CARL G. CROWDER III POWER GENERATION CONSULTING, LLC 29 Knollwood Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 973-377-0064 carlcrowder1@verizon.net www.powergenerationconsulting.com SUMMARY A highly skilled and experienced Consultant/Project Manager with a consistent career history of developing and managing process improvements to meet core business goals for production costs and performance. Improved operational and maintenance efficiencies, reduced costs and improved profit as an innovative leader of technical professionals. A strong technical background, which includes 30 years of managing operations, maintenance and design programs for well-known organizations like Aquila, GPU and Burns and Roe. The experience reflects a strong record of multifunctional mechanical and electrical engineering with exceptional depth and breadth of knowledge in fossil power plants A strong technical background on all types of Steam, and Combustion Turbine Generators as well as Power Boilers. Extensive experience in dealing with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) such as Siemens and General Electric on Major Outages. Major accomplishments with Aquila and GPU included the planning, direction and execution of complex capital improvements, plant upgrades and major equipment outages as well as managing natural gas strategies and portfolios. As an Engineering and Project Manager with GPU, Aquila, A&C Management and Burns and Roe, developed strong leadership and supervisory skills with a record of success in managing talented teams of highly qualified technical professionals from various disciplines Core Expertise Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Operations & Maintenance Budgets P&L Management Productivity Improvements Project Management Power Plant Development and Design Staff Management Capital Improvements Contract Administration Facilities Management Asset Management EPC Contract Management Natural Gas Portfolios Root Cause Analysis Outage management and execution PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE POWER GENERATION CONSULTING LLC 2010 - PRESENT OWNER AND CHIEF CONSULTANT POWER GENERATION CONSULTING PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO THE FOSSIL POWER INDUSTRY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE OUTAGE MANAGEMENT ON POWER BOILERS, STEAM AND GAS TURBINES AS WELL AS MAIN AC GENERATORS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO THE PLANT INCLUDE O&M SERVICES INCLUDING ENGINEERING STANDARDS, CMMS DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS WE ALSO PROVIDE OWNER’S ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF EPC CONTRACTS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FOSSIL POWER PORTFOLIOS. CARL G. CROWDER III POWER GENERATION CONSULTING, LLC 29 Knollwood Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 973-377-0064 carlcrowder1@verizon.net www.powergenerationconsulting.com BURNS AND ROE 2007 - 2009 BURNS AND ROE IS A TOP 100 ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION FIRM LOCATED IN ORADELL, NJ PROJECT MANAGER PART OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINED TEAM OF ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS THAT SPECIALIZED IN POWER CONSULTING TO THE PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL SECTOR IN THE AREAS OF NUCLEAR, FOSSIL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. SPECIFIC EXPERTISE INCLUDED EPC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND ACTING AS OWNERS ENGINEER FOR LARGE POWER PLANT DEVELOPERS. LEAD PROJECT MANAGER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EPC SPECIFICATION FOR A 500 MW COMBINED CYCLE PLANT LOCATED IN NEW ENGLAND. DUTIES INCLUDED MANAGING A COMPLEX PLANT DESIGN IN THE CIVIL, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION DISCIPLINES. TECHNICAL MANAGER FOR A 650 MW COMBINED CYCLE PROJECT LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION AND A 700 MW COMBINED CYCLE PLANT LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST. DUTIES INCLUDED MANAGING MECHANICAL, CIVIL, ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION DISCIPLINES IN THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE PLANT. THE WORKSCOPE INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAMS, ELECTRICAL ONE LINE DIAGRAMS, PLOT PLAN DRAWINGS, PLANT 3-D MODELING MAJOR EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS, EPC SPECIFICATION AND A DESIGN BASIS DOCUMENT. OTHER DUTIES INCLUDED TECHNICAL DUE DILIGENCE ON SEVERAL LARGE PLANT ACQUISITIONS AND ACTING AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO VARIOUS PROJECTS ON STEAM AND COMBUSTION TURBINES, AERODERIVATIVE ENGINES, GENERATORS AND POWER BOILERS. A&C Management 2002 - 2005 A&C Management is a financial and engineering consulting firm specializing in the Asset Management of Merchant Power Plants Director O & M Provided expertise in asset management, operations, maintenance, construction management, restructuring, project evaluation and workouts. Major accomplishments included acting as a subject matter expert on large power boilers, steam and combustion turbines Provided Operations and Maintenance expertise for the acquisition efforts of several multi-million power plant portfolios consisting of IPP/Merchant assets. While at A&C Management, held the title of Director of O&M from 2002-2005. Provided key input to lenders and developers on condition assessment of plant equipment during due diligence efforts Page 2 of 5 CARL G. CROWDER III POWER GENERATION CONSULTING, LLC 29 Knollwood Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 973-377-0064 carlcrowder1@verizon.net www.powergenerationconsulting.com Aquila, Inc., 2000 - 2002 Aquila Inc. is a major oil, gas and energy marketing company located in Kansas City, MO. Director, Operations Directed operations and maintenance for a 750M energy portfolio consisting of eight independent power projects