Engineer Project

David Vanderveen, PE

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Professional Summary

Results oriented Electrical, Instrument and Controls Engineer with extensive experience in design, specification, installation and commissioning of the instrumentation, control, and power distribution for medium and large plant upgrades and new installations.

Excel at creating a collaborative environment between the design team, the customer/owner, and individual suppliers to meet and exceed project goals of performance, cost and schedule.

Provided engineering support for a variety of industries, specifically in the Coal Power, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Nuclear industries.

Skills

Specification, Installation, Commissioning of Control Valves and Instrumentation.

Specification, Installation, Commissioning of Low and Medium Voltage Power Distribution.

Use of Object Component-oriented Software.

Development of Functional Requirements for Plant Automation.

Performance of Design Integration between Process, Mechanical, and Piping.

Specification and Programming of Advanced Control Systems both PLC and DCS.

Wiring Schematics for Control and Power Distribution.

Construction and Commissioning Technical Support.

Project Schedule and Resource Management.

Coaching and Professional Development of Engineers.

Use of AutoCadd.

Use of Microsoft Office Tools.

Professional Experience

Merrick & Co – Oak Ridge, TN

Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, September 2016 to present

Perform instrumentation and electrical design for the Uranium Process Facility. Requires extensive use of robots, servos, and VFDs. Responsible for mentoring junior engineers and supervising their design activities.

GE Power/Alstom Power Environment Control Services – Knoxville, TN

Principal Engineer, 2000 to August 2016

Discipline Lead Engineer for the Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Requirements of Environmental Control Systems for coal burning power stations.

Spearheaded schedule recovery, as well as enhanced the project team’s technical capabilities for the design of an advanced control system in Beijing, China. Recovery of the project schedule was completed with an additional two weeks of float. Performed the following to achieve schedule recovery:

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oRescheduled the delivery of design documents to enable early start of system configuration.

oNegotiated owner acceptance of standard function blocks reducing overall scope of work.

oCreated a restructuring plan for reallocation of resources that was adopted by project management.

Developed the instrumentation and control for a new Wastewater Treatment Process by evaporation of water and capture of waste solids. Proposed and incorporated three cost savings to the original conceptual design that reduced the cost of the project by approximately $110,000.

Developed the Electrical, Instrumentation and Control for new technology to capture CO2 emissions from a coal-fired power station. Performed all the required engineering from conceptual design, through construction and commissioning including performance testing.

Co-authored Patent Number 8181451 “Method of Controlling the Operation of a Selective Catalyst Reduction Plant”.

Developed standardized design for the use of anhydrous ammonia for Selective Catalyst Reduction for coal-fired power stations that allowed expediting design saving two months off the typical project schedule. In addition created the design for injection of anhydrous ammonia in the CO2 Capture pilot plant.

Previous to 2000 have performed engineering for the following companies:

G. D. Searle Pharmaceutical as Project Discipline Lead - Augusta, GA

Bayer Pharmaceutical as Senior Controls Engineer - Raleigh, NC

Eastman Chemical as Lead Instrument Engineer - Kingsport, TN

Nuclear Fuel Services as Lead Controls Engineer - Erwin, TN

Fisher & Porter as Consulting Engineer - Philadelphia, PA

Westinghouse Savannah River Company as Technical Lead Engineer - Savannah River Plant, Aiken, SC

All of these positions required extensive application of OSHA 1910 and process hazards analysis.

Veteran - US Army, Signal Corp, Captain

Recognition and Awards

Received Managing Directors Award from Alstom Power with a cash award of $1,000 for the contributions made in the CO2 Capture Technology Development.

Received Signature of Excellence Award from Westinghouse Nuclear for Replacement Tritium Facility.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering

Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama

Certifications

Licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Tennessee and Iowa

Professional Memberships - Instrument Society of America

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