Rodney Stevens Email & Phone Number

Paducah, Ky

Site Mechanical Deactivation FLM at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Infrastructure Remediation. Responsible for leading a team of highly skilled personnel daily into the world of deactivation of Cold War era equipment. *Communication to upper Management and union craft. *Plans daily jobs and equipment needs. *Mentor those I'm responsible for to be leaders in their field. *Trainer: I train personnel on required OJT's.Skills Used:CommunicationTime ManagementLeadershipCollaboration Critical ThinkingTeamworkFour Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC. (FRNP), comprising three strong DOE contractors—Jacobs, BWXT, and Fluor—was formed to meet the unique challenges of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) Deactivation and Remediation (D&R) project. Led by Jacobs, FRNP brings new leadership while leveraging lessons learned, site history, and detailed knowledge to deliver cost-effective technical solutions.

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Waste Coordinator at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Infrastructure Remediation.*Supported multiple teams in waste stream management by making sure proper containers, railcars, and intermodals were available.*Responsible for the proper containment of waste generated on site.*Collaborate with Management to secure their needs daily. *Assisted with required paperwork to make waste streams flow smoothly.*Container Management.*MBA Custodian: Responsible for the monitoring of waste movements and storage on plant site.Skills used: Critical thinkingCommunicationAttention to detail Time managementVNS Federal Services (VNSFS) is a unique, government-approved company dedicated to delivering key services to the U.S. federal market, including nuclear and hazardous waste management, remediation, decontamination and decommissioning, and secure infrastructure.

Paducah, Ky

Proven record of success leading teams in day-to-day production, customer engagement and satisfaction excellence, in addition to coaching and mentoring in 5-S and safety awareness in the workplace.*Leadership and team building*Heavy equipment operations*Continual engagement with customers and contractors*Product sampling*Data analytics *Data entry*Process Optimization - raw materials, WIP, finished product and sales.*Manage raw material & finished goods inventory.*Participation in maintenance coordination for Bio-Solid equipment.*Coordinate the disposal of oversize saw dust, sludge and debris*Compliance with OSHA and KDWM, EPA.* Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.*Ability to think strategically about ways to gather business-relevant insights from collected data.Accomplishments:Product improvement through GMPIncreased salesCustomer satisfactionSkills used:Good Manufacturing PracticesLeadershipCollaboration Continuous improvementSuccessfully manages accountability for daily operations, supervising assigned personnel in the operation and maintenance of JSA’s wastewater treatment plant’s combined city’s bio-solids and yard waste at the City of Paducah’s compost facility.City of PaducahPaducah is a city where people strive to reach their full potential through lifelong learning, healthy lifestyle, creativity, culture, and compassion for one another. (adopted May 8, 2018 and updated February 12, 2019) Mission Statement: To be the best city in the world. (adopted December 17, 2018)

Paducah Branch (Closed February 2018)

Excellent track record of accountability for supervising a full range of tasks required for industrial service operations for emergency response actions. Prepared and presented proper documentation of daily and monthly activities. Demonstrated a consistent record of performing evaluations on subordinates. Establish successful safety awareness, in addition to effectively managing all phases of assigned projects.*Monitor and enforce compliance with DOT, and OSHA safety rules, regulations, guidelines, policies, and site specific safety plans when performing cleanup activities and donning protective gear*Establish specified decontamination stations, ensure proper levels of personal protective equipment and conduct site safety meetings prior to beginning daily operations and notify management of any issues or concerns*Effectively manage all phases of assigned on-site projects including resource scheduling and supervision, communicating with the client, leading and instructing subordinates*Perform a variety of project related administrative and accounting tasks, in addition to maintaining the daily activities log book, ensuring that all activity is properly documented*Coordinate purchases with management as required*Load and unload equipment from vehicles, trailers and watercraft*Safely operate heavy equipment and routinely use tools/equipment to include, but not limited to 20K water blaster, line jetting equipment, backhoe, excavators, skid steer, boats, cascade systems, chemical mixers, generators, drills, grinders, cutting torches, etc. for environmental cleanup operations*Ensure that all equipment is maintained, repaired and in maximum operating condition*Perform physical labor associated with environmental cleanup activities, sample collection, waste removal and other remediation services.TRADEBEAt Tradebe we work to provide sustainable, innovative and quality solutions that contribute to improve our environment and serve our stakeholders.

