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
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,
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
- Course facilitation
- Grading of project papers
Natural
Resources
- 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
-
Analyzed the energy consumption
in the City of
- 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
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
Affiliate of Chiyoda Corp.
- 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) -
- 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) -
- 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
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Relief Shift Supervisor