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Steve Davidson Engineering Resume
- 1. Stephen L. Davidson,P.E. 1063 County Rd. 2290, Mountain View, MO 65548 stephenldavidson@hotmail.com Cell: 205.310.3101 Home:417-469-3609 Education: University of Missouri – Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Professional Registration: Kansas Professional Engineer License No. 14610 Certification: John Zink Certified Combustion Engineer Professional Awards: Twice Winner of George Westinghouse Signature Award for Excellence in Design and Engineering Presented two technical papers at the annual NPRA convention Primary Industries: Petroleum Refining Petrochemical Hazardous Waste Power Plants (coal fired and gas turbine) Employee Health and Safety Skills: Expert Project Manager with proven track record of success PMP (Project Management for Professionals) one week course Strong emphasis on safety: No lost time injuries on any project. Strong project success rate in budget, schedule, operability, maintainability, and profitability Experience with implementing maintenance and accounting management systems Skilled at specifying, installing, starting up and tuning DCS systems Installed 25-mile pipeline, including all pumps and interconnecting piping, through wetlands Strong piping and mechanical experience Solid background in electrical and instrumentation systems Management of Engineering, Maintenance, IT, and computer-based accounting systems Construction Manager coordinating all field construction activities and improving schedule Directed Engineering contractors to assure project goals were met with cost and schedule savings Developed construction specifications for use in future projects. Standardized plant equipment wherever possible to reduce storeroom stock Cross-applied technologies across industries to improve the quality of the project Test Engineering Manager for Aerospace, improving accuracy, cost, and recalibration methods Rehabilitated and startup up HVAC systems for largest semiconductor manufacturing facility Implemented Oxygen Enrichment to improve efficiency and environmental improvement Fabricated and installed ASME and API pressure vessels as required Oversaw overall tank inspection programs including necessary repairs and changes in service For full Curriculum Vitae, please see following pages
- 2. Employment 11/2014 - Present:Independent Contractor with Permanent Position Preferred 3/2014 -11/2014: Continental Refining Company Senior Project Engineer This was a temporary position attempting to salvage the smallest refinery in the country while seeking permanent career employment. Developed project specifications, schedule, and established contractors to install a ULSD Hydrotreater project. Installed and operating in less than three months Installed an OH cooler, reducing Crude unit tower pressure by about 50%. This allowed them to reduce crude charge from 60% to 40% which allowed higher feed rates of TransMix and condensate, on which they made $9/bbl vs. crude which they made no profit running. Installed plant fuel gas filters to prevent flameout of heaters during cold weather. 12/2012-1/2014: Intrepid Potash, Carlsbad, NM Senior Project Engineer Developed construction specifications for use in future projects. Standardized plant equipment wherever possible to reduce storeroom stock. Conducted studies of completed projects to determine where the process could be improved. 6/2002 – 1/2013: Hunt Refining Company, Tuscaloosa, AL Senior Project Engineer (Project Manager) Managed projects from inception to commissioning ranging up to approximately $25 MM per project, maintaining control of approximately 20 to 30 projects simultaneously. Worked closely with Engineering Contractors, Construction contractors, Construction Superintendent, and Operations to implement projects for safety, environmental compliance, income improvement, plant sustainability, and to improve reliability, availability, and operability. Acted in role of Construction Superintendent as required. Installed multiple redundant safety systems to prevent coke cutting head from exiting the drum during coke cutting operations within 3 months of starting at Hunt. Installed DCS in majority of plant (75%) where pneumatic controls were still used. Rebuilt Crude Unit Atmospheric Heater to increase capacity and to meet new environmental standards, including low NOx nozzles and updated Burner Management System. Installed new river dock for barge loading and unloading, placing above record flood levels. Installed oxygen enrichment on two sulfur units, doubling their capacity due to plant expansion. Installed 25 mile pipeline to support increased plant throughput due to major plant expansion. Installed two Flare Gas Recovery systems to support an environmental consent decree.
