Ewald Starker

Ewald Starker has a diverse and extensive work experience in the energy industry. Ewald is currently working as a Project Manager at Capital Power, where they are responsible for managing the development phase of a landfill renewable natural gas project. Prior to this, they worked as a Project Manager at ATCO Energy Solutions, where they led the project charter and EPC expression of interest for a gas turbine generation project in the United States.

Before joining ATCO Energy Solutions, Ewald worked as a Project Manager at Heartland Generation, where they oversaw coal to gas conversion projects of thermal plants, as well as the engineering, procurement, and construction of distributed generation power plants.

Earlier in their career, Ewald worked at ATCO Power Canada Ltd as both a Project Manager and a Senior Mechanical Engineer. In these roles, they oversaw mechanical engineering for capital construction projects and provided operational engineering support. Ewald also managed compliance with quality assurance and quality control policies and completed projects within budget and schedule.

Prior to their time at ATCO Power Canada Ltd, Ewald worked at ALSTOM POWER & TRANSPORT CANADA INC, where they held various positions including Area Construction Manager, Site Project Manager, Technical Outage Manager/Specialist, and Plant Contract Manager. In these roles, they managed long-term service agreements, supervised outages, optimized maintenance schedules, and implemented operational plans for power plants.

Ewald's earlier work experience includes roles at Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and ABB ALSTOM GE, where they served as a Project Manager for a pebble bed modular reactor and worked as a Performance & Test Engineer and a Development Engineer, respectively.

Overall, Ewald Starker has a strong background in project management and engineering in the energy industry, with experience in various aspects of power plant development, construction, and maintenance.

Ewald Starker holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Structural Dynamics from the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria. No specific start or end dates were provided for their education at this institution.