Power Generation Industry Management Professional with more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of the industry
Houston, Texas Area
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- Owner at Barndt Consulting, LLC
- Past
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- Vice President South Asia, Managing Director at Globeleq
- Plant Manager, Cottonwood at InterGen
- Plant Manager at Cottonwood Energy, Deweyville TX
- Plant General Manager at CMS Generation
- Managing Director / General Manager, Jegurupadu Operating and Maintenance Company (JOMC) at CMS Energy
- Production Manager, Liberty Power Complex, 235 MW Combined Cycle Station, Mirpur Mathelo, Pakistan at Entergy Enterprises Inc.
- Site Manager MCV at ABB Power Generation
- Customer Service Manager, Hay Road at ABB Power Generation
- Service Project Manager at ABB Power Generation
- Site Manager at Northeastern Power Company
- Shift Supervisor, Westwood Energy at Combustion Engineering Inc.
- Power Plant Operator at A. E. Staley
- First Class Boiler technician at US Navy
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Ed Barndt’s Summary
30 + Year Power industry professional. I have built my career on hard work and exemplary performance in all I have done. Having worked my way from the bottom of the business I have sucessfully managed 3 Independant Power Companies at the same time as the Chief Executive in Bangladesh as my most recent achievement.
My New companys focus is providing management consulting services to the Power industries various businesses incluging generating facilities, insurance companies and equipment manufacturers.
Ed Barndt’s Specialties:
I am technically competent in all aspects of a power plant with an emphasis on turbine technology, both Gas and Steam. I am a strong negotator and have sucessfully turned around a number of troubled organizations to solid performing companies.
Ed Barndt’s Experience
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Owner
Barndt Consulting, LLC
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Utilities industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
My companys focus is on providing management consulting services to the industries various businesses incluging generating facilities, asset managers, lenders, insurance companies and equipment manufacturers.
Specialties:
I am technically, commercially and financially competent in all aspects of the power industry, with an strong emphasis on turbine technology, both Gas and Steam. I am a agressive manager with a proven track record of achieving what most believe impossible both technically and commercially.
I am a strong negotator and have sucessfully negotiated a number of large deals such as LTSA's and major insurance claims. I have sucessfully turned around a number of troubled organizations to solid performing companies positioned for long term sucess. -
Vice President South Asia, Managing Director
Globeleq
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Utilities industry)
December 2004 — November 2007 (3 years)
Responsible to manage the overall business for the country of Bangladesh, currently consisting of 2 Combined Cycle power stations and 1 diesel barge mounted power station with a combined capacity of 920MW, representing 30% of the installed capacity of Bangladesh, with combined annual gross revenues of $158MM, EBITDA of $69.9MM and NOPAT of $16.6MM and a total staff of less than 200 people. As the Chief Executive of the companies, I am responsible for all P&L, O&M and Asset Management, including all Commercial and Legal aspects of these businesses. Additionally, I sit on the Board of Directors of Fauji Kabirwala Power Company Limited, Pakistan and am Chairman of it’s Technical Committee. I sit on the Board of Directors of Globeleq Asia limited and Globeleq Bangladesh Limited and am Chairman of both Meghnaghat and Haripur Power Limited.
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Plant Manager, Cottonwood
InterGen
(Utilities industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years)
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Plant Manager
Cottonwood Energy, Deweyville TX
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Utilities industry)
March 2001 — November 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Established the overall O&M program and commissioned this 1235 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, consisting of 4 GE 7FA+E Gas Turbine Generators, 4 Alstom Steam Turbine Generators and 4 Foster Wheeler HRSG’s with Duct Firing. Developed the mobilization and operating budgets, recruited and trained the plant staff, implemented the Materials and Maintenance Management system (JD Edwards), developed all plant policies and procedures including operating procedures and all plant programs such as safety, environmental, training, emergency response, maintenance and procurement. Developed the concepts and managed the implementation of JDE utilizing wireless and hand held technology to maximize the efficiency of the plant staff to ensure the successful operation and maintenance of the facility with an O&M staff of only 22. Completed our first operating year with 656 unit starts, 94.3 % EAF, 96.7 % Dispatch Availability and had 0 safety or Environmental incidents during my tenure.
