Full Name
Orlando Thomas
Job Title
Eng. Manager
Company or Organization
Southern Company
Speaker Bio
Orlando started his career with Southern Company Services as a Plant Engineer during construction of Plant Franklin Units 1 and 2.  He later transferred to Plant Branch as a Plant Engineer managing capital and O&M retrofit projects.  Following his time in Engineering at Plant Branch, Orlando held Team Leader roles in Maintenance, Operations and Planning at Plants Branch, Scherer and Gorgas; respectively.  While at Plant Gorgas, Orlando transitioned to TSS in the role of a Project Engineer for Gorgas and later for the SPC fleet where he coordinated design and technical support for capital and O&M retrofit projects.  He later served as the Project Engineer for the Chevron HRSG Replacement project.  Orlando has served in roles of increasing responsibility and is currently the Engineering Manager for the Project Engineering Organization.  
Orlando is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He also holds Project Management Professional certification.
Orlando Thomas