Willie E. Apodaca
Taylorsville, Utah
Phone: Cell 385-227-9435,

Apodaca.Willie@gmail.com

Background Summary:
   I was employed by PacifiCorp Energy for 36 years. I worked at the Dave Johnston power plant for twenty-six years where I was in operations for three years then completed an industrial journeyman mechanic apprenticeship and worked as a mechanic for six years before I moved into a maintenance management role.
   My maintenance management role included mechanical planning, craft supervision, project manager, outage coordination and planning department manager. In 2003 I transferred to Salt Lake City to lead the corporate Overhaul Management Process Improvement initiative and to manage the 10 year scheduled plants outage fleet schedule. In 2006 I moved into a field role providing onsite overhaul outage planning, execution coordination and Primavera scheduling support.  In 2011 I accepted a position as the Maintenance Production Manager at the Lakeside Combined Cycle plant from which I retired in 2013.
    Since February 2014 I have worked as a contract project and construction manager. My project assignments have included the demolition and reconstruction of a 9 cell and a 10 cell crossflow cooling tower. In addition, I developed the RFP for and worked with procurement through award of contract for the replacement of an 11 cell crossflow tower. Other projects have included several fire protection system modifications and upgrades to meet NFPA requirements and the installation of a metal building extension and a MCC enclosure extension.  
  
My Skill Set includes: 

·         Work Management – SAP

·         Planning – Investigation of identified repair request, identify needed resources, contact vendors for needed information, provide parts and information in a work package or SOW to enable internal resources or contractors to complete the repair. 

·         Budgeting – Development, tracking, cost control

·         Project Management/Controls – Contract and SOW management, cost forecasting and tracking, schedule development, schedule updating, and schedule reporting.

·         Construction Management – On site coordination and management of project construction activities 

·         Change Management – Influencing others to change

·         Trainer, Coach, Facilitator

·         Internal Consultant – Turnaround/Overhaul Management, Scheduling 

·         CPM Scheduling – Primavera P7, P6, P5, My Primavera P6, Microsoft Project

 

Experience: Contract Project and Construction Manager                             2014 - 2015

·         Jim Bridger Plant Unit 1 Cooling Tower replacement – February 2014 to September 2014. This was the demolition and replacement of a 9 cell Marley crossflow tower, repairs of two extension cells and replacement of three fire protection deluge valve buildings and deluge valves. Tower and deluge system construction was completed in May and a CTI thermal performance test successfully passed in September. This project was completed on time and under budget.

·         Jim Bridger Plant Unit 3 Cooling Tower replacement –   August 2014 to December 2015

I was assigned this project in August 2014 to develop the justification for the project             appropriation request, approval documentation and contract coordination to meet budget forecast plan. This was the demolition and replacement of a 10 cell Marley crossflow cooling tower, repairs of one extension cell and replacement of three fire protection deluge valve buildings and deluge valves. This project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

·         Jim Bridger Plant Coal Yard Controls Upgrade UPS building and MCC extension. -   March 2014 thru September 2014

Developed the SOW from a specification provided by a 3rd party engineering company, coordinated with procurement on the award of the contract and acted as the construction manager for the installation. This project was completed on time and on budget. 

·              Dave Johnston Fire Protection Projects – June 2014 thru November 2014

These projects include SOW development, RFPs, RFIs and job walks. Some of these projects were deferred or cancelled. The installations were managed locally once contract awards were made.  

·         Hunter Unit 3 Cooling Tower 11 cell replacement – Replacement in March 2016

I was assigned this project in September 2014 to develop the justification for the project   appropriation request, approval documentation and procurement process to award contract. Contract was awarded in April 2015.  This project was reassigned to a different project manager enabling me to work the construction of the Jim Bridger Unit 3 project. I continued to support the assigned project manager with development of the construction schedule and CTI Performance Code testing SOW.

Maintenance Production Manager/ Lake Side Generating Station (Combined Cycle)  
                                                                                                   April 2011 – November, 2013

·         This role included leading compliance with safety procedures and environmental regulations during maintenance activities. My duties included coordination with plant manager, operations, safety and environmental staff to facilitate prioritizing of work, scheduling and work assignments to plant maintenance personnel, tag outs, pre-job safety briefs and tailboard meetings, oversight of work activities, budgeting, cost tracking, technical direction and QA/QC. This included evaluation of requested work, planning, parts ordering, writing SOWs and RFPs for contract services.

