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Alexandria, VA

Provided regulatory direction serving as Vice President of Licensing for X Energy an advance Gen IV high temperature gas reactor. Developed licensing strategy and schedule/cost. Worked with engineering staff to integrate regulatory requirements with design development. Provided leadership in design change control, commercial issues, business strategies and.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Project manager for repowering project with fuel conversion from fuel oil to natural/LNG for a combined cycle combustion turbine plant and LNG storage/regasification facility. Led conceptual design team in identification of technology selection and configuration options. Developed technical specifications, cost estimates, drawings, and commercial and.

Baltimore, MD

• Managed licensing interface with the NRC and Design Certification vendors to ensure submittal of information is consistent with the need for timely review and issue resolution for multiple COLAs. Led development.
• Spearheaded Part 3, the Environmental Report (ER), of the Combined Operating License Application (COLA) to successfully drive the NRC’s issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Calvert Cliffs.
• Successfully obtained state permit (Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, CPCN) for construction and operation, state wetlands permits, and other federal, state, and local permits required to construct.
• Created a comprehensive alternative site review process; saved over $400,000 and avoided schedule delay.
• Played a strategic role as an expert witness for NRC ASLB hearings on alternative energy leading to closure of intervener action.

Baltimore, MD

• Supported joint venture, UniStar, initially with development and implementation of air permitting strategy and subsequently transitioning to Director Environmental Affairs, Permitting and Compliance. Led interface with.
• Obtained all permitting required to construct and operate the facility. Attained timely regulatory approvals and avoided construction and startup delays leading to on time completion to meet regulatory milestone.
• Negotiated strong fixed price contracts for equipment and raw materials in early stages of project which avoided demand side price increases.
• Negotiated long-term service contract with the county government for use of effluent from an adjacent water treatment facility. Realized at least 50% of water usage cost for life of project and was win-win in.

Houston, TX

• Managed projects for domestic and international fleet of power plants including oversight of commercial, procurement, maintenance, technical, and environmental disciplines. Developed project schedules and budgets..
• Spearheaded the efforts in maintaining viability of a PURPA cogen facility by identifying and implementing a viable and cost-effective solution. Monitored the equipment, led the efforts to mitigate emerging equipment.
• Developed and implemented plant betterment modification, upgrade and conversion projects. Avoided multimillion dollar commercial impacts and potential legal actions while minimizing cost of the program.
• Reconstructed the corporate multi-disciplinary Best Practices program resulting in increased team participation leading to numerous fleet-wide enhancements and optimizations.

Alexandria, VA

• Provided project and engineering support, including onsite, to numerous clients with nuclear and fossil power facilities. Scope included reactor vessel annealing, generic nuclear plant design, configuration management.
• Led Y2K program for major client with over 50 facilities domestically and internationally which identified potential issues. Mitigation and implementation of corrective actions avoided forced outages due to Y2K related.
• Part of a team that developed a comprehensive computer code that evaluated off-design plant conditions with focus on steam turbine limitations. Use of analysis recognized that assumptions used for plant operation were.
• Played a strategic role in QA/QC program that included outage scope planning (i.e. equipment replacement), defining NDE scope, review and disposition of NDE findings, and evaluating contractor qualifications for client.
• Spearheaded the establishment and managed the regional office in Houston, TX. Positioned the company with local resources to better serve clients.

Executive Certificate Program

B.S, Mechanical Engineering

B.A, Russian