JON MCKENDRY

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OBJECTIVE: Project E&I and Plant Safety and Reliability Engineering position where my EI&C experience involving capital improvement of electrical power, instrumentation & control systems for industrial Petro-chemical, Refinery, Air Separation Unit, manufacturing and renewable energy, Steam/Gas Turbines facilities can be utilized. This includes capital design build projects from conceptual design through construction/start-up, FEL estimating, defining scope of work, team building, managing schedule and budget, vendor client meetings, RFI, IFA/IFC documents, change order request, equipment procurement.

PROJECT ENGINEERING/MANAGEMENT

Project development utilizing the Gap Analysis and Stage Gate process work flow process and FEL 1,2,3 estimating process

Quickly adapt to client specifications and regulatory requirements

Support area reliability and maintenance team by establishing a culture of safety and execution of all aspects of project team role requirements in achieving key outcomes in safety, health, environmental and quality standards. risk reduction, reliability, efficiency, cost and customer service

I’m a Take the LEAD and TAKE-CHARGE type of individual.

Support of Process Safety Management, PHA, ESSH, JSA, MOC, ECO’s, HAZOP, SAP and ISO policies Participate in PSM, PHA and Lead MOC reviews for all electrical and instrumentation and control modification to existing process equipment. Prepare job safety analysis JSA’s for electrical and instrument maintenance procedures

Manage capital projects ranging from small to large including engineering and construction, cost analysis, time management, manpower development, task scheduling, vendor/client meetings, engineering proposal and sales assistance, while maintaining the ability to handle other numerous tasks and responsibilities simultaneously;

Consults with Lead Designers and Engineers from other disciplines to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project

Direct project team and manage total design, provide value engineering alternatives, constructability reviews, design recommendations while adhering to project scope of work, budget and schedule

Excellent writing skills, team building, customer focused with follow-up and follow thru commitments;

Develop totally integrated EPC schedule and cost control programs

Prepare cost /schedule adjustments to reflect SOW changes resulting in Engineering Change Order ECO

Assist in preparing engineering cost estimates for project including materials and inventory control

Strong customer, vendor, client, contractor and upper / lower management communication skills

Inter-department, client and contractor meetings, knowledge of construction and technical drawings, give guidance and assign work to others, report writing, minutes, progress status and financial reports, engineering / construction scope of work, equipment vendor bid specifications, etc.

Solid understanding of Microsoft Office and project scheduler

CONTROL and POWER SYSTEMS

Instrument Data Sheets and application and maintenance of various instrumentation devices for Flow, Pressure, Temperature, Level, Various Analytical PH, O2, CO, CO2, Hydrogen and moisture, conductivity; Control Valves, actuators, etc; calibration and testing as they apply to various applications

Perform plant walk through and sketches of existing equipment to verify new instrumentation will fit as well as to provide construction a guide for installation and cost estimating.

Communicates equipment design to client and other disciplines May participate with construction personnel concerning constructability issues as related to field conditions, sequencing and scheduling of construction activities.

Solid understanding of Hazardous Classifications, Class 1, 2 Div. 1 & 2, API500 and 505, SIS interlocks, and ESD systems

P&ID and process flow, SAMA / Logic diagrams, Functional Descriptions, Cause and Effect matrix for Ammonia Nitrate, Waste-to-Energy boilers, including air pollution, turbine air, BMS / combustion controls, of multi fuel systems, landfill, natural and syngas fuels streams,

Familiar & hands experience with AB Control logics/ControlNet, DeviceNet, RSView, Factory Talk View, Compact Logix, Client/Server, Modbus, Profibus, Siemens PCS7, Yokogawa Centrum VP, Wincc, GE 70/30PLC, Wonder ware, (DeltaV, Ver 13) AutoCAD, In tools / SPI Instrument Database, PID, Ratio, Cascade, Split Range controls

Utilize plant PIE system data, DCS Historian and other plant instrumentation performance data to determine Root Cause Failure,

Utilize predictive and preventative maintenance schedule machine operating data, along with equipment running data to prepare for scheduled downtime, improved equipment lifecycle

Root Cause Failure Analysis, identify and eliminate all bad actors, provide capital improvement / reliability, critical equipment and spare part

Utilize Plant In-tools for electrical & instrumentation DWG’s, specifications, loop checkout/PID tuning etc.

