Robert Dabe Jr. 812-893-1832 rsd12453@gmail.com

Skills

ADT Fire protection (Mil-Spec)	Annealing furnaces	Instrument Calibrations
Coating lines	Cold mills	Continuous casters
DCS systems	Demolition	Drives and controls (VFD's)
Electrical calculations	Electrical distribution systems	Electrostatic precipitators
Grounding systems	Heat tracing	Instrumentation
Instrument indexes	Load centers	Loop Sheets
Milling machines	Machine Guarding Systems	Motor control centers
Melting furnaces	Rolling mill shape controls	Motors (AC/DC/VFD)
National electric code	New equipment training	P&ID’s
Panel Drawings	Pick and place machines	Plant upgrades
PLC's	Power and distribution transformers	Process instrumentation
RCFA	Reactors	Retrofits
Revenue metering	Safety	Slitters
Scopes of work	Spectrometers	Startup and commissioning
Supervision	Switchyards (limited)	Systems design
Training	Transformer rectifiers	Troubleshooting
Team design coordination	Uninterruptable power supplies	Wireless controls

 

Machine Guarding Systems

Emergency stops	Hard guards	Interlocks
Light curtains	Perimeter guarding	Pressure mats
Proximity guards	Restraints	Two handed controls

 

Software

AutoCAD	Microsoft Excel - well versed	Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project	Microsoft Word

 

Testing Equipment

Amp meters	Chart recorders	Comparators
Meggers	Oscilloscopes	Volt/Ohm meters

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Alcoa Warrick Power Plant - Consultant11/2015-2/29/2016

I was responsible for the 138kV and 15kV switchyards, along with UPS systems and fly ash precipitators. During this time there was a switch failures, in each yard. I supervised the crews making the repairs. In January, Alcoa announced the closing of their smelter. I was asked to stay on due to a hiring freeze, and to complete the installation and startup of a new precipitator rapping control system, and replacement of damaged heat trace.

 

MAI Engineering - Senior Electrical and Instrument Coordinator1/2014-9/2015

I was responsible for all electrical design within the company. The majority of the work was primarily on systems located in petrochemical, paper, and chemical plants. I conducted meetings to help them define the desired results. I created a draft scope of work, and a detailed schedule. Obtained quotes for new equipment, and estimated the total installed cost. I met with the client for a review of what would be delivered, and identify any changes to the scope of work needed. Using AutoCAD, Excel, and MS Word, I designed power and control circuitry, created single line drawings, loop sheets, instrument indexes, modified P&ID’s, and specifications for power circuits, transformers, control instruments, control loops, and conducted site investigations, needed to support my designs.

 

Alcoa Warrick Power Plant - Consultant8/2012-12/2013

I had several major tasks I’ve performed in this capacity. I took care of electrostatic precipitator troubleshooting and repairs during  generator outages. I was responsible for creating electrical and mechanical scopes of work, and supervised repairs. Worked with electrical contractors to “chase down” old wiring, then generated AutoCAD drawings aid in future troubleshooting. Completed the full replacement of all plant revenue meters. Was responsible for creating a complex spreadsheet to graphically illustrate performance of  operations crews, and another to automatically extract NERC/FERC protective relay calibrations. I also provided training for a new electrical engineer who had been assigned all of my previous duties.

 

Alcoa Warrick Power Plant - Electrical Project Engineer2005 – 2012

Electrical lead for a $550MM project to add environmental scrubbers to all four of the generating units at the power plant. Responsibilities were design review to assure all of Alcoa’s requirements were supported, in addition to those required by the power plant. I was the project SPA for machine guarding. I facilitated the use of additional subject matter experts to assist with detailed design and equipment selection for a new 138kV switchyard and modifications to an existing switchyard, new 138kV 40 mVA power transformers, new 13.8kV and 4160V power distribution building, unit substations, 4160 and 480V motor control centers, process control systems – Foxboro DCS and Allen Bradley PLC’s, CEMS systems, UPS systems, extension of existing plant networks, fire systems, and phones. Coordinated construction work to eliminate any impact to plant operations and maintenance. Attended all factory acceptance tests for new equipment, machinery, and control systems. Worked with the EPCM (Fluor Global) startup and commissioning teams, to assure systems worked as designed. Assigned to the Technical Services Department, as an electrical reliability engineer to improving the reliability of plant electrical and control systems. Responsible for plant electrical projects, and was the SPA for electrostatic precipitators and all UPS, and revenue metering systems. Assigned the position of Pre-Production Reliability Activities (PPRA) coordinator. PPRA is a process that looks at every part on every piece of equipment purchased for a project. It then quantifies the critically of a part, then looks at the lead time to purchase it, its cost, and quantity being installed. From this recommendations are made that identify the actual number of spare parts that need to be stored onsite. This process typically saves twice the amount of its cost, in spare parts not ordered.

