TransGlobal Energy® Appoints Gerry Wells Director of Special Projects
CUMMING, Ga., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TransGlobal Energy® has appointed Gerry Wells as the Director of Special Projects.
Wells gained his initial power generation experience after graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point NY and serving as a licensed 3rd and 2nd engineering officer. Mr. Wells' experience includes management, engineering, design, procurement, construction and commissioning and O&M capacities on gas, oil and coal fired, simple cycle, combined cycle, nuclear, Waste-to-Energy and cogeneration projects. Mr Wells was also responsible for the Site Management of one of the world largest RO desalinization project to date. During his career he has held positions as, Project Engineering Manager, Consortium Commissioning Manager, Director of Startup and Warranty, Site Manager, Owners Representative, O&M Director. Mr. Wells equipment experience includes MHI 501, Siemens V84.2, ABB GT10 and GT26; GE Frame 6, 7EA, 7FA and 9EA gas turbines in 2x1, 1x1 and 1x1 single shafts configurations; GE LM units, GE, Allis Chalmers, Siemens, Hitachi and Westinghouse steam turbines; wood, PC, stoker and FBC Boilers/HRSGs; GE Mark V and Mark VI, ABB/Bailey, Foxboro, Westinghouse TXP and Ovation Distributed Control systems along with NEM, ATS, Rentech, B&W, Foster Wheeler, ABB/CE, Deltak, B&W-Hitachi, Pyropower Boilers/HRSG's.
"We are extremely pleased to have someone of Wells' capabilities on board with us. His responsibilities will be to develop and manage the worldwide capabilities of TGE™ in providing Owner Representative & Engineering services as well as creating customer value added capabilities in construction, commissioning and maintenance services, his focus will be in the areas of commissioning & operation; maintenance procedure and schedule development; as well as providing technical expertise to EPC firms, OEMs and Owners in the various phases of commissioning, startup, operations, training, O&M and testing. His experience and knowledge will benefit the service capabilities of TGE™ in providing construction, commissioning, operations, overhaul and maintenance services to power generation facilities," said Kevin C. Morris President, Chairman and CEO. "Mr. Wells' recent worldwide experience with firms such as Intergen, GE Energy, GE Water, ICA Fluor Daniel, Bechtel, Shaw/Stone & Webster, AES, Transalta, Sempra, Iberdrola, EGAT and NYPA in the US, UK, Turkey, China, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Algeria offer us a unique perspective on servicing the domestic and international power and hydrocarbon sector."
TransGlobal Energy® is a global provider of contract consultants to the power and hydrocarbon sectors. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, TransGlobal Energy® has offices located in: Schenectady, NY; Vancouver, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Peru; Nuremberg, Germany; Ankara Turkey and Moscow, Russia.
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