- 3. Rehabilitated a65-year old river water intake structure to provide additional firewater from an alternate water source to support underwriter’s requirements due to major plant expansion. Installed second Sour Water Stripper in parallel to existing stripper to support increased plant capacity – baseline design for 200 gpm attained over 250 gpm. Installed EIV’s (Emergency Isolation Valves) in various locations as a result of the DOW Equipment Risk Index study. Contracting Experience 1997 - 2002 Long Island Projects Lead Project and Startup Engineer Pennsylvania Power and Light, Allentown, PA and Long Island, NY Contract Project Engineer for two power plants on Long Island, each with two GE LM-6000 Sprint units and Deltak SCR's. Contracted as Startup Engineer for this project under separate contract. Senior Mechanical Startup Engineer Bechtel China Tianjin, China Provided Contractor startup services for Motorola MOS-17 semiconductor manufacturing facility, including 100,000 square feet of clean room environmental control. Started up HVAC systems for state-of-the-art clean room. Responsibilities included chilled water, hot water, and clean humidification steam piping, heat exchangers and pump systems. System acceptance required extensive loop tuning utilizing the Wonderware SCADA interface with GE Fanuc PLC's and other local controllers. Digital Data Acquisition and Control System Startup Engineer Bechtel Startup Baltimore, MD Contract Startup Engineer for SCR system on two existing 690-MW coal-fired boilers at Constellation Power Source Generation's Brandon Shores facility. Verified additions to existing Westinghouse WDPF control system. Implemented modifications to the control system and to the plant equipment to allow the NOx control equipment to meet performance guarantees. Senior Engineer Bibb Co. Los Angeles, CA Contractor providing preliminary engineering and performance calculations required for environmental permitting of a 125-MW combined cycle power plant. Utilized base design for two GE LM6000 gas turbines. Included HRSG for heat recovery, SCR for NOx control, and steam turbo-generator. Test Engineering Manager – Department Manager – Contract Basis Extended Parker Hannifin Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division, Mentor, OH Directed testing of fuel nozzles for gas turbine engines for aerospace and industrial gas turbines for power generation (GE and ABB).
- 4. Converted industryfrom turbine flowmeters to advanced Micro Motion flow meters for better accuracy and repeatability. Performed prototype assembly and testing of ABB GT24B SEV and GT26B SEV industrial gas turbine fuel feed nozzles. Installed fuel nozzle manufacturing facility near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, performing all project functions with total time to startup of 9 months. Prior Permanent Positions Engineering, Maintenance, and MIS Manager (Promotion within company): 5/1996 – 9/1997 Allworth of Tennessee, Mount Pleasant, Tennessee Held overall responsibility for engineering, maintenance and MIS functions at a Hazardous Waste Transfer and Storage Facility. Author and presenter of technical paper "VOC Control at a Hazardous Waste Storage, Transfer, and Processing Facility" presented at the Air & Waste Management Associations Annual Conference in Toronto (based on project with 3-hour payback period). Senior Plant Engineer (Project Manager): 11/1991 – 5/1996 Aptus Environmental Services, Coffeyville, Kansas Designed and installed automated conveyor system including Allen Bradley control system resulting in $4,000,000 per year additional production. Recipient of 1992 George Westinghouse Signature Award for Excellence in design and engineering for this project. Installed sootblowers in the hot duct to reduce slag and ash buildup representing $7,000,000 per year savings. Received 1993 George Westinghouse Signature Award for Excellence in design and engineering for this project. Installed and tested an oxygen enrichment system to provide enhanced combustion performance reducing environmental emissions events and resulting in $5,000,000 per year in additional production. (Author of a paper entitled "Optimization of Process Performance of a Hazardous Waste Incinerator Using Oxygen Enrichment" presented at the 1995 International Incineration Conference). Capital Projects Engineer and Maintenance Manager: 5/1978 – 11/1991 Tennessee Valley Authority, Paducah, Kentucky and Chattanooga, Tennessee Acted as project coordinator between Power Production, the Fossil and Hydroelectric power stations, Power Engineering and Construction, Environmental Affairs and contractors for projects. Spearheaded a $220,000,000 project involving an environmental consortium comprising EPRI, EPA, the State of Kentucky and various industry representatives including Fluor and Combustion Engineering. Performed review and coordinated plant operations and maintenance department reviews of design scoping documents, startup testing procedures, and operating procedures for boiler and auxiliary systems. Developed startup and performance testing procedures and conducted initial startup and testing of various systems. Coordinated construction and startup schedules. Acted as Maintenance Manager at completed facilities as required.
