Development and engineering of renewable energy, power generation,
biomass and coal gasification.
Lionel Caron
14095 E. Evans Ave., Aurora, CO 80014 / 650-218-3657 / lcaron2008[at]att.net
Education
M.S. Mechanical Engineering: Energy Generation.
University of Bucharest/Energy Division, Bucharest, Romania
Registrations/Affiliations
*ASME Power Section
*DOE/LMOP (Landfill Methane Outreach Program)
Experience
32 years experience in business development, project management and project engineering for
renewable energy, power generation, biomass and coal gasification and petroleum refining.
Responsibilities:
*Optimization of power plants thermal cycle, thermodynamics and fluid dynamics calculations,
hydraulic diagrams, equipment and piping sizing, plant layout.
*Material and Energy balances
*Design and development of PFDs and P&IDs.
*Coordination of engineering disciplines and procurement.
*Preparing technical specifications and requisition packages for:
steam and gas turbines, microturbines, IC engines, gensets, boilers, heaters, gasifiers, reactors,
distillation columns, separators, centrifuges, refrigeration systems, FD and ID fans, stacks,
heat exchangers, water treatment systems, steam condensers, cooling towers, air preheaters,
condensate recovery systems, fuel storage and feed systems, air distribution systems, vessels,
pumps, compressors, control valves, piping.
*Codes: ASME, ASTM, API, NFPA, NEMA, AWS.
*Bid evaluations, vendor negotiations and vendor selection.
*Feasibility Studies.
*Proposals.
*Business Development.
*Government and Utilities interface.
*Client interface and presentations.
*Project scheduling and estimates
*Preparing Operations and Maintenance manuals
*Construction and start-up support.
*Performance testing.
Projects and Assignments:
Merrick & Co., Aurora, Colorado (07/2008-Present)
*Business Development: Initiated and managed the business development effort to add Landfill Gas to Energy
(LFGE) as a new business line to the company “waste to energy†renewable energy portfolio.
-Feasibility study/RETScreen, pro-forma and business analysis.
-Landfill Gas (LFG) generation: natural and steam bioreactor.
-LFG utilization: electrical energy, bio-methane and bio-hydrogen.
-Business model analysis.
-Government and state financial incentives for renewable energy.
-DOE interface: federal legislation and national landfill candidates for LFGE projects.
-State Government interface: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Permitting authorities.
-Utility interface: technical and business issues related to grid access.
*Mechanical Lead for the design of a cellulosic ethanol plant in Soperton, Georgia.
Technology: Biomass Gasification and Catalytic Synthesis.
*Merrick Innovation Lab member: proposed and promoted business and technical ideas across company
locations and divisions to generate additional business for the company.
Combustion Associates Company, Corona, California (02/2008-06/2008)
*Project Manager for an 80 MW (8x10 MW aero derivative gas turbines) power plant in Benin, W. Africa.
Feasibility study to increase the turbines output in order to meet the power generation contract requirements,
request for proposals.
Institute for Studies and Power Engineering-ISPE, Bucharest, Romania (09/1995-12/2007)
*Business Development lead:
-applied for EU renewable energy grants.
-Government, Financial Institutions and Utilities interface: EU and National legislation regarding renewable
energy projects implementation.
-proposed and generated partnerships with private and public companies to acquire feasibility studies leading to
engineering and construction projects.
-conducted energy efficiency and environmental compliance field investigations followed by proposals for
remedies.
-participated to renewable energy conferences and trade shows presenting the company technical capabilities.
*Project Manager for the design, procurement, construction, start-up and performance testing of the expansion
of the industrial platform Pipera, Bucharest cogeneration power plant with 1 waste wood-fired circulating
fluidized bed boiler 70 TPH /45MW unit.
*Project Manager: Feasibility study for expanding the cogeneration capacity with sewage sludge-fired fluidized
bed boilers with 25 and 50 MW units for the power plants in Sibiu and Timisoara, Romania.
*Project Manager for the design, procurement and construction of the expansion of the Oradea, Romania
cogeneration power plant with 3 coal waste-fired circulating fluidized bed boilers 55 TPH/35MW units.
Bechtel, San Francisco (1992-1995).
*Project Engineer. Verification for compliance with codes: pressure drop calculations, sizing and technical
specifications for pumps, vessels, heat exchangers, control valves and piping for unit 2 (1,100 MW) at Diablo
Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California.
Combustion Power Company, Menlo Park, California (1987-1992).
*Project Engineer for the detailed design, procurement, construction, start-up and performance testing of 2
coal-fired circulating fluidized bed boilers (203,000 #/hr, each) for a 50 MW cogeneration power plant in
Stockton, California. The scope of project included the furnace, burners, air distribution system, fuel feed
system, solids separation system.
Bechtel, San Francisco (1982-1987).
*Project Engineer for the detailed design, construction and start-up of the retrofit and expansion of the
catalytic cracking facilities at Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California.
*Project engineer for the detailed design, construction and start-up of the retrofit and expansion of the steam
methane reformation facilities at Unocal Refinery in Rodeo, California.
Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, California (1980-1982).
*Project Engineer for the detailed design and procurement: Great Plains Synfuels Plant coal gasification
project (capacity: 54 billion SCF gas/year) in North Dakota.
Technology: Sasol/Lurgi-Lurgi counter current fixed bed gasifiers.
Institute for Studies and Power Engineering-I.S.P.E., Bucharest, Romania (1975-1979).
*Feasibility study for the expansion of a 3-unit (2x60 MW + 1x100 MW) natural gas-fired cogeneration plant
in Galati, Romania
*Feasibility study for eight potential cogeneration and combined cycle power projects at several industrial
facilities in Romania.
*Feasibility study to improve thermal and environmental efficiency of a 3-unit (2x50 MW + 1x55 MW) oilfired
cogeneration plant in Borzesti, Romania. Alternatives considered: retrofitting plant components or
upgrading the whole system.
*Project Engineer for the detailed design, procurement, construction, start-up and performance testing for the
expansion of a cogeneration plant in Brazi, Romania with 2 oil-fired units: 1x50 MW and 1x105 MW.
*Project Engineer for the detailed design of a condensing natural gas-fired 330 MW unit in Braila, Romania
Fluent in:
*RETScreen (Renewable Energy Tools and Project Analysis/World Bank)
*LandGEM (Landfill Gas Emissions Model/DOE-EPA)
*QuickBaseProjectManager
*QuickBooksPro
*MS Office2007.
US Citizen, Romanian Citizen.
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