United States Chief Engineer
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STEVEN R. MACOMBER
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-macomber-1955b3147 WORK EXPERIENCES
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Mr. Macomber has 35 years’ experience in construction commissioning of new power plants and 20 years in the United States Merchant Mariner Officer Maritime Industry - 3 years as Chief Engineer aboard steam ships.
POWER GENERATION
Specialization:
Owner Engineer
Construction
Commissioning
Operations
Maintenance
EDUCATION
B.S., Engineering Science, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine 1974 TOTAL YEARS’ EXPERIENCE
55
PREVIOUS PROJECT EXPERIENCE
JAWA-1 CCPP 1760MW – Cilamaya, Indonesia
November 2022 to November 2023
Site Manager Owners’ Engineer - Applus ENERGY & INDUSTRY DIVISON PT. JDA Indonesia/ BLACK AND VEATCH INTERNATIONAL/PT KWARSA HEXAGON
● Responsible
o managing, leading, coordinating, supervising, construction civil, mechanical, electrical, I&C owners’ engineers and field inspectors on the JAWA-1 GE 9HA.02 CCPP 1X1X2 project to monitor, record and share with the owner EPC (GE, SAMSUNG, MEINDO) site activities in accordance with the contract and owners’ requirements
o managing owners’ engineers’ construction according to contractual owner requirements to monitor, record and share with the owner EPC (GE, SAMSUNG, MEINDO) site activities are in compliance with the contract and owners’ requirements
o managing owners’ engineers’ safety, quality, and project rate of progress according to owner’s requirements and good engineering construction practices to monitor, record and share with the owner EPC (GE, SAMSUNG, MEINDO) site activities are in compliance with the contract
● HIGHLIGHTS
5 Star Owner (Pertamina, Marubeni, Sojitz) Satisfaction survey results annually JAWA-1 CCPP 1760MW Project – Cilamaya, Indonesia
October 2020 to November 2022
Site Commissioning Manager Owners’ Engineer - Applus ENERGY & INDUSTRY DIVISON PT. JDA Indonesia/ BLACK AND VEATCH INTERNATIONAL/PT KWARSA HEXAGON
● Responsible
o managing owners’ engineers commissioning according to contractual owners’ requirements to monitor, record and share with the owner EPC (GE, SAMSUNG, MEINDO) site activities are in compliance with the contract o managing owners’ engineer’s safety, quality, and project rate of progress according to owner’s requirements with good engineering construction practices to monitor, record and share with the owner EPC (GE, SAMSUNG, MEINDO) site activities are in compliance with the contract
● HIGHLIGHTS
5 Star Owner (Pertamina, Marubeni, Sojitz) Satisfaction survey results annually Central Java CFPP 2000MW Project – Unit 1 and 2, Batang, Indonesia 2017 to July 2020
Construction Manager Balance of Plant BOP – Applus ENERGY & INDUSTRY DIVISON PT. JDA Indonesia/ BLACK AND VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsible
o coordinating consortium partners (SUMITOMO, MHI, MES), and joint venture
(S2P) civil, mechanical, pipe, electrical, and I&C directing Black & Veatch field engineer construction inspections are completed according to the EPC contract
● HIGHLIGHTS
Managed/supervised/coordinated completing over 6 kilometers UG HDPE BOP pipe on time while interfacing with other consortium/joint venture partners Managed and supervised all above ground BOP scope of work including interfacing with consortium/joint venture partners on time for commissioning to proceed during COVID-19 pandemic as follows:
Fuel, water, and chemical tanks
Above and below ground fire protection systems, fuel oil, Demin, potable, service, water Water and waste (WTP/WWTP) plants
Intake cooling water systems
CCCW
Pipe rack structures and system piping
Holland Energy Park Power Plant Project – 2X1 GTPP Cogeneration Holland Michigan 2016 to 2017
Mechanical Commissioning Engineer – POWER INDUSTRY CONSULTANTS.
● Responsible
o startup and commissioning BOP, HRSG’s, Siemens Combustion gas turbines, cogeneration town of Holland Michigan commerce 8th street snow melt heat recovery systems
o carry out and coordinate site Health Safety Environmental Security policies and procedures
o supervise construction turnover systems for commissioning o supervise and execute commissioning newly installed equipment o supervise and execute fuel gas supply pipe construction cleaning, restoration, and first gas CTs firing
o supervise and execute performance testing overall plant and equipment for handover to owner operating and maintenance team
● HIGHLIGHTS
Called to the project on site and assisted the contractor to complete late COD delivery Kusile Power Station Project CFPP 6X800MW, 4.8GW – Unit 1 through 6, Witbank, South Africa 2011 to 2016
Construction Manager – Black & Veatch International
● Responsible for managing contractors’ construction of the material handling system on the Kusile Project
● Responsible for managing contractors’ construction and commissioning of the coal, ash removal, limestone, and gypsum material handling systems
● Responsible for coordinating with other contractors civil, mechanical, and electrical activities above and below grade according to Eskom site policies and consortium procedures
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered material handling systems on time for the project to proceed with first fire Unit 1 Tanjung Jati B Expansion CFPP 1250MW Project – Unit 3 & 4, Jepara, Indonesia 2010 to 2011
Commissioning Manager – BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsible for commissioning management of the 2X 625 Mw CFPP coal supply and ash removal systems including limestone flue gas desulfurization systems.
● Responsible for PTW/LOTO training and execution for BVI scope.
● Responsible for turnover of systems from construction to commissioning to the client and executing the commissioning of the BVI scope of work.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Managed construction completion to finish 24/7 accelerated commissioning of a significantly delayed project one week ahead of both unit CODs.
The project was published and featured on the front cover of Power Magazine as one of the two most successful 2012 projects in the world.
PLTU 1 Banten Suralaya 625Megawatt (MW) Unit 8 Coal Fired Power Plant Project, Suralaya, Indonesia
2008 to 2010
Owner (PLN) Construction Site Manager – BLACK & VEATCH IN TERNATIONAL
● Responsible for managing site staff engineer’s construction monitoring of the owner’s contractor execution of safety, QA/QC, and progress.
● Submit letters of recommendation to the owner for improving same.
● Chair weekly contractor construction progress meetings for and on behalf of the owner.
● Submit monthly progress reports with recommendations to the owner for improving the contractor’s execution of construction and delayed COD.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Transferred to the TJB 3&4 project to assist with potential acceleration of the delayed construction project.
Saigon High Tech Park Substation and Transmission Line Project, Saigon High Tech Park, Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam
March 2007 to January 2008
Project Field Manager – BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsible for the EPC overall site construction management of the o 110Kv substation
o 4Km 110Kv Transmission Line
● The substation was built to supply 22Kv power to Intel’s newly constructed Hi – Tech Park manufacturing facility
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered the transmission line and substation to the owner on time as planned BLACK & VEATCH Bangkok Thailand Office
Prepare for Saigon Hi – Tech Park Substation and Transmission Line Project August 2006 to February 2007
Cilacap 2 x 300-Megawatt (MW) Power Plant Project, S2P Pt. Sumber Segara Primadaya, Cilacap, Indonesia
2005 – 2006
Owners Startup Manager - BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsibilities included
o witnessing and making suggestions for S2P approval for testing and commissioning by the contractor to ensure contractual performance warranty compliance o Complete construction weekly and monthly activity reports o Review startup packages, including checkout and startup procedures, instrument setting, punch list and commissioning activities.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Transferred to the Saigon High Tech Park EPC project to assist avoiding potential site schedule impacts
Martin and Manatee 4 x 1 Combine Cycle 1125-Megawatt (MW) Power Plant Project, Florida Power and Light (FPL), Parrish, Florida
2004 – 2005
Lead Mechanical Startup Engineer – BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsible for mechanical commissioning of the combined cycle engine systems, including lube oil flushing of the combustion turbines (GE FRAME 7) and steam turbine generator
(TOSHIBA)
● Warranty engineer
● HIGHLIGHTS
As a team delivered the project 3 months ahead of the Owners schedule Stuart and Killen Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) Project, Dayton Power and Light (DP&L), Aberdeen, Ohio
2003 – 2004
Startup Manager - BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsible for commissioning, performance testing and final turnover of newly constructed SCRs for DP&L’s 5X600 Megawatt existing coal fired units.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered the project SCR modifications to the COD on time Milford Power Plant, Milford Power Company, Milford Connecticut 2003
Mechanical Startup Engineer – BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsible for mechanical commissioning of systems and operations.
● Specific responsibilities included
o demonstration testing
o operations, and maintenance of water treatment plant o created punch list and turnover package for chill water system (York 1,600-ton units with Caterpillar G3516 engines)
o assisted the owner’s operations with circulating water system until turned over to the owners
o performed general punch lists work for turnover to the owners o performed continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) testing and punch list work for the final completion
o performed program changes to the demineralized water system programmable logic controller (PLC) as required by the engineer
o responsible for calibrating refrigerant leak detector
calibrating and servicing Hach Series 5000, model 6000 silica analyzer
● HIGHLIGHTS
Requested to attend the more stringent Stuart and Killen EPC project to commission and deliver the works to the client on the contractual date. Samalayuca III Project, TransAlta, Samalayuca, Mexico 2003 August to 2003 September
Deputy Startup Manager – POWER INDUSTRY CONSULTANT
● Served as Deputy Startup Manager assisting operation and commissioning for the completion of turnover packages
● Responsibilities included
o reviewing system problems and making recommendations for correction o evaluated balancing closed cycle cooling system
o evaluated and made recommendations for feedwater and condensate system design problems
o assisted with the startup and shutdown of the combustion turbines (Alstom GT11N) and steam turbine generator (Asltom 24)
o responsible for reviewing and making recommendations for steam and water cycle operational problems from the Advent distributed control information system (DCIS) to prevent combustion turbine customer trips
o assisted with the review and completion of turnover packages for submitting to the owners
● HIGHLIGHTS
Dispatched to site for relieving existing Startup Manager for Owner Satisfaction concerns. Brazos Valley Project, NGR Energy, Thompsons, Texas 2002-2003
Startup Manager – BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL 500MW 2X1 CCPP
● Responsibilities included
o managing turnover package completion from commissioning to the client o managing startup personnel to successfully complete the project 5 weeks ahead of the scheduled EPC commercial operation date
o managing personnel for the completion of the water treatment plant (Patterson Candy)
o performed steam blows, first fire, and synchronization for combustion turbine (GE 7FA) and steam turbine generator (GE D11)
o back feed electrical power through Powell, ABB, Hyundai electrical gear o managed plant operation for commissioning and performance testing o perform troubleshooting water and steam quality issues o nominating fuel for the owner
o supported construction through completion for turnover to startup in order to begin commissioning
o managed 35 startup personnel, subcontractors, and design engineers during the construction and commissioning of project
o scoping, developing and completing turnover packages to the owner for compliance to EPC owner requirement to achieve mechanical completion in order to begin final testing of the facility
o assisted construction with lockout/tagout
o managed Westinghouse DCIS and instrumentation engineers o managed instrument technicians loop shooting and system tuning
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered the project ahead of the COD
Osceola County Project, Reliant Energy, Saint Cloud, Florida 2001-2002
Startup Manager - BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL
● Responsibilities included
o developed system turnover packages
o scoped systems for turnover from construction to startup o managed lockout/tagout systems as turned over from construction to startup o gave guidance to construction to complete systems for commissioning and turnover to the owner
o managed
commissioning of fuel oil, gas systems, Westinghouse distributed control and information system (DCIS)
combustion turbine lube oil flushing
combustion turbine (7FA duel fuel) commissioning with GE TFAs
flushing of closed cycle systems, inlet cooling systems, and compressed air systems
gas blow fuel systems and fuel oil flushing of GT liquid fuel skids, ring header blows and drop test of the hydrogen filled generators
performance testing
CEMS certification
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered the project on the COD
Paiton Project - Phase II - Unit 5 and 6, Paiton Power, Paiton, Indonesia 1998 – 2000
Construction Supervisor Systems Commissioning Engineer - POWER INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTS, SUPPORT SERVICES
2X600 MW CFPP conventional coal fired units utilizing Siemens steam turbines and Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) Combustion Engineering (CE) boilers.
● responsible for
o construction turnover and commissioning of
CW (auxiliary cooling, vacuum priming, traveling screens, tube cleaning)
building HVAC
hydrogen generation plant
electro chlorination plant
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered all the above system responsibilities on time or ahead of schedule to support COD Salak Expansion Project, Union Oil California (UNOCAL), Gunung Salak, Indonesia 1997-1998
Turnover Coordinator - POWER INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTS, SUPPORT SERVICES 55MW 3X Fugi STGs geothermal power facility
● responsible for final turnover of systems from startup to operations
● HIGHLIGHTS
Reviewed and advised owner of geothermal well systems to improve reliability of the volcanic steam supply
Phase IV Extension Project, Fluor Daniel, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia 1996 SEPTEMBER TO 1997 APRIL
Turnover coordinator - POWER INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTS, SUPPPORT SERVICES
● Responsible for leading system turnovers from construction to commissioning on the Phase IV extension 500MW GTPP 4X1 GE Frame 7EA to the existing 2,250MW facility.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Lead daily construction and commissioning supervisor meetings to improve the delayed construction turnover to commissioning process
Solar Turbine Projects, Idaho Potato Processing, Rupert and Glenns Ferry, Idaho 1996
Project Commissioning Manager - POWER INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTS SUPPORT SERVICES
● Responsible for managing the startup of two 10MW CTPP cogeneration facilities supplying electrical power and process steam to Magic Valley Foods
● Responsible for successfully turning over the two facilities on time and ahead of contractual delivery schedule
● HIGHLIGHTS
Owner Satisfaction achieved and delivered the units on the COD Asea, Brown, Boveri, South Asia Europe (ABB-SAE) Sadelmi AL Taweelah “B” Extension Project, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1996 JANUARY TO 1996 APRIL
Turnover Coordinator – POWER INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTS, SUPPORT SERVICES
● Responsible for leading and construction / startup team through system turnovers on two of the remaining 6 conventional fueled units (732MW total output) with desalination (350,000 cubic meter/day total output).
● HIGHLIGHTS
Transferred from the Dubai project by the EPC Director of commissioning to overcome delays that resulted from late construction turnovers. Asea, Brown, Boveri, South Asia Europe (ABB-SAE) Sadelmi Jebel Ali “E” Extension Project, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1995 OCTOBER – 1996 JANUARY
Turnover Coordinator - POWER INDUSTRIES CONSULTANTS. SUPPORT SERVICES
● Responsible for leading construction/startup teams through system turnovers of the 150MW STG extension to the existing GEC Alstom combustion turbines.
● Supervised startup commissioning of the CW and WTP systems.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Completed system turnovers from construction to commissioning on time and requested by the EPC Director of commissioning to the Taweelah project for accelerating schedule delayed rate of progress.
Community Energy Alternatives, National Community Power, Stoney Brook, New York 1994 – 1995
Owner’s Commissioning Manager - NORTHEAST ENGINEERING
● Responsible for representing the partnership concerning all commissioning activities and provisional acceptance of the 40MW Stewart and Stevenson LM-6000 cogeneration facility providing electrical power and process steam from the Nooter Eriksen HRSG to the State University of New York campus.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Assisted with completion of the project on time.
National Energy Production Corporation (NEPCO)’s Saranac Project, Falcon Seaboard, Plattsburgh, New York
1993-1994
Project Commissioning Manager - ZURN NEPCO-OEC
● Responsible for successfully turning over 240MW 2X1 GTCC GE Frame 7EA, Deltak HRSGs cogeneration facility for commercial operation supplying gas, electrical distribution and process steam to Georgia Pacific Paper corporation.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered project on the COD to the owners Satisfaction. National Energy Production corporation (NEPCO)’s Beaver Cogeneration Power Plant, America Energy Services, Ashland, Maine
1993
Project Commissioning Manager – ZURN NEPCO-OEC
● Responsible for delivering 40MW waste wood-to energy GE STG and Zurn boiler
● HIGHLIGHTS
Responsible for successfully turnover facility to commercial operation. United States Merchant Ships, Brooklyn, New York
1990-1992
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Chief Engineer - Boston Ocean Carriers dispatched by the MARINE ENGINEERS BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION DISTRICT 2 AMERICAN MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR and CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
● Responsible for managing onboard engineering officer operations and maintenance of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) American flagged ships.
● HIGHLIGHTS
Managed ships engineers and unlicensed staff to the satisfaction of the ship owner assigned as Chief Engineer Officer
Biomass Cogeneration Power Plant, Various Clients, Bucksport, Maine 1986 – 1990
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Project Commissioning Manager and Startup Engineer – NORTHEAST ENGINEERING
● Owners
o Greenville Steam
o Ashland Power Legis Energy
o Downeast Peat
o Tracy Power
o Hanford Power
● Responsible for
o managing startup and construction personnel completion, commissioning, and testing of biomass cogeneration power plant
o system punch list implementation
o quality controlled flushing of systems
o loop checking
o end to end functional testing
o performance testing
o writing technical manuals
● HIGHLIGHTS
Delivered scope of work to the owner’s satisfaction United States Merchant Ships
1979 – 1986
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Assistant Engineer - MARINE ENGINEERS BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION DISTRICT 2 AMERICAN MARITIME ORGANIZATION AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR – CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS and various Non-Union Employers.
● Responsible
o supervising and implementing operations and maintenance abroad diesel and steam powered ships worldwide
o electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, refrigeration, HVAC, electronics, pneumatics, and instrumentation troubleshooting and repair
● HIGHLIGHTS
Completed shipboard work experience in order to successfully write United States Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Officer license examines from 3rd Assistant Engineering Officer through Chief Engineer Officer of Steam and Motor vessels unlimited horsepower Bainbridge Power Plant, New York State Electric Gas, Bainbridge, New York 1978 – 1979
Plant Staff Results Engineer - NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC and GAS
● Responsible
o reviewing and making recommendations to improve plant efficiency o provided operational and maintenance support to supervisors o to supervise contractors during plant outages
● HIGHLIGHTS
Successfully completed plant engineering position to be considered as shift operations supervisor
Various Projects
1974-1978
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Various employers
● Assistant Engineer - MARINE ENGINEER BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION DISTRICT 2 AMERICAN MARITIME ORGANIZATION AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR – CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
o Iron ore for making steel for the manufacturing of automobiles
● Assistant and Port Engineer - BERWICK BAY OIL COMPANY, Louisiana Gulf of Mexico tugboats
● Assistant Engineer - DELTA MUD AND CHEMICAL, Louisiana Gulf of Mexico supply boats
● Control Room Operator - DIAMOND M DRILLING onboard semisubmersible self-propelled drilling rig
● Instructor - YOUNG MEMORIAL MARITIME ACADEMY conducted United State Coast Guard Merchant Mariner license certification tests training for Captains and Chief Engineers of the oil and mineral industry
● Mechanic – SOUTH DOWN SUGARS refinery Houma Louisiana
● Material Expediter - DELTA SHIPYARD Houma Louisiana
● HIGHLIGHTS
Achieved well-rounded diverse experience and knowledge in shipboard operations and maintenance of various United States Coast Guard certified and American Bureau of Shipping vessels from floating self-propelled drilling rigs to Great Lakes Carriers to Gulf of Mexico offshore boats including Inter Coastal Mississippi River passenger vessels
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