, gas and biomass fired steam boilers and balance of plant.

Planning, supervision and progress monitoring of high pressure boilers

Construction Management

Quality control and troubleshooting

Commissioning and start-up of boiler plants

Boiler plants maintenance management

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