Hydroelectric Generation Consulting

System Audit
Inspection

Operations

Maintenance

Repair

Rehabilitation

Upgrade

Specification

Planning

Scheduling

Training

Project Management

Vendor Surveilance


Background and Professional Experience

Wenckus Engineering offers 30 plus years of construction, management, engineering and marketing experience, including on-site assembly of new and refurbished electrical generating machinery, installation supervision, application engineering and project management. Includes fifteen (15) years technical direction, supervisory and hands-on experience and twelve (12) years specialized marketing and consulting with Siemens Power Corporation, Voith Hydro and now Wenckus Engineering, Inc.


MARK W. WENCKUS

PRESENT POSITION:

GENERATION SERVICE SPECIALIST
Wenckus Engineering, Inc.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY

1996 to Present
GENERATION SERVICE SPECIALIST and CONSULTANT

Wenckus Energy, Incorporated, Stewartstown, PA
Provide electrical energy producers, equipment manufacturers, consultants and service companies
with experienced assistance in the areas of field engineering, upgrade and rehabilitation application
engineering. Specific areas of assistance offered include development, installation, troubleshooting,
project management, technical direction, unit inspection/condition assessment, scheduling and
planning, vendor selection, feasibility studies, predictive and preventive maintenance programs, and
generating rehabilitation and upgrade specifications.

1994-1996
SALES MANAGER, WESTERN REGION SERVICE SALES

Fossil Division, Siemens Power Corporation, Milwaukee, WI
Managed service sales for repair, upgrade and component replacement, in the Pacific Northwest,
to provide services for steam, gas and hydro turbines and generators forming lasting relationships
between equipment owner/operators and manufacturing facilities.

1992-1994
WESTERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Hydro Services, Siemens Power Corporation, Milwaukee, WI
Managed Western Regional U.S. and Canadian hydro generator services providing plant owneroperators
with technical and sales assistance within Siemens' generator uprate/repair program.

1991-1992
REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER

Hydro Services, Voith Hydro Incorporated, York, PA
Managed Northeast Region Service and Sales providing technical, commercial and personal support
for hydro owner-operators. Provided hydroelectric owners and consultants with technical assistance in
planning, tendering and managing hydroelectric equipment installations.

1990-1991
SR. APPLICATION ENGINEER

Hydro Service Marketing, Voith Hydro Incorporated, York, PA
Performed special applications and generated upgrade/rehabilitation proposals while managing
multiple manufacturing and field projects. Expanded marketing skills and customer relations in
Hydro Services.

1988-1990
APPLICATION ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER

Turbine Repair Services, Voith Hydro Incorporated, York, PA
Developed turbine upgrade and refurbishment proposals and directed project management.
Marketed replacement components and custom repair applications.

1987-1988
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Field Services, Voith Hydro Inc., York, PA
Performed on site project management, provided technical direction, quality engineering and
owner liaison for new construction and refurbishment of hydro turbine/generator equipment.

1983-1987
SITE ENGINEER

Site Services, Kvaerner Hydro Power, San Francisco, CA
Provided on site management, supervision, technical direction, engineering and owner liaison for
new construction and retrofit of turbine/generator equipment. Responsible for entire installation
and commissioning of multiple unit projects. Performed hands-on hydro turbine/generator
assembly, alignment and commissioning support.

1980-1983
JOURNEYMAN MILLWRIGHT

Strip Mine and Construction, Fairfield Constructors Inc., Gillette, WY
Performed journeyman millwright services on coal handling equipment, assembling and aligning
bucket conveyors, storage silo conveyor drive equipment, magnetic clutches, gear reducers and large
electric motor installations and alignment. Assembled and aligned railcar load out scales in strip coal
mine storage silos. Installed and aligned rails for overhead bridge crane on 325ft. high silo head
house. Diverse usage of tower cranes, ringer cranes, blind-pick equipment erection and associated
rigging. Assembled, aligned and prepared 50 ft. steel conveyor tubes for erection of 2200 ft. conveyor
system.

1976-1980
JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER

Strip Mine and Construction, Fairfield Constructors Inc., Gillette, WY
Performed journeyman carpenter services at five (5) open pit coal mines in Wyoming’s Powder River
Coal Basin. Formed and placed concrete for conveyor take-up towers, transition towers, concreted
rail and scales for load out facilities, formed and placed concrete footers for 70ft. diameter, 240ft. coal
storage silos. Assisted in forming and placement of concrete on a storage barn expansion placing
500 cu.yds./day. Formed concrete, tied reinforcing steel and placed concrete on an auto-rail overpass
bridge.

1975-1976
MILLWRIGHT/IRON WORKER/CARPENTER/FABRICATION

General and Mine Construction, L&T Fabrication and Construction, Gillette, WY
Fabrication, drive equipment placement and alignment, structural steel erection. Performed layout,
concrete forming and placement for equipment foundation construction. Became familiar with
blueprint reading.

1974-1975
CARPENTER

Residential and agricultural carpentry, Gillette and Sons Construction, Belle Fourche, SD
Served as a carpenter apprentice in both framing and finish carpentry.