Supervisor, Technical Training Support

Reactor Engineering Leader with the following qualities: model the right behaviors, focus on teamwork at site and alliance level, develop members of the team, demonstrate passion for continuous improvement, begin each task with the end in mind, focus on task preparation and execution. Supervise the test oriented, nuclear engineering disciplined team of engineers in the Diablo Canyon Engineering Department.I ensure optimum core design and performance.

Reactor Engineering Leader with the following qualities: model the right behaviors, focus on teamwork at site and fleet level, develop members of the team, demonstrate passion for continuous improvement, begin each task with the end in mind, focus on task preparation and execution. Supervise the test oriented, nuclear engineering disciplined team of engineers in the St. Lucie Engineering Department.I ensure optimum core performance through the effective implementation of… Show more Reactor Engineering Leader with the following qualities: model the right behaviors, focus on teamwork at site and fleet level, develop members of the team, demonstrate passion for continuous improvement, begin each task with the end in mind, focus on task preparation and execution. Supervise the test oriented, nuclear engineering disciplined team of engineers in the St. Lucie Engineering Department.I ensure optimum core performance through the effective implementation of monitoring, testing, and technical support to Operations in areas relating to core performance, fuel handling, fuel inspection, reactivity management, special nuclear material control and testing.Subject Matter Expert for Severe Accident Management Mitigation for Core and Containment protection. Show less

Provide direction during the following activities:- Fuel and Control Element Assembly (CEA) movements, - Initial criticality approach after refueling, - Low power physics testing, and - Initial power ascension testing- MTC testing.Site point of contact for coordinating Nuclear Fuel activities, such as:- Fuel storage (Reactivity classification in SFP)- Fuel movement (reconfiguration of Unit 1 SFP)- License amendment 193 Boron Credit in SFP- Security Order… Show more Provide direction during the following activities:- Fuel and Control Element Assembly (CEA) movements, - Initial criticality approach after refueling, - Low power physics testing, and - Initial power ascension testing- MTC testing.Site point of contact for coordinating Nuclear Fuel activities, such as:- Fuel storage (Reactivity classification in SFP)- Fuel movement (reconfiguration of Unit 1 SFP)- License amendment 193 Boron Credit in SFP- Security Order B5b Spent Fuel Pool and Core Containment Mitigation- Special projects (ISFSI & NRC Special Nuclear Material Audit)- Receipt inspection of New Nuclear Fuel and Control Element Assemblies- Performance of Nuclear Fuel inspection and reconstitution - Volunteer for TSC ERO position during Hurricanes Frances, Jeanne and Wilma. Show less

Section Manager (acting): Performed budget analysis to reduce cost for sustained earnings improvement after ENRON crisis. Leader in development of project scope, plan, risk development and schedule for $7,582,750 data integration and control effort. Engineering Supervisor, Configuration Control: Lead Assessor for Configuration Information Control audit. Lead establishment of programmatic responsibilities and departmental interfaces at D.C. Cook. Developed the procedures and… Show more Section Manager (acting): Performed budget analysis to reduce cost for sustained earnings improvement after ENRON crisis. Leader in development of project scope, plan, risk development and schedule for $7,582,750 data integration and control effort. Engineering Supervisor, Configuration Control: Lead Assessor for Configuration Information Control audit. Lead establishment of programmatic responsibilities and departmental interfaces at D.C. Cook. Developed the procedures and training to ensure that configuration changes were made in accordance with currently approved design and licensing basis. Design Engineering Supervisor: Technical lead for Water Hammer investigation of safety related decay heat sink. I was Operating Unit Design Engineering team lead during restart of the second reactor at D.C. Cook. Show less

Startup Engineering Supervisor (acting): Member of Outage Command Center in position filled by experienced staff personnel to provide on-shift coordination, review, and resolution of Engineering issues that surfaced during Crystal River Restart activities. Engineering support during unit restarts was required for general checks of operational activities, specific coordination accountability for issue resolution, test data review, procedure change reviews, and on-the-scene Maintenance and… Show more Startup Engineering Supervisor (acting): Member of Outage Command Center in position filled by experienced staff personnel to provide on-shift coordination, review, and resolution of Engineering issues that surfaced during Crystal River Restart activities. Engineering support during unit restarts was required for general checks of operational activities, specific coordination accountability for issue resolution, test data review, procedure change reviews, and on-the-scene Maintenance and Operations support. Project Engineer, Nuclear Configuration Management: Established programmatic responsibilities and departmental interfaces at Crystal River. Ensured that Crystal River configuration changes were made in accordance with currently approved design basis and licensing basis. Show less

Shift Technical Advisor (SRO equivalent): Provided independent technical assessment for two Pressurized Water Reactors. Trained for Emergency, Off-Normal, and Normal plant operations. Rotating shift duties included preparation of Safety Evaluations, reviews of temporary system alterations and approvals of procedural changes. System Engineer: Owner of the following Steam Systems: Main, Extraction, and Auxiliary. I was also owner of the Fire Protection System.Design Control… Show more Shift Technical Advisor (SRO equivalent): Provided independent technical assessment for two Pressurized Water Reactors. Trained for Emergency, Off-Normal, and Normal plant operations. Rotating shift duties included preparation of Safety Evaluations, reviews of temporary system alterations and approvals of procedural changes. System Engineer: Owner of the following Steam Systems: Main, Extraction, and Auxiliary. I was also owner of the Fire Protection System.Design Control (Information Services): I received Award of Excellence for process re-design when I enhanced the design control turnover process to increase participation with from other departments (ITOP/SATS) to ensure complete configuration management between drawings and procedure updates for design changes. Show less

An engineering intern working in Reactor and System Engineering on two one year rotations until completion of my degree.