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Hingham, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for the overseeing of maintenance, repair, and updating of company equipment and leading new product development and new technology implementation.

Hingham, Massachusetts, United States

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Somerville, Massachusetts

- Successfully specified, designed, constructed, commissioned, and maintained the power distribution and motor drive systems for the company’s first commercial autonomous tethered aerostat, the ST200.- Collaborated with other engineering groups to resolve design issues in real time as they arose.- Performed research, engineering analysis, prototyping, and testing of new technologies and concepts in a fast-paced startup environment.- Served as Safety Officer, providing guidance on all safety procedures to employees and guests.- Mentored and guided younger members of the engineering team.

Northeast Region

- Conducted on-site visits to customer locations performing repairs and preventative maintenance routines on Beckman Coulter desktop hematology and urinalysis instruments.- Made recommendations to customers on new machines when customers were looking into upgrading to newer equipment.

Rowan Renaissance

- Supervised personnel in the conduct of maintenance and repair of various electrical and electronic systems on board a 6th generation drill ship.- Repair and maintain various electrical and electronic systems on board 6th generation drill ship, including the following; Engine control systems, Power Distribution Systems, Drilling Systems, Navigation Systems.- In shipyard, participated in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of Power Generation System components and the commissioning of various electrical and electronic systems.

Ensco Ds-6 (Former Deep Ocean Molokai), 6Th Generation Drillship

- Supervised personnel in the conduct of maintenance and repair of various electronic systems on board a 6th generation drill ship.- Repair and Maintain various electronic system on board 6th Generation drill ships, ranging from Drilling Equipment to Navigation Equipment.- In the shipyard, participated in commissioning testing of various electrical and electronic systems.- Performed on the job training with junior personnel.

Ensco Ds-4 (Former Deep Ocean Clarion) And Ensco Ds-6 (Former Deep Ocean Molokai

- Maintained and repaired various electronic systems on board a 6th generation drill ship, ranging from Drilling Equipment to Navigation Equipment.- Participated in various commissioning activities during the construction of 6th generation drill ship.- Created and submitted numerous Scopes of Work for upgrades that will enhance the capabilities of the systems on board.- Conducted training for junior personnel.

Stoughton, Ma

- Performed engineering analysis on customers Balance of Plant (BOP) instrumentation to determine the effects of power uprates.- Prepared engineering reports on the effects of uprate conditions on BOP instrumentation.- Prepared the instrumentation portions of design change packages to support uprate conditions. This included the initial design, equipment selection, scaling and uncertainty calculations and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.- Performed new instrumentation packages for plant auxiliary systems.- Mentored junior personnel in technical aspects of power plant operations and instrumentation.

Groton Ct, Usa

- Designed instrumentation packages for various test in accordance with the customers desires.- Lead Instrumentation Engineer, USS New Hampshire Construction and Builder's Trials, SSN 778, Responsible for the overall scheduling and implementation of test instrumentation packages to support the construction testing of USS New Hampshire (SSN 778). Also assisted the Senior Ship’s Test Director in the running of testing of Nuclear and non-Nuclear systems.- Assistant Lead Instrumentation Engineer, USS Hawaii Construction and Builder's Trials, SSN 776. Was responsible for the scheduling of and ensuring that the instrumentation packages that support Construction Testing of the numerous ship systems were installed correctly and on time. Also assisted the Senior Ship's Test Director in the running of Nuclear and non-Nuclear systems.- Scheduled and supervised the installation of various temporary instrumentation packages on board various ships in different stages of construction and repair.- Designated Test Director for various special test to support other departments in the shipyard.- Redesigned and upgraded various test equipment suites so that new and advanced technologies are utilized.

Framingham Ma, Usa

- Analyzed client’s nuclear reactor systems and selected the minimum safe shutdown components.- Using client’s blueprints and schematics chose cables that supported selected safe shutdown components for possible fire damage.- Set up databases of the selected components, their cables and the paths through the client’s plant for input into the company’s fire protection modeling software.- Recommended upgrades and alterations to plant equipment to the client that would ensure compliance with regulations.

Various

- Supervised a division of seven technicians and assigned them task according to their abilities.- Supervised and performed numerous component level repairs and upgrades to various Reactor Control equipment.- Meticulously maintained and reviewed the division’s maintenance, training and data collection records.- Conducted numerous divisional, department and ship-wide training sessions on Reactor Theory, Reactor Protection Analysis, Reactor Operations and Electronics using a multi-media approach.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Physics

Activities and Societies: Swim Team Physics Club

Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

Nuclear Reactor Control Electronics And Operations

Nuclear Reactor Operations And Maintenance