1. Kyle Breaux
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SUMMARY
Over 20 years extensive power plant experience in Combined Cycle, Cogeneration, Simple
Cycle, and Windpower, Biomass (wood Burner) and Coal facilities. Experience includes Power
Plant Startup Management, Construction/Commissioning Coordination, Mechanical Startup,
Construction oversight and Operations. Proficient in the start-up operation of Steam Turbines,
Combustion Turbines, boilers, electric motor compressors, electric generators, switchgear, and
electronic control systems. Experience includes full scope Startup & Commissioning, from
Project planning/scheduling, budgetary controls, client and vendor interaction, writing
commissioning procedures, and turnover management.
Specific Equipment Experience
Siemens STG 6-PAC5000F's
Siemens / Westinghouse 501
Siemens Steam Turbine
Siemens V94.2
Siemens Gas Compressors
GE Frame 7FA and 7EA
GE Frame 5
GE Steam Turbine
GE LM6000
GE Wind Turbines
Pratt & Whitney FT8
Toshiba Steam Turbine
Alston Steam Turbine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
7/97 to
Present Universal Energy, UEI LLC, Houston, TX
DuPont
Owners Project Commissioning Manager
Oversight of Commissioning and Startup activities and Turnover Management
Proprietary biofuels production and BOP equipment.
Interfaces with Construction and Technology providers to integrate facility
commissioning.
South Boston Energy Center
Startup Manager
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50MW Biomass (Wood burner) power plant.
Developed and maintained Turnover packages, prior to mobilization,
developed and maintained Commissioning and Startup Schedule, and Budget.
Providing the co-ordination role for the pre-commissioning, commissioning
and startup effort between the EPC contractors and project operations
personnel. Planned and staffed Commissioning team.
York Energy Project, Ontario, Canada
Startup Manager
2 X Siemens STG 6-PAC5000F’s.
Developed and maintained Commissioning and Startup Schedule and Budget.
Provided project oversight and managed all commissioning and startup
activities, startup team, including turnover documentation.
Roberson Creek Station, Opal, Wyoming
Site Manager
3 Siemens 26,000 HP Electric motor compressor units.
Responsibilities include, pre- commissioning and commissioning, which
includes all site performance tests.
Iatan Power Project, Kansas City, MO
UEI Mechanical Startup Manager
Unit I, 650MW Coal Power Plant, Emissions reduction retrofit, which included
Wet Scrubber, SCR, new exhaust with bag house and associated auxiliaries.
Unit II, New Installation of 850 MW Coal project.
Supercritical Coal fired boiler, Toshiba Steam Turbine, Water treatment plant,
SCR and Zero Liquid Discharge Facility.
Performed management oversight of Startup and commissioning of plant
mechanical systems, from construction turnover to commercial operation of
plant facility.
BP Alternative Energy, Texas City, TX
Owners Engineer / Startup Manager
250MW Alstom Steam Turbine, Expansion Project
Responsible for development and maintenance of Commissioning and Startup
schedule and integration with construction.
Responsible for managing Commissioning and Startup Budget.
Provided the co-ordination role for the pre-commissioning, commissioning and
startup effort between the EPC contractors and project operations personnel.
Planned and staffed Commissioning team.
Verified quality of operating manuals to ensure they are complete and contain
startup and shutdown emergency procedures.
Ensure all safety procedures for functional testing, startup, reliability run and
performance testing have been thoroughly reviewed by parties involved with
each activity.
Ensure the EPC Contractor and Subcontractors have properly conducted
functional testing of all equipment, have properly conducted startup of all
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equipment, properly conducted the reliability run, and properly conduct the
performance test.
Provide regular reporting to Site Construction Management & Project
Manager. Provide interface with Alstom TFA support.
Support company Health Safety and Environmental Policy
Ensure turnover packages are complete and on schedule. Supported effort to
develop punchlist and ensured punchlist items were resolved.
Verify functional testing procedures are technically sound and conducted in a
safe and sound manner.
TIC Project 62120, Afton Power Plant, Afton, NM
Startup Manager
145MW Duel Fuel Expansion Project
1 GE 7FA GTG, 1 A10 ST
Managed and scheduled sub-contractors related to install and commissioning
of major equipment, and coordinated GE TFA support.
Developed and maintained Commissioning and Startup Schedule and Budget.
Provided project oversight and managed all commissioning and startup
activities, startup team, including turnover documentation.
FPL, Port Everglades Plant, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mechanical Startup Engineer
Review Engineering designs, expediting of field/construction issues,
processing of turnover package documents from the precipitator equipment
manufacturer, and management of mechanical checks to mitigate owner
caused delays.
MID, Modesto Irrigation District, Ripon Generation Station
Startup Manager
Combined Cycle Power Plant with 2 LM6000 Units.
Managed and Scheduled sub-contractors related to install and commissioning
of major equipment.