 

Alcoa Mill Products - Electrical Project Engineer (note: in 1998 Alumax merged with Alcoa)1995 – 2005

Assigned many projects in the cast house, stress relieving, milling, inspection, and packing departments. These included combustion upgrades, automated plate stacking robots, revamp of many machine control systems, and installation of a plant wide data collection system. Provided detailed design for many projects, after working with production employees to assure their needs were met. Responsible for all electrical projects accomplished within the plate facility and served as backup for the maintenance manager. Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all electronic devices and computers at the plant, including spectrometers. Worked extensively with contractors from differing disciplines to accomplish the projects I was assigned. Developed scopes of work and assured contractors comply with them. Loaned to Yunan Xinmeilu Aluminum Foil Co., a joint venture between Alumax and an aluminum foil mill in Kunming, China. I supervised the commissioning of a casting line, bag house, two scrap bailers, an intermediate foil mill, and a foil separator. Served as plant scrap Manager. Plate is a single alloy plant runs on 100 percent scrap. I was responsible for the control of all scrap aluminum and hardeners. I developed a spreadsheet program for scrap aluminum. Project Manager for Plate Y2K compliance. Was responsible to insure the smooth transition through testing, remediation and documentation of all plant devices including hardware and software for PC’s, PLC’s, and other devices with embedded processors. Stockroom Manager – I was charged with the complete organization of the Plate Facility stockroom from a non-existent system to one that was fully computerized for control of stockroom inventory.

 

Alumax Mill Products - Senior Engineer1994 – 1996

Involved with the re-commissioning of leveling and slitting lines, relocated from the Riverside plant, to its Texarkana plant. Promoted to senior electrical engineer. My first task was to work with a company in Bath, PA who was in the process of developing a prototype device to measure the thickness and profile of a finished cast aluminum plate. Once completed, it was shipped to California, where I installed and commissioned it. Worked with Raytheon Engineering to design and build a green field plant in Lancaster, PA. My primary purpose was to assure Raytheon met all of the electrical design criteria, expected by Alumax. The facility would eventually receive all of the plate department machinery in Riverside, along with a new plate caster and horizontal plate mill. During the construction period I worked with the construction company, to assure all of the electrical power systems were installed and commissioned properly. In addition I contracted a controls company to convert all of the older control systems from hard wired relays and pushbuttons to PLC based control with touch screens. I was directly responsible for startup and commissioning of those systems. By the end of 1995 the plant construction was complete. Enough equipment had been commissioned was operational in January to start up the plant.

 

Alumax Mill Products - Electrical Lead man1987 – 1994

Troubleshot and repaired printed circuit boards to the level, repaired SCR packs, worked on the plant quantometers, installed and commissioned the first data collection system on a sheet caster, and modified the program extensively, to fit our needs. Once that was complete I wrote programs on a remote PC to collect the data.

 

Alumax Mill Products - Industrial Electrician1978 – 1987

Troubleshot and repaired of reverb melting and holding furnaces, continuous sheet and plate casters, cold mills, shape control systems, annealing ovens, levelers, paint lines, slitters, horizontal plate mills, roll grinders, AC & DC drives, PLC’s, and all other plant equipment related to the support of the manufacturing mission. Designed, constructed, wired, and tested numerous control panels.

Electrical construction work associated with the installation of a new plate caster, installation of a new annealing furnace, relocation of a sheet caster. (Electrical lead), the installation of a new slitter (Electrical lead), and the installation of a new paint line.

 

US Air Force - Facilities Electrician1971 – 1979

Served as a base facilities electrician where I progressed from a basic to journeyman electrician.

 

Education

US Air Force - During my eight years of service, I was required to advance my electrical knowledge through technical training. In addition to those courses I completed advanced courses which included military grade intrusion and fire protection systems, HVAC controls, and cathodic protection systems. Anaheim High School, Anaheim California, Riverside Community College, Riverside California - Core curriculum and electronics courses. Valley College, San Bernardino California - Math and programming courses.