Richard Cates
San Antonio,TX
Summary
20 years of Power Plant Management, Supervision, Operations, Maintenance, Budgeting, Team Developing, Outage Scheduling, Safety Compliance, PSM, CRM, Major Outages. Willing to relocate: Anywhere. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner
RDM Metal Works
09.2019 - Current
- Responsible for day-to-day metal fabrication, including MIG, STICK, TIG welding, cutting, grinding, blending of metals, design and operation of plasma cutting table, and fabricating parts to drawing specs
- Also responsible for managing company books and sales.
Plant Manager
San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
07.2017 - 09.2019
- Responsible for overseeing and working with the Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Department Managers
- Collaborated with the team to prepare and support start-ups/shutdowns, schedules, forced and planned outages of a 440 MW lignite fired unit
- Supported the Safety Department and Department Managers to ensure safe working conditions and compliance with state and federal regulations
- Also involved in routine maintenance planning, long-term planning, and budget planning.
Operations Manager
San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
07.2015 - 07.2017
- Supervised and directed start-ups/shutdowns and day-to-day activities of a 440 MW lignite fired unit
- Responsible for environmental emissions controls, routine maintenance, and the operations budget.
Operations Area Superintendent
Duke Energy
11.2000 - 06.2015
- Responsible for startup and shutdown and operation of station boilers, steam turbines, generators, and water treatment equipment
- Also involved in inspecting plant equipment and taking operational and equipment status readings.
Production Team Member
Cinergy/ LGRU
08.2004 - 11.2007
- Responsible for providing utilities to General Motors, including monitoring operation equipment, maintenance activities, and performing chemical analysis of treated water and wastewater.
Education
Certificate for Treatment of Metals Waste Streams -
California State University
Sacramento, CA01.2035
College in Power Plant Operations -
Ivy Tech Community College
Evansville, IN01.2015
Graduated -
Castle High School
Newburgh, IN06.1993
Skills
- Boiler
- Plant Management
- Wastewater (10 years)
- Waste treatment (10 years)
- Construction
- Welding
- Supervising experience
- Project management
- Programmable logic controllers
- Conflict management
- Leadership
- Training & development
- Mentoring
- Operating systems
- Plumbing
- Schematics
- Sales
Certification
- Certificate for Treatment of Metals Waste Streams, California State University, 08/2003, 01/2035
- Driver's License
Timeline
Owner
RDM Metal Works
09.2019 - Current
Plant Manager
San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
07.2017 - 09.2019
Operations Manager
San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
07.2015 - 07.2017
Production Team Member
Cinergy/ LGRU
08.2004 - 11.2007
Operations Area Superintendent
Duke Energy
11.2000 - 06.2015
Certificate for Treatment of Metals Waste Streams -
California State University
College in Power Plant Operations -
Ivy Tech Community College
Graduated -
Castle High School
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