Steam Turbine instrumentation and governor controls (Woodward 505E),) 13.8KV Load Synchronization Load Center (Woodward DSLC), Lube oil system and Turbine protection and maintenance system

Generator Exciter controls (Basler DECS200N) and Turbine Control Panels and Maintenance

Assist in coordinating rebuild of 60MVA steam/generator turbine, auxiliary systems and complete control system modification from WDPF to Control Logix 5000 with various engineers and contractors

480/4160VAC,13.8kv 30,000HP sync motor schematics, loop wiring diagrams, instrument installation details, interconnections, control panel layout and wiring diagrams, Calculations for UPS systems, voltage drop, feeder/ transformer sizing, Arc Flash, coordination and short circuit study using SKM and ETAP

Coordination and setup of protective relaying including Multilin G60,469,735, Schweitzer 587,787 and 751, Eaton EDR 5000, 3000 electronic as well as electromechanical relays

Eaton SVX 9000, AB Power Flex 40,700 & 753, ABB-ASC-55, and Yaskawa drives

Testing and calibration of protective relaying for low, medium and high voltage substations, transformers, MCC’S etc.; Design / layout of switchgear etc.; AC-DC drives, one & three-line diagrams, power and grounding diagrams, NFPA, NEC/NEC70E; Testing MV & LV transformers, Doble, TTR, Megger, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Sabbatical Dec 2019-March 2020 Shoulder reconstruction Surgery and therapy

PC&IS Project Engineer, L&T Tech Services, Alex, La (Nov 2018-Nov 2019) Contractor for Proctor & Gamble

Manage plant electrical, instrumentation and controls capital EPC projects for technical content, code compliance, meet plant specifications, standards and practices from conceptual design bases through construction, commissioning and start-up. Verify all equipment meets applicable P&G codes and standards as well as area classifications.

Work with outside engineering firm to ensure all instruments and electrical equipment are accurate and meet P&G specs, evaluates vendors’ bids and drawings to assure compliance with specifications. verify Engineering Information document is accurate prior to presenting to P&G for construction

Prepare Engineering Change Orders when project changes from original design basic

Consults with Lead Designers and Engineers from other disciplines to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project Work with instrument and electrical equipment vendors proposals meet all specifications,

Adhere to project Budget and Schedule,

NE Region I & E Engineer, Linde Group Bethlehem, Pa (Aug 2017-Sept 2018)

Provide technical support to 18 NE Linde ASU’s facilities with Liquefaction & Refrigeration Units. This includes instrumentation and electrical equipment, PLC’s, single loop controls, electrical motors, large sync Motors 30,000HP, 15 KV switchgear & relays, MCC’s. Maintain all engineering documentation.

Create P&IDs for process upgrade from single loop/pneumatic controls to PLC PCS7 Controls. Modify compressor surge control, Specify new instrumentation, smart valve positioners, PLC Equipment. Modify loop diagrams, electrical drawings and create construction wiring diagrams and termination list.

Participate in PSM, PHA and Lead MOC reviews for all electrical and instrumentation and control modification to existing process equipment. Prepare job safety analysis JSA’s for electrical and instrument maintenance procedures

Technical coordinator for all facilities; electrical safety, Arc Flash, E&I reliability maintenance procedures

Unemployed, (Nov 2015-Aug 2017) Atlanta, Ga. Gap between Employment (Medical Sabbatical)

Laided off from Day and Zimmerman do to service contract NOT being renewed Nov. 2015 thru April 2016

