Experience

McHale & Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Engineer

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  Responsible for technical quality on projects for performance testing in fossil utility and non-utility power generation facilities. Typical assignments include conducting steam generator efficiency tests, net unit heat rate tests, condenser tests, overall plant tests, and balance-of-plant component level tests in accordance with ASME Performance Test Codes. Heavily involved in assisting numerous original equipment manufacturers and utility companies with combustion turbine contractual acceptance services, including stack emissions, noise emissions, and thermal performance. Direct all activities required for successful implementation of ASME Code quality turnkey thermal performance testing of power plants and power plant components to demonstrate compliance with contractual guarantees.



URS Corporation

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consulting Engineer

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2011

  Responsible for generation of thermal cycle heat balances, cycle optimization, condenser optimization, and technology screening for combined cycle, cogeneration power plants, peaker stations and coal‐fired power plants. Responsible for developing plant design criteria, design and off‐design performance, performance correction curves, plant auxiliary loads, plant performance guarantees. Plant Performance testing, calculation and evaluation of performance test results. Responsible for generation of thermal cycle heat balances, cycle optimization, condenser optimization, and technology screening for combined cycle, cogeneration power plants, peaker stations and coal‐fired power plants. Responsible for developing plant design criteria, design and off‐design performance, performance correction curves, plant auxiliary loads, plant performance guarantees. Plant Performance testing, calculation and evaluation of performance test results.



Washington Group International

• United States
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Performance Engineer

  • Mar 2000 - Oct 2007

  Responsible for generation of thermal cycle heat balances, cycle optimization, condenser optimization, and technology screening for combined cycle, cogeneration power plants, peaker stations and coal‐fired power plants. Responsible for developing plant design criteria, design and off‐design performance, performance correction curves, plant auxiliary loads, plant performance guarantees. Plant Performance testing, calculation and evaluation of performance test results. Responsible for generation of thermal cycle heat balances, cycle optimization, condenser optimization, and technology screening for combined cycle, cogeneration power plants, peaker stations and coal‐fired power plants. Responsible for developing plant design criteria, design and off‐design performance, performance correction curves, plant auxiliary loads, plant performance guarantees. Plant Performance testing, calculation and evaluation of performance test results.



Raytheon Engineers & Constructors

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 1998 - Mar 2000