Engineering & project management in power generation, energy conservation and clean energies

 

CORE COMPETENCIES

 

-          Analytical activities related to power generation efficiency and economics, feasibility studies, mainly in the initiation process of the projects, and ability to effectively present and clarify requirements, expectations, ideas and concepts to internal team or external project stakeholders

-          Experience in analyzing new technologies related to distributed generation, heat recovery, (waste) heat driven applications, energy conservation and ability to present technical requirements or issues in technical and non-technical terminology

-          Hands on experience in data collection, project plan development, plus monitoring  (reporting) and evaluating project schedule

-          Software knowledge: Microsoft Office, Primavera, Microsoft Project, Honeywell PlantScape, ArcView, RETScreen

-          Fluent in English, French and Romanian; presently learning Spanish

 

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

 

Masters Degree - Power Engineering - Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, 1979-1984      

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (comparative assessment obtained in Québec - 1998) 

Main courses:

-          Electrotechnics

-          Thermodynamics

-          Power generation and power station equipment

-          Conceptual design for fossil fuel power plants and district energy systems

-          Power transmission and distribution systems

-          Industrial energy consumption and performance (end-users)

 

Microsoft Office 97, LAN Fundamentals, Internetworking Essentials, Database Design, Project Management and Microsoft Project 98 Fundamentals, Manpower Technical Services & Training, Ottawa, ON 1997 – 1998

 

Primavera P3 and Project Management Certification program - HiTech Institute, Toronto, ON 2005

 

CERTIFICATIONS:

Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute July 2005

 

PAPERS

 

Rob Brandon, Bryan Halliday, Daniel Bolinu, Thermal Refrigeration Cycles for Small Gas Turbine Power Augmentation - 15th Symposium on Industrial Applications of Gas Turbines, Banff, Alberta, Oct. 2003

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Energy Sector Merit Award for contribution to (quote) the exceptional achievements of the Community Energy Systems Group - Natural Resources Canada

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Canadian Citizen - Canadian Government Security clearance

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

GPEKS Constructions Inc. (Ottawa/Gatiineau)                                                               Currently

Clean Energy Project Engineer (contractor)

-          Course facilitation

-          Grading of project papers

 

Natural Resources Canada - Nepean (Ontario)                                                               2000-2004        

Project Engineer

-          Undertook feasibility studies for potential cogeneration plants and their connection to district heating/cooling systems

-          Studied and tested new technologies in distributed generation, heat recovery and (waste) heat driven applications: Jet-Pump Cycle, Organic Rankine Cycle, Evaporative Cycle

-          Performed cost analysis by calculating energy savings in a system and compared that against the estimated project cost

 

City of Gatineau - Public Works (Québec)                                                                      1999-2000        

Energy Management Technician

-          Analyzed the energy consumption in the City of Gatineau buildings

-          Responsible for energy balances of the local heating and cooling plants

-          Involved in determining energy efficiency project alternatives and selection criteria for the City Council or for the Steering Committees

 

National Research Council Canada - Ottawa (Ontario)                                                    1998                

Structures, Materials and Propulsion Laboratory

Research Assistant (work experience program)

-          Assisted in installation and test of gas turbine engines and equipment

-          Researched technical literature regarding theoretical basis of the gas turbines operation in different atmospheric conditions

-          Prepared reports on studies done

                       

Chiyoda Nigeria - Ltd. Port Harcourt (Nigeria)                                                               1995-1996        

Affiliate of Chiyoda Corp. Japan

Water Treatment Field Adviser                                                                                            

-          Operated water treatment and cooling water units during the commissioning phase of the Eleme Petrochemical Complex Project

-          Performed periodic tests of the fire pumps

-          Trained the Nigerian operators

 

National Electric Co. (RENEL) - Bucharest (Romania)                                                   1992-1995        

Performance Engineer                                                                                                   

-          Responsible for engineering and analytical activities related to increasing the operation efficiency of the combined heat and power (CHP) plants while reducing emissions and production costs

-          Identified plant operational enhancement opportunities and provided analysis for management decision-making

 

CHP Plants (1000MW, fuel oil & gas fired) - Ploiesti, (150MW, coal fired) - Oradea (Romania) 1984-1992

Power Plant Engineer                                                                                                    

-          Provided support for day-to-day plant operation and maintenance in order to meet simultaneously the electricity and heat demand

-          Identified and analysed the plant equipment concerns in terms of performance and reliability and  created action plans to address them

-          Relief Shift Supervisor