WORK RESUME FOR

David H. Hope

Technical Trainer

Work Summary

The bulk of my career has centered around Power Generation Instrument & Electrical Control

Systems Maintenance and Repair. In the 32 years prior to retirement I worked, supervised the repair of

and installed a wide variety of Power Generation focused Control system. In my free time I have done

considerable technical training.

Work Experience

09/08 - Present

Field Engineer/Technician Technical Trainer

General Electric

Provide GE Mark Vie and Mark VI Technical Training to Field Service Engineers as well Generation,

Balance of Plant ( BOP ), Aero and Oil/Gas Customers. This Training includes updating Class

material as well as maintaining Simulations equipment. This training centers on the newest

version of GE Toolbox software ( v5.02 ) as well as the new Cimplicity v8.2. The BOP applications

include Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), Desalination, and Boilers. I am qualified to teach

GE Frame 7FA, 7EA, 6B, 6FA, 5N, 9FA, 9FB, and Frame 9E Gas Turbine Operations. Gas Turbine

Operations covers, Gas Turbine Design, Structural Details, Principles of Operation, Design Safety,

Performance Criteria, Generator Operation, Generation Design and Performance Criteria,

Generation Controls, Gas Turbine Controls and Device Summary. I have authored an taught

Control Fundamentals. This position includes U.S. as well as International travel.

03/08 – 8/08

Site Manager

Fluor International / National Starch

This short term Contract position focused on Site and Contract Management at the Indianapolis, IN.

National Starch Facility. This position is focused on Cost Management of 60+ Contractors

providing a wide variety of services to National Starch. The total impact of these multiple

Contractors exceeds $ 7M per year. Assisted in the original implementation from a "green field"

environment. This development includes of all metrics, Process Flow Charts, Narratives, RACI,

Billing Processes, and Continuous Improvement Processes, Procedural Documents, and

Administrative Work Documents. Prior to Fluor's Arrival there were no cost controls for over 3

years. Managed a group of 3 Scheduler / Planners. This group consisted of 1 Master Scheduler /

Planner and 2 Associate Planners & 1 Buyer/Administrative Assistant.

09/07 - 2/08

Scheduling & Planning Supervisor

Washington Group International / Allison

Transmission

Manage the Scheduling and Planning Group at Allison Transmission Inc. for the Washington

Group International. Develop and validate new Construction, Facility Maintenance, and

Plant Housekeeping Services Processes in Primavera 4.2. Analyze Data derived from various Condition

Assessment Protocols. Maintain Process Improvement mechanisms to assess effectiveness of

Construction Group, Facility Maintenance, and Housekeeping departments. Teach Planning and

Scheduling staff various Continuous Improvement Processes. Utilize Primavera Reports and Baseline

Schedules to validate Work Management processes

10/06 - 9/07

Scheduler/Planner

Washington Group International /Allison

Transmission

Build Primavera Projects ( P3 e/c ver 4.2 ) including Resource allocations for all construction activities in

Allison Transmission Division of GM for 9 plants. Integrate Maximo CMMS work activities into Primavera

Projects. Provide logistical support for all construction activities. Produce statistical data pertaining to

Construction effectiveness. Assess and provide countermeasures to existing Work Practices. Apply

statistical analysis tools ( Six Sigma) to develop Work Management Improvement Processes. Supervise

compliance with GM's Construction Effectiveness ISO 14000/14001 Process. Negotiate Resources with

additional Contractors.

9/05 - 10/06

Reliability Based Work Management Consultant

David Hope Consulting, Greenwood, IN

Review Work Management Procedure/Processes. Employ Statistical Analysis tools ( Six Sigma, TQM,

Kaizen etc.) to quantify and identify gaps, and oversights in Work Management Techniques and

Processes. Observe and categorize work techniques and philosophies. Issue reports and

recommendations to clients. Validate effects of countermeasures.

