Sr. Project Mgr. Power Plants / Plant Manager

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Beeville, Texas *****

210-***-**** Cell

e-mail: *********@***.***

Jerry L. Martinez

Supervise safe and efficient power plant operations, construction, or startup establishing emphasis on quality control of the equipment and personnel with effective management of capital resources.

Summary: Experience in the Power Industry to include Construction, Startup, Operations, Maintenance, Technical Writing, Design, Training, Outage Planning & Supervision and Quality Control. Bilingual in English/Spanish, oral and written. Very good working knowledge of Portuguese. No geographical restrictions. Computer literate in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Microsoft Projects and windows based programs. Professional and personal references available upon request. Passed certification test for OSHA as Safety Manager

March 2011 to present Ameresco Inc. NCSU Raleigh, North Carolina

Sr. Project Manager for Infrastructure and Utilites

Demolition and removal of six small chiller units followed by installation of one 2000 ton chiller. Demolition and removal of existing boiler, existing balance of plant equipment and installation of two Solar Taurus 60 Gas Turbines with new balance of plant equipment. Installation of additional Cooling Tower. Develop written QA program, Startup & Commissioning Manual and Operator Training.

April 2010 to March 2011 Solar Turbines San Diego California

Contract Consultant

Updated Site specific Safety Manual to be implemented at various job sites in South America

Installation, startup and commissioning of two (2) Titan T-130 Mobile Gas Turbine Power Units (MPU)

46 units were purchased by client, after completion of testing, worked at Port of Houston with freight forwarder to ensure all equipment was identified, marked and inventoried for shipment to Venezuela

December 2007 to March 2010 North American Energy Services Tracy, California

Plant Manager

22 MW Biomass Plant

Managed Plant through major retrofit to include several major outages.

Replaced all Condenser tubes, repaired all Plant pumps and replaced two Boiler Feed Pumps

Completed two major Dresser Rand Steam Turbine outages

Replaced Boiler Superheaters, evaporator sections, economizer sections and convection sections.

Replaced Boiler hydrgrate

Upgraded Boiler infeed system conveyors, belts and PLC systems

Upgraded Fuel Yard Tipper systems

Replaced Induced Draft, Forced Draft and Overfire Air Fans

Upgraded Woodward Steam Turbine Control System

Replaced all Cooling Tower Structure, including fans and fire control system

Managed design, procurement and construction of 3000 sq. ft. Warehouse

Managed upgrade of Baily Infi-90 DCS

Upgraded Zero Liquid Discharge from one vessel to two vessel and increased output by 65%

Increased Plant availability from 65% to 92%

Increased Plant Capacity Factor by 35%

Conducted training on PI System, Plant Operations and Thermodynamics

Implemented Training Program to ensure OSHA compliance

Upgraded Reverse Osmosis System

Upgraded UPS Battery Syatem

Implemented MP2 CMMS

Manage all aspects of Plant Administration, Operations, Maintenance, Budget, Profits and Losses

Manage and ensure all Environmental Compliance

June 2007 to December 2007 Solar Turbines Pixley, California

Site Project Manager

Responsible for Project from excavation to Commercial Operation

Solar Taurus 65 Gas Turbine.

Rentech HRSG with supplemental firing.

SCR/CO Catalyst with Ammonia Injection System

Power and Steam to attached Ethynol Plant.

Set up spare parts inventory

Manage outages required for catalyst installation, support setup and breakdown for testing.

Conducted formal field and classroom training.

Performance Testing and Rule of 21 Testing for State of California

October 2006 – June 2007 Washington Group International Princeton, New Jersey

Director of Field Operations (Startup)

Development of Pre-Commissioning Procedures

Development of Startup Procedures

Completed certification for Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)

Completed Project Manager Certification courses

Support Startup activities for various Projects.

Support Training needs for various Projects

Outage support for various projects

Design Review

Development of Project Budgets

December 2005 – September 2006 Present Roseville Energy Park Power Plant Roseville, California

Operations and Maintenance Manager

Hiring of Staff

Implement CMMS Program (MP2)

Develop Spare Parts Program

Ensure California Energy Commission compliance

Develop Environmental, Health and Safety Manual

Develop Operations Administrative Manual

Develop Operations and Maintenance Procedures

Develop Operator Training Program and Safety Training Program

Final design review of Plant

Oversee Plant Construction

2 Siemens GTX 100 Gas Turbines with Siemens Steam Turbine, Emerson Ovation DCS

Zero Discharge Facility

Develop Operating Budget

Purchase of Tools and Test Equipment as well as setup of Warehouse

Purchase of Safety Equipment

November 2005 – December 2005 Tri-Tech Energy Services Valladolid, Mexico

Training Instructor

Develop Training Program for Operations and Maintenance for 2 X 1 Combined Cycle Plant

Plant was GE Frame 7FA with D11 Steam Turbine and all associated Balance of Plant Equipment

Teach two week course on site.

