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BENJAMIN A. PREFA

Raleigh,NC

Summary

To obtain a rewarding and challenging position as a power plant control room supervisor whereby it will be possible to utilize and demonstrate my skills and years of experience to ensure safe and efficient operation of power plants.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DCS Combined Cycle Control Room Operaton

Netcodietsmann Company (O&M)
01.2013 - 01.2024
  • 650 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant.

Combined Cycle Power Plant Field operator

Netcodietsmann Company (O&M)
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • 650 MW Afam 6 Combined cycle power.

Strategic Warehouse Storekeeper

Netcodietsmann Company (O&M)
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • 450 MW Independent combined cycle power plant (IPP Okpai).
  • Electrical and Instrumentation Warehouse

Instrumentation / Electrical Material Storekeeper

Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
01.2003 - 01.2006
  • 450 MW IPP Okpai power plant.

Store keep/Marine Coordinator

Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Store keep/Marine Coordinator. Soku gas plant construction.

Education

National Diploma and Higher National Diploma (ND/HND) - Electrical Electronics Engineering

Kenule Beeson saro Wiwa Polytechnic
Bori, Rivers State
01.2022

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Abia State University
Uturu, Abi State
01.2016

Skills

  • Monitor and Control Power Plant operations from the control room to ensure safe and optimal generation of electrical power including startup, synchronization to grid and shutdown of generating units
  • Responding to alarms and rationalization of alarms through alarm management system and taking corrective actions to prevent incidents and equipment damage in order to maintain process safety
  • Ensuring permit to work system in carrying out isolations of plants equipments through lock out tag out (LOTO) Carrying out isolation on boilers (HRSG) and gas turbine auxiliaries for maintenance
  • Ensuring Power generation process safety and plant’s operations are within the operational envelope and operational integrity
  • Communicate with field operators to ensure routine checks on plants equipments, auxiliaries and keeping adequate and accurate records of plant operations including operator’s routine log sheets and communication’s records
  • Carrying out plants routine pumps change overs and other plants auxiliaries

Certification

  • Optimizing and Enchancing CCPP Performance. 2022.
  • Member, Nigeria Society of Engineering Technician. 2019
  • Principles and Operations of APGT13E2 And plant optimization. 2018
  • AP GT13-E2 Operation Training and CCPP Performance. 2013.
  • Computerized Material Management System. 2011.
  • Certification on Operational Management System. 2010.

Timeline

DCS Combined Cycle Control Room Operaton

Netcodietsmann Company (O&M)
01.2013 - 01.2024

Combined Cycle Power Plant Field operator

Netcodietsmann Company (O&M)
01.2010 - 01.2013

Strategic Warehouse Storekeeper

Netcodietsmann Company (O&M)
01.2006 - 01.2010

Instrumentation / Electrical Material Storekeeper

Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
01.2003 - 01.2006

Store keep/Marine Coordinator

Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
01.1999 - 01.2001

National Diploma and Higher National Diploma (ND/HND) - Electrical Electronics Engineering

Kenule Beeson saro Wiwa Polytechnic

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Abia State University
BENJAMIN A. PREFA