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2011
Successfully, teamed to troubleshoot and return a 10 MW hydro unit- back to
service following an oil heating problem and HPCU pump failure

Performed Engineering and PM on behalf of NY State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), to
change oil in a 10 MW Kaplan turbine and HPCU

Provided Engineering reassembly preparations at the RG&E Station 2 hydro station

Performed a pre-bid inspection of a 130” Francis hydro turbine at RG&E Station 5

Completed field machining a 120” vertical Francis turbine bottom ring ledge for
American Hydro Corporation at the RG&E Station 2 hydro plant

2010
Provided field machining advisory on a 120” vertical Francis bottom ring mating ledge
for American Hydro Corp.

2009
Performed due diligence on nineteen (19) hydroelectric plants, located in three (3)
states for Kruger Energy

Provided Field advisory for disassembly of 2 - 10 MW, 750 ft. head Francis hydro
turbines owned by the Chugach Electric Company.

2008
Wrote new unit specification for 2 house units at Holtwood Station, PPL

Performed maintenance on a 216” Kaplan hydraulic turbine for the New York State
Electric and Gas Company

2007
Conducted troubleshooting a flooded main turbine bearing on a 216” 4XA vertical
Kaplan hydraulic turbine. Disassembly, clean, inspect, repair and reassembly.

Perform Upgrade audit for 2 replacement runners at Ketchikan Public Utility, Alaska

Pump Storage Engineering - Clean, Inspect & Quality Assessment of a 300 MW
Motor/Generator at the Oglethorpe Rocky Mountain pump storage

Served as expert witness in a collection matter for 3 power generating unit upgrades.

Spearheaded complete lubrication change for a large 4XA Kaplan hydro turbine

Provide Engineering: Review drawings and perform factory audits for a new vertical
Kaplan hydraulic turbine and generator.

2006
Completed development and implementation of a specification for a new Kaplan hydro
turbine and generator replacement for Hydro Ltd. Partners, Toronto, CAN

Technical Direction for inspection, removal, vendor quality inspections and reassembly
of wicket gate servos for a 216” vertical Kaplan turbine at NYSEG’s Upper Mechanicville
hydroelectric plant

2005
Site supervisor, disassemble refurbish and reassemble for upgrade, 3 vertical Impulse
units for General Power Engineering Associates and Penn Coil Co.

2003
Site supervisor, reassembly and installation of 2 - 216” upgraded Francis runners at the
AMEREN UE Keokuk Station

Troubleshooting of a bearing, sleeve and Kaplan operating condition at the City of
Radford, VA, Little River Dam

Contractor and Site manager for the inspection and re-alignment of 2-216” vertical
Kaplan turbine/generators owned by New York State Electric and Gas at the Upper
Mechanicville hydroelectric plant

Supervised installation of 2 Seagull horizontal hydraulic turbines & generators at Boise
Cascade Bishops Falls hydro

2002
Inspect and report on condition assessment of a flooded 1.2 Mw horizontal tube
turbine for City of Woonsocket, RI.

Inspect, troubleshoot and report on the condition assessment of an S. Morgan Smith
quadraplex for TransCanada

Troubleshooting of Proctor Unit 2 for Vermont Marble Company, high bearing run out,
temp and alignment.

Wrote Operations, Maintenance & Startup Manuals- MA Waterworks, Cosgrove

2001
Due diligence study for Lyons Falls, Gouldtown and Kosterville hydroelectric plants.

Provided supervision and labor to partially disassemble and specify remedial scopes of
work on a 36” Leffel

Performed a complete feasibility study for the City of Rocky Mt., NC to purchase/not
purchase a hydro dam & plant

Project manager on the conversion of 3 Francis units & station service, et al from 50hz
to 60hz including assembly

Instructor at HPC Operations and Maintenance training session in Seattle, WA

Performed due diligence inspection/ reports for TransCanadia Power to purchase
Curtis & Palmer Hydro Stations

Wrote the complete specification to provide a model test and 3 upgraded Francis
runners for Avista Corporation

2000
Performed supervision & technical direction on cavitation repair of 100” vertical Francis
runner for Ontario Power

Supervised the complete reassembly and realignment of a 15 Mw vertical propeller unit
at Abitibi Consolidated Ft. Francis

Re-design of a vertical thrust roller bearing to a Babbitt thrust bearing for Reiss
International

Instructor for Hydroelectric Operations and Maintenance course, HPC Technologies,
Seattle, WA

Performed troubleshooting of a 5 bladed horizontal tube turbine for New York State
Electric & Gas, Mill C Hydro Station

1999
Unit assessment and provide technical specifications to refurbish a 45° incline Kaplan
for Putnam Hydropower

Performed technical inspection of a 1,000 hp speed increaser and provided reassembly
consulting for Putnam Hydropower

Supervised complete reassembly of a 16mw Francis hydro turbine and generator at
Ontario Power’s Smoky Falls Plant

Supervised cavitation repair and outflow vent inspection on a 100” Francis runner for
Ontario Power Generation

Completed stationary component alignment measurement, analysis & evaluation for a
100” vertical Francis hydro turbine

Supervised shop run out inspection and assessment of a 71 year old Francis turbine
shaft for Siemens Westinghouse

1998
Total turbine condition & upgrade assessment, 100” Francis at Ontario Hydro Smoky
Falls Plant

Consultant for unit inspection and troubleshooting of Hiram unit 1 Francis turbine for
Central Maine Power

Instructor for Hydro Turbine-Generator O&M course, Seattle, WA for H. Parker &
Company, Inc., Bradenton, FL

Generated a business growth plan for the In Place Machining Co. Milwaukee, WI.

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.