July 2005 – November 2005 Barrick Gold Strike Power Plant/PIC Reno, Nevada

Mobilization Manager

Ensure Administrative Contractual Requirements met.

Hiring of Operations and Maintenance Staff.

Set up of Offices.

Purchase of Safety Equipment.

Develop Operating Procedures for 14 Wartsila Natural Gas Diesel Engine Generators.

Develop Maintenance Procedures. Set up MP2 CMMS

Develop Administrative Procedures.

Develop Operating Budget.

Develop Spare Parts and Tools inventory

Develop Environmental, Health and Safety Manuals.

Set up Purchasing Accounts.

Set up Operating Training and Safety Training Program.

December 2004 – July 2005 Solar Turbines/PIC Tipton, California

Site Project Manager

Solar Centaur 50 Gas Turbine.

Deltak HRSG with supplemental firing.

SCR/CO Catalyst with Ammonia Injection System

Zero Discharge Facility.

Manage Project from excavation to Commercial Operation.

Manage outages required for catalyst installation, support setup and breakdown for testing.

Conducted formal field and classroom training.

Performance Testing and Rule of 21 Testing for State of California

August 2004 – December 2004 Solar Turbines/PIC Tula, Hidalgo Mexico

Operations and Maintenance Manager

Set up spare parts inventory.

Operator Training in Operations and Maintenance

Plant Optimization Training and fine tuning of GT and HRSG.

Set up of Plant Recording and Logs.

Train personnel in Outage Planning.

February 2004 – August 2004 Solar Turbines/PIC Tula, Hidalgo Mexico

Site Construction Manager / Startup Manager

Solar Taurus 70 Gas Turbine.

Optimus HRSG with supplemental firing.

Diverter damper for Simple to Combined Cycle option.

Manage Project from excavation to Commercial Operation.

Conducted formal field and classroom training.

Performance Testing.

Managed outage necessary to tie into existing Balance of Plant Systems prior to startup.

Managed outage necessary to replaced defective transformer and Gas Turbine inspection after 100 hours of operation and HRSG inspection.

November 03 – February 2005 Oynx Industrial Services Contract Work

Pre-Commissioning Engineer

Supervision of Steam Blows

Supervision of Gas Turbine Oil Flushes

Manage outages for set up & teardown of Steam Blow equipment.

Cleaning of all piping systems.

Hydrostatic Testing

Hydrolasing

Chemical Cleaning of Boilers and HRSG’s

July 03 – September 03 TransCanada Ocean State Power Harrisville, Rhode Island

Operations and Maintenance Manager (Interim)

Combined cycle 4 x 2 Gas Turbine Plant

4 GE Frame 7B Gas Turbine with 2 GE Steam Turbines.

Bailey Infi-90 DCS, Mainsaver CMMS

4 Vogt HRSG’s with Duct Burners

Managed outage at facility for all necessary repairs needed to complete successful annual availability and performance run.

Managed outage on one HRSG to repair faulty High Pressure Steam Relief Valve, feedwater regulating valve, damaged insulation, transmitter calibrations and replace mechanical seals on Boiler Feedwater pumps.

Zero discharge facility

Anion Cation Water Treatment System

Duel fuel with Natural Gas and Fuel Oil

Total plant output of 570 MW

Two 2000 KW Emergency Diesel Generators

April 03 – June 03 SNC Lavalin Gila Bend, Arizona

Operations and Maintenance Technical Advisor

Supervised Control Room Operations and Field Operations during Performance and CEMS Testing

8 x 4 Combined Cycle Plant 2200 MW with Duct Burners

8 GE Frame 7FA Gas Turbines with 4 GE D11 Steam Turbines

2 York Absorption Chillers for Control Building.

Supervised outage in preparation of units for final Performance Testing such as removal of Steam Turbine Startup screens, and removal of all temporary startup filters and strainers.