Bicycle /car accident in April 2016, I spent 10 plus months recovering from eight broken ribs, collar bone, wrist, collapsed lung, concussion and tracheal reconstructive surgery. Medical Sabbatical April 2016 thru July 2017

I & E Engineer, Day and Zimmerman / Ascend Materials, Pensacola, Fl. (July 2015-Nov 2015)

Provide technical leadership and direction to adhere to Ascends Project Stage Gate Process, plant support standards including PDP’s, ESSH, PHA, FEL’s and project challenge reviews, construction scope of work

Prepare 3 phase UPS design which resulted in cost savings of $5,000 from original scope

Specify, and Purchase Flow, Pressure, level, temperature and analyzer’s instrumentation, valves, and VFD’s and UPS systems for various sys., P&ID modifications, I/O Point availability, license, HMI modifications etc.

Verify packaged vendor equipment meets Ascends equipment and fluid service specifications

Project I & E Engineer, Fort Point / KBR, El Dorado, Ark. (March 2015-July 2015) Contractor to DUPONT

Provide technical direction and leadership in assessing critical that I E & C projects meet DuPont standards, hazardous area classifications etc., participate in project PSM, PHA and HAZOP’s

Project planning utilizing FEL 1,2 3 process; prepare project and construction scope of work documentation

I & E Engineer, INEOS-Bio, Vero Beach, FL (Feb 2013- Aug 2014)

Revise protective relaying scheme to enable effective Gen. Island mode operation during utility fault Modify 13.8KV turbine / generator controls AB- Control Logics, wiring and programming parameters to provide optimum efficiency and proper function between the Woodward 505E, Basler DECS200N and AB RS-5000

Utilize DeltaV Historian to trouble shoot, determine Root Cause Failure of steam / Electrical Generation Sys.,

Update / Modify and Maintain SKM Arc Flash and Relay Coordination Study

Trouble shoot AB Control Logix, DeltaV, Panel view HMI, DeviceNet, OPC Communications, system configuration and programming to identify process bottlenecks and equipment malfunctions in the turbine generator controls

Modify protective relaying at 23KV and 15KV to optimize coordination, maintain 10MW Co-Gen turbine generator operation; GE Multilin G60, Schweitzer 587, 787 and 751, Eaton EDR 5000 & 3000 relays

Support and trouble shoot of Eaton SVX 9000-VFD drives and other motor failures and DeviceNet Problems

Specify new instrumentation to improve existing miss applied instrument applications, maximize reliability of plant process controls and operating equipment

Assist in the tuning and control modifications of the boiler O2 control, multiple rated BTU value fuel systems, consisting of Landfill, Natural gas and Sys-gas from Bio-Mass gasification combustion

Support modifications to flare gas flow from syngas gasification, including modifying of 24” annubar flare flow meter by installing purge air system to avoid nuisance particulate plugging and meet EPA requirements,

Update P&ID’s, SAMA’s to reflect process changes, boiler, turbine pressure controls, AVR system, etc

Maintain Bentley Nevada 3500 Rack Mount vibration monitoring system for Steam Turbine

Provide instrumentation support for all plant instrumentation, create new and as-built drawings

Provide technical leadership to support I&E technicians and project team Participate in Job Safety Awareness, interface with various management levels, process engineers, vendors, contractors to resolve equipment problems and process bottle necks.

I & C Engineer, ASI Technology, Atl. Ga. (Sept. 2012-Feb. 2013) Contractor for Weatherly

Develop SAMA and Logic diagrams for grass roots Ammonium- Nitrate Plant, provide new technology procedures for ammonium synthesis process, coordinate DeltaV control efforts with system integrator, assist in updating / utilize InPlant Tools, maintain and modify Instrument List, P &ID’s and SIS system and cause and effect matrix, DeltaV graphics to reflect control modifications

Assist in configuration of Woodward 505E controller for Turbine Air Compressor

Sr. Lead Electrical Engineer, Selectek, Baton Rouge, LA (June -Sept 2012) Contractor Jacobs Engr

Meeting with clients to review their current needs, manage and supervise designers and engineers for development of E & I drawings, verify they meet API/PIP standards for the Petro Chemical Industry.

