Fluid Systems Engineering Consultant: Power Plants, Cryogenic Systems, Sewerage and Food Control (1604)
Expertise
- Design, engineering, operating and troubleshooting of fluid systems.
- Pump application in various industries, such as fossil and nuclear power plants, cryogenic systems, municipal sewerage and flood control.
- Fluid system engineering design for conceptual systems requiring the application of extensive technical and managerial experience.
- Fluid system integrations and operational optimization.
Experience
Undisclosed Company, Consultant and Proprietor, 2000 -- Present
Provided over 21 years of technical and managerial direction over a wide and diverse base of domestic and international design and build projects requiring integration of various disciplines and serving in various positions:
- Technical services to various industries in support of engineered components of fluid systems.
- Skilled at conceptual and production design, engineering, construction, installation, startup, troubleshooting and retrofit of fluid systems.
- Expert in pumps, valves, filters, pressure relief and piping for fossil and nuclear power plants, cryogenic systems, municipal sewerage and flood control.
Provided over 21 years of technical and managerial direction over a wide and diverse base of domestic and international design and build projects requiring integration of various disciplines and serving in various positions:
- Support and Lead Power Engineer, 1970 - 1973
- Assistant Project Engineer, 1973 - 1976
- Project Engineer, 1977 - 1979
- Directed the design, engineering, construction, test and operation of fluid systems.
- Marketing of pump engineering expertise for fluid systems, including proposal development, personnel training and project manager work on awarded projects.
- Pump and fluid system engineering for projects in fossil fuel and nuclear power generation, cryogenic systems, sewerage and flood control.
- Worked on municipal and commercial sites as well as foreign nuclear and non-nuclear power generation sites.
- Training and education of engineers at all levels as well as silent personnel, providing direction and guidance to personnel at all levels within all disciplines.
- Provided world wide visibility in a number of industries such as power, refinery/chemical, municipal, solar and geothermal.
- Assigned to a large nuclear power plant during design, engineering and construction, participated in the licensing and preliminary operations of the facility at both headquarter and site locations.
- Supervised a Fast Response Unit (multi-disciplined engineers) charged with performing station engineering and maintenance activities on a daily response basis.
- Lead Power Engineer, supervised numerous nuclear and turbine-side engineering and design activities including completion of engineering and construction in time for initial criticality, power ascension and commercial operation.
- Principal Mechanical Engineer, designed and engineered various turbine-plant systems which included engineering, procurement and construction support.
- Supervising Engineer selected to supervise and perform preliminary turbine plant system design and engineering, detailing design criteria for a number of systems and specified pumps, compressors, turbines, cranes in addition to integrating various interconnecting areas and disciplines.
Honors & Publications
Academic and Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- Hydraulic Institute Partner (HIP).
- Registered with INTOTA/Guideline.
- Registered with TASA.
- Chemical Processing-VAALER Award-Chief Judge
- Licensed Professional Engineer, Mechanical-Massachusetts
- Licensed Professional Engineer, Mechanical-New York
- Two publications
Education
- B.E. (Marine) SUNY, Bronx, NY