RONALD L

RON SPRAGUE, P.E.

Areas of Expertise:

Power Engineering

Company and Contact Information:

552 E Ivy St

Mesa AZ 85203-2511

Voice: 480.962.8183

Fax: 480.962.8183

Cell: 602.828.7374

Email: r.sprague@ieee.org

Registrations

Active

Florida EE0014876, Arizona 23672, California 11553

Inactive

Idaho EE6879, Kentucky 14453, Montana 5678E, Nevada 05165, Ohio 50058,

Washington 0017829, Wyoming, National Council of Engineer Examiners Certification 144

Education

University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri - BSEE - Power - 1963

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida - MSSM Candidate - 1968, 69

Continuing education seminars, average 1 per year.

Professional Experience

This list represents the variety of design and construction work I have worked with in my career. It is presented to illustrate the breadth and versatility of my skills. The typical systems I have experience with are listed first, followed by a list of project types.

SYSTEMS

Power distribution: interior, exterior, overhead, underground, from 12 volts DC to 138 kilovolts AC 3 phase.
Lighting: interior, exterior, accent, display, aesthetic, sports, security, helipad lighting.
Communications systems: voice, LAN, intercom, radio, paging, nurse call, emergency call, doctor's registry, nurse locator, physiological monitoring telemetry, miscellaneous annunciator systems.
Security: intrusion detection, motion detection and tracking, infrared and ultrasonic sensors, E-field, magnetic field disturbance sensors, microwave and TV scanners, sensitive listening, automatic pan tilt and zoom on target, automatic time/date/ID/annotation, access control and personnel data acquisition, card keys, cipher locks, security consoles, process and equipment monitoring for unauthorized materials diversion.
Data acquisition: analog, digital.
Control systems: remote, manual, automatic, analog, digital, thermal controls, variable speed controls, process controls, process monitoring, motor controls, energy monitoring/management.
Emergency, Standby, and Uninterruptible Power Systems:
Life Safety Systems: fire alarm systems - interior, exterior, voice evacuation and fireman communication systems, elevator, fire pump, and HVAC control systems interconnections.
Radiation Monitoring systems: personnel monitoring, fission products detection, criticality alarms (neutron detectors), gas analyzers, alpha, beta, and gamma detectors, remote area monitors, air monitors, isokinetic flow control systems.
Television: closed circuit, master antenna (MATV), cable antenna (CATV).

PROJECTS

Industrial Facilities

CORELLA Wire & Cable

Miscellaneous tenant fit up modifications

TRIBUNE Newspaper, Mesa Arizona

Process control diagnostic testing and repairs

Packaging equipment line expansions

Miscellaneous renovations

Adflex Solutions, Inc, Chandler Arizona

Plating room renovations and expansions

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls Idaho

USDOE - EG&G IDAHO, INC.

Power distribution systems from 120V to 138 KV.

Telecommunication systems designs and proposals.

Security systems of all types.

Radiation monitoring and site evacuation alarm systems.

Experimental facilities.

Renovation of world's largest radioactive materials handling facility.

Radioactive materials retrieval , classification, isolation and processing facilities.

Miscellaneous office, and industrial support facilities.

Belfab, Inc., Daytona Beach Florida

Factory relocation and expansion.

Cincinnati Microwave, Cincinnati Ohio

Electronic manufacturing plant expansion.

General Electric Company - Wilmington North Carolina, Daytona Beach Florida, Cape Canaveral

Florida, Houston Texas, Huntsville Alabama, Bay St. Louis Mississippi, Washington D.C.

Miscellaneous nuclear, aerospace, electronic and semiconductor manufacturing facilities

Advanced technology electronic research and development labs

Offices, new construction, renovations, chemical waste treatment facilities, clean rooms, etc.

Health Care

Boswell Hospital, Sun City Arizona

Cardiac Care Suite renovations

Multi site health care tenant fit up modifications

St Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix Arizona

SurgiScope Neurosurgical Suite

NeoNatal Intensive Care Suite

Miscellaneous Health care tenant fit up modifications

St Luke’s Hospital, Phoenix Arizona

Surgery Suite expansion

Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Scottsdale Arizona

Multi site health care tenant fit up modifications

Urgent Care facility

Endoscopy Suite

CAT Scan Suite

San Jose Medical Center, San Jose California

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Suite

Angiographic Catheterization Suite.