comprised of five-combined cycle qualifying facilities, two new simple cycle installations, and one site under construction. . Championed the creation of Aquila Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquila, Inc. to provide asset management services for the company’s fleet of merchant power plants. Created an innovative approach that kept revenue streams internal to Aquila Inc. and eliminated the need for outside Contractors. A net bottom line savings of $1.5M on an annual basis was realized. Managed all commissioning activities for three new merchant plants. Developed initial operations and maintenance (O&M) budgets and initial staffing strategies to meet pro forma goals. Negotiated long-term service agreement with OEM provider, saving $2 MM on initial spare parts. Formed and led a team that created and implemented a standardized maintenance management system across the company that reduced overall Plant inventory costs by 5% and Preventive Maintenance costs by 3% which resulted in a net annual savings of $750,000 for the fleet of Plants. Managed all boiler and machinery insurance policies, maximizing company returns by providing expert root cause analysis on failures. Planned and directed major capital upgrades and equipment outages totaling $10 MM to meet longterm goals for productivity improvements. GPU International 1998 - 2000 GPU International was a wholly owned subsidiary of GPU and provides operations, maintenance and Asset Management for large fleet of domestic and international Power Plants Manager, Operations Directed operations and maintenance for a $500 MM energy portfolio of 10 international and eight domestic IPP and QF sites with a combined production capacity of 1000 Megawatts consisting of conventional fossil power plants as well as simple and combined cycle units. Served on corporate technical due diligence teams for multiple acquisitions. Created operations and maintenance (O&M) standards and implemented them throughout the company, achieving a 3% increase in productivity. Contributed to the development and management of site O&M budgets and approved associated expenditures to meet P&L goals. Directed major equipment outages totaling $15 MM, achieving all budget and schedule goals. Implemented engineering modifications at several sites that reduced production costs by 5%. Served as Station Director for a GE gas turbine plant providing dispatch and back-up power to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, contributing to 98% availability at the plant. Page 3 of 5 CARL G. CROWDER III POWER GENERATION CONSULTING, LLC 29 Knollwood Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 973-377-0064 carlcrowder1@verizon.net www.powergenerationconsulting.com General Public Utilities/ GPU Generation Co 1985 - 1998 Before selling their Generation assets in 1998, GPU, consisting of Jersey Central Power & Light, Metropolitan Edison and Pennsylvania Electric Company, had the largest generating capacity in the PJM system Senior Engineer Directed operations, maintenance and technical activities for a 750MW facility consisting of fossil power plants as well as Simple and Combined Cycle units. Chaired key plant improvement taskforces formed to analyze operations and recommend changes and upgrades. Served as technical lead on large fossil plant outages valued at $15 MM. Developed and managed operations and maintenance budgets totaling $25 MM and capital improvements valued at $50 MM. Worked closely with OEM manufacturers and other vendors on improvements and upgrades. Planned and implemented preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Tracked ongoing performance against goals for production, availability, and efficiency, consistently meeting targets on complex projects and plant performance. Served as Project Director for capital upgrades that reduced operating costs by 2% while increasing unit efficiency by 1%. Implemented new variable cost models and strategies to improve competitive bidding positions in the Pennsylvania/Jersey/Maryland Energy Market Maximized unit revenues through the careful administration of strategic natural gas contracts, resulting in a reduction of 3% in fuel costs. Engineering lead on a task force that instituted reliability- centered maintenance on Combustion, Steam Turbines and Boilers with a net annual savings of $500,000 to the Station Education & Professional Associations BS, Mechanical Engineering Virginia Tech 1979 Gold Seal Engineers License State of New Jersey 1992 2011, completed four (4) courses from MIT in Graduate Level Engineering and Project Management Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Member, Institute Energy Research (IER) Member American Welding Society (AWS) Member Combustion Turbine Users Group (CTUG) Member 7F Users Group Member 501F Users Group Member 7EA Users Group Member Combustion Turbine Operations Task Force (CTOTF) Member HRSG Users Group Member International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Page 4 of 5 CARL G. CROWDER III POWER GENERATION CONSULTING, LLC 29 Knollwood Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 973-377-0064 carlcrowder1@verizon.net www.powergenerationconsulting.com Technical Training General Physics Corp. Fundamentals of Power Plant Performance General Electric Gas Turbine Inspection and Maintenance General Electric Gas Turbine Speedtronics MK V General Electric Steam Turbine performance General Electric Static Excitation Systems ABB/Alstom Gas Turbine Automation P13 Governor ABB/Alstom GT24 Gas Turbine power plant ABB/Alstom Operations and Maintenance of Low Nox Burners Flour Daniel Advanced Gas Turbine Diagnostic Systems GE/Bently Nevada Machinery Diagnostics Baily/ETSI Steam Turbine Generator Controls General Electric Steam Turbine Generator Maintenance EPRI GTOP Gas Turbine Overhaul Plan GPU Nuclear Root Cause Analysis Voght HRSG Operations and Maintenance Autodesk AutoCad LT 2012 Page 5 of 5