User:Douglas A Lothrop Jr

My name is Douglas Lothrop, I am 45 from Maine. I have worked at a Cogeneration power plant for 20 years and I love it. I started my adult life attending a local Community college, my major was Electromechanical Technology. Courses were electronic and electrical principles, Residential wiring, motor controls, Digital programming and processing, Binary and octal coding, as well as others. I then got hired at a local paper mill and worked as a paper machine operator. I work my way up through all job duties up to and including Machine Runner Tender. I also worked as sub foreman to cover when my boss was gone. In 1988 I took a High Pressure Boiler operators course through night school, while I worked. I then obtained my  HP Boiler Operator  license through State of Maine exam. The next year the company started up it new Cogeneration facility, for which I applied and got the job. I operate 2 large industrial coal fired boilers, 2 high speed turbo generators, Air compressors and fuel systems. We are responsible for all environmental issues, including air and water discharges. We also need to be able to synchronize our turbine generators to the local power grid. I have had a lot of fun learning all aspects of clean coal technologies and all auxillary equipment. I am recently divorced with 3 daughters and 1 grandson. I like the Boston Red Sox, new England P:atriots and I love Nascar.