11/05 – 01/06

Scheduler/Planner

SG Construction Services/Allison Transmission

Build Primavera Projects ( P3 e/c ) including Resource allocations for all construction activities in Allison

Transmission Division of GM for 9 plants. Provide logistical support for all construction activities.

Produce statistical data pertaining to Construction effectiveness. . Supervise compliance with GM's

Construction Effectiveness ISO 14000/14001 Process.

7/05 – 8/05

Plant Project Senior Professional

FPL, Ft. Myers Generating Station

Review procedures, drawings, invoicing, of all electrical, Instrumentation, and operations

Related issues associated with the addition and modifications pursuant to the Ft. Myers

Generating Station Black Start Project. Build Project in Primavera for analysis and Project Control. This

project involves the modification of (2) GE Frame 7001B Gas Turbines for Black Start capability. This

project also requires modifications to all (8) GE Frame 7FA+e machines on site.

1/05 – 7/05

Operations Plant Leader

FPL, Ft. Myers Generating Station

Provide Production Support to 20 Operators and their associated Supervisors in the Operation

2400MW combine cycle/simple cycle gas turbine site. Conduct QA/QC program as well as Six Sigma

analysis of plant operating systems. Develop and publish technical procedures for site operations and

Production personnel. Provide Training to new Operators as well as develop and administer the

Production Personnel budget. As well as maintain my responsibilities as Instrument and

Control/Electrical Senior Plant Professional.

7/03 – 7/05

Instrument and Control/Electrical Senior Plant

Professional

FPL, Ft. Myers Generating Station

Provide engineering support and training to Instrument & Control, Instrument & Control/Digital, and

Electrical technicians at a 2400MW combine cycle/simple cycle gas turbine site. Conduct QA/QC

program as well as Six Sigma analysis of plant operating systems. Develop and publish technical

procedures for site operations and I&C personnel. Provide troubleshooting for GE Mk I Speedtronics,

GE Mk VI distributed controls as well Westinghouse Process Controls Ovation DCS. Maintain and

resolve plant LAN (FDDI/CDDI & Ethernet). Administer the I&C/E budget. Serve as PI administrator. Build

and administer various Capital and O&M Projects in Primavera. Administer Project Controls on a

variety of Projects ranging from EPC to Design Build.

6/02 – 7/03

Instrument and Control Plant Leader

FPL, Putnam Generating Station

Plan and engineer upgrade of various plant control and Electrical systems. Provide logistical support

for all Instrument and Control activities in a 500MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine facility. Plan various

plant Training programs for Instrument and Control persons. Train Production Technicians and

Maintenance Technicians.Monitor the progress of Production, Maintenance and Shift Technician

Provide on-going Quality Improvement Processes. Engineer and install fuel gas pre-heating system

(hydrocarbon dew point heating) utilizing waste heat from air to air coolers on Westinghouse 501B

Combustion Turbines. Build and administer various Capital and O&M Projects in Primavera. Administer

Project Controls on a variety of Projects ranging from EPC to Design Build.

4/01 – 6/02

Project Engineer

INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND LIGHT CO., E.W STOUT

BUSINESS UNIT INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Plan and execute upgrade of Plant Continuous Emission Monitors. Plan and execute upgrade of

430MW Coal Fired Boiler Electrostatic Precipitator controls. Plan upgrades and modifications in

Primavera 3.1 for Project Controls and Analysis. Design and implement training courses for Requestors

as well as Approvers of Tag-out systems. Served on Technology Upgrade Task Force.

9/96 - 4/01

Controls Person Supervisor

INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND LIGHT CO., E.W STOUT

BUSINESS UNIT INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Supervise 7 Controls Persons and on occasion an additional 8 Instrument Electricians (IBEW

bargaining group), in the maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting of various distributed control

systems (Westinghouse WDPF and GE Mark I) in an 1140 Mw Generating Station. Supervise

maintenance and repair of General Electric Mark V control system for two GE Frame 7 Combustion

Turbines, environmental reporting and monitoring systems (CEMs and COMs), and all control systems

associated with the Instrument and Controls group. Supervise installation, maintenance, and repair of

General Electric Mark VI Controls (Triple Mode Redundancy) on a Large Steam Turbine application.

