Gproud

A little bit about me

This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years and 3 days. enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. This user is an Australian. G'day, mate!

This user is a member of WikiProject Queensland. This user is a member of WikiProject Brisbane.

This user is a   Mechanical Engineer. BEThis user has a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

I am a management and technology consultant based in Queensland, Australia. I have consulting practice, Thermodyne Technologies - check out my website for more information.

While I grew up on a wheat farm on the Darling Downs, adult life started with a Mechanical Engineering degree and I picked some management and training qualifications in later years. My consulting roles have been quite diverse, including various asset management, audit, IT and project management assignments, across a range of industries including oil and gas, water and electricity generation and distribution.

For several years now, I have worked with universities and the electricity industry in Queensland on addressing the skills shortage. This work culminated in a collaborative venture between three universities to develop and deliver a Masters Program in Power Generation. I am still involved in the delivery and on-going development of a number of the courses on behalf of the universities. One of the core courses, Introduction To Power Plant, was developed and is facilitated by me under contract with QUT. I've taught over 150 graduates in this course alone. I also work with UQ and CQU in this context.

Right now, I am assisting a national consulting group (with extensive experience in Defence and Rail) penetrate the energy sector.

Contributions

Sandbox

Projects and Portals

• Project Australia
• Project Queensland

• Australia portal
• Queensland portal

• Portal:Energy
• Portal:Engineering

Books

The Power Generation Body of Knowledge

Book	Title	Explanation
1	Understanding Your Industry	Topics covered in my Introduction to Power Plant course
2	People in Power	Refers to the list of people in my History of Energy timeline, with particular emphasis on power generation
3	Foundations and Key Concepts	Refers to the Supporting Theory sections in the Learning Guide
4	Australian Power Stations
5	Largest Power Stations in the world	Referring to the list of largest power stationsand related list pages

People

DONE

• Paul Simshauser
• Mark McArdle
• Tim McLennan

RESURRECTED

• Paul Simshauser

TO DO

• Allen Gillespie
• Catherine Tanna
• Trevor St Baker
• Tony Bellas

DELETED

• Brett Smith
• Ralph Craven

Energy

I would like to generate some support for a "Power Generation Body of Knowledge" but I don't know enough about Wikipedia to make that work. Any suggestions? In the meantime, here are some links...

Plant and Equipment

• Power station
• Thermal power station
• Fossil-fuel power station
• Boiler
• Turbine
• Gas turbine
• Steam turbine
• Pulverizer
• Electrostatic precipitator

Plant Management Concepts

• Plant efficiency
• Availability
• Reliability
• Asset Management
• ERP

Lists

• List of power stations in Africa
• List of power stations in Australia
• List of power stations in Queensland
• List of power stations in the United States
• List of power stations in Texas
• List of largest power stations (facilities and units)
• Glossary of power generation

Alternative Technologies

• Flywheel energy storage
• Grid energy storage
• Solar photovoltaic
• Wind power
• Nuclear power

Energy Networks and Markets

• National Electricity Market
• Energy economics