Provided project oversight and managed all commissioning and startup
activities, startup team, including turnover documentation.
PPM Energy, Elk River Kansas Wind, Butlor County, KS
Construction Coordinator
150MW Windpower Project, with GE 1.5 turbines and Prototypes
Coordinated sequence of parallel construction activities required to maintain
schedule progress. Working three (3) units per day, to include grounding grid,
tower wiring, and collection systems under ground.
Monitored and staged equipment deliveries.
FPL, Marcus Hook Project, Marcus Hook, PA
Startup Mechanical Commissioning Specialist
3 GE Frame 7FA units, 750MW Combined Cycle
Perform commissioning and startup procedures.
Coordinated Auxiliary Boiler installation and Commissioning.
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FPL, Jamaica Bay Project, Rockaway, NY
Mechanical Commissioning Specialist
Pratt & Whitney FT8, 54MW Simple Cycle
Performed startup and commissioning procedures.
Punch list / completions work.
TIC, Front Range Project, Fountain, CO
Startup Manager
GE 7FA’s 2x1, Combined Cycle, 530MW, Alstom Steam Turbine, and air-
cooled condenser, Vogt HRSG’s with Duct Burners, Yokogawa DCS, GE
Mark VI.
Provided project oversight and managed all commissioning and startup
activities, startup team, including turnover documentation.
Developed and maintained Commissioning and Startup Schedule and Budget.
TIC, TECO Tampa Project, Tampa, FL
Startup Manager
GE Frame 7FA, Simple Cycle, 171MW, plus additional BOP equipment.
Project was an addition to an existing plant.
Provided project oversight and managed all commissioning and startup
activities and startup team, including turnover documentation.
TIC, Rathdrum Project, Rathdrum, ID
Startup Coordinator
GE Frame 7FA, Combined Cycle, 120MW, GE steam turbine, Aalborg Boiler
and auxiliary equipment.
Coordinated commissioning activities on balance of plant, and monitored and
assisted General Electric commissioning.
Supervised turnover package completion and coordinated punch list activities
with construction.
Sweeny Texas Expansion Project, Old Ocean, TX
Lead Mechanical Startup Engineer
Westinghouse 501D5A, Expansion Project, 120MW, Nooter/Eriksen Boiler
and auxiliary equipment.
Coordinated all mechanical checkout startup and commissioning activities on
balance of plant.
Monitored Siemens/Westinghouse commissioning of a supervised turnover
package completion and coordinated punch list activities with construction.
Vermillion Generating Station, Cayuga, IN
Commissioning & Startup Lead Mechanical Specialist
8 GE Frame 7EA, Simple Cycle, 680MW
Coordinated all mechanical checkout startup and commissioning activities.
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Nowa Sarzyna, Poland
Commissioning & Startup Shift Supervisor
2 GE Frame 7EA units, Cogeneration, 115MW
Supervised operations team during commissioning and startup.
Atlantic City, NJ
Start-up Coordinator
Completed check-out and commissioning of a package boiler addition.
Bahia Las Minas Power Station, Colon, Republic De Panama
Owners Engineering Representative
3 GE Frame 5 units, Combined Cycle, 120MW, plus 235MW oil fired boilers
Oversaw start-up and commissioning operations of the project.
Marmara Ereglisi Project, Marmara, Turkey
Commissioning and Startup Mechanical Specialist
478 MW Combine Cycle Power Plant
2 Siemens dual fuel V94.2 combustion turbines, Siemens steam turbine,
Nooter Eriksen HRSG’s, Siemens Teleperm TXP control system, desalination
facility provided all make-up water.
Completed steam turbine assembly and initial testing of all auxiliaries.
Completed initial startup through performance test of steam turbine generator.
Responsibilities included writing commissioning procedures and lead
commissioning of auxiliary systems
4/89 to
6/97 Enron Power Corp., Houston, TX
O&M Technician TeamLeader and Relief Shift Supervisor
Westinghouse 501D5, 3x2 Combined Cycle Cogeneration Facility, 377MW
Responsibilities included operation and supervision of control room activities
and local equipment operation during routine and emergency conditions.
Functioned as maintenance coordinator during annual unit overhauls and
plant upgrade projects.
Coordinated and presented safety meetings, and assured compliance with
OSHA and annual meeting requirements.
1988 to
1989 Austin Industrial, Inc., Houston, TX
Plant Operating Technician
3 X 2 Combined Cycle, Westinghouse 501D5
Contracted to Enron Power Operations.
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1982 to
1988 Hooker Development Co., Houston, TX
Construction Superintendent
Duties included hiring and supervision of contract and sub-contract
construction personnel.
EDUCATION
Southwest Texas State University, Business Management, 1971-73
San Jacinto College, Business Management, 1975
University of Houston, Civil Engineering, 1985-86