Charles E. Metcalf

305 S Hemlock Ave,

Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 937-6995

Former US Navy Operations and Maintenance Lead Technician/Supervisor with over 20yrs of extensive hands-on and a wide range of experience to include Power plants, Gas Turbines, and Instrumentation. Excellent communication skills, computer literate - Word, Outlook, Excel, Access PowerPoint. Direct reports: over 20 O&M personnel at a time. Perfect safety record.

Employment History:

- 02/2008 to 03/2010 - Navajo Refining-I&E Technician

* I&E Technician performing commissioning and maintenance on automated control systems and equipment in refinery. Developing and updating loop sheets, one line diagrams, schematics, P&IDs.

* Commissioned 5 new units, performed installation QA and acceptance testing to include: loop checking devices (transmitters and control valves), debugging control loops and motor controls, correcting PLC and DCS/HMI logics and parameters discrepancies. (Oil Heaters/Burner Management Systems, pumps, gas compressors, CEM analyzers, vessels, pHs, levels, flows, pressures, differentials/DPs)

* Performed daily calibration checks, troubleshooting, repairs and replacing calibration gas bottles as needed. Continuous Emission Monitors (CEMs) /Gas Analyers and Sampling systems (NOX, NO, SO2, O2, CO, CO2, CH4 , H2S, H2): CAI 400/600 series, FUJI ZRF/ZRE, SERVOMEX 2700/4900, HORIBA PG-250, TRACE 200 series, AMETEK 880 Tailgas. Measurement elements: zirconium oxide sensors, thick film calorimeters, infrared, ultraviolet. Analyzer sampling system components: vacuum pumps, peristaltic pumps, water knockout filters, gauges, regulators, mini solenoids/manifolds, rota-meters, chillers.

* Performed troubleshooting, repairs and calibrations on controls, transmitters, electronic and pneumatic control valves on various plant equipment to include boilers, heaters, steam turbines, cooling towers, 250 ft towers and vessels, exhaust stacks, storage tanks, heat exchangers, pipe racks, pumps and compressors, valve gardens on self cleaning filters assemblies and surge relief assemblies.

* Worked on plant instrumentation (Honeywell analog and digital, Hart 275 / 375 and 4-20ma), loop transmitters and controls to include: switches (level, pressure, temperature), pressure (psia, psig), flow transmitters (orifice, vortex, micro motion, turbine/pulse, DP cell), level transmitters(DP cells, reed, magnetic level glass, capacitance, guided wave, radar), temperature transmitters(RTD's, thermocouples J/K/E, Mikron E2T, fireeye), igniters/exciters, matchstick ignition systems, flame rods, UV flame indicators, gas leak detectors (O2, H2S, HF, LEL), pH probes, steam turbine speed controllers, pneumatic control valves, variable speed controllers, variable pitch blades on cooling fans, louver controls, power distribution centers (MCC), chemical injection pumps, YZ product sampling systems (pneumatic and hydraulic), RTU's, solar power panels, tank gauging systems.

* Expert on pneumatic/electronic control valves (steam, gas, oil, water), repairing motor actuators, air actuators, calibrating positioners, calibrating I2P's and P2I's (fisher/rosemount, bettis, automax, jamesbury, mogas, flowserve, masoneilan, valtek and others). Installation and testing of Emergency Shut-Down systems.

- 02/2007 to 02/2008 - Granite Services Inc-Field Service Representative

* O & M Technician (contracted out to GE/Betz/Ecolochem- Water and Power Divisions)- Provided customer service/support by setting up, operating and performing maintenance on mobile and permanent/fixed water filtration and wastewater treatment sites. Filter systems consisted of spiral membrane elements, filters/hollow-fiber elements, electrodialysis systems, ion exchange systems, mixed bed media chambers.

* Operated plant DCS and HMI/PLC water system controls. Placed units online/standby, adjusted setpoints and monitoring of various parameters.

* Performed HMI and PLC software upgrades, calibration, troubleshooting, repairing instrumentation on automated control system,. ie: Fanuc 90-30, Rockwell DCS, ph probes, RTDs, thermocouples, flow meters, inline process analyzers (conductivity/turbidity/salinty, pH), meters/gages, motor operated valves, chemical injection pumps. Performed plumbing of hoses and plastic pipes, water testing (sediment, turbidity, pH, conductivity, salinity, zinc, fluoride, etc), recording parameters and meter readings, manual and automatic cleaning of R/O membranes, repairing leaks, shifting of plant configuration, motors and pumps change-outs, repairing 480VAC VFD pump controllers, RO membrane replacements at conventional and nuclear power plants, oil refineries, steel mills.