Participate in FEL process and project scope of work and scheduling

Project Engineer Visium, Mulberry Fl. Contractor Penn Pro / CF Industries (Oct 2011-April 2012)

Manage and supervise designers and engineers for development of all E&I drawings for a new water neutralization plant, adhere to schedule and budget, prepare scope of Yokogawa / cost estimates proposals

Generate instrument I/O index for a Yokogawa Centrum VP DCS System

Provided load flow-short circuit analysis. Utilize SKM to update plant arc flash and relay coordination system Specify and purchase 15KV LIS, transformer, 480VAC Switchgear, MCC’s, VFD’s, UPS, fiber optics. Interact with client, vendors and contractors, provide monthly progress status report, construction scope of work $1.1M. Project completed on-time and under budge

Project Engineer Electro Design Engineering, Riverview, Florida (June 2011- Oct 2011)

Prepare engineering proposal of $135K including project Scope of work, schedule, and construction budget of $2.98M for project consisting of 18-MCC 126-480VAC motors and VFD’s, 2-15KV-LIS, 480VAC switchgear, and MCC with redundant AB Control Logix PLC panel layout, coordinate engineering activities involving E&I Design, vendor and client review meeting, prepare construction scope of work.

Provide equipment specification, request for quotes

Electrical Reliability Engineer, Mosaic Fertilizers, Mulberry Florida (Dec 2010- June 2011)

Provide technical direction, problem solving Reliability/Preventative Maintenance of distribution system along with the addition of 68MW and 38MW generators, programming Multilin protective relays

Assist in overhaul of 68MW Steam TG, New AB-Control-Logix system from WDPF, ancillary systems Lube Oil, Hydraulic, Hydrogen, ESD, 505E Govern controls etc., construction supervision, Manpower scheduling Prepare cost adders and adjustments to schedule to reflect scope of work changes

Mitigate Arc Flash PPE, Update and maintain SKM Arc Flash and Relay Coordination Study, conduct load flow analysis for proposed installation of additional 30MW generator, menance of 3250HP synchronous motors and new H2S- HSRG Additions

Maintain and Review Load shedding Energy Management for plant non-critical loads utilizing control logics

Coordinate various contractors to rebuild / Major overhaul 68MW Hydrogen-Cooled turbine generator and static exciter and auxiliary supporting systems and control changeover from WDPF to control Logics.

Sr. Field Engineer Electrical and Controls, TechniPower, Atlanta, GA (May- Aug 2009) Contractor for Pratt Industries

Installation and field commissioning of new CFB Boiler (Fuel feed through 10Mwatt turbine generator)

Provide technical direction, problems solving /design modifications, improve construction efficiency and schedule, (Fuel Feed, Combustion, BMS, SCR Reactor, Fabric Filter systems and RO system)

Commission Multilin 269+ Motor Management, transformer and feeder protection relays, 4160V Limit amp

Design 5MVA 4160VAC unit substation, this included equipment procurement, testing and commissioning utilizing used 15KV LIS, 5MVA transformer and Power VAC feeder and load breakers equipment.

Coordinate scheduling for vendor equipment checkout, CEM’s Stack Emission system installation,

system commissioning and loop checks and verify vendor equipment, software Control Logics and Turbine controls / networking installations are compliant with owner contracts and specifications

Electrical / Instrument Engineer AE&E Vonroll Norcross, GA (2007-2009)

Development of SAMA / Logic control diagrams and function descriptions for Waste to Energy and CFB boiler / turbine generator, including BMS, Combustion, PAC, SNCR and Fabric Filter Sys. Interface with AB Control Logix, Compact Logix, AB HMI’s and existing PLC systems, DeltaV & network configuration Diag.

Interact with client, owners, system integrator & vendors to ensure all project specifications and scope are met

P&ID’s instrument and equipment location plans, power consumption/load flow analysis, review auxiliary vendor equipment and software; Instrument Specification Data Sheets

Prepare sales proposal and equipment specifications for new equipment installation,

Buckeye Woodworking Cleveland, OH /Atlanta, GA. (1997-2007) (This was my hobby)

Custom built cabinet and remodeling business used to fund my college education;

(2001 THRU 2007) Pursued Entrepreneurship cabinet business with profitable results of $65-$75K/yr

Manage, Sale & Marketing, project scheduling, estimating, material acquisition

Project Assistant Cleveland State University (1997-2000) Research project for General Motors

Demonstrate HMI pick and place transfer system controlled via AB PLC5/WinCE, VB6.0 & C++

PLC programming AB PLC5, Control Logix, Control Net/Device Net, Client/Server, Producer/Consumer

Integration of GE 90-30 LAN with multiple Wonderware workstations to control servo drive system

Sr. Electrical Engineer Middough and Associates. Cleveland Ohio (1995-1997)

Direct roll Anneal Pickling Line J & L Specialty Steel: Midland, PA,

Power and control schematics, fiber optic and LAN wiring, and balance of plant utilities

Review vendor equipment drawings, equipment Location and conduit plans, custom conduit / cable system, termination schedules for over 100+, DC/AC drives; 2500+ sensors, and Genius IO Control Blocks etc.

On-Site engineering 4+ months: supervise designers, contractors; Customer & Vendor interaction

Develop P&ID’s, loop diagrams, specifications for Fume Scrubber retrofit

Project Engineer Foxboro Construction Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio (1991-1995)

P&G Oxnard, Ca.2X Toilet Paper Machine Original contract $ 650K; final invoicing extras $1.1M

Document management (IFA & IFC), construction services, design review meetings, customer, vendor, contractor interface; Progress reports, manpower scheduling,

Installation DCS control system: 1800+ field I/O, site supervision/startup / commissioning

Detailed engineering, analog and digital loop wiring diagrams; 480/4160V motor schematics, instrument location and conduit plans; conduit &cable / termination schedules, field bus communication diagrams; review all vendor equipment drawings and vendor P&ID’s

Provide onsite engineering support to electrical contractors, project engineering team, maintenance personnel

Instrument loop checkout, as-built plant maintenance DWG’s including Sama / Logic diagrams,

Prepare virgin P&ID’s, Instrument specifications, for Chloropicrin Facility and fume scrubber

Design and implement system upgrade proposals, equipment and instrument specifications,

Field Engineer GE ISE Cleveland, Ohio (1988-1991)

34.5/138KV Sub; 27 MVAR Capacitor bank & Neutralizing Reactors Ladle Met Furnace; LTV Steel

Purchase all equipment, 138/34.5KV XFMR, breakers, Reactors, Capacitor bank, and Relay’s, substation steel, and associated controls, connection diagrams etc.

Monthly financial reports, customer /contractor interface, 8 months site supervision (projected completed on-time with 12% margin profit)

Start-up and commission of low and medium voltage substations, MCC’s and motors, calibration and testing protective relaying, 4-750KVA Generator/UPS System, AF-400 & DC-300 drives

Prepare maintenance and training manuals

DESIGN ENGINEER MK- Ferguson Cleveland, Ohio (1986-1988)

Prepare cable tray layouts, conduit plans, control schematics, panel layouts, interconnection diagrams, lighting calculations, transformer and cable sizing and load flow analysis

EDUCATION

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (1998-2000) Cleveland, Ohio

Unfinished Study’s Masters in Industrial Manufacturing & Automation MSIE; 19 hrs. Completed; GPA 3.68

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (1986) BSEE Electrical Engineering, Youngstown, Ohio

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

A-B PLC5, Control Logics, and Control Net; Midland Electric

Drives, Controls, and Power Delivery Technology; General Electric

Cisco Certification (CCNA), Site Safety Council thru 9-2020, TWIC Certified thru 9-2024

