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Gretna, NE, US

Lincoln, NE, US

Led a team of 8 engineers and 2 electrical technicians to implement new mechanical systems designs at a hydrogen and carbon black manufacturing plant.- Established a new department to provide 24/7 field engineering support for outages at a hydrogen plant resulting in a 50% reduction in outage duration and saving $2.2 million per outage.- Led a team of 5.

Washington, DC, US

• Supervised 6 direct reports and 40 indirect reports and maintained a high retention rate for 4 years in a geographically separate unit. This position was part-time and involved working remotely.
• Utilized simulation software to model the effects of man-made and natural disasters on critical infrastructure at a 24/7/365 operations center.
• Conducted executive briefings on the results of disaster modeling and made recommendations for action.
• Interviewed 20+ executives and lead technicians around the world to collect crucial historical and operational information, write summary reports, and accessioned the reports into the United States Naval Archives.

Washington, DC, US

• Provided critical nuclear weapons control functions including ballistic missile defense, counter weapons of mass destruction, and cyber-security assurance at a 24/7/365 operations center.
• Coordinated operations for 1000+ personnel during sensitive nuclear weapons control exercises.
• Expertly analyzed digital communications data used to verify programmatic accuracy of 99.96%.
• Coordinated the timing of 200+ air and land vehicle movements by creating the monthly exercise schedule, communicating to the workforce, and making changes as new information arrived.

Washington, DC, US

• Supervised 3 direct reports and 30 indirect reports. At sea, led teams of 34 technicians in full-spectrum submarine operations including nuclear power plant operations, satellite communications, and preventive.
• Collaborated with remote engineers to safely operate the submarine’s propulsion plant in a degraded state, provided training to 60 technicians, and completed a $12 million repair in 3 months.
• Supervised the certification of a $10 million satellite communication suite by coordinating with navy technicians and contractors to ensure physical security and cybers security certification were completed.
• Supervised the maintenance, operation, and quality assurance of HVAC, power generation, local area network (LAN), and satellite communications systems onboard a submarine.

Washington, DC, US

• Supervised the operation of nuclear power plants and completed 12 credits of graduate level coursework in structural failure analysis, HVAC, instrumentation and control, heat transfer, electrical power engineering.

Baghdad, IQ

West Mifflin, PA, US

• Managed 13 direct reports, 40 indirect reports, and 6 programs with a $5 million annual budget. The programs included Facility Space Management, Facility Inspection, Environmental Sustainability, Service Contract.
• Created a new Service Contract Administration Program by benchmarking competitors, creating a training program, and hiring 6 people to manage 30 contracts valued at $5+ million per year resulting in 100% on-time.
• Organized a new Building Information Modeling (BIM) Program, created an implementation plan, hired 3 people, and purchased Leica® 3D laser scanners and software (ArcGIS, Revit, Cyclone, etc.) to capture and maintain.
• Procured Mamava® Nursing Mother Pods to improve work-life balance for 20 working-mothers and saving $600,000 by eliminating the need to renovate legacy buildings.
• Directed the replacement of the facility’s gasoline fuel stations with an automated fuel delivery and data logging station, saving $2 million over 5 years.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Engineering Management - Mem, Engineering/Industrial Management

Project Management Certificate Program, Project Management

Nuclear Power