Power Plant Engineer

Synopsis of Resume of: **** Ramblewood Avenue

THOMAS J. CRAWFORD, Ph.D., P.E. Columbus, Ohio 43235

Phone: 614-***-****

E-mail: ********@****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Application of my Engineering Education and Programming Experience toward the Analysis

and Optimization of Power Plants and Various Commercial Operations related to Energy

Production, Transfer, or Usage.

SUMMARY:

A senior engineer with experience in energy generation, nuclear, fossil and hydro power plant analysis and computer simulations, thermal hydraulics, nuclear applications, accident analysis, mechanical applications, statistics, public speaking, and plant training is eager to continue work in the energy business. Exceptionally reliable having taken no sick days for more than twenty years. Education and advanced engineering degrees from two universities.

EXPERIENCE:

Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio 2002-Present

Adjunct Instructor in Biological and Physical Sciences Department. Courses include algebra-based and calculus-based physics and natural science.

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 2002-2006

Adjunct Lecturer in Fisher Business College and in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering.

Courses include statistics, thermodynamics, and nuclear reactor analysis.

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio. 1984-2002

Senior Engineer. Performing engineering analysis in support of engineering divisions. Wrote numerous computer programs to simulate and solve plant operation problems and accident scenarios. Developed simulation program that led to revised operations and savings of $500,000 - $800,000 per year at Smith Mountain Hydro Facility. Lectured in Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Engineering, Heat Rate Training, and Power Generation Control.

Drexel University. 1981-1983

Graduate Student. Performed experimental work and wrote dissertation in vapor-liquid, two-phase flow.

Actual research work was performed at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Also delivered lectures, prepared and graded projects in Nuclear Reactor Design class and at Zimmer Power Station.

Amplified Resume: Thomas J. Crawford, Ph.D., P.E.

MAJOR PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Most successful of recent projects was the development of a computer program that simulates the generation and pumping operations at the AEP Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Facility. Program uses inputs of elevations at Smith Mountain Lake, Leesville Lake, number of units in operation, etc., to calculate power and energy generated (or consumed) by each unit, revenues involved, turbine and generator efficiencies, flow rates, and resulting lake elevations. An abstract describing the program was accepted for presentation at the 2000 National Conference on Hydro plant equipment and operation. Complete paper was not submitted and presentation was never made, due to concerns of confidentiality and proprietary techniques not available to or used by competitors. Demonstrated to Wholesale Marketing Managers, operators, and dispatchers that savings of at least $500,000 per year in reduced pumping costs could easily be achieved. Also demonstrated how to increase generation revenue by at least $200,000-$300,000 per year.

Involved also in software development in support of AEP System Operation. Also developed ideas for reducing unit maneuvering and optimal or economic dispatch of electric power generating units.

Traveled to D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant to provide direct assistance in the analysis and resolution of safety related issues and expedite the restart of Unit 2. Also performed review and acceptance of vendor calculations. Involved for several years in nuclear safety and developed computer programs that would simulate and analyze various hypothetical transients or severe accidents.

The nuclear safety related items that have involved the writing of computer programs have included:

- effects of main steam line breaks on turbine building, and in the auxiliary building.

These computer simulations are all based on a program that I developed for

calculating final thermodynamic state, based on initial state and perturbations to

the system.

- simulation of startup of turbine driven auxiliary feed water pump.

- simulation of activation of containment spray system under different scenarios.

- simulation of the steam-ice condensing and melting and flow interactions in a nuclear

plant ice condenser facility following a hypothetical loss of coolant accident.

Have also written a number of programs for non-nuclear activities. These have included:

- simulation of the Smith Mountain pumped storage facility. This program simulates the normal generation

and pumping operations for given forebay and tailwater elevations, and it searches for the optimum loading

of the five units to meet a given load request.

- simulation of relief valve operation and depressurization of a 1300MW power plant.

- simulation of a pressurized fluidized bed combustion power plant. This program

simulated both the plant controls and the plant process.

- statistical analysis of ice basket weights, condenser tube failures, filter distribution, etc.

EDUCATION

Drexel University: M.S., Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering.

University of Cincinnati: M.S., Nuclear Engineering;

B.S., Chemical Engineering (Magna cum Laude).

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