Resume Darrell Hale

Darrell Hale

Sr. Electrical Engineer / Lead Electrical Engineer

Professional Summary

Darrell Hale is an Electrical Engineer with experience in electrical automation, electrical switchgear design, field construction, facility maintenance and operations. Mr. Hale is experienced with medium and low voltage motors, motor control centers, variable frequency drives, and control systems. Mr. Hale has extensive electrical engineering experience in numerous industries including power plants, pellet mills, paper mills, steel mills, oil refineries, marine terminals, waste treatment facilities, biogas plants, laminated flooring plants and battery manufacturing plants. Mr. Hale is experienced in developing technical proposals; supervising and performing detailed electrical design using AutoCAD software; writing equipment and construction specifications; electrical equipment procurement; field construction and plant start-up; reviewing codes, specifications and client requirements for execution of projects. His vast experience has allowed him to design and execute electrical projects from concept to fully operational status while using a very practical approach to power and control system solutions. Education

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University

Contact Information

Email: adl1za@r.postjobfree.com Cell Phone: 404-***-**** Work History (Most Recent)

Employer: WoodPLC (Formerly AMEC Foster Wheeler) 11/2010 thru 3/2020 Fuel Handling System Upgrade Project, Georgia Power, Plant Bowen in Cartersville, Georgia. Sr. Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for the upgrade of Unit 4 fuel handling system. Ash Handling System Project, Georgia Power, Plant Wansley, Carrollton, Georgia. Sr. Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for converting Units 1 and 2 Fly Ash Handling System from both a primary (wet) and secondary (dry) ash handling system to a dry pneumatic vacuum/pressure ash handling system with fly ash Silos.

Fiberline Upgrade Project, Georgia Pacific, Brewton, Alabama Mill. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided design focused on upgrades to existing equipment within the Fiberline area for increasing the mill production rate by 27,000 tons/year.

Saveall Project, Georgia Pacific, Brewton, Alabama Mill. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design of a new White Water/Broke Saveall on Paper Machines No. 1 and No. 2. Facility Upgrade Projects, Pittsburg Paints, Chicago, IL. and Huntington Beach, CA. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for the upgrade for two existing paint mixing plants. Tissue Mill Project, Georgia Pacific, Crossett, AR. Electrical Engineer onsite for installation of three converting lines, including chilled water system, air handling units, compressed air system, roll handling system, packaging system and laser guided vehicles. Darrell Hale

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Work History (Earlier Projects)

Various Employers (6/1978 thru 10/2010)

Methane Gas Production Plant Project, MT-Energie, Zeven, Germany. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for methane gas production plant, including solids feeding conveying system for corn silage and manure, digesters, mixers, pumps, cogeneration equipment, belt conveyors and auxiliary equipment.

Laminated Flooring Production Plant Project, Kronotex, Barnwell, SC. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for installation of laminating and flooring lines including laminating equipment, paper treating equipment, pallet transfer conveyors, dust collection equipment and truck load-out stations.

Wood Pellet Production Plant Project, Enviva, Amory, MS. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design, equipment checkout and startup for wood pellet production plant, including pellet mills, hammer mills, pneumatic conveying equipment, gas dryers and flame detection and extinguishing equipment.

Coal Handling System, Carbones Del Cerrejone, Puerto Bolivar, Columbia, SA. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for coal handling and coal port upgrade project, including belt conveyors and dual quadrant ship loading system for coal. Coke Handing System Project, Valero, Delaware City, DE. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for petroleum coke handling system, including pneumatic transfer conveyor system, storage silos, cooling towers, ball mills, pug mills, bucket elevators and truck load-out system. Ash Handling System Project, Duke Power, Terrell, NC. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design for ash handling system for power boiler, including pneumatic transfer conveyor system, storage silos and truck load-out system.

Wood Fuel Handling System Project, New Hampshire Public Service Company, Portsmouth, NH. Lead Electrical Engineer: Performed electrical design and commissioning for wood fuel handling system, including truck dumpers, belt conveyors, bark hogs, wood screening equipment and linear stacker/reclaimer.

Debarking And Wood Chip Handling System Project, Bowater Paper Mill, Calhoun, TN. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design, on site construction supervision and commissioning for

(two) log debarking and chip handling systems, including log debarking lines, chippers, long wood cranes, belt conveyors, wood screening equipment, truck dumpers and circular stacker/reclaimers. Log Debarking And Wood Chip Handling System Project, International Paper Mill, Nachez, MS. Lead Electrical Engineer: Provided electrical design, on site construction supervision and commissioning for (2) Log debarking and wood chip handling systems, including log debarking lines, chipper, belt conveyors, wood screening equipment and circular stacker/reclaimers. Duracell Batteries, Norcross, GA. Electrical Facilities Engineer: Responsible for maintaining electrical power system for all Duracell battery manufacturing facilities. INLAND STEEL COMPANY, Integrated Steel Manufacturing Plant, East Chicago, Indiana. Held various positions in electrical maintenance and engineering. Responsible for maintenance on overall plant electrical power grid and wastewater treatment facilities. Professional References will be provided upon request.