1. Professional Resume
Joseph M. Jones
Overview:
Over forty years of experience in process control system design, application, installation, project site
management, check-out, and commissioning for the chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, water and
wastewater treatment, food, cryogenic, steam and power generation industries. Projects have included
site management, specification, application, installation, calibration, configuration, Operator training,
maintenance, and start-up of pneumatic, mechanical, electronic, analog and digital instruments as well
as micro-processor and computer based control systems, including various programmable logic
controllers and distributed control systems.
Credentials:
Associates Degree, Power and Electrical Technology, Williamson Trade School, Media, PA
Industrial Training Courses:
PLC Controllers (Modicon, A-B) Bailey DCS Pt.2—WinCAD/Text
P. P. & L. Ind. & Comm. Power Distribution Bailey DCS Pt.1—PCU
Honeywell TDC 2000 Maintenance Bailey OIS40 Console Mgmt
Honeywell Construction Management Bailey OIS40 Config w/SLDG
Bailey Meter Measurement and Controls Bailey DCS PCU Maint.
Bailey Meter Basic Combustion Theory Bailey Power and Grounding
Fisher Provox (Envox) System Configuration Bailey ConductorNT
Foxboro Initial Training Bailey Composer
Foxboro 99UC/SC Users and Maintenance Bailey WinTools
Foxboro Videospec/Microspec Users and Maintenance Bailey WindowView
Foxboro Fox 300/Spectrum Multistation Users and Maint ABB Control IT Intro
Foxboro Spectrum/Foxnet Maintenance ABB Digital Flame Safety
Foxboro IA Configuration ABB Advant 70 Systems
Foxboro IA Integrated Control WonderWareHMI
Configuration
ABB 800xA Function Designer MicroMod Mod 30 Controllers
2. Professional Resume
Micro DCI Controllers EuroTherm ASquared Systems
Joseph M. Jones
Business/Management/Safety Training:
Performance Communications Skills Marketing Management Skills
Quality Assurance Program Safety in the Workplace
Office Ergonomics Corporate Driver Safety Training
Electrical Safety Advanced Electrical Safety
MSHA/OSHA Training OHSAS 18001
U. S. Army N. C. O. Academy Microsoft Office-Excel/PPt/Word
AutoCAD/TurboCAD
General Project Experience:
Senior Application/Lead Engineer responsible for several Industrial Boiler CCS design and
commissioning of systems using Foxboro A-Squared hardware.
Senior systems service specialist responsible for numerous process start-up, check-out,
training and PC/DCS system commissioning.
Corporate instrument engineer/supervisor responsible for design, upgrade, purchase,
training, and maintenance procedures of nine (9) operating air separation cryogenic plants
in several U. S. locations.
Lead start-up engineer responsible for start-up, check-out, training and commissioning of a
Fisher Provox DCS system
Construction site manager responsible for supervision and coordination of erection,
installation, construction, field wiring and piping of various process systems.
Project superintendent responsible for on-site construction management of personnel,
subcontractors, and trades people for various process systems.
3. Professional Resume
Joseph M. Jones
General Project Experience (Continued):
Lead start-up engineer on several boiler/utility steam turbine generators with coordinated
front-end control.
Supervision of installation of controls, piping, conduit and cable tray, maintenance and
operator training of a Foster Wheeler Fluidized Bed boiler unit for a D.O.E. funded project.
Supervision and coordination of “grass-roots” design, installation, training, check-out, and
start-up of two (2) cryogenic “cold boxes”.
Project Lead field instrument engineer for two (2) major specialty glass manufacturing
plants.
Project staff electrical engineer for a major automotive engine manufacturing plant.
Project staff instrument engineer for a major process chemical manufacturer.
Senior Instrumentation Specialist for a major A & E firm responsible for both hardware and
software application design, specifications, and implementation of process instrumentation
control systems and energy management historical database generation.
Instrument Supervisor responsible for the calibration, maintenance, and repair of all
instruments, valves, and controls on all of the in-plant equipment, and on-site remote plants
in several field locations. Assistant to Plant Superintendent during initial plant construction,
start-up and operation.
Draftsman III, Industrial Pipe Div. Responsible for locating and piping instruments, panel
design and layout, tubing and wiring of instruments, computer tabulation of instruments
supplied on job, specification of instrumentation, drafting of details, sections, plan views
and instrument arrangement drawings.
Start-up Field Engineer responsible for interpretation of specifications and contracts, field
and office engineering, expediting, start-up, testing, troubleshooting system problems and
combustion efficiency tests.
