NRC-Licensed senior reactor operator, shift technical advisor, and control room supervisor at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, a three-unit, 3930 MWe/11,856 MWt BWR/4 nuclear power plant.Coordinated, evaluated, and directed the operation, removal from, and return to service of plant equipment and systems, including writing, reviewing, authorizing, and implementing clearances and operability evaluations. Provided oversight and technical direction to licensed unit operators and assistant unit operators for tasks performed on the unit and common equipment to ensure procedural and technical specification compliance. Coordinated and directed surveillance tests, periodic testing, post-maintenance testing, and work orders performed by Operations and other organizations to ensure safe performance and technical specification compliance while minimizing threats to continued generation. Directed and oversaw unit startups, shutdowns, and power changes. Performed immediate operability determination evaluations and verified compliance with the plant technical specifications, technical requirements manual, fire protection requirements manual, and offsite dose calculation model, entering the appropriate conditions and actions if necessary. Responsible for main control room supervision and oversight, ensuring the health and safety of the public. Evaluated off-normal events and advised the shift regarding the safety significance, technical specification impacts, and reportability of such events.Provided oversight, coordinated, and directed Refuel Floor activities, including new fuel receipt, refueling activities, and vessel disassembly/reassembly. Served as Fuel Handling Supervisor.Included time as a trainee in Initial License Training (ILT).

• Site project manager for a three-unit, 3930 MWe/11,856 MWt BWR/4 nuclear power plant.• Managed capital and O&M projects of all sizes and disciplines from project initiation through closure.• Oversaw project development and presentation to senior management for funding approval.• Developed project scopes and plans to meet determined goals and deliverables, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring scope feasibility.• Prepared accurate, reliable cost estimates to create project budgets and funding requests.• Managed project budgets and addressed budgetary challenges as necessary.• Planned and created project milestones and schedules, tracking project progress and deliverables.• Managed changes to the project scope, schedule, and budget per change management procedures.• Coordinated with planners and schedulers to ensure that project work packages were properly planned and scheduled per procedure and to satisfy the project deliverables and timeline.• Identified and solved both technical and non-technical project issues.• Coordinated project planning and execution with multiple internal organizations and external contractors.• Measured project performance using project performance metrics and communicated project performance and status to the appropriate project stakeholders per the project communication plan.• Performed risk management to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to project risks.• Worked with the procurement team to procure project materials, resources, and services.• Performed task oversight of all project work, ensuring that contractors and internal resources are working safely, adhering to procedures, and meeting schedule requirements.• Identified and documented project lessons learned and applied those lessons for future improvements.• Led the project team in providing project deliverables on-time and within budget while working per procedures and abiding by regulatory requirements.

• System engineer for mechanical and chemical systems at nuclear, coal, and gas power plants, providing multi-discipline field and programmatic engineering support.• Managed small projects from the initial stages through completion.• Supported O&M and capital project development and implementation.• Provided critical emergent and programmatic engineering and technical field support for outage and non-outage operations at the plants.• Developed strategies and engineered solutions based upon system performance, condition assessment, and root cause analysis.• Responsible for condition assessment, monitoring, inspection, evaluation, and testing to support problem resolution and asset health for continuous improvement and operational excellence. • Investigated deviations in plant equipment and system performance using causal analysis and troubleshooting techniques.• Performed technical and economic evaluations, developing and communicating recommendations for improving and optimizing plant performance.• Led and participated on joint-project teams and multi-organizational teams for various projects, programs, and initiatives.• Led plant testing for plant modifications, operational changes, new fuels, and new fuel additives.

• Project and process engineer in the production of bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).• Developed, planned, supported, managed, and led projects.• Optimized process yields and efficiency while investigating process deficiencies and developing solutions to resolve any deficiencies.• Supervised operations personnel, including task delegation and performance coaching.• Monitored, collected, and analyzed data to determine the performance and efficiency of plant systems and processes.• Investigated issues with product yields and process bottlenecks and developed solutions to address them.• Led the successful startup and scale-up of two new API processes and was responsible for all pre-startup and startup activities.• Responsible for process equipment sizing, selection, procurement, layout, and installation.• Developed the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and process master batch records for processes.• Trained operations personnel on processes.• Ensured that all processes complied with cGMP, FDA, DEA, and OSHA guidelines.

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