Robert S. Binkowski Supervising Engineer
Registered Professional Engineer State of California Career Overview Forty-one (41) years in the instrumentation & process controls industry, including engineering, specifying, procuring, and commissioning instrumentation and automation systems in nuclear and fossil power, industrial processes, oil and gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), offshore oil and gas production facilities, and miscellaneous automation and instrumentation projects.
Plant Control Systems Design - South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company
PROJECT ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR
Supervised a group of engineers and designers on the design and implementation of 80% of the plant’s control systems.
Balance of Plant (BOP) and Burner Management - Texas Utilities Corporation
PROJECT ENGINEER
Responsible for all BOP systems and burner management on a 440 MW Lignite Fire Supercritical Unit.
Boiler and Turbine Automation - Gulf States Utilities Corporation
PROJECT ENGINEER
Responsible for all automation of a 350MW gas fired drum boiler and turbine.
Master Replacement Plan - Southern Indiana Gas & Electric, Warrick Station
PROJECT ENGINEER
Prepared master replacement plan for boiler controls, steam distribution and condensate recovery systems.
Balance of Plant (BOP) and Boiler Systems - Canal Electric, Unit 2
PROJECT SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Responsible for boiler and BOP systems for a 650MW heavy oil fired sub-critical drum boiler.
Power Boiler Control Systems - Consolidated Edison, Various Plants in N.Y.C.
SENIOR SERVICE ENGINEER
Responsible for commissioning and tuning control systems on various power boilers including 25 large package boilers for central steam production.
Nuclear Unit Testing & Commissioning - General Public Utilities, TMI Unit 1
ASSISTANT STARTUP ENGINEER
Responsible for final testing and system commissioning for commercial operation.
Burner Management Systems - Orange / Rockland Utilities
PROJECT SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Responsible for burner management systems for two 600MW heavy oil fired units.
MCC Replacement - Dynamic Industries, Big Hill DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve
PROJECT MANAGER & INSTALLATION SUPERVISOR
Managed the project for a 480 VAC, 1200KV MCC replacement at the water intake structure.
Retrofit of Diesel Generation Control - Diamond Offshore Drilling
PROJECT MANAGER
Managed several jack-up drilling rig retrofits of diesel generation controls and engine room monitoring. Four generators per rig.
Level Monitoring Systems - Halliburton Energy, Tank Level Systems
PROJECT ENGINEER
Managed the provision of level monitoring systems for several drilling mud tank farms.
Vibration and Monitoring Re-Instrumentation - Rice University, Power Plant
PROJECT MANAGER
Managed the Rustin Gas Turbine vibration and fire & gas monitoring reinstrumentation.
Boiler Plant Automation - Princeton University, Hot Water Production Plant
PROJECT SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Managed the plant automation for a new hot water boiler plant for central campus heating.
Marine Boiler Re-Automation - Pratt & Whitney Ind., Andrew Wilgoose Laboratories
INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING SUPERVISOR
Managed the re-automation of three express marine boilers in a stationary plant setting. Boilers are used in the testing of jet engines in high-altitude simulation.
Equipment Provision - Reliant Energy
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Provided DCS systems for boilers, turbines, co-generation plants and miscellaneous systems applications.
Equipment Provision - Omega Services
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Provided PLC and Hybrid based systems to oil and gas companies for offshore production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and Nigeria.
