Engineer Mechanical

Richard T Sessions

Houston, Texas

Mobile: 281-***-****, E-Mail: **********@*********.***

Mechanical Engineer

OVERVIEW

Over 25 years of gas turbine and aviation experience as a Technician / Mechanic, Field Service

/ Requisition / Supervising Engineer, Engineering Manager and private pilot / experimental aircraft owner in domestic and international organizations. Organizational development and customer service experience with gas turbine and rotating equipment, packaging and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction segments. Technical expertise with rotating equipment packaging / utilization and support services including design / design review, customer specification and requirement development, bill of material development, piping, basic control logic and components and electrical hardware selection / specification. Engineering and installation support includes vibration services, data review and manual development. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Gas Turbine Power / Propulsion

Mechanical Engineering

A&P Licensed Mechanic

Experimental Aircraft

System Integration

Auxiliary Systems

Inspection and Repair

Planning / Scheduling

Team Leadership / Supervision

Technical Supervision

Project Estimates

US Air Force Veteran

FAA Licensed Private Pilot

Aviation organization volunteer

2018 – 2020 S & B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd. Lead / Requisition Engineer

Administrative Mechanical Lead and Requisition duties for the Ellington office specializing in refinery and petrochemical facility studies, upgrades and modifications with up to 10 mechanical engineers and specialists supporting 5 alliances and projects up to $100M TIC. General duties included: Review of up to 20 different project staffing forecasts and schedules, Development of staffing and equipment estimates / bids, training and development of senior and junior staff, Project Lead duties including budget development and tracking, change management, resource utilization and client meetings and communications, Requisition compilation/issue including data sheet, specification and inspection documents and Construction Work Packages (CWPs) and documentation. Included Equipment: API 620 shop built tanks, gear pumps, API 672 Compressor Packages, centrifugal pumps, air coolers, shell & tube heat exchangers, vessels and extensive specialty items such as hoses, blinds, valves and piping items, thermal oxidizers, remote controlled fire monitors, valves sample stations, vent scrubber tanks, miscellaneous items for the HF catalyst storage.

2011 – 2017, 2017 – 2018 WorleyParsons Group

Supervising / Requisition Engineer / Engineering Manager

- Rotating Equipment Requisition Engineer providing technical bid package evaluation including requisition updates, Clarification and Exception (C&E) development and disposition (up to 2,100 C&Es per piece of equipment coordinated between numerous internal Project and Supplier organizations), General Arrangement and Material Matrix review / comments for GE Oil & Gas LM2500+ Gas Turbines with Siemens Generators and NFPA 750 water mist suppression skids, Siemens Dresser-Rand API Datum centrifugal compressors with Siemens motors and Lufkin gearboxes. Vapor Recovery Unit screw compressors, Hydrocarbon and Flare Gas Recovery units and deluge systems.

Richard T. Sessions

- Technical Bid Evaluation Engineer providing initial technical review and clarification development for vendor offerings for electrically driven Centrifugal and Screw compressor packages as well as cursory review of unit ASME Section VIII disengagement vessels and shell & tube exchangers.

- Responsible Engineer (RE) for fabrication and delivery support of pipeline and transfer pumps, API and non-API centrifugal pumps, 1,500 kVA natural gas fired generator sets, Ethylene Glycol regeneration and BTEX removal skid, ground combustor/thermal oxidizer, bridge crane and static mixers. Technical procurement support including bid package creation, bid tabs, evaluation and change orders.

- Provided / facilitated all Project Management Team Mechanical support for a polypropylene project which had competing US and Canadian contractors developing facility designs. Engineering Manager for Discipline Leads and Project Engineers.

- Coordinated 19 Junior to Senior-level engineering staff in the detail design and construction support for an extremely aggressive $500M methanol plant project. This included US personnel evaluations and coordination of staff in Beijing office. Provided mechanical construction contract liaison including equipment package definition and site meetings. Requisition Engineer for 120 kW Diesel Generator Set, Steam Surface Condenser, FRP Cooling Water Tower and 200 HP Centrifugal Blowers.

- Developed and led a Project Management Consultant (PMC) team of 10 Engineers for the engineering review and completion of the Basic Engineering Package (BEP) for the

$9B refinery design review project. Led a second team of Houston based Senior Engineers to provide PMC activities associated with the refinery utilizing a petroleum coke power plant and solids handling equipment for sulfur and pet coke, 48” aqueduct with pump station design, a 320 km crude oil pipeline with 5MW diesel driven pump stations. Interfaced with other disciplines including Process, Electrical, Instrumentation, etc. and clients, supported Chinese based Contractor updating / creating associated technical documents and supported the mechanical scope of an Initial Technical Bid. 2005 – 2011 BTEC Turbines, L.P.