4. Professional Resume
Joseph M. Jones
Specific Field Experience:
Tuned and characterized four (4) gas/oil fired steam generators for plant process steam and
power generation. (500MW)
Investigated Combustion excursion of Gas/Oil fired steam plant unit and provided Incident
report on possible cause of excursion.
Provided tuning of Single/Three element drum level. Tuning of Water chemical treatment control
of boiler feed water system and tuning of ID/FD balanced draft controls. (350MW)
Provided tuning of three element level control on a Nuclear Reactor Pressure vessel.
Provided tuning for Auxiliary steam boiler controls for Nuclear Power station. Also, worked
with engineering staff on several scaling issues for the Reactor controls.
Provided startup of two (2) coal fired 350MW units. Unit #3 was Foster Wheeler and unit #2
was Alstrom. w/Bailey Infi90.
Provided 1500MW unit required tuning of Boiler Feed pump controls for B&W "once-thru" unit
during load ramps. w/Bailey Infi90.
Upgraded combustion control and superheat/reheat designs to latest standards. Re-design
pulverizer/feeder controls. Commissioned Fuel, Air, SuprHt/ReHt and Water on both units
for automatic load control from turbine. Trained operations and engineering on new control
strategy (4 Classes—On site). C.E. Coal Fired (2-Mills/Raymond Ball-Type)—110MW C.E.
Coal/Oil Fired (3-Mills/Raymond--#6 Bunker “C” Oil)—150MW
Provided tuning of two (2) Feed water Heater level controllers. Reviewed and implemented
fuel scaling control logic and addition of Landfill Gas fuel logic addition. Reviewed tuning of
Super Heat and Reheat/Burner Tilt logic. (Two (2) CE Gas/Oil/Coal fired—300MW/300MW
Provided startup loop tuning of Fuel (Gas, #2, #6 oil), Air, SuprHt/ReHt and Water for
automatic control. Also provided additional tuning for load dispatch on turbine in coordinate
mode. B&W Gas/Oil fired—110 MW
Provided tuning of Combustion controls for load change response and stability. B&W Coal
Fired—600MW
Assisted with startup of 650MW Combined Cycle power station. Bailey Infi90 control system
Provided tuning of Super Heat and Reheat/Burner Tilts to optimize steam temp control of
temperature excursions during load changes. (Two (2) C.E. Coal Fired—150MW/225MW
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Provided startup of Bailey UM/UB Flamon Detectors on Two (2) Oil Fired Units.
Joseph M. Jones
Specific Field Experience (continued):
Provided tuning of ABB system for Auxiliary steam boiler controls for Duke Power Nuclear—
Oconee Station. Also worked with Engineering on several scaling issues for the reactor controls.
Provided tuning of ABB Three element level control on a Nuclear Reactor Pressure vessel at
Dresden Station—Unit 2.
Provided supervision installation and startup of sixteen (16) Bailey Infi90 cabinets. Power
and ground checkout and P.C.U. downloads.
Provided supervision of installation of field instrumentation, control panels, burner
management panel, related piping, cable, conduit and tray for Nichols Incinerator.
Provided supervision of installation of all field instruments, control panels, burner mgmt
panels, related piping, conduit, cable trays for heat treating furnace; unit startup included.
Provided supervision, calibration, and instruction of operation to plant personnel for revamp
of instruments and controls on 5 package boilers for heating and air conditioning plant.
Provided field supervision for construction, test, and startup of wastewater treatment and
waste incinerator unit.
Provided supervision of installation of instruments and controls, related piping, conduit,
cable and tray. Instruction to plant personnel on maintenance and operation of control for
Foster Wheeler fluidized bed boiler. Unit startup included.
Provided calibration of instruments and controls, field wiring and tubing of 2 Foster Wheeler
90,000 #/hr boilers for heating.
Provided calibration of instruments and controls, field wiring, tubing, startup and test
efficiency of C.E.A. - Combustion Thermal Oxidation system with heat recovery.
Provided supervision of calibration and startup of field instruments and controls on several
“grass-roots” installations.
Provided startup and loop tuning of Spec 200 three-element feed water control system.
Provided characterization of several wood-fired Spec 200 combustion control systems.
Provided characterization of several Oil-fired pneumatic combustion control systems.
6. Professional Resume
Provided engineering services consisting of valve sizing for new and existing operations.
Sizing of primary elements to determine delta-P, beta ratio, and correct application of orifice
and flow nozzle elements, straight pipe requirements, and location of vena contracta taps.
7. Professional Resume
Provided engineering services consisting of valve sizing for new and existing operations.
Sizing of primary elements to determine delta-P, beta ratio, and correct application of orifice
and flow nozzle elements, straight pipe requirements, and location of vena contracta taps.