Power Plant Manager

***** *. ***** ***** ****, PARIS, IL *****

PHONE 217-***-**** • E-MAIL ***********@*******.***

JAMES A. MUHLBAUER JR.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Currently unemployed

March 2022 to December 2022

Contractor

I was an independent contractor that delivered RVs to dealerships throughout the US.

May 2021 to December 2021 Solar Shift LLC

Technician

I was a technician, installing solar arrays. I delivered and operated the pile driver and trenching equipment.

The piles are the foundation of the solar array. We are a Team of three technicians, that build the frame, install the panels, trench, pull wire, install and configure the units.

June 2017 to March 2021 Gibson City Energy Center

Plant Manager

In my role, I supervised the activities of Operations and Maintenance Technicians engaged in the maintenance and repair of this simple cycle operation. The plant has two Siemens 501D5A combustion turbines with Siemens Westinghouse generators. I worked with Plant employees and corporate support teams to ensure that the plant was operated in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, NERC, power generation, and contractual obligations. I also worked with corporate finance and management teams to develop projects and work within our annual O & M and Capital budgets. This included outage planning and execution.

January 2016 to June 2017 St. Charles Energy Center Maintenance Manager

This is a 2 x 1 combined cycle facility that went commercial in February of 2017. My duties included, hiring and training staff for the operations and maintenance departments, creating a preventive maintenance database, worked with plant staff to keep plant equipment working properly, and purchase and install pallet racks and shelves to stock our warehouse with the parts needed to keep plant down time at a minimum. I worked with the local management team and corporate support teams to develop projects and work within our annual O&M and Capital budgets. The last few months of this job, I was the Maintenance Manager, Operations Manager and acting Plant Manager.

2009 – January 2016 NIPSCO Sugar Creek Generating Station

Operations and Maintenance Superintendent

In this role I was responsible for the safe, reliable, compliant, efficient day to day operations and maintenance activities of our 2 X 1 combined cycle power generation plant. This includes a wide range of supervisory and administrative activities. A very important part of this job was to develop and improve the knowledge and skills necessary for our operators to perform their assigned job functions. This assures that the plant is operated in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, power generation and contractual requirements. I worked with our local management team and corporate support teams to develop projects and work within our annal O & M and Capital budgets. This includes outage planning and execution.

2007 – 2009

Operations and Maintenance Manager Sugar Creek

2006 – 2007

Operations and Maintenance Specialist Sugar Creek

Responsible for scheduling and directing the daily work activities of the maintenance crew. Including mechanical, electrical and controls technicians providing over-site and support.

Provide support to O & M Supervisor and Plant Manager for outage planning, budget tracking, winter and summer readiness plans.

Maintain and upgrade plant DCS, Mark V, and CEMS DAHS systems. Ensure CEMS and Waste Water reliability and compliance.

Trend and compile daily operations data used for reports.

Plan, schedule, perform and analyze plant calibration program.

Maintain Waste Water Operator license and Opacity reader certification annually.

Safety Committee Chairman from 2004 to January 15, 2016.

Performed many O & M Managerial duties in the absence of a Plant Manager from September 2003 to September 2004.

2004 – 2006

Plant Engineer Sugar Creek

2003 – 2004

I and C Analyst Sugar Creek

1998 – 2003 Midwestern Gas Transmission Co., Northern Border

Pipeline Co., Enron, El Paso Energy Paris, IL

Operations Technician

Responsible for all required maintenance to auxiliary and compressor

engines, related piping and valves.

Completed all necessary reports in CMMS systems Maximo, Comet and

D7i.

DOT Operator Qualification Mentor on heavy equipment.

CDL licensed with Hazmat endorsement, to drain and haul pipeline

distillates.

Performed pipeline encroachments and other pipeline related issues.

Responsible for maintaining 85 miles of pipeline with 6 meter stations,

three of these were power plants, and two compressor stations with two

reciprocating engines and two turbines.

Duties also included managing the budget within approved limits,

managing projects from bid to completion packages.

Supported other teams with technical advice on

gas measurement from Channahon, Illinois to Portland, Tennessee.

DOT Operator Qualification Mentor for gas measurement.

Served as the Safety Coordinator for five years.

Team Leader of the Paris compressor station self directed work team.

1997 – 1998 Tennessee Gas Pipeline, El Paso Energy,

Campbellsville, KY

Operations Technician

Responsible for all required maintenance to auxiliary and compressor

engines, related piping and valves.

Operations technician for 12 reciprocating gas compressor engines and

3 auxiliary units.

Served on the Safety Committee at Stations 96 and 871.

1995 – 1998 Green River Lake KOA, Campbellsville, KY

Manager

Responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of a 100 site

Campground, including Waste Water Treatment as a Class A Waste

Water Treatment Operator.

1983 – 1995 Reliance Drilling Inc. York, PA

Job Site Superintendent

Supervisor, Shop Foreman, Purchasing Agent, Mechanic, Equipment

Operator, Welder, Truck Driver.

Responsible for on-site operations of a caisson foundation operation.

Drilled foundations from 8” to 10’ in diameter from 1’ to 125’ deep

supporting sky scrapers, bridges and radio towers.

1981 – 1983 J. E. Fritts, Test Borings, Voorhees, NJ

Foreman

Driller, Welder, Mechanic

Operated and maintained soil testing equipment. Installed water monitoring wells, slope meters and methane gas wells.

1977 – 1981 United States Marine Corp.

Sergeant

Outstanding Recruit Leatherneck Award, Platoon Honor Man,

meritorious promotions to Sergeant, aviation structural mechanic,

Welding Shop Supervisor. Honorable Discharge.

Special Skills

Project Management (Instructed By, Management Applications Inc.)

Measurement Technician, familiar with Bristol RTU’s

3308, 3330, 3530

Orfice, Ultrasonic and Rotary Measurement, Chromatography.

Welder, stick, mig, tig, oxyacetylene.

Extensive Computer Experience

ASO certified Waste Water Operator

Certified Human Performance Improvement Instructor

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