MICHAEL G. ADKINS

**** ******* ****, *******, ** 39209

912-***-****

acz89i@r.postjobfree.com

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Over 20 years of experience focused on Project, Operations, and Maintenance Management covering power generation, pulp/paper, wood pellet, and lumber industries. SKILLS

Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) Construction Experience

GE Turbine Generator Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Experience

Extensive International Travel and Cultural Relationship Building

Project Construction, Operations, and Maintenance

Pre-Project Technology and Vendor Vetting

Technical and Commercial Contract Development

Technical Standards, O&M Documents, and Drawing Review/Approval

Project Procurement, Scheduling, and Management

Project Budget (OPEX & CAPEX), Cash Flow, and Schedule Management

Stakeholder Milestones, Coordination, and Final Acceptance (Take Over) Management

Commissioning, Start-up, and Ramp-up Plan Development and Execution

Plant Employee Recruiting, Management, and Skills Development

Oversight of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Program Development

Implementation and Use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management

(CRM), Inventory Management System (IMS), and Computerized Maintenance Management System

(CMMS) software Applications

EMPLOYMENT

OPERATIONS MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (2013-PRESENT)

CPM Global Biomass Group Jackson, Mississippi

International coordination with other CPM Business Units (Europe, Asia, and North America)

Directed the launch of CPM’s Global Biomass Group facility from concept to fully functional parts, remanufacturing, and field service center

Seamlessly integrated the new facility with CPM’s existing business units’ ERP, CRM, IMS, and CMMS software systems

Reached return on investment (ROI) within 6 months of launch

Full Operational and Maintenance (O&M) control supporting customers’ hammer and pellet milling equipment totaling around 3 million metric tons of annual wood pellet production capacity (projects totaling $215MM USD)

Facility handles all spare parts planning & procurement, customer service department, rebuild/refurbish machine parts, onsite service technicians, and required global shipping/logistics

Oversight of ongoing R&D projects at customer sites in an effort to continuously improve customer’s pellet quality, capacity, and wear life

PROJECT DIRECTOR YEARS EMPLOYED (2009-2013)

BMC Consultancy Inc. Savannah, Georgia

As Project Director of this wood pellet project development company (project totaling $165MM USD) delivering an Engineer, Procure, Construct, and Manage (EPCM) plant to the Project Owner, my responsibilities included:

Pre-project technology and vendor proposal vetting and selection done in Stockholm

Comparison of Tender evaluations (COT)

Technical and commercial contract development

Reporting project schedule and budget updates to a large German Power Company (RWE)(Project Owner)

Coordination of all associated stakeholders most of which were International Companies (Europe, Asia, and North America)

Project standards development/approval

Electrical and Balance of Plant (BOP) project budget development/management

Procurement and payment approvals

Assuring vendor performance to schedules

Technical process equipment evaluation and approval

Electrical/controls/automation/enterprise design oversight

Utilities infrastructure negotiation/approval

Installation oversight, including factory acceptance testing (FAT)

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) staff recruitment/training plan, O&M manuals review, LOTO procedure approval, EHS planning, and arc flash/short circuit/coordination studies

Commissioning process/startup/ramp-up plan and execution

Performance testing and final acceptance of plant

Evaluating, developing, and submitting certain of the plant construction and operating permits via a third party consultant specializing in required federal and state laws PLANT MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (2007-2009)

Green Circle Bio Energy Cottondale, Florida

As Plant Manager for the construction and operation of this wood pellet plant (project totaling $130MM USD), I was responsible for:

Comparison of Tender evaluations (COT)

Technical and commercial contract development

Reporting project schedule and budget updates to a large Swedish OEM (JCE Group)(Project Owner)

Coordination of all associated stakeholders most of which were International Companies (Europe, Asia, and North America)

Project standards development/approval

Electrical and Balance of Plant (BOP) project budget development/management

Procurement and payment approvals

Assuring vendor performance to schedules

Technical process equipment evaluation and approval

Electrical/controls/automation/enterprise design oversight

Utilities infrastructure negotiation/approval

Installation oversight, including factory acceptance testing (FAT)

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) staff recruitment/training plan, O&M manuals review, LOTO procedure approval, EHS planning, and arc flash/short circuit/coordination studies

Commissioning process/startup/ramp-up plan and execution

Performance testing and final acceptance of plant

Evaluating, developing, and submitting certain of the plant construction and operating permits via a third party consultant specializing in required federal and state laws PROJECT MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (2005-2007)

Halliburton/KBR Bagram, Afghanistan

I worked closely with the 3rd, 7th, and 20th Special Forces Groups in Afghanistan helping to support Operation Enduring Freedom. I was a Project Manager supervising EXPATS and local nationals on a greenfield project to provide a General Electric Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) system for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) to insure all communication systems stay online in the event of prime power failure. This system required the construction of a new 10,000 square foot concrete building to include power distribution, step-up and step-down transformers, dedicated server circuits, all lighting and general power installation, back-up generator installation, power distribution equipment, control circuits, and associated automatic transfer switches (ATS).

E&I SUPERVISOR YEARS EMPLOYED (1999-2005)

Various Construction Firms Including:

Raytheon, Bechtel, KBR, BE&K Southeastern United States I have traveled to construction sites across the United States. Most of these jobs have included supervising everything from bending conduit, motor feeders, motor controls, PLC installation, high voltage stress cones, switch gear, motor control centers, lighting-power circuits, various instrumentation devices, and troubleshooting of completed systems. These jobs included construction of Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP), Federal Courthouse, nuclear reactor upgrade (Farley), university science lab, lumber mill, and industrial bakery facilities. E&I TECHNICIAN YEARS EMPLOYED (1993-1999)

Florida Coast Paper Co/St Joe Forest Products Port Saint Joseph, Florida I worked in a maintenance environment where I applied troubleshooting techniques on GE steam turbine generators, recovery/power boilers, paper manufacturing systems, and associated equipment. Process control and instrumentation are a big part of paper manufacturing. From chipping logs all the way through shipping rolled paper, automation plays a key role. Foxboro DCS, Provox DCS, and Allen Bradley PLC’s were used to accomplish this level of control.

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN YEARS EMPLOYED (1990-1993)

United States Army Fort Ord, California

In the US Army I was an electronics technician who maintained and repaired telephone switching systems, including the Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) system. I attained a rank of specialist and lead a crew of five people.

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA YEARS ATTENDED (1983-87)

Altha High School Altha, Florida

BS ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY YEARS ATTENDED (1990-93) California State University, Monterey Bay Monterey, California ELECTRONICS CERTIFICATE YEARS ATTENDED (1990)

United States Army Fort Gordon, Georgia

MOBILE ELECTRONICS CERTIFICATE YEARS ATTENDED (1991) United States Army Fort Ord, California

MASTER ELECTRICIAN YEARS ATTENDED (1993 -97)

Electrical Core Studies Winter Park, Florida

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