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Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Manage and lead an amazing team who performs cutting-edge R&D technology for the Instrumentation and Control (I&C), Electrical, and Procurement Engineering Program in the development and application of products and services designed to improve Equipment Reliability (ER), minimize risk, and optimize overall plant performance.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Led efforts in nuclear power plant digital control systems and cyber security research and development. Managed the development and application of products and services within the nuclear industry through contractors and cross-functional teams. Planned and directed project schedules and budgets to ensure successful completion of projects or products.

• Oversee cyber security technical experts across multiple nuclear utilities providing strategic guidance and direction of work activities to implement cyber security engineering activities in order to meet 10 CFR 73.54..
• Assisting in development and capture of business opportunities within the energy sector domestically and internationally.
• Creating technical strategies and proposal development that led to several successful captures.
• Formulated cyber strategies to best meet evolving technological and regulatory requirements.
• Actively participated in Industry organizations, such as ANS, NEI and NITSL, to assist with the development of best practices.
• Developed requisite training programs for organizational and team member development.

Hartsville, SC

Assigned to implementation of NEI 08-09 Milestones in support of 10CFR § 73.54 (Protection of digital computer, communication systems, and networks.)Completed Milestones 1 thru 7 on time. Performed over 160 self assessments on plant systems. Chair of the Cyber Security Assessment Team (CSAT). Perform cyber security reviews of new digital plant.

Hartsville, SC

Qualified Computer Engineer for Digital Process Systems. Technical lead for LP Turbine Digital Instrumentation upgrade across multiple facilities. Technical lead for installation of Waterfall Security's TCP, FTP, OSI/PI, and System1 Connectors for their Unidirectional Data Diodes.Project Manager for wireless network study at Progress Energy Nuclear.

Hartsville, SC

OSI/PI Server Administrator, data architect for Progress Energy Nuclear and Generation fleet. Supported Windows servers and several interface nodes with multiple protocols throughout Progress Energy connecting to other control systems. Worked closely with control system engineers to ensure data validity and design is appropriate for each site's needs while.

Latta, SC

Team leader, managed and controlled annual IT budget. Responsible for disaster recovery, backup, network and cyber security policies that minimized system downtime and maximized plant and department efficiency.Project manager for several projects including Novell to NT server NOS migration, consignment warehousing, maintenance management software system.