Lawrence Beaty
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
United States Navy Electronics School 1980
United States Navy Nuclear Power School 1983
General Electric Turbine University 1986
IQPC 6σ Quality Management 1998
APPOINTMENTS
August 2011 - Present
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY Pocatello, ID
Executive Director and Chair, Energy Systems Technology and Education Center
Responsible for the management of the operation of the Energy Systems Technology and Education Center, delivery of curriculum, management of grants, support and oversight of faculty and staff and the financial direction of ESTEC.
2007-August 2011
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY Pocatello, ID
Associate Director, Energy Systems Technology and Education Center
Responsible for center curriculum development and deployment, and provide guidance and oversight for faculty. Major accomplishments have included implementing 5 new AAS Degrees, 1 Technical certificate and 37 new classes, developing 2 major industrial/community education programs, and participating in a $4.4 million of Department of Labor and National Science Foundation grants.
2003-2007
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY Pocatello, ID
Faculty
Instruct students in the theory and operation of power systems, generators and control systems and, instruct students in electronics components and circuits including amplifiers, filters, electrical automation systems and instrumentation and control systems.
2001-2003
UNITED STATES POWER TECHNOLOGY Fort Smith AR
Senior Power Systems Analyst
Evaluated thermal efficiency and developed thermal and economic models of electrical generating facilities
1995-2001
GE POWER SYSTEMS Schenectady, NY
Site Manager
Responsible for project execution of various large power projects in the U.S, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Projects range in value from 230 million to 1.9 Billion USD.
BBA ENERGY SERVICES - Atlanta, GA - 1991 to 1995:
Vice President
Managed power projects and consulting services for BBA European operations. BBA ENERGY SERVICES is a consulting firm providing technical and project management services to investor-owned and private power companies as well as to architects and engineers.
1986 to 1991
GENERAL ELECTRIC POWER PLANT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT
Systems Manager
Provided technical and management support to domestic and international projects. Performed primary technical support in the areas of control and system engineering with emphasis on start-up problem resolution for project completion.
Project experience
• VEPCO Chesterfield 7 in Chester, Virginia
First “F” technology turbine installation
• Shang Li, Nantung, Shang an, Lama Dien, Units 1 and 2, and Karamay Unit I, Peoples Republic of China,
Large coal and gas Electrical Power Plant Construction and Commissioning
• DVC Units 1, 2 and 3, ICPL units 1 and 2, Baroda, India,
• WAPDA 900 MW CC Guddu, Pakistan,
• Talka and Cairo South Arab Republic of Egypt,
• ANR and Grumman TBA in New York, New York
• Aero-derivative gas turbine pilot projects
UNITED STATES NAVY - 1982 to 1986
Reactor Controls Specialist
• Maintained various reactor and steam-plant control systems.
• Participated in the development research at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
• Assigned to the Advanced Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Development Project.
PUBLICATIONS
Combined Cycle installation with air-cooled condensers in the High Desert of Saudi Arabia,
Ahmed Al-Bassam, L.H. Beaty, E.R. Wollyung, Proceedings of PowerGen, 1999
Combustion Turbine Capacity Augmentation Using Inlet Air Direct Contact Cooling and Compression, T. L. Davis. A. O. Hobbs, L. H. Beaty, J. Shell, R. Reid, PowerGen 1995
Combustion Turbine Inlet Air Cooling Using Ammonia-Based Refrigeration for Capacity Enhancement, Ebling, J. A., Beaty, L., Blanchard, S. K. ASHRAE Trans. 1994, Vol.100, Part 1, Paper number NO-94-1-3, 583-586
Updated 02/10/2014