Retail business owner. As an owner I performed different aspects of the business including sales and service, and managing the business and employees.

Provided guidance, training and direction to 12 + planners supporting field activities for waste retrieval and tank closure operations to the 200 Area tank farm facilities at the Hanford Site. Coordinated with Project’s Management, Engineering and Schedulers to develop project scope and productive schedules. Assigned personnel responsibilities; ensuring schedules are met and procedural compliance of the documents produced.Prepared work planning packages using Engineer’s Design and Drawings as referenced. Familiar with and have worked with JCS, CHAMPS and have performed JHA’s. Interfaced with Safety, Craft and Quality Assurance organizations to bring together all disciplines to accomplish successful project planning.Responsible for training/mentoring new planners that came into the organization.

Outage modification field engineering duties consisted of review and assembly of design change packages, submittal of timelines and resource loading for planning and scheduling. Responsibilities also included overseeing fabrication and installation of modifications. Interfaced with maintenance and operations, verified clearances and pre-job preparations. Ensured materials had been procured and received. Coordinated with outside vendors to ensure proper interface between management and craft when outside vendor was required on site. Verified all work had been done in accordance with plant and vendor procedures. Performed inspections and post work testing to ensure work had been completed according to design change specifications.

Responsible for the in-depth preplanning, modification planning, procedure and step list generation for scheduled and emergent mechanical repairs. Performed field inspections of design and equipment problems. Analyzed corrective and preventative maintenance work activities to develop work packages. Performed technical evaluations for resolution of documentation, design and equipment problems. Performed administrative and technical review of completed work packages. Prepared safety analysis reports from information obtained during post work review of work packages. Scheduled and estimated manpower needs to complete task. Procured parts needed to perform work requests. Researched component history to develop Bill of Materials.

Responsible for solving system and component issues. Performed technical evaluations for resolution of documentation, design, system and component problems. Initiated and resolved condition reports and prepared root cause analysis on system components. Performed field inspections on design and equipment problems. Interfaced between system engineering, planning, maintenance management and craft. Responsibilities also included preparation of procedure changes. Responsible for 2 crews of approximately 20 people.

11/87 - 10/92 - Responsible for the in-depth preplanning, modification planning, procedure and step list generation for scheduled and emergent mechanical repairs. Performed field inspections of design and equipment problems. Analyzed corrective and preventative maintenance work activities to develop work packages. 6/81 - 11/87 - Coordinator of work force between upper management and craft. Evaluated, implemented and worked mechanical job orders. Participated in installation and overhaul of turbines, set and installed pumps, disassembled and assembled two Delaval diesel generators. Certified safety valve specialist. Performed general maintenance on compressors, heat exchangers, and single and multi-stage pumps.

Evaluated, implemented and worked mechanical job orders. Participated in installation and overhaul of turbines, set and installed pumps, disassembled and assembled two Delaval diesel generators. Certified safety valve specialist. Performed general maintenance on compressors, heat exchangers, and single and multi-stage pumps.

Maintained plant equipment and worked auxiliary outages on General Electric, Westinghouse, and Allis Chalmers turbines for fossil plants. Safety valve specialist, certified welder, and crane operator.