Robert Farmer

**** *** ********** **, **********, Ga. 30474

Cell-229-***-****

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in the Boiler/Turbine Operations Department of your company. With 40 years operations experience, I feel I am very well qualified. Career Objectives include Completing Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, obtaining my Minnesota Operators License. It’s my desire to grow with current and future industry standards, progression within my career field and achieving Plant Operation Supervisor within the next 5 (five) years

EDUCATION

Lowndes High School, Valdosta Ga.

United States Navy “A” Machinist Mate/Boiler Tech, Great Lakes Ill.

United States Navy “C” Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Norfolk, Virginia

University of Maryland, Fire & Safety

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Continuing Plant Operator Training, Lusby, Maryland

GPI Continuing Plant Operator Training, Online Operator training

Completed Budweiser Training and operation, maintenance courses online for Ammonia Plant Operations

Completed Journeymen Certificate

Industrial Waste Water Operator License

WORK EXPERIENCE

Boiler Supervisor/Waste Water Supervisor 2016- present

Boiler Operator Supervisor/ Mechanical Supervisor/ Waste Water Supervisor responsible for work in facilities in power plants or boiler, engine, and mechanical rooms. Responsible for the systems that generate heat or electricity in a facility. Some of the equipment responsible for includes:

Low-pressure boilers

Power boilers

Steam boilers

Hot water heating systems

Supervisor of Boiler operations, I make manual adjustments to operating equipment and LOTO equipment during repairs, outage related servicing and tuning as required. Preform boiler entry inside boilers during their inspections, repair and replacement of critical material as well as assist contractors in related repairs from installation for Quality Control. Often will work with other teams’ supervision to determine any corrective actions or modification deemed necessary to obtain efficiency. Typically work a 40-hour week, which can include weekends holidays, scheduled and unscheduled outage work related to the safe and efficient operation. Perform routine maintenance on the equipment and systems. Perform walkdowns, system line-up, valve position verification and start-up or shutdown procedure to ensure a positive result in the day to day operation or safe and reliable repairs to ensure maximum operational readiness. Familiar with hand or power tools when performing tasks like replacing defective valves, filters, or steam gauges on a heating system. Preform water sampling to correct boiler chemistry that can damage a boiler system. Keeping safety at the forefront, boiler operators will watch the system during operation and attend to any additional problems. As a Boiler room operator I maintain my equipment, readings and troubleshooting equipment using both predictive maintenance and preventive maintenance to correct or detect issues within the plant. Using the resources at hand including but not limited to Tech manuals, Vendor supplied resources, personal and professional knowledge.

Relief Plant Operator Alliant Energy 2014-2016

Boiler Operator/Chief Plant Operator

Some of the equipment responsible for but not limited to includes:

As the Boiler operator I will make manual adjustments to this equipment during their servicing. Operation of the boiler by DCS, manual adjustments or standard automatic controls. Typically work a 40-hour week, which can include weekends and holidays. Overtime as required depended upon operational conditions and staffing requirements. As a Boiler operator, I must perform routine maintenance on the equipment and systems in a facility as part of my job. The use of hand or power tools when performing tasks like replacing defective valves, filters, or steam gauges on a heating, piping system. Blow down, adjust packing, maintain and monitor various equipment, compressors, coolers and lube oil purifiers. Test the boiler water and balance it with chemicals, if needed. Keeping safety at the forefront, boiler operators will watch the system during operation and attend to any additional problems. Once all is in working order, take shift readings and required operational reading to maintain a record of their service data in logs. Operates 250-600 psi Boilers. Operating experience with Scrubbers, Air Compressors, Heating Boilers, Turbines, Lube Oil Purifiers, Boiler Chemical Systems, Hydrogen Seal Oil Systems, CO2 Systems, CEM preventive Maintenance, Circulating Water, Coal Feeders, Natural Gas Fuel Systems, Fuel Oil.

As part as my continued training, I have completed 162 course credits ranging from Boiler Operation, Gas Turbines and auxiliary systems. This includes Turbines, heat exchangers, Burners and nozzle assemblies, Generator and Heat Recovery.

October 2011 to Jan 2014 Strom Engineering

Boiler Operator

Performs a variety of duties designed primarily to for safe and efficient operation of Boiler, Turbine, Switch Gear, Auxiliary Equipment, fire and safety, Makes various equipment checks of facilities with a view toward detecting potential equipment failures, operations and adjustments as required.

Maintained boiler operation by controlling regulators, water levels in boilers, fuel supplies, checking water gauges and steam gauges to maintain proper and sufficient steam supply is generated, regulate steam to distribution systems, maintained proper temperature of chilled and condensing water systems. Proper operation of ash systems, feed water systems, condensate systems, fuel handling, generator, turbine generators, fire and safety pumps and equipment. Forced air and induction air fans, switch gear and other related breakers, controllers flow controllers. Operated 150 and 600 psi boilers.

Mar 2004 to July 2011 Indianapolis Power & Light

3rd Class Relief Operator

Operated and controlled operation of plant equipment, oiled, greased and adjusted machinery and equipment as required. Made periodic inspections to ensure equipment and controls were in good working order, repaired as required. Maintained consumption and production records as required. Reported defects and recommended improvements, alterations and repairs as required. Maintained inventory lists and requisitioned needed parts, material and supplies. Assisted in training of new operations personnel and site safety and fire protection programs. Overseen the correct operation of boilers, stokers, pumps, water softeners, water heaters, steam driven feed water pumps, steam driven generators, diesel driven generator (main and emergency), switch gears. Inspected and tested new equipment prior to install, completion and training of operations personnel. Prepared written reports on ongoing projects and condition of machinery. Checked and maintained proper operational readings to ensure operation of equipment within design operational ranges and proper operation. Additionally preformed work as required to promote and maintain plant and operational efficiency as required. Operated 600, 1250 and 2600 psi boilers.

August 1986-1992 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

Adjust controls to generate a specific electrical load as required or to a specific generation station or substation. Operated Oil or Pulverized fuel Boilers to design loads or requirements. Controlled and maintained auxiliary equipment such as pumps, motors, compressor, condensers, boiler feed water pumps, heaters, filters and chlorinators, filters, lubricators and coal handling equipment. Make adjustments or minor repairs such as leaking packing glands, pump packing, pipe joints, pump overhauls, burner tilts, atomizing air oil burners and ash systems. Performed startups and shutdowns as required. Monitor and inspect power plant equipment for proper operation, inspection and testing to ensure operation and to detect or determine correct operating conditions. Operate or control power generation equipment including boilers, turbines, generators using control boards, local switches and/or semi-automatic equipment.

February 1979-1986 United States Navy

Operated in two engine rooms with a 600 psi plant, control ship movement, evaporators, shipboard turbo generators, sump pumps, oil purifiers, main circulation water pumps, condensate water pumps, and feed water pumps. Qualified top watch and was leading petty officer in charge of #2 engine room. Graduated from Machinist Mate "A" school at the rank of E-1, by the end of second enlistment I had risen to the rank of E-6 and was wavier the Chiefs (E-7) and was escort for Ronald Reagan during SALT II talks held at Pax River Md.

Memberships, Awards and affiliations

Life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5864

EPA Type I and Type II certified

Fire and Safety Qualified University of Maryland

Senior Fire Fighter of the Year, Maryland 1990 and 1991

Employee of the year 1988 and 1989, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

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