Lewis Knudsen (1971-1975)
Brief History at the Guam Power Authority:
April 1971, signed a two (2) year contract with the Guam Power Authority for the function of “Maintenance Supervisor” Tanguission Power Plant.
The Tanguission plant construction had just started; the 1st unit was owned by the U.S. Navy & was to be Operated & Maintained by the Guam Power Authority.
My primary job was to function as mentioned above & to train the local GPA personnel to maintain the plant and to replace me at the contract end.
I was at the Tanguission plant as the Maintenance Supervisor until the spring of 1973; I was then employed, non-contract, by GPA as the “Mechanical Project Engineer” for the new Cobras Power Plant to be built on Cabras Island.
During this phase of my employment with GPA, I was to coordinate the Mechanical Design, Construction, Commissioning & Turnover to GPA the two Cabras 66 mw Steam Turbine units.
My GPA associate was Gus Delgado, Electrical Project Engineer.
The Cabras Plant Prim Contractor was Mitsui & Co. LTD. Tokyo, Japan. Plant Design by Tokyo Electric Power Services, LTD, Tokyo, Japan. Civil Contractor, Miyaji Construction & Engineers Co. LTD, Tokyo, Japan.
Mechanical & Electrical Contractor, Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, LTD, Tokyo, Japan.
Throughout the construction of the Cabras Plant, Gus Delgado & I traveled to Japan to observe the fabrication & testing of various components for the plant as well as work with Tokyo Electric Services regarding design.
During the Commissioning phase of the Cabras plant, I was elevated to Plant Superintendent, I remained at this position until Aug. 1975, the family & I returned to the continual US.
After returning to the States, I was employed by Siemens AG, a large German Corporation. I become a Technical Director for the Power Division in Steam Turbines & Generators. This assignment took me all over the World, installing, commissioning & maintenance of all the Siemens generating units.
I am currently retired; the Wife & I are living on West Central Coast of Florida.
Lewis Knudsen
5307 Woodlawn Cir. W.
Palmetto, FL
34221-8535
941-722-5778
lewisk2@gte.net
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| Tanguission Plant, Unit 2 under construction, 1972 |
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| Cabras Plant, Unit 1 in commissioning phase, 1973 |
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| Cabras Control Room. Left, Lew Knudsen GPA, 4th from Left, Gus Delgado GPA, far Right, Tommy Perez jr GPA, 1973 |
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| Going away party for Lew Knudsen, from left: Lew Knudsen GPA, Tommy Perez GPA & Art Chong GPA, 1975 |
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| Scuba diving, a favorite pastime, left Lew Knudsen & David McQuarter USMC, 1973 |
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| Knudsen family portrait, superimposed at Nimitz beach, Agat, 1975 |
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