Mechanical Engineer / Engineering Lead / Project Manager

- Project Manager / Lead Engineer in the design, procurement, manufacture, and package installation of a ram pitot tube pump based water injection system with documentation

- Led in-house and contract teams in the engineering / client specification development, design, detail purchasing specifications / data sheets and manufacturing and installation technical direction of a Rolls-Royce 501-KB aeroderivative gas turbine generator set

(turbine, high speed gear, generator, frame, enclosure, and filter assembly). Work included mechanical, electrical, and limited controls coordination for a Canadian client with development and delivery in less than 12 months. Led specification development, detail design, and procurement of turbine gas and liquid fuel systems including pumps, filters, piping, control / instrumentation, enclosures, program logic and project manuals.

- Lead Engineer in the development of a General Electric Frame 7EA Dual Fuel, 60-to-50 Hz packaged power conversion design package including a 113,000 Hp / 3600 rpm AGMA gear, gear lubrication oil system to general API specifications, pumps, fans, fuel system, program logic and preliminary installation, and O&M project package.

- Directly supported turbine outages for GE Frame 5P, 6B and 7B/C gas turbines and the associated equipment including blowers, fans, pumps, and vibration programs.

- Lead Engineer for the investigation to determine the viability of compression ignition of landfill methane gas in standard and modified heavy commercial truck engine generator sets, duties included engineering research into engine modifications and conceptual development of a dry gas fuel injector.

Richard T. Sessions

2004 – 2005 SiemensWestinghouse (Contract – CDI Professional Solutions) Contract Gas Turbine Repair Engineer

Contract Repair Engineer, Lead Facilitator, Technical and Customer Service for the Houston Service Center’s SW501FD/G turbine compressor diaphragm modification program supporting the larger $400 million corporate program and delivery of compressor stationary parts to 25 outages in a nine month period while accommodating numerous design and schedule changes. Turbine component vendor shop process qualification and quality assurance source inspections including monitoring and documentation. 2002 – 2004 Reliant Energy Wholesale Services

Supervising Engineer

Provided daily operational, outage, and upgrade technical support for more than 150 domestic aero-derivative and industrial gas turbine-generator units. Facilitated budget, process and product creations for the newly formed technical support group. Developed the structure and content for billing as well as integrated outage data template manuals for turbo-machinery / gas turbine central outage reports. 1996 – 2002 GE Aeroderivative and Package Services Engineering Manager / Field Service Engineer

Facilitated an international engineering department of 12 direct hire and 12 contract Engineers in the US, UK, and Netherlands responsible for field support and the quotation, design, and implementation of upgrade projects and operational support for a fleet of more than 1,000 installed aeroderivative gas turbine power plants. Led the department in delivering engineering support for a business sales target of $42 million over a previous year’s level of $21 million. Individually supported rotating equipment project outages and aftermarket projects with technical expertise and aftermarket engineering sales and project implementation support. Gas Turbines included LM6000/5000/2500/1600, EGT Typhoon and Tornado and Allison 501. Packagers included Stewart & Stevenson, Dresser-Rand, GEC, EGT and GE Power Systems. Performed quotation, specification, detail design, modification, installation and commissioning of air filtration / movement, chiller / anti-icing, custom steam injection, engine conversions, exhaust, rotating equipment, auxiliary mechanical and electrical, hydraulic start, liquid and gas fuel, turbine base, fire protection, foundation, generator, boiler and control system hardware. Activities included the performance of generator dynamic balancing, Lead Engineer for a LM5000 $250,000 vibration analysis project and the completion of three Six Sigma process quality improvement projects with a Green Belt certification. 1994 - 1996 Houston Lighting & Power

Gas Turbine Maintenance Engineer

Supported 4 GE Frame B to B/E DLN I conversions including technical field assistance and shop support with the associated planning for the turbine, package base/enclosure modifications, civil and HRSG rehabilitation and auxiliary systems. Provided technical support for the relocation of a Westinghouse W191 “cigar” assembly and site support and inspection services for GE Frame 7EA outages.

Richard T. Sessions

1991 - 1993 Westinghouse Electric

Gas Turbine Mechanical Field Service Engineer

Technical direction and tooling / transportation roles for domestic Westinghouse W251AA and B4, W501D4 and W501F major outages. Developed text and forms for the first generation of W501F overhaul manuals.

1984 – 1989 US Air Force / NM Air National Guard Veteran Jet Engine Repairman / E-4

Provided shop component repair of the Northrop T-38B GE J-85-5L and Vought A-7 Allison TF41 engines including disassembly, inspection and reassembly as well as nozzle cleaning and testing, rotor teardown, rebuild and dynamic balancing and accessory gearbox rework

EDUCATION

New Mexico State University

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Community College of the Air Force

Associates Degree, Powerplant Technology

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, General Electric FAA Licensed Aviation Maintenance Technician - Airframe & Powerplant FAA Licensed Airman - Private Pilot

ADDITIONAL AVIATION AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Experimental Aircraft Owner – Rutan Long Ez and Cozy Development Cozy III Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience – Ellington Field Special Projects (Canard preservation) Experimental Aircraft Association – Greater Houston Chapter – Past President and Programs

University of Houston – Clear Lake – Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board Member

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