EMIL CATROPPA

SUMMARY OF

Senior Mechanical Engineer with twenty-nine years of energy/power industry and

QUALIFICATIONS

project experience in consulting, design/performance, upgrades, manufacturing,

procurement, maintenance and improved reliability of major power plant equipment

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

COGENTRIX ENERGY, LLC March 2011-February 2016

Sayreville, NJ March 2015-February 2016

Plant Engineering Manager for 3 into 1 Gas-Fired Plant

Developed and modified list of critical equipment in an effort to

determine risk, budget, corrective action, maintenance/outage frequency,

metric performance parameters

Improved PI system (historian) by reviewing all tags and

determining proper units, which tags to keep/eliminate/add

Implemented combustion/emission performance calculations to aid

during state required stack/CEMS/RATA testing

Improved Heat Rate/Performance Calculations for trending

Reviewed all design changes for water improvement upgrade,

piping/drains upgrade, HRSG enclosure, trending metrics showing

improvements

Developed pump performance criteria to assist maintenance in

scheduling pump refurbishment/replacement

Hopewell, VA March 2011- March 2015

Plant Engineer for two coal fired plants (James River and Portsmouth)

Determined most cost effective approach Temperature for Scrubber

Performance, and trended the results for optimal performance

Developed Dew Point and Calcium/Sulfur calculations to optimize

Scrubber Performance

Developed Coupon Sampling program to determine best locations

for coating/repairs of scrubber ductwork, in addition to predicted material

losses

Implemented Energy Survey Program to determine cost effective

repairs

RC CAPE MAY, Beesleys Pt, NJ May 2008 November 2010

Maintenance Engineer/Mechanical Supervisor/Planner

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-***-****

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Maintenance Engineer & Supervisor at BL England Station:

Evaluated many competitors for the steam turbine overhaul,

selecting the most cost effective, saving the company $2.5 million

Ran Steam Turbine and generator overhaul, keeping track of all

costs to keep the project within budget, used SAP to schedule PMs/overhauls

Assisted in developing Terms and Conditions for the contract

Supervised nine mechanics, planned major outages and plant

upgrades

MITTAL STEEL, East Chicago, IN May 2003 May 2008

Reliability/Combustion Engineer, Mechanical Supervisor

#3 Continuous Anneal Line Mechanical Engineer & Supervisor:

Assigned the lead to Improved furnace combustion efficiency,

reduced natural gas (935 BTU/ft3 HHV) consumption

Upgraded furnace valving/piping to install instrumentation in an

effort to improve overall furnace performance

Administered and taught continuous monitoring using diagnostic

techniques

Assigned maintenance tasks in Tabware, CMMS+, MMIS, E-

Monitor

Supervised nine mechanics, planned major outages and plant

upgrades

CUMMINS & BARNARD, INC., Ann Arbor, MI September 1999 April 2003

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Engineer for several projects:

Team member for two major combined cycle project bids on the

west coat (Bellingham, WA and San Diego, CA), developed most cost-efficient

cycle and inputs (Heat Rate) for pay-back

On-site engineer for several major Low NOx Burner Retrofits

SEPRIL, LLC, Chicago, IL January 1998 April 1999

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Provided input, tested and developed software improvements for product design

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-***-****

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BLACK & VEATCH, Ann Arbor, MI January 1995 - January 1998

Mechanical Engineer

Project Engineer:

On-site engineering for several Low-NOx Burner retrofits

Performed design computations for upgrades of various systems

SARGENT & LUNDY, Chicago, IL January 1992 - January1995

Mechanical Engineer

Project engineer:

Developed and tested software for the EPRI SOAPP Project

Lead Engineer for South Texas Gen Station T-Hot Reduction Program

GENERAL DYNAMICS, Groton, CT February 1987 - December 1991

Mechanical Project Engineer

Lead nuclear project engineer:

Procured, tested and installed heat exchangers/condensers, BOP

components

EDUCATION

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Hartford, CT, 1991

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady, NY, 1987

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 843-***-****

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