MS Technology, Inc. is an engineering and technology firm headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, supporting U.S. Department of Energy operations and advanced nuclear fuel development throughout the United States. The company has served the DOE and commercial businesses for more than 29 years in multiple capacities, including providing A/E design services, specialty consulting services, equipment design/fabrication, and short- and long-term staff augmentation. The company also provides Lifecycle Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering through our joint venture company called Heritage Systems Engineering. (https://www.heritagesystemsengineering.com)

Served many positions with Framatome, starting from core design, low power physics testing, and moving through engineering supervision to project and contract management for both commercial nuclear utilities and the US Department of Energy.

Fuel contract management a major US utility, program manager for the Blended Low Enriched Uranium Project, crisis management and strategic development.

MOX fuel project manager at the U.S. DOE Savannah River Site as part of the Shaw-AREVA MOX Services LLC. Focused on developing strategic nuclear fuel contracts with commercial clients, exchange of fabrication technology to the U.S. DOE, licensing of MOX nuclear fuel methods, and negotiating MOX fuel supply agreements between AREVA (now Framatome) and the U.S. DOE.

Expatriate Assignment: Project manager for AREVA NC (now Orano) International Projects with an emphasis on MOX fuel fabrication and nuclear fuel recycling/reprocessing. Spent 1 year each at Orano'sMELOX and La Hague plants. Supported global business development with the Sellafield M&O contract, technical U.S. MOX Project Support, and other MOX fuel offers for the U.S.

Led the PWR Site Support Engineering Team specializing in customer interfaces for core monitoring software, post-refueling startup testing for about 15 plants annually,

Fuel project manager for three nuclear power plants in the U.S., in addition to in-core detector supply, engineering services, and core monitoring software. Helped lead a significant fuel assembly design change for the customer. Negotiated contract changes and executed fuel contracts.

Performed neutronic analyses, startup physics testing and incore signal processing. Preparedtest specifications, performed refueling criticality monitoring, and generated operating guidelines. Performed core designs, nuclear analysis, and licensing activities.

Supervised the daily operations of the Nuclear Research Center facilities including the 5 MW highly enriched heavy water research reactor, hot cells, and supporting laboratories. Responsibilities included state and federal licensing activities, operational oversight, daily administration, pursuit of research grants, and minor budgetary matters. Approved radiological characterization activities, prepared decommissioning cost estimates, and prepared draft decommissioning plans for the Georgia Tech Research Reactor. Supervised daily operations of the Georgia Tech Gamma Irradiation Program including operation of a 50 kCi Hot Cell.