* Misc: Trained new operators. Placed orders/received/transferred bulk (liquid and palletized) chemicals, filters and water testing supplies. Performed customer billing, equipment operating logs and records. Performed gas turbine engine tear-downs and change outs (LM6000). Performed O&M on Jenbacher gas/methane engines/generators.

02/1986 to 02/2007 - U.S. Navy-Gas Turbine Electrical Systems (O&M Technician/Supervisor)

* CPO/E 7- (Hands-on Supervisor/Department Manager)- Responsible for plant operations and maintenance on equipment and control systems aboard various US Navy ships, landing craft and shore based facilities. Senior plant operator, supervised and trained junior operators on the operation of all plant equipment. Lead maintenance technician/supervisor for all plant controls systems, power generation equipment and power distribution, propulsion plant equipment and fuel systems. Responsibility for the following:

**Gas Turbine Expert- extensive experience diagnosing and troubleshooting complex problems and intermittent faults in the sensors and controls to maximize up time.

* Gas Turbines-

General Electric LM2500 (split shaft) gas turbine 25000 HP

Rolls Royce/Allison 501K17 (T56) (single shaft) gas turbine 4100 HP

Allied Signal/Honeywell/Vericor TF-40B (split shaft) gas turbine 3750 HP

Hamilton-Sundstrand/Solar T-62 (single shaft) gas turbine 55 HP

Stewart and Stevenson Detroit 16V149TI diesel engine 1100 HP

Gas turbine maintenance to include such items as cable harnesses, sensors (cdp, tit, pt, cit), starters, oil scavenge/supply pumps and elements, fuel controls, fuel pumps, fuel valves, fuel nozzles, fuel lines, bleed air valves, speed pickups (NGG, NPT, N1, N2), spark igniters, exciters, radial drive shafts, compressor blades, VSV's, compressor surge relief valves, pt segments, crossover tubes, combustion liners, clocking pins, air filtration systems, engine changeouts.

* Significant qualifications attained in US Navy: Senior Enlisted Plant Operator (EOOW), Engineering Duty Officer (EDO), Lead Maintenance Supervisor, Quality Assurance Officer (QAS/QAO), Workcenter Supervisor, SISCAL Calibration Coordinator and Team Leader.

* Operator experience/Qualified: central/main control console operator, plant systems/equipment alignment/pre-checks, starting, placing online, paralleling, stopping, waterwashing, fuel transfer operations, local panel operator, local switch board operator, emergency/casualty control procedures, standard/non-standard configuration. Static/dynamic speed and power checks: undervoltage, underspeed, overspeed trip, high current, load shed trip, generator breaker checks. Trained/certified over 40 plant operators on multiple watchstations.

* Administrative skills: Records management (operating logs, training records, personnel qualification standards, counseling and evaluation of junior personnel). Work package development, parts requisitioning and tracking, planning and estimating, work orders, gas turbine records, development of plant operating procedures and casualty control procedures. Windows network administrator.

* Digital Controls Systems: Engine controllers (Woodward/Netcon GE/Micronet, ECSE), DCS systems- Wonderware/Windows MMI terminals (peer sharing fiber optic network with 34 nodes/terminals running Windows NT 4.0 on Intergraph touchscreen workstations built on the VME BUS – similar to GE MARK VI), Woodward Digital Synchronizer and Load Control(DSLC), vibration monitoring system, data printer, electronic data/alarm historian, simulated plant/trainer.

* Communications/Networks: Ethernet/cat5 with hubs and routers, asynchronous multimode fiber-optic backbone with switches (FO-SWAN) databus/data highway. UHF/VHF Voice/data radio and antennas.

* Electrical Equipment: Power/electric generators (gas turbine and diesel), switchboards/switchgear and controls, bus tie breakers, generator breakers, automatic transfer switches, protective relays and controls, lighting panels/breakers, UPS systems, battery banks, charging systems, transformers, static frequency converters (SCR) 60 to 400 Hz, motor/generator sets 60 and 400 Hz.

