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Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Aircraft carrier and submarine propulsion machinery branch

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Develop and implement program quality plans and procedures.Ensure performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.Review, analyze, and report quality discrepancies and data related to production.Investigate problems, and develop disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.Interface with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met.Recommend corrective actions, dispositions, process optimization and modifications.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Safe, orderly and efficient execution of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Higher Hazard Process (HHP) critical maintenance.Manage safety (EHS and PSM), training, scheduling, overtime and disability for the maintenance craftsmen of multiple production lines.Executed the maintenance program in a manner that supported the company's Quality Management System per ISO 9001: 2015 standards.

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Process improvement in the shipyard's test engineering division, which is responsible for the control of shipboard work and testing within a shipyard maintenance environment.Unplanned or unusual event investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action development and execution.

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Overhaul Field Representative (NSRO). Qualified Submarine 6010 and Surface Ship Safety.

Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Quality Assurance Officer, Reactor Electrical Technical Assistant, Engineering Department Electrical Officer. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch.Operation and maintenance of multi-nuclear pressurized water reactor plant complexes, generation of ship's propulsion and electrical power, distribution and continuity of electrical power, distillation and distribution of desalinized and deionized water, and maintenance of reactor plant and steam plant water chemistry.

Nuclear Submarine Overhaul Coordinator and Quality Assurance Officer. Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch and Officer of the Deck.At sea operation and maintenance of nuclear pressurized water reactor plant complexes, generation of ship's propulsion and electrical power, distribution and continuity of electrical power, distillation and distribution of desalinized and deionized water, and maintenance of reactor plant and steam plant water chemistry.Coordinate the maintenance activities of ship's crew, shipyard and contractor employees in the US Navy's public graving docks.

United States

Enlisted as a Seaman Recruit, advanced through the ranks to Machinist's Mate Chief Petty Officer, and commissioned as Limited Duty Officer. Day-to-day operations and maintenance of US Navy nuclear-powered submarines, both at sea and in port. Qualified Engineering Watch Supervisor, Chief of the Watch, and PHNSY & IMF Shipyard Duty Officer.Operation and maintenance of nuclear pressurized water reactor plant complexes, generation of ship's propulsion and electrical power, distribution and continuity of electrical power, distillation and distribution of desalinized and deionized water, and maintenance of reactor plant and steam plant water chemistry.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician

Education record

-Studies in Math, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Materials, Thermodynamics and Plant Operations. -In-depth operational.