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Lead Commissioning Advisor | Commissioning Manager | Site Manager โ€“ Power Generation

Zgorzelec, Poland
Worldwide
Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology (2001โ€“2004)
Zgorzelec, Poland
Worldwide
Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology (2001โ€“2004)

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Tomasz Bodnar CV August 2026.pdf

About me

Senior Commissioning & Site Management professional with 24+ years in international power generation. Experienced in CFB, biomass, WtE, PC and CCGT/HRSG plants, including start-up, boiler tuning, performance testing, troubleshooting and plant optimization. Available from Nov 2026.

Commissioning & Start-Up Management
Extensive expertise in commissioning management and strategy, covering system readiness, functional testing, turnover, first fire, first steam, start-up, reliability runs and performance testing across CFB, supercritical PC and CCGT power plants.

Automation, I&C and DCS/PLC/SCADA
Deep knowledge of DCS, PLC, SCADA, SIS and BMS systems, including logic and interlock verification, permissives, Cause and Effect, loop verification, control-loop optimization and instrumentation and control-system troubleshooting.

Boiler & Process Optimization
Proven capability in CFB, biomass and pulverized-coal boiler tuning, multi-fuel combustion and fuel-feeding optimization, process stabilization, reliability improvement and root cause analysis.

Site & Project Execution
Comprehensive experience in site and commissioning operations management, Owner/EPC/OEM/vendor coordination, contractor performance monitoring, schedule control, QA/QC, HSE compliance and international multidisciplinary team leadership.

Plant Operations Management
Background in operational optimization, efficiency and reliability improvement, personnel management, safety and environmental compliance for large-scale supercritical and CFB power plants.

Multi-Fuel & CFB Technology
Hands-on experience with CFB coal, biomass, oil shale and multi-fuel plants, including PKS/DWC/pellets/blends, fuel-feeding logic review and combustion optimization across international projects.

CCGT / HRSG Projects
Practical involvement in combined cycle gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator projects, covering commissioning, GT auxiliary systems, testing and operational preparation.

Construction-to-Commissioning Coordination
Experience managing the transition from construction to commissioning, including system readiness checks, technical compliance, contractor control and start-up execution.

Certifications & Safety
Holder of VCA/SCC Safety Certificate, Polish SEP all certifications and Gas and Electrical Works and Supervision Qualifications.

Languages

EnglishFluentPolishNative speaker

Project history

Lead Commissioning Advisor

Sumitomo SHI-FW | TW Biomass Power Plant
Lead technical role during commissioning, start-up and optimization of a multi-fuel biomass CFB power plant in South Korea. Responsibilities included commissioning and start-up leadership for boiler and auxiliary systems, DCS/BMS/SIS functional logic and interlock verification, fuel-feeding logic review and multi-fuel combustion optimization, process, control-system and plant-performance troubleshooting, and technical coordination across Owner, EPC, engineering and specialist vendors.

Site Manager

YTL Construction Singapore | 600 MWe H-Class CCGT
Owner-side Site Manager responsible for site execution and EPC coordination on a 600 MWe H-Class Combined Cycle Power Plant in Singapore. Led Owner site staff and coordinated activities with EPC and Plant Operations, monitored construction progress, quality, safety compliance and project interfaces, supported resolution of site coordination and logistical issues, and maintained focus on project specifications, execution standards and schedule.

Site Manager / Lead Commissioning Advisor / Operation Lead

Sumitomo SHI-FW | International Assignments
Multi-country CFB assignments covering site management, commissioning leadership, plant start-up, operations and optimization. Projects included Jordan Attarat 2x300 MWe Oil Shale CFB Power Project (site and commissioning management, commissioning strategy, boiler/auxiliary commissioning, plant start-up, troubleshooting, process optimization, Owner/EPC/vendor coordination), Kashima Japan 63 MWe Biomass CFB (Operation Lead, PKS/biomass, operational leadership during commissioning/start-up, boiler operation, process monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization, performance support), and Timor-1 Indonesia 2x63 MWe Coal CFB (site/commissioning management, commissioning strategy, boiler commissioning, start-up, troubleshooting, process optimization, reliability improvement, operational readiness).

Site Manager / Commissioning Manager

Babcock & Wilcox | Vietnam & Philippines
Construction and commissioning management for large-scale supercritical pulverized-coal projects. Duyen Hai Vietnam 688 MWe Supercritical PC: site management, construction/commissioning management, contractor performance, start-up, boiler tuning, performance testing and troubleshooting. Masinloc Philippines 320 MWe Supercritical PC: B&W site representative, construction/commissioning coordination, vendor management, troubleshooting and multidisciplinary team leadership.

Plant Operation Manager

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe
Operations management for a 1,075 MWe supercritical pulverized-coal power plant in Poland: operational optimization, efficiency and reliability improvement, personnel management, troubleshooting, safety and environmental compliance.

Commissioning Manager

Andritz AG
Commissioning and site turnover of a 54 MWe RDF-fired CFB power plant in Finland, including construction-to-commissioning coordination, system readiness, technical compliance and start-up execution.

Lead Commissioning Advisor

Amec Foster Wheeler | Philippines
Advisory, troubleshooting, boiler optimization, start-up and performance support for a 118 MWe Bituminous Coal-Fired CFB plant in the Philippines.

Commissioning Engineer

Amec Foster Wheeler | Vietnam
Commissioning, functional verification and operator training for Duyen Hai Anthracite CFB, 4 boilers/2 STGs, 1,056 MWe total, in Vietnam.

Commissioning Engineer

Alstom Power Netherlands B.V.
Boiler island commissioning, operations, troubleshooting and operator training for 2x800 MWe Supercritical Coal plant.

Commissioning Supervisor

Amec Foster Wheeler | Vietnam
Commissioning supervision, system testing and procedure execution for 2x300 MWe Pulverized Anthracite Coal plant in Vietnam.

Commissioning Manager

SBB Energy S.A. | Poland
Cold commissioning, HRSG, GT auxiliaries readiness and team coordination for a 63 MWe Gas Turbine/HRSG project in Poland.

Owner / CEO

Kobed Ltd. | Poland
Management of a specialist hydro-technical repair/recovery company, including technical execution, contractor management and commercial responsibility.

Commissioning Engineer

Austrian Energy & Environment | Turkey
Commissioning of a 900 MWe Gas Turbine/HRSG, including HRSG/GT auxiliary systems, testing and operational preparation in Turkey.

Control Room Operator

PGE S.A. | Poland
Boiler/ST operation, start-up/shutdown, process monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization for 235 MWe lignite-fired CFB units in Poland.

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