·         I was responsible as the company representative and project manager on the many of the contracted jobs.

·         Lead the activities involved with hiring of department personnel. Confirmed that employee training and safety assignments were performed. Addressed employee issues.

·         Administration of maintenance activities in SAP – This includes work order management, PM development and generation, requisition of materials, set up of equipment masters, cost reviews, budget development and cost management.

·         Plant NERC CIPs administrator – Administer compliance with Homeland Security Cyber Assets and Physical security regulations.

·         Equipment inspections of NEM heat recovery steam generators, Siemens 501F combustion turbines, Siemens generators and associated balance of plant equipment including two complete disassembly and reassembly of a Siemens 501F CT and generator. 

 

 

 

Internal Consultant: Project Controls/Scheduler

PacifiCorp Energy – Generation Engineering    Salt Lake City, Utah            2006 - 2011      
 

·         Wyodak Generating Station.  Fall 2010 through April 2011- Supported plant management in development and planning of outage balance of plant work. This included work scope development, SAP order entry and parts ordering. Mentored the plant management team in outage planning and coordination, served as the outage coordinator support, and was the company's lead scheduler on this overhaul. This outage included a bag house installation, an air cooled condenser replacement, major boiler refurbishment and a turbine/generator major overhaul. 

·         Huntington Unit 1 Overhaul scheduling support. Fall 2010 – I was assigned to assist on this major construction and maintenance outage at the Huntington plant when the schedule development ran into coordination and development issues between the contractor schedulers and the company scheduler team. I facilitated the recovery of the schedule and stayed on as a lead scheduler until the schedule issues were resolved.

·         Dave Johnston 2010 Overhaul coordination and scheduling support.             Spring 2010

·         Hunter 2010 Overhaul coordination support, planning and scheduling.

·         Dave Johnston Plant Coordinator/Facilitator for Work Stoppage Contingency Plan. October 2009/ January 15, 2010. Responsibilities included site coordination of labor relations strike contingency planning, audit of site security, arrangements for temporary manpower lodging and food service.

·         WECC equipment compliance standardized equipment master data entry and reporting project - Summer 2009  

·         Wind Farm equipment master data entry and work management set up in SAP – Summer 2009  

·         Assisted Capital Projects Department Manager in development of PacifiCorp Nuts and Bolts of Project Management course.

·         Carbon Generation Station – 2009 37-day overhaul – Supported the plant staff in a consultant/mentor role for their planning and outage coordination. Served as the lead scheduler for development, updating and management of the overhaul CPM schedule.

·         Overhaul coordination support, planning and scheduling at Carbon, Dave Johnston, Wyodak, Huntington, and Hunter plants.

·         Team Member - Integration of Primavera scheduling software into the PacifiCorp overhaul management process. This included initial EPS, OBS and user setup in P5.  Transition from P5 to P6 client and My Primavera.

·         Carbon Generation Station - 2008, 49-day overhaul – Supported the plant staff in a consultant/mentor role for their planning and outage coordination. Served as the lead scheduler for development, updating and management of the overhaul CPM schedule.

·         Dave Johnston Plant – 2007, 37-day overhaul. Lead scheduler for development, updating and management of the overhaul CPM schedule.

·         Hunter Plant – 2006 overhaul, Company liaison on QA/QC of boiler pressure welds. 

·         Huntington Plant – Fall 2006, 63-day overhaul.  Served as the lead scheduler for repair/development, updating and management of the boiler contractor CPM schedule and assisted with development and updating of other overhaul related schedules.

 

PacifiCorp Overhaul Management Process Owner, Salt Lake City, Utah    2003 - 2006

·         Lead the corporate team of planning managers and outage coordinators in the development and implementation of best practices procedures and tools to improve planning, execution, schedule adherence and budget compliance of unit outage activities.

·         Developed outage management "Best Practices" procedures documents as corporate standards.

·         Maintained the PacifiCorp thermal plant fleet 10 year planned overhaul schedule.

