Eric Fike Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

I manage Argonne's program for tracking and handling radioactive material where I influence policies and practices affecting labwide operations and research. Here, I interface with a diverse crowd of professionals from front-line workers to researchers to senior managers where I apply my nuclear engineering expertise and leverage every day relationships to.

Greater Boston Area

• Develop and implement root cause analyses of failed components for the nuclear energy industry using effective forensics techniques and analytical equipment. Analysis conclusions often served to inform future designs.
• Test, sample, and collect data to investigate for various forms of degradation of components such as pressurizer heaters, heat exchanges, valves, seals, and piping.
• Determined failure mode of pressurizer heaters having potential industry-wide implications.
• Perform data-driven investigations using electron microscopy, cyclic polarization, metallurgy, and other lab techniques.
• Communicate research findings to clients clearly and concisely in accordance with Nuclear QA.

Evanston

• LAB MANAGERRapid promotion from volunteer to lab manager and research analyst in proteomics lab. Position required proactive organization of operations by focusing on efficiency, safety, and structure to lead an.
• Coordinate group work assignments for 25 personnel, including development of training SOPs.
• Facilitate operation, PM, and maintenance of $6M in instruments and capital equipment.
• Develop and present recommendations for process improvement.
• Prepare and present analysis reports of long-term metrics to assess and project process performance.
• Lead QC and nanoLC column production program promoting consistency and saving $50K per year.

Chicago

• Developed independent project management skills and engineering acumen in nuclear energy while balancing the needs of interdisciplinary teams to build and maintain complex nuclear energy systems.
• Completed licensing and safe shutdown analyses in compliance with NFPA, NRC, and 10CFR50.
• Generated high client satisfaction with designs, calculations, and reports on: spent fuel pool spent fuel storage casks ISFSI security / safeguards single failure proof cranes fire hazards dose calculations piping and.
• Utilized and validated industry codes such as MicroShield, RUNT, SPRINK, Fathom, and PipeFlo.
• Held badged access to 4 nuclear sites participating in dozens of field assignments.
• Qualified in nuclear design change / modification process.