Sean Calhoun – Mechanical Engineer

Mr. Calhoun will be working as the mechanical engineer for EFP.  He is a certified Boilermaker and holds a Stationary Engineer/Boilermaker License as well as being certified in Thermal Dynamics theory, electronic, pneumatic and PLC control systems, and design fabrication. Sean has 35 years experience in the combustion industry and has a passion for product and process improvements that result in energy savings and increased safety in the components he designs, manufactures and operates. He brings a strong talent for troubleshooting, failure analysis, and catastrophic event prevention.

His company has refurbished and upgraded many of the U.S. Navy’s shipboard and stationary desalination plants and steam generation plants on numerous ships. He has worked with industry leaders in sugar mills, power generation plants, alcohol distillation plants, cogeneration plants, sulfuric and phosphoric acid plants and phosphate plants.

In the Merchant Marine’s he sailed with Atlantic Refinery on steam powered supertankers as a Boiler Specialist 1st class.

For the past five years Sean has been a key component in completing on time retrofit upgrades to MSW biomass reduction plants producing SynGas Energy for production drying of solid waste cake. Sean is currently manufacturing a portable model to thermally produce energy from waste organic material as a proof of concept, demonstration/production unit.

Sean has the following professional affiliations:

• Member of RR local 80 Boilermakers
• Member local 435 Tampa Boilermakers Union
• Shop steward local 435 Boilermakers Union
• Past president of the American Power Engineers Association Lakeland Fl.

He has also been instrumental in the following special projects:

• Structured the test for Boilermaker License City of Tampa Fl.
• Consultant for steam plant equipment specifications for energy saving equipment for hospitals. i.e. economizers, water treatment, and closed system heat transfer and condensate capture to qualify for government funding.
• Wrote the specifications and worked with officials from Tallahassee Fl. to establish the standards for Cogeneration projects in industries in Florida, including Jacquin’s Distillery as well as many citrus and processing plants.