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PRESENT POSITION . . .
Mr. Potts currently serves ZEI, Inc., as
Executive Project Manager for natural gas, power generation and industrial projects.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY . . .
Mr. Potts has over forty years of
professional experience in the design of natural gas transmission and distribution
facilities, nuclear and coal-fired power plants and industrial plants, including
management and technical responsibility for mechanical systems, feasibility studies,
stress analysis, and other specialized engineering applications.
Mr. Potts has served as Project Manager
on a variety of energy-related projects since joining ZEI, including studies relating to
the remaining service life of cast iron and steel main and services for fifteen large
natural gas distribution companies.
Past assignments have included:
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Served as
Executive Project Manager for twenty-four natural gas distribution company studies on
developing life expectancy and replacement programs. Conducted technical presentations of
ZEI's study findings and recommendations before state regulatory commission staffs on
behalf of five of the client companies. |
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Management of a
variety of gas transmission engineering multidisciplinary projects including scheduling,
cash flow and cost control. |
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Management of
natural gas and coal-fired cogeneration plants. |
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Management of
instrumentation and control, air quality, chemical and other specialties. |
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Management of
mechanical design and specifications for power plants, facility evaluation, equipment
application for control of particulate emissions, economic studies, and performance
evaluation of mechanical engineers, designers, and draftsmen. |
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Responsible for
development of conceptual plant designs, major equipment specifications for heat cycle
equipment, evaluation of equipment proposals, and recommendations for purchase of
equipment. |
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Selection of gas
turbine generator equipment for utility company power generation application, evaluation
of primary fuel supply for utility and industrial power application, fuel conversions,
detailed equipment specifications, and numerous comprehensive studies in future power
generation. |
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Prepared test
procedures, supervised and performed ASME Power Test Code acceptance tests on fossil fuel
power generation equipment including steam turbine generation cycles and combustion gas
turbine generator systems. The equipment tested ranged in size from 33 MW to 387 MW sized
units, for utilities which included Consumers Power Company, Ohio Edison Company, Central
Illinois Light Company and others. |
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Managed the
design and equipment selection of a coal combustor facility for testing the
characteristics of various types of coal prior to use as fuel for coal fired power plants.
Project was for a large electric utility company having several coal-fired electric power
generation units. |
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Managed a study
for a large industrial client related to the technical and economic feasibility of using
ultra fine pulverized coal/oil and coal/water slurries to fire existing gas or oil fired
packaged type steam generators. |
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Prior to joining ZEI, Inc., Mr. Potts was
with Gilbert/Commonwealth, where he served as Vice President and member of the Board of
Directors until 1979. In his last position at Gilbert/Commonwealth as Vice President for
Engineering, Power Division, he was responsible for engineering performance of all
division projects including electrical, mechanical and structural, as well as technical
support services and design control.
EDUCATION . . .
BSME, Ohio State University
REGISTRATION . . .
Registered Professional Engineer in
Michigan
MEMBER . . .
Air Pollution Control Association
American Nuclear Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Industry Committee - American Power Conferenc
Past Chairman - ASME Power Division, Subcommittee "Steam Generators and Related
Auxiliaries," 1980-1981
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS . . .
"Plant Siting & Fuel Supply
Problems," Pennsylvania Electric Association, September 1971.
"Selection of Boiler Feed Pumps and
Drives," presented at the American Power Conference, 1960.
"Condenser Selection for Various
Cooling Water Systems," presented at the American Power Conference, 1970.
"Design Engineering Requirements to
Match Coal Characteristics," presented at the Industrial Coal Conference, Purdue
University, October 1968, co-authored with R.N. Pengra.
"Steam Generators and Auxiliaries,
Problems Related to Mass Coal Delivery Contracts," presented at the American Power
Conference, April 1969, co-authored with R.N. Pengra.
"Predicting the Service Life of Cast
Iron Mains," presented at the AGA Distribution/Transmission Conference, Las Vegas,
Nevada, May 4-6, 1987, co-authored with J.M. Iocca, P.E., and R.D. Pehlke, P.E., Sc.D.
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