Ronald Bray is a mechanical engineer with over 8 years of experience managing large scale projects in the power industry. He has extensive experience working in power plants and is skilled in areas like boiler inspection, project management, combustion optimization, and safety compliance. Bray holds several certifications and licenses and has worked on projects ranging from $50,000 to $14 million. He seeks new opportunities where he can apply his engineering and management skills.

1. RONALD A BRAY
1923 S Vancouver St. APT 180, Kennewick, WA 99337 | (H) 208-921-3211 | (C) 208-921-3210 |
boltman1990@gmail.com
Professional Summary
Results-oriented Mechanical Engineer with a hands-on approach to tackling projects and accomplishing goals.
Over 8 years experience managing large scale projects in the power industry and over 20 years experience in the
workforce.
Skills
 Over 7 years experience working in the power generation industry.
 Licensed EIT (License #: E-6798) with the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers.
 Familiar with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
 I hold a commission as an Owner User Inspector for boilers and pressure vessels by the National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors. (Commission No: 15523)
 Managed projects that range from $50,000 to $14,000,000 during my time in the power generation industry.
 Worked at power plants with a generation capacity of 2130 NMW, 38 NMW, 68 NMW and 980 NMW.
 Performed project justification studies, wrote project justifications, preformed Return On Investment (ROI)
calculations, developed project budgets, evaluated bidders for projects, managed construction crews for projects,
and tracked costs for projects while a Project Manager for PacifiCorp Energy, Arizona Public Service and Rosebud
Operating Services, Inc.
 Performed cyclic failure analysis calculations, factor of safety calculations, pump sizing, and piping sizing while a
Boiler Engineer at PacifiCorp, Arizona Public Service and a Project Engineer at Rosebud Operating Services, Inc.
 Familiar with ASME Welding Codes for high pressure tubing and headers in fossil fuel boilers.
 Familiar with post weld heat treatment requirements for tubing, piping, and headers.
 Familiar with boiler tubing material selection based off of pressure and temperature.
 Familiar with Non Destructive Examination (NDE) boiler tube testing techniques and boiler tube failure analysis.
 Familiar with ASME PTC 30.1 Air Cooled Steam Condenser Code.
 Have worked with Alstom, Intertek, 5 Star, TEAM Industrial, Bermingham Controls, Babcock Power, GEA, Foster
Wheeler, Valmet, Irwin Construction, PMSI Construction, CB&I and Titan Construction among others during my time
in the power generation industry.
 Familiar with OSHA fall protection requirements, lockout/tag out requirements, confined space requirements, and
hot work permit requirements.
 Was a member of the emergency rescue crew at the Jim Bridger Power Plant, have CPR training, and have
participated on safety teams.
 Completed blaster training and managed blaster explosives while at the Jim Bridger Power Plant.
 Managed tube leak repair crews and maintenance crews while at the Jim Bridger and Cholla Power Plants.
 Familiar with Primavera, Excel, Word, SAP, and Outlook.
 Familiar with Environmental permitting processes and reporting requirements for air pollutants, storm water runoff,
and waste water discharge for fossil fuel power plants.
 Familiar with combustion optimization and tuning for PC fossil fuel tangentially fired boilers.
 Familiar with vibration analysis of rotating machinery and have balanced fans using the single plane method during
my time at Arizona Public Service.
 Assisted with the design of an Economizer Catch Basin Project at the Yellowstone Power Plant while with Rosebud
Operating Services, Inc.
 Designed the layout, sizing, location, and damper configuration for a Primary Air (PA) fan inlet duct project while at
Rosebud Operating Services, Inc.

2. Work History
Boiler Engineer Feb 2015 – Jun 2016
Arizona Public Service (APS) Cholla Power Plant
 NBIC OUI for the R program at the Cholla Power Plant.
 Preformed boiler and pressure vessel inspections and authorized code repairs under the R program at the Cholla Power
Plant.
 Assisted maintenance and operations with boiler and associated systems troubleshooting at the plant.
 Assisted with planning of Capital and O&M Projects for outages.
 Assisted with the High Energy Piping (HEP) and Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) programs at the Cholla Power
Plant.
 Provided vibration analysis and balancing using the single plane method on rotating machinery at the Cholla Power
Plant.
 Developed Apparent Cause Analysis Reports (ACA) and Problem Resolution Documents (PRD) to provide analysis of
failure mechanisms for equipment and present solutions.
 Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports.
Project Engineer Jun 2010 – Feb 2015
Rosebud Operating Services, Inc. Boise, ID
 Managed a 14 million dollar Air Cooled Condenser Tube Bundle Replacement Project. The project was completed
on time and within the budget.
 Managed a Primary Air Duct Modification Project. The project was completed on time and within the budget.
 Environmental compliance reporting, testing, and data collection for the two Montana Power Plants that Rosebud
Operating Services, Inc. operated.
 Engineering support for maintenance and operations at the two Montana Power Plants that Rosebud Operating
Services, Inc. operated.
Boiler Engineer May 2008 - Jun 2010
PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Power Plant
 Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports.
 Assisted in project scheduling and budgeting to successfully and quickly complete engineering projects.
 Developed cost estimates, procured equipment and tracked construction progress to efficiently complete large scale
projects.
 Participated in a project management team that oversaw two outages on two boilers in the Jim Bridger Power Plant
where large scale high pressure piping and header replacements were performed.
 Ran maintenance crews for emergency outages and during maintenance manager vacations.
 Was placed in charge of combustion and tuning of the Jim Bridger Power Plant tangentially fired pulverized coal
boilers.
 Assisted with the automated soot blowing system and boiler camera systems at the Jim Bridger Power Plant.
Intern Engineer Jan 2006 - May 2008
Micron Technology Boise, ID
 Investigated equipment failures to diagnose faulty operation and made appropriate maintenance
recommendations.
 Planned and evaluated results of analysis, modeling and experiments.
 Recommended design modifications to eliminate machine and system malfunctions.
 Statistical Process Control, design of experiments, report writing, PowerPoint presentations and data analysis.
 Calibrated and tested equipment while assisting with new product line development.

3. Management May 1988 - Nov 2003
Safeway Stores, Inc. Bend, OR
 Ordered product and was responsible for inventory control.
 Managed over 50 employees, preformed payroll duties, developed employee schedules and preformed merchandising
planning.
 Addressed customer complaints and taught customer service to employees.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering 2008
Boise State University Boise, ID
 Graduated Magna Cum Laud
 Maintained a 3.88 GPA in schoolwhile working 24 hr workweeks.
 Relevant Courses: Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics I & II, Fluid Dynamics, Statistics,
Electrical Theory, Heat Transfer, Kinematics, Machine Design, SolidWorks, Mechatronics, Fluid System Design, and
Vibrations.
References
References are available upon request.