Amy Sieben, P.E.

Analysis Manager

Amy's responsibilities include managing the Analysis project group with regard to cheduling and performance including Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) risk assessments, water chemistry reviews, cycling studies, root cause failure analysis, design review, design upgrades, and performance assessments.  She also performs boiler inspections, operator training, HRSG Academy, and expert witness testimony.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Power Producer — Amy was a principal consultant and then a director for worldwide operations.  She was responsible for standardized operating plans, financials, and reports for a diverse portfolio of acquired and newly built power plants.

U.S. Filter Control Systems — as a project manager, Amy managed projects in the range of $50,000 to $3.3 Million for control systems in the municipal water and sewer market.

Major OEM for Gas Turbine HRSGs — as an applications engineer, she designed HRSGs and auxiliary equipment to meet power production and steam needs internationally and domestically.

Northern States Power Co. — as a student engineer/I&C technician for Riverside Generating Station and an engineer II for Sherburne County Generating Station, Amy was responsible for large steam turbine and feedwater systems operations and overhaul maintenance.

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
◊ Carlson School of Management, Master of Business Administration - Finance and marketing Concentration - 1999

Wirtschaftsuniversitat, Vienna Astria 
◊ Global Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and German - A four-week program - 1999

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
◊ Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering - Calculus Concentration - 1991

FIELDS OF SPECIAL COMPETENCE

◊ Operations Finance
◊ Operations Management
◊ Operations Management Contract Writing
◊ Operations Strategy Design
◊ Project Management
◊ Project Finance
◊ Balance of Plant Design
◊ Plant Design
◊ International Business
◊ Business Valuation
◊ Technical Marketing
◊ Commercial Negotiations
◊ Fixed Asset Structure & Value Assignment

PUBLICATIONS

◊ "HRSG Designs and Their Effect on FAC Risk" 
"Power Plant Chemistry" November 2010

◊ "Layup Strategies for Maintenance Outages and When not Dispatched" 
"Combined Cycle Journal" Third Quarter 2008

◊ "Learn the Basics of HRSG Inspection" 
"Combined Cycle Journal" Third Quarter 2008

◊ "Performance Monitoring of HRSGs"
Chapter 5.1 in "HRSG Users Handbook" March 2006

PUBLIC SPEAKING