29 Palms Marine Corps Air to Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms California

Hospital, Medical Clinic, and Dental Clinic Replacement.

Tucson Medical Center. Tucson Arizona

Power systems electrical noise survey

Diagnosis of Laser Operating Room electrical noise (Loose neutral terminal on service transformer primary),

Lithotripter suite, Angiographic Catheterization Suite, High Dose Radiation Facility.

St Joseph's Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Tucson Arizona

Operating room addition, Emergency Room expansion

Miscellaneous renovations and tenant fit up projects.

Specialty Hospital Group, Washington D.C. - Rehabilitation Center Redding California.

Combined Physical rehabilitation and substance abuse treatment facility.

Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Lithotripter installation, Doctor's Office Building, Birthing Center,

Miscellaneous renovation and tenant fit up projects,

Power Distribution Systems One line as-building,

Miscellaneous planning and code studies.

St. Francis and St. George Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Care Unit Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center.

Multi Purpose Building, Ambulatory Surgery.

Miscellaneous renovation and tenant fit up projects.

Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Emergency Power Supply System Facility.

Miscellaneous renovation and tenant fit up projects.

University Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio

Kitchen remodeling.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota Florida

Startup testing and debugging of Essential Power System

paralleling and transfer switch networks.

Diagnosis of cooling tower transmission failure mode.

(Oversized power factor correction capacitors)

Sarasota Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Sarasota Psychiatric Center.

Hollywood Memorial Hospital, Hollywood Florida

High rise patient care tower.

Miscellaneous renovations and tenant fit up projects.

Waterman Hospital, Eustis Florida

Intensive care, Cardiac care, L & D areas, Laminar flow surgery facilities,

Patient care tower, Miscellaneous renovations and tenant fit up projects.

Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cape Canaveral Florida

Miscellaneous renovations and tenant fit up projects.

Wuesthoff General Hospital, Rockledge Florida

Miscellaneous renovations and tenant fit up projects.

Ormond Beach Osteopathic Hospital, Ormond Beach Florida

Facility code inspections and renovations, patient tower expansion, complete remodel of existing facility.

Daytona Beach General Hospital, Holly Hill Florida

Phased renovation plan for correction of building code violations and inspection deficiencies.

Halifax Regional Hospital, Daytona Beach Florida

Parking lot expansion.

Seminole Memorial Hospital, Sanford Florida

New electrical service for radiology Special Procedures room.

Seminole Nursing Home

Power Distribution System renovations.

University Facilities

University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona

Biological Science Research Facility.

Arizona State University, Phoenix Arizona

Agricultural Science Research Facility.

Criminal Justice Facilities

Warren Correctional Institute, Lebanon Ohio

800 bed close custody reformatory facility.

Union Correctional Institute, Raiford Florida

360 cell maximum security facility.

Altamonte Springs Public Safety Complex, Altamonte Springs Florida

New municipal building to house the Fire and Police Departments, the Jail, Engine house, and the Administrative annex.

Governmental Facilities

United States District Court, Phoenix Federal Court House

Preliminary design study

State of Arizona Department of Administration

Governor’s Office Suite Renovations

Miscellaneous tenant fit up modifications

State of Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

Miscellaneous tenant fit up modifications

City of Phoenix Deer Valley Water Treatment Plant, Phoenix Arizona

Electrical systems replacement and capacity expansion to 160 MGD.

City of Phoenix Deer Valley Water Treatment Plant Residuals Management project

Concentration and disposal of liquid wastes.

City of Avondale Waste Water Treatment Plant, Avondale Arizona

City of Santa Rosa Laguna Waste Water Treatment Plant, Santa Rosa California

Local Area Network installation for process control system integration.

Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant, Sacramento California

Resolution of construction problems.

City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Los Angeles California

Electrical Systems replacements for miscellaneous pumping stations.

State of California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento California

Control systems improvements for remote automatic operation of pumping plants along the California Aqueduct.