- 5. TRAINING “Total Quality Management,”Coffeyville Community College “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” Dale Carnegie course “NACE Basic Corrosion,” National Association of Corrosion Engineers “Corrosion Control,” University of Alabama-Birmingham “Engineering Management for Operations and Maintenance,” Syska and Hennessy “Mechanalysis,” IRD (Vibration Analysis and Equipment Balancing) “Ultrasonic Nondestructive Examination,” Krautkramer Branson (Level 1 NDT) “Capital Budget Economic Evaluation,” TVA Chief Economist Westinghouse Distributed Process (WDPF) Control Systems Prime 20/20 Spreadsheet Administrative Procedures Technical Writing Corrosion Monitoring and Prevention EPA Wet SO2 and isokinetic particulate sampling methods Non-Destructive Examination (Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, and Dye Penetrant) Mechanical Failure Analysis Vibration Analysis and Equipment Monitoring. Caesar II Piping Analysis and FEA modeling software Safety Observer Training ASME B31.1 and API B31.3 Piping Systems Lockout/Tagout Confined Space Entry Hot Work Permits Hazard Communication Toxicology Material Safety Data Sheets Air Purifying and Supplied Air Respirators Personal Protective Equipment Hearing Conservation and Back Support Acted as Incident Commander at the Allworth of Tennessee, Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee plant where I was Engineering, Maintenance, and Information Technology Manager from 1996 to 1997. Trained personnel in HAZOPS, HAZWOPR, put suitable personnel through EMS (Emergency Medical Services – same as required for ambulance personnel), firefighting training and simulations, and coordinated overall plant drills including triage. Completed “Civil Treatment” course taught by Parker Hannifin Corporation on proper methods to manage personnel difficulties without compromising the company’s legal position in the event that personnel actions became required or harassment-type lawsuits were filed by disgruntled personnel.
- 6. TRAINING “Total Quality Management,”Coffeyville Community College “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” Dale Carnegie course “NACE Basic Corrosion,” National Association of Corrosion Engineers “Corrosion Control,” University of Alabama-Birmingham “Engineering Management for Operations and Maintenance,” Syska and Hennessy “Mechanalysis,” IRD (Vibration Analysis and Equipment Balancing) “Ultrasonic Nondestructive Examination,” Krautkramer Branson (Level 1 NDT) “Capital Budget Economic Evaluation,” TVA Chief Economist Westinghouse Distributed Process (WDPF) Control Systems Prime 20/20 Spreadsheet Administrative Procedures Technical Writing Corrosion Monitoring and Prevention EPA Wet SO2 and isokinetic particulate sampling methods Non-Destructive Examination (Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, and Dye Penetrant) Mechanical Failure Analysis Vibration Analysis and Equipment Monitoring. Caesar II Piping Analysis and FEA modeling software Safety Observer Training ASME B31.1 and API B31.3 Piping Systems Lockout/Tagout Confined Space Entry Hot Work Permits Hazard Communication Toxicology Material Safety Data Sheets Air Purifying and Supplied Air Respirators Personal Protective Equipment Hearing Conservation and Back Support Acted as Incident Commander at the Allworth of Tennessee, Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee plant where I was Engineering, Maintenance, and Information Technology Manager from 1996 to 1997. Trained personnel in HAZOPS, HAZWOPR, put suitable personnel through EMS (Emergency Medical Services – same as required for ambulance personnel), firefighting training and simulations, and coordinated overall plant drills including triage. Completed “Civil Treatment” course taught by Parker Hannifin Corporation on proper methods to manage personnel difficulties without compromising the company’s legal position in the event that personnel actions became required or harassment-type lawsuits were filed by disgruntled personnel.