* Motors and Controllers: small DC motors, stepper servo motors, AC motors (fractional to 400 HP, single and 3 phase, 120/480VAC), magnetic contactors and VFD controllers.

* Auxiliary Equipment: waste heat boilers, cooling water systems, bleed air systems, oil lubrication systems, air inlet ducting, hydraulic controllable pitch propellers, drive-train and shafting, fire protection systems, HVAC systems (modular and commercial), chilled water plant, pumps (centrifugal, gear, sliding vane, screw), piping, air compressors (screw and 5 stage), heat exchangers, fuel oil service system, fuel oil storage and transfer systems, fuel oil purifier, lube oil purifier, lubricating oil storage systems, high volume air filtration system, water distillation plants, supplement/sump heater systems, turbine waterwash systems.

* Instrumentation/sensors/devices: 4-20 ma loop transmitters/signal conditioners/transducers (pressure, temperature, differential, level), speed pickups, vibration/accelerometers sensors, thermocouples, RTD's/RTE's, pyrometers, UV sensors, temp sensors, chip detectors, igniters, engine harnesses/connectors, fuel shutdown valves, VSV positioner, PLARA (analog), digital fuel valve/LVDT, AC/DC solenoid operated valves, motor operated valves, air actuated valves.

* Calibration: Gas turbine sensors, digital and analog devices, switches, sensors, loop devices, speed/rpm/frequency signal conditioners, UV flame sensor, RTD /thermocouples temps, smoke detectors (ionization and photoelectric), vibration/accelerometers, pyrometers, panel meters, transducers, pneumatic control valves.

* Test Equipment: multi-meters, signal/frequency generators, frequency counters, oscilloscopes, line and wire tracers, meggers, hipots, pressure and temp calibrators, RF watt meters, spectrum analyzers, huntron tracker (2000 AND AN/USM-646/5100DS), decade resistance boxes, gauge/deadweight testers, torque wrenches, micrometers, dial indicators, laser alignment computer, spin balance computers, fuel testers (flashpoint, API, water/contamination, BS&W).

* Software: 3M (Material Maintenance Management) System, Supply Management System, MRMS, FEDLOG, Autocad, Peoplesoft, Wonderware Intouch and Incontrol, ICAS (condition based maintenance), DOS, Novell 3.11, MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/VISTA.

* Misc skills include troubleshooting and repair of printed (analog and digital) circuitry boards to component level. Setup repair shop and performed OEM level diagnostics and circuit card repairs on several different pieces of electronic equipment.

1981 to 1986

Work experience: lathes, welding/cutting, forklifts. Maintenance of diesel powered equipment: water pumps, air compressors, electric generators. (Caterpillar, Detroit, John Deere, Deutz, Waukesha)

SUMMARY OF TRAINING and COURSES

Propulsion Plant Program Supervisor (NEC-4206), Senior Enlisted Propulsion Engineer (EOOW), Gas Turbine System Supervisor and Repair Technician, Turbine Engine Controls (LCAC-GS), Boiler Chemical Treatment Cert, Fuel Oils Testing, Gas Free Testing Engineer (Navy), Gage Calibration Team Leader, Schematic/Blueprint Reading, Operational Risk Management, Quality Assurance Officer (QAO/QAS), Quality Assurance Inspector (QCI), Supervisor Leadership (NLDP), ESWS/EAWS, Safety Supervisor, Leader Development Program, Classroom Instructor (NEC 9502), Shipboard Fire Fighting, Confined Space Entry, Emergency Preparation and Response, Hearing Conservation, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Program, Personal Protective Equipment, Basic First Aid, Basic Respiratory Protection, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Overhead Crane Safety, Machine Guarding, Ladder Safety, Incident Investigation, Heat and Cold Stress, Hand and Power Tool Safety, Forklift Operator, 300 Ton Travel Lift Operator, Boom Truck Operator, Manlift Operator, Shipboard Damage Control , Refinery Fire Fighting, Fall Protection, HAZWOPER Awareness, Compressed Gases, Flammable Liquid Safety, Fire Safety, Excavation and Trenching Safety, Emerson/Fisher Pneumatic Control Valves-1710-OEM course, Honeywell TDC 3000 Total Plant Systems DCS-4750-OEM course.