Provide logistical support for this same group. This support included training I&C personnel on Ovation,

GE Mk V, GE Mk VI, Allen-Bradley PLCs, as well as various Primary Elements and Control Elements.

Provide purchasing and budgetary support logistical through Oracle Financials and Empac

Maintenance Planning Software for Instrument Electrical as well as the Controls group. Assist

Information Technology group in the plant level support of Lotus Notes for Operations, Instrument

Electrical, Stores, and Controls work group.Assist Information Technology group.

4/92 - 9/96

Instrument Electrical Supervisor

INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND LIGHT CO., E.W STOUT

BUSINESS UNIT INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Supervise 7 and on occasion, as many as 15, Instrument Electricians (IBEW bargaining group) in the

maintenance, installation, and troubleshooting of various generating station electrical, pneumatic and

distributed process digital control systems (Westinghouse WDPF and GE Mark I), as well as the

environmental reporting and monitoring systems (CEMs and COMs), in an 1140 Mw Generating Station.

Supervise start-up, maintenance and repair of General Electric Mark V control system for two GE

Frame 7 Combustion Turbines, as well as supervising the maintenance and repair of the General

Electric Mark I Speedtronic Control system associated with (3) General Electric Frame 5001N

Combustion Turbines. Providing purchasing and various logistical through Oracle Financials and

Empac Maintenance Planning Software for the support functions for the Instrument and Electrical

group.

8/88 - 1/90

Instructor

Emergency Medical Services Primary

Self Employed ( part time )

As an Indiana State / DOT Certified Primary Instructor I taught a variety of Emergency Medical Services

( EMS ) Skills. I trained First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians / Ambulance ( EMT-A ),

Emergency Medical Technicians / Paramedic ( EMT-P ). In these courses we taught Pharmacology,

Anatomy and Physiology, Trauma Management, Extrication, Medical Emergencies, and Psychiatric

Emergencies. The EMT-P Course was a Federally mandated 1980 hr. course.

8/87 - 1/02

PADI Master SCUBA Instructor

Self Employed ( part time )

Professional Association of Diving Instructors ( PADI ) certified Master SCUBA Instructor. In this position

I instructed a wide variety of SCUBA Diving Courses including. Deep Diving, Wreck Diving, Search and

Rescue, Cave Diving, Night Diving, Wreck and Salvage Diving, and Medic First Aid

7/80 - 4/92

Instrument Electrician

INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND LIGHT CO., E.W S

BUSINESS UNIT INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Maintain, install, and troubleshoot steam/generating plant electrical, pneumatic, and digital control

systems. Established an "in service" training program for Industrial Medical Technicians. Provided

annual Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus training prior to the establishment of a Safety and Training

Coordinator position.

3/74 - 7/80

Instrument Electrician

INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND LIGHT CO. C.C. PERRY

BUSINESS UNIT INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Maintain, install, and troubleshoot steam/generating plant electrical, pneumatic, and digital control

systems.

11/73 - 3/74

Station Helper Junior

INDIANAPOLIS POWER AND LIGHT CO. C.C. PERRY

BUSINESS UNIT INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Assist Coal & Ash department in fuel handling/storage and ash removal.

Education/Training

1975 – 1980

1982

1985

Civil Engineering

IUPUI

GE Mark I Speedtronics

Indianapolis, IN

Emercency Medical Technician

Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN

1986

Advanced Emergency Medical

Technician

Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis,IN

1987

1992

1992

PADI Instructor Development Course

Indianapolis, IN

Ovation System Administrator

Pittsburgh, PE

Supervision and Management

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

1998

Sexual Harassment Avoidance

University of Indianapolis

2003

2004

Six Sigma Greenbelt

GE / Florida Power & Light Co,

Minitab for Statistical Process

Improvement

Florida Power & Light / University of Miami