With many changes in the steam landscape, including an aging workforce and fewer facility engineers, steam experts can be difficult to find. That’s why customers who need proven expertise rely on Russ Wilfong—a 17-year veteran with knowledge of the entire steam loop and extensive experience in outage management.
With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Russ specializes in advanced steam generation design while maintaining and optimizing these systems for safety, reliability, and efficiency. Having worked in field engineering for Babcock & Wilcox and Babcock Power and as a power plant engineer for NRG Energy, Russ became an expert in boilers, their ancillary equipment, and environmental technologies, early on in his career. While employed at these power companies, there was one vendor Russ could always trust—ECI! His long-standing relationship with the ECI team ultimately led to his role today as a valuable steam resource who advocates for the customer and heads ECI’s growing steam business.
With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Russ specializes in advanced steam generation design while maintaining and optimizing these systems for safety, reliability, and efficiency. Having worked in field engineering for Babcock & Wilcox and Babcock Power and as a power plant engineer for NRG Energy, Russ became an expert in boilers, their ancillary equipment, and environmental technologies, early on in his career. While employed at these power companies, there was one vendor Russ could always trust—ECI! His long-standing relationship with the ECI team ultimately led to his role today as a valuable steam resource who advocates for the customer and heads ECI’s growing steam business.
