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Maintenance Manager Power Generation

Location:
Newcastle, ON, Canada
Posted:
July 14, 2024

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Octavio Alonso, PEng, MSc

Newcastle, ON ad68to@r.postjobfree.com 519-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/octavioalonso

Innovative process improvement specialist with proven track record of using analytical and engineering knowledge to optimize operational efficiency. Successful in leading, training, developing, and fostering teams to execute capital, maintenance, and development projects ahead of schedule. Multilingual, proficient in English, Spanish, and Russian.

Proven expertise in:

Resource Management

Training & Development

Project Management

Budget Forecasting & Allocation

Change Management

Process Improvement

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Maintenance Management Systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tundra Technical Solutions – Courtice, ON

Ontario Power Generation – Courtice, ON

Work Control Team Leader, 2019 – Present

Accountable for the management, control, and performance of work applicable to Darlington Refurbishment Projects for U1 & U4: RFR CP, Bulkhead, Vault Cranes, Vac Dry, FH, ESC, Vault ACUs, Feeder Freezing and Reactivity Devices WBSs.

Key Contributions:

Anticipate, direct and make decisions on all work associated with the planning and scheduling process, changing priorities, communicating to work groups and exercising sound judgment.

Successful completion of all Darlington U1 and U4 Refurb project schedule milestones, including building a resource loaded and balanced executable project schedules. Support U1 and U4 execution for Critical Path work.

NEXTERA ENERGY – Mount Forest, ON

Operations Manager, 2016 – 2019

Orchestrated operations for $123MLN wind power generation sites, including financial & administrative management.

Key Contributions:

Motivate and develop team of senior wind technicians to use computer-based management system, industry best practices and technical troubleshooting to attain 50%+ reduction in availability loss and force outages.

Streamline trend identification, corrective actions, equipment performance, commissioning, operations, and maintenance through maximized use of computer-based automated maintenance management system.

SELL-ENERGY CANADA, Oshawa, ON

Executive Vice President, 2015 – 2016

Collaborated with CEO to create long-term strategy and implementation plans to incorporate plant systems from highly advanced equipment and service providers, such as Ansaldo, Caterpillar, GE, Hyundai, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, and Skoda.

Key Contributions:

Conducted needs analysis, project scope determination, and installation planning. Managed contract negotiations. Forecasted financial milestones, equipment, services, and competitive brand and business positioning.

Designed market strategy, including public relations, event sponsorships, relationship building, and advertising.

Formulated targets and growth projections for web site traffic and revenue.

BRUCE POWER – Tiverton, ON, 2008 – 2015

Training and Development Manager, 2011 – 2015

Led training for 600+ employees, coaching 15 training officers, instructors. Oversaw $3MLN budget. Restructured training program instituting systematic approach to learning, recognized by CNSC. Achieved INPO Rate 1 for Simulator training.

Key Contributions:

Expanded pool of qualified training personnel by 5x, evaluating personnel qualifications, gaps, & training strategy.

Launched block training approach, doubling number of annual trainees and hours trained.

Delivered 300+ improvement and development training projects.

Operations Manager, 2009 – 2011

Forecasted and allocated $15MLN nuclear maintenance budget. Oversaw 30+ contracts, 152 staff members, and resource allocation. Facilitated portable radiation instruments, calibration labs, breaker / starter and fabrication shop, and site pressure boundary welding.

Key Contribution:

Established metrics and refined processes to yield $2MLN+ cost savings.

Earned Certificate of Authorization renewal for completing TSSA Pressure Boundary audit and ISO 9001:2008 Certificate of Registration for quality audit.

Headed assignments for five outages for multi-station nuclear plant. Adhered to deadlines and safety targets. Recognized for contribution to $60MLN cobalt harvest program.

Maintenance Manager, 2008-2009

Assessed nuclear, radiological, and industrial safety management protocol to support fueling supply of multi-reactor nuclear power plant. Orchestrated $10MLN budget and 40 staff members. Advised as Execution Lead on preventative maintenance activities, outages, and capital projects. Recognized for contribution to WANO 2009 Pickering Peer Review.

Key Contributions:

Prevented $3MLN+ in losses by reaching 100% of business plan fuel handling management targets.

Yielded $1MLN daily cost savings by meeting deadline to complete two fueling machine overhauls.

Designed and implemented maintenance strategy to increase fuel equipment availability by 25% and fuel equipment use by 25%. Strategy included integrated scheduling, ready spare for key parts, and a team overhaul.

PILKINGTON GLASS OF CANADA, NSG – Collingwood, ON

Engineering and Maintenance Manager, 2003 to 2007

Advised team of 54, including 12 salary direct reports and 42 skilled trade employees, in technical support services for all aspects of production in a highly automated (programmable logic controllers) and robotized environment.

Key Contributions:

Established safety programs for staff, including guarding, ergonomic stations, and procedures to ensure proper shut down of machines (lockout/tagout).

Pioneered integrated inspective and predictive maintenance, reallocated resources, and evaluated data to reduce plant downtime by 50% and maintenance costs by 30%.

Leveraged maintenance and performance tools to yield annual savings of $5MLN+.

Decreased glass breakage and product losses by 40% by applying Lean Six Sigma methodology.

Additional experience as Senior Project Engineer for PPG Canada, Inc., Project Engineer for ITEM Products Company, Design Engineer for UNI-RAM, Mechanical Engineer for Johnson & Johnson, Project Engineer for Plant of Building Materials, and Professor / Research Engineer for Institute of Nuclear Technology.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Russia

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MEMBERSHIPS

Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program Courses, Memorial University CANDU Reactor Physics, CNS

CADD Specialist – Finite Element Method Program, Seneca College CANDU Reactor Safety, CNS

Member, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (Georgian Bay Chapter) Poka-Yoke / Mistake Proofing

NextEra Energy Leadership Foundations Program NextEra Energy Yellow Belt (Quality Improvement) Certification

Financial Applications for Manufacturing ISO, QS, TS Audit Training Nuclear Power School, Bruce Power

Bruce Power Senior Leader Program, Ivey Business School at Western University



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