Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Kendall Small

Gardena

Summary

Accomplished Engineer with extensive experience at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, excelling in equipment maintenance and plant operations management. Proven ability to enhance system controls operation and ensure regulatory compliance. Adept at water chemistry analysis, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and leadership in high-pressure environments. Consistently improved operational efficiency by over 20% through innovative solutions.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineer/Plant Operator

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Harbor City
09.2011 - 03.2024
  • Maintained 4 steam boilers, 5 hot water boilers, 6 chillers, 14 cooling towers, 5 diesel generators, HVAC equipment, air compressors, medical gases, and all pumps and other plant equipment. Performed daily water chemistry on boilers and cooling towers. Performed building maintenance in the hospital and medical office buildings.

Boiler Operator

Juanita's Foods
Gardena
02.2016 - 07.2023
  • Maintained 2 boilers, 3 water softeners, 3 cooling towers, and all other plant-related equipment. Maintained the Wastewater Plant and related Equipment. Performed daily boiler water chemistry.

Boiler Operator

B Braun Medical
Irvine
04.2007 - 09.2011
  • Operated 2 Centaur 40 gas turbine-driven generator sets with boilers attached, and 1 Cleaver-Brooks boiler. Maintained 2 chillers, 4 carbon filters, 3 water softeners, CEMS, 4 air compressors, 8 cooling towers, the ammonia system, and all other plant-related equipment. Performed daily boiler water chemistry.

Student

Attended Al Camino College
Gardena
09.2005 - 12.2006
  • Started general studies for Engineering

Power Plant Operator

Areotek Energy Services & Onsite Energy Services
Santa Ana
10.2002 - 01.2005
  • Contract assignment to NRG at their 540 MW combined cycle facility, located in Long Beach, CA. I assisted the Control Room Operator in starting up 7 Turbo Dyne Gas Combustion Turbines with a 420 MW output, 2 GE Steam Turbines and Generators rated at 60 MW each, and 7 Vogt HRSGs rated at 400 psig at 700°F. Used GE Complicity Control System, Deltak Ammonia System for SCR NOX Control, KVB-Enertec CEMS System, Glegg Water Treatment System, and all other plant-related equipment. Performed troubleshooting, maintenance, and PM on all plant equipment. Perform daily Water Chemistry

Startup Tech /Control Room Operator

Onsite Energy Services
Phoenix
05.2002 - 09.2002
  • Contract assignment to Pennsylvania Power and Light Company at their Sundance Energy 450 MW facility in Casa Grande, AZ. As part of the team, I help start up and commercialize this 10-unit GE LM6000 peaker. I performed testing and full operation of the following equipment: 10 LM6000 gas turbines, with Sprint Power Augmentation, and Brush Generators. I worked as a Control Room Operator using the GE Fanuc Mark VI control system. Operated and maintained all other BOP equipment.

Engineer/Plant Operator

Little Company of Mary Hospital
San Pedro
04.2001 - 05.2002
  • Operated and maintained three 130 PSIG Cleaver Brooks boilers in a 275-bed room hospital. Operated and maintained all plant equipment. Performed plant equipment and boiler repairs. Performed boiler water chemistry. Performed hospital building and maintenance calls.

Power Plant Operator

Craft Resources Inc.
Anaheim
08.2000 - 03.2001
  • Contract assignment to the City of Anaheim at their 48 MW combustion turbine generating station. Assisted the Control Room Operator in operating and maintaining plant equipment that includes G. C. Broach HRSG, GE LM5000 gas turbine, Brush electrical generator, Knight Crawford natural gas compressor, and a Detroit Diesel emergency generator. Performed daily calibration of CEMS. I performed boiler water chemistry and operated the RO system. Performed daily and hourly readings on all plant equipment. Performed maintenance and repairs on all plant equipment.

Control Room Operator/ Relief Shift Supervisor

Montenay Pacific Power Corp.
Long Beach
04.1989 - 08.2000
  • Relief Shift Supervisor: Supervised the operation of three (MSW) incinerators and one steam turbine generator utilizing mass burn technology. Supervised six or more employees, and all other plant operations.
  • Control Room Operator: Using Westinghouse DCS and controls, I operated and monitored three Stein Muller 800-pound boilers, producing 360,000 pounds per hour of steam. Operated one De Laval 20 MW per hour turbine generator using Woodward controls. Monitored a KVB Emissions Monitoring System. Operated three Niro Rotary Atomizers and a Bag House Flue Gas Filtration System, along with the bottom Fly Ash System. Troubleshoot and perform minor repairs on the boilers and other plant equipment. Locked out and tagged plant equipment for repairs while assisting the mechanics and I&C techs. Operated all other plant-related equipment.

Education

High School Diploma -

New Iberia Senior High School
New Iberia, LA
01-1977

Engineering

Southern University And A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Skills

  • Equipment maintenance
  • Water chemistry analysis
  • HVAC troubleshooting
  • Plant operations management
  • System controls operation
  • Regulatory compliance

Certification

  • CA Steam License
  • EPA 608 Certification
  • Fire Card
  • Fiest Aid

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Boiler Operator

Juanita's Foods
02.2016 - 07.2023

Engineer/Plant Operator

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
09.2011 - 03.2024

Boiler Operator

B Braun Medical
04.2007 - 09.2011

Student

Attended Al Camino College
09.2005 - 12.2006

Power Plant Operator

Areotek Energy Services & Onsite Energy Services
10.2002 - 01.2005

Startup Tech /Control Room Operator

Onsite Energy Services
05.2002 - 09.2002

Engineer/Plant Operator

Little Company of Mary Hospital
04.2001 - 05.2002

Power Plant Operator

Craft Resources Inc.
08.2000 - 03.2001

Control Room Operator/ Relief Shift Supervisor

Montenay Pacific Power Corp.
04.1989 - 08.2000

High School Diploma -

New Iberia Senior High School

Engineering

Southern University And A&M College

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