Metropolis, Il (Plant Idled In 2017)

Organized and managed daily Tier 1 meetings, covering many safety and production work topics.Maintained and operated a unit that produced fluorine for UF6. Gained buy-in as a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT), collaborating with groups inside and outside the organization, senior management and auditors. Recognized as a continuous improvement and 5-S leader, obtaining Bravo and 5-S Awards.*Troubleshoot motors, fans, instrumentation, pumps and valves (manual/pneumatic)*Continuous checks on fluorine cells, keep HF levels at a safe operating level.*Lock/tag/try on elec.,steam,water and nitrogen systems.*Daily samples taken and tested from fluorine and hydrogen scrubbers. *Troubleshooting cells, HF and Hydrogen scrubbers and HF vaporizer. *Control room Operator - Acknowledges and responds to alarms on DCS *Making adjustments to pressurize HF vaporizer, *Record sample results, tank levels and cell unit temperatures.*Control voltage and valves on DCS. *Member of ERT - Confined space rescue, CPR/AED, Hazmat, fullface/half face respirator. *Record data on Excel*Interfaces with groups inside and outside the organization, senior management, and auditors. *Continuous Improvement and 5-S leader.*Collaborate with other team members to reach goalsAccomplishments:Continuous Improvement LeaderBravo awards in 5-SSkills Used:LeadershipMechanical AptitudeCritical ThinkingHoneywell International strategy or Vision Statement: "to continuously improve the way we do things so that we can capture greater value not just for us, but also for our customers."

Wickliffe, Ky

Spearheaded in a complex specialty chemical environment, providing leadership and motivation to subordinate personnel. Accomplished 2 company records in bulk bagging, as well as brought a safety issue to the attention of management, resulting in a procedure change.*Perform duties complex in nature with time management*Provide leadership and motivation to subordinate personnel*Determining maintenance needs and creating notifications*Trouble shoot equipment failure/variances*Entering rail-car and trailer inventory in SAP*Called from seniority list to fill vacant positions*Records and reports operating information/chemical levels on DCS*Enter daily log into SAP*Test samples taken during loading process*Helped achieve an incredible safety record*Train new personnel on the safe operation of chemical unloading per procedure*Reporting process deviations/issues to production management and engineering*CPR & AED, High Angle Rescue, HAZMAT, Confined Space, Incident CommandSkills Used:Attention to detailCommunicationTime ManagementLeadershipCritical ThinkingTeamworkMeadWestvaco (MWV)Mission West Virginia changes the lives of youth and families. We promote positive futures by recruiting foster families, providing life skills education and creating community connections.

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Infrastructure Remediation

Coordinated and oversaw requirements for handling hazardous waste, radioactive materials and sensitive decommissioned cold war era equipment in a Dept. of Energy clearance area. Involved with container managemnt, deactivation and landfill activities.* Trained and supported newer personnel on job operations and requirements* Performed duties of complex nature*Collaboration with other teams to secure goals and objectives*Participated in safety walk downs* Industrial fork lift up to 50,000 pounds/telescoping fork lift* Leachate Operator/PH checks on water being released from PGDP*Performed work in confined space areas* Working in extreme temperatures and chemical areas wearing PPE/PAPR/SCBA/PAR* Fill in Truck Driver that transported radioactive waste/Dump Truck/Roll Off Truck/Boom Truck/Semi* Class A CDL with Hazmat,Tanker and doubles/tripples endorsements*Recorded and reported operating information at PGDP landfill and DMSA project*Chemical storage*Railroad Operations*Experience with DOE nuclear facility safetySkills used:LeadershipCollaboratingCDLMechanicalD.O.E. InfrastructureDOE helps prepare the Nation for a range of potential national security challenges by strengthening science, technology and engineering capabilities, and providing a modernized, responsive infrastructure.