Conducted operator training.

Supervised all Maintenance of units while on site.

Delivered Units # 3 and # 4 to client for Commercial Operation.

Gave Technical Advise to Units # 1 and # 2 staff while on site.

March 03 – April 03 Vacation with family

July 02 – February 03 ICA Fluor Daniel Mexico

Startup Manager

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant Total Output 1036 MW

4 GE Frame 7 FA Gas Turbines with Mark VI Control System

4 Doosan HRSG’s with Duct Burners, 3 pressure drums and Reheat

2 GE Steam Turbines with 100% bypass capability.

ABB Bailey DCS Control System

4 Absorption Chillers for Control Building.

Four 2500 KW Emergency Diesel Generators.

Degremont Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment System

Seawater Intake System with Traveling Screens.

Testing of all Balance of Plant Equipment

Testing of High Voltage Switchyard

Single fuel Natural Gas Fired Units

Performance Testing and CEMS Certification

Coordinated and conducted various classroom training in Spanish.

Assisted client in determining spare parts inventory.

Manage outage for initial backfeed and setup for all testing and flushing

Developed all Startup Check Procedures in Spanish for use at site.

Developed Startup QA Manual

Developed Specifications for all sub contractors used to support Commissioning and Startup.

Worked closely with Procurement to assure product compliance.

Developed Operating Manual for use by Operators.

September 01 – July 02 Alstom-Prenco Services Inc. Redding, California

Site Project Manager/Construction Manager/Startup Manager

Construction and Startup Management for City of Redding Power Project.

One ATS HRSG supplying steam to an existing Steam Turbine.

One Alstom Natural Gas Fired GTX-100 Gas Turbine.

Scope to include excavation to Commercial Operation.

ABB Advant DCS.

Installation and testing of ScoNox System used in controlling emissions of Nitrous Oxide.

Scope to include Performance Testing and Emissions Testing.

1 750 KW Emergency Diesel Generator

Manage outage to tie-in to existing steam header, air system, feedwater system, condensate system, service water, demineralized water, catalyst installation and replacement of damaged Boiler feedwater pump.

Managed outage necessary to retrofit Gas Turbine burners with Low Nox burners, HRSG inspection and GT inspection.

Operations and Maintenance of Plant until Commercial Operation.

April 01 – August 01 Burns and Roe Engineering Vicksburg, Mississippi

Startup Manager

Startup and Commissioning of four (4) Simple Cycle GE Frame 7EA Gas Turbines, Single Fuel Natural Gas Units. Total Plant output 300 MW.

Startup of all Balance of Plant System

Control System is Bailey DCS

Mark V Generator Control System

Conducted Operator Field Training

CEMS Certification and Performance Testing.

Operation and Maintenance of Plant until Commercial Operation.

Manage outage necessary to remove all pre-commissioning temporary filters and GT inspection after 100 hours of operation.

January 01 – March 01 Parsons Energy and Chemical Lorain, Ohio

Startup Manager

Startup of five (5) Simple Cycle GE Frame 7EA Gas Turbines, Dual Fuel Natural Gas and # 2 Fuel Oil. Total plant output 425 MW.

Startup of all Balance of Plant Systems to include Switchyard and Switchgear.

Anion, Cation Mixed Bed Demineralizers.

Developed Operator Training Program

Operations and Maintenance of Plant until Commercial Operation.

Conducted both classroom and field training for Control Room and Auxiliary Operators.

Control System is GE Automation Windows based PLC

Mark V Generator Controls

Manage outage for Gas Turbine inspection and preparation for Performance Testing.

January 00 – December 00 Parsons Energy and Chemical Colombia South America

Startup Director

Simultaneously directed startup of two Gas Turbine conversion projects in Colombia from simple to combined cycle.

First plant was in Puerto Berrio, Colombia, output was increased from 200 to 300 MW. Two (2) Westinghouse 501 D Gas Turbines with two (2) Hanjung HRSG’s and one General Electric Steam Turbine

WDPF DCS Control System

Mark V Generator Control System at both sites

Startup and Commissioning of Balance of Plant Systems at both sites

Developed Operator Training Program for Control Room and Auxiliary Operators in Spanish at both sites

Developed Startup Program in Spanish at both sites

Develop Operating and Maintenance Procedures

Manage outages to allow installation of HRSG Stack dampers to allow continuation of running plant in simple cycle mode.

Manage outage for setup and teardown of Steam blows and Chemical cleaning.

Second plant was in La Sierra, Colombia, output was increased from 300 to 480 MW. Two (2) GE Frame 7FA Gas Turbines with two Samsung HRSG’s and one General Electric Steam Turbine

ABB Advant DCS Control System

Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Systems at both plants.

June 99 – December 99 Southern Electric International Antofagasta, Chile

Commissioning Manager

Startup and Commissioning of one Siemens V94.2 Gas Turbine with Ansaldo HRSG and Ansaldo Steam Turbine. Total Plant output was 250 MW.

Bailey DCS Control System

Startup of all Balance of Plant systems and equipment.

Conducted operator field training and classroom training for Control Room Operators and Outside Operators.

Operations and Maintenance of Plant until Commercial Operation and turnover to owner.

February 99 – June 99 Sargent & Lundy Buenos Aires, Argentina

Senior Commissioning Engineer

Startup and Commissioning of one GE Steam Turbine with output of 270 Megawatts.

Startup and Commissioning of two GE Frame 9F Gas Turbines with Mark 5 Control System.

Duel Fuel Gas Turbines Natural Gas and Fuel Oil

Total Plant output 770 Megawatt.

Bailey Infi-90 DCS

2 Vogt HRSG’S with Reheat

Startup and Commissioning of Degremont Mixed Bed Water Treatment System

Startup and Commissioning of all Balance of Plant and Auxiliaries Systems

Preparation of Startup, Operations and Test Procedures in Spanish.

Maintenance and Operations Training of Plant Personnel.

Manage outages to support startup and testing.

August 98 – January 99 El Paso Energy International. Manaus, Brazil

Owner’s Representative

Two GE Frame 7B Gas Turbines with Mark 5 Control System

6 Pratt and Whitney FT-4 Aero Derivative Gas Turbines

Act as liaison between Maintenance Contractor and owner.

As as liaison between Operations Group and owner.

Representing and reporting to Vice President of Operations. Oversaw plant operations and maintenance.

Administered contracts: developed operations plans, managed budget and project safety compliance.

Resolved commercial issues arising out of daily operations and forced outages.

Oversaw development of Preventive Maintenance Programs and Spare Parts Inventory.

Directed turnaround of capacity factor from 60% to 90%.

Resolved contract disputes between O & M contractor and owner.

Oversaw development of proper Fuel Handling and Discharge System Procedure.

Development of Annual Operating Plan, Outage Schedule and Incident Reporting Requirements.

May 98 – August 98 ABB/CE Carboneras Almeria Spain.

Site Manager

Tuning of two 550 MW ABB/CE tangential fired tilt burner boilers prior to performance testing.

Successfully conducted performance testing to contract guaranties to allow release of retention monies.

Siemens control DCS system.

Balance of all fans, burner tilts, coal mills, feeder setup and emissions.

Resolution of problems related to startup of Coal Mill Pulverizers.

Operator Training in classroom and field.

October 96 – May 98 Westinghouse Dalian, China

Construction Site Manager

2 x 350 MW Westinghouse Turbines with 2 Mitsui Babcock Coal Fired Boilers.

WDPF Control System.

Installation of Coal Handling System and all auxiliary systems.

Installation of Wastewater and Water Treatment Plants.

Installation and testing of all Balance of Plant Equipment.

Project included design, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning.

Operations and Maintenance of Plant until Commercial Operation and Turnover to Owner.

Managed outages need to tie into existing Balance of Plant systems

Manage outage for initial backfeed.

March 96 – October 96 Foster Wheeler Santa Lucia Guatemala

Site Project Manager / Construction Manager/ Startup Manager

Conversion of two U.S. decommissioned Coal Boilers to bagasse and 1 Fuel fired boiler.

Two Westinghouse Steam Turbines with 25 MW output. 1 condensing and 1 non-condensing

Bailey Infi-90 Control System.

Developed operating procedures, commissioning procedures and P & I D’s in Spanish.

Supervised acid cleaning of boilers, oil flushing and steam blows.

Set up spare parts inventory.

Developed and conducted Operator Classroom Training for Control Room and Auxiliary Operators.

Conducted Operator and Maintenance Training.

Commissioning and Startup of Plant.

Manage outages to tie into existing Balance of Plant systems, repairs to Forced Draft Fan, chemical cleaning, steam blows, and equipment repair.

January 96 – March 96 Las Vegas Cogeneration Facility Las Vegas, Nevada

Operations and Maintenance Manager

Transition of management from O & M Company to owner.

Combined Cycle Stewart and Stevenson LM-6000 Gas Turbine

Supervise all Operations of Maintenace of Plant using Maximo CMMS.

General Electric Steam Turbine

Ammonia System with SCR and CO catalyst.

Bailey Control System

Anion-Cation Mixed Bed Demineralizers.

Managed annual outage to replace HRSG expansion joint, instrument calibration, off line water wash, gasket replacements, update mechanical seals, inspect pumps, air compressor maintenance and equipment maintenance.

May 95 – December 95 Glaxo-Wellcome Greenville, North Carolina

Operations Engineer

Shift Supervisor-Control Room Operator

Allison 501 5 MW Gas Turbine Project with HRSG for process steam.

4 B & W Package Boilers.

6 York Absorption Chillers

Operation and Maintenance of all plant equipment.

Bailey Control System.

Scrubber system for emissions control.

Anion-Cation Mixed Bed Demineralizers.

November 94 – April 95 Noell Engineering Lodi, California

Commissioning Manager

50 MW STIG unit

Operations and Maintenance of Plant until Commercial Operation.

Stewart and Stevenson LM-5000 Gas Turbine

Bailey Control System

Outage for GT inspection, HRSG inspection and installation of Catalyst.

Installation and commissioning of all auxiliary systems to include Reverse Osmosis System.

Ammonia System with SCR and CO catalyst.

July 91 – November 94 HydroChem Houston, Texas

Startup and Commissioning Consultant

Involved with startup of over 30 projects to include refineries, power plants, paper mills and chemical plants.

Includes gas turbine, coal, waste to energy, tire burners, trash burners and recovery boilers to name a few.

Scope included Technical Writing, Test Procedures, Hydrostatic Testing, Oil Flushing, Acid cleaning of Boilers and HRSG’s, Steam Blows, flushing and acceptance of all piping systems and startup testing for both domestic and international projects. Manage outages for installation of Plant testing equipment.

Experience includes GE Frame units Frames 5, 6, 7B, 7EA, 7FA, and 9F.. Stewart and Stevenson LM-2500, LM-5000 and LM-6000. Siemens, Solar, ABB, Ansaldo, Allison, Pratt & Whitney and Westinghouse Gas Turbines.. CE, Foster Wheeler, Riley, Zurn and Babcock and Wilcox Boilers. Vogt, Nooter Erickson, Ansaldo, Samsung, Hanjung, Deltak, Doosan Optimus and ATS HRSG”S.

January 89 – June 91 Hawker Siddely Power Engineering Houston, Texas

Technical Writer / Startup Engineer / Shift Supervisor-Control Room Operator

Developed Operating Procedures for a 250 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Project in Paris, Texas. Two GE Frame 7EA and one GE Steam Turbine.

Member of Startup and Commissioning Crew. Upon completion of startup I remained with the plant operations group.

WDPF Control System

Mixed Bed Water Treatment System

1968 – 1988 U.S. Navy

Nuclear Trained Senior Chief Machinist Mate

Operations and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Emergency Diesel Generators, Reboilers, Auxiliary Boilers, Distilling Plants and Steam Turbines.

Commissioning crewmember of U.S.S. Nimitz

Extensive experience with Reboilers, Diesel Generators, Auxiliary Boilers, Water Treatment Systems and Radioactive Systems.

Qualified in Compressed Gas Plants O2 / N2.

Engineering Watch Supervisor.

Radiological Controls Shift Supervisor

Extensive experience in preventive maintenance systems.

Training Coordinator.

Lead Planner and Estimator for major submarine outages and repairs.

Quality Assurance Inspector.

Qualified in all areas of Power Plant Maintenance and Operations.

Experience in shipyard overhaul and retrofit.

Education

High School Graduate

Machinist Mate “A” School U. S Navy

Leadership and Management Training U.S. Navy (80 hr. course)

Associates Degree U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School (2 yr. intensive training) for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants. Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow, Reactor Physics, Metallurgy, Health Physics, Chemistry, Pump design and Reactor Controls

OSHA certification as Safety Manager (500 hr. course)

Completed 40 hrs. of Project Management Training

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