Delray/Boynton Beach Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant, Boynton Beach Florida

New Plant Construction.

Prior Work Experience:

R. L. Sprague, P.E. dba SPRAGUE & ASSOCIATES - July 1995 to present

552 E Ivy St, Mesa AZ 85203-2511

Consulting Engineer. Provide electrical and mechanical construction documents for Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional clients. Mechanical engineers and CAD services retained as required to maintain production.

General Electric Co. Electrical Distribution & Control - June, 1994 to July, 1995

3020 E Camelback Road Ste 360, Phoenix AZ 85016

Systems Engineer, Rocky Mountain Region. Responsible for initiating and maintaining relationships with electrical engineering consultants in an area one third of the United States. Provided technical support, application engineering services, and product training services on request. Initiated the development and subsequent production of the GESPEC specification software package for Windows. Participated on new product introduction team product documentation for product launches. Prepared a white paper on the advantages of using circuit breakers vs. fuses for overcurrent protection.

Westin Engineering Inc. - March, 1990 to June, 1994

4602 East Elwood St, Suite 16, Phoenix AZ 85040

Engineer in Charge. Responsible for organizing and supervising a design team and for the preparation of construction documents to completely replace the electrical distribution system of a large water treatment plant during plant modifications to increase the treatment capacity, without significant power interruptions. Other project assignments include development of design and graphics standards, marketing, construction services, and quality assurance checking. Received company award for superior performance. Declined to relocate when office was closed.

Anderson DeBartolo and Pan, Inc. - August, 1987 to January, 1990

2480 N Arcadia Avenue, Tucson AZ 85712

Senior Electrical Engineer. Prepare construction contract documents for public and private sector projects, as assigned. Project types include health care, university teaching, research and development facilities, and medical office buildings.

R. L. Sprague, P.E. - March, 1987 to August, 1987

3030 Stanwin Place, Evendale OH 45241

Sole proprietor, consulting engineering firm. Prepared construction documents for health care and industrial projects.

KZF, INC. - January, 1985 to March, 1987

111 Merchant Street, Cincinnati OH 45246

Chief Electrical Engineer. Responsible for the design and production of electrical work issued from this firm. Project types include criminal justice, health care, municipal, and industrial facilities.

HLM Engineers, Inc. - June, 1984 to January, 1985

455 South Orange Avenue, Suite 700, Orlando FL 32801

Chief Electrical Engineer. Responsible for the design and production of electrical work for this office. Project types include criminal justice and health care facilities.

EG&G IDAHO, INC. - January, 1978 to June, 1984

P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls ID 83415

Program Director. Provided staffing and technical assistance to the USNRC for the development of the Integrated Design Inspection Program. Participated in commercial nuclear power plant audit teams as an expert on power distribution systems design.

Scientific and Engineering Supervisor. In various assignments, provided technical and administrative direction for multiple design teams for reconfiguration of experimental reactor data

acquisition and control systems, and for preparation of contract documents for renovation and construction of USDOE research, development, and support facilities. Prepared project authorization requests for congressional review as a part of the USDOE annual budget.

R. L. Sprague, P.E. - January, 1978 to May, 1984

Sole Proprietor, consulting engineering firm. Prepared contract documents for clients who did not pose a conflict of interest with federal government projects.

R. L. Sprague, P.E. - October, 1972 to December, 1977

229 Second Street, Holly Hill FL 32017

Sole proprietor, consulting engineering firm. Prepared contract documents for architectural firms and for owner/clients for commercial, food service, health care, industrial, institutional, single and multi-family residential, and recreational facilities.

Residential Development Corporation - February, 1972 to November, 1973

229 Second Street, Holly Hill FL 32017

Founder and chief executive officer for construction firm.

General Electric Company - February, 1967 to August, 1972

Cape Canaveral FL 32108

Daytona Beach FL 32015

Castle Hayne NC

Various positions of Facilities Project Engineer, Facilities Electrical Engineer, Systems engineer. Received company award for sustained superior performance in project construction management and administration.

City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - June, 1963 to February, 1967

111 North Hope Street, Los Angeles CA

Electrical engineering assistant. Entry level engineering position. Prepared contract documents for Water Department construction projects.