Energy Associates employs a multi-disciplinary team approach. Team members are experienced engineers, project development specialists, and advisors. The team is managed by a project manager, who handles the day-to-day activities for the work and is directly responsible for all aspects of the assignment. Discipline engineering managers are responsible for the design details. Specialists provide the experienced and detailed knowledge of specific applications and technologies need to ensure a successful commitment. The team includes engineers who are leaders in their fields and these technology issues.
Mr. Daniel Mahr is a Professional Engineer, experienced in coal issues and bulk handling for the power, steel, industrial, mining, and transportation industries. He is a fuel supply specialist including coal handling, transportation, and processing. Mr. Mahr has been responsible for numerous studies for utilities and developers in the USA and overseas, EPRI, and various companies in the mining, steel, and transportation industries. Most recently, he was responsible for design and retrofit projects to Union Electric's 2400 MWe Labadie Plant (4 x 600 pulverized coal units) and Tri-State's Generation & Transmission's 110 MWe Nucla Plant (circulating fluidized bed). Mr. Mahr is the past chairman of ASME's Fuels and Combustion Technology Division and was the chairman of the Fuel Storage, Handling, and Transportation Technical Committee for several years. This committee sponsors technical sessions on coal related issues at ASME's conferences. He has edited several ASME publications on fluidized bed combustion, authored the fuel and sorbent sections of EPRI's FBC Balance of Plant Guidelines, and has published a number of articles on coal handling, blending, and transportation in Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Coal, Combustion, and Bulk Solids Handling.
Mr. Asok Datta is a Professional Engineer specializing in structural design and detailing. He is experienced in designing structures for coal/bulk handling systems at power plants, terminals, and industrial facilities. Mr. Datta supervises the civil/structural engineering and their related project tasks.
Mr. Hector Arango is a Professional Engineer experienced in designing material handling systems for large coal/bulk terminals and ports. He specializes in engineering machines and structures for handling, transport, storage, blending, and the reclaiming of coal and other bulk materials. Mr. Arango responsibilities include concept development, estimating, design engineering (including calculations and CAD drawings), construction start-up, and establishing operating and maintenance procedures for major projects and installations.
Mr. Cornel 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, construction start-up, and establishing operating and maintenance procedures for major projects and installations.
Mr. Joseph J. Benigno is a Professional Engineer specializing in structural design and civil engineering. He is experienced in designing structures for power plants and industrial/commercial installations. Mr. Benigno is assigned specific civil/structural tasks to suit project requirements. He has worked for A/E firms in a similar capacity.
Mr. John Jamison is experienced in heavy industrial construction projects. He is a specialist in the erection of coal handling systems at power generating plants and steel mills. He is experienced in the installation of large, traveling equipment including ship unloaders and stacker/reclaimers. His background includes both US and overseas assignments.Mr. Walter Johnson is responsible for the mechanical design and layout of belt conveyors and bulk handling systems on Energy Associates' projects.
Mr. Walter Johnson is responsible for the mechanical design and layout of belt conveyors and bulk handling systems on Energy Associates' projects.
Mr. Mark Judy is responsible for managing electrical engineering assignments on Energy Associates' projects. He is experienced in the design and construction of: power distribution systems; control systems including the application of programmable controllers, computers, and microprocessors; and lighting including roadway, area, and emergency locations.
Mr. Jose Saco is responsible for the design and equipment selection of mechanical components for belt conveyor systems.
Mr. Fred Snow is responsible for the research and development of innovative, cost effective solutions for Energy Associates' projects. His responsibilities include: system development and conceptual design, operations evaluation and analysis, and computer simulation and modeling of facility operations.