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Plant General Manager
CMS Generation
(Utilities industry)
November 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 5 months)
General Manager, Taweelah A2 Power and Desalination Station, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Establish the overall O&M program and commissioned this 710 MW, 50 Million Imperial Gallon per day Power and Desal Plant consisting of 3 Siemens V94.3A1 Gas Turbines, 2 110 MW Siemens Steam Turbines, Hanjung HRSG’s with Duct firing and 4 Hanjung MSF Distilling units. Recruited and trained the plant staff, implemented the Materials and Maintenance Management system (MAXIMO), developed all plant policies and procedures including operating procedures and all plant programs such as safety, environmental, training, emergency response maintenance and procurement. Responsible to ensure the plant was operated in accordance with the Power and Water Purchase Agreement to maximize revenue to the owner. Also served on the Electricity, Water and Metering code review panels for the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority. -
Managing Director / General Manager, Jegurupadu Operating and Maintenance Company (JOMC)
CMS Energy
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)
February 1999 — November 1999 (10 months)
responsible for the day to day commercial, legal, financial and business operations the GVK 235 MW CCPP consisting of 3 ABB GT 8C Gas turbines and one ABB Stal steam turbine and an on site housing colony. The output of the plant improved by more than 2% within 3 months of my arrival on site. The result was a tariff year 2.37 % ahead of planed capacity. Managed the overhaul a GT in 16 days, 7 days ahead of schedule (11 days better than the previous best) and a limited overhaul of the ST in 6 days, 4 days ahead of schedule. The project was 35% under budget. A 4% improvement for the tariff year capacity and budget improvement of 20% . Implemented process improvements that resulted in improved manpower utilization, reduction of contract labor of 20% and a reduction of the plant permanent staff by 8% in 6 months. Successfully implemented a CMMS (Maximo) in 3 months. Hired and trained an Indian national to take over the management of the facility within 9 months of arriving on site.
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Production Manager, Liberty Power Complex, 235 MW Combined Cycle Station, Mirpur Mathelo, Pakistan
Entergy Enterprises Inc.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Utilities industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
I set up and managed the Operations and Maintenance, of this facility, consisting of 1 Ansaldo built Siemens V94.2 Gas Turbine Generator and 1 Ansaldo Steam Turbine Generator. Was also responsible to set up and manage the on site housing colony. Responsible for budget development, recruiting and mobilizing Expat and Pakistani plant staff, scheduling, training, purchasing and security. Managed the development of all security, administrative, purchasing, stores, operating and maintenance policies and procedures. Responsible for the identification and procurement of all of the required tooling, equipment, spare parts and materials. The operational infrastructure was developed on site electronically by our own staff using MP2 as the materials and maintenance program, Quick Books Pro for financial management and various other Microsoft Office programs for development of data bases, policies and procedures for management of everything from document control to punch list management.
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Site Manager MCV
ABB Power Generation
(Public Company; Utilities industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Managed $200M long term maintenance and spare parts contract technically and commercially, of 12, 85 MW ABB GT 11N Gas turbine Generators. Provide all necessary spares and manpower to maintain and overhaul all site Gas Turbine equipment and related auxiliaries. Successfully developed and executed plans and procedures resulting in a reduction in outage time required to overhaul a unit from 23 to 8.5 days and reducing required manpower from 5300 to 3500 man hours, with a total cost reduction of 35%. Improved our customer satisfaction rating from 5.6 to 8.0 on as scale of 1 to 10 in 6 months.
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Customer Service Manager, Hay Road
ABB Power Generation
(Public Company; Utilities industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year)
Managed all Turbine Generator services technically and commercially to customers with machines ranging from 80 to 1100 MW. Completed all projects on schedule and within budget. Performed dual role as Regional Service Manager and Resident Engineer at DELMARVA Power’s 550 MW Hay Road Combined Cycle station from 7/93 to 7/94. Managed a major warranty overhaul in 18 days and Major LP repair in 6 days of their 200MW unit #4 steam turbine. Both ahead of schedule. Earned a customer satisfaction rating of 10.0 on a scale of 1 to 10
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Service Project Manager
ABB Power Generation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Utilities industry)
March 1991 — July 1993 (2 years 5 months)
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Site Manager
Northeastern Power Company
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Utilities industry)
August 1988 — March 1991 (2 years 8 months)
On site owners representative during the construction and commissioning phase of the project. Managed the EPC contractor to assure contract compliance, environmental compliance, and community relations for both the power plant and greenhouse. Developed punch list and managed acceptance test. Managed the operations and maintenance agreement and plant warranty. Managed all outage activities and reconstruction and recommissioning of the plant after a catastrophic turbine failure. Successfully completed this project two months ahead of schedule resulting in substantial savings to both the owner and insurer.
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Shift Supervisor, Westwood Energy
Combustion Engineering Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Utilities industry)
October 1986 — August 1988 (1 year 11 months)
Supervised the operation and maintenance of this facility during and after construction and commissioning. Hired and trained operating staff. Developed and implemented plant operating procedures. Developed and managed outage activities on all plant systems and equipment.
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Power Plant Operator
A. E. Staley
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Food Production industry)
April 1985 — October 1986 (1 year 7 months)
Operated and maintained this facility during and after construction and commissioning. Decommissioned and laid up for long term shut down when the owner retired the processing plant
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First Class Boiler technician
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)
December 1977 — November 1984 (7 years)
Awarded two Navy achievement medals for superior performance. Achieved the rank of E-6 in 4.5 years with assignments of Boiler Division Leading Petty Officer, USS Canopus and Fire Room Supervisor, USS Semmes.
