Matthew Poloniak

Experience

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  NAVSEA

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  Mechanical Engineer

  • Functioned as a US Navy Representative to NASSCO Shipyard, for the Underway Replenishment System, during the construction of T-AKE Class Ships.• Coordinated maintenance, with ship’s schedule to allow for performance of maintenance to Underway Replenishment System.• Troubleshot complex issues with Underway Replenishment Systems, including hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical components, to allow for corrective action planning and performance.• Analyzed design issues and propose solutions to be implemented in drawing packages. Show less

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  Military Sealift Command

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  Third Assistant Engineer

  USS Ponce AFSB (I) 15• Stood engineering watches in port and underway.• Responded to and corrected engineering equipment casualties.• Conducted engine room rounds and recorded readings on vital machinery.• Performed maintenance on engine room equipment including pumps, electric motors, purifiers, heat exchangers, boilers, generators, evaporators, and steam turbines.• Operated all shipboard equipment, including main propulsion boilers, main engines, steam and diesel generators, pumps, purifiers, and oily water separators.• Performed oil, bilge waste, black water, and potable water transfers. Show less

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  CSC

  Oct 2013 - May 2014

  Marine Engineer

  • Performed detailed review of documentation provided by the shipbuilder, including; technical manuals, system schematics, material schedules, and testing documentation for the MLP, AFSB, and JHSV Class ships.• Modeled and analyze the JHSV Aviation Fueling piping System in Pipe-FLO software.• Drafted specifications for system modifications, including AFSB Forward Sewage System, and JHSV Aviation Fueling System.• Designed modification to JHSV Aviation Fueling System.• Analyzed the MLP ballast system inline check valves. Show less

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  MEBA Dist 1-PCD (AFL-CIO)

  May 2014 - Sept 2016

  Second Assistant Engineer

  • Responsible for fuel oil system operation, maintenance, and repair, including fuel transfer, and purification.• Responsible for ship’s steam system including operation, maintenance, and repair of boilers, feed pumps, heat exchangers, and boiler chemistry system.• Responded to and corrected engineering equipment casualties.• Conducted engine room rounds and recorded readings on vital machinery.• Performed maintenance on engine room equipment including pumps, electric motors, purifiers, heat exchangers, boilers, generators, and evaporators.• Operated all shipboard equipment, including main propulsion engine, diesel generators, pumps, purifiers, and oily water separators.• Performed oil, bilge waste, black water, and potable water transfers. Show less

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  Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

  Sept 2016 - now

  • Acting Technical Warrant Holder / Lead Engineer, Hull Outfitting Systems• Authority to prepare, review, and approve all technical products including, calculations, design reviews, design analyses, tradeoff studies, system definition documents, design decision memorandums, test procedure and results, safety analysis, hazard risk assessments (Medium), logistics technical documents, maintenance reports, departures from specification, and work deferrals.• Work closely with a multi organizational technical pyramid to provide accurate and expedient guidance to the fleet, ship design managers, and shipbuilding programs. • Use engineering knowledge, skills, and abilities to assess complex technical issues and provide technical guidance to the fleet ship design managers, and shipbuilding programs.• Provide technical recommendations to the shipbuilding programs as they pertain to assigned Ship Work Breakdown Structure Sections.• Prepare and review ship’s specifications for compliance with current Naval Documentation and Instructions.• Update and prepare Navy Standard and Type Drawings, which are used for multibillion-dollar shipbuilding contracts, for accuracy and currency.• Update and prepare Navy Standard Technical Manuals for accuracy and currency. Show less PMS 325 support for the T-AO 205 Class Replenishment Oiler• Underway Replenishment (UNREP)System Project Engineer for the design and construction of the T-AO 205 Class, Fleet Replenishment Oilers.• Review and provide comments, through the PMS-ES system, to ensure contractual compliance on contractor supplied technical documentation pertaining to the T-AO 205 Class UNREP System. Reviewed documents include Ship’s General Arrangement Drawings, UNREP Station Arrangement Drawings, ship 3D product models, purchase specifications, equipment test plans, and technical manuals.• Provide technical guidance to PMS-325 on contractor submitted questions pertaining to the UNREP System requirements, many of which require extensive research.• Work independently and with internal and external personnel to reach solutions and agreements on contractual requirement discrepancies and / or inconsistencies.• Develop funding estimates for T-AO 205 Class design and construction support.o SUPSHIP Support for the T-AO 205 Class Replenishment Oiler• Provide technical guidance while attending UNREP Equipment Factory Acceptance Testing at contractor facilities.• Review and provide comments on contractor provided factory acceptance test plans to ensure compliance with T-AO 205 Class contractual requirements.o In Service Engineering• Develop new drawings for the Navy Standard Transmission Replacement (NSTR) System.• Update UNREP drawings to incorporate design changes, or correct errors or omissions.• Prepare Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) to implement design changes, correct drawings, and ensure logistical requirements and readiness are maintained.• Coordinate drawing and logistical changes driven by the T-AO 205 contract, with UNREP engineers and logisticians.• Oversaw the installation and testing of the E-STREAM systems at the UNREP Test Site and onboard T-AKE 14 Show less

  • Engineering Manager

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Mechanical Engineer

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2020