Brandon Shrader Email & Phone Number

Controls Experience:- Emerson Ovation DCS- ABB DCS- GE Turbine Control- Alstom Turbine Control- Alstom AQCS- Schneider Triconex- Stone & Webster Ladder LogicAEP John W. Turk Jr. – Unit 1 High Fidelity Simulator - Emulated Alstom EHC Turbine Control for main turbine and boiler feed pump turbine- Created logic icons needed to model the EHC Turbine Control- Integrated computer models with Emerson Ovation DCSSandy Creek – Unit 1 High Fidelity Simulator- Modeled the following power plant systems:

Listed skills include Simulations, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Generation, and 12 others.

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  Systems Engineer Iii

  Gse Systems

  Mar 2010 - Present

  GSE Systems Inc. – Systems Engineer III November ‘13 – PresentCurrent Assignment – Subcontractor to the Naval Nuclear Laboratory Analyze Piping and Instrument Diagrams Develop thermodynamic simulation models for submarine propulsion operations Provide life-cycle support for multiple submarine platforms Work with Navy Personnel to diagnose and solve simulation problems Travel to vendor sites to perform Hardware/Software Integration Provide mentoring to new NNL… Show more GSE Systems Inc. – Systems Engineer III November ‘13 – PresentCurrent Assignment – Subcontractor to the Naval Nuclear Laboratory Analyze Piping and Instrument Diagrams Develop thermodynamic simulation models for submarine propulsion operations Provide life-cycle support for multiple submarine platforms Work with Navy Personnel to diagnose and solve simulation problems Travel to vendor sites to perform Hardware/Software Integration Provide mentoring to new NNL employees Act as liaison between GSE and NNL for customer support and software upgrades Additional Assignments:Project Lead for Software Update for S6G Platform January ‘14 – September ‘14 - Upgraded software on simulation platform for S6G submarine propulsion operations - Managed schedule for simulation improvements - Trained new NNL employees on model development using GSE software - Incorporated newly developed cooling system into simulation platform Technical Lead for Software Update for S9G Platform January ‘17 – November ‘17 - Upgraded software on simulation platform for S9G submarine propulsion operations- Determined what portions of the simulation model needed to be re-worked- Oversaw simulation improvements for all heat exchangers throughout simulation model - Trained new NNL employees on model development using GSE softwareTechnical Lead for Software Guideline Development July ‘18 – August ‘19 - Oversaw software guideline development for assigned topics - Helped in the development of the project timeline- Reviewed all software guidelines for accuracy and completeness Member of the Standard Packages and Modules Team September ‘18 – June ‘19- Analyzed common practices across all simulation platforms to determine best approach- Developed computer code in Python to improve common practices- Demonstrated new code for Stakeholders Show less

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  Penn State University

  Cumulative Gpa: 3.76