Speakers

God Blessed me with good health to work a long career in power generation. I was fortunate to work all around the world in both Developed and Developing Countries. Over the years I gained an interest in the importance of energy and electricity and the affect that reasonable cost, abundant and reliable electricity has on any society. Thus, after retiring from full time work my main passion is to share my knowledge and experiences with others and to do my best to help educate all of the non energy trained people that I can, to teach in classrooms and lecture halls and spread the true facts on energy and power generation. 

I had over 50 years of total experience in electric power generation with coal power after graduating from Williamson in 1962. My first exposure to large coal plants was experience as a B&W Results Engineer, 1965-1969, Service engineer with Riley Stoker Corp., 1969-1972, Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer and Operations Supt. at Carolina Power and Light Company, 1973-1977. Began the Technical Services Group at Flame Refractories, Inc. 1977 -1992. This group specialized in applied solutions to improve large high pressure boiler performance, reliability and reduced emissions. Founded Storm Engineering and Associates, Inc. and Storm Technologies, Inc. 1992 and 1994. 
Storm Technologies, Inc. and the Fabrication Facilities have grown since 1992 to present. I sold the company to my son Danny in 2012 and am now retired. When asked, I serve as a consultant for the Storm Technologies Team. I serve as a consultant and part-time instructor of short courses in continuing education programs at USCB-OLLI courses and with Storm Technologies, Inc. Seminars. I have volunteered to present energy and electricity generation courses in Schools and Colleges. Also, presentations with Civic Clubs or any group interested in energy and electricity generation. The foolish energy policies of America are largely, in my opinion, due to a poor understanding of the importance of energy and electricity generation. Therefore, in retirement I have done my best to share my knowledge and experiences. 
Over the years I have written articles for POWER Magazine and published numerous technical papers and presentations based on my experiences and the experiences of the Storm Technologies Team that I worked with. 
Experiences:
Coal Power Plant Trouble shooting, Coal Plant Combustion Optimization, Large Electric Utility Plant Heat-Rate Improvements, Coal Plant Performance Improvements. Coal Pulverizer Improvements, Utility Boiler Performance and Reliability Improvements. startup, testing, design, NOx reduction systems, operations, maintenance, Coal Combustion, Large Steam Plant Performance Improvements, Trouble shooting and fuel change optimizations for large electric utility generating power plants.