TONY BAZZI
Dearborn,MI
Summary
A seasoned engineering supervisor, possessing Professional Engineering (PE) and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certifications, with over 12 years of progressive experience in leading teams and impactful projects. Experienced in machine leaning, databases, and large dataset management. Demonstrated success in identifying innovative solutions to business problems. Analyzes and allocates resources and balances project priority and business demand to accomplish assignments, projects and continuous improvements. Recruits, hires, trains and mentors engineers and cross-functional supporting staff to achieve common goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Professor Graduate Faculty
Trine University
10.2023 - Current
- Instruct course on Data Mining, Data Visualization, and Analytics Software
Supervisor - Engineering
DTE Energy
01.2022 - Current
- Leading the clean energy transition in the areas of hydrogen integration, carbon capture and sequestration, short- and long-duration energy storage, and emergent technologies
- Projects include a 56 and 880 MWhs Li-Ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) deployments, 50 MWhs flow battery, hydrogen blending with natural gas for a combined- and simple-cycle gas turbines , and a site conversion from coal to natural gas
- Develop operation and maintenance strategies for new technologies
- Develop Market Analysis, Levelized Cost of Energy, and Techno-Economic Analysis models for a multitude of technologies
- Lead cross-functional teams in responding to Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity announcements
- Support the regulated rate case and integrated resource planning processes
- Present to senior management and executive on the clean energy transition strategies
- Co-chair and advisor for EPRI’s program 221 (Bulk Energy Storage) with the objective unlock the full potential of fast-growing intermittent renewables as part of a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future
- Advisor for EPRI’s program 94 (Energy Storage & Distributed Generation) to help facilitate the planning, operation, and management of energy storage technologies to support safe, reliable, affordable, and equitable electricity
- Member of EPRI’s Generation Research Renewables Steering Committee to strengthen EPRI’s engagement among mid- to senior-level industry leaders
Educator
Schoolcraft And Baker College
03.2011 - Current
- Instruct courses in the electrical engineering, computer science, and environmental science fields in both traditional and virtual classroom modes
- Electronics
- Electrical Codes and Standards
- Design of Power Systems
- Energy and The Environment
- Management Information System
- Intro to Databases
- Ethical Hacking
- MySQL Database Management
- Database Systems and Design
- Intro to Programming
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Information Security Capstone
- Water Resources
- Visual Basic
Supervisor - Engineering
DTE Energy
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Led, directed, and supervised a team of 7-10 chemical engineers responsible for the delivery of high-quality deionized water to the plant cycle across the DTE fossil fleet
- Coordinated activities with other departments and organizations to develop cross-functional strategic plans to enhance process performance
- Provided support, work prioritization, project design, training opportunities and worked alongside employees in the field during process outages and problem solving
- Utilized Continuous Improvement tools and techniques to solve complex problems that can impact the safe, environmental compliance, and reliability of the water chemistry processes
- Successfully led the team through the planning and execution of two super-critical boiler chemical cleans with no safety and environment issues, and no impact to outage schedule and unit reliability.
Supervisor - Engineering
DTE Energy
10.2017 - 01.2020
- Led, directed, and supervised a team of 20 engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts responsible for lab analyses supporting the safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of DTE Electric assets
- Managed an operation and maintenance budget of $3M with focus on cost reduction while maintaining safety, compliance, and quality
- Developed a business continuity plan that was leveraged during the 2020 COVID Pandemic
- Implemented a workforce attrition plan that supports DTE's clean energy transition and business growth
- Led the design of DTE’s cathodic protection and lube oil predictive maintenance programs for the DTE Electric Energy Supply fleet and other organizations
- Developed a marketing plan to expand the business and improved customer satisfaction by 20%
- Implemented a cross training matrix to support the growth and development of individual contributors in the department
- Integrated artificial intelligence and machine learning for analysis quality control
- Managed the team transition to a new workplace facility without impact to safety and operation while ensuring the facility design is optimized for the team processes and maximum productivity
Subject Matter Expert
DTE Energy
04.2010 - 10.2017
- Supported the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of air quality control processes across the DTE fleet including industrial fans, gas to air heat exchangers, selective catalytic reactors, electro-static precipitators, and flue gas desulphurization systems
- Implemented applied artificial intelligence systems to optimize combustion, reduce emissions, and improve performance
- Applied continuous improvement processes and techniques in the air quality control area such as after- action reviews, root cause analysis, cause mapping, process mapping, scientific method for troubleshooting, after action reviews, and knowledge sharing
Assistant Engineer
Firstenergy Corp.
06.2008 - 04.2010
- Supported the safe, environmental compliance, and reliable operation of a 3000 MW coal-fired power plant
Education
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
Oakland University
Rochester, MI12.2018
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI12.2010
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI12.2007
Skills
- Leadership
- Decarbonization
- Programming and Computing
- Creative Thinking
- Continuous Improvement
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
- DOE FOA Grant Writing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Engagement
- Educator
- Power Industry
- Controls
- C
- VBNET
- AWS SageMaker
- MATLAB
- Python
- SQL
- Ladder Logic
- VBA
Accomplishments
- Created a desktop Artificial Intelligence driven application for power plant process diagnostics, earning the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Technology Transfer Award
- Engineered a prototype employing convolution neural networks to enhance reliability and reduce O&M costs for utility boiler
- Designed an AWS Sagemaker application for Arochlors detection, enhancing proficiency testing quality metrics at DTE Energy Laboratories (DELAB)
- Created an acoustic-based monitoring system aimed at improving the efficiency of power plants electrostatic precipitators
- Led a data analysis initiative to tackle environmental non-compliance of electrostatic precipitators during startups and shutdowns
Certification
- Licensed Professional Engineer - 2022
- Machine Learning Engineer Training - 2019
- Licensed Six Sigma Black Belt - 2013
Additional Information
Winner of two technology transfer awards from the Electric Power Research Institute for the application of innovative research in 2016 and 2022
Timeline
Adjunct Professor Graduate Faculty
Trine University
10.2023 - Current
Supervisor - Engineering
DTE Energy
01.2022 - Current
Supervisor - Engineering
DTE Energy
01.2020 - 01.2022
Supervisor - Engineering
DTE Energy
10.2017 - 01.2020
Educator
Schoolcraft And Baker College
03.2011 - Current
Subject Matter Expert
DTE Energy
04.2010 - 10.2017
Assistant Engineer
Firstenergy Corp.
06.2008 - 04.2010
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
Oakland University
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn
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