 

Planning Department Manager, Dave Johnston Plant, Glenrock, Wyoming      2001 - 2003

·         Managed and supported activities for maintenance planning/scheduling and work management business process maintenance activities.

·         Coordinator for unscheduled outages and scheduled overhauls.

·         Coverage as the maintenance superintendent in his absence.

·         Handled maintenance department labor/union first step activities.

·         Developed strategies for plant planning activities.

·         Fostered consistency in planning function and work management practices across the station.

·         Established work management policies and procedures in support of plant and corporate strategy.

·         Managed long range O&M Planning.    

·         Developed large project and overhaul planning.

·         Selected, coached, and developed employees.

·         Reviewed and evaluated employee performance and prepare annual reviews.

Maintenance Planner
PacifiCorp, Dave Johnston Plant, , Glenrock, Wyoming,                     1985-1995/1998-2001

·         Developed detailed job packages to support work requests.

·         Managed assigned equipment area backlog.

·         Utilized SAP for work management.

·         Materials research in order to provide correct specifications.

·         Repetitive job package planning.

·         Interface with operations, engineering, management, craftsmen, and vendors to develop work scopes.

·         O&M budget development, control and cost tracking.

·         Plant crew supervision, Contractor supervision/project manager

·         12 years as the plant representative/coordinator on turbine overhauls.

·         Equipment inspection – turbine, boiler, precipitator, scrubber, and auxiliary equipment

 

Planning experience includes: 

·         CE and B&W Boilers & burner fronts, United Conveyor bottom ash systems,

·         GE turbines – D3, D5 & D8

·         DeLaval and Bingham boiler feed pumps, various horizontal and vertical pumps.

·         Process fans, vessels, feed water heaters, condensers, scrubbers, valves, and piping

·         Coal handling conveyors, crushers, feeders, chutes and structures.

·         Lodge Cottrell precipitators, United Conveyor fly ash conveyors, ash silos and unloading equipment.

 

Maintenance Crew Supervisor: PacifiCorp, Dave Johnston Plant, Glenrock, Wyoming.                                    1995–1998

·         Team leader /Coach to a crew of twelve mechanics assigned to maintain 23 coal pulverizers, feeders, coal pipe and associated equipment.

·         Team leader /Coach to a crew of six mechanics assigned to maintain coal handling, precipitator and common facilities equipment.

·         This role included prioritizing of work, scheduling, assigning and oversight of work activities, budgeting, cost tracking, technical direction and QA/QC.

·         Coached, and developed employees.

·         Reviewed and evaluated employee performance and prepared annual reviews.

 

Education

·              University of Wyoming – Accounting and Business Administration- 1 year 

·                          Riverton High School, Riverton, Wyoming  – Diploma

Training

·         Siemens 501F Control Operator simulator training - 2012

·         OSHA Training for Supervisors - 2011

·         Nuts & Bolts of Project Management – 2008/2009/2014

·         Primavera 6.0, My Primavera - 2007

·         Primavera 5.0, Course 102 and 106 – 2006

·         Project Management Fundamentals and Project Management Essentials - 2006

·         Microsoft Project 2003 - 2005

·         Microsoft Project 2000 - 2004

·         Leadership Development Intensive - Oct. 1999

·         SAP - Work order management, Requisition processing, Project systems - 1999 - 2008

·         Valuing and Managing Diversity in a Chancing Workplace - 1996

·         Lessons in Leadership, Stephen Covey – 1996

·         Supervisory Fundamentals - 132 hour PacifiCorp course - 1995

·         Staff Consulting Skills - 1993

·         TQM - 1993

·         Team Leader and Facilitator Training - 1992

·         GE Turbine Maintenance – 1989

·         Maintenance Planner Training - 1985

·         Journeyman plant mechanic apprenticeship - 1979 to 1982

·         Assistant Auxiliary operator - 1977 to 1979

·         Many technical and required regulatory classes have been attended

 

References:

·         Jim Sedey – PacifiCorp, Jim Bridger Plant, Engineering Manager: 307-352-4262

·         Laren Huntsman – PacifiCorp, Hunter Plant, Managing Director: 435-748-6211

·         Tom Kurtz - Insurance Inspector: 303-770-2567

·         Lon Udy – PacifiCorp, Generation Engineering, Project Manager: 801-220-4805