Heidi Dergel Email & Phone Number

Barker, Ny, Us

Barker, Ny, Us

Western New York

Substitute teacher and teaching aide for the local elementary school (pre-K through 12th grade)

Charlotte, Nc

Co-founder and managing member of Lion Property Solutions, handling property and client acquisition, property management, contracts and site renovation.

Charlotte, Nc

- Performance of engineering analyses and review of industry documents to determine the condition / integrity of pressurized water reactor vessel internals (e.g., with respect to primary water stress corrosion cracking, fatigue, upper shelf energy value projections).- Support of Procurement Engineering during the commercial dedication process from a materials standpoint (evaluation of a non-safety related material to determine the viability of using it in a safety-related application).- Evaluation of unique weld residual stress mitigation techniques to determine their applicability to components in the nuclear industry.- After reassignment back to the U.S.A. from Germany, continuance of guidance and support of the German-based Materials Department (AREVA NP GMBH) remotely – partially in the form of extended turnover of previous leadership and technological oversight duties performed at AREVA NP GMBH.

Erlangen Area, Germany

Four-year long-term international assignment to German AREVA headquarters as the technical engineering discipline lead of a 6-12 person multi-disciplinary team.- Developed Aging Management Programs for a European new build, satisfying international regulatory requirements and assessing the integrity of primary systems structures and components during long-term operation (post-40 years of plant operation).- Developed life extension submittals for a European plant, including the Aging Management Review of primary systems structures and components generally following the U.S. license renewal process to assess system, structure & component integrity during long-term operation (“First-Time Evolution” for AREVA NP GmbH).- Provision of subject-matter expert input into emergent contract proposals, as well as constant interaction with core team members / the customer to provide coaching and expertise, resolve technical issues and customer comments, and involve the appropriate technical experts within AREVA internationally.

Charlotte, Nc

Expertise in engineering resolution of generic industry issues and use of codes and standards.- Provided continuous support to domestic and international clients toward component qualification testing, as well as engineering resolution of various nuclear safety issues for domestic and international clients, online and outage nuclear safety related and non-safety related materials and component issues, and applying familiarity with industry codes and standards.- Provided technical support as a consultant to resolve primary and secondary component and material degradation issues for domestic and international clients; authored the Protective Coatings section of the Design Certification Document for a U.S. new plant), and performed reviews of / provided input into power plant modification calculations.

Maintenance -Provided continuous tech support to Operations and Maintenance to resolve mtrl degradation issues.-Performed preventative and emergent field inspections / walkdowns and engineering oversight to help resolve equipment issues, and subsequent trouble shooting activities.-Provided tech support in Operability Determinations, developed repair plans, and provided engineering oversight of field work.System Engineering -Managed BWR BOP systems: Primary Containment Instrument Gas (PCIG) and Condensate. -Implemented performance monitoring and trending techniques to identify adverse trends. -Recommended corrective actions to correct adverse trends: procedure changes, corrective maintenance, PI revision, design changes, long-term-plan changes, and monitoring/trending adjustments. -Attended the PSEG Nuclear “BWR Integrated Plant Operations Course”

Design -Materials selection/review of mtrls selection of plant mods to resolve primary and secondary mtrl degradation issues (coatings, corrosion, erosion, fatigue, etc) & help prepare design change packages and temporary mods for mechanical systems and components; including HVAC, chillers / HXs, boilers, pumps, valves and piping -Provided continuous engineering tech supportMaterials -Managed HX Equipment Material Degradation Program, & back-up support for Coatings Program -Provided engineering tech support of maintenance, ops, work mgmt, engineering and in-house NDE testing services-Supported financial/resource approval of required work & facilitated procurement process -Analyzed data obtained during on-site eddy current testing and other NDE services.-Served as corrosion consultant for 89-13 Program -Obtained experience dealing with INPO and NRC: Responded to regulatory issues w/r/t mtrl degradation issues (primarily HX & boric acid corrosion issues)

Materials Science Research Assistant-Conducted thermo-mechanical testing and analysis toward grain refinement/improving the mechanical properties of iron and gamma-phase titanium aluminides from powder metallurgy (P/M) and cast structures (thesis) – Phillip Morris Fellowship-Gained material testing experience; Thermo-mechanical Testing (GLEEBLE trained/experience), Xray Diffraction (Scintag trained / experience), Instron (mechanical testing), Rapid Prototyping Training/Experience, Metallography Experience (Macro Etching, Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection, [equitip, Knoop, Vickers, macro] Hardness Testing, and SEM), and Extensive Machining Experience-Maintained & operated Rensselaer Metallurgy Lab between professional operator retirement and hiring periods

Teaching Assistant -Synthesis and Processing of Materials I & II-Laboratory instructor covering materials processing methods; aluminum extrusion, wire drawing, steel push rod, sintered carbide (WC), sol-gel alumina, microelectronics processing, & copper extractionSupervisor / Instructor for Engineering Processes-Supervising/directing activities regarding safety practices and operating procedures of machines: lathe, drill presses, vertical/horizontal millers, band saw, plasma cutter, welder, & plastic welderInstructor for Rensselaer Preface Program-Cooperative lab instructor for course covering manufacturing operation; rapid prototyping, injection molding, CNC machining, robotics

M.S., Materials Science Engineering

B.S., Materials Science Engineering