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Tivertion

Managerial Oversight of Fuel Handling & Reactor Tooling SectionOversight of section activities including: Oversight of engineering change control (ECC), Upholding nuclear quality standards, Resource planning, Budget monitoring, Enforcing vendor quality compliance, Technical review member of department and division work, Day to day station support, Oversight of capital and sustaining capital work.Major section projects: Modernization of legacy control systems, Air compressor replacement, Bridge power train upgrades, Power track cable replacements, Enhancements to power track, Closure plug modernization, Shield plug enhancements, Stellite material replacement project, Component obsolescence, Fueling Machine drive train upgrades, Seal ring upgrades, Fuel bay gantry replacement, Isolation plug upgrades, Valve standardization, Fuel bay tool upgrades, MCR flow de-fuel flow restricting caps design and tooling. Hot particle removal tooling, Latch drive upgrades, Cable management upgrades, VFD obsolescence, Extension of head cycles before overhaul, Overhaul kit support, Ball screw replacement and support tooling, Support of unit MW uprate (Project 2030)Attended: IAEA Nuclear Energy Management School- Oakridge National LaboratoryMember of the Emergency Response Organization for Bruce Power (ERO)

Bruce County, Ontario

Managerial Oversight of Fuel Handling & Reactor Tooling SectionOversight of section activities including: Oversight of engineering change control (ECC), Upholding nuclear quality standards, Resource planning, Budget monitoring, Enforcing vendor quality compliance, Technical review member of department and division work, Day to day station support, Oversight of capital and sustaining capital work.Major section projects: Bruce Reactor Inspection System (BRIMS), Advanced non-distructive Evaluation tool (ANDE), Spacer location and re-location tool(SLAR) , Modal detection and reposition tool (MODAR), Replica tool, Circumferential wet Scrape tool (CWEST), Calandria relief duct inspection tooling (CRD), Major component replacement (MCR) tooling support, West shift plus life extension tooling, Heat transport pump bellows inspection crawler, Steam generator tube plugging tooling, Heat exchanger shot cleaning tooling. Calandria inspection tooling, Flux detector volume reduction tooling, Fuel handling computer replacement project, Fueling machine life extension, Part obsolescence management, Acoustic resonator shield plug development, Day to day Fuel handling trouble shooting and support.

Tiverton Ontario

Development of robotic systems for inspection of reactor equipment. Specializing in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). Software quality assurance, Failure modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Project planning and oversight (CPI&SPI), Vendor oversight. Development opportunities: Instruction of operation in finding and reading Engineering Wiring Diagrams (EWDs), Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) boot camp (Besser Associates training course), Project management fundamentals (IVEY training), Introduction to seismic assessment (EPRI course) Major Projects:-Feasibility of Molybdenum 99 production in Bruce reactors. -Bruce Reactor Inspection and Maintenance System (BRIMS)-Circumferential Wet Scrape Tool (CWEST)-Spacer Location and Relocation (SLAR) life extension-Modal Detection and Re positioning (MODAR)

Design of plant control systems. Analog to digital upgrades, Tuning of control systems, Valve and actuator replacements, Engineering Evaluations, Safe Operating Envelope (SOE), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Component design, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Instrument error analysis, Commissioning, Medical isotope opportunities, Project planning and oversight (CPI&SPI), Vendor oversight. CSA subcommittee member for CSA N290.8 "Technical specification requirements for nuclear power plant components" Major Projects: -Fukushima plant upgrades-Primary Heat Transport (PHT) control system upgrade (TRICONEX system) -Stack Monitor System upgrade for effluent monitoring.

Support of plant systems, Answering permits, Support of obsolescence, Valve and actuator replacements, Engineering Evaluations, Safe Operating Envelope (SOE), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Component design, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Instrument error analysis, Commissioning, Vendor oversight. Responsible Design Engineer (RDE): Emergency Coolant Injection (ECI), Emergency water supply, Emergency Boiler cooling, Emergency Filtered Air Discharge System (EFADS), Circulating Cooling Water (CCW), Low Pressure Service Water (LPSW), High Pressure Service Water (HPSW), Vacuum priming system, Temperature effluent monitoring system.

Master'S Degree (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering