KENNETH E. MITKOWSKI

addp17@r.postjobfree.com

904-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Capital project development and management consultant for the power generation industry.

Experience includes proposal writing, estimating, capital budgeting and scheduling, financial pro forma analysis, resource planning, EPC contract writing and negotiations, environmental and regulatory compliance, equipment specification writing, procurement evaluations, design and engineering supervision and directing on-site technical support and construction activities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KEM ENERGY LLC, Jacksonville, FL 2014 – Present

President & Principal Consultant

Working on various capital improvement projects for power utilities and independent power producers.

WOOD GROUP POWER SOLUTIONS, Houston, TX 2011 – 2014 Senior Project Engineer

Developed standardized execution strategies and approaches to project development & implementation.

Provided technical support to proposal development for natural gas-fired simple & combined cycle designed power plants.

Complete project engineering responsibilities for power plant designs and construction, equipment procurement, and customer interfaces regarding technical requirements.

Supervised the in-house engineering & design staff and provided on-site technical support for construction projects.

Colectric Partners, Jacksonville, FL 2010 - 2011

Sourcing Manager

Led the collaborative strategic sourcing efforts for electrical power generation products and services required by several public utilities for their operations.

Conducted supply market and pricing analysis for participating utilities.

Negotiated/awarded complex, multi-party supply contracts and monitored/evaluated the suppliers’ performance /adherence to contractual agreements.

Science Applications International Corporation, McLean, VA 2008 – 2010

Senior Energy Advisory Engineer

Energy Consultant to National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE).

Program Manager for sixteen technical projects relative to the development of advanced power generation which include: coal-fired powerplants, clean coal technologies e.g. (CO2 capture & sequestration technologies), integrated coal gasification combined cycle, fuel cell technology, advanced gas turbines and hydrogen fuel program support.

Responsible for the technical progress of projects and financial reporting from project controllers.

Alstom Power Inc., Windsor, CT 2006 – 2008

Project Field Operations Manager

Managed on-site construction activities for new coal-fired boiler installations.

Developed proposal packages for sub & super critical boilers, CFBs and HRSGs.

Wrote schedules, budgets, cost estimates, T&Cs, sub-contractor contracts.

Allstate Technical Services, Birmingham, AL 2004 – 2005

Assistant Project Manager – Construction Services (contract position)

Managed on-site engineering, design and construction activities for US Sugar Corporation’s $280M Breakthrough Project in Clewiston, FL – the automation and consolidation of operations for their sugar mills & bagasse-fired power plants.

Responsible for project documentation, which included project manuals, EPC contracts, request for proposals, purchase orders, work breakdown structure, work packages, specifications, budgets schedules and engineering and design reviews.

Vision Power Systems, Jacksonville, FL 2003 – 2004

Project Manager- Sales & Engineering (contract position)

Project Manager for the installation of on-site power generation projects. The electrical and thermal power was supplied to manufacturing plants, schools, hospitals, large shopping malls, large office building complexes and small municipalities.

Prepared project budgets/schedules and estimated costs/project descriptions.

Supervised the engineering and design department.

Wrote equipment specifications, evaluations, RFP’s and purchase orders.

Responsible for the construction permitting process and EPC contracts.

Provided on-site technical support for construction, testing and start-up and commercial operation.

Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL 2001 – 2003

Project Manager / Senior Project Engineer

Project Manager / Sr. Engineer for multi-million dollar projects which included the installation of simple and combined cycle gas turbines/generators and auxiliary power plant equipment.

Handled contractual issues, engineering design problems, start-up readiness reviews, combustion turbine performance and emission testing, field assistance report, field discrepancy reports and product modification notifications to the customer.

Worked on all engineering drawing submittal reviews, environmental compliance and acoustical abatement issues and site construction permitting.

Corresponded with the customer on engineering and construction issues, coordinated all meetings, wrote progress reports and responsible for all project documentation distribution.

The Stellar Group, Jacksonville, FL 2000 – 2001

Project Manager

Project Manager reporting to the Vice President of Design for the construction of a $96M new processing and distribution plant. The project was completed on schedule with $1M in profit.

Coordinated project development and planning, engineering and design, capital budgeting and scheduling, capital cost estimations and manpower resource allocations.

Scheduled all project meetings, wrote meeting notes and action item lists and handled all the correspondence with the client.

Coordinated a $30M project for the installation of centrifugal compressor type chiller modules, which provided cooling to the gas combustion turbine inlet air for increased combustion turbine efficiency. The project was completed on schedule, under budget and generated $5M in profit.

CSX Corporation, Jacksonville, FL 1994 – 1999

Project Development Manager – Sales & Marketing

Selected the project team and hired professional consultants to develop coal fired power projects.

Developed financial pro forma, contractual agreements, project schedule and capital budgets, preliminary engineering drawings, heat balance diagrams and energy calculations.

Coordinated the execution of legal documentation: e.g. power purchase agreements, thermal power contracts, fuel supply contracts, and environmental air emission/construction permits.

Executed coal supply/ash removal contracts and participated in negotiations relative to delivered price, guaranteed volumes, duration and other terms and conditions.

Studied the natural gas industry and prepared regional pricing trend charts/market analysis used by senior management in developing competitive strategies for their coal markets.

Implemented a corporate marketing strategy for Diesel Coal Combined Cycle technology. Developed the technological prototype and later transferred the rights to Wartsila Diesel for worldwide marketing.

Professional Experience Prior to 1994:

Northeast Utilities, Berlin, CT

Project Manager / Project Engineer

Conducted technical evaluations for different types of co-generation plants prior to their commercial operation.

Performed on-site unit inspections, examined all plant documentation and drawings and participated in Utility/IPP power purchase contract negotiations.

Coordinated the development and management of multi-million dollar capital projects e.g.:

$12M auxiliary gas-fired steam boiler power plant

$10M wastewater treatment plant

$54M power plant coal re-conversion project

Submitted estimated costs for budgets and developed work breakdown activities for proposed schedules.

Wrote feasibility studies, project justification/description documents, major equipment specifications, request for proposals, bid evaluations and purchase orders.

Developed a strategic program to evaluate different technologies to control nitrogen oxide emissions in order to comply with the federal mandated Clean Air Act regulations.

Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Clinton, NJ

Project Engineer

Extensive training in power plant engineering, design and construction.

Worked on-site as a construction project engineer and received recognition for developing cost saving procedures and solving start-up problems.

Worked at different contracted vendor facilities to update quality control and manufacturing techniques in order to expedite shipments to construction sites and received recognition for saving thousands of dollars in delayed construction costs.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Finance - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY

B.S., Mechanical Engineering - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

A.A.S., Aeronautical Design - Academy of Aeronautics, Flushing, NY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Completed courses: Project Management Six Sigma Training

Engineering Economics Contract Negotiations

Presentation Skills Advanced Written Communications

Primavera P6 Microsoft: Projects, PowerPoint, Excel, Word

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Association of Energy Engineers

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