About Us
Professional Profile
David V. Lesneski, P.E.
149 Holly Drive
Gardner, MA 01440
978.410.5768
dvl@sirois-engineering.com
Academic Background
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute: | Bachelors’ Degree, 1977 (Mechanical) |
| Registered Professional Engineer: | Massachusetts, No. 32161 (Mechanical) |
Professional Background
July 2012 - present
Sirois Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
President
June 2006 - July 2012
SAIC, formerly known as R.W. Beck, Framingham, Ma
Boiler and HRSG Specialist
May 2001 - July 2006
PB Power, Boston, Ma
Boiler and HRSG Specialist
December 1999 - May 2001
Stone and Webster/Shaw, Boston, Ma
Senior Consulting Engineer
January 1999 - December 1999
Trigen- Boston Energy, Boston, Ma
Boiler and HRSG Specialist
July 1977 - January 1999
Babcock Borsig/Deutsche Babcock Riley,
formerly known as Riley Stoker Corporation, Worcester, Ma
Staff Boiler Design Engineer
Manager Controls and Auxiliary Engineering
Boiler Design Engineer
FIELDS OF SPECIAL COMPETENCE
Fossil Boiler Designer, HRSG Designer
Core Competencies:
Thermodynamics, Heat Balance Calculations, Thermal/Hydraulic Performance Assessment, Tube Metallurgy Assessment, Heating Surface Design, Boiler Efficiency Evaluation, Performance Improvement, Fuels Evaluation, and Steam/Water System Design.
Fossil Boiler (Utility and Industrial) Design for Coal, Natural Gas, Oil
Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Design
MSW and RDF Boiler Design
Biomass Boiler Design
Boiler Auxiliary and Fuel System Design, Product Development, Engineering Management
First time boiler design applications; HRSG technology transfer, lignite fired boiler design, MSW/RDF boiler design Successful boiler creative problem resolution and retrofits- tube resurfacing, circulation modifications, supercritical superheater retrofit, conversion from natural circulation to forced circulation, cycling studies
AFFILIATIONS
Member ASME (1978), Former member ASME PTC 34 Test Code
HRSG Users Group
PRB Users Group
PATENTS
Patent for heat recovery steam generator application (#5,730,088).
PUBLICATIONS
“Heat Recovery Steam Generator Designs to Meet Current and Future Needs,”
American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA), 1994.
“Innovative Design Solutions for Heat Recovery Steam Generators,”
Gulf Coast Cogen, 1994.
“An Overview of the Evolution of Wood-Fired Boiler Technology,”
CIBO, 1987.
“Mass Burning Combustion Technology,”
CIBO, 1987.
“Boiler Maintenance and Operating Cost Reduction,”
presented at the ASME Joint Power Conference, 1983.
Professional Profile
Roger H. Sirois, P.E.
36 Otter River Road
Templeton, MA 01468
Academic Background
| Wentworth Institute: | Certificate of Graduation in Mechanical Design Technology |
| Western New England College: | B.S. in Mechanical Engineering |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute: | M.S. in Management Science and Engineering |
| Registered Professional Engineer: | Massachusetts, No. 28612 Texas, No. 99873 |
Professional Background
September 2000 - Present
SIROIS ENGINEERING & CONSULTING, INC.
Senior Consultant
May 1985 - September 2000
STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION, BOSTON, MA
Senior Consultant (Corporate Boiler and Fuel Specialist)
May 1984 - May 1985
FOREST FUELS MANUFACTURING, INC., EAST SWANZEY, NH
Vice President- Engineering
July 1972 - May 1984
BABCOCK BORSIG POWER, formerly DB RILEY, formerly RILEY STOKER CORPORATION, WORCESTER, MA
Manager- Plant Improvement Business Development
Manager- Product Design
Manager- Project Engineering Department
Section Manager- Plant Improvement Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
June 1970 - July 1972
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY
Field Service Engineer
FIELDS OF SPECIAL COMPETENCE
Technical:
Fossil fired boiler and HRSG design and operation, pressure part design and specification, fuels technology, boiler combustion system NOx and CO emission reduction, steady state and transient heat transfer, power plant equipment selection, design economics, ASME Code Section I, fluid mechanics, classical thermodynamics.
Management:
Technical consulting and project leadership (scheduling, staffing), department budgeting and staffing, personnel evaluation and development. Technical presentations and reports.
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - Fellow
Western New England College - Industry Advisor
AWARDS
ASME Certificate of Appreciation for contributions advancing the engineering profession as Chairman of FACT Combustion Systems, 1991-1993
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation "1993 Ten Best Papers" Award.
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation "1994 Ten Best Papers" Award.
ASME Certificate of Appreciation for contributions advancing the engineering profession as Chairman of FACT Division, 1999
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
List available upon request.
Sirois Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
149 Holly Drive
Gardner, MA 01440
978-410-5768
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