Joseph Lozano
Sioux Falls
Summary
Professional operator prepared to excel in monitoring and managing control room environments. Extensive experience in maintaining system integrity and ensuring operational efficiency. Focuses on team collaboration and achieving reliable results, adapting flexibly to dynamic requirements. Skilled in system monitoring and incident resolution, and valued for reliability and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations and Maintenance Technician
NAES
Hurley, S.D.
- Assist with operations, maintenance and overall activities associated with the facility.
- Monitor anaerobic digestion process, electrical generation, and waste treatment processes.
- Perform preventive maintenance duties on all major equipment and systems as well as emergency backup systems.
- Inspect repair, install and remove all types of motors, generators, transformers, switches, control equipment, and work with electrical systems up to and including 480 volts.
- Conduct troubleshooting and analysis on DCS and PLC's.
Power Plant Operator
Army Corps of Engineers
Pickstown, S.D.
09.2023 - 01.2026
- The Power Plant Operator oversees the proper operation of a Hydroelectric power plant, switchyard and associated water control structures. Serving as sole contact for all matters of the total dam and reservoir project.
- Operate plant using local and auto modes of operation, starts, stops, synchronizes power and reactive loads on turbine generators in accordance with the Western Area Power Administration and water/ power schedules.
- Issues clearances which could include perform switching of generators, transmission lines and station service switch gears to comply with emergency and scheduled maintenance outages.
- Regulate outworks and/or spillway gates to provide supplementary water releases to meet water release schedules that are in excess of power plant capacity.
- Maintains power plant operating logs. Reads and records data from power generation, transmission and metering equipment. Prepares equipment malfunction reports and submits to supervision and maintenance.
- Operate SCADA equipment and local switchboards controlling generators/motors, excitation equipment, governors, and related auxiliaries.
Process Operator
NAES
Baltic, S.D.
02.2022 - 09.2023
- Onsite operator for the Anaerobic digestion process by monitoring equipment, gauges and charts in the digester, electrical generation and waste treatment process where renewable natural gas is refined and sent to a pipeline
- Troubleshoot malfunctions and equipment failure on gas compressor, motors, fans and other electrical equipment on site.
- Collect samples for testing and submittal for lab analysis.
- Operate and perform daily checks on 3 different farms that contain the equipment needed to refine the gas and discharge the used manure back to the farms.
- Operate and maintain the gas compressor at main interconnect where all incoming gas is compressed and sent out.
- Work in hand with contractors on site to complete jobs and tasks safely and efficiently.
Control Room Operator
NAES
Astoria, NY
09.2017 - 02.2022
- Oversee the operation and control of (10) GE LM6000 Gas Turbines from a central control station, distributing power to the 5 boroughs. Also conduct field operations when stationed on site.
- Monitor/Adjust Emissions in accordance with Title V permit.
- Coordinate feeder outages with System and District operators.
- Oversaw and assisted field operators with troubleshooting on mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Perform all startups and shutdowns in accordance with day ahead schedules.
- Issue permits, operating orders and oversea work conducted by contractors and site personnel.
- Perform maintenance and overhauls on pumps, turbines and electrical equipment.
GTO Plant Operator
Eastern Generation
Brooklyn, NY
11.2013 - 09.2017
- Operate and maintain the Astoria 700 MW Combined Cycle Plant to meet availability, generation and plant Heat Rate requirements.
- Responsibilities include for operating and maintaining all plant components including: Steam turbines, Generators, environmental control, water quality, boiler feed, condensate, circulating water and fuel systems.
- Additional responsibilities include troubleshooting, preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Perform startups and shutdowns on gas turbine GE Frame 5 units, at Narrows Brooklyn providing 750 MW to NYC.
- Conduct Maintenance on gas turbines such as P.M.'s and overhauls.
- Coordinate feeder outages with System and District operator
Engineman
U.S. Navy
Yokosuka, Japan
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Operated and performed maintenance on all auxiliary equipment onboard ship.
- Aligned and operated drain systems, machinery cooling water systems, and oil systems.
- Operated pumps, aligned, operated, and secured steam distilling plants, compressed air systems and air conditioning systems.
- Recorded temperature and pressure readings on operating equipment, overhauled valves; performed preventative maintenance on auxiliary equipment.
- Tested electrohydraulic steering systems.
- Monitored electric charging and regulating systems; operated and maintained hydraulic equipment.
Education
Associates Degree - Occupational Science
Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, VA01-2012
Skills
- Preventive Maintenance
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting skills
- Control systems
Timeline
Power Plant Operator
Army Corps of Engineers
09.2023 - 01.2026
Process Operator
NAES
02.2022 - 09.2023
Control Room Operator
NAES
09.2017 - 02.2022
GTO Plant Operator
Eastern Generation
11.2013 - 09.2017
Engineman
U.S. Navy
01.2005 - 01.2009
Operations and Maintenance Technician
NAES
Associates Degree - Occupational Science
Advanced Technology Institute