Fluid Systems Engineering Consultant: Power Plants, Cryogenic Systems, Sewerage and Food Control

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

• 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.

Stone & Webster Engineering, Boston, MA, 1970 - 2000

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

Pump Consultant:

• 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.

Industrial Services:

• 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.

Projects:

• 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.

Credentials

• Chemical Processing-VAALER Award-Chief Judge
• Licensed Professional Engineer, Mechanical-Massachusetts
• Licensed Professional Engineer, Mechanical-New York

Publications

• Two publications

Education

• B.E. (Marine) SUNY, Bronx, NY