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Forum Topics / Forum Moderators / Moderator Bio
Scott Cavendish serves as the moderator of the
Auxiliary Systems Reliability forum. He is an experienced engineer that specializes in steam, gas and wind Turbine Field Services.
Presently the president of Independent Turbine Consulting, LLC, Mr. Cavendish's professional goal is to develop the safest, highest-quality field services business in the industry based upon a track record of business growth with both improvements in capability and depth. Scott was educated at Texas A&M University and earned his BSc in Mechanical Engineering in May 1999; he is a Licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and was recognized with the Growth Generation "Clear Thinker" award in 2005 and the GE Customer Star service award in 2003. Cavendish has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, seasoned mechanical abilities, is a well-organized, creative team player and has been consistently rated as a "Top Talent."
Mr. Cavendish has an impressive prior career history, summarized below:
Vice President of Turbine Services, Power Equipment Maintenance (PEM), Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Development of Wind Turbine Services business including: field service guidelines, customer base, safety standards, and staffing practices.
- Management of all aspects of business, including: project management, financial forecasting and auditing, employee management, customer satisfaction, sales, coordination of other affiliate businesses, project estimation, safety management, and commercial negotiation
- Provision of turbine commercial, technical, and management support to over 25 utility and independent power generation facilities
- Management of a team of professionals to develop work scopes, estimate projects, manage full-time and contract work force, schedule multiple complex and simultaneous projects, develop contract offerings, and resolve commercial issues.
- Implementation of numerous business processes improvements including: project planning methodology, project management training, cost tracking, cost reduction, craft labor retention, warranty methodology, targeted performance incentive plans, management training, and commercial standardization
Regional Service Manager, GE Energy Services, Richmond, Virginia.
- Operation of a regional engineering services business, consisting of over 16,000 engineering and 120,000 craft labor man-hours annually
- Management of all aspects of a business P&L, including: project management, financial forecasting and auditing, employee management, customer satisfaction, sales, coordination of other affiliate businesses, billing, project estimation, proposal creation, safety management, and commercial negotiation
- Provision of turbine technical support to over 60 utility and industrial facilities
- Coordination of gas, steam, hydro, and nuclear turbine maintenance projects from initial contact through post-outage closure
- Improvement and optimization of business processes including: project planning, project management, cost tracking, cost reduction, craft labor retention, technical training, and commercial standardization
Power Generation Field Engineer, GE Power Systems, Dallas, Texas.
- Planning and supervision of complex maintenance turnarounds with the complete line of GE GT models
- SME on GE model 7FA gas turbines and 7FH2 generators with a focus on maintenance of compressors, combustion hardware, hot gas path components, bearings, accessory systems, and all other supporting equipment
- Lead engineer and project manager, directing other GE engineers in various aspects of troubleshooting, repair, modification, and analysis of turbine performance
- Modified design of and maintenance/operating procedures for generator hydrogen seals after studying issues within the 7FH2 fleet
