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
Work History
Owner
RDM METAL WORKS
2019.09 - Current
- Owner of RDM Metal Works, responsible for day-to-day metal fabrication, Metal Fabrication consist of MIG, STICK, TIG welding, Cutting, grinding, blending of metals, Design and Operation of Plasma Cutting Table, Fabricating parts to drawing specs
- Responsible for making sure work is completed on time and delivered, company books, and sales.
CRO Control Room Operator Turbine Operator Boiler Operator
Rang Technologies / CPS Energy
2013.06 - Current
- CRO is responsible for startup and shut down and operation of one, two on one combined cycle unit, four LM GE 6000 quick start combustion turbines and three natural gas Westinghouse and GE steam boilers and turbine generators, totaling 1500 MW’s at the station
- Boilers, steam turbines, generators, and water treatment
- Equipment
- Maintain station switchyards and electrical distribution
- Inspect plant equipment, take operational and equipment status readings
- Preform, water treatment for boiler water process.
Plant Manager
San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
2017.07 - 2019.09
- Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing and working with the Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance Department Managers
- The Plant Manager collaborates with the Team to prepare, support, give direction, for start-ups / shutdowns, schedules, forced and planned outages of a 440 MW lignite fired unit
- Plant Manager supports the Safety Department and Department Managers to provide safe working conditions, environmental missions are within limits and followed per State and Federal Regulations, routine maintenance planning, long term planning, life of plant studies, capital, operations, maintenance, and engineering improvement projects
- Responsible for the yearly budget planning related to the Main Plant
- Presents and recommends yearly budgets to the Board of Directors
- Reviews monthly spend, projects cost, within the Departments to be below or at the Station budget of $55,000,000.00
- Provides leadership and accountability to achieve desired results
- Counsels, trains, evaluates, develops, guides, and assists assigned personnel relative to job performance and duties
- Works with ERCOT, NERC, compliance department, outside vendors, reviews and negotiates contracts, prepares reports, presentations, presents, and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Operations Manager
San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
2015.06 - 2017.07
- Operations Manager is responsible for directing Main Plant, FGD Supervisors and Operators
- Supervising and directing start-ups / shutdowns and day to day actives of a 440 MW lignite fired unit, environmental emissions controls, routine maintenance and the operations budget of $22,000,000
- Provides leadership and accountability to achieve desired safety results
- Counsels, trains, evaluates, develops, guides, and assists assigned personnel relative to job performance and duties
- Works with ERCOT, NERC, procedures and protocols.
Operations Area Superintendent
DUKE ENERGY / BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION
2015.01 - 2015.06
- Operations Area Superintendent is responsible for directing Material Handling and FGD Supervisors
- Supervising and directing start-ups / shutdowns and day to day actives, environmental emissions controls, routine maintenance and the Operations budget
- Provides leadership and accountability to achieve desired safety results
- Counsels, trains, evaluates, develops, guides, and assists assigned personnel relative to job performance and duties.
Operations Area Superintendent
DUKE ENERGY / GIBSON STATION
2012.12 - 2015.01
- Operations Area Superintendent is responsible for directing Main Plant Production Supervisors
- Supervising and directing start-ups / shutdowns and day to day actives of 5 large supercritical coal fired units, environmental emissions controls, routine maintenance and the Operations budget
- Provides leadership and accountability to achieve desired safety results
- Counsels, trains, evaluates, develops, guides, and assists assigned personnel relative to job performance and duties.
Production Supervisor
DUKE ENERGY / GIBSON STATION
2009.04 - 2012.10
- Operations Production Supervisor responsible for execution of 5 large supercritical coal fired units, environmental emissions control, and routine maintenance
- Provides leadership and accountability to achieve desired safety results
- Direct supervision of 18 Production Team Members
- Counsels, trains, evaluates, develops, guides, and assists assigned personnel relative to job performance and duties.
Production Team Member
DUKE ENERGY / GIBSON STATION
2007.11 - 2009.04
- Senior Production Team Member is responsible for startup and shut down and operation of station boilers, steam turbines, generators, and water treatment
- Equipment
- Maintain station switchyards and electrical distribution
- Inspect plant equipment, take operational and equipment status readings
- Preformed, water treatment for boiler water process, clarifiers, sand filters, RO Units.
Production Team Member
DUKE ENERGY / GALLAGHER STATION
2004.08 - 2007.11
- Senior Production Team Member is responsible for startup and shut down and operation of station boilers, steam turbines, generators, and water treatment equipment
- Maintain station switchyards and electrical distribution
- Inspect plant equipment, take operational and equipment status readings
- Preformed, water treatment for boiler water process, clarifiers, sand filters, RO Units.
Production Team Member
Cinergy/ LGRU/ US Filter
2000.11 - 2004.08
- Production Team Member is responsible for providing utilities to General Motors
- This includes monitoring operation equipment, maintenance activities on pressure reducing valves, steam turbine generator, and air compressors, feed water heaters, cooling towers, chillers, pumps valves, air handlers, filter presses, wastewater equipment
- Perform chemical analysis of treated water and wastewater
- Preformed jar test on paint waste and byproducts, operated R.O Units and Filter Presses.
Education
Energy Technology Program -
01.2015
08.2003
Certificate for Treatment of Metals Waste Streams
06.1993
Skills
- Customer Relations
- Small business operations
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operations Management
- Cross-functional Team Coordination
References
References are available upon request
Timeline
Owner - RDM METAL WORKS
2019.09 - Current
Plant Manager - San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
2017.07 - 2019.09
Operations Manager - San Miguel Electric Cooperative, INC.
2015.06 - 2017.07
Operations Area Superintendent - DUKE ENERGY / BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION
2015.01 - 2015.06
CRO Control Room Operator Turbine Operator Boiler Operator - Rang Technologies / CPS Energy
2013.06 - Current
Operations Area Superintendent - DUKE ENERGY / GIBSON STATION
2012.12 - 2015.01
Production Supervisor - DUKE ENERGY / GIBSON STATION
2009.04 - 2012.10
Production Team Member - DUKE ENERGY / GIBSON STATION
2007.11 - 2009.04
Production Team Member - DUKE ENERGY / GALLAGHER STATION
2004.08 - 2007.11
Production Team Member - Cinergy/ LGRU/ US Filter
2000.11 - 2004.08
Ivy Tech Community College - Energy Technology Program,
California State University - ,
Castle High School - ,
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