Currently have been preparing for the PE Exam which I plan to take next Spring 2021

RELEVANT CAREER SKILLS

Proposal preparation / Engineering cost Analysis Site survey and Conceptual Design

Interact with Sales and Purchasing Departments Perform sales support Functions

Apply customer Specifications to all DWG’s Purchase requisition / Material Acquisitions

Bill of Materials (BOM) Provide change order variance’s to Scope of Work

Manpower / Project Coordination Scheduling Prepare Engineering and design cost estimates

Agenda Leader coordinator, Minutes, Telecon Follow Engineering Stage Gate Process /Gap analysis

Project status / Field Commissioning Reports Understanding of Maintenance SAP and MAXIMO

Prepare Construction – Engineering Documentation Construction cost Analysis (RFQ)

Prepare Construction Scope of Work Progress Financial Status Reports

Supervise plant technicians, contractor’s etc Mentor other Junior Designers / Engineers

Assist Maintenance in PLC, VFD’s Instrumentation etc Familiar with Kraft Paper Process

Area Classification Drawings NEC/70E, ISA, NFPA, NEMA, PIP & Local Codes

Installation in Class 1 & 2 Div. 1 & 2 Areas Intrinsic Safe Barrier Applications

Application of Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level Analytical Instrumentation, etc

I/O Instrumentation / Equipment / Motor Lists Smart Plant Instrumentation in Tools

Instrumentation Specifications with PIP Standards Test and Calibrate Instrumentation

Create / Interpret P&ID’s, Process Flow Diagrams Heat Trace and Installation Details

Development of SAMA / Logic Control Diagrams Cause and Effect Matrix Diagrams

Control Narrative / Functional Descriptions AB and PLC / HMI Programming

Control / PLC Panel Layout and Terminations Emerson DeltaV, Ovation, Foxboro IA and Provox

Ethernet, Modbus and DeviceNet Communications Fiber Optic Communications Systems

Boiler Burner Management Systems SIF and SIS Safety Systems

Steam Turbine Generator Systems Turbine Safety and Lube Oil Systems

Woodward 505E Governor Controls Woodward DSLC Digital Synchronous Load Center

Basler DEC 200N Excitation System Field Engineering Start-Up and Commissioning

Syngas Development for Gasification CEM’s Emission Control Monitoring

Boiler O2 Control Process Condensate Level Control

Scrubber / Ash Handling Process Syngas gasification development and baghouse

Modify AB Control Logics Instrument loop commissioning and tuning

Analog and Digital Loop Wiring Diagrams Instrument / Equipment Location Conduit-Wiring Plans

480 and 4160VAC motor and VFD Schematics Variable Frequency Drives; Low and Medium Voltage

480 and 4160VAC LV & MV MCC’s and SWGR UPS and Emergency Battery Systems

4160 and 13,8KV Synchronous motors 30,000P Protective Relaying both mechanical and Electronic

Vendor Interface Interconnection Diagrams Lighting / Power Distribution Panel Schedules

Conduit and Cable / Termination Schedules Cable Tray and Conduit layouts

One Line Diagrams with ANSI Devices Three Line Power Wiring Diagrams

Power, Grounding, and Control Wiring Diagrams HV PWR Dist. Equipment 4.16/13.8/34.5/69/138KV

15KV Load Break Air Interrupt Switches 34.5KV SF6 Distribution Feeder

138KV S&C Circuit Switcher Specify Low and Medium Voltage MCC’s / Switchgear

Specify 480VAC MCC’s and 480/4160 VAC Motors Load Flow Analysis

ETAP and SKM Power Tools, Arc Flash Analysis Interpret and Perform Short Circuit Analysis

Interpret and Perform Relay Coordination Grounding and Lighting Ning Protection

Protective Relays; Schweitzer, GE, Multilin, Basler Differential, TOC, Distance, Voltage, Phase etc

Test and Calibrate Protective Relays, etc Test and Calibrate Breakers, Transformers

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