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Columbia, Sc, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Lead a team of IV&V engineers responsible for verifying and validating a new nuclear safety system design and reactor-building crane system. Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements throughout the IV&V process. Manage all aspects of team performance, including schedule adherence, quality assurance, budget management, and regulatory compliance. Collaborate with the project management office to ensure timely completion of IV&V activities under budget and with high quality. Work closely with procurement to develop detailed supplier contracts meeting regulatory requirements and industry standards. Conduct audits and provide oversight for supplier V&V deliverables, ensuring alignment with project requirements.• Strategically led the completion of all IV&V module protection system concept activities and orchestrated the smooth transition of IV&V performance to the supplier while assuming full oversight responsibilities. This streamlined approach ensured seamless coordination between internal teams and external suppliers, resulting in the efficient execution of IV&V activities and timely project milestones.• Consistently achieved on-time and under-budget project completions, surpassing regulatory and industry standards while implementing process improvements such as new engineer training and mentorship programs and Kanban-based communication and organization tools.

Glen Rose, Texas

Managed a team that assessed requirements and created innovative training solutions to prepare new control room operators, implement changes, enhance operations, and provide ongoing support and development for existing operators. Oversaw the daily operations of a 7-member instructor team, ensuring the successful delivery of an 18-month initial training program for new operators. Established team objectives and strategic priorities, evaluated performance, and provided coaching as needed. Maintained continuous communication with operations and engineering to propose new learning solutions utilizing available technologies. • Led the team to effectively pivot to an online training format in response to the limitations presented by COVID-19, preventing schedule slippage, which allowed 24 new operators to graduate on time.• Designed and implemented a tool to identify gaps in training and operations performance; implemented changes and enhancements to training to address these gaps, resulting in a 100% pass rate for the Licensed Operator Training Program.• Led a project to implement upgrades to simulator training, reducing time to complete simulator training by two weeks; creating capacity within the exam development team to place focus on other value-added activities.

Jenkinsville, Sc

Directed a 12-person, multi-company project team to conceptualize, develop, and deploy a comprehensive AP1000 nuclear operations training program for control room operators. Allocated roles and responsibilities to team members, delegated tasks, and enforced accountability to meet project milestones. Conducted regular project status meetings and communicated progress updates to project sponsors. Oversaw the creation and management of the project budget and finances. Engaged and coordinated with subject matter experts to ensure program effectiveness. Led the training program's review, approval, pilot, implementation, and evaluation phases. • Led the team to conduct a comprehensive needs analysis, which included job and task analysis; collected outcomes to outline the learning and regulatory requirements, which were leveraged as the foundation to design and develop the training program. • Consulted with another business unit division on the migration of existing training and exam data to Vision Developer, which provided tracking to demonstrate regulatory compliance.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Managed the end-to-end process of designing, developing, and rolling out nuclear operations training programs tailored for Westinghouse's global clients. Collaborated with clients to strategize and execute training initiatives for new operators, ensuring alignment with local regulatory standards. Directed a team of instructors in delivering training sessions, overseeing performance assessments, and providing coaching when necessary. Monitored outcomes and evaluated program effectiveness, implementing necessary changes and enhancements to optimize results. • Prepared, trained, and led a multi-national team of 4 instructors to deliver FOAK operator training in Haiyang, China, which supported the on-schedule implementation of the client’s construction and operations. • Established a digital community of practice for all training activities, which enabled information and best practice sharing and standardization, reducing training cost and effort across organizations.

Clayton, Nc

Here I designed, developed and implemented qualification and advancement programs for more than 800 Operators and 160 Technicians supporting the operational requirements of new production lines.My significant achievement was: • Implementation of an Operator and Technician qualification program in 2008 achieving promotions for 10 Operators and 5 Technicians. (Program continues to be in use today.)

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Directed and oversaw training and operator qualification programs across various nuclear disciplines, ensuring readiness for over 300 operators to meet role expectations. Specifically chosen to qualify as Engineering Officer of the Watch, leading the training and qualification of 30 naval officers as Nuclear Operations Supervisors.

Executive Master Of Business Administration - Emba, Business

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician