EDUCATION
Graduate Mechanical Engineer, MME, Institute of Construction, Faculty of
Construction Machinery, Bucharest, ROMANIA.
ENERGY ASSOCIATES
Project Engineer
Mr. Balanean is experienced in designing bulk material handling systems
for large process plants, power generating plants, and industrial facilities.
On his assignments, he is responsible for concept development, estimating,
development of specifications and purchasing requisitions, design engineering
(including calculations and CAD drawings), construction start-up, and establishing
operating and maintenance procedures for major projects and installations.
FULLER COMPANY - Cement Plants Engineering Company
Project Engineer in the Equipment Group
Responsible for specifying and procuring material handling equipment. This
includes: belt conveyor components, bucket elevators, chain and screw conveyors,
air slides and pertinent blowers and fans, packaging installations and their
pertinent facilities and rotary feeders and airlocks. The work involved
contacts with vendors and customers with the aim of synchronizing the customer's
specifications with vendor's quotes. Responsible for equipment procurement
during the various phases of quotation, ordering, quote evaluation, purchasing,
engineering approval, and follow-up for compliance with the specified data
and reconciliation of discrepancies. Coordinated/disseminated technical
data to the electrical, structural or other specialties involved in the
engineering disciplines. In the final project phase, Mr. Balanean was responsible
for preparation of the operation and maintenance manuals complete the documentation
submitted to the customer. Representative projects include the Nusantara,
Cibinong, and Bosowa-Maros Cement Plants, which are all in Indonesia.
HEWITT-ROBINS CORP.
Director of Engineering
Managed engineering and product development including customizing conveyor
idlers and polyurethane screen decks, analyzing component failures, applying
new designs, and integrating product development services with industry
standards and customer needs.
POWER-TECH ASSOCIATES
Mechanical Project Engineer
Participated in a Definitional Mission to Indonesia, funded by the U.S.
Trade Development Agency (TDA) and a coal handling study for Tampa Electric
Company, Gannon Station. The TDA mission identified local projects in the
energy field that could stimulate U.S. equipment and technology exports
to Indonesia. The coal handling study investigated improvements including
the ship unloading facilities, yard storage facilities, coal bunkers inside
the plant, ball mills, classifiers and the coal pipes to the bunkers. The
study included system analysis, cost/benefit evaluation, and recommendations.
GILBERT/COMMONWEALTH
Project Engineer, Materials Handling
Responsible for several coal handling and FGD conveyor system assignments.
Representative projects include:
· NYSEG, Milliken Station - Participated in the initial phases of
establishing the flow diagram and siting of the limestone and gypsum handling
facilities of the FGD system for the project.
· BG&E, C.P. Crane Station - Responsible for the coal handling
system portion a study on the impact of switching to burning eastern low
sulfur coal for compliance with the Clean Air Act of 1990. Examined modifications
required for the existing coal handling facilities.
· PP&L, Brunner Island Station - Responsible for a study and
recommendation on solving tramp iron removal problems.
· Duquesne Light Company, Phillips Station - Responsible for a coal
handling system rehabilitation. The work included selectively removing and
replacing system components and assemblies, proposal and evaluation of upgraded
emission controls. The assignment included the preparation of mechanical
specifications, facility layout, consolidation of the turnkey specification,
and coordinating the estimates.
· Commonwealth Edison Co., Kincaid Station - Responsible for the
plant retrofit arrangement and developing the proposed limestone/gypsum
handling facilities of the FGD System.
· Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y. - Responsible for the coal handling
facility layout, technical description, and coordinating the structural,
electrical and architectural disciplines.
WILLIS AND PAUL GROUP
Project Engineer
Responsible for layout, engineering, specification and bid evaluation of
equipment related to bulk materials handling facilities. Supervised engineering
and drafting personnel. Project assignments include:
· CONOCO, West Lake, Louisiana - Green coke handling system, consisting
of an underground truck dump facility and associated reclaim equipment including
forced ventilation, future dust collection, water level controls, etc.
· General Electric, Erie, Pennsylvania - Coal handling system consisting
of a truck dump, storage facilities with reclaim belt feeders and associated
conveyors to take the coal to an expanded crusher building with new ring
granulators and reversible hammermills. The system also included improved
dust collection facilities, an upgrade the existing storage and handling
facilities in the bunker area of the power plant.
M. MELNICK& CO., INC.
Construction Superintendent
Provided field supervision and coordination for all trades; scheduled subcontractor's
work; and monitored the compliance with design documents, schedules, and
costs. The project was a 130 residential unit, ten-story structure. It was
constructed on a pile foundation and used prestressed plank concrete floors
and concrete block bearing walls.
EBASCO SERVICES, INC.
Engineer in the Special Analysis Group
Completed stress analysis of electrical junction boxes and conduit supports
using the finite element analysis method. The work involved modeling the
structure, coding and running the Stardyne and Dynre 4 programs. Project:
Comanche Peak Unit 2 of Texas Utilities Generating Company (TUGCO).
SARGENT &LUNDY ENGINEERS
Project Engineer, Mechanical Materials Handling Division
Responsible for the engineering, start-up, and subsequent monitoring of
the operation of coal handling facilities. Range of activities include feasibility
and site selection studies, definition of general scope of work and basic
engineering parameters, preparation of project and equipment specifications,
cost evaluations, evaluation of vendor proposals, and preparation of recommendations.
Major projects include:
· Commonwealth Edison Co., Collins Power Station - Coal conversion
from high to low sulfur.
· Commonwealth Edison Co., Powerton Station - Western low sulfur
coal conversion.
ROBERTS & SCHAFFER COMPANY
Design Engineer
Responsible for the engineering and layout of coal preparation plants including
coal and refuse handling facilities. Range of activities include:
1. Preliminary engineering consisting of site selection, definition of scope
of work, system conceptualization and evaluation;
2. Equipment selection (process equipment such as pumps, filters, thickeners
and classifiers, dense media separators, etc.);
3. Client and vendor negotiations, site inspections, spec writing, etc.;
and
4. Contractual aspects consisting of detailed layout of the facilities,
negotiations with equipment manufacturers, resolution of field problems,
etc.
Major projects include:-
· ARCO, West Virginia - Coal preparation plant
· McKinley Mine, Gallup, N.M - Coal handling facilities
· Engineering the relocation of a coal preparation plant from Oklahoma
to Pennsylvania
MACDONALD ENGINEERING CO.
Design Engineer
Responsible engineering, design, and construction of cement plants facilities.
Assignments included plant layout, equipment selection (dust collection,
conveyors of various types, transfer points layout, etc.) and coordination
with other disciplines.
BOYNTON ENGINEERS
Design Engineer
Responsible for engineering on the modernization of the teaming ladle maintenance
facilities at Inland Steel's Plant No.2. The work involved plant layout
work and equipment selection.
DR. WYCITAL ENGINEERING, Vienna, Austria
Design Engineer
Responsible for layout and engineering of a subway expansion for the city
of Vienna
I.P.R.O.MET BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
Project Engineer
Provided engineering and design services for custom iron ore sintering equipment
for blast furnace, steel mill auxiliary facilities at the Galati Metallurgical
Complex in Romania. Responsibilities consisted of engineering, design and
follow-up through the manufacturing, fabrication, field installation, and
start-up.